Kantades Evening – organised by the Ionian Society.

Ticket £25; price includes dinner, a glass of wine and live music.

Bookings and further information on 07808 777946 or at Anastasia.savidu@hotmail.co.uk.

Baity,
172 Walton Street,
London SW3

Tickets: £80, students and members £60

Includes refreshment and buffet lunch

The British Museum Annual Classical Colloquium in collaboration with University College London. The colloquium will feature 20 papers by international speakers on imaging athletics, ideas and ideology, risk and reward, locations, status, revivals and receptions.

Conference organisers: Dr Judith Swaddling, Department of Greece and Rome, British Museum, greekandroman@britishmuseum.org

Prof. Chris Carey, Department of Classics, University College London, classicsoffice@ucl.ac.uk

Book through the British Museum Ticket Desk: +44 (0)20 7323 8181, tickets@britishmuseum.org - britishmuseum.org

BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum,
Great Russell Street,
London WC1B 3DG

The popular Greek singer Sotis Volanis appears for two nights at Floga bouzoukia in Palmers Green.

Accompanied by Dennis Anastasiadis.

For reservations, call 07944392909.

Floga,
47 Green Lanes,
London N13 4TD.

London’s most prestigious location for Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Lahd Gallery brings to you their latest forthcoming exhibition, of works by Greek artist Irini Gonou.

Using her teaching from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and Ecole des Arts Décoratifs of Paris, Gonou uses sculpture to portray her research in world culture, and the way in which she explores it. Having presented her works in a number of exhibition including the XII Biennale of Paris, Gonou brings her works toLahd Gallery, for an anticipated 8 weeks.

This exhibition is an art quest which seeks to address and explore the healing and protective power of the written word as a specific cultural idiom and takes the form of a dialogue between Greek and Arabic culture. Using entirely natural materials such as textiles, fired clay, reeds, leaves, seed pods, eucalyptus bark and linen twine, the artist makes my her interpretations of amulets and clothing, magic bowls and talismanic objects whose poetry evoke a new magical language or realm of “written protection”. The two cultures, Greek and Arabic, with their distinctive indigenous scripts, are seen in dialogue with a continuous and life-affirming exchange and cross-fertilization of influences.

The artists states; “In my latest work “Al Khatt, the magic script”, I’m exploring calligraphy as a visual element, but mostly as a protective and curative talisman.”

The exhibition will run until 25 July 2012.

About IriniGonou:

IriniGonou was born in 1955 in Athens. She studied sculpture at the EcoleNationaleSuperieure des Beaux-Arts and after at the EcoleNationaleSuperieure des Arts Decoratifs where she has also worked as a workshop assistant for two years at the section of ceramic sculpture. She lives and works in Athens.

About Lahd Gallery:

Founded in 2005 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to create a focal point for women artists from the Gulf, Lahd Gallery soon became a well-known exhibition space on the contemporary art scene in the Middle East and has exhibited extensively throughout the Gulf and North African countries. In 2010, Lahd Gallery moved to its present location in London and has since become the foremost gallery promoting contemporary Middle Eastern art.

Gallery Hours: Tuesday–Friday: 10am–6pm, Saturday: 10am –4pm

Email: info@lahdgallery.com

Telephone: 0207 435 7323

Lord Corbett of Castle Vale, former chairman of Friends of Cyprus inter alia, died peacefully at home on 19th February 2012, aged 78. Robin was a great man who worked hard for the people of Castle Vale and Erdington for many years, as MP for Erdington from 1983-2001 and then as a life peer, where he took the name of Castle Vale as his title, raising the profile of Castle Vale in the House of Lords, as well as elsewhere.

Robin was a champion of all those who worked to make and keep Castle Vale as the better place it is today. Robin’s legacy lives on in the people of Castle Vale and the continuation of the Neighbourhood Partnership Board in which he took pride as its long-serving chairman.

The Castle Vale Neighbourhood Partnership Board would like to display photographs and memories that people have of Robin at the event, If you would like to put forward your photographs/memories of Robin and to R.S.V.P please contact

Carla Belle on 0121 748 8189 or carla.belle@cvcha.org.uk.

For the latest Friends of Cyprus report, click here. You can request a hard copy in writing, stating your postal address.

Castle Vale Swimming Pool,
Farnborough Road,
Castle Vale,
Birmingham, B35 7EJ.

Runciman Award Ceremony – organised by the Anglo-Hellenic League; sponsored by the National Bank of Greece.

Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7486 9410 or at info@anglohellenicleague.org.

Hellenic Centre, Great Hall,
16-18 Paddington Street,
London W1U 5AS

The John Penrose Barron Memorial Lecture delivered by Panos Valavanis, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Athens and entitled Athletics and Politics in the Ancient Greek Games.

Organised by the Institute of Classical Studies in association with the Embassy of Greece.

Sponsored by the Greek Archaeological Committee (UK). Entry by invitation only.

Beveridge Hall,
Senate House,
Malet Street,
London WC1

Entry: £10 which goes direct to charity Klimaka (supporting homeless and a suicide prevention line). Does not include food and drink.

Entertainment: The House Band of Mythopolis and The Sizzlers belly dancing group (featuring Maria Noto, Jen Welch and Leni Neo).

Note that tickets can be pre-purchased or bought at the door.

For information on Klimaka: http://www.klimaka.org.gr

To pre – purchase tickets contact: Mythopolis on 02074907867 or greekfundraising@yahoo.co.uk 07507924246.

A raffle will also be held on the night. Prizes include a Digicam, Blue Ray player, wine and a sparkle bodyart session with Leni Neo (www.sparklewithleni.com).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quaPJ89_u7g

With homelessness in the major Greek cities increasing by up to 1000 percent and many Greeks feeling the pressure of the economic crisis, a group of Greek speakers and phil Hellenes came together recently with the aim of raising funds and awareness for the problems confronting ordinary Greeks.

Under the banner of the Greek London Meet Up and supported by the South London Greek Community, a packed house crammed into highly rated Yia Mas Greek Restaurant on Friday, April 27 to help raise funds for homelessness and suicide prevention. The target charity was Klimaka, who have been at the forefront of raising awareness of the issues facing people in Athens.

In fact Klimaka have gained international attention with the media in countries such as the UK, Australia, Canada and Greece, recognising the work that they have undertaken through their shelter and outreach services in Gazi, Athens.

Whilst Gazi is a glamorous spot for late night clubs and bars, it is also the home of Klimaka who are working tirelessly to bring relief to struggling Athenians and providing a much needed suicide prevention line.

The event at Yia Mas was the first of many and what makes these events unique is that they are being organised by young Greek professionals from all parts of the globe, including Greece, Cyprus, UK and Australia.

Organisers have said that they received positive feedback from people in Greece about these events. ‘It demonstrates how Greeks can come together and show that we care, that we will not forget our friends in their hour of need in Greece who are struggling.’

‘Not only are we raising money and awareness of the problems confronting Greece, we are also bringing together Greek speakers and those interested in Greece. The event at Yia Mas was certainly a good example of people enjoying each others company whilst helping a charity.’

The next event is to be held at one of the premier Greek spots in London, if not in the UK, Mythopolis. With the sounds of the House Band of Mythopolis, it is anticipated that almost 100 people will converge at the venue to help raise funds for Greek homeless.

A special performance of belly dancing will also be held by The Sizzlers.

Mythopolis,
277 City Road,
Islington, EC1V 1LA.

LONDON GREEK FILM FESTIVAL - the international meeting point for the Greek moving image

Call for Film and Script Submissions.

The 5th annual London Greek Film Festival coming up on October 2012; a cultural event that aims to promote contemporary Greek filmmaking and moving image culture from all over the world, and has rightfully secured a place in the film lovers’ calendar.

Films and Screenplays accepted, from:
Greek Origin Individuals and Production Companies from all over the world (Greek Diaspora & Greek-Cypriots included), with no specific subject in their work, or

International Individuals and Production Companies from all over the world, with film or screenplay related to Greece (i.e. subject, myths, history or filming in Greece).

Films: Fiction Feature, Shorts, Documentaries, Experimental, Video Art, Animation.

Screenplays: Fictions Feature and Shorts.

For more information and submissions, please visit:

www.londongreekfilmfestival.com or www.greekfilmfestival.com

Media sponsor: ΕRΤ World, ΕΡΤ, ERA 5

Artistic Director: Christos Prossylis

Contact:
General info: info@londongreekfilmfestival.com
Press Office: press@londongreekfilmfestival.com

Anatolia College of Thessaloniki 125th Anniversary – Reception

Anatolia College of Thessaloniki will be hosting a celebration of the 125th Anniversary of its founding in Asia Minor.

The event will include a brief presentation highlighting the institution’s contribution to the education of generations of Greeks.

Entry by invitation only. Further information on 0030 2310 398327 or at rsemer@anatolia.edu.gr.

Friends Room, Hellenic Centre,
16-18 Paddington Street,
London W1U 5AS

Tel:020 7487 5060

The world’s poets are coming to London – meet them, hear them and celebrate with them at Southbank Centre. There are over 100 free events, activities and workshops happening every day throughout the festival.

The world’s most exciting poets, rappers, spoken word artists, singers and storytellers are gathering for this huge event that will make history as the largest poetry festival ever staged in the UK.

Cyprus will represented by Christodoulos Makris and Greece by Katerina Iliopoulou.

Keep checking the website for further updates.

Southbank Centre,
Belvedere Road,
London, SE1 8XX

This Sunday PAKAW! are playing at another favorite venue – The Green Note – in Camden.

It will be a relaxed Sunday afternoon of Greek music inspired by and reaching far East… as part of the Rebet Asker monthly series. This months theme: Orientalism

Bring kids and instruments as jam session will follow.

Ticket: £5.

Green Note,
106 Parkway,
Camden
http://www.greennote.co.uk

Summer – Save the dates:
Sunday, July 15: Hampstead Summer Festival
Thursday, July 19: Hellenic Centre Concert
Sunday, July 22: Edmonton Cultural Festival and Carnival
Wednesday, August 8th: National Theatre Summer Festival

PAKAW!
Katerina, Paressa, Mutsumi, Olympia and Duygu, the all-female combo that pushes the boundaries of the traditional. With Greek music at its core these five tangy, opinionated, international women excite with their sultry vocals and versatile musicianship.

Inquire about their CD…

For recordings follow them here: http://www.reverbnation.com/pakaw - http://soundcloud.com/pakaw

Follow them on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=126919074015831
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pakaw.music

Saturday, 19 May 2012; 12:00-4:30pm.

Iconography (Agiography), demonstration on ‘How to write Icons’ by El. Foulidis.

Narrative by Byzantinologist A. Lymperopoulou.

After 4:00 pm: Byzantine Chanting, led by P. Stavrinidis.

Greek Orthodox Church of St. Ambrosios and St. Stylianos,
London Road,
Stony Stratford, MK11 1JA

Fine Events ask for your support of their Charity Event.

They aim to 60-70 people to make it a success and raise money for their good cause. The funds raised will go to the Charity Climax in Athens, helping people in need.

Here are some links for the charity, its purposes and its activities for your information.

http://www.klimaka-cosmos.net/

http://www.klimaka.org.gr/newsite/downloads/astegi_congresspshycococial.pdf

http://www.klimaka.org.gr/newsite/index.htm (in Greek)

Facebook event.

Yia Mas Greek restaurant,
40 Upper Richmond Road,
East Putney,
London SW15 2RX .

1. Friday 4th, 16:30–18:30. Institute of Classical Studies, Room G35

‘Who decides your time to die? Death, life and the moirai in early Greek religion’. Ellie Mackin (King’s, London)

2. Friday 11th, 16:30–18:30, Institute of Classical Studies, Room 102

‘Worshiping Apollo in Rhodes after the synoikismos’. Dimitra Maria Lala (Athens)

3. Monday 14th, 16:30–19:00. Institute of Classical Studies, Room G34

‘Cicero’s Aristotelianism’. Raphael Woolf (King’s, London)

4. Wednesday 16th, 15:00–19:30. Institute of Classical Studies, Room G22/26

‘Before Aphrodite: new light on Kytheran prehistory from the Kythera Island Project’. Cyprian Broodbank (UCL) and Evangelia Kiriatzi (Athens)

5. Friday 25th, 16:30–18:30. Institute of Classical Studies, Room G35

‘Chasing Hesiod’s snail: animals and astronomy in early Greek weather prediction’. Michael Beardmore (St Andrews)

For further information: W: www.icls.sas.ac.uk | E: admin.icls@sas.ac.uk | T: 020 7862 8700

Institute of Classical Studies, Room G35,
Senate House (SB),
Malet Street,
London WC1E 7HU