The Vancouver Greek Summer Festival is an annual celebration of food, entertainment,and family fun, from the famous “Roast Lamb” and “Loukoumades” (a specialty Greek dessert)to the dozens of live singers and dancers on the Performance Stage to face-painting for the children(and adults!). The first Greek Summer Festival was held in 1987 as a small weekend [...]
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Born to Greek Immigrants from the Northern Part of Greece called Evros, Thrace. Raised in British Columbia, Canada.
Surrey Annual Food Festival
Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Community of Surrey and the Fraser Valley invites you to our Annual Food Festival! June 4th-13th (Weekends 12pm – 10pm, Weekdays from 4-10pm) Featuring authentic Pork, Lamb and Chicken dishes, as well as Greek Pastries such as Baklava, Bougatsa and Loukomades! Enjoy Live Greek Music Friday, Saturday and Sunday [...]
The Olympic torch route
The Olympic torch will be carried by hundreds of people through Langley, Surrey, Delta, White Rock and New Westminster on Feb. 8 and 9. The torchbearers will run through Cloverdale starting at 2:40 p.m. Feb. 8 after earlier stops in Walnut Grove, Fort Langley, Aldergrove and along the 200 Street corridor. The relay resumes in [...]
New Year’s Dance in Vancouver
Tickets are now available for our Community’s Annual New Year’s Eve Party. Tickets are $70 for Adults and $35 for Children under 12. You can purchase your tickets from our mamanger’s office (Monday-Friday) or call to reserve by credit card 604-266-7148 Date: Thursday December 31, 2009 Venue: Hellenic Community Center Time: Cocktails at 6pm Dinner [...]
Pantages Polar Bear Swim
A nephew of Alexander’s, George Pantages, came to Vancouver and managed the original Pantages Theatre. He later managed the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles. George was succeeded in Vancouver by his brother Lloyd. Then Peter Pantages, yet another nephew of Alexander’s, also came to Vancouver and settled here. For locals at any rate he became [...]
Pantages Theatre
Alexander Pantages is important in the show business history of Vancouver because he built two theatres here that were part of his vaudeville empire, and because of his influence on the careers of two men who were important in the Orpheum’s story: Marcus Priteca and Tony Heinsbergen. Pantages had no connection with the Orpheum himself. [...]
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02 / 09 Huffington Post to Launch Online Editions in Germany, Brazil and Japan
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02 / 06 Hellenic Scholarships Foundation Awards 8 Students of Hellenic Descent
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02 / 06 George Stroumboulopoulos Is The “Nikos Aliagas” of Canada
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02 / 05 13th Annual AHEPA Valentine’s Charity Ball to Be Held in Laval
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02 / 03 Canadian Ambassador Meets With Greek-Canadian Businessmen in Toronto
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11 / 14 Greek Community Hosts Event “Macedonia:The Historical Truth”
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05 / 27 Greek-Canadian Phil Xenidis Named Lead Guitarist on Bon Jovi’s Tour
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04 / 23 Hellenic Congress Asks Greek-Canadian Voters not to Vote for Liberal Party
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09 / 12 Greeks in Toronto Against Bob Rae
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03 / 24 Toronto: Greek Independence Day Parade Sunday on Danforth Avenue
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