You don’t need a passport to get a taste of authentic Greece this weekend.
West Broadway will be shut down on Sunday for Vancouver’s annual Greek Day, a daylong street party featuring all things Hellenic.
Jenny Sior, spokesperson for the event, said organizers try to make the family-friendly event as authentic as possible.
“Greek Day prides itself on [...]

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On June 16, approximately one hundred friends and supporters of Mr. George Smitherman, one of six major candidates running for Mayor of Toronto, attended an evening reception taking place in the spacious residence belonging to the Hon. Consul General of Greece Dimitris Azemopoulos.
The evening can be defined as one filled with excellent hospitality, organization and [...]

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The Hellenic Heritage Foundation, a charitable, non-profit fundraising organization focused on the preservation, advancement and integration of Hellenism in Canadian society organizes a Greek a Fundraising Gala featuring a LIVE performance by Greek singer Konstantina (photo).
The primary goal of The Hellenic Heritage Foundation is to fund organizations with a primary focus on universities and other [...]

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Until November 5th, Montrealers will have the unique opportunity to get a close look at contemporary Greek cinema.
Athens based film festival programmer Avra Georgiou and Montreal based film distribution company FILMS TRANSIT are very happy to announce a first time week of contemporary Greek cinema to be held in Montreal at the Cinema du Parc [...]

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Notis Sfakianakis (born November 2, 1956 in Chania, Crete, Greece) and is a successful Greek singer, mainly active in the “Laiko” Greek music genre. Notis began opening for national acts like Poly Panou. He was discovered by Bourmas, the general manager of Sony in Greece. Bourmas signed Sfakianakis to the label, and Notis recorded his [...]

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MUSIC BY MIKIS THEODORAKIS
TRANSLATION BY MICHALIS KAKOYIANNIS
DIRECTOR: LEONIDAS LOIZIDES
“Trojan Women” one of the best anti-war plays, by Euripides promotes all the human values that usually are destroyed during wartime. Watching “Trojan Women” you cannot but feel emotional and touched by the stories of the characters. The journey of the “Trojan Women” directed by Leonidas Loizides [...]

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