ONLINE

LIVE STREAM PRESENTATION: ‘1821 BEFORE AND AFTER’
You are invited to join a live streaming presentation of the exhibition celebrating the bicentenary of the Greek War of Independence. The exhibition is organised by the Benaki Museum in cooperation with the Bank of Greece, the National Bank of Greece and Alpha Bank across the entire acreage of the Benaki Museum/Pireos 138 venue. It will be guided by historians Tassos Sakellaropoulos and Maria Dimitriadou and will visit the backstage of the exhibition, which will be inaugurated in March 2021.
When: 18 December, 9:00am
Where: Facebook Live
Info: Visit the Facebook page

NSW

PUBLIC FORUM DISCUSSION: THE LAST YEARS OF THE BYZANTIUM – BETWEEN ROME AND TREBIZOND
The Department of Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies at the University of Sydney in collaboration with St Catherine’s Greek Orthodox Church at Mascot invite all to a pubic forum discussion between academic and critic Vrasidas Karalis and poet and solicitor Konstantinos Kalymnios on the last years of Byzantium between Rome and Trebizond.
When: Friday, 18 December, 7:00pm
Where: Greek Theatre Mantourideion, 36/142 Addison Road, Marrickville

VIC

LEFCADIAN BROTHERHOOD NEWS YEARS EVE DINNER DANCE
Bring in 2021 and help us celebrate what has been a pretty momentous year for us all at the Lefcadian Brotherhood in Coburg. To book a table, contact the club’s president Alexandra.
When: Thursday, 31 December, 7:00pm
Where: 124 Bell Street, Coburg, Victoria 3058
Price: $80 for adults, $50 for children (under 12)
Bookings & Info: Call Alexandra on 0409 531 089

REBETIKA TUESDAYS AT SEAGULLS FRANKSTON
In a COVID-safe environment Rebetika returns at Seagulls Greek Taverna – every Tuesday night. Bookings are absolutely essential. You can look forward to hearing music from the early 1920’s to 1940’s, acoustic and intimate. Limited seating so booking ahead is essential.
When: Every Tuesday from 24 November, 6:00pm
Where: Seagulls Greek Taverna, 491 Nepean Highway, Frankston, VIC, 3199
Bookings: Call (03) 9783 7555
Info: Visit the Facebook event page

WEDNESDAY REBETIKA AT TRIAKOSIA
Wednesday live Rebetika have returned to Triakosia, with Wayne Simmons and Con Kalamaras playing a unique repertoire of pre and post-war music live at the restaurant in Clifton Hill. Bookings are a must as places will fill up quick.
When: Every Wednesday from 25 November, 7:00pm
Where: Triakosia Athenian Bar & Grill, 300 Queens Prd, Clifton Hill, VIC, Australia 3068
Bookings: Call (03) 9482 4931
Info: Visit the Facebook event page