VIC
MELBOURNE UNI GREEK TAVERN NIGHT
The Melbourne University Greek Association’s long awaited tavern night is finally here! Grab your parea and come along for an unforgettable night of food, kalamatiano, and of course unlimited beer and wine. Attendees will be provided with a three course meal, unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks, and live music! A raffle with some fantastic goodies will be up for grabs as well as plenty more. This event is strictly 18+ and costs $65 for members, $70 for non-members.
When: Friday 29 July, 7.30 pm till late
Where: Normanby House Reception Centre,22 Normanby Avenue, Thornbury, VIC
GREEK STORYTIME @ HAWTHORN LIBRARY
An interactive story session with stories and songs in both Greek and English, aka Greek Storytime is held on the first Tuesday of the month at the Hawthorn Library, except school holidays. The activity caters to children from 0 to 5 years and it is free. For current COVID-safe requirements of entry into the library, see our Visiting Boroondara Library Service information page. Please book tickets for all those attending (aged 12 months and over).
When: Tuesday, 2 August, 11:30 am
Where: Hawthorn Library, 584 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn VIC
Register: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/greek-storytime-hawthorn-library-tickets
SETTING SUN FESTIVAL GREEK PROGRAM
Setting Sun Festival Greek Program, will go ahead next month at the Delphi Bank Mezzanine of the Greek Centre on Lonsdale Street. The short films selected from the Athens Short Film Festival (Psarokokalo) will be screened on Sunday, August 21, from 5pm to 8.30pm.
The films include dramas: Beauty, Just Like Water, Soul Food, Violetta, 1980, and Paradox; two documentaries: Vouta, and Every Sunday; Horror: Amygdala; and an animation: Elevation.
One of the films, Just like Water by Manos Triantafillakis’s opens with a quote by Heraclitus. “For souls, it is death to become water, and for water death to become earth. Water comes into existence out of earth, and soul out of water”.
When: Sunday, 21 August from 5pm to 8.30pm
Where: The Greek Centre, 168 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, VIC
Tickets & Bookings: $22 via www.trybooking.com/events/928552/sessions/3276935/sections/1676734/tickets
TAXITHI PROJECT – FEATURE SHOW
With bouzouki master Jacob Papadoulos, arranger and virtuoso pianist Andrew Patterson, Helen Yotis brings her old school soul singing, stylings to the warm & passionate Greek entechno music of the 60s, 70s and 80s. Classic songs made famous by Dalaras, Poulopoulos, Alexiou and Kazantzidis, it’s a singing along, story telling, dancing, kind of night. Only 35 seats available on shared tables for $22.19.
When: Thursday, 25 August from 8pm to 10pm
Where: Open Studio Cocktails & Live Music, 204 High Street, Northcote, VIC
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/taxithi-project-helen-yotis-patterson-jacob-papadoulos-andrew-patterson-tickets
I HEART ARTEMIS
I heart Artemis is a story about a mythological love and a very real crisis, which asks the most pressing questions about humanity’s future. The Consort of Melbourne is a vocal ensemble that champions both historic and contemporary repertoire. They bring, 1000 years of vocal harmony to life with an intimacy and verve that leaves audiences spellbound. Their performance in the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall at the Melbourne Recital Centre presents the Australian premiere of a ground-breaking new piece by award-winning composer Wally Gunn and librettist Maria Zajkowski. I heart Artemis is a concert-length reimagining of Greek mythology told through a series of scenes and tableaus rendered in glorious six-part vocal harmony. Athena and Artemis meet, fall in love, and live a brief eternity of passion; but their paradise can’t last. On earth, men wage war, indulge their lusts, and exploit the land. Athena and Artemis watch in horror as the world falls apart and must unite to defend what cannot defend itself.
When: Tuesday, 27 September, 7:30pm
Where: Melbourne Recital Centre, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC
Tickets & bookings: $55 via e.melbournerecital.com.au/booking/production/syos/19312?performance=
NSW
CYPRUS INVASION EVENTS
Justice for Cyprus Coordinating Committee SEKA is hosting a number of events in Sydney on Sunday, 24 July to commemorate the 48th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. The guest of honour will be Vasssilios Demetriades who is the Republic of Cyprus’ Deputy Minister of Shipping.
When & where: Sunday, 24 July
• 10am: Memorial Service in memory of the fallen and missing persons will take place at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady, 242 Cleveland Street, Redfern.
• 1.30pm: Wreath-laying ceremony at the Cenotaph, Martin Place (buses available from Cyprus Copmmunity Club see below for details).
• 3.30pm: Anti-Occupation gathering including speeches and a cultural programme at the Cyprus Community of NSW. Free transportation will be available with buses leaving between 12 noon and 12.45pm from the Cyprus Community Club, 58-76 Stanmore Road, Stanmore to go to the Cenotaph at Martin Place.
SONGS OF ANATOLIA
Music from Anatolia, the region where Europe and Asia meet, has been a source of inspiration and influence throughout the world for centuries. With its intoxicating rhythms, enthralling melodies, and its countless modes of Maqam, this music has impacted the creative process of classical composers such as Mozart, Ravel, Rimsky-Korsakov and many others. An ensemble of performing artists have accumulated the gifts, legacy of musical knowledge, discipline and talent to share something special on 12 August at the Sydney Opera House. Ayşe Göknur Shanal will sing alongside Byron Triandafyllidis and his bouzouki with Cüneyt Çakmak on the kanun and presenter George El-Azar on the percussion.
When: Friday, 12 August, 7.30pm
Where: Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney
Tickets: $70 via www.sydneyoperahouse.com/events/whats-on/classical-music/2022/songs-of-anatolia.html
GIORGOS TSALIKIS Featuring VASILIKI NTANTA 2022
Singer and songwriter Giorgos Tsalikis has once again teamed up with popular laika singer Vasiliki Ntanta for a much anticipated performance on 17 September at The Bellevue Venue – so gather the troops, mark your diary and secure your tickets. The two had to postpone their sold-out shows due to COVID-19 last year and have promised to make up for the wait, ten-fold.
When: Saturday, 17 September at 8 pm to 18 September 1am
Where: The Bellevue Venue, 2-10 Restwell Street, Sydney, NSW
Tickets: allevents.in/hurstville/giorgos-tsalikis-ft-vasiliki-ntanta-2022/200022838170210
SA
PYX LAX @ THEBARTON THEATRE
The biggest selling band in Greek History, PYX LAX, brings a musical experience for the ages to Thebarton for all ages on Friday 16 September. The voice and soul of a generation comes to Australia with a repertoire of songs which changed the musical landscape of Greece. Just like the Beatles changed western music, Pyx Lax changed modern Greek music.
When: Friday, 16 September, Doors 7pm, Show 8:00pm
Where: Thebarton Theatre, 112 Henley Beach Rd, Torrensville, SA
Tickets: www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/13005C819DF11CC4
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