Arts
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GACL celebrates 50 years with anniversary event
The Greek Australian Cultural League (GACL) is celebrating its 50-year anniversary on Saturday, 17 August, 2019. For the past half century, the non-profit organisation has been working towards the advancement, …
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Yannos Kourayos brings Despotiko to life in revival of Greek antiquity in the Cyclades
Despotiko, a small island in the Cyclades, has drawn the attention of archaeology enthusiasts in recent years, after excavations uncovered a religious site of major significance, dating from the Archaic …
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Immigration Museum may no longer be a space for immigrants
On July 19, a small report appeared in the Herald Sun on the proposed name change for the Immigration Museum to Museum of Shared Humanity. The Immigration Museum began life …
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WHAT’S ON Guide: Greek-inspired events across Australia, 25 July onward
VIC OPEN SEMINAR: GREEK FOLK SONGS: THE BRIDGE OF ARTA This Thursday, 25 July head to the Greek Centre (168 Lonsdale St, Melbourne) to see Dr Stephie Nikoloudis give a …
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‘Wentworth’s’ Artemis Ioannides hits the stage in sci-fi thriller
Artemis Ioannides has been a busy woman. The young actress is fresh off the back of the award-winning Australian series Wentworth, starring as Vicky Kosta, and is now on stage …
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WHAT’S ON Guide: Greek-inspired events across Australia, 18 July onward
VIC GREEK TAVERN NIGHT AT ELENI’S Eleni’s Kitchen + Bar (28 Anderson St, Yarraville) is hosting a Greek tavern night this Friday 19 July at 7.00-10.00 pm. Experience the best of Greek …
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Award-winning novel by Greek author Makis Tsitas translated into English
More readers around the world will now have the chance to enjoy Makis Tsitas’ award-winning novel ‘God Is My Witness’, thanks to Aiora Press which has released the novel in …
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Athens & Epidaurus Festival opens the door to diversity
Summer in Greece is filled with cultural events and activities, however the most important is the Athens and Epidaurus Festival, one of the oldest festivals of Europe, that takes place …
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WHAT’S ON Guide: Greek-inspired events across Australia, 12 July onward
VIC ‘THALASSA’ ART EXHIBITION Stella Zicopoulos-Greig’s latest solo exhibition of oil paintings ‘Thalassa’ explores the artist’s cultural identity and lifelong relationship with the sea. As a child of Greek migrants, …
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Brexit and Alcibiades: Populism, demagoguery and fake news
Does the ancient Greek world of politics – from which ‘democracy’ and indeed ‘politics’ are ultimately derived – have any light to shed on the current UK Brexit catastrophe (another …