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Greece holds 6th International Rebetiko Festival ‘Syra of Markos Vamvakaris’
Rebetiko Festival Syra of Markos Vamvakaris welcomes those who love the “rebetiko” music genre from Greece and abroad, to its sixth edition that is going to be held from August …
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‘A Marble Travelogue’ and ‘Head On’ to screen at MIFF
Throughout most of August, Melbourne’s city and surrounds will be consumed by film, with 257 feature films, 102 shorts and 12 XR works on the bill for MIFF’s 70th anniversary. …
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GCM’s third instalment of stage drama ‘MoNoi’ a huge success
On Sunday, 24 July the third instalment of Greek Community of Melbourne’s Creative Drama and Arts Theatre performance, titled ‘MόNοι’ (Alone) took to the stage of the Greek Centre, in …
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What’s On 30 July – 6 August: Storytelling, Greek food walking tours, cinema, live gigs and more
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 …
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Thessaloniki festival a valuable launchpad for award-winning documentary
There were a number of good reasons why after six years of production, Canadian director/producer Jason Loftus chose the 24th edition of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (TDF) in March for …
Pyx Lax: Greece’s biggest rock band to tour Australia
Greece’s most successful rock band, Pyx Lax (Πυξ Λαξ, “punching and kicking”) will tour Australia in September. Pyx Lax, the most important Greek folk rock band of the 1990s, formed …
Athens airport voted best in Europe
Athens international airport was declared the best airport in Europe according the Google user ratings compiled on behalf of British holiday rentals site Holidu. After nightmare scenes of endless passenger …
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1920s Greek refugees and politics
Dr Stelios Michalopoulos, will delve into the political consequences of the 1920s refugee crisis in the Mediterranean on Thursday 4 August 2022, as part of the Greek History and Culture …
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Night capers in Melbourne’s northern burbs
It was Wednesday, a winter’s evening like others, cold and cloudless with bite. An old schoolmate and I, Saro, shared a meal at one of High Street Thornbury’s new hip …
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Athens International Short Film Festival to screen at the Greek Centre
The Setting Sun Film Festival (SSFF) and the Greek Centre are presenting a program of short films from the Athens International Short Film Festival on August 21 in Melbourne’s Greek …