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Ancestor’s Kastellorizo costume collection is focus of talk on island’s links with the world
When Geoffrey Conaghan’s grandmother migrated from Kastellorizo to Australia in 1925 she came with her Greek Ottoman wardrobe of about 80 clothing items that have remained in a single collection …
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Over the fence and into a book: Yiayia Next Door turns tragedy to triumph
Yiayia’s call over the fence has become as familiar of a sound as a notification ping or a phone ringing to siblings Daniel and Luke Mancuso. The brothers’ set up …
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VASSY, the Greek Darwin girl turned pop star breaks 2 billion streaming views
It has been less than 6 months since Vassy Karagiorgos made the long overdue trip back to Australia from the US, after clocking ten years of international singing career. The …
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Iconic Melbourne festival to screen selection of Greek short films
A highlight of one of Melbourne’s most important short film festivals, the Setting Sun Film Festival (SSFF), will be the screening a selection of Athens Short Film Festival (Psarokokalo) entries …
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Greek art sale in Paris to feature famous Nikiforos Lytras painting amongst others
An iconic painting by Greek artist Nikiforos Lytras (1832-1904) is to be offered for auction in The Greek Sale at Bonhams Paris on 18 May. Jeune fille faisant le baigne …
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UTS Hellenic screens ‘Never on Sunday’
Greek-Australian university and high school students of Sydney were afforded a great opportunity to learn about what Greece was like in the 1950s-1960s through the narrative of cinema, thanks to …
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Stavros Messinis’s presents his new photopoetic composition, ILAND
Stavros Messinis’ new photopoetic composition titled Iland will be launched by the Greek Centre for Contemporary Culture, on Saturday 30 April alongside his photobook. Esther Anatolitis, one of Australia’s leading …
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Yale University organic olive symposium celebrates ancient Greek cuisine
Yale University is hosting a two-day symposium entitled Ancient Greek Cuisine: Back to the Future that is expected to draw hundreds of guests to its Yale MacMillan Center. The idea …
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Thessaloniki amongst the most affordable European holiday destinations
A recent analysis from finance website money.co.uk has revealed the most affordable European cities to holiday in. The findings of the British publication are based on the average costs involved …
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Multi-instrumentalist and producer Nikodimos on his new album and why “wog” is not an insult anymore
When listening to Melbourne band Proto Moro’s underground jazz-funk masterpiece “Club X,” you may recognise tones and scales that are frequently heard in Greek villages during large celebrations and gatherings. …