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Melina Aslanidou’s concert moves to Enmore Theatre to accommodate overwhelming demand
In what seems to be the trend of the season for this year’s Greek Festival events, the Melina Aslanidou Concert scheduled for Wednesday 16 March will be moving from the …
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Presentation on how to become a citizen of Greece by descent
If you want to find out more about obtaining Greek citizenship, author Danae Andrea Konidaris will be providing an online presentation from Mentone Public Library on Saturday, 12 March. Ms …
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Sisters on a mission to ‘put Mani on the map’ through family olive oil
A Greek pantry never runs out of olive oil. But the Melbourne home of Katianna and Yianna Velos has always placed an extra prerequisite for the staple’s supply: that it …
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Christos Tsiolkas seeks beauty in the new world of puritans
We meet in Christos’ back-alley office in Thornbury. Our orbits crossover every few years. We first met in the early 1990s both sons of post-war Greek migrants who shared similar …
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Theodorakis lecture to delve into the ‘nature of Greek music’
Professor Vrasidas Karalis will present an online lecture entitled Mikis Theodorakis and the Nature of Greek Music: Some Reflections, on Thursday 10 March as part of the Greek History and …
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A special Greek music celebration in Brunswick
In modern Greece, koutouki is usually an underground restaurant or tavern where patrons are often treated by local musicians playing laika and rebetika. Koutouki offers a welcoming, cosy and joyful …
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Record number of Greek singers to visit Australia this year
It seems that everything that the Greek community in Australia was deprived of in terms of entertainment over the past two years, is finally happening in 2022. A record number …
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After Shane Warne’s untimely death Dr Arthur Nasis warns of the risks of heart disease
Shane Warne was only 52, when he died last week from a suspected heart attack in a luxury Koh Samui villa where he was holidaying with friends. According to an …
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Intergenerational Greek dance collaboration takes to the stage
A unique collaboration between 23-year-old theatre maker Luke Macaronas, and Christos Konstantinides, a 67-year-old Greek dancer, explores how dance binds young and old together, passing on tradition and ancestral memory …
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Greek Australian Cultural League returns with its 2022 Literary Competition
Melbourne’s Greek Australian Cultural League (GACL) returns with its annual literature degustation promoting Greek-Australian writers and artists whose work reflects the confluence of both cultures. The non-profit organisation continues to …