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The world set to be illuminated in blue and white for Greece’s Independence Bicentennial
Numerous countries will be lighting up their landmarks in the colours of the Greek flag this week in honour of the Bicentenary of Greek Independence which began on 25 March, …
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Greek-Australian performer joins cast of decade’s most celebrated musical
Tony, Grammy, Olivier and Pulitzer Prize award winning hip-hop musical Hamilton’s much anticipated Australian production will officially open on 27 March at the Sydney Lyric Theatre. Joining the cast as …
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First day of Lonsdale Street Greek Music Festival a huge success
Melbourne’s favourite annual Greek event is back, with flying colours offering a magical Saturday night to its faithful, with heaps of uplifting music and delicious food. The Greek Community of …
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Australia’s leaders honour Greek Australians: “We simply wouldn’t be who we are without our Greek community!”
Australia’s leaders are paying tribute to the country’s large Greek-Australian community with messages of support to the spirit of resistance which lead to the Greek War of Independence. Good wishes …
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Homer’s ‘The Iliad’, a triumph at Fairfield’s amphitheatre
What an honour it was to experience the Stork Theatre’s latest production, a public reading of Homer’s The Iliad in Melbourne’s own amphitheatre in Fairfield. What an opportunity to experience …
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Australia lights up in blue and white from Sydney’s Opera House to Melbourne’s landmarks
It was touch and go, but NSW Premier Gladys Berjiklian announced that the Sydney Opera House will be lit up in blue and white on 25 March to commemorate 200 …
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Cuisine of resistance and religion: from kleftiko to bakaliaro and skordalia
Lamb Kleftiko Lamb ‘kleftiko’ means lamb ‘stolen’, and the name of the dish is said to have originated from lamb or goats stolen by klepht – highwaymen turned self-appointed armatoloi, …
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Lambros P. Indares, grandson of a commanding officer of the 1821 revolution, celebrates the 50th anniversary of Greek Independence with a 21 gun salute at Alcatraz
The newspaper clipping, faded with time and yellowish, reads as follows: Independence of Greece The Greek residents of this city [San Francisco] celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the Independence of …
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Spectacular night at the Sydney opera in the hands of Con Costi
The biggest opera event in Australia is the spectacular annual outdoor Handa Opera event in Sydney Harbour and the director, Constantine Costi, has been pulling out all the stops to …
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What’s On: Special Greek Independence Day Bicentennial guide
NT SEMINAR CELEBRATING 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF GREEK REVOLUTION 1821 Charles Darwin University and the Hellenic and Greek studies staff will hold a seminar celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Greek …