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Former Greek royals Marie Chantal and Odysseus celebrate their birthdays
Marie Chantal, from the former royal family of Greece, and her son, Odysseus, both marked their shared birthday with an intimate afternoon dinner. The 51-year-old ‘Princess’ and her 15-year-old son …
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WHAT’S ON Guide: Greek-inspired events across Australia, 19 September onward
NATIONAL DELPHI BANK 26TH GREEK FILM FESTIVAL The Delphi Bank Greek Film Festival (GFF) is back next month for the 26th year with an exciting program, featuring 15 features, three …
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Documentary ‘Storm in a Teacup’ sheds light on experience of dementia
Imagine witnessing the love of your life succumbing to the effects of Alzheimer’s. That has been a reality for renowned artist Leon Pericles, and his life’s greatest challenge thus far. …
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Bruce Springsteen, an Aristotle for our times
In the recently released film ‘Blinded by the Light’, Pakistani teenager Javed discovers commitment and courage through the music of Bruce Springsteen. Based on journalist Sarfraz Manzoor’s 1980s memoir, the …
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Greek Australian artists and art dealers joined the action at Art Athina 2019
Art Athina, Greece’s largest annual, international contemporary art fair, this year in its 24th edition, was inaugurated by Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Friday the 13th at its new venue …
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WATCH: Nick Giannopoulos ‘slams’ co-star Zeta Makripoulia in video interview
Actor, screenwriter, producer and director Nick Giannopoulos has been a frequent visitor of Mykonos since 1992. But it wasn’t until the success of his film Wog Boy 2: Kings of …
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10 (+1) Places to visit in Athens if you like design and architecture
1 STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION CULTURAL CENTRE The Stavro Niarchos Foundation first announced the creation of this gift to the Greek people in 2006, before construction started in 2012. The $596-million …
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Amphipolis may be open to visitors to northern Greece by 2021
Casta Tomb in the Amphipolis region in northern Greece may soon be open to the public following a visit by Greek Culture and Sports Minister Lina Mendoni. She said that the …
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Echoes of the Minoans still heard in the remnants of Greek antiquity
Have you ever gone to a place and felt like you’ve been there before? Can a place hold the memory of events long past? Call it deja vu, call it …
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‘Greek artists don’t play by the rules,’ says prominent art dealer Stavros Mihalarias
Stavros Mihalarias, one of Greece’s most prominent art restorer and dealer (who also creates semi-abstract sculptures of coloured steel), started off his career as an icon restorer in 1960, working …