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WHAT’S ON: 24 January onward
VICTORIA MESSINIAN KALAMATA & PANTRIFILIAN AUSTRALIA DAY PICNIC Every summer during the long weekend, Greeks join together to celebrate Australia Day with a traditional picnic by the water. Two Messinian …
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First-ever grape-squashing competition at St Nicholas Greek School
Children from St Nicholas Greek school Yarraville are putting their best feet forward in the first-ever grape squashing competition, in preparation for the upcoming Yarraville festival in February this year. …
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Lanthimos’ ‘The Favourite’ gets 10 Oscar nominations, and all three leading ladies get the nod
Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos’ absurdist period comedy, “The Favourite”, has received 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting actresses. Lanthimos was especially pleased with the nominations, …
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Rita Wilson to perform at Greece’s 2019 Summer Nostos Festival
Greek American star Rita Wilson always pays her respects to her homeland during the summer, usually holidaying with her husband for 30 years, Tom Hanks, and the rest of their …
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Book by LA-based author Eva Konstantopoulos transformed into Netflix film
When writer Eva Konstantopoulos dreams, it’s more than just thoughts, images and sounds that occur during sleep. Her dreams, the Greek American says, are a unique source of inspiration for …
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YIAYIA RECIPE SERIES: When a recipe feels… like home
While there are countless positive experiences that can come from being born into a migrant family living in the diaspora, there are some downfalls, one being the distance to loved …
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Greeks flood Rye Foreshore Reserve to celebrate Australia Day [PHOTOS + VIDEOS]
Thousands of Greeks poured onto Rye Foreshore Reserve to celebrate two things: Australia Day (a week ahead of the actual event) and to honour the Association of Greek Elderly Citizen Clubs …
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Faces tell stories at the Greeks in Australia photo exhibition at Steps
The plight of Greeks in Australia will be explored in a photography exhibition that kicks off at Steps Gallery on 4 January. The display by Evangelia Konstantinidis, titled “Greeks in …
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Yanni Tweets his joy at performing at Al-Ula site and dedicates music to Saudi Arabia
Renowned Greek composer Yanni created a video tweet ahead of his performance at the Winter at Tantora Festival in Saudi Arabia. The festival, to be held at the archaeological site …
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The Greek salad outrage that wasn’t
More than 35,000 South Australians flocked to the Semaphore beach last weekend, to partake in the annual Greek Festival, organised by the the Greek Orthodox Community of the Nativity of …