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Spiridon Louis and the Breal Cup
On 10 April 1896, Spiridon Louis of Greece won the first ever marathon at an Olympic Games, ancient or modern. That that race happened at all 125 years ago owes everything to a Frenchman – and his name, surprisingly, was not De Coubertin.
The legend of the messenger Pheidippides’ run in 490BC from Marathon to Athens to carry the news of the Greek victory over the Persians at the Battle of Marathon is about as epic as they come. “Hail, we won” were said to have been Pheidippides’ words, after which he dropped down dead with exhaustion.
Yet that run, and the marathon race on which it is based, had no connection with the ancient Olympic Games, at which the longest race ever contested was the dolichos over 4800 metres.
New York Philharmonic Performs Outdoors for Healthcare Workers
New York Philharmonic Performs Outdoors for Healthcare Workers
To kick off Lincoln Center’s
Restart Stages initiative, musicians from the New York Philharmonic held an outdoor performance for healthcare workers at Barclays Capital Grove on Wednesday, April 7 – also World Health Day. Photo Credit: Stephanie Berger Photo Credit: Stephanie Berger
Before the performance, a Lincoln Center-commissioned installation by Basil Twist featured puppeteers who greeted audience members as they walked in with sheep puppets on the Illumination Lawn. Photo Credit: Stephanie Berger
Some of those in attendance included Mayor Bill de Blasio; Lincoln Center President and CEO Henry Timms; President of Arison Arts Foundation and Lincoln Center Board Member Sarah Arison; Chief Administrative Officer of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Vasili Tsamis, and Lincoln Center Chief Communications, Marketing & Advocacy Officer Leah C. Joh
Department of Greek Education Announces the Return of the Archdiocesan District Children’s Choir
The Office of Greek Education is pleased to announce the return of the Archdiocesan District Children s Choir. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, expressed his desire to re-establish the youth choir program. With his spiritual guidance, his deep love for children and the Greek language, the Archdiocesan Youth Choir will return this Fall 2021. This program was made possible by the generosity of the
Stavros Niarchos Foundation and
Leadership 100.
The choir will consist of children who attend district parish day, afternoon and Sunday school programs. The purpose of this program is to help young people of Hellenic heritage and of the Orthodox faith embrace their culture and achieve their potential as musicians and as individuals with high canons of excellence.