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LEFKADIAN LIVE Join the Lefkadians of Melbourne for a night of live Greek music, food and dancing. Tickets are $50, bookings are essential. When: 14 May, 7:30pm Where: Lefkadian Spiti, 124 Bell St, Coburg, VIC, 3058 Bookings & Info: Call Alexandra on 0409 531 089 MEMORIAL PRAYER SERVICE AND WREATH LAYING The Pontian Coordinating Committee for the Commemoration of the Greek Genocide are holding a Memorial Prayer Service for the victims of the Greek Genocide of Pontus. When: 16 May, 11:00am Where: Holy Cathedral of St Eustathios, 221 Dorcas St, South Melbourne, VIC, 3205 Info: Call 03 9380 4150...

ADVANCED SCREENING: KING OTTO In the summer of 2004, audiences looked on in disbelief as the Greek National Football Team, a country that had never previously won a single match or even scored a goal in a major tournament, took down the giants of world football to become the unlikeliest of European Champions. This is the film that takes a look at how this incredible event unfolded. When: 15 May, 4:00pm Where: New Farm Cinemas, 701 Brunswick St, New Farm, QLD, 4005 Bookings & Info: Cinema website PANIYIRI GREEK FESTIVAL Celebrate all things Greek at Paniyiri Greek Festival, Brisbane’s bigges...

About this Event Humanities 21 in collaboration with the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, University of Melbourne, is delighted to announce the second event in our Ancient World Festival, formerly the Festival of Homer. The Festival explores the ancient Greek and Roman world and its relevance today, by way of a mix of academic talks, creative performances and moderated Q & A’s, and for this year, the theme will be “Re-interpreting Myth for Modern Audiences”. In our second event in the series, Christopher Gribbin will discuss his work on mock trials for the...

ADVANCED SCREENING: KING OTTO In the summer of 2004, audiences looked on in disbelief as the Greek National Football Team, a country that had never previously won a single match or even scored a goal in a major tournament, took down the giants of world football to become the unlikeliest of European Champions. This is the film that takes a look at how this incredible event unfolded. When: 15 May, 4:00pm Where: New Farm Cinemas, 701 Brunswick St, New Farm, QLD, 4005 Bookings & Info: Cinema website PANIYIRI GREEK FESTIVAL Celebrate all things Greek at Paniyiri Greek Festival, Brisbane’s bigges...

April 26, 2021 It was at the turn of the 20th Century that the first Greek immigrants arrived in metro Detroit and settled along Detroit’s Monroe Avenue, between Brush and St. Antoine streets. In 1912, the beginning of Greek persecution by the Ottoman Empire incited a period of peak immigration from Greece, which would last until 1917. Combined with Henry Ford’s 1914 offer of $5-per-day jobs, this caused rapid expansion of Detroit’s Greek settlement, which would one day become known as Greektown.  Now a vibrant dining and entertainment district, Greektown was once a residential area a...