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Ethnographic Film Festival | Athens | November 23-27
The seventh edition of the Athens Ethnographic Film Festival takes place at the Astor cinema in central Athens from Wednesday, November 23, to Sunday, November 27. The event will showcase over 50 movies from countries such as the US, Russia, Brazil, France, Turkey and Greece, among others, exploring peoples and cultures.
New classical orchestra to focus on contemporary Greek works
A new orchestra born of private initiative has emerged in crisis-stricken Greece.
Kanaris & Eleftheriou | Athens | November 23
New York-based Greek-born composer Pericles Kanaris presents "Aoratos" (Invisible), an album based on lyrics by acclaimed Greek poet-lyricist Manos Eleftheriou, at the Pallas Theater in Athens on Wednesday, November 23.
What happened to Obama’s wedding band?
Everybody wants to know: what happened to Obama’s wedding band?
Could it be a veiled message to Michelle, a signal to the female population that he is available, or perhaps his way of preparing for a “wild” night on the town?
Romantic landscapes of Felix Ziem at Pera Museum
Pera Museum's "Félix Ziem: Wanderer on the Sea of Light" exhibition presents the works of one most original landscape painters of the 19th century: Félix Ziem.
The exhibition focuses on Ziem as an artist who left his mark on 19th century painting and who is mostly known for his paintings of Istanbul and Venice, where the city and the sea are intertwined.
Greek diva to perform on Turkish stage
Tekfen Philharmonic Orchestra will deliver a concert tonight at Istanbul's Zorlu PSM in honor of the 60th anniversary of Tekfen Holding, to be accompanied by Greek diva Alkistis Protopsalti, a stalwart promoter of Greek culture and music, and a famous name from ethnic jazz, Lebanon's Rabih Abou Khalil. The concert will be conducted by Uzbekistan's Aziz Shokhakimov.
Fan attacks host on live TV (video)
Greece might be facing arguably the worst economic crisis in its modern history, but this seems to concern the fanatic football fans very little. Sometimes they seem completely oblivious to the larger scheme of things, and focus only what they deem to be important. The love of their life, their team.
Greek short film could be contender for Oscar nomination (video-photos)
After amassing an amazing number of festival awards, director Chris Moraitis’ “Pet” is an early and qualifying Oscar contender for an official 2017 nomination in the short film category. It will be the first Greek short to ever be nominated.
First Athens Rum Festival to kick off
All the lovers of Rum across Greece get your glasses ready! The first “Athens Rum Festival” is scheduled to takes place on November 6 and 7 at the emblematic bar “Baba Au Rum”, voted among the World’s best Bars in 2013 & 2016. The 2-day happening will be co-organised by Conf Expo Ltd with vast experience in putting together similar events all over the world.
Crazed Greek women ‘worship’ Turkish actor! (photos-video)
With all the delirium and crazed Greek female fans’ reactions going on outside the Michalis Kakogiannis Foundation on Thursday, someone would have been mistaken to think that a mega-Hollywood star like Mat Damon or Brad Pitt was in town. But no.
An online donation box to save the ancient theater of Cassope
The target is set at 80,000 euros, and it must be reached by December 31. Restoring the ancient theater of Cassope, in the region of Epirus, is the latest cultural project to be crowdfunded under National Bank's act4greece program.
22nd Athens International Film Festival
The beloved and biggest film festival in the Greek capital, the Athens International Film Festival – “Opening Nights” returns for its 22nd edition from September 21st to October 2nd, 2016.
Exhibition of Pulitzer-Winning Bulgarian Photographer Opens in Sofia
An exhibition of Thomson Reuters photographer Stoyan Nenov, who was among the Pulitzer winners in photography this year, can now be seen at the Czech Center in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Entitled 1/320 of the Second, it shows some of the photos he took of migrants and refugees headed to Western Europe and crossing the Balkans.
Sofia to Host Brick Roads Music Festival Again in October
Musicians from the region will be the highlight of the so-called Brick Roads Sofia Music Festival that is to take place for the third time in Sofia, Bulgaria, in October.
The event will take place on October 07-08, starting at 19:00.
French-Canadian pianist makes crisis-stricken Greece his home
My first encounter with Alain Lefevre was back in 2002, when the French-Canadian pianist and composer visited Athens for a concert at the Greek capital's concert hall.