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Drawing attention to the ills and pointlessness of mass consumption, the Goethe Institute (4 Omirou, tel 210.366.1000, goethe.de) has invited its in-house "Mr Fix-It" Yiannis and expert tinkerer Roland, a car electrician and DJ, to show people how to mend sundry household items that no longer work rather than throwing them away.

After notorious delays, Greece's National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) will finally open its permanent exhibition hall to the public on Friday, it was announced yesterday during a press conference headed by Culture Minister Lina Mendoni.

Anna Linardou will perform songs from her first solo album, "Heterotopia," at Underflow Records & Art Gallery opposite the Syngrou Fix metro station in the center of Athens. Linardou mixes vocal techniques from different music traditions, acoustic and electronic instruments, live sampling and improvisation, which together create a sound free of the bindings of time and space.

Cypress Hill headlines Day 6 of the Release Festival at Plateia Nerou (Water Square) on the southern coast of Athens at Palaio Faliro on Friday, June 21, before heading north to Thessaloniki for a show at the Fix Factory of Sound the following day, when doors open at 6 p.m. with other acts.

Green innovations in the brewing sector in our country help to improve the sustainable development and eco-footprint of the industry.

Renowned pianist and Oscar-nominated film composer Hauschka (Volker Bertelmann) will be performing at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center as part of the SNFCC's Cosmos concert series on Monday, January 21.

Firemen rescued a woman who had fallen onto the tracks of the Athens metro on Monday morning.

The woman reportedly fell at the Syngrou-Fix metro station during rush hour, according to the ANA-MPA news agency, which did not provide additional details.

Chillout lounge act Thievery Corporation are on tour promoting their latest album, "Treasures from the Temple," as well as delighting fans with older favorites, and have teamed up with legendary reggae-pop band UB40, featuring Ali Campbell on vocals.

The Greek National Opera presents "Stefanos Lazaridis: Cynical Romantic," an exhibition paying homage to the late Ethiopia-born Greek stage designer who was best known for his work in opera. Other than designing the sets for more than 30 productions for the English National Opera, Lazaridis also served as artistic director of the GNO.

Danish beer giant Carlsberg announced it has acquired the remaining 49 percent of Olympic Brewery in Greece, following the 2014 merger through which Carlsberg had gained a 51 percent stake in the Greek firm.