Katerina

The funeral service for acclaimed Greek poet Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke, who died Tuesday aged 81, will be held at Panagitsa church on the island of Egina at 3 p.m. on Thursday.

Anghelaki-Rooke will be buried next to her husband, British classicist Rodney Rooke, to whom she was married for 43 years until his death in 2007.

It's approaching that time of year again when the American Farm School holds it annual barbecue and fundraiser.

"I'd wanted to come to Greece for years, but something always prevented it from happening. But when I got the phone call from Stavros Tsakiris asking me to play Prometheus, I was scared stiff. And then I thought of my parents, who are now gone, telling me: 'Are you kidding Katerina?

The French-Greek Chamber of Commerce and Industry is holding an event on Thursday at the French Institute of Greece (31 Sina, Athens) titled "Proposals for a Fair and Effective Tax Policy for Enterprises."
The keynote speaker will be the new head of Grant Thornton in Greece, Nikos Karamouzis, while corporate tax experts will offer their insight.

With just over 60 percent of votes counted on Monday morning, the conservative New Democracy-backed candidate for Thessaloniki mayor Nikos Tachiaos was projected to secure 22.56 percent while Constantinos Zervas and Giorgos Orphanos fought it out for second place with 14.76 percent and 14.41 percent respectively ahead of the runoff next weekend.

The Schwarz Foundation presents its first major exhibition in Athens, following the 2012 inauguration of its art space on the island of Samos.

The Schwarz Foundation presents its first major exhibition in Athens, following the 2012 inauguration of its art space on the island of Samos.

"Everything has changed. I've changed, first of all. The first time I made this journey I was just under 40 years old. Now I'm just over 50. But mostly it is the Aegean that's changed.

The American Farm School is holding its annual Country & Western BBQ on Sunday, October 14, at the Athens Tennis Club.

Greece searches for survivors after killer wildfire

Rescuers on Thursday searched the scorched land and the sea for survivors three days after a deadly wildfire ripped through the Greek coastal town of Mati killing at least 81 people.