Palaio Faliro
Lara Fabian | Athens | May 19 & 20
One of the best-selling Belgian artists of all time, with more than 20 million record sales worldwide, lyric soprano Lara Fabian comes to Athens on May 19 and, due to brisk ticket sales, on May 20 as well, for two much-anticipated shows at the Faliro Indoor Arena.
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Five arrested in Attica drug gang bust
Police have unraveled a criminal gang that had been peddling large quantities of drugs and arrested five people.
According to reports, the five suspects - Albanian nationals aged between 29 and 48 - are charged, among other felonies, with running a criminal gang, drugs distribution and illegal gun possession.
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Shaolin: The Legend | Athens | March 31 & April 1
A group of Chinese Buddhist monks who helped inaugurate the 2008 Beijing Olympics with their jaw-dropping combination of martial arts, theater and dance, are coming to Athens's Faliro Indoor Arena for two shows on Saturday, March 31, at 4 and 8.30 p.m., and two more on Sunday, April 1, at 12.30 and 5.30 p.m.
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Kraftwerk | Athens | March 3
A band that has been regarded as the leading pioneer of the electronic music scene since its inception in the late 1960s, Germany's Kraftwerk is coming to Athens for a single show on Saturday, March 3, at the Faliro Indoor Arena on the capital's southern coast.
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Shaolin: The Legend | Athens | March 31
A group of Chinese Buddhist monks who helped inaugurate the 2008 Beijing Olympics with their jaw-dropping combination of martial arts, theater and dance, are coming to Athens's Faliro Indoor Arena for two shows on Saturday, March 31. Requiring dexterity, endurance and discipline, the show relates the history of the 1,500-year-old temple where the Shaolin hail from.
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Artist shares story of WWII teen who risked her life for her country
Greek-Italian artist Angelo Plessas first spotted Maria Zamanou-Mickelson in the neighborhood of Palaio Faliro a few years ago. Approaching 90, she was stoic but impressive with a fabulous wardrobe straight out of the 50s and accompanied by her dogs. She stood out and was something of a mystery to most of her neighbors.
Culture Ministry condemns vandalism of angel sculpture
The Greek Culture Ministry has condemned the destruction of a statue at a public square on Athens's southern coast that religious zealots said symbolized Satan.
Artists react to vandalism of controversial statue on southern Athens coast
The Chamber of Greek Artists on Thursday issued a statement reacting to the destruction of a statue at a public square on Athens's southern coast that religious zealots said symbolized Satan.
Parishioners exorcize 'soldier of Satan' statue in southern Athens suburb
Holding banners and chanting hymns, some 100 parishioners marched from their church of Panaghia Myrtidiotissa in Palaio Faliro in southern Athens to a public sculpture where a priest sprinkled holy water on the art work to "exorcize its demons."
Benaki Museum unveils a castle full of toys
The Benaki Toy Museum, housed in a fairy-tale edifice at Palaio Faliro on Athens's southern coast, is poised to open its doors to the public for the first time Sunday.
It is the latest addition to the Benaki group of museums and is based on a vast collection of vintage toys donated by Maria Argyriadi.
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