Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

"Park Your Cinema" is back for the summer season with free screenings of classic films on a giant screen in the park at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center. On Saturday, August 17, the screening on the SNFCC's Great Lawn will be Robert Aldrich's psychological thriller "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" from 1962, starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.

"Park Your Cinema" is back for the summer season with free screenings of classic films on a giant screen in the park at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.

Cuba's Orquesta Akokan is a musical collective composed of Havana's top mambo players, led by vocalist Jose "Pepito" Gomez, which pays tribute to the sonic styles made famous in Cuba in the 1940s and 50s with a modern take on Latin music.

Grandmaster Flash, a pioneer of what are now staple DJ techniques, is bringing his legendary backspins and record scratch sounds to Athens for a memorable concert at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center. Born Joseph Sadler, the artist burst onto the scene in the 70s, blazing a trail for all those who followed.

Take the whole family to enjoy an evening of acrobatics, live music, singing, dancing, acting and Chinese martial-art elements at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center's Labyrinth Dome, where Cirko Cachivache's skilled performers will be telling the story of a king and queen whose kingdom is threatened by the king's evil brother, with music by Michalis Stefanidis.

School and university students hoping to break into the music scene will be performing at the 15th edition of the Schoolwave festival, taking place on the Great Lawn at the Stavros Niarchos Center (SNFCC) from July 5 to 7. Twenty-one rising rock, rap and funk artists, chosen from among 113 entries, will be taking the stage over the three-day festival.

Anyone aged 12 and over who can kick a ball is invited to make history (or just watch it being made) at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center's Summer Nostos Festival on Friday, June 28.

Fresh off the release of a Greek mythology-inspired album, Illinois native Andrew Bird is visiting Athens on Monday, June 24 for this year's Summer Nostos Festival. An indie-rock instrumentalist, Bird is widely loved for his innovative loop work, violin playing and, most importantly, his whistling. His latest album, "My Finest Work Yet," is his first with an overt political message.

Featuring the Philharmonia Orchestra of Athens and music by George Kouroupos, "The Chessboard Runaways" is one of many events lined up for this year's Summer Nostos Festival. This opera-play hybrid tells the story of two rebellious lovers, the White Queen and the Black Knight, who escape their strict chessboard life to explore freedom in the outside world.

The first Athens Photo World got under way last week with a rich program of events aimed at showcasing the important work being done by photojournalists who acquaint the public with important events and people all over the world, while also imbuing these depictions with their own personal style.