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Canada’s Greek diaspora in focus
The Virtual Museum of Greek Immigration to Canada is the fruit of two years of research conducted by Immigrec, an interdisciplinary educational consortium made up of research teams from the universities of McGill, Simon Fraser and York in Canada and the University of Patras in Greece.
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Jose Gonzalez | Athens | January 23
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (snfcc.org) continues its Cosmos concert series with an appearance by Swedish indie-folk singer-songwriter Jose Gonzalez. Performing at the Stavros Niarchos Hall, the talented musician and singer will be performing songs from his fourth album "Local Valley," released in 2021, among others. For tickets, visit the venue's website.
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A nose for opera
Luigi Cherubini's "Medea" provided the inspiration for the Greek National Opera's new bespoke candle, as the company prepares to stage the late 18th-century opera at the Stavros Niarchos Hall this spring.
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Vamvakou: Stavros Niarchos’ birthplace is an incubator for aspiring startuppers
"It takes a village to raise a child" says an African proverb. However, in the picturesque Vamvakou, a small village on the slopes of Mount Parnon in Laconia, at an altitude of 903 meters, the first child born after 30 years creates the conditions for the place itself to "grow".
Greek-managed vessel transported coal from Russia after EU sanctions, Bloomberg reports
According to the report, the bulker Stavros loaded 53,000 tons of coal from Russia’s Taman terminal on August 29
Akrotiri Crete – Beautiful aerial view (drone video)
Aerial view from a drone of Stavros Beach, located in Akrotiri near Chania
The shameful history of the ‘shipyards of the people’
By Yannis Marinos
At long last, the double tender for the sale of the Skaramanga Shipyards ended successfully with the unexpected highest bidder Georgios Prokopiou paying a total of 62 million euros.
Revisiting the concepts of hero and heroism
A horizontal section of the base of the famous Monument of Zalongo sculpture by George Zongolopoulos at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center commemorating the mass suicide of women and children from Souli, northwestern Greece, in 1803, who opted to die rather rather than submit to Ottoman troops.
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Jazz & More | January 24
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) launches its new Lighthouse Sessions series on January 24, with a livestreamed concert by jazz trumpeter and composer Andreas Polyzogopoulos.
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SNF suspends Greek sailing federation funding amid rape allegations
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) announced on Μοnday it was suspending its funding to the Greek sailing federation noting its "shock and dissatisfaction" over the body's handling of the rape allegations made by former Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou.