The Newsletter for friends and members of OHFS inside Vol. 17, Issue No. 3, Fall 2011 this issue… Athens - Chios Tour 1-2 Spotlight on Mesta 3 Reflections on Chios 4 Spotlight 4-5 Special Olympics 6 Orpheus’ Athens-Chios Tour Picture Gallery 7 a Great Success You’ve probably heard the expression, The prelude to the Greece 2011 trip began Future Performances 8 “Go big or go home!” This summer, the with a visit to the magnificent national Orpheus Hellenic Folklore Society proved, landmark, the Acropolis, and the impressive once again, that we don’t do anything on Acropolis Museum. After touring the a small scale! Almost one hundred and ancient ruins and viewing the extraordinary fifty Orpheus members and their families artifacts on display at the museum, Orpheus joined OHFS on it fourth trip to Greece members ended the evening with a casual since its inception in 1989. This year, the dinner at Thanasis Taverna in Monastiraki. destinations were Athens and the island of Chios. Highlights included five successful The next day, the troupe kicked off the first dance and choral performances, meetings of several performances in Greece, at the and workshops with local officials and prestigious American College of Greece, 606 Greendale Rd. dance groups, as well as excursions in Deree in Athens. The performance featured Glenview, IL 60025 Athens and around Chios. Continued on page 2 847.657.0958 e-mail:
[email protected] www.facebook.com/orpheusdance www.ohfs.org Tax-exempt Not-for-profit Organization Yannis Economou 847.657.0958 Director/President Kostas Economou 847.729.3406 Instructor Marianna Gudmundsson 847.967.5103 Artistic Director/Vice President Bessie Kouchoukos-Grosso 773.286.5132 Youth Group Coordinator Orpheus members pose with Father Kaloudis (second row, center) and Presvytera Kaloudis from Chicago’s Holy Trinity church in front of Agia Markella’s church in Chios.