Dear Friends,

Please find herebelow latest euGreeka newsletter for your information.

Best Regards,

Patty Apostolopoulou On behalf of the Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain

Some of the new events in this week’s euGreeka newsletter are the Michalis Kouloumis Trio performance at the Jamboree and an antifascist rally at Trafalgar.

Don’t forget to check the latest moosootoo gigs announced, as well as book your seat at The Barbican for the Vamvakaris tribute, with a performance -among else – by Yannis Kotsiras, as well as your ticket to Pavlos Pavlidis and B-Movies, along with Leon of !

If you are or can be in Manchester on May 24th, make sure you catch the stand up comedy of Silas Serafim.

If you know of any Greek related event in the UK or are organising one, do drop us a line at [email protected]

EVENTS

Could you please rethink under-standing? Thursday, 16 April - Friday, 8 May 2015; Mon-Fri 10:00am- 6:00pm | Arts Departing from an observation that the work produced by Cypriot visual artists often resonates in a very particular way, this show is set to explore what we begin to think as Cypriot sensibility. Within a great variety of approaches and content, there is a sense of something...

Easter and spring Moosootoo gigs – , Great Yarmouth Sunday, 12 April ; Saturday, 18 April; Saturday, 25 April; Saturday, 2 May | Featured Events, Music - Dance, Out of London On Greek Easter Sunday, April 12, three of us are playing at the Greek Larder, a beautiful space in Kings Cross. Mainly background music. The Greek Larder, Arthouse, 1 York Way, King's Cross, London, N1C 4AS. Tel: 020 37802999 Saturday, April 18, 8pm. Ocean Rooms, Great...

Markos the Patriarch of Rebetiko @ The Barbican Thursday, 11 June 2015; 7:30pm | Featured Events, Music - Dance A multi-media tribute to Markos Vamvakaris featuring bouzouki player Stelios Vamvakaris - the son of Markos - as well as a stellar line- up of top Greek musicians. Put together by one of ’s most well-known lyricists, Λίνα Νικολακοπούλου /...

Pavlos Pavlidis & B-Movies Live in London (Special Guest: Leon of Athens) Monday, 11 May 2015; 7:30pm | Featured Events, Music - Dance Mimosa's Dream Productions proudly present: PAVLOS PAVLIDIS & The B-Movies live in London! Dingwalls - Monday 11 May 2015 Presale: £18 - Doors: £22 Special Guest: Leon of Athens Pavlos Pavlidis & The B-Movies are coming to London for a special performance at...

Tapiserie Nights presents Michalis Kouloumis Trio Wednesday, 6 May 2015; 7:00-11:00pm | Featured Events, Music - Dance Michalis Kouloumis Trio Doors: 7pm to 11pm Entry Price: £4 Tapiserie Nights is a paradise of world music twisted with exotic sounds of indigenous culture and instruments collected from the east, the orient, the and Africa. Tonight Cypriot world music violinist...

Panel discussion on austerity and the eurozone Thursday, 30 April 2015; 6:30-8:00pm | Featured Events, Lectures Registrations are now open for the forthcoming Panel Discussion: "Is austerity winning the argument on ‘euro-zone’ recovery? Can the solutions to the crisis also be socially just?" on Thursday 30 April, 18.30-20.00, LSE organised by the Hellenic Observatory and the...

Nikos Economopoulos live in concert Sunday, 10 May 2015 | Featured Events, Music - Dance Nikos Economopoulos live in concert at the Forum, Kentish Town. Tickets by Greek City here or at the shop, 116 Myddleton Road N22 8NQ Also, by phoning a special hot line to be advised: 02088890186. Upstairs unreserved seating tickets £52.00, includes £2 postage and booking...

Silas Serafim stand up comedy (in Greek) – Σίλας Σεραφείμ: 50 Αποχρώσεις του Greek – Manchester Sunday, 24 May 2015; 8:00-11:30pm | Other, Out of London, Theatre - Film "Σας έλειψε η ελληνική πραγματικότητα; Όχι; Η κριτική της όμως, ναι! Για πρώτη φορά στο «χωριό» μας ο κατεξοχήν εκπρόσωπος του Ελληνικού stand up comedy. Μετά...

KITE Music tutoring workshop Children, Other, Workshops Music tutoring! Learn music quickly and easily! Education Workshop Private Music Instruction Instrument & Theory Exam Preparation KITE Music provides professional music teachers that will work closely with you so that you can learn at your own pace! We offer different...

Reputation in the digital age – What is your online identity? Wednesday, 22 April 2015; 7:15pm | Lectures Information technology expert Konstantinos Varsis, discusses in English, how our online presence and digital footprint affect our everyday lives and what we can do to be in control. An overview of how does our online presence and digital footprint affect our everyday lives...

Greek antifascist rally Sunday, 19 April 2015; 3:00pm | Social An AAfG message: Jail Golden Dawn! Call to rally outside the National Gallery, London, 3pm Sunday 19th April, in support of Greek antifascists. "On the 20th of April begins the trial of the neo-Nazi gang “Golden Dawn. According to recorded incidents, more than 2,000...

Defining beauty – the body in ancient Greek art 26 March – 5 July 2015 | Arts, Featured Events Experience the brilliance and diversity of ancient Greek art in this major exhibition focusing on the human body. For centuries the ancient experimented with ways of representing the human body, both as an object of beauty and a bearer of meaning. The remarkable works...

Blush of Dogs Tuesday, 7 April - Saturday, 25 April 2015; 7:30pm (Tue-Sun only) | Theatre - Film From the makers of Planter’s Island comes an unorthodox exploration of politics, freedom and family adapted from ancient myth After years of vicious civil war a small city state half way across the world rebuilds itself in the ashes. Love and betrayal, fear and failure...

Odessey Greek Band – Greek Night Saturday, 25 April 2015; 8:30pm | Food, Music - Dance Odessey Greek Band are BACK due to popular demand! Sat 25th April 2015 Night of Live Greek music at the Langham Social Club 600 Green Lanes,Harringay N8 0RY, with the Odessey Greek Band. Tickets for this event are £20 which will include a cold Meze Buffet. Also, we have the...

The Golden Dawn’s ‘Nationalist Solution’ – Explaining the Rise of the Far Right in Greece (book launch) Thursday, 14 May 2015; 6:30-8:00pm | Literature, Other An LSE Hellenic Observatory event. What explains the dramatic rise of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn in a country that has experienced Nazi invasion and a military dictatorship? Dr Halikiopoulou and Dr Vasilopoulou will present their new book, which places the rise of the Golden Dawn...

8th London Greek Film Festival – Call for submissions Deadline 15 May 2015 and extended call until 15 July the latest; Festival 19-25 October 2015 | Featured Events, Other, Theatre - Film The 8th annual London Greek Film Festival is coming up in October 2015. The festival invites Greek and International film directors, producers, writers and artists from around the world, to submit films and screenplays. The London Greek Film Festival, as always independent,...

Sendall in Cyprus 1892-1898: A Governor in Bondage Friday, 24 April 2015; 7:15pm | Lectures, Literature Presentation of Dr Diana Markides’s book (Moufflon Publications, Nicosia 2014) by Professor Robert Holland, Kings College London and the author. Contemporary photographs and drawings with which the book is illustrated will be projected during the evening. Free entry;...

Tsitsanis tribute Sunday, 26 April 2015; 4:30pm | Music - Dance The Diaspora New Generation school London Olympic 2012 orchestra, founded and directed by the music teacher Yiannis Polykandriotis invite you to a tribute to the great composer and insuperable Greek music artist Vasilis Tsitsanis. This year marks the 100th anniversary of...

Greece in Crisis: Culture and the Politics of Austerity – Birmingham Saturday, 23 May 2015 | Featured Events, Lectures, Other, Out of London UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM, SCHOOL OF HISTORY AND CULTURES, CENTRE FOR BYZANTINE, OTTOMAN & MODERN GREEK STUDIES Greece in Crisis: Culture and the Politics of Austerity ERI building G51 This workshop is part of a two-year research network funded by the Arts and Humanities...

Cyprus-Germany 800 Years of History and Culture and Painting of the Divine Thursday, 30 April 2015; 7:15pm | Lectures Cyprus – Germany 800 Years of History and Culture, a bilingual scientific publication and Painting of the Divine: a scientific publication will be presented by Dr. Dionysios Stathakopoulos, Lecturer of Byzantine Studies at King’s College London and the second will by Dr....

Diving, art exhibition by Evangelia Ronga Running until Friday, 24 April 2015 | Arts An exhibition of paintings by Evangelia Ronga, evoking the crystal clarity of water and creating an image of the colour blue, which is strongly associated with the natural environment of Greece. For opening hours call 020 7487 5060. Supported by the Hellenic Centre. Hellenic...

The Greek Debt Crisis and the Way Forward Tuesday, 28 April 2015; 6:30pm | Social A meeting and discussion on the Greek debt crisis and and the way forward. Speakers: Sarah-Jayne Clifton (Jubilee Debt Campaign) Christina Laskaridi (Corporate Watch) Olivier Vardakoulias (SYRIZA) Leonidas Vatikiotis (ANTARSYA, member of the audit committee on the Greek...

Xylouris White London show Tuesday, 21 April 2015 | Featured Events, Music - Dance 'On a superficial level, this collaboration between George Xylouris, a lauded lute player from Greece, and superb Australian post-punk drummer Jim White of the Dirty Three could be described as a cultural collision. But they work outside of their respective comfort zones,...

Hellenic Nights-London party at Elysee – Easter party Fridays and Saturdays; from 11:00pm | Featured Events, Parties, Social *This weekend no Friday party (Good Friday), but on Saturday night the Easter party is on until 5am! THE BEST GREEK NIGHTS IN CENTRAL LONDON NON-STOP EVERY WEEKEND ONLY BY HELLENIC NIGHTS-LONDON 2 amazing Greek parties every week: EVERY FRIDAY – LADIES FREE – The...

Peloponnesian Association of Great Britain event Friday, 1 May 2015; 7:30pm | Lectures The Peloponnesian Association of Great Britain requests the pleasure of your company at a lecture to be given by Dr Chrysanthi Gallou, who will speak on “Thieves’ Academy? How and why children were taught to become thieves and cheats in ancient Sparta.” The talk will be...

Alexander Technique lessons and introductory workshop Workshops What is the Alexander Technique The Alexander Technique is a simple and practical method for improving ease and freedom of movement, balance, support and coordination. It teaches how to identify unnecessary tension in your body and how to release it, how to recognise and...

Fundraising party for Hellenic Hope Wednesday, 22 April 2015; 8:00pm | Parties, Social It’s spring and it’s time to party! Forget those cold nights in and come to celebrate with us! Hellenic Hope, Hellenic Bankers’ Association and Greek Professional Women's Network would like to invite you to their first ever joint party. Save the date: April...

Greek Language classes Sundays | Other, Recurring, Social Via the Greek Language and Culture Meetup Group: Greek it! Learn the Greek language from scratch, brush it up, or take it to the next level. Whatever your needs, join our successful classes – now on their second year – to explore the language in a friendly and relaxed...

Lecture in Greek: Cyprus on the road to recovery – Κύπρος : Από την οικονομική κρίση στο δρόμο της οικονομικής ανάπτυξης Thursday, 16 April 2015; 7:45pm | Lectures ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΟΜΟΓΕΝΕΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΛΟΝΔΙΝΟΥ 12ος Χρόνος διαλέξεων: 16.10.2014 - 21.05.2015 Οργανώνονται από την Ελληνική Κυπριακή Αδελφότητα σε...