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
New events in this week’s euGreeka newsletter include a NEPOMAK weekend in Birmingham, the new Agony Art event, a Greek cookbook presentation by Tassos Antoniou and a Nikos Makropoulos live appearance in Manchester. Don’t forget to book for this Sunday’s Antonis Remos’s live at The Forum. EVENTS
Antonis Remos live in London Sunday, 2 November 2014 | Featured Events, Music - Dance
Antonis Remos comes to London on Sunday, 2 November 2014. He will appear at The Forum, Kentish Town, 9 - 17 Highgate RD, NW5 1JY Presented by Prive Productions. TICKETS FROM CYTA UK, GREEK ON THE GREEN, RAPHAEL'S BAKERY, AROMA PATISSERIE, THE FLOOR...
Electra – Old Vic Monday, 22 September – Saturday, 20 December 2014 | Featured Events, Theatre - Film
Kristin Scott Thomas and director Ian Rickson reunite to bring Sophocles' tragedy to the Old Vic in the round. Frank McGuiness delivers a charged adaptation of this classic tale of power and revenge. Electra is bound by grief following the murder of her father Agamemnon,...
Nikos Makropoulos Live in Manchester Sunday, 23 November 2013; 9:00pm | Featured Events, Music - Dance, Out of London
Rythmos Productions proudly present for the 1st time ever here in the UK Nikos Makropoulos. Live Bouzoukia ticket Information: Prices: £45 Seating ( + Drinks Package) £30 Standing £25 Student ( with valid student ID) For booking contact Panayiotis on: 07845035314 or...
Kostas Simitis at the LSE Tuesday, 9 December 2014; 6:30-8:00pm | Lectures, Literature
BOOK LAUNCH: The European debt crisis: the Greek Case The Eurozone is a full monetary union but an imperfect economic and fiscal union of member states with different structural features; the mature economies of the European North differ significantly from the less mature...
NEPOMAK.uk Weekend AGM – Birmingham Saturday, 6 December - Sunday, 7 December 2014 | Out of London, Social
From NEPOMAK: "Our AGM this year is taking place in Birmingham, on Saturday 6 – Sunday 7 December 2014 – and we would love for you to join us! The AGM is the perfect excuse for a fun weekend away, where you can hang out with old friends and make new friends with 50... sex, lies and dance works Friday, 28 November 2014; 6:30pm | Arts
Agony Art | Friday 28 November 2014 sex, lies and dance works as part of Open Clusters featuring works by Charlie Ashwell Hamish MacPherson & Maria Sideri Jia-Yu Corti Notes on Love and Contact by Charlie Ashwell A short, experimental lecture about touch, gender,...
The Annexation of Cyprus by the United Kingdom on 5th November 1914: An Enduring Turning Point? Wednesday, 5 November 2014; 7:15-9:30pm | Lectures, Out of London
The Society for Modern Greek Studies invites its members and non-members to a public lecture to mark an important centenary: ‘The Annexation of Cyprus by the United Kingdom on 5th November 1914: An Enduring Turning Point?’ Date: Wednesday 5th November 2014 Venue:...
Greek cookbook presentation Thursday, 20 November 2014; 7:00pm | Other You are all invited to the presentation of the Greek cookbook ''In order not to say again Mom, I'm hungry'' by its author Tassos Antoniou, on Thursday 20th November 2014, at 19.00. The restaurant ''Greek Affair'' will host the presentation and the book signing. Greek Affair, 1...
Art in the Cypriot community: an exhibition by 8 prominent British Cypriot artists in the UK Tuesday, 4 November - Saturday, 8 November 2014; 12:00- 7:00pm | Arts
To mark the 40th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus and of the formation of the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK, and as part of a wider programme of cultural and social events to commemorate these twin anniversaries, the Federation is staging a public...
Hippocratic Oration Friday, 7 November 2014; 7:00pm | Lectures
The Hellenic Medical Society of the UK is delighted to present the Hippocratic Oration by Professor Thanasis Fokas, University of Cambridge and Academy of Athens. The lecture will be entitled "Learning and the interplay of conscious and unconscious processes”. The event is... Kantades evening Friday, 7 November 2014 | Social
Ionian Society’s ever popular event with live music from the Ionian Islands, delicious food and wine. Further information on 07808 777946 or...
A concert for Cyprus Tuesday, 25 November 2014; 7:00pm | Music - Dance
To mark the 40th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus and of the establishment of the Federation, The President and the Secretariat of the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK invite you to A CONCERT FOR CYPRUS. Programme to include a selection of Byzantine...
Zumbathon Sunday, 16 November 2014; 12:30pm | Other
Calling all Zumba lovers across the land! Alkionides UK is organising a fundraising Zumbathon to help raise necessary funds for our 'Nest' in Paddington. We have hired out the entire of Bar Rumba so there is space for everyone! We have 3 instructors on the day and it will be a...
Cyprus picketing outside the Turkish Embassy Saturday, 15 November 2014; 2:00-4:00 | Social
JOIN THE PICKETING OUTSIDE THE TURKISH EMBASSY TO CONDEMN THE ILLEGAL UDI SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2014 from 2:00 - 4:00pm Join and demand: No UDI - No partition –Turkey Hands off Cyprus Turkish troops and colonists out of Cyprus The End to the Turkish occupation of...
Eleni Kokka in London Thursday,13 November 2014; 7:30pm | Featured Events, Music - Dance
Elena Kokka, a unique classical artist, is the only pianist and singer on the world stage today who tackles the most demanding repertoire for both piano and voice. She was born in Athens, Greece, then moved to London to study piano and singing at the Royal College of Music and... Ancient Wisdom and Harmonious Diet Saturday, 8 November 2014; 1:00-3:00pm | Other, Workshops
A year after starting the Health Being Institute Dr Eleni Tsiompanou takes a new step in promoting a fresh approach to healthcare. To begin with, she is doing an introductory workshop in London on: “Ancient Wisdom and Harmonious Diet”. This will be the first of a...
Ladies sing the ‘Greek Blues’ Tuesday, 28 October & Thursday, 6 November & Sunday, 23 November 2014 | Music - Dance, Theatre - Film
The Trilogy of the Greek Blues is a three-part celebration of rembetiko music – also known as the ‘Greek Blues’ – which originated in Smyrna, Turkey, from the 1920s onwards. Like other urban subcultural musical forms – such as the Blues, Fado and Tango...
ZERTEO collection Thursday, 6 November & Saturday, 8 November 2014; 11:00am–7:00pm | Other, Social
ZERTEO’s much anticipated collection is finally available in London for two days only! The collection will comprise mostly of jewellery with precious and semi-precious stones in fashionable designs and of course ZERTEO’s famous decorative pieces. The prices are ranging... Hellenic Nights at Elysee Bar Fridays and Saturdays; 11:00pm - 4:00am | Parties, Recurring
Hellenic Nights party rocking Elysee Bar! Fridays (Ladies free) and Saturdays at the first floor of Elysee Bar The most popular Greek nights in London are designed to offer to all of you memorable Greek weekend nights similar to the ones back home. HELLENIC NIGHTS ARE...
Metropolitan Ignatius of Demetrias and Almyros at the LSE Wednesday, 12 November 2014; 6:30-8:00pm | Featured Events, Lectures
As historically a central pole of national identity, and with a new politics of nationalism evident, the way in which the Greek Orthodox Church is impacted by Greece’s economic crisis and how it responds to it, is of major importance to the nation’s public and social...
Ancient Greek language and culture classes – Birmingham Starts Monday, 29 September 2014; for 10 weeks | Other, Out of London, Social, Workshops
Ancient Greek language and culture. Explore Classical and New Testament Greek. Starting week beginning 29th September 2014. Course fee: £80 (10 weeks) Concessionary fees available, please contact Brasshouse for details. Enrol now! For further information and enrolment,...
Costas Balafas: Photographic memories of modern Greece Wednesday, 8 October - Sunday, 16 November 2014 | Arts, Featured Events
Costas Balafas is one of the post-war humanist photographers whose work determined the course of Greek photography. His photographs are a unique testimony of Greek history and society, where the struggles of the ordinary Greeks in their daily life feature predominantly. The...
4 Artists 4 Techniques Mondays - Fridays, until 7 November 2014; 9:00am-4:30pm | Arts, Featured Events
An exhibition of the works of four Cypriot artists of four different disciplines to mark the Cyprus National Day. Hosted by the High Commissioner for the Republic of Cyprus Euripides L Evriviades and the President of the World Federation of Overseas Cypriots Andreas... Live music at ‘Greece welcomes you in London’ – CANCELLED Friday, 31 October - Sunday, 2 November 2014 (evening) | Music - Dance
'Greece Welcomes You In London-Food & Art' is a landmark food & art exhibition event! This is the first time ever that an event exclusively comprising Greek goods will be held in the heart of London. The fair will showcase dynamic Greek companies and their high-quality...
Committed Sundays, 9-23-30 November 2014; 7:30pm | Featured Events, Theatre - Film
The Cypriot feature film 'Committed', shot entirely in Cyprus, will be screening in London at the Arthouse Crouch End Cinema in November! A English-language romantic road trip movie set in Cyprus about a chance meeting between a man being pressured to propose to his girlfriend...
‘Koutouki’ Sundays at Nostos with moosootoo every Sunday afternoon; 3:30pm | Music - Dance, Recurring
The last few Sunday afternoons Spiros Bolovinis and Pavlos Melas have been performing at Nostos, 66-68 Green Lanes, N13 5JU, Palmers Green. Ran by Kalliopi from Serres the place is very small -around 30-35 seats-, very clean with tasty Greek food, wines, tsipouro/raki etc. For...
Staging the domestic Until Sunday, 7 December 2014 | Arts
“Staging the domestic” In collaboration with Salon de Bricolage. Curated by Anna Chatzinassiou 16th October to 7th December 2014 The term “domestic” is used in this exhibition with its dual meaning, indicating both the home and the native. The title could thus be...
Rebetiko nights at SOAS Every Monday; 8:00pm - 11:00pm | Music - Dance, Recurring
The rebetiko nights at SOAS have started again filling our Mondays with great music. The rebetiko nights run every Monday so feel free to pop around whenever you have a free Monday. The events are always free of charge. When you arrive at the SOAS building, let the... A night for Cyprus with Lobby for Cyprus and the band Millennium Sunday, 16 November 2014 | Social
"With great pleasure we would like to announce that Lobby for Cyprus is organising a memorable “Night for Cyprus” on Sunday 16th November. The proceeds from the Night for Cyprus will be used towards the enlightenment campaign of Lobby for Cyprus. As you know Lobby...
Archaeology and Culture of Ancient Greece classes – Birmingham Tuesdays, 4:00-6:00pm, for 6 weeks starting on 30 September 2014 | Other, Out of London, Workshops
Explore the Ancient Greek society and culture through archaeological material and art. Tuesday 16.00-18.00 6 weeks - starting Tuesday 30 September 2014. Course fee: £50 (6 weeks) Concessionary fees available, please contact Brasshouse for details. Enrol now! For further...
The Newly Disadvantaged: Responses to rapid socioeconomic change in Greece Tuesday, 11 November 2014; 6:00-7:30pm | Lectures
Speaker : Alexander Kentikelenis Research Associate, Department of Sociology, King's College, University of Cambridge Chair : Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis Associate Professor of Political Economy, LSE Date : Tuesday, 11 November 2014 Venue : Cañada Blanch Room, COW...
Fones – London Greek Voices Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30pm term time | Recurring, Workshops
Fones is London’s only acapella singing group dedicated to traditional Greek vocal music directed by Kalia Baklitzanaki. Open to Greek speakers and non-Greek speakers, we meet for a fun evening of singing once a week. Join us to meet new people and learn about Greek music,...
Jung and Maximus the Confessor on Psychic Development Wednesday, 12 November 2014; 7:15pm | Literature, Other
The Hellenic Society of Professional People and Scientists in Great Britain & The Hellenic Medical Society invite you to a Book Presentation: 'Jung and Maximus the Confessor on Psychic Development' by Rev. Dr Chrysostom Tympas Panel Discussants: Prof. Renos...