Cultural Life
Exploring Greek heritage, culture, and identity.
Committed, A Road Trip Movie Set In Cyprus
The film, entitled Committed, is a road trip movie set in Cyprus about a chance meeting between a man being pressured to propose to his girlfriend and a runaway bride. It is an English-language romantic comedy…
New Greek Elixir Hits The Market… The Sapphire Elixir: A Novel By Frank Voutsakis
The Sapphire Elixir is the dramatic chronicle of a fictional village of exiles forced from their homes in Anatolia and repatriated to the mountains of Northern Greece. Refuges in their own land, a few clans stake…
“Heaven And Earth: Art Of Byzantium From Greek Collections” At The National Gallery Of Art In Washington
Washington, DC – In the first exhibition devoted to Byzantine art at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, some 170 rare and important works, drawn exclusively from Greek collections, will offer a fascinating glimpse of the…
Passion For Photography Inspires Thessaloniki Community
Thessaloniki, Greece – Last week, Photoglobe in downtown Thessaloniki hosted its first student exhibit titled RGB. Curated by director Vasiliki Eleftheriou, the event featured an array of photography skills from lovers of the art. So what…
Tom Hanks… Just Call Him Papou
Tom Hanks, one of the world’s most recognizable actors, simply likes being called “Papou.” In an interview with Entertainment Tonight’s Nancy O’Dell, where Hanks talks about his new film, “Captain Phillips,” being released October 11, told…
Venetia Bebi, A Greek-American Artists Journey
Philadelphia, PA – Two words define an artist. “If you don’t have passion and conviction as a creative person, your gift and desires only remain dreams”, says Venetia Bebi. Bebi certainly posses these attributes and a…
An American Actor Reaching Back To Ancient Greece To Teach The Children Of Today
American Actor, Helen Slater, who starred in such films as “Supergirl,” “Ruthless People,” and “City Slickers,” and many television roles on “Will and Grace,” Seinfeld,” and most recently, “The Lying Game,” has turned to Ancient Greece…
Seizmos Heats Up The Night
Philadelphia, PA – This past Saturday, one of the areas hot Greek band Seizmos kicked off the fall Bouzoukia night season with their first performance. City Bar and Grill was the scene, where the Greek community came together to dance…
Discobolus Goes To Australia
When one thinks of famous ancient Greek statues, immediately we think of one of the most famous, Discobolus – The discus thrower. And he is visiting Australia together with one hundred pieces of ancient Greek statues…
City Bar & Grill Welcomes Back Greek Community
Philadelphia, PA – The Greek community filled City Bar and Grill this past Saturday night, marking the end of a quiet summer and the start of the fall social season with the first big Bouzoukia night.…
A Street Car Named Desire, Remembering Elia Kazan
Sixty-two years ago today, the film, A Streetcar Named Desire, based on the Pulitzer Prize winning stage play by Tennessee Williams, had its United States release on September 18, 1951. Its director was the Greek-American, Elia…
City Bar & Grill Presents: Bouzoukia Live With Seizmos!
Philadelphia, PA – Seizmos is back! The Greek community’s first big end-of-summer concert kicks off on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at City Bar & Grill. Seizmos will perform a high-energy mix of the latest and greatest…
