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	GREEK EVENTS PREVIEWS By George and Michael Gekas E-mail: in...@greekeventspreviews.com
Week of April 1st, 2013
Dear readers,   Last weekend the Greek Community marked Greek Independence Day with the annual parade on the Danforth.  If you missed the festivities (including sunny weather and great participation!), you can check out a video of the parade here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7hrhvLTkYQ.   The Greek America Foundation s Greek Film and Foto Week takes place next month, and like last year will feature a short film contest, aiming to encourage filmmakers to create Greek-themed and Greek-inspired short films for the wider audience. This year's contest challenged the filmmakers to make a film, 15 minutes or less, about how a stranger/foreigner's encounter with Greece or a Greek value or ideal can effectively change his/her life.  Though the winners won t be announced until they are officially screened on May 12th, you can preview the finalists now: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVBcTpng8Az22T2VrOaPsp5AWQBrraEgj&feature=view_all   Finally, the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada) website has a special section on the: Journey to Pascha The Triodion Period and Great Lent (www.gometropolis.org/journey-to-pascha). Learn about the Lenten period, the Saturdays and Sundays of Lent, information on prayer and fasting, reference the 2013 Triodion and Pentecostarion calendar in English and Greek and much more.   Summary of Events: ü Re-Catechism Lecture Series: Finding Jesus Christ in the Old Testament ü Lecture on the Future of Hellenic Education in Canada ü Lecture on Greece and the Future of Europe ü Hellenic Canadian Academic Association Fundraising Dinner ü Compañeros Residency at Avli Restaurant ü Myrrh Streaming Icon in Toronto ü Theatre Nefeli s Production of Fotinos ü Lecture on General Makrigiannis, Hero of 1821 ü HCBT Spring Networking Event with Nia Vardalos ü Blood Drive at the Greek Community of Toronto ü Pan-Messinian Association Annual Dinner Dance ü Lecture on Nikos Kazantzakis ü Summer School in Kalamata 2013 ü AHEPA Parliamentary Banquet in Ottawa ü AHEPA Scholarships ü Lecture on the Battle of Crete ü Tsahouridis Brothers Live in Concert ü CATCH OF THE DAY: If You Know English, You Pretty Much Know Greek too...
Re-Catechism Lecture Series: Finding Jesus Christ in the Old Testament
Re-Catechism, the English-language discussion group of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church is beginning its new lecture series on "Finding Jesus Christ in the Old Testament". The sessions are held from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. at the Church.   When:  Tuesday, April 2nd, 6:45 pm - Praising God in Hymns: Wisdom Literature Tuesday, April 16th, 6:45 pm - Describing the Suffering Servant: Isaiah Where:  St. Demetrios Church, 30 Thorncliffe Park Drive Tickets: FREE   Further information: www.livingorthodoxy.com
Lecture on the Future of Hellenic Education in Canada
The office of the Consul General of Greece Educational Affairs, in co-operation with the Hellenic Language Teachers of Ontario, the Office of Greek Education of the Metropolis of Toronto and the Department of Education of the Greek Community Toronto, cordially invite you to an academic evening on The Future of Hellenic Education in Canada:  Collective Challenges, Collective Actions .  Guest Speakers include: Dr. Michalis Vitopoulos ( Post Secondary Greek Language Education ), Dr. Peter Pericles Trifonas ( Language, Culture and the New Generation ) and Themistoklis Aravossitas ( Greek Heritage Language Education in the 21st Century ).  Discussion and reception will follow.   When: Wednesday, April 3rd, 7:30pm Where: Polymenakeion Cultural Centre, 30 Thorncliffe Park Drive Tickets: FREE   Further information:  https://www.facebook.com/events/505124472885880/
Lecture on Greece and the Future of Europe
The Hellenic Canadian Academic Association of Ontario in partnership with the HHF Chair in Modern Greek History at York University present Between Catastrophe and Resistance: Greece and the Future of Europe , a lecture by Dr. Costas Douzinas.  Costas Douzinas is Professor of Law and Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, Birkbeck College, University of London. Costas has written extensively in legal and political philosophy, human rights, aesthetics, literature, art and critical theory.  His books have been translated in twelve languages.  This event has been made possible with the generous support of the Hellenic Heritage Foundation.   When: Thursday, April 4th, 6:30pm Where: Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place, First Floor University of Toronto Tickets: FREE   Further information:  http://www.munk.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?eventid=13860
Hellenic Canadian Academic Association Fundraising Dinner
The Hellenic Canadian Academic Association of Ontario (HCAAO) invites you and your guests to the annual HCAAO Get-together Dinner. This year, our Get-together Dinner is very special and wide open to the community, as it is dedicated to raising funds for humanitarian assistance to Greece. The net proceeds will be donated to the Greek chapter of the Doctors of the World (DoW).     It is well known that due to the economic crisis, thousands of people in Greece, including children, are increasingly in need of medical attention, which they are increasingly unable to get through normal channels. Naturally, this problem tends to be most acute in the large cities and most importantly in Athens. The DoW, among many other NGOs, are on the ground trying to help the best way they can. As demand for their services grows however, these organizations find themselves overstretched and increasingly in need for more financial support.     This dinner function is about raising funds to assist, in some small way, those who do the good work on the ground. It is also about raising awareness of the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Greece. We wish to enlist your support in this effort.     When: Friday, April 5th, 7pm Where: Grand Luxe Event Boutique, 3125 Bayview Avenue Tickets: $100   Further information:  tina.mart...@utoronto.ca www.hcaao.org
Compañeros Residency at Avli Restaurant
Compañeros are performing every Friday and Saturday night at Avli Restaurant.  Compañeros was founded in 1978. Originally composed of artists from Chile and Greece, and singing in Greek, Spanish, English and French, they were one of the first world music group to emerge in Canada.  Today the 9 piece band features Dimitris Bogris, Fotis Tubanos, and George Kostoglou.   Dimitris, the very talented bouzouki player in the band, also teaches the bouzouki (www.dimitriosbouzouki.com).  So if you ever wanted to learn to play bouzouki the central instrument in rebetika, you should contact Dimitris.   When: Friday, April 5th, & Saturday, April 6th,  9 pm Where: Avli Restaurant, 401 Danforth Avenue Tickets: Free, with purchase of drink   Further information: www.reverbnation.com/compa%C3%B1eros dimitrio...@gmail.com
Myrrh Streaming Icon in Toronto
The miraculous Myrrh Streaming Icon is coming to Toronto. The Icon of Saint Anna (the mother of the Holy Virgin Mary) was painted in 1998 at the Mount of Olives Convent in Jerusalem and given to the monastery s former spiritual leader, Heiromonk Athanasy Mastalsky. In 2004, the icon began to exude fragrant myrrh oil and, since 2011, has been enshrined at St. Tikhon s Orthodox Monastery in Pennsylvania. Many miracles have been attributed to intercessory prayers before the holy icon, and it is especially known for healing infertility in women. Fr. Athanasy will speak on both Saturday and Sunday on themes relating to living the Orthodox Christian life. Join us for this special time of prayer and reflection!  All are welcome!   When: Saturday April 6, 4pm and Sunday April 7th, 2 pm Where: St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, 9116 Bayview Avenue, Richmond Hill Tickets: FREE   Further information:  www.stgeorgeto.org 905-731-7210
Theatre Nefeli s Production of Fotinos
Theatre Nefeli of the Greek Community of Toronto invites you to its dramatic production of Fotinos a story of ultimate sacrifice and loss paid for the right for freedom.   When: Saturday April 6, 8pm and Sunday April 7th, 2:30pm and 7:30pm Where: The Music Hall, 147 Danforth Avenue Tickets: $25, $35, $50   Further information:  www.greekcommunity.org 416-425-2485
Lecture on General Makrigiannis, Hero of 1821
The Athanasios Diakos Association invite you to an interesting lecture titled "Strategos Giannis Makrigiannis: The Wise Uneducated Hero of the 1821 Greek Revolution .  The lecture is presented by Dr. George Gekas, and will be followed by a reception. Hope to see you all there   When: Sunday April 7th, 2:30pm Where: Pan Macedonia Association, 406 Danforth Avenue Tickets: FREE   Further information:  gge...@ryerson.ca
HCBT Spring Networking Event with Nia Vardalos
Welcome the dawning of spring with the Hellenic Canadian Board of Trade at our 2013 Annual Spring Networking Event! Held at the always-popular Brant House on the vibrant King West strip, it s guaranteed to be a fun night of networking and enjoying the company of other Hellenic professionals.   The event starts at 5:30 sharp, and this is one you won t want to be fashionably late for. We re lucky enough to have icon of the Greek community and amazing comedienne Nia Vardalos joining us from 5:30 to 6:30. Nia is in Toronto promoting her new book, Instant Mom, which has gained acclaim as a hilarious and insightful look into becoming an adoptive parent. We're pleased to be taking pre-orders for signed copies of Instant Mom ($20), orders need to be in by April 8th to ensure delivery at the event.   We at the HCBT are excited to host Nia, and to celebrate the promise of warm weather surrounded by friends old and new. Our Spring Networking Event is the perfect time to come out and make some new connections we look forward to seeing you there!   When: Thursday, April 11th, 5:30 - 9:30 pm Where: Brant House Supper Club, 522 King Street West Tickets:  FREE for member, $20 for non-members   Further information: http://hcbt.com/Default.aspx?pageId=800430&eventId=661899&EventViewMode=2&CalendarViewType=0&SelectedDate=3/30/2013
Blood Drive at the Greek Community of Toronto
Canadian Blood Services is holding a blood drive at the Greek Community of Toronto.  Come and help save a life.   When: Saturday, April 13th, 10 am 2 pm Where: Greek Community of Toronto, 30 Thorncliffe Park Drive   Further information:  www.greekcommunity.org 416-425-2485
Pan-Messinian Association Annual Dinner Dance
The Pan-Messinian Association of Toronto "Papaflessas-Ipapanti" invites you to join us for our annual dinner dance celebrating the liberation of Kalamata in 1821.  Entertainment includes performances by our dance groups, live music by the band Parea, and a chance to win 2 complimentary tickets to Greece, courtesy Transat Holidays, and much more!  The delicious 3 course meal will include 2 bottles of wine at each table.   When: Saturday, April 13th, 7 pm Where: Spirale Banquet & Conference Centre, 888 Don Mills Rd Tickets: $60, Children under 12 - $30   Further information:  Peter:(416) 887-1601 messini...@gmail.com www.panmessinian-toronto.org http://www.facebook.com/events/355000821284434/
Lecture on Nikos Kazantzakis
You are invited to attend a lecture entitled A Poetic walk in our Whispered Lyric Poetry given by Mr. Kostas Georgiadis, Professor Emeritus at McMaster University.  This event is organized by the Toronto Division of the International Society of the Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis.   When: Sunday, April 14th, 3 pm Where: Pan-Macedonian Center, 406 Danforth Avenue Tickets: FREE   Further information:  Voula 416-281-8307
Summer School in Kalamata 2013
Any interested Greek youth (18 to 24 years old) is cordially invited to apply to attend the summer school in Kalamata. The school is organized by the Panmessenian Federation of USA and Canada, the University of Peloponnese, the TEI Kalamatas and the Peloponnese Prefecture (Messenia).  During the one-month summer school program participants learn about Hellenic history, culture, civilization and study the Greek language.  The program includes: Greek Language lessons at two levels (beginners and advanced), educational visits to Ancient Olympia, Mycenae, the Theatre of Epidaurus (to watch a play), Ancient Messene, Mani, Mystra, Acropolis Museum, Mount Taygetos and the historic and picturesque town of Pylos.  The school runs from July 15 to August 9.  Learn, enjoy and become an ambassador of Hellenism!   Application Deadline:  Friday, April 19th   Further information:  www.pan-messinian.com Theodore Tzalalis (905-764-0342) or Gina Chreppas (416-459-7288)
AHEPA Parliamentary Banquet in Ottawa
It is with great enthusiasm that AHEPA Canada is current organizing a Parliamentary Banquet to honour our Prime Minister Stephen Harper.  Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been selected to receive AHEPA's highest honour, the Socrates Award. This award is bestowed upon an individual who exemplifies the finest traditions of leadership and the promotion of democracy.  He will be the fourth Canadian Prime Minister to receive the Socrates Award and will share this honour with past recipients Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Prime Minister Jean Chretien.   When: Friday, April 26th, 6 pm Where: Chateau Laurier Hotel, 1 Rideau St, Ottawa Tickets: $150   Further information:  Nina Antonakes at 905-903-6647 nina.an...@gmail.com
AHEPA Scholarships
AHEPA Canada and the Daughters of Penelope are offering several scholarships to deserving students, including (1) one $1000 scholarship awarded to high school students who are graduating this year and entering undergraduate studies and (2) four to size $500 scholarships to students of a government accredited post-secondary educational institution (university, college or CEGEP).   Applicants must be of Greek descent and reside within District 23.  It is preferable that the applicant be affiliated with the Order of AHEPA and/or is a child or grandchild of a member of the AHEPA family.   Application Deadline:  Monday, May 6th   Further information:  www.ahepacanada.org jimf...@hotmail.com
Lecture on the Battle of Crete
In commemoration of the 72nd Anniversary of The Battle of Crete (20 May 1941), the Cretans Association of Toronto Knossos and the Greek Community of Toronto invite all of you to attend a presentation entitled Uncertain Victory:  The Struggle For Crete by Colonel Bernd Horn, OMM, MSM, CD, PhD.  Note, this presentation will be in English, and will be followed by a reception and performance of traditional Cretan songs and dances.   When:  Saturday, May 11th, 5:30 - 7:30pm Where:  Polymenakion Centre at St. Demetrios Church, 30 Thorncliffe Park Drive Tickets:  FREE   Further information:  hor...@rogers.com www.cretans.ca
Tsahouridis Brothers Live in Concert
Matthaios and Konstantinos Tsahouridis are award winning brothers that combine an experimental blend of ethnic sounds and a versatile repertory, the music of 'psyche and soma' unfolds the truth of emotions and feelings.  Creating a personal statement over the music they love and serve, Matthaios' interest in a variety of ethnic stringed musical instruments (the Pontic lyra, the Afghan rubab and the Afghan ghichak, the Persian and the Uzbek kamancheh, the Turkish oud, the Greek lute - laghouto, the bouzouki and others), together with Konstantinos' unique vocal expression that combines the operatic, as well as the traditional, melismatic and contemporary, all in one, create an unusual assimilation of a 'global' music repertory.   Concert: When:  Thursday, May 16th, 8 pm Where:  Danforth Music Hall, 147 Danforth Avenue Tickets: $55 and $80   Dinner and Dance (pontiaka, dimotika, laika): When:  Saturday, May 18th, 8 pm Where:  Armenian Community Center, 45 Hallcrowe Place   Further information: www.facebook.com/TsahouridisBrothersToronto  416-778-6482
CATCH OF THE DAY: If You Know English, You Pretty Much Know Greek too...
The proliferation of Greek in the English language is astounding.  The following text is almost entirely made of Greek words:   "The genesis of classical drama was not symptomatic. An euphoria of charismatic and talented protagonists showed fantastic scenes of historic episodes. The prologue, the theme and the epilogue comprised the trilogy of drama while synthesis, analysis and synopsis characterized the phraseology of the text. The syntax and phraseology used by scholars, academicians and philosophers in their rhetoric, had many grammatical idioms and idiosyncrasies. The protagonists periodically used pseudonyms. Anonymity was a syndrome that characterized the theatrical atmosphere. The panoramic fantasy, the mystique, the melody, the aesthetics, the use of the cosmetic epithets are characteristics of drama. Even through the theatres were physically gigantic, there was no need for microphones because the architecture and the acoustics would echo isometrically and crystal - clear.   Many epistemologists of physics, aerodynamics, acoustics, electronics, electromagnetic can not analyze - explain the ideal and isometric acoustics of Hellenic theaters even today. There were many categories of drama: classical drama, melodrama, satiric, epic, comedy, etc. The syndrome of xenophobia or dyslexia was overcome by the pathos of the actors who practiced methodically and emphatically. Acrobatics were also euphoric. There was a plethora of anecdotal themes, with which the Acrobats would electrify the ecstatic audience with scenes from mythical and historical episodes. Some theatrics episodes were characterized as scandalous and blasphemous. Pornography, bigamy, haemophilia, nymphomania, polyandry, polygamy and heterosexuality were dramatized in a pedagogical way so the mysticism about them would not cause phobia or anathema or taken as anomaly but through logic, dialogue and analysis scepticism and the pathetic or cryptic mystery behind them would be dispelled. It is historically and chronologically proven that theater emphasized pedagogy, idealism and harmony. Paradoxically it also energized patriotism a phenomenon that symbolized ethnically character and phenomenal heroism."
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