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MARCH 30-APRIL 2
LYNN, MA –The St. George Greek Community of Lynn presents the Harry Agganis Basketball Tournament on Mar. 30-Apr. 2. Celebrating Harry’s ideals since 1956 – Leadership, Sportsmanship, Scholarship. High School Division games begin on Thursday, Mar. 30, College Division games begin on Friday, Mar. 31. Tournament Spiritual Advisor and Honorary Chairman: Rev. Fr. George D. Tsoukalas, St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 54 South Common Street, Lynn, MA. More information is available via at email:agganisbasketballtournament@yahoo.comand by phone: 781-593-6162.
MARCH 30-APRIL 6
MANHATTAN – The American Sephardi Federation’s 20th New York Sephardic Film Festival at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street in Manhattan begins on Thursday Mar. 30 and runs through Thursday, Apr. 6. Cloudy Sunday by Manoussos Manoussakis (Greece, 2016, 118 minutes) will be screened on Sunday, Apr. 2, at 6:30 PM. On Wednesday, Apr. 5, the festival presents A Greek Odyssey- an evening dedicated to Greek Sephardic culture with two documentary film screenings- Trezoros: The Lost Jews of Kastoria directed by Lawrence Russo and Larry Confino, (Greece, USA, 2016, 93 minutes) at 6 PM, and The Queen of Rebetiko: My Sweet Canary directed by Roy Sher, (Greece, 2011, 90 minutes) at 8 PM. Tickets and more information about the films and the festival are available online at www.nysephardifilmfestival.org.
APRIL 1
EAST MEADOW, NY – Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 369 Green Avenue in East Meadow will host a Lenten Retreat, “Prayer and Mysticism in the Orthodox Church” on Saturday, Apr. 1. The Very Rev. Vasilios Bassakyros will speak on the power of prayer and his experience living with the monks at Saint Catherine’s Monastery located on Mount Sinai in Egypt. The retreat will be held from 12 PM (lunch) to 5 PM. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.htocem.org or contact us at 516-483-3649 or info@htocem.org.
WORCESTER, MA – Epirotic Dinner Dance on Saturday, Apr. 1 at St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral,102 Russell Street in Worcester, at 7:30-11PM. The event is dedicated to Paidia Xenitemena and features live music and dancing. Tickets are $75. Phone: 508-791-7326.
APRIL 2
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Show your Hellenic pride at the 2017 Greek Independence Day Parade in Philadelphia, featuring the Evzones, the Presidential Guard of Greece, on Sunday, Apr. 2.Formation Time: 1 PM. Starting Time: 2 PM. Starting Point: 17th and Parkway. Reviewing Stand: On Parkway prior to Art Museum Drive. Inclement Weather Number: 856-665-2085, a decision will be made by 10 AM on the day of the parade in case of inclement weather. More information is available online at www.hellenicfed.org.
ANDOVER, MA –Family Lenten Lunch at Saints Constantine and Helen Church, 71 Chandler Road in Andover, immediately Following Divine Liturgy on Sunday, Apr. 2: Fish Dinner $15 per person, Pizza Dinner $10 per person. Reserve your tickets early – last year was a sell-out! All reservations this year must be paid for in advance. Please contact the church office to make your reservation,phone: 978-470-0919. Kindly note how many guests in your party and their dinner choices. Make sure to pick up your tickets at any coffee hour. Honoring the memory of our beloved Father George Karahalios, for his dedicated ministry to our parish, his love for the tradition of the Lenten Luncheon, and his special lima beans recipe. All proceeds benefit the Mortgage Elimination Fund.
APRIL 3
CHESTNUT HILL, MA– The Hellenic Society of Boston College presents its first everGreek America Lecture Series at Boston College,Gasson Hall, 140 Commonwealth Avenue in Chestnut Hill, 6-7PM on Monday, Apr. 3. Renowned author Nicholas Gage will discuss A Writer’s Odyssey from war refugee to star NY Times reporter to acclaimed author and Oscar-nominated producer. More information is available by contacting Stavros Piperis, email: piperiss@bc.edu.
APRIL 4
SOMERVILLE, MA – Swing Away Greek Movie Screening at the Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square in Somerville, on Tuesday, Apr. 4 at 7 PM. Swing Away is a unique inspirational sports comedy set in Greece. Following a meltdown that leads to a suspension, professional golfer Zoe Papadopoulos travels to her grandparents’ village in Greece to escape the harsh spotlight of the international sports world. Between baking bread and eating baklava, she meets and mentors a ten-year-old girl who is determined – against all odds – to become the next golf sensation. Along the way, Zoe rediscovers her Greek heritage, her love of the game, and the hidden strength within herself as she inspires the townspeople in an epic showdown against a greedy American developer. More information is available online www.swingawaymovie.com and by phone: 617-625-5700.
APRIL 8
MANHATTAN – The Greek-American Writers Association will celebrate spring with a blockbuster program of poetry and song on Saturday, Apr. 8. Among the highlights: International performer and author Lili Bita will present a scene from her one-woman show, Euripides’ Medea. Poet Dr. Robert Zaller will read from his Islands, inspired by Greece, as well as Speaking to Power. Nektarios Antoniou, a graduate of Yale’s Institute of Sacred Music and founder of the renowned group Schola Cantorum, will perform a program of Greek poetry set to music. Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street at 6-8 PM. $10 includes admission and a drink of your choice. Subways A, C, D, M to West 4th Street or 1 to Christopher Street.
APRIL 9
EAST MEADOW – The Divine Liturgy with an outdoor procession for Orthodox Palm Sunday will be celebrated on Sunday, April 9 at 9:30 AM at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 369 Green Avenue, East Meadow. The service will be conducted in English. A Lenten coffee hour with will follow the service. The full schedule for Holy Week can be found on the parish website’s calendar at www.htocem.org. For more information, call 516-483-3649 or emailinfo@htocem.org.
APRIL 15- 16
EAST MEADOW – The midnight Vigil and Divine Liturgy for Orthodox Easter will be held on Saturday, April 15 at 11:15 PM at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 369 Green Avenue, East Meadow. A festive Paschal meal will follow the service. The Paschal Vespers for Orthodox Easter will be held on Sunday, April 16 at 12 noon. The outdoor children’s procession and Easter egg hunt will follow the service. All services will be conducted in English. The full schedule for Holy Week can be found on the parish website’s calendar at www.htocem.org. For more information, call 516-483-3649 or email info@htocem.org.
APRIL 19
MANHATTAN – The Hellenic-American Cultural Foundation, the Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce, and American Friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece present Jews of Greece: 25 Centuries of Continuous Presence on Wednesday, Apr. 19 at 7 PM at the offices of Norton Rose Fulbright, 1301 6th Ave. in New York City. Dr. Mimis Cohen a founding member of the American Friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece and a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago will give a presentation on the early interaction of the Greek and “Romaniote” Jewish communities around the Eastern Mediterranean. The program and reception are free of charge, but please note, due to building security requirements, only registered attendees will be admitted to this event. No walk-ins will be permitted. RSVP to info@hacfoundation.org.
APRIL 30
BOSTON –Come join us on Sunday, Apr. 30, at 1PM for the annual Boston Greek Independence Day Parade commemorating Greece’s march to freedom which began on March 25th, 1821. The parade route is Boylston Street to Charles Street and ending at Boston Common where there will be a celebration of Greek music, Greek traditional dances, and Greek food. The Grand Marshals will be His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios of Boston; Honorable Mayor of Boston Martin Walsh.More information is available by contacting the organizers of the Boston Greek parade, the Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of New England by phone at: 617-930-1518 or by email to: fhasne@gmail.com.
CHICAGO – Hellenic Heritage Parade, Chicago’s Greek Independence Day Parade,steps-off at 2:30 PM, Halsted Street, between Randolph and Van Buren on Sunday, Apr. 30. Since 1964, the Greek American community has made this event a fun time for all to enjoy colorful traditional costumes, a sense of community, and genuine Hellenic spirit. More information is available online at www.opachicago.com/events/chicagos-greek-independence-day-parade-2017.
MAY 4
MANHATTAN – The A.S. Onassis Program in Hellenic Studies at NYU presents Greek Cinema Today Spring 2017 Film Series on Thursdays through May 4 at 6:30 PM at 12 Waverly Place, Room G-08, in Manhattan. Curated by Visiting Prof. Eleftheris Astrinaki, the series includes unique films such as 4.1 Miles by Daphne Matziaraki and 722 TMX Engineer Battalion by Yannis Koufounikos on April 6, Spring Awakening on April 13, Golden Dawn: A Personal Affair on April 20, and Park on May 4. The film screenings are free and open to the public and include appearances by the filmmakers. More information is available at vt507@nyu.edu or 212-998-3979.
MAY 11-13
MANHATTAN – The first Greek Panorama exhibition focused on Tourism, Culture and Gastronomy exclusively for Greece is organized by Hellas North American Events Inc. in collaboration with the company North Events and will be held in the iconic Grand Central Terminal, 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue, one of the most important historic buildings in Manhattan, on Thursday, May 11 through Saturday, May 13. The exhibition will take place in Vanderbilt Hall and will include presentations on each tourist destination in Greece and on luxury tourism, Greek gastronomy, real estate, shopping, yachting and cruises, etc. On Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13 the exhibition will be open to the public for free. More information is available online at www.greekpanorama.com
MAY 18
MANHATTAN – On Thursday, May 18 at 6 PM HABA invites you to save the date for our 35th Anniversary and our Executive of the Year Award Dinner 2017, honoring Alexander Navab, Partner and Head of Americas Private Equity, KKR & Co. LP, at the Union League Club of New York. Details forthcoming at haba.org.
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