WHAT: In Greece and Turkey, there’s a long, silver, needle-like fish, whose back-bone glows aqua-green in the water, called a Zargana. However, in popular culture or slang, to refer to a woman as a Zargana is a coy, salacious reference; a flirtation. Η Ζαργάνα Μου, in the possessive form, becomes even more seedy - a libidinous flirt, a soft wolf-wh...
Read moreWHAT: In early September, The B. & M. Theocharakis Foundation inaugurated its new visual arts period with the retrospective exhibition of the renowned creator Costas Tsoclis, in view of the artist’s 90th birthday. Takis Mavrotas, the curator of the exhibition, considers Costas Tsoclis as amongst the leading conceptual artists of his time. From ...
Read moreIt seems incredible the last time our children were properly in school was early this year in March, (except for a couple of weeks in June) and now they’re back, clad with facemasks with backpack in tow. Time to get creative and get back into hobbies we’ve always wanted to try! Or at least to revisit. Check out these 3 great ide...
Read moreWHAT: Lately, the exhibitions of Roma Gallery feature the functionality of works that emerged in Greece from up to 50 years ago. They illuminate the historical origins of today's artistic ideas and contribute to their enrichment - at the same time supplying art theory with new data. This indeed, is the creative role of a gallery in tune with the...
Read moreMasks compulsory at almost all outdoor venues and tables at cafes, restaurants and bars restricted to 6 at a table. All you need to know about the new measures, effective today. What you need to know: A maximum of 6 people per table permitted at bars, restaurants, and cafes. All live music venues will remain closed till e...
Read moreWHAT: Choreographed by Ariel Perez of Argentina and directed by Konstantinos Famis, 17 leading dancers of the original Tango and Flamenco "Compania Solea", alternate in a unique performance full of symbols, improvisation, endless lyrical figures. Famous and beloved Tangos, Flamenco & Bolleros are intertwined and come to life on stage by the uni...
Read moreA trade-off to sneak in free movie nights ended up being an iconoclastic career choice for the late Dimitris Vassiliou, the last of a dying breed of film poster artists in Europe. Vassiliou’s posters at Athens’ emblematic Cine Athinaion at the intersection of Mesogeion, Alexandras and Kifissias avenues, had a bit of a cult status, with elements of ...
Read moreThis is the fifth of my monthly chronicles on living through pandemic times, as told from the perspective of an American mystery writer who has called Greece home for 35 years. My wife and I had been in lockdown mode at our pastoral New Jersey farm since late February, but for August we experienced lockdown Manhattan-style. I’ve entrusted...
Read moreIf Piraeus was a blur of a stopover on your way to the islands, it now promises to be the hottest new design destination for the art-lusty. Carwan Gallery, a leading international contemporary design gallery, with a focus on promoting and producing cutting-edge collectible design, launches in Piraeus in September 2020. With Carwan, Nicola...
Read moreWHAT: Join Shedia and city chronicler Nikos Vatopoulos on Saturday, September 12 at 11am as he lets you appreciate Athens’ living architectural heritage. Discover the architectural history of Athens’ commercial centre with journalist Nikos Vatopoulos, who describes Athens as a ‘living organism’. The walk starts from Perikleous St to Agia Irini Squa...
Read moreWHAT: Athens Pride unfurls the rainbow flag to raise awareness for Greece’s LGBTQI + community. A string of events, LGBTQI + reality stories, seminars, discussions, film exhibitions, DJ sets and performances as well as the Athens Pride 2020 campaign "Knowing and supporting LGBTQI + organizations" aimed at strengthening the LGBTQI + community. For m...
Read moreAcclaimed chef Hervé Pronzato moves back to Greece to launch his eponymous restaurant in Petralona. Hervé, mercifully doesn’t fall into a narrow culinary category, and that is what makes a meal there worth all the anticipation! Flavour-packed with whiffs from Pronzato’s itinerant forays into India, the Middle East and Malaysia, Hervé wrap...
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