WHAT: The Athens English Comedy Club is proud to present Athens’ first purely English-speaking comedy club. Featuring top local and international comedians on the first Sunday of every month, don’t miss this opportunity for a good laugh! Also make sure to join the club for open mic nights and comedy workshops! WHEN: March 1st, April 5th (Doors ...
Read moreWHAT: Head to Gazi’s Technopolis 3 days of the crème de la crème of fashion related films, documentaries, panels and masterclasses on topics ranging from fashion to the environment. Make sure to register for the free screenings that will include Luca Guadagnino’s ‘The Staggering Girl’, made for the house of Valentino. WHEN: From 14 until 16 Febr...
Read moreWHAT: Timothy Burgess the Manchester musician, singer-songwriter and record label owner, author and most notably lead singer of 90s brit-pop phenomenon - The Charlatans, will speak about his decades-long and varied career in rock. The talk will be followed by a DJ session too. WHEN: February 16, 2020 WHERE: SNFCC Lighthouse, 364 Syngrou Avenu...
Read moreWHAT: For something wonderfully contemporary head to the influential Bernier Eliades gallery, currently exhibiting Italian water-colourist Paolo Colombo’s works. This arte povera artist is sure to surprise and inspire you. WHEN: Until February 15, 2020 WHERE: Bernier Eliades Gallery, 11 Eptahalkou, Thissio, |+30.210.341.3935| bernier-eliades....
Read moreWHAT: Melita Vangelatou photographic take on the city made famous by the movie, encapsulates the rich traditions of this Moroccan city. Her beautifully colourful exhibit, at the Benaki Museum of Islamic Art, transports you to the streets and atmosphere of Casablanca. At the museum’s rooftop café UK artist Navine G. Khan-Dossos’ palm tree mural over...
Read moreWHAT: James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement) returns to the stage in an inventive new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, broadcast live to the Megaron – Athens Concert Hall. Fierce with a pen and notorious in combat, Cyrano almost has it all - if only he could win the heart of his true love Roxane. There’s just one big problem: he has a nose as huge as his...
Read moreWHAT: For all you vinyl lovers, it’s time for your favourite event: the Technopolis Vinyl Market. You can expect DJ performances, competitions and many hard to find vinyls from record store and private collections. Spin on and on! WHEN: From February 7 until February 9, 2020 WHERE: Technopolis, 100 Pireos, Gazi, 118 54 |+30 210 346 1589 | Web...
Read moreWHAT: Alpha Bank has successfully organized the premier culinary week of Athens for the last four years under the heading "Dine Athens", inviting the Athenian public to taste specially designed menus at affordable prices. As part of the 4th “Dine Athens Restaurant Week”, from January 28th to February 13th 2020, more than 30,000 Athenians took advan...
Read moreWHAT: The Illiad and the Odyssey, inspired by the Mycenaeans, remain two of the most influential works of literature in the history of mankind. This exhibition showcases the archaeological antiquities found from the Mycenaean tholos tomb on Tenos. Explore the remarkable cultural heritage of the Mycenaeans and venture into the society that inspired ...
Read moreWHAT: Armed with threads instead of a paintbrush, contemporary artist Ioannis Faitakis transformed paintings by famous Greek artists into woven rugs and tapestry. This exhibition, featuring side by side comparisons of the paintings and their respective tapestries, challenges and redefines the definition of art as we know it. WHEN: Until February...
Read moreWHAT: A photo-exhibit that explores the landscape and rural life of Tinos. Eugenie Coumantaros captures the changing external and internal landscape of Tinos over the past two decades. By eliminating context and then even tangible details, Coumantaros renders arches and doorways, corners and windows not as structures in a vernacular architecture, b...
Read moreWHAT: A solo exhibition of Greek-Egyptian artist Farida El Gazzar titled ‘Night Garden’ unfolds a personal journey to a magical world inspired by Cairo. Born in Alexandria and drawing inspiration from Egypt and artists like David Hockney, Thomas Demand and Karen Kilimnik, manuscripts, byzantine icons, Arab literature and the poetry of C. P. Cavafy,...
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