NEWS AND EVENTS
Live at The Greek: MELTEMI; Fri 15 Nov
Join us for another unforgettable night of Greek music with MELTEMI who will perform Live at The Greek on Friday 15 November. Meltemi, named after a North-Easterly light breeze on the Aegean Summer will play classic Greek songs including Laika, Rembetika and Entechna as well as some of their own compositions. Like their namesake, Meltemi bring inf
Live at the Greek: Agapi and Friends; Fri 22 Nov
On Friday 22 November, Agapi and Friends are back to perform a selection of nostalgic and much loved Greek classics from the 40’s, 50’s 60’s and 70’s. Featuring Agapi (vocals), Dean Georgalas (bouzouki), Nick Kapralos (guitar and vocals) & Byron Triandafyllidis (percussion), the group have hand-picked some of their favorite songs from that era,
Alphington Grammar School Greek Band performance; Sun 1st Dec
On Sunday 1st December at 6pm, Alphington Grammar School Greek Band will perform at The Greek Centre. We are really excited to present this performance by Alphington Grammar students from Years 2 to 12 who will play a variety of Greek styles including Rebetika, Smyrnaika, Dimotika, Palia Laika and Entechna. What a wonderful way to spend an evening…
La Trobe Lecture: Post-60s Greek-Australian Youth Activism.
On Wednesday 6th November, La Trobe University’s Greek Studies (Department of Languages and Linguistics) and the Dardalis Archives of the Hellenic Diaspora in conjunction with the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria present: Dr Toula Nicolacopoulos and Dr George Vassilacopoulos discussing post-60s Greek-Australian Youth Activism. Joi
Pittsburgh (play in Greek)
We are delighted to announce that Pittsburgh, the highly acclaimed theatre production loved by audiences and critics alike, which played to sell out crowds throughout Greece- will be seen at The Greek Centre from 3rd to 5th May 2019. The play which is in Greek, is based on the heart-warming book “Pitsiburgo” by Soti Triantafyllou. It is love story
Romiosini and Beyond
A performance of Mikis Theodorakis’ classic anthem of Greek identity and other well-loved works. Featuring International Vocalist Dimitris Basis and conducted by George Ellis. The composer who gave us the orchestral and choral masterpieces Axion Esti and Canto General also gave the world Romiosini. This well-loved song cycle is based on the poetry
GREEK COMMUNITY COCKTAIL PARTY @ LONSDALE ST GREEK FESTIVAL
Secure your access to the best party at the Lonsdale St Greek Festival! The exclusive Greek Community Cocktail Party will be hosted at the Delphi Bank Mezzanine (in the Greek Centre), with food and drinks throughout the evening including Greek beer, wine and spirits. . Enjoy premium views of Eleonora Zouganeli in concert on the Delphi Bank Stage or
32nd Lonsdale Street Greek Festival
Melbourne’s biggest street party and longest-running Greek festival brings together some of the Australia’s most talented performers, dancers, chefs, cooks and competitors for a weekend of Greek-flavoured entertainment. Headlining the event will be one of Greece’s most popular singing sensations, Eleonora Zouganeli, on her first Australian v
Eleonora Zouganali to headline the 32nd Lonsdale Street Festival
We are excited to announce that Greek singing sensation Eleonora Zouganeli will headline the 32nd Lonsdale St Greek Festival with a free outdoor concert on Saturday 23rd February 2019 on her first ever Australian visit. Zouganeli’s contemporary and traditional songs and her versatile singing style will cater to audiences young and old – cementing h
El Dorado
“El Dorado: the struggle for Skouries” is a documentary film about the on-going struggle of a small community in the Halkidiki region of northern Greece against a proposed gold mine owned by Canadian mining giant El Dorado Gold. The film shows the history of the communities struggle to protect the forests, rivers and their livelihoods in tourism an
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