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November 2009 |
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Monday 2
November, 6pm
An Evening Celebrating the Achievements of the Breathing Life Trust
including an exhibition of winning entries from the Art for Life 2009
children's art and poetry competition, the showing of the film “Breathe Me”
by the charity's founder and the launch of the Art for Life 2010
competition. Supported by the Hellenic Centre. Drinks reception from 6.30pm.
Open to the public but please confirm attendance on 020 7563 9835 or
info@breathinglife.org
More information on the Breathing Life Trust, which has recently assisted in
the creation of a new Lung Centre for Children at the Makarios III Hospital
in Cyprus, can be found on
www.breathinglife.org
Venue: Great Hall,
Hellenic Centre |
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Tue |
Tuesday
3 November to Thursday 26 November
Return to Ithaca
An exhibition of
paintings by Alec Kazantzis and Jane Cochrane. Private view Tuesday 3
November, 6-9pm. Please contact 020 7487 5060 for opening hours.
Venue: Friends Room,
Hellenic Centre |
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Thursday
5 November, 7pm
The Leventis
Municipal Museum of Nicosia
An illustrated lecture by Mrs
Fotini Papadopoulou. Organised by Lykion ton Hellinidon. Further information
on 020 7224 1969 or
enquiries@lykiontonhellinidon.co.uk
Venue: Great Hall,
Hellenic Centre |
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Saturday 7 November
Dinner & Dance organised by Greek Orthodox community of St. Raphael,
Nicholas and Irene.
For tickets and raffles, please,
enquire at the church.
Venue: Community Centre 117,
Hertford Rd, Enfield, Middlesex, EN3 5JF.
Saturday
7 November & Sunday 8 November, 10am to 5pm
A Weekend Seminar
in Traditional Greek Dance
with Demos Prantsidis.
Organised by Lykion ton Hellinidon. Supported by the Hellenic Centre.
Further information and bookings on 07973 752881 or
enquiries@lykiontonhellinidon.co.uk
Venue: Great Hall,
Hellenic Centre |
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Wednesday 11 November, 7.30pm
Dimitris Fampas and
Classical Guitar in Greece
Internationally distinguished classical guitarist Irene Konsta plays music
composed by her teacher, the eminent composer and classical guitarist
Dimitri Fampas, Manos Hatzidakis and more. A short lecture will commemorate
Fampas and other musicians who made classical guitar popular in Greece.
Organised by Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon. Free entry. Further information on
07940 107071.
Venue: Great Hall,
Hellenic Centre |
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Thu |
Thursday
12 November, 7pm
The Union of
Eptanisa with Greece
Lecture organised by the
Ionian Society. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7589 2371 or
020 8567 8387.
Venue: Great Hall,
Hellenic Centre |
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Monday
16 November, 7.15pm
Piano Recital
by distinguished pianist Panagiotis Gogos. The programme is built around
Chopin's 24 Preludes, including the highly dramatic Fantasie by Mozart and
Moonlight Sonata, the purest romantic composition of Beethoven's sonatas.
Organised by the Hellenic Centre. Free entry but please confirm attendance
on 020 7563 9835 or
press@helleniccentre.org
Venue: Great Hall,
Hellenic Centre |
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Tue |
Tuesday
17 November, 7.15pm
Greek Gods, Myths
and Heroes at the Opera
An illustrated lecture in English by Helena Matheopoulos. There are more
than 100 operas with Greek themes, many of them part of the standard
repertoire. This lecture, illustrated with CDs and DVDs, will trace and
highlight the immense influence of Greece on opera, from the Baroque,
through the classic and late romantic eras to our own day. Organised by the
Hellenic Centre. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7563 9835
or press@helleniccentre.org
Venue: Great Hall,
Hellenic Centre |
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Wed |
Wednesday 18 November, 7.15pm
Byzantine
Architecture and Art in the Despotate of Epirus during the 13th Century
Lecture in English by Prof Panagiotis Vokotopoulos, Member of the Academy of
Athens. Organised by the Greek Archaeological Committee. Open to the public.
Further information and bookings on 020 7935 2020 or
anne@faroship.com
Venue:
King's College London, Strand, London WC2R |
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Thu |
Thursday
19 November, 6pm
Scholars, Travels,
Archives: Greek History and Culture through the British School at Athens
Launch event of
the book “Scholars, Travels, Archives”. Organised by the Anglo-Hellenic
League in association with the Friends of the British School at Athens.
Speakers include: Dr Paul Halstead, Dr Renee Hirschon, Metropolitan
Kallistos of Diokleia, Sir Michael Llewellyn Smith and Prof Peter Mackridge.
Tickets £12 members, £15 non members. Further information and bookings on
002 7486 9410 or
www.anglohellenicleague.org
Venue:
Royal Astronomical Society, W1 |
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Wednesday 25 November, 11am to 3pm
Charity Lunch &
Christmas Bazaar
organised by the Anglo-Hellenic League. Proceeds in aid of the National
Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery. Tickets £55. Further information and
bookings on 002 7486 9410 or
www.anglohellenicleague.org
Venue:
Searcys, Knightsbridge |
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Friday
27 November, 7pm
Loukis Akritas: the
Greek Diaspora and the Mitropolis
An event celebrating 100
years from Loukis Akritas birth organised by the Diaspora Centre Trust, the
Cultural Department of the Cyprus High Commission and the Cultural Services,
Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus. Speakers: Mrs M Yannakoudakis,
MEP; Prof F Anthias, Roehampton University; Dr Niki Katsaouni, Cyprus High
Commission. Free entry. Further information on 07948 082578.
Venue: Great Hall,
Hellenic Centre |
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Sun |
Sunday
29 November, 12.30pm
The Hellenic Centre
Annual Family Lunch
organised by the Fundraising
Committee of the Hellenic Centre. Proceeds in aid of Doctors of the World,
Cyprus. Further information and bookings on 020 7487 5060.
Venue: Great Hall,
Hellenic Centre |
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Mon |
Monday
30 November, 7.15pm
“To the end of
mind. To the end of body.”
A border crossing „real? rencontre with the poet and dramatist Dimitris
Dimitriadis. Animated by Dr Dimitra Tzanidaki-Kreps, Department of Classics,
University of Reading. Organised by Theatre Lab. Supported by the Hellenic
Centre. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7563 9835 or
press@helleniccentre.org
Venue: Friends Room,
Hellenic Centre |
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