DIARY of EVENTS for the UK GREEK COMMUNITY

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November 2009
1 Sun  
2 Mon

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
3 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
4 Wed  
5 Thu

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
6 Fri  
7 Sat 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
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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
     
8 Sun  
9 Mon  
10 Tue  
11 Wed

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
12 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
13 Fri  
14 Sat  
     
15 Sun  
16 Mon

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
17 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
18 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
19 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
20 Fri  
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22 Sun  
23 Mon  
24 Tue  
25 Wed

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
26 Thu  
27 Fri

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
28 Sat  
     
29 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
30 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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