DIARY of EVENTS for the UK GREEK COMMUNITY

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Tuesday 1 November to Thursday 24 November - Friends Room, Hellenic Centre
Greece: Four Eyes One Country An exhibition of drawings and paintings by Soteria Parastatidou and John White. Private view on Wednesday 2 November, 6.30-8.30pm. Please call 020 7487 5060 for opening hours. Supported by the Hellenic Centre.
Venue: Friends Room, Hellenic Centre

Tuesday 1 November, 7.15pm
A Byzantine Neighbourhood in Athens: Recent Excavations in the Athenian Agora An illustrated lecture by Anne McCabe on the recent excavations by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens which have brought to light part of a neighbourhood of the tenth/eleventh century, whose modest houses provide welcome information about secular architecture of the Middle Byzantine period and daily life in medieval Athens. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7563 9835 or at press@helleniccentre.org  Organised by the Hellenic Centre.
Venue: Great Hall, Hellenic Centre

Wednesday 2 November, 7.15pm
Cyprus Singalong Themis Themistocleous of the famous Isadoras group and well-known soprano Avra Shiatis with their band will perform popular Greek and international music and songs. The audience will be encouraged to sing along well known popular classic Greek songs with the aid of projected lyrics. Also performing: Lana Constantine, John Themis and Costas Rialas (bouzouki). A fashion show will also take place. Free entry but please confirm attendance at on 020 7563 9835 or at cultural_chc@btconnect.com  Organised by the Cultural Department of the Cyprus High Commission.
Venue: Great Hall , Hellenic Centre

Tuesday 8 November, 7.30pm
Criticos Prize Award Ceremony organised by the London Hellenic Society. Entrance by invitation. Further information on 020 8886 5335 or at meghissoglu@aol.com.
Venue: Great Hall, Hellenic Centre

Thursday 10 November, 7.15pm
The Pyrgos Rugs An illustrated talk by Denise Harvey, publisher and Jennifer Speake, scholar and writer, about a remarkable rug-making enterprise set up by the Australian humanitarian Joice Loch, a legendary figure for many visitors to Mount Athos, to provide an income for the destitute refugees from Anatolia settled on the Athos peninsula in 1922. Joice and her husband Sydney lived in the massive Byzantine tower in Ouranoupolis, so ‘Pyrgos’ (Tower) was the name given to the venture, which became so successful its rugs were sold internationally. A small exhibition of rugs and related items will be on display at the Centre for the talk. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7563 9835 or at press@helleniccentre.org  Organised by the Hellenic Centre.
Venue: Great Hall, Hellenic Centre

Saturday 12 November, 7pm
Hippocratic Oration Lecture and Papanicolaou Prize Ceremony organised by the Hellenic Medical Society.The lecture will be delivered by Michael A Gatzoulis, Professor of Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital and Imperial College, London. Free entry. Further information on 07932 006971.
Venue: Great Hall, Hellenic Centre

Monday 14 November, 7.15pm
Tradition and Folk Songs of Greece Stella Traganida will be talking in Greek about her book on a collection of Greek folk songs which refer to a variety of aspects of everyday life. The talk will be accompanied by recordings of Greek folk songs. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7563 9835 or at press@helleniccentre.org  Organised by the Hellenic Centre.
Venue: Friends Room, Hellenic Centre

Monday 21 November, 7.30pm - Great Hall, Hellenic Centre
Christmas with Alexandros Papadiamantis An event featuring a Christmas story by Alexandros Papadiamantis and Byzantine hymns, Christmas carols and traditional Greek songs performed by members of the School of Byzantine Music. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7563 9835 or at press@helleniccentre.org Organised by the Hellenic Centre and the School of Byzantine Music, Archdiocese of Thyateira.
Venue: Great Hall, Hellenic Centre