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Art Exhibition by Christos Calivas
Merrimack College 15 Mar.-16 Apr.
Press release


Kastaniotis Editions of Greece
Greek publication of
"Ships of
Mercy"
by Christos Papoutsy
Click here.


"Celebration of Greek Music"
a 214-page music and history
book by Christos Papoutsy
Click here.


Forthcoming in February 2010
Halki: Greek Orthodox Christianity
Under Siege--
by Christos Papoutsy
Click here [English]
Click here [Greek].








Ships of Mercy
English version
Greek edition
Book Reviews
Readers' Comments
Tour schedule




Sudden Outbreak
of Reason

Manual on alternative
dispute resolution
English edition
Greek flyer


Ethics, CSR &
Sustainability

English version
Greek flyer
Forthcoming in 2010

Introduction to
Hellenic Genealogy
by Mary Papoutsy--
a comprehensive guide
to researching Greek
ancestry in Greece and
areas of the Diaspora


Genealogy Lecture
at Boston Public Library
28 April 2010 by
Mary Papoutsy
Copley Sq. Orientation
Rm. 6:30pm

HCS receives
Internet award for
rich content and
quality design in
genealogy


Meaning of Names


Current & Recent Articles


Obama and Hellenic America: Year in Review--by Ioannis Fidanakis

Problems in Constantinople, Imvros and Tenedos as Reported by the Greek Parliament's Special Standing Committee on Hellenism in the Diaspora [in Greek]

The Decedent Lived Abroad, But Left Assets in Greece--by Christos Iliopoulos, LL.M.

Hellenism in Giardini-Naxos (Sicily)--by Catherine Tsounis

IOCC Urgent Action Appeal: Relief for the Beleaguered People of Haiti

New Yorkers Attend Weprin Inauguration--by Catherine Tsounis

Vasilopita Cutting Held by Greek Societies in New York

Hellenes Worldwide Urged to Share WWII Memories in Book, Film, Web Project

Inheritance Taxes in Greece--2010 Update--by Attorney Christos Iliopoulos

Higher Inheritance Taxes Expected in Greece

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Appear on 60 Minutes Segment on Orthodox Christianity--20 December 2009

Character Strengths of Entrepreneurs

Freedom Explored at the 97th Anniversary of the Liberation of Chios--by Catherine Tsounis

Remembering Harry Loupakis: A Tribute to a Greek-American Legend


Elegant Music for Belly Dance - The Fred Elias Ensemble


"Apoustoulel' (nickname of Apostolos): The Indefatigable Worker of Kalloni"


Higher Inheritance Taxes Expected in Greece

Venizelos Bed Retires to Greece

Hellenic Migrations and Katadesmos - A Paradigm of Macedonian Speech by Marcus A. Templar

The Forgotten Greeks of Uzbekistan--by Catherine Tsounis


Article on Menelaos Tzelios [Greek]


Mining Interests in Asia Minor 1920-21


Book Review For The Greek-Turkish War 1919-23: An Australian Press Perspective by Stavros T. Stavridis

Nicholas G. Blackos 9/7/1930 - 10/24/2009

Book Release for The Rage of Achilles by Terence Hawkins

Dr. Dennis Herschbach Reviews Ships of Mercy

Greeks of the World Unite

Hippocrates and Healthcare


Forced Islamization of Christian Conscripts in the Egyptian Army


Reinventing the Rose


Arcadia: Shaping Culture and Historyof Modern Greece by Catherine Tsounis

FYROM's False Claims to "Macedonianism"
Debunked


Gillespie Mission to Angora--by Stavros Stavridis


Who Needs Greek to Teach English?


Connecticut's 5th Century Church--by John Gallager


Strolling Through History

HANC Press Release-Fires in Greece-August 09

Athens Mayor Congratulates Cast and Crew of "Akadimia Platonos" Film for Distinction at Locarno Film Fest


Ethics for a New Economy

A Message from the American Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures

The Epic Opera "Alexander the Great" of Panayoti Karousos

Hellenic United Athletic Club - GFD Chicago Academies


Harry Markopolos: Unique Greek-American with Honor and Integrity--by Catherine Tsounis


Professional Baseball Player Nick Markakis Joins AHEPA; Receives Agganis Award


A Moving Visit of Dr. Olga Sarantopoulos with the Hellenes of Hungary and Slovakia. Warm Reception by Veterans of the Greek Civil War.
[English] [Greek]

Turkish Court Rules Against Assyrian Monastery


'Our Policy for Confronting the New Flu'

Boston Business School Offers Master's in Ethics


New Acropolis Museum Opens with Lavish Party


US Congressman to Table Amendment Over Return of Parthenon Marbles


Tourists Love Greece, Regardless

Greece Rejects Parthenon Marbles Loan Offer

Cypriots Face Turkish Barbarism in Nicosia and Washington DC

Action Alert: Turkish Activism Against Cypriots in Washington DC


Participate in a New Survey on the Greek Orthodox Theological School Halki

Free lectures on Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Now Being Scheduled

Where Did The Fifteen Trillion Dollars Go? (Originally posted 2002; updated 2009)


Releases from Organizations


Fr. Ivan Moody Rejoins Cappella Romana to Direct Hristic Requiem in Pacific Northwest

Metropolis of Atlanta Announces Registration Open for St. Stephen's Summer Camp 2010

Pan-Macedonian Association of the U.S. Press Release 08 February 2010--Meeting with Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Droutsas in New York [Greek]

National Young Adult Pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Mount Sinai--May 15-24, 2010

Greek Letters Day and Vasilopita Cutting Celebration at Archdiocese in New York

First Greek Woman Climbs in Himalayas

Foreigners Residing in the EU and in Greece: Statistics from Eurostat

Ships of Mercy Reviews by Professor Stavrakoglou and Gdontellis

The Academy of Athens Awards Dr. Nicholas D. Kokonis with a "Special Commendation" for Ellada mou, Patrida mou


Panepirotic Federation of America - An Interview with their Youngest Board Member, Lazarus Yiannios by Epirus Global [Greek]

Daughters of Penelope to Hold Annual Tricky Tray-Pisctaway, NJ, 13 November 2009

Youth of Dafnonas Society Gives Historic Grant to SJU Greek Club

"Divine Dimensions"--Exhibition of icons from around the world at the Canterbury Festival

Alexander the Great and the Opening of the World: Changes in Asian Cultures. Antiquities exhibition in Germany.

Pan Macedonian Studies Center, Inc.-September 2009 News

Berlin Museum Exhibition on Ancient Greek God of Wine: "Dionysos--Metamorphosis and Ecstasy."

Kalloni Lesvos Greece Host Ships of Mercy Book Presentation


Exhibition of Greco-Roman Antiquities: "The Return of the Gods--Berlin's Hidden Olympus"

World Council of Epirotes Abroad Press Release

AHEPA Commends Hellenic Caucus Initiative to Restore Funding for the American Greek Service

American Hellenic Institute Statement on the Passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy

Christos Papoutsy Dispels Myth of 1922 Catastrophe by Catherine Tsounis

Aiolika Nea Newspaper of Mytilene Reviews Ships of Mercy

Kimisis Church of the Hamptons Feast Day Supported by Tri-State Residents by Catherine Tsounis

The Rev. Stephen Lawrence will be Formally Installed as the New Pastor of the Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church of Lowell, MA.


Nicholas A. Karacostas Unanimously Elected Supreme President


Book Review by Christina Voyianni Aiolika, Mytilini

Distinguished Academic, Author Speros Vryonis to Receive Academy of Achievement Award in Education

Metropolitan Methodios of Boston Marks 25th Anniversary of Enthronement; Reception and Presentation of Festal Volume, Legacy of Achievement

The Morgenthau Story by Apo Torosyan - Christos Papoutsy Recommends Purchasing this Historic DVD Click Here

ABC Network to Air Pascha: The Resurrection of Christ

AHEPA Applauds President Obama's Address to Turkish Parliament

Drexel University President Papadakis Dead at 63

Evolutionary Research in the Aegean

Expatriate Women Honored by World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) in Special Ceremony

AHEPA to Provide Agricultural, First-Responder Aid to Wildfire Victims of Greece

Greek Independence Day Program in Portland, Maine


Press Release From Himara Union and Northern Epirus
Youth [In Greek]


Naval History Magazine Acknowledges Ships of Mercy, Asa  Jennings and the U.S. Navy

Click Here to Browse a Collection of Downloadable Greek Recordings of 78-Records from the 40s, 50s, & 60s

Epirus Society of Florida Celebrates their 20th Anniversary. For More About the History of the Organization of Epirates of Florida Click Here [Greek].
For More Information on the Activities of the Organization of Epirotes of Florida 1989-2009 Click Here [Greek]

The Root Cause of the Corrupt Stock Market and Flow of Capital. The Invisible Hand [doc file]

Ships of Mercy, the Smyrna Rescue Story, Goes Global


Upcoming Events

Longterm or Ongoing


St. George Cathedral of Hartford, CT 2009-2010 Lecture Series. Click here for more information.

Antiquities Exhibiton: Alexander the Great and the Opening of the World: Changes in Asian Cultures. Museum Weltkulturen D5, Manheim, Germany--3 Oct. 2009--21 February 2010. Click here for more information.

Christos Calivas Art Exhibition: Greece: A Journey Home--McCoy Gallery, Rodgers Center for the Arts, Merrimack College, North Andover, MA--15 March through 16 April 2010. Artist's Reception 21 March 2-4pm. See press release.

"Return of the Gods: Berlin's Hidden Olympus" Antiquities Exhibition. Antikensammlung Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Germany--until 10 April 2010. Click here for more information.

Special Events


Hellenic Arts Society's Winter Film Festival--Worcester, MA--January – February 2010

Annual Pilgrimage Weekend at St. Photios National Shrine in St. Augustine, Florida--5-7 February 2010. See calendar entry for more information.

Annual Orthodox Scout Sunday designated by hierarchs of SCOBA--celebrating 100th anniversary of Scouting--7 February 2010.

Musical Concert featuring Cappella Romana directed by Fr. Ivan Moody: Serbian "Hristic Requiem"--St. Mary's Cathedral, Portland, Oregon--12 February 2010. For more information, see calendar entry.

Evening of Dance and Music at St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Worcester, MA, featuring special performance by international dance troupe from Greece--12 February 2010. For more information see calendar entry or click here to view and download event flyer (PDF).

Musical Concert featuring Cappella Romana directed by Fr. Ivan Moody: Serbian "Hristic Requiem"--St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, Washington--13 February 2010. For more information see calendar entry.

Aprokreatiko Glendi--St. George Cathedral, Manchester, NH--13 February 2010. For more information, see calendar entry.

St. George Cathedral (Hartford, CT) Lecture Series Event--"The Beginnings of Christian Monasticism: East and West"--by Presbytera Claudia Zugravu, M.A.--21 February 2010. For more information, see calendar entry. Click here to view and download flyer (JPEG).

21st Annual Benefit Dinner-Dance of Society of Epirotes in Florida, The Fort Harrison Hotel, Clearwater, FL--27 February 2010. For more information, see calendar entry or click here to view and download flyer (DOC).

Gallery Talk at Harvard's Sackler Museum--"Mosaic of Two Figures Seated on a Couch"--talk and discussion about classical figures of an Antiochian floor recovered from Asia Minor. 485 Broadway, Cambridge, 6:30-7:30pm, admission $18 (members $12), reservations require: 617-495-0534--Wed., 03 March 2010

Orthodox Christian Fellowship College Real Break Trips 2010--Constantinople--13-20 March 2010. Led by OCF Board Chair Fr. Mark Leondis, team will undertake construction and maintenance projects for Patriarchate and go on sightseeing tours. For more information, see OCF webpage at URL http://www.ocf.net/groups/
rb_constantinople_2010/default.aspx

Art Exhibition by Christos Calivas at Merrimack College--"Greece: A Journey Home"--15 March through 16 April 2010. Artists' reception 21 March 2-4pm. For more information, see press release.

Grigoris Maninakis & The "Mikrokosmos" Ensemble in Cooperation with The Hellenic Cultural Center of the Archdiocese Presents Fifty/Fifty. 21 March at 5pm, Astoria, NY. Click here for more information.

John C. Rouman Classical Lecture Series--University of New Hampshire--distinguished gust lecturer, Dr. Judith Hallett, 7:30pm, Wednesday--21 April 2010

Hellenic Genealogy Lecture of the Local and Family History 7th Annual Series at the Boston Public Library--Mary Papoutsy, speaker--Copley Square Orientation Room, 6:30pm, 28 April 2010.

National Young Adult Pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Mount Sinai--Led by His Grace Bishop Savas--May 15-24, 2010. For more information, see calendar entry or press release.


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