Wednesdays, October
6, 13, 20, 27 at 4:30pm
Poetry-Writing Workshop for Teens
Gods and Goddesses
Hamilton Grange Branch Library
Thursdays, November 4, 11, 18 at 4pm
Poetry-Writing Workshop for Teens
Community Word Project
Belmont Branch Library
Saturday, November 6 at 2pm
Hellenic Culture Fest for Teens
New Dorp Branch Library
Wednesday,
December 1 at 2:30pm
The Jewish Women of Greek Rebetika
Seward Park Branch Library
Thursdays, December 2, 9, 16 at 4pm
Community Word Project: Mural Workshop for Teens
Belmont Branch Library
Saturday,
December 4 at 2:30pm
The Jewish Women of Greek Rebetika
Baychester Branch Library
Saturday, January 29 at 2:30pm
The Jewish Women of Greek Rebetika
Richmondtown Branch Library Saturday, February 5 at 2:30pm
Smyrnekia and Rebetika: The Blues of Greece
Port Richmond Branch Library
Saturday,
March 12 at 2:30pm
Smyrnekia and Rebetika: The
Blues of Greece
Pelham Bay Branch Library
Saturday,
March 19 at 2:00pm
'Tyranny of Light' Notes of the Artist, Pelagia
K. Kyriazi, Paintings and Digital Works
96th Street Branch Library
Saturday,
March 19 at 2:30pm
Smyrnekia and Rebetika: The Blues of Greece
Tompkins Square Branch Library Saturday,
March 26 at 2:00pm
'The Self in New York: With A Sense of
Purpose, (the Hellenic Self),' a slide lecture and screening of
a video short by the artist, Artemis Schwebel
Artemis Schwebel is a Greek New York based artist and painter.
96th Street Branch Library For a complete list of programs, please pick
up an Events Calendar - available at all local Libraries.
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Workshop for children
As a part of the Hellenic Festival, an impressive range of events designed
to engage children and teens, as well as adults will take place at several
neighborhood branches throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island.
The multidisciplinary programs will bring art-making to the public through
a series of dance and music performances, films, poetry readings, lectures,
and hands-on workshops.
The Programs for Children include a variety of events that focus on the
vibrant contributions of Hellenic culture and the power of discovering
something new. Among the many programs are music performances; storytelling
events, including Hellenic folktales; and several craft-making workshops
including bead-making and papier-mâché, to name a few.
Young Adults also experience Hellenic
culture first hand through a series of poetry-writing workshops, dance
and music performances, and art history
presentations. Among the many highlights are the Gods and Goddesses:
Poetry Writing Workshop; the Community Word Project -- a
writing and mural workshop that focuses on the Hellenic idea of logos;
and a Hellenic Culture
Fest for teens presented by the Greek-American Folklore Society.
Adult Programs include a variety of
dance, theater, and music performances, readings, and workshops. Highlights
include The Jewish Women of Greek
Rebetika - Greek and Ladino songs of the famous Jewish singers
of the 1930s and Urban Greek Café Aman. Evoking a soulful blend
of music, the program conjures an era where flamboyant characters sang
movingly about desperate love,
death, and the seedy side of life. In Smyrnekia and Rebetika: The Blues
of Greece, the gorgeous melodies and heartrending improvisation of
Urban Greek Café Aman come to life through the masterful orchestrations
of Smyrneki Kompania, bringing an extraordinary moment in Greek musical
history to the stage. The programs feature vocalist Carol Freeman, accompanied
by performers on violin, outi, kanunaki, microtonal accordion, and hard
drum.
Local libraries presenting Hellenic Festival programs include:
• 96th Street Branch Library
• Baychester Branch Library
• Belmont Branch Library
• Donnell Library Center
• Fordham Library Center
• Francis Martin Branch Library
• Hamilton Grange Branch Library
• Inwood Branch Library
• Kips Bay Branch Library
• Mid-Manhattan Library
• New Dorp Branch Library
• Pelham Bay Branch Library
• Port Richmond Branch Library
• Richmondtown Branch Library
• Riverdale Branch Library
• Seward Park Branch Library
• Soundview Branch Library
• Tompkins Square Branch Library
• Tottenville Branch Library
• West Farms Branch Library
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