The Hellenic Festival-Calendar of Events

OCTOBER 2004

Wednesday, October 6 at 4:30pm
Gods and Goddesses: Poetry-Writing Workshop for Teens
Workshop
Hamilton Grange Branch Library

Wednesday, October 13 at 4:30pm
Gods and Goddesses: Poetry-Writing Workshop for Teens
Workshop
Hamilton Grange Branch Library

Friday, October 15 – Saturday, January 8
Mirrors to the Past: Ancient Greece and Avant-Garde America
Exhibit
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts-Vincent Astor Gallery

Saturday, October 16 at 3pm
Greek-American Folklore Society
Dance Performance
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts-Bruno Walter Auditorium

Wednesday, October 20 at 4:30pm
Gods and Goddesses: Poetry-Writing Workshop for Teens
Workshop
Hamilton Grange Branch Library

Wednesday, October 20 at 6:30pm
Art lecture-presentation: Rev. John Spilo
"The Art of Traditional Icons"
Lecture
Mid-Manhattan Library

Wednesday, October 27 at 4:30pm
Gods and Goddesses: Poetry-Writing Workshop for Teens
Workshop
Hamilton Grange Branch Library

Wednesday, October 27 at 6:30pm
Author-Lecture: George Sarrinikolaou
"Facing Athens: Encounters with the Modern City"
Lecture
Mid-Manhattan Library

Thursday, October 28 at 6pm
An evening with composer Nikos Astrindis. Also on the program, the music of Manolis Kalomoiris and Marios Varvoglis, performed by Helen Fousteris (soprano) and Yannis Xylas (piano)
Music Event
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts-Bruno Walter Auditorium

Thursday, October 28 at 6:30pm
Art Lecture-presentation: Nicholas Sperakis
"Woodcuts and Paintings"
Lecture
Mid-Manhattan Library

Saturday, October 30 11am-4:30pm
A daylong festival for the entire family
Performances / Workshop
Queens Library – Broadway Branch

Saturday, October 30 at 3pm
Styliani Tartsinis (saxophone) and Yannis Xylas (piano). Guest artists Kathy Yiannoudes (soprano), Alexandra Skendrou (mezzo soprano), Constantinos Yiannoudes (baritone), performing works by Nikos Astrinidis, Warren Benson, Brian Elias, Manolis Kalomoiris, Yiorgos Kazasoglou, Dimitris Michailidis, and Ralph Vaughan Williams
Music Event
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts-Bruno Walter Auditorium

NOVEMBER 2004

Monday, November 1, 2004-Monday, May 30, 2005
I Was Born Greek
Photo Exhibit
Donnell Library Center

Monday, November 1 at 6:30pm
Art-lecture-presentation: Jamey Hecht, Ph.D.
"Sophocles as Educator"
Lecture
Mid-Manhattan Library

Wednesday, November 3 at 6:30pm
Getchie Argetsinger and Tom Knutson-Metamorphoses
Performance
Mid-Manhattan Library

Thursday, November 4 at 4pm
Community Word Project / Poetry-Writing Workshop for Teens
Workshop
Belmont Branch Library

Thursday, November 4 at 6:30pm
Author-lecture: Guy Rogers, Ph.D.
"Alexander the Great"
Lecture
Mid-Manhattan Library

Saturday, November 6 at 2pm
Hellenic Culture Fest for Teens
Performance / Workshop
New Dorp Branch Library

Saturday, November 6 at 3pm
Dimitri Kavrakos (bass), Teresa Moore (soprano), Tania Papayiannopoulou and Yannis Xylas (piano), performing works by Nikos Astrinidis, Manolis Kalomoiris, Yiannis Konstantinidis, Charles Spinks, and Richard Strauss
Music Event
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts-Bruno Walter Auditorium

Monday, November 8 at 6:30pm
Poetry readings-Dean Kostos, George Economou, Emily Fragos
Reading
Mid-Manhattan Library

Wednesday, November 10 at 2:30pm
Refractions of Nikos Kazantzakis: The Collision of His Words with the Screen
Film
Donnell Library Center

Wednesday, November 10 at 6:30pm
Author-lecture: Barry Strauss
Lecture
"The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter that Saved Greece"
Mid-Manhattan Library

Thursday, November 11 at 4pm
Community Word Project / Poetry-Writing Workshop for Teens
Workshop
Belmont Branch Library

Saturday, November 13 at 3pm
The Folk Music of Greece: Demetri Tashie
Lecture/Performance
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts-Bruno Walter Auditorium

Saturday, November 13 (time tba)
Robert Beavers on Gregory Markopoulos’s "Eniaios"
Lecture
Donnell Library Center

Monday, November 15 at 6:30pm
Poetry readings: Penelope Karageorge, Constantine Contogenis
Reading
Mid-Manhattan Library

Tuesday, November 16 at 6pm
The Apology of Socrates: Presented by Theatron Inc.
Performance
Donnell Library Center

Wednesday, November 17 at 2:30pm
Refractions of Nikos Kazantzakis: The Collision of His Words with the Screen
Film
Donnell Library Center

Thursday, November 18 at 4pm
Community Word Project / Poetry Writing Workshop for Teens
Workshop
Belmont Branch Library

Thursday, November 18, at 6:30pm
Art lecture-presentation: Nancy L. Thompson, Ph.D.
Lecture
Mid-Manhattan Library

Wednesday, November 24 at 2:30pm
Refractions of Nikos Kazantzakis: The Collision of His Words with the Screen
Film
Donnell Library Center

DECEMBER 2004

Wednesday, December 1 at 2.30pm
The Jewish Women of Greek Rebetika
Music Event
Seward Park Branch Library

Wednesday, December 1 at 6:30pm
Art lecture-presentation-Katerina Spilio
Lecture
Mid-Manhattan Library

Thursday, December 2 at 4pm
Community Word Project / Mural Workshop for Teens
Workshop
Belmont Branch Library

Thursday, December 2 at 6:30pm
Art lecture-presentation: Nancy L. Thompson, Ph.D.
Lecture
Mid-Manhattan Library

Friday, December 3, 2004-Saturday, April 2, 2005
Faith and Legacy: The Hellenic World from the Collections of The New York Public Library
Exhibit
Humanities and Social Sciences Library-Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Gallery

Saturday, December 4 at 2:30pm
The Jewish Women of Greek Rebetika
Music Event
Baychester Branch Library

Saturday, December 4 at 3pm
Anahid Sofian and Dancers
Dance Performance
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts-Bruno Walter Auditorium

Thursday, December 9 at 4pm
Community Word Project / Mural Workshop for Teens
Workshop
Belmont Branch Library

Tuesday, December 14 at 6pm
Art lecture-presentation: Lydia Venieri
Lecture
Mid-Manhattan Library

Thursday, December 16 at 4pm
Community Word Project / Mural Workshop for Teens
Workshop
Belmont Branch Library

JANUARY 2005

Thursday, January 13 at 6:30pm
Art lecture-presentation: Nancy L. Thompson, Ph.D.
"Art and Architecture - Classical Period"
Lecture
Mid-Manhattan Library

Thursday, January 20 at 6:30pm
An Evening of Greek Dances
Dance Performance
Queens Library – East Flushing Branch

Saturday, January 22 at 3pm
Orpheus Series-John Kelly on Find My Way Home
Lecture / Performance
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts-Bruno Walter Auditorium

Wednesday, January 26 at 6:30pm
Staged reading-The Petrakis Universe: Dimitri Michalakis
Reading
Mid-Manhattan Library

Thursday, January 27 at 6:30pm
Getchie Argetsinger
Performance
Mid-Manhattan Library

Saturday, January 29 at 2:30pm
The Jewish Women of Greek Rebetika
Music Event
Richmondtown Branch Library

Monday, January 31 at 6:30pm
Art lecture-presentation: Lois E. Wilcken, Ph.D.
"Sirens and Mermaids"
Lecture
Mid-Manhattan Library

FEBRUARY 2005

Saturday, February 5 at 2:30pm
Smyrnekia and Rebetika: The Blues of Greece
Music Event
Port Richmond Branch Library

Wednesday, February 9 at 6:30pm
Art lecture-presentation: Michael Volonakis
Lecture
Mid-Manhattan Library

Thursday, February 17 at 6:30pm
Art Lecture-presentation-Nancy L. Thompson, Ph.D.
"Art and Architecture - Hellenistic Period"
Lecture
Mid-Manhattan Library

MARCH 2005

Wednesday, March 2 at 2:30pm
A Tribute to Melina Mercouri
Film
Donnell Library Center

Thursday, March 2 at 6:30pm
Art lecture-presentation-Painting with Cinema: Kyriakos Katzourakis
Lecture
Mid-Manhattan Library

Thursday, March 3 at 6:30pm
Film screening / Lecture-The Way to the West: Kyriakos Katzourakis
Lecture
Mid-Manhattan Library

Thursday, March 7 at 6:30pm
Screening: Antigone
Film
Mid-Manhattan Library

Wednesday, March 9 at 2:30pm
A Tribute to Melina Mercouri
Film
Donnell Library Center

Thursday, March 10 at 6.30pm
Art lecture-presentation: Nancy L. Thompson, Ph.D.
"Athleticism in Art"
Lecture
Mid-Manhattan Library

Saturday, March 12 at 2.30pm
Smyrnekia and Rebetika: The Blues of Greece
Music Event
Pelham Bay Branch Library

Thursday, March 14 at 6.30pm
Screening: Electra
Film
Mid-Manhattan Library

Monday, March 14 at 6:30pm
Greek Shadow Theater presents Karaghiozis
Performance
Queens Library – Astoria Branch

Wednesday, March 16 at 2:30pm
A Tribute to Melina Mercouri
Film
Donnell Library Center

Saturday, March 19 at 2:00pm
Tyranny of Light
Lecture
96th Street Branch Library

Saturday, March 19 at 2:30pm
Smyrnekia and Rebetika: The Blues of Greece
Music Event
Tompkins Square Branch Library

Monday, March 21 at 6:30pm
Screening: The Trojan Women
Film
Mid-Manhattan Library

Wednesday, March 23 at 2:30pm
A Tribute to Melina Mercouri
Film
Donnell Library Center

Saturday, March 26 at 2:00pm
The Self in New York: With A Sense of Purpose, (the Hellenic Self)
Lecture and Video
96th Street Branch Library

Wednesday, March 30 at 2:30pm
A Tribute to Melina Mercouri
Film
Donnell Library Center

APRIL 2005

Monday, April 14 at 6:30pm
Art lecture-presentation: Nancy L. Thompson, Ph.D.
"Art and Architecture - Neoclassicism"
Lecture
Mid-Manhattan Library

Thursday, April 14 at 6:30pm
Greek Shadow Theater presents Karaghiozis
Performance
Queens Library – Steinway Branch