2017 community announcements
LATEST
* The Greek Student Association at UT: special chess game, Sun 10 Dec 2017
* Greek theatre performance, My name is Eva, Dec 13-17, 2017, for 6 shows
* Official replicas of Greek art from Greek museums available online
* Stelios Maximos in Toronto, New Year's Eve
* Dimitris Kontolazos in Toronto, New Year's Eve
* Course on Ancient Greek Technology, March-April 2018
* Film by Greek director Lanthimos: The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Nov+ 2017
now showing in Toronto
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* 60 years from the death of Nikos Kazantzakis, event on Sun 26 Nov 2017
* Hellenic Heritage Foundation Annual Christmas Dinner, Sat 25 Nov 2017
* European film festival in Toronto, till Nov 23, 2017
* Hellenic-Canadian Academic Association annual dinner, Thu 16 Nov 2017
Lecture by Professor John Tsotsos on Artificial Intelligence
* Documentary on Greek immigrants to North America on ERT
* Hellenic Home Annual Gala, Sat 11 Nov 2017
* Reaching for the Stars Fundraising Gala for the SOS villages in Greece, 2 Nov 2017
* Lecture on the Byzantine Churches of Thessaloniki, Thu 26 Oct 2017, 7 PM
* The Panmacedonian Association presents The Macedonian Month, October 2017
with lots of events, some in collaboration with other associations:
- Lecture on Immigration from Macedonia to Canada 1900-1940, Wed 11 Oct 2017
- Lecture on Why can't we be like Hera?
The deification of the First Queens of the Hellenistic Kingdoms, Thu 19 Oct
- Memorial service for Pavlos Melas and fighters for Macedonia, Sun 22 Oct 2017
- Tribute to singer of Albanian Epic, Sophia Vempo, Tue 24 Oct 2017
- Lecture on the Byzantine Churches of Thessaloniki, Thu 26 Oct 2017
- Lecture on the bones in the tombs at Vergina, Mon 30 Oct 2017
* OXI DAY Parade for the 28th October 28 1940, Sun 29 Oct 2017
* Greek Community of Toronto Gala Dinner, Fri 27 Oct 2017
* Film screening, Greece Year Zero, Thu 26 Oct 2017
* Dionysian - A Night in a Greek Vineyard, Sat 21 Oct 2017
* Effective Teaching certificate, deadline Thu 19 Oct 2017
* Presentation of research on Greek immigrants in Canada, Wed 18 Oct 2017
* Vote for the tree of the year, a descendant of Hippocrates tree
* Greek movie screening, Swing away, Sun 15 Oct 2017, 4:30 PM
* Lecture on state-society relationship, Tue 10 Oct 2017
* Course on Aristotle, The Founder of Western Science, U Toronto, Oct-Nov 2017
* Smile for Life, Annual Fundraising Concert & Dance, Sat 30 Sept 2017
* Concert by Marinella and Antonis Remos, Friday 15 September 2017
* Two documentaries: Second country and 2-5 August 1918
* Initiative to build bridges between Greeks of Greece and abroad
* Establishment of The Hellenic Initiative Canada (THI)
inaugural Toronto Launch event to help Greece, Wednesday, September 20, 2017
* Keeping an eye on TIFF, 7-17 September 2017
* ROM Summer Fridays - Chijazz, Greek music, Fri 8 Sept 2017, 5:30 - 10 PM
* AHEPA Toronto Charity Golf Classic, Monday, August 21, 2017
* Taste of the Danforth, August 11-13, 2017
* Photo-contests with theme Greece, fall 2017
* Three Greek-Canadians in Canada's top 40 under 40
* 1st Pan-Canadian Hellenic Education Conference, September 15-17, 2017
has been rescheduled, see http://www.phec2017.com
* Hellenic Heritage Foundation's 22nd Annual Golf Classic, 12 September 2017
* e-Book Launch: Children of Now and Beyond: A New Generation, by Effie Hadzis
* Annual Summer Festival of the Greek Community of Toronto, June 30-July 3, 2017
* Summer camp of the GCT for children of ages 5-9, 6-12 and 13-16
* Greek Community of Toronto Annual Golf Classic, Mon 19 June 2017
* Video showing, on Greek-Canadian political activism, 18 June 2017
* Networking event by HCBT, Wed 14 June 2017
* Greek music concert: Chijazz, The History of Greek Songs, Sun 11 June 2017, 7:30 PM
* Party by Kilkis association, Sat 3 June 2017
* Hellenic Heritage Foundation Gala, support Hellenic Studies, Fri 2 June 2017
* Job opportunity, Greek school principal 2017-
* Movie night, Enas allos kosmos, Wed 31 May 2017
* Greek theatre performance, An Italian in Kipseli, Sat 27 May 2017
* Conference on the Geopolitics of Turkey and Eastern Mediterranean, Sat 20 May
* Greek Flag raising, City Hall, Toronto, Friday, May 19, 2017, 11 AM
* Petros Gaitanos Concert, by Brotherhood Pontion Toronto, Fri 19 May 2017
* Ploutarhos live in Toronto with a performance by The Kings, Sat 20 May 2017
* Documentary about Greek-American photographer in HotDocs, May 2-6, 2017
* The history of Greek songs, Sun 30 April 2017, 4 PM
* The last resort, screening of Greek-made film, Fri-Sat, 28-29 April 2017
* The Magic of the Aegean, Wed 26 April 2017
* Kazantzidia, Fri 21 April 2017, 7 PM
* Dhmokratia vs Democracy, Thu 20 April 2017, 7 PM
* The Greek Student Association at UT: special chess game, Sun 10 Dec 2017
The Greek Students Association at the University of Toronto (GSA)
is extremely pleased to announce its collaboration with
the Pan Messinian Association, as well as the Hart House Chess Club,
on the ultimate Chess event!
Our very own Panayoti Tsialas will be simultaneously facing 25
opponents in a chess match.
Sit down and challenge him in a simulations chess exhibition!
Alternatively, play a casual game with your friends, watch the simultaneous
display and learn lots of interesting things about Greece and the beautiful
olive city of Kalamata by the representatives of the Pan-Messinian and the
Greek Students Association!
Do it all in East Common Room (Hart House, Main Level) from 2 pm - 5 pm!
The event is co-hosted by the Pan-Messinian Association, the University of
Toronto Greek Students Association and Hart House Chess Club.
Date/time: Sunday, December 10, 2017, 2-5 pm
Venue: East Common Room, Hart House
Entrance: Free
If you would like to face Panayoti please send us an email at
uoft.greeks@gmail.com.
Panayoti, who is a graduate student at U of T's School of Law, is coach,
player and captain at the University's Varsity Chess Team. He is former
National Champion and has represented Greece in the 2005 World School
Championships.
The event is co-hosted by Hart House Chess Club, the U of T Greek Students
Association and the Pan-Messinian Association.
* Greek theatre performance, My name is Eva, Dec 13-17, 2017, for 6 shows
An original Greek theatrical play,
written and directed by George Scandalis,
is making it's debut in Toronto on December 13th,
at the Alumnae Theatre for 6 shows ONLY!!!
Title: TO ONOMA MOY EINAI EYA (My name is Eva)
Date/time: 13 December 2017 - 17 December 2017, 8 PM
except Sunday at 2 PM and 7 PM.
Venue: Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley St., Toronto, Ontario, M5A 2W6
Event Organizer: Ten Tone Productions
Info and tickets: http://www.tentoneproductions.com and 416-301-9290
* Official replicas of Greek art from Greek museums available online
If you ever want to offer a Greek gift to someone,
and consider an official replica of an artifact
found in a Greek museum or a similar cultural organization,
these things are available online.
There is a website, https://greecs.com/,
where you can search for such artifacts.
Note it is a for-profit organization that sells them,
but it indirectly promotes the collaborating
Greek cultural organizations.
For example, at
https://greecs.com/museums/museum/index/id/133/
you will find replicas of various ceramics
found at the Historical Museum of Crete.
There are also newer artifacts, still by Greek artists,
and some books on Greek history.
* Stelios Maximos in Toronto, New Year's Eve
The Greek Community of Toronto organizes a New Year's Eve celebration
with singer Stelios Maximos and orchestra H PAREA.
Date/time: Sunday, December 31, 2017, 8 PM
Venue: Markham Convention Centre, 2901 Markham Rd
Tickets: Adults $100, Children under 12: $50 (includes dinner)
Info: 416-425-2485
* Dimitris Kontolazos in Toronto, New Year's Eve
Hellas News organizes a New Year's Eve celebration
with singer Dimitris Kontolazos.
Date/time: Sunday, December 31, 2017, 8 PM
Venue: Metropolitan Center, 3840 Finch Ave E, Scarborough
To get information about cost and to reserve
http://mailchi.mp/hellasnews-radio/new-years-eve-with-dimitris-kontolazos-999061?e=741a56e479
Tel: 416-421-5562, 647-718-8012
* Course on Ancient Greek Technology, March-April 2018
The School of Continuing Studies at the Universty of Toronto
is offering a course on
Ancient Greek Technology and Tools
07 Mar 2018 - 25 Apr 2018 Wednesday 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Instructor: Georgia Kafka, M.A., Ph.D.
Discover the scientific accomplishments of the ancient Greeks,
and the effects of their technology on their history from 2000 B.C.
to the end of the ancient world.
We'll study Philon's robot-housemaid, Heron's cinema,
Ktesivios' automatic clock, the computer of Antikythera,
vending machines and lifting mechanisms.
Rich visual material will aid the presentations and active discussions.
More information and online registration:
https://learn.utoronto.ca/interactive-course-search#/profile/3350
* Film by Greek director Lanthimos: The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Nov+ 2017
The latest film by Greek director Lanthimos started playing in Toronto.
Check you local listings. It looks like it is playing in
+ Cineplex Varsity & VIP, 55 Bloor St. W. (Manulife Centre), Toronto M4W 1A5
+ Cineplex Queensway & VIP, 1025 The Queensway, Toronto M8Z 6C7
+ SilverCity Richmond HillCineplex, 8725 Yonge St. (at Hwy. 7), Richmond Hill L4C 6Z1
+ Cineplex Winston Churchill, 081 Winston Park Dr., Oakville L6H 6P5
but I am sure it will play in more cinemas.
Title: The Killing of a Sacred Deer (H qusia tou ierou elafiou)
Director: George (Yorgos) Lanthimos
Starring: Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell
Production: USA/UK/Ireland
Rating: 18A
Year: 2017
Run time: 1h59m
Genre: Horror/thriller
The title points to Euripides "Ifigeneia en Aulidi",
and the content draws parallels between the situations
in the Greek tragedy and certain situations today
(in hospitals, with doctors, with parents, ...)
By the way, Lanthimos is already preparing his next film,
"The Favourite", discussing the royal court
of England, during queen Anna's period.
* 60 years from the death of Nikos Kazantzakis, event on Sun 26 Nov 2017
The international association of friends of Nikos Kazantzakis,
Toronto branch, and the Association of Cretans "Knossos",
with the help of the Greek Community of Toronto invite all to
Event: dedicated to Nikos Kazantzakis
Date/time: Sunday 26 November 2017, 4:00 PM
Venue: Polymenakion Cultural Center, 30 Thorncliffe Park, Toronto
Entrance: free
Come to celebrate the life and work of a world renowned writer
with readings, music, dance and songs.
* Hellenic Heritage Foundation Annual Christmas Dinner, Sat 25 Nov 2017
The Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) organizes its annual Christmas dinner
Date: Saturday, November 25th 2017
Venue: Palais Royale, http://www.palaisroyale.ca/
1601 Lakeshore Blvd West, Toronto, Ontario
Tickets: $150
Information: http://www.hhf.ca/, T 416.447.7107, events@hhf.ca
* European film festival in Toronto, till Nov 23, 2017
The European Union Film Festival is taking place in Toronto
9-23 of November 2017.
The Greek film has already been presented,
but the Cypriot film is playing
Title: Boy on the Bridge (Agori sth gefura)
Date/time: Tuesday 21 November 2017 8:30PM
Director: Petros Charalambous
Cast: Toni Dimitriou, Kika Georgiou, Constantinos Farmakas,
Kostas Dimitriou, Maria Michael
Genre: Drama
Language: Greek
Runtime: 90 minutes
Release Date: 2016
Venue: The Royal Theatre, 608 College St, Toronto, ON M6G 1B4
Info: http://euffto.com/index.php/component/zoo/item/boy-on-the-bridge
The Greek film already played is
Title: America Square (Plateia Amerikhs)
Date/time: Tuesday 14 November 2017 8:30PM
Country: Greece
Director: Yannis Sakaridis
Cast: Themis Bazaka, Ksenia Dania, Nikkos J. Frangos,
Vassilis Koukalani, Kostas Kourtidis
Genre: Drama
Language: Arabic, Greek
Runtime: 86 minutes
Release Date: 2016
Info: http://euffto.com/index.php/component/zoo/item/amerika-square
General info: http://festivalstoronto.com/events/european-union-film-festival/
* Hellenic-Canadian Academic Association annual dinner, Thu 16 Nov 2017
The Hellenic-Canadian Academic Association of Ontario (HCAAO)
organizes its annual dinner
Date/Time: Thursday, November 16, 2017, 6 PM (reception), 7 PM (dinner)
Venue: University of Toronto Faculty Club
41 Willcocks Street
Invited speaker: Professor John Tsotsos
Tickets: $75 (includes 3-course dinner and wine)
RSVP: Christina Christara ccc@cs.toronto.edu
About the talk and speaker:
Title: Artificial Intelligence: Should you Believe Stephen Hawking and
Elon Musk or Google and Facebook?
Abstract: Artificial Intelligence makes headlines on an almost daily
basis. It is creeping into our everyday activities at an alarming pace
and its potential seems to be a magnet for entrepreneurs. The
entertainment industry portrays it as both magical and terrifying, and
both sentiments are echoed by internationally known personalities as
well. But where does truth lie?
I will try to cut through the hyperbole and misinformation to provide
some perspective on the status and future of AI. Examples from my lab's
research on robotics and computer vision will illustrate how we are
trying to make AI more like The Jetson's Rosie or Star Trek: TNG's
Commander Data and less like The Terminator.
John Tsotsos Biography:
John Tsotsos is Distinguished Research Professor of Vision Science at
York University. He received his doctorate in Computer Science,
specializing in artificial intelligence, from the University of Toronto.
After a postdoctoral fellowship in Cardiology at Toronto General
Hospital, he joined the University of Toronto on faculty in Computer
Science and in Medicine. In 1980 he founded the highly respected
Computer Vision Group at the University of Toronto, which he led for 20
years. He was recruited to move to York University in 2000 as Director
of the Centre for Vision Research. He has been a Canadian Heart
Foundation Research Scholar (1981-83), a Fellow of the Canadian
Institute for Advanced Research (1985-95) and Canada Research Chair in
Computational Vision (2003-2017). He has received many awards and
honours including many best paper awards, the 2006 Canadian
Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Society Award for Research
Excellence and Service, the 1st President's Research Excellence Award by
York University on the occasion of the University's 50th anniversary in
2009, and the 2011 Geoffrey J. Burton Memorial Lectureship from the
United Kingdom's Applied Vision Association for significant contribution
to vision science. He was elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of
Canada in 2010 and was awarded its 2015 Sir John William Dawson Medal
for sustained excellence in multidisciplinary research, the first
computer scientist to be so honoured. Over130 trainees have graduated
from his lab. His current research focuses on a comprehensive theory of
visual attention in humans. A practical outlet for this theory forms a
second focus, embodying elements of the theory into the vision systems
of mobile robots.
* Documentary on Greek immigrants to North America on ERT
A documentary titled "Opou ghs kai patris"
about the Greek immigrants to North America
has aired under the series "Mhxanh tou xronou" ("Time machine")
of ERT.
See
http://webtv.ert.gr/ert1/mixani-tou-xronou/24ion2017-i-michani-tou-chronou/
* Hellenic Home Annual Gala, Sat 11 Nov 2017
The Hellenic Home celebrates over 40 years of compassionate caring
of our elderly in Toronto and organize their 19th Annual Gala
Date: Saturday 11 November 2017
Venue: Crystal Fountain Event Venue,
60 McDowell Gate, Markham, Ontario
Entertainment: The Bouzouki Kings and the Galaxy
Info about tickets and sponsorhips:
http://www.hellenichome.org/newsEvents/index.asp?id=165
and
http://greekevents.ca/details.php?eventid=344
Also organize the Scotiabank Marathon in support of Hellenic Home
http://www.hellenichome.org/newsEvents/index.asp?id=161
* Reaching for the Stars Fundraising Gala for the SOS villages in Greece, 2 Nov 2017
"Reaching for the Stars: Anything is possible" is
an SOS Children's Villages fundraising Gala,
a campaign by Voula McLaughlin, Zoe Karasavvidis and
Anastasios Moussas that aims, for a fourth consecutive year,
to change the lives of abandoned and abused children in Greece.
This year's goal is to raise a minimum of $75,000 to continue
the support of our two SOS Children's Villages Greece families
in Vari (Athens) and Plagiari (Thessaloniki) and
additional support for the immediate needs of the Babies' Centre in Maroussi.
Event: Fundraising Gala
Date/time: Thursday November 2nd, 2017, 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Venue: The Grand Luxe Event Boutique”in Toronto
3125 Bayview Ave, North York, Ontario M2K 1G2, Phone: (416) 250-5893
Cooking by Peter Minaki
Music entertainment by highly acclaimed composer, performer, Pericles Kanaris.
Tickets and donations:
http://www.icsgr.com/event/reaching-stars-anything-possible-sos-childrens-villages-fundraising-gala/
If you can't go, you may consider a donation.
* Lecture on the Byzantine Churches of Thessaloniki, Thu 26 Oct 2017, 7 PM
The Thessalonikeans Society of Toronto, as
part of the Macedonian Month (October 2017)
presents a lecture
Speaker: Dr. Xanthe Vafopoulou, York University
Title: The Byzantine Churches of Thessaloniki,
tour, history and memories
(Ena Odoiporiko stis Buzantines Ekklhsies ths Qessalonikhs
Perihghsh, Istoria, Anamnhseis)
Date/Time: Thursday 26 October 2017, 7 PM
Venue: Panmacedonian Cultural Centre, 406 Danforth Av., Toronto
Entrance: Free. Reception to follow.
The talk will be in Greek. Questions and answers in Greek and/or English.
The same association also organizes a Thessalonikeans evening
Date/time: Saturday 7 October 2017, 7 PM
Venue: Q-ssis place 33474 Kingston Rd
Orchestra: Parea
Tickets: $60 (Include dinner)
To get tickets and/or info: 416 723 9294
* The Panmacedonian Association presents The Macedonian Month, October 2017
with lots of events, some in collaboration with other associations:
- A lecture on
Title: Immigration from Macedonia to Canada 1900-1940
Speaker: Professor Sakis Gekas, Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair,
Modern Greek History, York University
Date/Time: Wednesday, 11 October 2017 at 7.00 pm
Venue: Macedonian Cultural Center 406 Danforth Ave. M4K 1P3
Free admission. Reception to follow. (The lecture will be in Greek).
You can also watch it.
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- A lecture on
Title: Why can't we be like Hera?
The deification of the First Queens of the Hellenistic Kingdoms
Speaker: Classicist Katerina Apokatanidou.
Date/Time: Thursday, 19 October at 7.00 pm
Venue: Macedonian Cultural Center 406 Danforth Ave. M4K 1P3
Free admission. Reception to follow. (The lecture will be in Greek).
You can also watch it
here.
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- The Hamilton Pan-Macedonian Association will hold
a memorial service for Pavlos Melas and fighters for Macedonia.
Date/Time: Sunday, 22 October 2017 at 11.00 am
Venue: Panagia - Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church
233 East 15th Street, Hamilton Ont. L9A 4G1
Free admission. Coffee and pastries to follow.
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- a tribute to great singer of the Albanian Epic, Sophia Vempo
Date/Time: Tuesday, 24 October 2017 at 7.00 pm
Preparation and performance: Mrs. Irene Stoumpou, and
music and vocals provided by some members of the X-JAZZ Orchestra.
Venue: Macedonian Cultural Center 406 Danforth Ave. M4K 1P3
Free admission. Reception to follow. (The narratives will be in Greek).
You can also watch it
here.
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- The Thessalonikeans Society of Toronto organizes a lecture on
Title: A trip to the Byzantine churches of Thessaloniki,
Tour, History and Memories
Speaker: Dr. Xanthe Vafopoulou, Senior Research Scientist at York University
and District Governor of the Daughters of Penelope
Date/Time: Thursday, 26 October 2017 at 7.00 pm
Venue: Macedonian Cultural Center 406 Danforth Ave. M4K 1P3
Free admission. Reception to follow. (The lecture will be in Greek.
Questions and answers in Greek and/or English.)
The same association also organizes a Thessalonikeans evening
Date/time: Saturday 7 October 2017, 7 PM
Venue: Q-ssis place 33474 Kingston Rd
Orchestra: Parea
Tickets: $60 (Include dinner)
To get tickets and/or info: 416 723 9294
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- a lecture on
Theme: The bones in the tombs at Vergina, including Philip's tomb.
Speaker: Dr. Maria Liston, Waterloo Institute for Hellenistic Studies
anthropologist/classicist, worked extensively on Greek bones
including in the Agora in Athens.
Date/Time: Monday, 30 October 2017 at 7.00 pm
Venue: Macedonian Cultural Center 406 Danforth Ave. M4K 1P3
Free admission. Reception to follow. (The lecture will be in English)
* OXI DAY Parade for the 28th October 28 1940, Sun 29 Oct 2017
The Greek Community of Toronto organizes the annual
OXI Day Parade, October 29, 2017
Danforth Avenue, Toronto
Starting at Eastern Commerce Collegiate Toronto
goes through Danforth Av between Pape and Chester, 1-2 PM
* Greek Community of Toronto Gala Dinner, Fri 27 Oct 2017
The Greek Community of Toronto organizes the annual
Gala Dinner for the 28th of October 1940.
Venue: Crystal Fountain, 60 McDowell Gate, Markham, Ontario
Tickets: $100 (adults), $40 (children under 12)
Info and tickets: 416 425 2485
http://www.greekevents.ca/details.php?eventid=334
* Film screening, Greece Year Zero, Thu 26 Oct 2017
The Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair of Modern Greek History
and the Hellenic Students Association, both at York University,
organize the film screening
Title: Greece Year Zero
Date/Time: Thursday, October 26, 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Life Sciences Building 105, York University
Director: Dannis Koromilas
Cinematography: Nick Kouros, Ilias Adamis
Narration: Alex Karzis
Music: Konstantine Arnokouros
Entrance: free
Director Dannis Koromilas will be present for a conversation after
the screening.
Map of York University
http://maps.info.yorku.ca/files/2013/02/KEELE_Map_Colour.pdf
http://www.yorku.ca/web/maps/
About the film:
http://greeceyearzero.com/
Penelope Karageorge of the National Herald says:
Greece Year Zero is an epic documentary the compresses 200 years
of Greek history into 77 fascinating minutes.
It is frequently painful to watch, but you cannot look away
as right-wingers, left-wingers, foreign governments, 17-year-old monarchs
and politicians of all ill command the destiny of the Hellenes.
* Dionysian - A Night in a Greek Vineyard, Sat 21 Oct 2017
A night by the Greek Community of Niagara
http://www.greekevents.ca/details.php?eventid=75
* Effective Teaching certificate, deadline Thu 19 Oct 2017
The Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) is offering
the Effective Teacher Training Certificate Course (PART 1)
this Fall in an effort to accommodate any instructors
who have yet to take the course.
The Course would be held in person on
Monday evenings from 5:30pm to 9:30pm
at the Metamorphosis Day School (30 Scarsdale Rd in North York) from
October 23rd to December 18th.
Once again, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation would be covering
the tuition costs and all instructors who successfully complete
the course would receive a Certificate of Completion from
the Faculty of Education at York University.
The registration deadline is October 19th, 2017.
To register, first login at
https://pd.edu.yorku.ca/#/login
then register at
https://pd.edu.yorku.ca/#/reg/course/11201
If you require additional information please contact
the Hellenic Heritage Foundation c/o Mr. George Keroglidis at
events@hhf.ca, info@hhf.ca or call at 416-447-7107
* Presentation of research on Greek immigrants in Canada, Wed 18 Oct 2017
The research groups of McGill University, Simon Fraser University,
University of Patras and York University present their research work
on the history of Greek immigrants in Canada from 1950 to 1970
Date/Time: Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 6:30 PM
Venue: Panarcadian Federation of Canada, 450 Danforth Avenue
Entrance: free. Presentation will be in Greek.
The researchers are also asking anyone who has
relevant historical material, photographs or other,
to contact Professor Sakis Gekas, agekas@yorku.ca,
Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair in Modern Greek History & Hellenic Studies,
or tel 647-551-8622, so that the material becomes digitized,
and is studied, and all relevant information
passed in the archives of a digital museum.
* Vote for the tree of the year, a descendant of Hippocrates tree
The late Dr. Orepopoulos (1936-2012), renowned nephrologist and
professor at the University of Toronto, donated long time ago seeds
from the Hippocrates plane tree in Kos to the Belfast University Hospital
(where he was, at that time, a young practicing doctor,
doing his PhD).
The descendant tree now stands full of life
at Belfast University Hospital
and is candidate for the tree competition
to be named tree of the year.
See the clip and vote for it.
* Greek movie screening, Swing away, Sun 15 Oct 2017, 4:30 PM
AHEPA Toronto presents the Greek movie screening
Title: Swing Away
Date/Time: October 15, 2017, 4:30 PM (doors open), 5:00 PM (movie starts)
Venue: Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., University of Toronto Campus
Tickets: $25
To get tickets: http://www.ahepatoronto.org/event-2664187
Theme:
A professional golfer, Zoe Papadopoulos, travels to
her grandparents' village in Greece to escape
the harsh spotlight of the international sports world.
There, she mentors a ten-year-old girl and inspires
the townspeople in an epic showdown against a greedy American developer.
* Lecture on state-society relationship, Tue 10 Oct 2017
The Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair in
Modern Greek History and Hellenic Studies, York University
is hosting:
Speaker: Michalis Spourdalakis, Professor of Political Science
at the University of Athens and Dean of the School of Economics and Politics
Title: Methodological traditions on the state-society relationship:
Reflecting on current relations in Greece.
Date/Time: Tuesday October 10, 11:30 -- 14:00.
Venue: Department of History Common Room, Vari Hall 2183
York University
Entrance free.
* Course on Aristotle, The Founder of Western Science, U Toronto, Oct-Nov 2017
An interesting course on Aristotle is offered
as part of the Continuing Studies program
at the University of Toronto.
The course explores how Aristotle advanced the idea of critical thinking
and established a new scientific methodology,
and how he expanded the idea of scientific investigation including
studies of human behaviour, biology, society, politics, ethics,
rhetoric, physics, chemistry, geology, astronomy and more.
The course is offered by Dr. Georgia Kafka, with studies
in classics, art conservation and psychology.
Anyone can register. To register or find more information go to
https://learn.utoronto.ca/interactive-course-search#/profile/3330
If you are a faculty member, or staff, or student
at the University of Toronto, you may be eligible
for a fee waiver.
For the fee waiver you need to inquire in your Faculty's
Divisional Human Resources office.
Otherwise, registration can be done online by anyone.
* Smile for Life, Annual Fundraising Concert & Dance, Sat 30 Sept 2017
Smile for Life is a volunteer philanthropic organisation
dedicated to improving the human condition through programs,
services and financial assistance. We raise monies to assist
needy persons, especially children, that need medical care and support.
They are organizing their
Annual Fundraising Concert & Dance
Date/Time: Saturday, September 30, 2017
Venue: The Metropolitan Centre, 3840 Finch Avenue East
We will enjoy a wonderful evening full of music, with
special guest Efstathios Aggelopoulos and Michalitsa,
good cheer and philanthropy, all in the best cause: helping children in need.
Tickets: $80, include full dinner and two bottles of wine per table
available from
Penny Kontos (647.892.1947) or Anna Aivalis (647.719.1463).
Hellas News
823 Pape Ave
Toronto, On M4J 0A1
Canada
* Concert by Marinella and Antonis Remos, Friday 15 September 2017
Greek City Music and byPeterandPauls.com present
a concert by Marinella and Antonis Remos
Date/Time: Friday, September 15, 2017
Venue: Universal Event Space, 6250 Hwy 7, ON L4H 4G3
Tickets: 416.461.6244
Info: www.greekcity.com
* Two documentaries: Second country and 2-5 August 1918
Two interesting videos:
One is "Deuterh patrida" ("Second country"), a documentary about
Greeks immigrating to the USA from all over the world
at various points in history.
This has aired in Greek TV several times.
See
http://archive.ert.gr/92687/
A second one is related to the work of Professor Thomas Gallant
(previously chair of Modern Hellenic History in York),
and refers to the progrom events against the Greeks of Toronto
in 2-5 August 1918.
See
https://youtu.be/d0xQjDGLX18?t=904
* Initiative to build bridges between Greeks of Greece and abroad
A new initiative of the Greek Government entitled:
"Build knowledge and partnership bridges with Greece"
has been launched.
The main objective is to enhance the contribution of Greek professionals,
including those living and working abroad, to the national effort
to develop the country in the direction of a more "knowledge-based economy".
Through the initiative the creation of "bridges" which
will help Greeks who live and work abroad to collaborate
with scientists, institutions and businesses in Greece
by taking advantage of business and / or research initiatives
is supported.
There will be funding opportunities, scholarships, etc.
See the English version of the website
http://www.knowledgebridges.gr/en/initiative
and/or the Greek one
http://www.knowledgebridges.gr/el/initiative
* Establishment of The Hellenic Initiative Canada (THI)
inaugural Toronto Launch event to help Greece, Wednesday, September 20, 2017
The Hellenic Initiative Canada (THI) launches their first event
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Venue: Palais Royale, 1601 Lake Shore Blvd W, Toronto, ON M6K 3C1
(416) 533-3553, palaisroyale.ca
Tickets: $100
All proceeds will go towards support of the Greek charities
+ SOS Villages Greece (provide abandoned children with housing and education);
+ Doctors of the World Greece (provide the poor and needy with medical care);
+ Prolepsis/Diatrofi (distributes meals to students in Greek schools)
The Hellenic Initiative Canada calls all Greeks and Philhellenes in Canada
to assist in providing food, shelter and health care for
hundreds of thousands of Greeks and refugees caught in the crisis.
More info:
https://ca.thehellenicinitiative.org/thi-canada-toronto-event/
https://gallery.mailchimp.com/69e38ce77811b8be9abe87f2c/files/e5a7adc3-2647-425b-81be-434bd50d4559/THI_Crisis_Relief.01.pdf
* Keeping an eye on TIFF, 7-17 September 2017
The 42nd Toronto International Film Festival runs from
September 7 to 17, 2017.
Festival ticket packages are on sale now.
Individual tickets for members go on sale September 2,
and for non-members September 4.
While not all films have been announced, here is
what is relevant to Greece in the schedule so far.
The schedule of showtimes is coming August 22!
Title: Le fort des fous
Directed by Narimane Mari
France, Algeria, Switzerland, Germany, Greece, Qatar
144 minutes 2017 PG colour
Algerian, French, Greek, English - North American Premiere
Narimane Mari explores the legacy of colonization through
a portrait in three acts filmed in Algeria, on Kythira Island,
and in Greece of the far reaches of imperialism, history,
and, ultimately, the dogged work of revolution.
Programme: Global Perspectives History
Title: A Drowning Man
Directed by Mahdi Fleifel
Denmark, Greece, United Kingdom
16 minutes 2017 14A colour
Arabic, Greek - North American Premiere
Surrounded by predators on the mean streets of Athens,
a young refugee faces a heart-wrenching series of compromises
if he hopes to survive another day, in this gripping portrait
of life in exile.
Programme: Short Cuts
Title: Preparation (Proetimasia)
Directed by Sofia Georgovassili
Greece, 16 minutes 2017, 14A, colour, Greek World Premiere
Three generations of women in one household do what they can
to prepare for the impending loss of one of their number.
Yet as this visually rich and exquisitely performed drama
by Greece’s Sofia Georgovassili demonstrates, no amount
of rehearsal can be adequate for an event of such gravity.
Programme: Short cuts
You can keep and eye on the developments.
http://www.tiff.net/the-review/the-toronto-international-film-festival-unveils-first-slate-of-films-for/
http://www.tiff.net/tiff/films.html
* ROM Summer Fridays - Chijazz, Greek music, Fri 8 Sept 2017, 5:30 - 10 PM
The Royal Ontario Museum, as part of its Summer Fridays,
with drinks and music, hosts the ChiJazz band
with a tribute to Greek music.
This is a third performance of the group
(first in the Greek community, second in Small World music).
Date: Fri 8 Sept 2017, 5:30 - 10 PM
Venue: ROM, Level 5, Michael Lee-Chin Crystal
Tickets and info: https://www.rom.on.ca/en/whats-on/summer-fridays-10
More info: 416.586.8000 info@rom.on.ca
The Chijazz band is a recent music initiative in Toronto
that came to life so that the musicians could enjoy performing
and paying tribute to Greek songs and composers they grew up listening to.
They hope to build bridges between the various rich Greek music genres
and both the Greek and non-Greek speaking communities of Toronto.
If you missed the previous events, this is a must!
But even if you did not miss them, it is worth attending
again, in a venue where you can also enjoy
a spectacular view of the Toronto skyline.
* AHEPA Toronto Charity Golf Classic, Monday, August 21, 2017
The AHEPA Toronto chapter holds it annual Charity Golf Classic
Date: Monday, August 21, 2017
Venue: Meadowbrook Golf & Country Club
Registration: $200
More info: http://www.ahepatoronto.org/event-2560599
* Taste of the Danforth, August 11-13, 2017
The famous Greek festival organized by the Greek village
at Danforth will take place August 11-13 this year.
This is the 24th one and it attracts crowds from all over
the GTA and beyond.
More info: http://tasteofthedanforth.com/
* Photo-contests with theme Greece, fall 2017
Two photo contests are running in the summer and early fall 2017.
In both, people upload their photos from Greece
and they may win prizes.
One contest is organized by ANTENNA,
http://www.elladaphotocontest.gr
http://www.antennaeurope.gr/app/photocontest/home#photocontest
with theme "Greece with your own eyes"
and deadline 30 September 2017
Another is organized by Blue Star Ferries
http://www.greeka.com/greece-pictures/contest/
with theme "Greece and the Greek islands"
and deadline October 31, 2017
* Three Greek-Canadians in Canada's top 40 under 40
+ Foteini Agrafioti
Chief Science Officer & Head of RBC Research, RBC, ON
(also co-founder of Bionym, a biometrics security company
that develops innovative privacy and security solutions)
+ Tony Lourakis
Chief Executive Officer, Fleet Complete, ON
and
+ Dr. Aristotle Voineskos
Director, Slaight Family Centre for Youth in Transition,
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Associate Professor,
Psychiatry, University of Toronto, ON
have been honoured with this year's "Canada's top 40 under 40" award.
Canada's Top 40 Under 40 is a dynamic awards program
that identifies outstanding young (under 40 years age) achievers
in Canadian business, visionaries and innovators changing
the way things are done. Each year, the top 40 of them receive
the award.
To see more about the honourees go to
https://www.canadastop40under40.com/honourees-2017.html
* 1st Pan-Canadian Hellenic Education Conference, September 15-17, 2017
has been rescheduled, see http://www.phec2017.com
We are excited to announce the 1st Pan-Canadian Hellenic Education
Conference, which will be held in Toronto from September 15 to 17, 2017.
The Conference is organized by the Head of the Office for Educational
Affairs at the Consulate General of Greece in Canada, in collaboration with
the Hellenic Studies Programs of the University of Toronto and York
University, the Office of Greek Education of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis
of Toronto (Canada), the Greek Community of Toronto & GCT Department of
Education and the Association of Hellenic Language Teachers of Ontario.
The objective of this Conference is to present the activities, challenges
and perspectives of existing Greek language and culture programs at all
educational levels (primary, secondary, and tertiary) and community
undertakings in Canada and, more broadly, in North America.
The Conference is addressed to educators of all levels, scientists,
researchers, students, education officers and Diaspora organizations
operating within the sector of Hellenic Education and the Greater Greek
Canadian community.
During the Conference, various aspects of Hellenic education and the Greek
Canadian community will be presented in keynote lectures, workshops,
presentations and round table discussions.
For further information regarding the Conference please see the attached
official announcements, visit the Conference's website
http://www.phec2017.com
or contact us by email at phec2017@gmail.com
We hope to see you at the Conference.
Sincerely,
The organizing Committee
* Hellenic Heritage Foundation's 22nd Annual Golf Classic, 12-9-2017
Dear HHF Directors, Members, Supporters and Friends,
We invite you to attend the Hellenic Heritage Foundation's 22nd Annual Golf
Classic being held on Tuesday, September 12th, at the beautiful Carrying
Place Golf & Country Club.
As always, this event will be a great opportunity to meet and mingle with
other members of our community as well as to impress your clients,
colleagues and friends!
The proceeds from this year's Tournament will go towards supporting the HHF
Apollo Project and the enhancement of Primary Greek School Education in our
community.
We hope that you will support this event not only as a participant but also
as a Sponsor and/or Donor.
For your convenience, we have attached the registration/sponsorship form
which you can complete and forward to the HHF office at
events@hhf.ca. Alternatively, if you would like to
register online you can do so at http://www.hhf.ca/golf-form.php.
As an added bonus, anyone that registers on or before Friday, August 11th,
2017 will automatically be entered into a draw to win this year's
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION PRIZE:
A Complimentary Foursome at the Carrying Place Golf & Country Club!
Est. Value $450. Lunch included. Some restrictions may apply.
We very much appreciate your support for this very worthwhile cause and look
forward to seeing you on the course.
Many thanks and best regards,
Peter Eliopoulos
Chair, 2017 HHF Annual Golf Classic
* e-Book Launch: Children of Now and Beyond: A New Generation, by Effie Hadzis
Effie Hadzis, former public school teacher, presents her book
titled
``Children of Now and Beyond: A New Generation''
available electronically by
Synergebooks Publishing House
http://www.synergebooks.com/ebook_childrenofnowandbeyond.html
and Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071WXFKTN
A paperback copy will be coming out soon.
The book tries to create an awareness and understanding
about (the ever growing number of) kids
with special conditions such as
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
* Annual Summer Festival of the Greek Community of Toronto, June 30-July 3, 2017
The Greek Community of Toronto presents the
27th Annual Summer Festival,
with music, and songs from Greece, Greek food and other activities.
Dates: June 30 to July 3, 2017
Venue: St. John's center (1385 Warden Ave, Toronto)
Tickets: $20 (adults), Kids 14 and under free.
Monday July 3rd, will be dedicated to our youth,
with a special price of $10 for students.
Join us as we celebrate Canada's 150th Birthday
along with
Vasilis Mpatis, Notas Alexandros and special guest Lazos Ioannidis.
For more info call 416-425-2485 or visit www.greekcommunity.org
* Summer camp of the GCT for children of ages 5-9, 6-12 and 13-16
Includes activities on arts and media, visual arts, building webpages,
robotics, cartooning, language and math, and many more.
Also outdoor activities and games.
Information
E-mail: apple.express.learning.centre@gmail.com
http://thiamandi.wixsite.com/aelearningcentre
Phone: 647-242-0976
* Greek Community of Toronto Annual Golf Classic, Mon 19 June 2017
We are pleased to announce that the Greek Community of Toronto's
18th Annual Golf Classic will be held at Lionhead Golf & Country Club
on June 19th, 2017. This year's we mark our Community's 108th anniversary!
Our annual Golf Classic has raised many thousands of dollars over the years,
thanks to the continued support and generosity of our players and sponsors.
Join us for an enjoyable day of golf, dinner and exceptional specialty hole,
while supporting our Community's efforts to deliver educational, cultural,
and social services programs that we can all be proud of.
Please visit our website at www.greekcommunity.org for
the detailed information package that includes information
about sponsorship opportunities, player registration, payment form,
and a schedule of the day's events.
Our tournament fills up quickly so please don't delay in registering.
We hope that you will be a part of our 18th Annual Golf Classic and
look forward to seeing you on June 19th.
* Video showing, on Greek-Canadian political activism, 18-6-2017
From the archive collection of the Greek Canadian History Project,
housed at Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections at York
University, comes the screening of a previously undiscovered video
that highlights an important moment in the history of "Trojan Horse",
the Danforth's 'scene' for political activism during Greece's military
dictatorship.
Event: Video showing
Title: Trojan Horse
Date/time: June 18, 2017 at 6.00 pm
Venue: Panarcadian Federation of Canada, 450 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
Following the screening, George Papadatos will be speaking about the
musical, educational and cultural influences of Professor Sylvia Mittler
(University of Toronto) on Greek heritage in Toronto.
The event will be accessible for English and in Greek speakers.
Sakis Gekas
Associate Professor
Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair in Modern Greek History
Department of History
York University
Vari Hall 2140, 4700 Keele st.
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M3J 1P3
(+1) 416-736-2100 ext.30423
http://hellenicheritagefoundationchair.info.yorku.ca/
http://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/GekasXenocracy
* Networking event by HCBT, Wed 14 June 2017
The Hellenic Canadian Board of Trade oganizes
a networking event
Date/time: Wednesday 14 June 2017, 17:30 and on
Venue: The Burroughes, 639 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2B7
Toronto has had an ever growing presence in the tech innovation field.
This has helped launch many careers of talented Greek Canadians at home
as well as abroad.
This event aims:
+ To bring together professionals to inspire, recognize and celebrate
tech innovation and start-ups developed by Greek Canadians in Toronto.
+ To enable all participants to have a firsthand opportunity to make
valuable connections, exchange expertise and potentially foster
new partnerships/networks.
+ To further strengthen the initiative of Greek-Canadian tech innovation
and build a future with like minded change-makers.
SCHEDULE:
5:30 PM-6:00 PM Event opening - tickets not available at door
6:15 PM Welcome Remarks
6:30 PM Speakers:
Helen Kontozopoulos, Co-Founder/Director,
University of Toronto Department of Computer Science Innovation Lab
Thanasi Karachotzitis, Co-Founder/CTO at Authenticiti
Stergios Anastasiadis, Director of Engineering at Shopify
Matthew Staikos, Entrepreneur and Investor
Networking will take place in between speakers and open again
after closing remarks. This event will be accompanied with music,
food, and drink.
Sponsors: Ergo Capital, Queen Street Partners
Tickets for non-members: $20
For tickets: http://www.hcbt.com/event-2553087
See also: https://hcbtboard.wixsite.com/greekinnovation
* Greek music concert: Chijazz, The History of Greek Songs, Sun 11 June 2017, 7:30 PM
Chijazz - The History of Greek Songs
This concert will pay a musical tribute to the Greek song
and narrate its history from the 19th century and
the demotika folk songs until the 1960s
and the songs of the Theodorakis-Hadjidakis deity.
This is the second performance of the event
that took place in the Greek Community of Toronto
(Polymenakeion Centre) some weeks ago.
The event was packed and extremely successful.
Now, it is offered in a better venue,
and with the narration in English.
If you missed the previous event, this is a must!
But even if you did not miss it, it is worth attending
again, in a better venue.
Date/time: Sunday 11 June 2017, 19:30
Venue: Small World Music Centre
180 Shaw Street, Studio 101
Toronto, ON M6J2W5, Canada
Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2961755
More information: http://smallworldmusic.com/shows/chijazz-history-greek-songs/
* Party by Kilkis association, Sat 3 June 2017
The cultural association of Kilkis and suburbs, Toronto
organizes a party
Date/time: Saturday 3 June 2017, 19:00
Venue: Qssis Banquet Hall, 3474 Kingston Rd
Tickets: $65 adults, $25 childrten
Includes dinner and 2 bottle of Wine per table
as well as live music with the Salonikidis Brothers (lyra and singing)
directly from Kilkis, and several local talents.
For tickets please call Alex @ 647 710.7638 or George @ 416 723-9294
* Hellenic Heritage Foundation Gala, support Hellenic Studies, Fri 2 June 2017
The Hellenic Heritage Foundation invites everyone to the
Annual HHF Gala, in support of Hellenic Studies
Date/time: Fri 2 June 2017
Venue: Universal Event Space - 6250 Highway 7 & 27, Vaughan, ON
Performance by recording artist: Maro Lytra
Tickets: $375 -- all proceeds go to support Hellenic Studies
Sponsorships available
RSVP: please contact George Keroglidis, events@hhf.ca
Tel: 416 447 7107
http://www.hhf.ca
The Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) is an association
of Greek-Canadian business-people working towards projects
promoting Greek education, history and culture in Canada.
They do fundraising and sponsor university chairs
in York U and U of Toronto in subjects such as
Modern Greek History and Politics, courses in Greek Language and Literature,
programmes for teaching Greek to Canadians (incl. Greek Canadians),
at the elementary and high-school level,
lectures on topics related to Greece and many more.
* Job opportunity, Greek school principal 2017-
Greek school principal with the Greek Community of Oshawa & District
is needed.
The school operates in Whitby
If you are interested please forward resume to
oshawagreekcommunity@bell.net or call Susan Andrews at (905)668-7600
* Movie night, Enas allos kosmos, Wed 31 May 2017
The association of the friends of Nikos Kazantzakis
with the help of the Panmacedonian Association of Ontario
invite you to a movie night
Title of film: A different world (enas allos kosmos)
Director: Christophoros Papakaliatis
Year: 2015
Duration: 1:53
Theme: drama/romance
Playing: Christophoros Papakaliatis, Maria Kavogianni,
Minas Chatzisavvas and Jonathan Kimble (J.K.) Simmons
(the latter is the well-known American actor with Oscar award)
In English with Greek subtitles
Date/time: Wednesday 31 May 2017, @19:30
Venue: Panmacedonian Cultural Centre
406 Danforth Ave, Toronto
Entrance: free
* Greek theatre performance, An Italian in Kipseli, Sat 27 May 2017
The Greek Community of Toronto presents
The theatre group "Irida"
Title: An Italian in Kipseli (Mia Italida sthn Kupselh)
[ed's note: I suppose this is related to the Greek film
Mia Italida ap' thn Kupselh with Alexandrakis, etc..]
Director: Greg Terzakis
Authors: Polubios Basileiadhs and Nikos Tsiforos
Date/time: Sat 27 May 2017, two shows 3:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Venue: Polymenakeion Cultural Centre
30 Thorncliffe Pk. Dr., Toronto
Tickets and Info: 416 425 2485
* Conference on the Geopolitics of Turkey and Eastern Mediterranean, Sat 20 May
The Canadian Hellenic Congress and
the Hellenic Canadian Congress of Ontario invite you to attend a
Conference on the Geopolitics of Turkey and Eastern Mediterranean Security
Guest speakers: General Frangoulis Frangos,
former Chief of Hellenic Army General Staff and
former Minister of Defense of Greece
Panagiotis Sgouridis
former MP of the Hellenic Parliamen in the SYRIZA-ANEL government
and vice-president ANEL
Date/time: Sat 20 May 2017, 10 AM
Venue: Panmacedonian Cultural Centre
406 Danforth Av, Toronto, Ontario
* Greek Flag raising, City Hall, Toronto, Friday, May 19, 2017, 11 AM
On the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the Battle of Crete
(May 20, 1941 to May 30, 1941)
The Hellenic Canadian Federation of Ontario
Charitable and Edicational Foundation,
the Canadian Hellenic Congree, and the
Hellenic Canadian Congress of Ontario
in conjunction with Councillors
Jim Karygiannis and Mary Frangedakis
cordially invite you to attend
the Flag Raising Ceremony in honour and remembrance
of the Hellenic, Australian, British and New Zealand troops
and the men and women of Crete
who took part in the battle and sacrificed their lives
for freedom and democracy
At the same time we remember
the Hellenic Pontian Genocide, between 1914 and 1922,
when a hundreds of thousands of Greek Pontians
were systematically exterminated.
Date/time: Friday, May 19, 2017, 11 AM
Venue: City Hall, 100 Queen Street West
Podium Green Roof 3rd floor, West Tower
Refreshments to follow
RSVP chcsecret@gmail.com, 647-216-3264
See also http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=01894367805a4510VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=01b4b96fa9811410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD
Besides the city of Toronto, Montreal also recognized
the Pontian Greeks genocide.
See http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/montreal-city-council-recognizes-greek-genocide
https://horizonweekly.ca/en/montreal-city-council-recognizes-greek-genocide/
* Petros Gaitanos Concert, by Brotherhood Pontion Toronto, Fri 19 May 2017
The brotherhood Pontion Toronto "Panagia Soumela" presents
Petros Gaitanos Concert: "Me karabi thn Ellada" with Mihalis Kaliontzidis
Traditional Music of Greece
Date/time: Fri 19 May 2017
Venue: Metropolitan Centre, 3840 Finch Av East, Scarborough
Honouring the Remembrance Day of the Pontian Genocide
Proceeds of the event will go to various philanthropic causes
in memory of the 353,000 victims of the Pontic Greek Genocide.
Tickets and Admission $65, $75, $85
RSVP for Tickets (email, Telephone...) brotherhoodpontion@gmail.com,
Toulla 416.802.1840, Peter 416.276.7224
* Ploutarhos live in Toronto with a performance by The Kings, Sat 20 May 2017
Ploutarchos and the Kings concert
Date: Sat 20 May 2017
Venue: Paramount Eventspace, 222 Rowntree Dairy Rd, Woodbridge, Ontario
Multi-Platinum artist, Yiannis Ploutarhos &
the hottest band in Greeece, KINGS,
will be performing in Toronto Saturday May 20 @ the PARAMOUNT EventSpace
Reserve Your 10-Tops Now (Deposit required)
Call Now @ Get your Preferred Seating 416-461-6244
Tickets include dinner | $100, $125, $150, $175, $200, Sponsorship
* Documentary about Greek-American photographer in HotDocs, May 2-6, 2017
This documentary is not by a Greek, but about a Greek.
More specifically, it is a documentary about
Greek-American conflict photographer Chris Hondros.
A sensitive photojournalist, he worked with purpose
and demonstrated an immense tolerance for personal risk
and sacrifice before being fatally wounded by a mortar attack in 2011.
He covered various conflicts in Africa, Europe and
the Middle East.
The documentary airs
Tue, May 2 9:30 PM TIFF Bell Lightbox 1
Wed, May 3 1:00 PM Hart House Theatre
Fri, May 5 9:30 PM Isabel Bader Theatre
Sat, May 6 9:15 PM Isabel Bader Theatre
Director(s): Greg Campbell, author and longtime friend of Hondros
More info and to buy tickets
https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/WebSales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=62618~a4ecaa3d-d17e-4b8e-a995-0771bb3212fc&epguid=6b463376-e23f-4545-8bc1-9ce3c6dded28&
* The history of Greek songs, Sun 30 April 2017, 4 PM
The Panmacedonian Association of Ontario and
the Federation of Associations of Thessaly
present the musical performance
The history fo Greek Songs
from demotika to Mikis Theodorakis
Date/time: Sunday 30 April 2017, 4 PM
Venue: Polymenakeion Cultural Centre,
30 Thorncliffe Park Drive, Toronto
Orchestra playing: chi-jazz (xi-tzaz)
Entrance: free
This is expected to be a very special event.
Don't miss it.
* The last resort, screening of Greek-made film, Fri-Sat, 28-29 April 2017
Hot Docs will be screening the film
Title: The last resort
Director(s): Thanos Anastopoulos, Davide Del Degan
Cinematographer(s): Ilias Adamis, Debora Vrizzi
Theme: In one of Europe's last segregated public beaches
(in Trieste), the directors study an outpost from another era,
and celebrate the relationships between seasons, ages and traditions.
Duration: 119 minutes
An Italy/Greece/France co-production
There will be two screenings:
Date/time/venue: Fri, Apr 28 3:15 PM TIFF Bell Lightbox 2
Date/time/venue: Sat, Apr 29 3:15 PM TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
Both venues are at 350 King Street West, Toronto, ON.
This film did its world premiere at Cannes last year,
and now it does the north American premiere at HOT DOCS.
The directors will attend the event and discuss with
the audience after the screening.
More info and to buy tickets:
https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/WebSales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=62637~a4ecaa3d-d17e-4b8e-a995-0771bb3212fc&epguid=7532d956-3259-4eb5-8ecc-20b2ac9a3ff8
Hot docs is the Canadian International Documentary Festival
and a very competitive film forum. This Greek-made doc must be
exceptional to have made it through.
* The Magic of the Aegean, Wed 26 April 2017
The Greek Canadian Federation of the Aegean Islands
presents a one-day exhibit
Title: The Magic of the Aegean
Venue: Scarborough Civic Centre (Rotunda)
150 Borough Dr., Scarborough, Ontario M1P 4N7
Date/time: Wednesday, April 26, 2017, 10 AM - 5 PM, and 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Admission: free
+ The Aegean embedded in the Canadian Mosaic
+ Traditional exhibits of the Aegean islands
+ Traditional costumes of the Aegean islands
+ Educational cultural workshops for elementary students
+ from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM, performance "The Aegean waves"
* Kazantzidia, Fri 21 April 2017, 7 PM
The social-cultural club "Friends of Stelios Kazanzidis"
presents the musical performance
Kazantzidia 2017
Date/time: Friday 21 April 2017, 7 PM
Venue: Parkview Manor, 55 Barber Green Road, Toronto, Ontario
Singers: Vasilis Lekkas, Giota Negka, Zoi Papadopoulou
Info and tickets: 416-875-9219 (Mr. Tom Katsabrias)
URL: www.foskazantzidis.com
Proceeds go to the Greek Community of Toronto
and the Hellenic Home for the Aged
* Dhmokratia vs Democracy, Thu 20 April 2017, 7 PM
The educational centre of the Hellenic-Canadian Congress of Ontario
presents the lecture/discussion on
Title: Dhmokratia vs Democracy
Date/time: Thursday 20 April 2017, 7 PM
Venue: Panmacedonian Cultural Centre, 406 Danforth Av, Toronto
Entrance: free
Coffee, wine and appetizers will be served.
There is no single designated speaker.
The direct involvement of all participants/audience
is important in this event.