Event Calendar

Feb
20
Sat
Greek Night at the Atlanta Hawks @ Philips Arena
Feb 20 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Please join us for Greek Community Night with the Atlanta Hawks!

Details are listed (below) and on the attached flier. Feel free to forward along to your database, families, and anyone who may be interested!

Greek Night

GREEK COMMUNITY NIGHT WITH THE ATLANTA HAWKS!
Join us for Greek Community Night on Saturday, February 20th, 2016 as the Hawks take on Greek NBA player, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and the Milwaukee Bucks at 7:30pm at Philips Arena!

 The following items will be included in the night:
Discounted game ticket for each person
$10 worth of food and beverage credit built onto each ticket
Group welcome for your group on the Jumbo-tron

Atlanta Hawks vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Saturday, February 20th, 2016
7:30pm at Philips Arena
Sections 307-314 – $26 each
Sections 109-110 – $60 each
Section 112 – $76 each

 Ticket prices and availability are subject to change so order your tickets today! TICKETS WILL SELL OUT! To order by phone, or for better seat locations or different games, please contact Ryan Coller at 404-878-3714 or by email at ryan.coller@hawks.com. Attached is a copy of the flier for your convenience as well.

Feb
26
Fri
Lecture: A Solution to the Cyprus Problem @ Georgia Tech Student Center
Feb 26 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Undergraduates kick off a new academic year on the first day of class in a Nutritional Sciences 132: Nutrition Today course taught by senior lecturer Peter Anderson in Agricultural Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Sept. 2, 2011. (Photo by Bryce Richter / UW-Madison)

Join us for a lecture regarding the prospects for a solution to the Cyprus problem, given by the Honorary Consul of Greece, Giorgos Panagiotidis and the Honorary Consul of Cyprus, Polyxeni Potter. The talk will be given in English, and will begin at 7 pm. 

Mar
21
Mon
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 @ Atlantic Station
Mar 21 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

MBFGW2

Enjoy a FREE advanced screening of the new film, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. Follow this link to RSVP for the viewing on Monday, March 21st at 7pm.

Mar
27
Sun
Greek Independence Celebration @ Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church
Mar 27 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

March 27

Please join the Hellenic Studies Program of Holy Transfiguration for their annual Greek Independence celebration. A luncheon will be served and the Honorable Consul of Cyprus, Polyxeni Potter will give the keynote address. Please see the attached flyer for details.

Dimitri Vassilakis LIVE PERFORMANCE @ Churchill Grounds Jazz Club
Mar 27 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Vassilakis

Dimitri Vassilakis – Saxophonist, Vocalist, Composer & Educator will be in Atlanta for an evening performance on Sunday, March 27th, at 8 pm – at the Churchill Grounds Jazz Club.

Click here for more information on Dimitri – and follow this link to purchase his music. We hope you can join us for this special performance!

Apr
10
Sun
April Lykion Book Club @ Kiriazis residence
Apr 10 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Karnezis
Please join us for our next Book Club gathering at the home of Barbara and Christos Kiriazis – where we will discuss “Little Infamies” by Panos Karnezis. The discussion will be moderated by Eleni Clement.

Apr
15
Fri
SYNAGONISTIS: GREEK JEWS IN THE NATIONAL RESISTANCE @ MJCCA
Apr 15 @ 6:00 am – May 15 @ 5:00 pm

Synagonistis

The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA) is pleased to host SYNAGONISTIS: GREEK JEWS IN THE NATIONAL RESISTANCE, an exhibition about Greek Jews who escaped Nazi forces and joined Greece’s resistance movements during the Holocaust. The exhibition is on display at the MJCCA’s Katz Family Mainstreet Gallery through May 15, 2016.

SYNAGONISTIS is a traveling exhibition presented under the auspices of the Jewish Museum of Greece and the Greek Secretariat General for Communication. It is made possible through the support of the American Friends of the Jewish Museum in Athens, the Greek Embassy in Washington, the Greek Consulate in Atlanta, the Atlanta Regional Office of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the MJCCA’s Katz Family Mainstreet Gallery.

Compiled by the Jewish Museum of Greece, SYNAGONISTIS is the product of five years of research into the personal stories of men and women of various Jewish communities around Greece who took up arms and headed to the mountains to join the armed Resistance in the country. Photographs, documents, letters, proclamations, underground newspapers, and other relevant materials are presented for the first time. “Synagonistis” is the Greek word for “fellow fighter” and it’s exactly this notion that the exhibition is highlighting: Greek Jews fought side by side with Greek Christians against the same enemy, in defense of the same country. Therefore, it is our duty to save them from oblivion and this is the goal of this exhibition. “It is also a voice against anti-Semitism and racism,” said Press Counselor Christos Failadis, exhibition manager on the part of the Greek Embassy in Washington, D.C

The Katz Family Mainstreet Gallery is located at the MJCCA at Zaban Park, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. Gallery hours:  Monday–Thursday, 6 a.m.–10 p.m.; Friday, 6 a.m.–6 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.–6 p.m.; and Sunday, 8 a.m.–8 p.m. Admission is free, and the community is welcome. To organize a group visit contact Kim Goodfriend, Gallery Manager, at 678.812.4071.

Consulate of Greece
Tower Place 100, Suite 1670
3340 Peachtree Road, NE
Atlanta, GA  30326
Tel: 404 261 3313
Fax: 404 262 2798
Email: grcon.atl@mfa.gr
www.mfa.gr/usa/en/consulate-in-atlanta

Apr
17
Sun
‘Zorba the Greek’ in Atlanta @ White Hall at Emory University
Apr 17 @ 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm

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Save The Date:  ‘Zorba the Greek’ in Atlanta.
Sunday, April 17, at 2:30 pm

Location: Emory University’s White Hall (301 Dowman Drive, Atlanta)

Regional premiere of the newly-restored version of the movie introduced
by Mrs. Katherine Quinn.  This will be a one- time only screening.

Tickets will become available for sale on line at www.samariaga.com
and at Carlos Hall.

$10 general admission
$5 students

Apr
25
Mon
“Demystifying Austerity” @ Georgia State University
Apr 25 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Dennis Flyer 2016

The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce an upcoming lecture by Dr. James Dennis Lo Russo. Dennis received his MA in Religious Studies at Georgia State University, his PhD at Emory University’s Graduate Division of Religion, where he completed his dissertation under the direction of Gary Laderman; he is now a postdoctoral research fellow at the Princeton University Center for the Study of Religion. His work engages the subtle interplay between the shifting economic and spiritual landscape in the United States today.

The lecture will be held on Monday, April 25, at 4:00pm in Room 830 at 25 Park Place on the GSU campus. It is entitled “Demystifying Austerity: On the Moral Language of Crisis in a Time of Capital.” In this lecture, Dr. Lo Russo will expand his insights to examine related trends in a European context.

A greeting and reception will begin at 3:30pm, and we expect that our conversation will continue after the event concludes.

At noon on the following day, Tuesday April 26, Dr. Lo Russo will be at Emory University in the Religion Department Lounge, hosting an informal discussion about the field and its economic prospects; all interested students are warmly invited to attend both events.

This event has been generously co-sponsored by the Department of Religion at Emory University and the Department of Religious Studies at Georgia State University.

May
1
Sun
HAS Pascha Celebration @ Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church
May 1 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Eggs

HAS PASCHA CELEBRATION 2016

We cordially invite everyone to come and join us for an authentic Pascha celebration with lambs on the spit, music, dance and fun for all ages! This year we will again celebrate Pascha at the wonderful grounds of the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Marietta.

Host: Hellenic Academic Society

Location: Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church, 3431 Trickum Rd, Marietta, GA 30066

Directions: http://www.holytransfiguration.info/directions/

When: Sunday, May 1st, 2016 at 2:00pm

Cost: Members of HAS: $20; Non-Members: $30; Students/children above 6: $15; Children under 6 are Free

Menu: All beverages including Beer and Wine; Lamb, Souvlakia, Roasted Potatoes, Salad, Green Beans; Dyed Eggs, Spanakopites, Tyropites, Mezedes, Tsourekia and Desserts!

Reservations: R.S.V.P. by Wednesday, April 20th to: georgenakos@clayton.edu

We need an accurate counting of people that plan to attend. If you do not RSVP by April 20th, the cost will be higher (30$ for members, $40 for non-members) and we cannot guarantee that last-minute show up can be served.

Volunteer: To volunteer your help, please contact me at georgenakos@clayton.edu Volunteers are important to us!

The HAS Board
President: George Nakos
Vice President: Evangelos Theodorou
Vice President for Activities: Theofilos Moysiadis
Treasurer: Mina Giannakakos
Secretary: Panagiotis Kintis