Event Calendar

Mar
25
Wed
Wine Tasting Seminar @ Hellenic Center Ballroom
Mar 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Wine
Join us for a Wine Tasting Seminar presented by Bart Lyrarakis – with wines from the Lyrarakis Winery of Heraklion, Crete. Please view the attached flyer for more details, and also visit the event website to pre-purchase tickets.

(Doors open at 6:30pm)

 

Mar
30
Mon
Greek Community Night with the Atlanta Hawks @ Philips Arena
Mar 30 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

HawksPlease join us for Greek Community Night with the Atlanta Hawks! Click on this flyer for more details. Please feel free to forward this message along to friends, family and anyone who may be interested!

Apr
12
Sun
HAS Pascha Celebration 2015 @ Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church
Apr 12 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Eggs

Dear HAS Members and Friends:

Come and enjoy Pascha this year with friends, family, and the Hellenic Academic Society!!

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.

HAS PASCHA CELEBRATION 2015
Host:  Hellenic Academic Society

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

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

When: Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 2:00pm

Cost: 
Members of HAS: $20
Non-Members: $30
Students/Children over 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 Friday, March 27 to: georgenakos@clayton.edu

We need an accurate counting of people that plan to attend.
If you do not RSVP by April 4th, the cost will be higher
(30$ for members, $40 for nonmembers) 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: George Kardomateas
Vice President for Activities: Theofilos Moyssiadis
Treasurer: Mina Giannakakos

Apr
19
Sun
Lykion ton Ellinidon Social Gathering @ Annunciation Cathedral "Kafenion"
Apr 19 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Lykion eventPlease RSVP to lykionellinidonatlanta@gmail.com if you plan to attend this event.

Apr
26
Sun
Lykion Book Club @ Private Residence
Apr 26 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Cahill book
Please join us for our April Book Club gathering, which will take place at a private residence (details TBD…stay tuned for updates).

The book we will feature is “Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter” by Thomas Cahill. Below is a brief synopsis:

In Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, his fourth volume to explore “the hinges of history,” Thomas Cahill escorts the reader on another entertaining — and historically unassailable — journey through the landmarks of art and bloodshed that defined Greek culture nearly three millennia ago.

In the city-states of Athens and Sparta and throughout the Greek islands, honors could be won in making love and war, and lives were rife with contradictions. By developing the alphabet, the Greeks empowered the reader, demystified experience, and opened the way for civil discussion and experimentation — yet they kept slaves. The glorious verses of the Iliad recount a conflict in which rage and outrage spur men to action and suggest that their “bellicose society of gleaming metals and rattling weapons” is not so very distant from more recent campaigns of “shock and awe.” And, centuries before Zorba, Greece was a land where music, dance, and freely flowing wine were essential to the high life. Granting equal time to the sacred and the profane, Cahill rivets our attention to the legacies of an ancient and enduring worldview.

May
3
Sun
Πρωτομαγιά Picnic @ Annunciation Cathedral
May 3 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

ProtomagiaPlease join us for the annual Πρωτομαγιά Picnic hosted by Lykion ton Ellinidon and the Hellenic Women’s Cultural Association on Sunday, May 3rd, 2015. Tickets are available PRE-SALE only, so make sure to purchase your tickets in advance. The afternoon will feature traditional activities such as wreath-making and the flying of kites, as well as music and dancing.
IMG_4935The afternoon will also feature a traditional Greek menu of souvlaki, spanako-tiropites, oven-roasted potatoes, tzatziki, pita bread, and soft drinks/water. Beer will also be available for purchase. Our kid-friendly menu will include hot dogs, chips and a drink.

May
15
Fri
Marietta Greek Festival @ Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church
May 15 @ 3:00 pm – May 17 @ 7:00 pm

MGF
It’s that time of year again…time to say OPA! and enjoy the food, music, and entertainment of the Marietta Greek Festival. Follow this link for information / directions and much more! This event takes place RAIN OR SHINE…with something for the whole family!

To volunteer, click here.

Jun
14
Sun
Lykion ton Ellinidon Social Gathering @ Annunciation Cathedral "Kafenion"
Jun 14 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Lykion

You are invited to a social gathering for Lykion members and friends. Before the summer break, please join us for coffee and refreshments, updates on exciting future activities, and a special treat – a documentary film! Please email your RSVP if you plan to attend, so we can plan for refreshments.

Jun
19
Fri
Greek Party @ Taverna Plaka
Jun 19 @ 8:00 pm – Jun 20 @ 3:00 am
Sep
29
Tue
The Middle East Refugee Crisis @ Troy Moore Library (GSU)
Sep 29 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

GSUFriends of GSU’s Center for Hellenic Studies,

 The deepening crisis regarding conflicting European attitudes and residential policies regarding the expanding refugee crisis impacts the poorer Mediterranean EU nations inordinately. While North African refugees have entered Europe primarily through Spain and Italy (and mostly Italy), the recent flood of Syrian refugees have entered Europe in overwhelming numbers through the Dodecanesian Greek islands (Lesbos, Kos, Chios and Samos).

 Please join us for a panel discussion of this crisis sponsored by the Center for Hellenic Studies’s Global Studies Initiative partner, the Middle East Studies Center, on Tuesday, September 29, from 3:00pm to 4:30pm in the Troy Moore Library.