THRU MAY 17
DETROIT, MI – In partnership with One Bean Marketing (OBM), Ramona Pintea, National Hellenic Society, and the Detroit Cultural Center, the Hellenic Museum of Michigan presents a celebration of the women of the Greek Revolution. Powerful, courageous, and independent changemakers who shaped history by championing democracy, freedom, and independence. The new exhibition, ‘#WeAreGreekWarriors: From the Greek Revolution to Today: The Power of the Heroines of 1821 Lives in Every Woman’, along with a rich cultural program of events and activities, runs through May 17, at the Hellenic Museum of Michigan, 67 East Kirby Street in Detroit. For more information, visit: https://www.hellenicmi.org/.
MAY 17
LOS ANGELES – The UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the study of Hellenic Culture announced their ‘Glendi’, a community dance celebration takes place on Sunday, May 17, 7-9 PM, with refreshments, live music and dancing and dance lessons from 7-7:30 PM. Music performance by Alekos Sioris, Peter Deneff, and Nondas Evangelatos. Admission is free, but advance RSVP is required due to limited capacity. This event is made possible with support from the Mary Calfas Janos Program Fund and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). More information and RSVP online: https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/glendi2026/.
HALF MOON BAY, CA – Kombos Collective performs ‘Vardari: Shared Folk Melodies’, the world-fusion band performing Greek and other shared melodies sung in nine languages, on Sunday, May 17, 4 PM, at the Piano Palace, 514 Kelly Avenue in Half Moon Bay, presented by Artist Migration. Tickets available online: https://shorturl.at/a6ArU.
MAY 22
BERKELEY, CA – Kombos Collective performs Vardari on Friday, May 22, 4:45 PM, at The Cheeseboard Collective, 1512 Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley. Free admission. RSVP online: https://shorturl.at/VbT7j.
MAY 22-24
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 1200 Robert E. Lee Boulevard in New Orleans, hosts its annual Greek festival, May 22-24. Enjoy authentic Greek foods, Cathedral tours, cooking demonstrations, and shopping. Entertainment includes Greek music and Hellenic Dancers, Athenian playground with face painting and inflatables. Run/Walk Race on Saturday morning. Hours: Friday, May 22, 5-11 PM; Saturday, May 23, 11 AM-10 PM; and Sunday, May 24, 11 AM-8 PM. More information is available by phone: 504-282-0259 and online: https://holytrinitycathedral.org/index.html.
