OCTOBER 17-19
ATLANTA, GA – The Atlanta Greek Film Expo marks its 10th anniversary October 17-19, celebrating a decade of bringing the best of contemporary Greek cinema to Atlanta. The weekend event offers a dynamic lineup of feature films, shorts, special events, and celebrity guests at the historic Tara Theatre on Cheshire Bridge Road.
This year’s Expo opens Friday, October 17, 7 PM, with ‘Stelios’, the critically-acclaimed box office hit in Greece that chronicles the life of beloved singer Stelios Kazantzidis. After the screening, audiences will enjoy a live Q&A with lead actress Asimenia Voulioti, who stars as Marinella in the film. A Red Carpet Opening Party will follow at the Tara Theatre.
The festival program includes four additional feature films: the documentary ‘Takis’ on October 18, 4 PM, the comedy ‘Murphy’s Law’ on Saturday, October 18, 7 PM, and two dramas on Sunday, October 19, ‘Riviera’ at 2 PM, and ‘Meat’ at 5 PM. The Expo will also showcase four short films and the premiere of Atlanta artist George Skaroulis’ latest music video. The celebration concludes at Kyma, Atlanta’s premiere Greek restaurant, with the Grand Finale Party on Sunday, October 19, 7:30 PM. Tickets, including individual passes and six special discount packages, are available online: www.atlantagreekfilm.org.
TEMECULA, CA – St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church hosts its annual Greek Festival October 17-19 at the Temecula Promenade Mall, 40820 Winchester Road in Temecula. Enjoy traditional Greek foods and pastries, Greek dancing and live entertainment, kids’ Zone with bounce houses, carnival games, a video game trailer, face painting, and more. Hours: Friday, October 17, 5-11 PM; Saturday, October 18, 11 AM-11 PM; and Sunday, October 19, 11 AM-9 PM. More information is available by phone: 951-296-6207 and online: https://temeculagreekfest.com/.
OCTOBER 18
ONLINE – On Saturday, October 18, 10 AM Los Angeles/8 PM Greece, Gefyra Book Club presents a discussion via Zoom on ‘The Scapegoat’ by Sophia Nikolaidou, translated by Karen Emmerich (Melville House, 2015). The discussion will be led by Professor Sharon Gerstel, Director, UCLA SNF Hellenic Center and Dr. Eirini Kotsovili, Senior Lecturer, Global Humanities at Simon Fraser University. RSVP online for this free event: https://shorturl.at/Vnpjy.
LOS ANGELES – The discussion ‘Perfume in Pylos: Recreating a Bronze Age Scent’ takes place on Saturday, October 18, at the Getty Villa, Getty Villa Drive in Pacific Palisades, and online, 2 PM Pacific. Perfume was a thriving industry in Late Bronze Age Greece. In this presentation and sensory experience, archaeologist Cynthia Shelmerdine shares the Mycenaean evidence that reveals the materials, production methods, and people involved in the process. Perfumer Michael Nordstrand then recounts how he recreated both a 3,000-year-old perfume and a variation interpreted for modern consumers. Attendees will have the opportunity to compare both versions on scent strips before joining a Q&A moderated by curator Claire Lyons. Tickets are free, but required for event entrance. Your event ticket will also serve as your Villa entrance reservation. Please note, there is a fee for parking. Register online for the event: https://shorturl.at/GWXHd.
OCTOBER 22
ONLINE – The discussion ‘Modern Myths about the Age of Homer’ takes place on Wednesday, October 22, 12 PM Pacific time, online, related to the exhibition ‘The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of Ancient Greece’ at the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, CA, through January 12, 2026. When 19th-century archaeologists began to excavate the remains of Bronze Age Greece – especially Mycenaean gold and imposing palaces – they often interpreted their discoveries through the lens of Homer’s Trojan War. Associations between archaeological finds and legendary figures such as Achilles, dazzling Helen, and wise Nestor of Pylos have endured in both scholarship and the popular imagination. Join archaeologist Bryan Burns as he surveys the legacy of stories and treasures and provides a more realistic look at Homeric society and Mycenaean Greece supported by the latest evidence. Register for this free Zoom event online: https://shorturl.at/twdpE.
OCTOBER 23
WASHINGTON, DC – Dumbarton Oaks and Georgetown University’s Modern Greek Studies Program present the lecture ‘The Creation of the Department of Byzantine and Eastern Christian Art at the Louvre Museum: Scientific and Museographic Challenges in the Face of the Contemporary World’ by renowned Musee du Louvre curator Maximilien Durand on Thursday, October 23, opening reception at 5:30 PM, lecture at 6 PM, at Georgetown University’s Rafik B. Hariri Building, 37th and O Streets in Washington, DC. The event is offered under the auspices of the Villa Albertine – Embassy of France, the Embassy of Greece, and the Archaeological Institute of America Washington, DC Society. Register for the event on Eventbrite: https://shorturl.at/XWrJP.
FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY – The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. Paul in Hempstead hosts its 80th Anniversary Gala at Sand Castle, 505 Franklin Avenue in Franklin Square, NY, on Thursday, October 23, 6 PM, with Dimitris Mpasis and Nefeli Fasouli with the Synphonia Orchestra live in concert. The event will benefit the community’s expansion project. Tickets available by phone: 516-451-6305. More information online: https://synphoniaent.com/events/.
NEW YORK – The Consulate General of Greece in New York and the Choir of the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, in collaboration with the Athens Conservatoire present ‘From Athens to New York: A Centenary Tribute to Manos Hadjidakis’ on his 100th birthday, honoring a century of his legacy – where memory, music, and identity meet, on Thursday, October 23, 6:30 PM, at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, 337 East 74th Street in Manhattan. The event is open to the public.
OCTOBER 24
NEW YORK – Theodorakis 100: A Centennial Tribute with vocalists Dimitris Mpasis and Lina Orfanos, Achilleas Wastor on piano, Yiannis Sinanis on bouzouki, narrator Gail Holst Warhaff, and Master of Ceremonies Spyros D. Orfanos, at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center, 129 West 67th Street in Manhattan on Friday, October 24, 7:30 PM. Tickets available online: https://shorturl.at/y96Cr
OCTOBER 26
NEW YORK – Author Alexander Moissis presents ‘My Romaniote Patrimony’, how precious family memorabilia led to 15 years of research and five books related to Greek Jewry and the city of loannina on Sunday, October 26, 1 PM, at Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum, 280 Broome Street in New York City. Alexander Moissis will present how texts in his grandfather Asher’s archive and stereoscopic glass photographs that came from his grandmother Hiette’s family led to 15 years of research and to several books. Signed copies of Moissis’ latest book ‘The Lost World of Henriette de Serviana’ will be available for purchase. Refreshments will be served. RSVP via email: [email protected].
