Soprano Eleni Calenos Returns to the Palm Beach Opera
As Pamina in “The Magic Flute” For some, music is a hobby. For others, it is a calling. Opera singer (soprano) Eleni Calenos definitely falls into the latter category. “No one in my family was a...
View ArticleThe Manatoses Attend Holiday Party at the Vice Presidential Residence
The Manatoses with the Vice President’s sister, Valerie Biden Owens. From left, Mike & Laura Manatos, Valerie Biden Owens, Tina & Andy Manatos On December 15, Andy and Mike Manatos, and their...
View ArticleSenate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Menendez blasts Turkey’s...
On December 16, the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, long-time friend of Cyprus and Greece, Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), blasted Turkey’s blatant violations of Cyprus’ Exclusive...
View ArticleOutstanding Speakers and Entertainment at the 24th Leadership 100 Conference
The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes The 24th Annual Leadership 100 Conference will take place February 12-15, 2015 at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida and it will feature...
View ArticleDoing business with Filotimo on Wall Street: Michael Psaros of KPS Capital...
Michael Psaros; PHOTO: ANASTASIOS MENTIS It took a young Greek of the old school to make filotimo a business model and a kid brought up in the steel mills of West Virginia to co-found a Wall Street...
View ArticleGreece: Where the Sidewalk Ends …and the IDs Look Fake
Alexander Billinis I pondered a great deal as to what to write in my monthly column. Given the events of January 25 (Greek election), there is certainly much to talk about. I prefer not to. Instead, I...
View ArticleStress And Test Anxiety
Dr. Nicholas Kaloudis Stress exists when the adaptive capacity of the individual is overwhelmed by events. For each individual, stress is subjectively defined, and the response to stress is a function...
View ArticleDebt, Democracy, Dignity
Endy Zemenides The results of the Greek elections have garnered Greece more attention than any time since the onset of the euro crisis: the stakes so high, the drama gripping, and the characters...
View ArticleHope, Fear, Freedom of Speech (and from Speech) etc.
Demetrios Rhompotis It’s been about two weeks since the new leftist government assumed power in Greece and the country hasn’t been destroyed yet! Oh, boy, for months–what months, years!–I’ve been...
View ArticleThe Winter of Our Discontent
Dimitri C. Michalakis Is this truly the winter of our discontent? Formal history seems to function in cycles—in America, the Democrats had the House and Senate and the White House and the public thinks...
View Article“Magic Always Happens” in Books and in …Cyprus!
Fluffadelia: A Friendly Feather’s Happy Train Ride Story!Following the success of his first children’s book “Magic Always Happens: My Daddy Loves Me!” (Also available in Greek, French, and Spanish) Dr....
View ArticleMore Good News for The Hellenic Classical Charter School!
The New York State Education Department Board of Regents voted this past January to approve another full term charter renewal for The Hellenic Classical Charter School in Brooklyn, NY. This is a time...
View ArticleYoung Diva Christiana Aloneftis Wins Kyrenia Opera’s First Prize
Kyrenia Opera announced the winner of the 2014 Cyprus Vocal Scholarship Competition in the University/College Division, Christiana Aloneftis. The First Prize is accompanied by a $750 award, but in...
View ArticleA Concert Tribute to the Works of Lina Nikolakopoulou
Lina Nikolakopoulou Greece’s most influential, contemporary lyricist of the day, an incredible artist of stature and ethos beyond the norm, Lina Nikolakopoulou will travel to the United States to...
View Article17th Athens Xclusive Designers Week
17th Athens Xclusive Designers Week Athens Xclusive Designers Week, the International Fashion Week of Athens Greece, welcomes the new trends for Autumn / Winter 2015 – 2016, at its 17th edition, taking...
View ArticleThe Magic of Criss Angel
World renowned magician Criss Angel chatted with Greek-American journalist Markos Papadatos about his inspirations, proudest professional moments and his future plans. Criss Angel He was born at...
View ArticleGeorgia Kontzamanis New Director of Operations in The Nyc Board of Elections
Georgia Kontzamanis Following a 9-0 vote of the Board of Elections bi-partisan commissioners, Georgea Kontzamanis was appointed the newest member of the executive team of the Board of Elections in the...
View Article“Orthodox” Fundamentalism
by George E. Demacopoulos* George DEMACOPOULOS One of the cornerstones of Orthodox Christianity is its reverence for the great Fathers of the Church who were not only exemplars of holiness but were...
View ArticleAHI Announces Honorees for 40th Anniversary Awards Dinner
Honorees for 40th Anniversary Awards Dinner The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) will host its 40th Anniversary Hellenic Heritage Achievement and National Public Service Awards Dinner on March 14,...
View ArticleWomen’s Committee at the Federation
by Vivian Papamichael The Meet and Greet of the newly formed Women’s Committee at the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York took place this past November and according to President...
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