Euro Night 2010: A Captivating Cultural Journey of European Traditions!
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Friday September 17, 2010
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6:30 PM to 10:30 PM
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Where:
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La Maison Française at the Embassy of France
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4101 Reservoir Rd NW
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Washington,
DC 20007
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For the third consecutive year, the embassies of the European Union invite you to "Euro Night," hosted by La Maison Française on Friday, September 17, 2010 from 6:30pm to 10:30pm!
Throughout the evening, enjoy live music followed by dance mixes from DJ Jean Michel NYC, and take a cultural tour around Europe, feasting on national dishes and drinks from the open bars. More than 20 European Union embassies will showcase their culinary specialties and traditions during this festive event!
Don't miss this captivating and savory (once-a-year) European cultural journey, right here in the nation's capital!
WHAT: Euro Night 2010!
WHEN: Friday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: La Maison Française, Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Rd, NW
ADMISSION: General: $30; Benefactor: $50 ($20 tax-deductible)
TICKETS: www.EuroNight.org
Proceeds from this event will help support the joint numerous and varied cultural projects of the participating European embassies.
European Union Member States: Austria, Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Romania, Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia and the United Kingdom.
Not Set in Stone: The lasting force of antiquity in Greek art
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When:
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Friday September 17, 2010
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8:00 PM
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St. George Greek Orthodox Church
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7701 Bradley Blvd.
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Bethesda,
MD 20817
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The Hellenic Society Prometheas
Invites you to a presentation by:
Dr. Hara Papatheodorou
Artist and Art Historian
Not Set in Stone:
The lasting force of antiquity in Greek art
The best-known Greek art is ancient. The Parthenon, Nike of Samothrace—Greece’s most heralded artistic contributions to the modern world stem from antiquity. But ancient Greek painting and sculpture, and the Byzantine icons that followed, are part of a living tradition of art done in Greece and by Greeks. Dr Hara Papatheodorou will discuss the importance of Classical, Hellenistic, and Byzantine art for the Greek art of today. She will examine the influence of antiquity on artists such as Konstantinos Parthenis, Nikos Hatzikyriakos-Gikas, Giannis Tsarouhis ,Lukas Samaras, and George Lazogas among others. Dr Papatheodorou is herself an artist who has exhibited widely in Greece and abroad. She has taught art history in Greece and Canada, and is the author of a forthcoming book of fables, Fairytales of the Brush.
The lecture will be in English. Reception will follow.
Sts. Constantine & Helen 50th Annual Greek Festival
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Friday September 17, 2010
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12:00 PM to 9:30 PM
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Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church
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4115 16th St NW
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Washington,
DC 20011
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Sts. Constantine & Helen's
50th Annual Greek Festival
will be held
September 17,18,19 of 2010!
"IT'S CHIC TO BE GREEK"
Come Taste our Homemade Greek Food!!
Friday & Saturday - Noon to 9:30PM, Sunday - Noon to 8:00 PM
Dance to Live, Traditional Greek Music each evening!
LIVE MUSIC
Friday - 5:30PM, Saturday & Sunday - 5:00PM
Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church offers the largest & oldest Greek festival in the Washington, D.C. area. We bring a "Taste of Greece" to the areas neighborhoods and suburbs. The festival is open to the public with FREE admission, FREE parking and covered eating areas. Credit cards are accepted. In addition to Greek food, the festival features authentic Greek coffees, beers, wines, and live Greek music. Our Greek Marketplace offers books, jewelry, trinkets and religious items.
Come and see our Greek Dance Troop perform on Saturday & Sunday!!
Performances - 5:30 & 7:30 (approximate times)
For 50 years, the Ladies Society of Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church,the Philoptochos, has prepared their authentic Greek fare in two small church kitchens using recipes passed down from generation to generation and producing a menu of Greek favorites like, Mousaka, Pastichio, Manestra, Spanakopita, Tyropita, Dolmades, as well as succulent Greek pastries such as, Baklava, Diples and Kataifi. This year alone, the Philoptochos, has baked, kneaded, cooked, and fried over 2500 pieces of spanakopita, 4500 pieces of baklava and 3000 pieces of diples. Many of these recipes are now available in our Community Cookbook
The first three-day festival began in 1960, as an expansion of our one-day bazaar that was established in the late 1940s. The festival is our way of sharing our culture with surrounding community. Our 84-year old Church was started by a small group of Greek immigrants in 1918 at 6th and C Streets, NW, in Washington, D.C., headed up by Fathers Menides and Metaxopoulos with a small congregation of 100. The 16th and Upshur location was acquired in 1954 to fulfill the growing numbers of parishioners currently at over 1400 members. For more history click here.
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