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:: Christmas events Christmas Party at the Crypt Date: Saturday 6 December 2008 [20:30] Venue: The CrypT @ Moscow Road, St Sophia, Bayswater, London. Details: Christmas party for young Greek students and professionals on Saturday 6 December at 20:30. Greek Music and drinks. Free for registered members. Non-Members £8.00. To join, email crypt.members@gmail.com. Christmas Bazaar Date: Thursday 11 December, 2008 [12:00-17:00] Venue: Boardroom, Hellenic Center Details: Christmas Bazaar organised by Lykion ton Hellinidon. Further information on 020 7224 1969 or enquiries@lykiontonhellinidon. Christmas Lunch Date: Sunday, 14 December, 2008 [12:30] Venue: Park Tower Hotel, Sheraton, Knightsbridge Details: Christmas Lunch organised by the Lykion ton Hellinidon. Further information on 020 8441 6332 or 020 7348 0950. :: Theater Theater: Oedipus, by Sophocles, with Ralph Fiennes Date: From 08 October 2008 Venue: National Theater, South Bank, London SE1 9PX Details: Sophocles’ magnificent tragedy in an intense and raw new version by Frank McGuinness. Ralph Fiennes takes the title role, with Alan Howard as Teiresias and Clare Higgins as Jocasta. Contact Details: Please click here for further information and online bookings. Agamemnon Date: Wednesday 15 October to Saturday 18 October 2008 Venue: The Oxford Playhouse, Oxford Details: The Oxford Greek Play will perform Aeschylus' masterpiece, in the original Ancient Greek. Further information: For further information and bookings please email joshua.lom@new.ox.ac.uk :: Exhibitions Antiquity and Myth Date: Monday 6 October to Friday 31 October 2008 Venue: Friends Room, Hellenic Centre Details: Exhibition of original prints inspired by Greece, by Paul Hillstead, Keith Hunter and Noonie Minogue. Private view on Tuesday 7 October, 18:00 to 21:00. Please contact 020 7487 5060 for opening hours. Byzantium 330 - 1453 Date: Saturday 25 October 2008 to Sunday 22 March 2009 Venue: Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, London, W1 Details: Byzantium 330 - 1453 An exhibition highlighting the splendours of the Byzantine Empire, comprising around 300 objects including icons, detached wall paintings, micro-mosaics, enamels plus gold and silver metalwork and rare items from collections across Europe, USA, Russia, Ukraine and Egypt. Organised by the Royal Academy of Arts, London with the collaboration of the Benaki Museum, Athens. Supported by the J F Costopoulos Foundation, A G Leventis Foundation and Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Contact Details: Further information and bookings on 0870 8488484 or www.royalacademy.org.uk . Inner Thoughts Date: 5 November to Thursday 27 November 2008 Venue: Friends Room, Hellenic Centre Details: Exhibition of paintings by Zanna. Private view on Wednesday 5 November, 6 - 9.00pm. PLease contact 020 7487 5060 for opening hours. :: Lectures Exhibiting Byzantium at the Royal Academy of Arts Date: Monday 24 November, 2008 [19:15] Venue: Great Hall, Hellenic Centre Details: A talk in English by writer, photographer and television producer, Iason Athanasiadis. From the glory days of the 19th and early 20th century when a Greek cultural and commercial bourgeoisie spanned the urban hubs of North Africa, the Levant, the Persian Gulf and up into Central Asia, Greek communities have declined to almost extinction. The lives of three very different Greeks (Olga Xanthopoulou, Thanassis Lerounis and Carlos Mavroleon), each one representative of a current trend, highlight where Greeks stand in the region today. Organised by the Hellenic Centre. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7563 9835 or presss@helleniccentre.org A Talk on Icons Date: Friday 28 November, 2008 [19:30] Venue: King's College London, Strand, London, WC2R Details: A Talk on Icons in English by Maria Andipa. Organised by the Ionian Society. Further information on 020 7589 2371. Venue: Great Hall, Hellenic Centre :: Various London Greek Speed Dating Date: December 2008 onwards Venue: TBD Details: London Greek Dating Service brings you Speed Dating for all ages and all persons, whether of Greek/Cypriot descent or with a keen interest in these beautiful Mediterranean countries and cultures. Come along for a fun filled escape from the London winter for a few hours; great music, a glass of wine or winter spirits or a frappe in remembrance of summer, all whilst meeting some fantastic new friends, and maybe even the love of your life! Guaranteed to meet at least 10 persons of the opposite gender, or 9 of the same! (20 people per evening) Great sponsors on the night, and a glass of your favourite Greek and Cypriot wines included in the registration fee. Further information: email: londongds@gmail.com / facebook: London Greek Speed Dating |
