Katie Aliferis is a soulful poet. Her words are brief and carefully placed. She removes any shade of protection to reveal the raw human spirit. This collection is her journey on love – a journey of discovery, pain, darkness, and ultimately, like an alchemist, transforming all pain into a golden light in her soul. Aliferis … Continue reading
Category Archives: Greece
Mini-Epic Poetry: Agency and Free-Will by Nicole Coonradt
Special mini-epic poetry feature by Nicole Coonradt. I teach Great Books at a small liberal arts college. In the first of a two-course sequence, students read texts from the Ancient to Medieval periods, beginning with Homer and concluding with Dante. Those questions regarding human agency and divinity continue to inform our understanding of literature, but … Continue reading
5th Greek Dinner Around the World
Join to the world’s largest dinner party celebrating the Greek people, culture and influences that have shaped our world on January 15th, 2018. This year friends in Abu Dhabi are joining us. Friends around the world who are chefs, authors, business leaders, award winning olive oil companies, artists, software engineers, scientists, and diplomats join to … Continue reading
4th Greek Dinner Around the World Jan 15th
The 4th Greek Dinner Around the World is on January 15th, 2017. Join to the world’s largest dinner party celebrating the Greek people, culture and influences that have shaped our world today. Every year more people join chefs, authors, business leaders, award winning olive oil companies, artists, software engineers, scientists, diplomats and more to recognize … Continue reading
HAWC: Violence is Local, Be Ready
Leading security experts joined the Hellenic American Womens Council (HAWC) 23rd annual conference “Recognize the Threat: Be Ready to Act” to raise awareness and provide practical solutions to mitigate any direct threat. Many may say, “terrorism or violent acts won’t happen where I live”. However, Dr. Terry Gudaitis, founder of Mindstar Security and Profiling; Debra Anderson, … Continue reading
Queens of Syria & The Trojan Women
Special post in support for the British Arab Centre in London. First staged in Amman in 2013, and the subject of an award winning documentary, Developing Artists presents Refuge Productions’ Queens of Syria, an adaptation of Euripides anti-war tragedy, The Trojan Women. Performed by an all-female cast of Syrian refugees, the production skilfully amalgamates the … Continue reading
3rd #GreekDinner Around the World
For the third year, #GreekDinner Around the World on January 15, 2016 will honor and celebrate the best of Greek culture, heritage, cuisine, arts, and business in all corners of the world. Now, with so many refugees arriving in Greece, who are the families being sheltered in Greece? Starting in Australia, moving to Asia, through … Continue reading
The Day They Came Home: The Acropolis a Whole World Monument for World Knowledge
The Acropolis of Athens, Greece, reigns majestically above and continues to inspire original thinkers in democracy, philosophy, the arts, the sciences, and the humanities. Each marble piece defying scientific expectations has over the centuries commanded respect. Dedicated to the goddess Athena, who reigned with strength and peacefulness, the Acropolis symbolically represents the possibilities within humanity … Continue reading
A Statesman and Art at the Acropolis
A new epoch of public diplomacy is revealed as United States Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic (Greece) David D. Pearce illustrates the Acropolis in bold watercolor strokes of color and shares them over social media. Continue reading
Greek Dinner Around the World January 15, 2015
Imagine a dinner party to celebrate Greek culture, cuisine, philosophy and heritage around the world with family, friends, and new friends. This is Greek Dinner Around the World on January 15th. An idea that was sparked last year by the film Kiveri by Panayloti Yannitsos (@pyannitsos) and a conversation over Twitter with authors Marjory McGinn … Continue reading