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Friday, 03 January 2020 00:00
Athens English Comedy Club | Open Mic
Happy New Year from the Athens English Comedy Club!
What better way to start the year than with something new and bright? We will be hosting our first English open mic, this Sunday January 5th!
MC: Dimitris Dimopoulos
Comedians in alphabetical order:
- Vangelis Harissopoulos
- George Iliadis
- George Karamanlis
- Kinthia
- Maria Koufomanoli
- Lefteris Koulonis
- Nefeli Louizou
- Vaggelis Moularas
- Stavroula Pabst
- John Papadopoulos
- Kanelli Scalcoyiannis
- Odysseas Deniz Ürem
Some performers will be doing stand-up for the first time ever, so bring your loudest applause and all of the love you can give! Others will be trying out new material, so bring your most honest giggles and open hearts and come see comedy being born!
We need YOU to make comedy happen!
Come and laugh! Nay! Come and chortle. Or better yet, guffaw!
For reservations:
- Message us directly on Facebook
- Call us at +30 698 799 4689
- Email us at athensenglishcomedyclub@gmail.com
For reservations:
- Message us directly on Facebook
- Call us at +30 698 799 4689
- Email us at athensenglishcomedyclub@gmail.com
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Sunday, 05 January 2020 23:47
Fast Love - A Tribute To George Michael
He's the artist who performed countless songs we still sing today. And with his biggest hit ''Last Christmas'', how could a tribute to him not take place at the Christmas Theater? Straight from London's West End, the biggest tribute to George Michael comes to Athens!
The incredible Andrew Browning and his band will take you on a journey through the artist's biggest hits from his era at Wham, as well as the 80s and 90s.
An unforgettable experience not to be missed! You will get emotional, dance and sing along to tracks like Careless Whisper, Last Christmas, Freedom, Faith, Jesus To A Child, Father Finger and many more!
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Wednesday, 01 January 2020 18:29
''Love And Disaster In Athens'' - A Group Show At FokiaNou Art Space
FokiaNou Art Space is pleased to present “Love and Disaster in Athens”, a group show of 32 artists.
For the third consecutive year FokiaNou Art Space has invited artists to respond to an open call focusing on the city of Athens, in any media. A city as intense and contradictory as Athens has always been a source of love and disaster, manifested physically, psychologically, tangibly and temporally, to the people and to the city itself.
The exhibition aims to be a kaleidoscope of love and decay, beauty and destruction, light and darkness, poetry and color, noise and silence. The range of works includes painting, drawing, photography, video and sculpture.
The participating artists are: Lilia Agathou, Afroditi Anastopoulou, Lina Bebi, Maria Bourbou, Christiana Garofalidou, Christos Giannopoulos, Andromachi Giannopoulou, Roxani Giannou, Penny Gkeka, Katerina Katsifaraki, Nina Kotamanidou, Makis Kyriakopoulos, Sofia Kyriakou, Kostas Lales, Loula Leventi, Annette Luycx, Alexandra Mainta, Alexandros Mavrogiannis, Apostolos Papageorgiou, Dionisios Pappas, Nikos Podias, Babis Pilarinos, Eleftheria Rapanaki, Geeta Roopnarine, Stella Sevastopoulos, Anastasia Zoi Souliotou, Andreas Spinos, Iliana Theodoropoulou, Georgia Touliatou, Kiveli Zachariou, Apostolos Zerdevas, Stathis Alexandros Zoulias.
Hours:
Thursday to Saturday: 17:00 - 20:00
For the third consecutive year FokiaNou Art Space has invited artists to respond to an open call focusing on the city of Athens, in any media. A city as intense and contradictory as Athens has always been a source of love and disaster, manifested physically, psychologically, tangibly and temporally, to the people and to the city itself.
The exhibition aims to be a kaleidoscope of love and decay, beauty and destruction, light and darkness, poetry and color, noise and silence. The range of works includes painting, drawing, photography, video and sculpture.
The participating artists are: Lilia Agathou, Afroditi Anastopoulou, Lina Bebi, Maria Bourbou, Christiana Garofalidou, Christos Giannopoulos, Andromachi Giannopoulou, Roxani Giannou, Penny Gkeka, Katerina Katsifaraki, Nina Kotamanidou, Makis Kyriakopoulos, Sofia Kyriakou, Kostas Lales, Loula Leventi, Annette Luycx, Alexandra Mainta, Alexandros Mavrogiannis, Apostolos Papageorgiou, Dionisios Pappas, Nikos Podias, Babis Pilarinos, Eleftheria Rapanaki, Geeta Roopnarine, Stella Sevastopoulos, Anastasia Zoi Souliotou, Andreas Spinos, Iliana Theodoropoulou, Georgia Touliatou, Kiveli Zachariou, Apostolos Zerdevas, Stathis Alexandros Zoulias.
Hours:
Thursday to Saturday: 17:00 - 20:00
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Monday, 20 January 2020 23:36
Wozzeck By The Greek National Opera
One of the 20th-century lyric theatre masterpieces, Alban Berg’s Wozzeck, will be presented for the first time by the Greek National Opera in a new production directed by the top French director Olivier Py.
In the title role, the internationally acclaimed Greek baritone of the GNO, Tassis Christoyannis, will sing for the first time one of the most taxing roles in the modern repertory.
The opera is based on Georg Buchner’s play Woyzeck, which remained unfinished and was published in 1879, more than forty years after the writer’s death. It recounts scenes from the miserable life of soldier Wozzeck in a village. When his wife cheats on him, Wozzeck kills her and after that, in his attempt to cover his tracks in a state of delirium, he drowns in a lake. Wozzeck is one of the first extensive operas of the 20th century written in an atonal idiom with the use of Sprechgesang – a type of vocalization between speech and song.
Both due to its importance for the history of music modernism and for the quality of its music in itself, it has been a staple of the repertory of all major opera houses in the world.
On January 19, 23, 26, 31 and February 2. Starts at 19:30 (Sundays at 18:30).
Both due to its importance for the history of music modernism and for the quality of its music in itself, it has been a staple of the repertory of all major opera houses in the world.
On January 19, 23, 26, 31 and February 2. Starts at 19:30 (Sundays at 18:30).
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Thursday, 14 January 2021 21:26
World-Class Speakers Of The Sports Industry At The Front Runners 3.0
The three-day web conference’s agenda on January 21-23!
The unique sports management conference in Greece is approaching. Leading industry professionals from both Greece and abroad “meet” at “Front Runners in Sports Management 3.0”, a web conference organized by the award-winning ActiveMedia Group along with the Sports Management Society of Deree – The American College of Greece, on Thursday, January 21, Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23, 2021.
Representatives from all over the world in rich thematic sections:
Within three days, participants will have the opportunity to attend for free the speeches of distinguished representatives from the fields of football, basketball, athletics, motorsports, sports tourism, education, digital & social media, technology and corporate social responsibility, and develop their professional network in the field of sports management.
New additions to the roster of speakers:
During the Front Runners in Sports Management 3.0 conference the Chief Sales & Marketing Officer of Sani / Ikos Group, Mr. Antonis Avdelas, will present, for the first time in Greece, the unique tennis academy Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre, developed by the Grand Slam-winning tennis legend, hosted at Sani Resort. Sani Resort, which was awarded by the World Travel Awards as “The World's Leading Family & Beach Resort” in 2019 and 2020, is an ecological sanctuary of 4,500 acres in Kassandra, Halkidiki, with 5 hotels and a luxurious private marina. Moreover, the conference will include the following speakers: the CSR & Events Manager of the leading GameTech company in Greece and one of the fastest growing GameTech companies in Europe Kaizen Gaming, Ms. Ioanna Kozadinou, the General Manager of the Athens Marathon The Authentic, Dr. Makis Asimakopoulos, who will talk about the No.1 sports tourism event in Greece and the new era after the 2020 postponement, one of the top commercial directors in the Greek Super League, Mr. Leonidas Papavasilakis of OFI FC, the Real Madrid and EuroLeague legend and the F45 Madrid co-founder, Joe Arlauckas, the world champion in the 400m. with hurdles, with 4 participations in Olympic Games & Chair of the European Athletics Athletes Commission, Periklis Iakovakis, the long-term member of the U.S.A. Olympic Committee, Karen Irish, along with the former basketball player, sports journalist and dynamic reporter for EuroLeague, Theodora Panteli, the Head of Digital & 360 Advertising Director of one of the best digital agencies in Greece for social media, The Newtons Laboratory, Mr. Panos Alefragis and Mr. Themistocles Karvountzis, Chief Strategy Officer of ActiveMedia Group, with the back to back title as Sports Marketing Agency of the Year in Greece, who will make an introduction to Sports Tourism and its niche markets.
Experienced executives of the global market offer their knowledge:
Prominent speakers at the conference also include representatives from the NBA and the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the FIBA Basketball Champions League, Georgetown University, the innovative technology company Wait Time, Nielsen Sports and Formula 1.
The conference will also host welcome speeches from the Minister of Greek Tourism, Mr. Harry Theoharis, the Deputy Minister of Culture & Sports, Mr. Lefteris Avgenakis, the USA Ambassador to Greece, Mr. Geoffrey R. Pyatt, the President of the Greek National Tourism Organization, Ms. Angela Gerekou, the President of the International Olympic Academy, Mr. Isidoros Kouvelos as well as the Assistant Professor & Coordinator of the Sports Management Program at Deree – The American College of Greece, Dr. Stella Leivadi.
In the context of the web conference’s organization, ActiveMedia Group’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Akis Tsolis stated: “Front Runners in Sports Management 2021 edition is switching to digital. In this fragile time, the 3rd edition of the conference in January 2021 is going to be a fully online experience, changing to a three-day conference format with an even bolder programme and speakers from all over the world. The Greek philosopher Socrates said Education, just like fertile land, brings all good things. In the exact same way, we want ActiveMedia Group to start in 2021, by offering education opportunities”.
Representatives from all over the world in rich thematic sections:
Within three days, participants will have the opportunity to attend for free the speeches of distinguished representatives from the fields of football, basketball, athletics, motorsports, sports tourism, education, digital & social media, technology and corporate social responsibility, and develop their professional network in the field of sports management.
New additions to the roster of speakers:
During the Front Runners in Sports Management 3.0 conference the Chief Sales & Marketing Officer of Sani / Ikos Group, Mr. Antonis Avdelas, will present, for the first time in Greece, the unique tennis academy Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre, developed by the Grand Slam-winning tennis legend, hosted at Sani Resort. Sani Resort, which was awarded by the World Travel Awards as “The World's Leading Family & Beach Resort” in 2019 and 2020, is an ecological sanctuary of 4,500 acres in Kassandra, Halkidiki, with 5 hotels and a luxurious private marina. Moreover, the conference will include the following speakers: the CSR & Events Manager of the leading GameTech company in Greece and one of the fastest growing GameTech companies in Europe Kaizen Gaming, Ms. Ioanna Kozadinou, the General Manager of the Athens Marathon The Authentic, Dr. Makis Asimakopoulos, who will talk about the No.1 sports tourism event in Greece and the new era after the 2020 postponement, one of the top commercial directors in the Greek Super League, Mr. Leonidas Papavasilakis of OFI FC, the Real Madrid and EuroLeague legend and the F45 Madrid co-founder, Joe Arlauckas, the world champion in the 400m. with hurdles, with 4 participations in Olympic Games & Chair of the European Athletics Athletes Commission, Periklis Iakovakis, the long-term member of the U.S.A. Olympic Committee, Karen Irish, along with the former basketball player, sports journalist and dynamic reporter for EuroLeague, Theodora Panteli, the Head of Digital & 360 Advertising Director of one of the best digital agencies in Greece for social media, The Newtons Laboratory, Mr. Panos Alefragis and Mr. Themistocles Karvountzis, Chief Strategy Officer of ActiveMedia Group, with the back to back title as Sports Marketing Agency of the Year in Greece, who will make an introduction to Sports Tourism and its niche markets.
Experienced executives of the global market offer their knowledge:
Prominent speakers at the conference also include representatives from the NBA and the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the FIBA Basketball Champions League, Georgetown University, the innovative technology company Wait Time, Nielsen Sports and Formula 1.
The conference will also host welcome speeches from the Minister of Greek Tourism, Mr. Harry Theoharis, the Deputy Minister of Culture & Sports, Mr. Lefteris Avgenakis, the USA Ambassador to Greece, Mr. Geoffrey R. Pyatt, the President of the Greek National Tourism Organization, Ms. Angela Gerekou, the President of the International Olympic Academy, Mr. Isidoros Kouvelos as well as the Assistant Professor & Coordinator of the Sports Management Program at Deree – The American College of Greece, Dr. Stella Leivadi.
In the context of the web conference’s organization, ActiveMedia Group’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Akis Tsolis stated: “Front Runners in Sports Management 2021 edition is switching to digital. In this fragile time, the 3rd edition of the conference in January 2021 is going to be a fully online experience, changing to a three-day conference format with an even bolder programme and speakers from all over the world. The Greek philosopher Socrates said Education, just like fertile land, brings all good things. In the exact same way, we want ActiveMedia Group to start in 2021, by offering education opportunities”.
To secure your participation in the conference, you may log in and register HERE!
Priority will be given to up to 500 available seats.
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Monday, 20 January 2020 01:51
Australia Day 2020 At The Athens Sports Bar
Let's celebrate Australia Day 2020 with a Sunday Session Sausage Sizzle from 2 pm till late at the Athens Sports Bar, one minute walk from Acropolis Metro station.
Join us for our famous annual party for Aussies in Greece, Greek Aussies, friends of Australia, friends of friends, riff-raff or basically anyone that loves a laugh!
What better way to celebrate than with a good old fashioned Sunday Session filled with great music selections by our DJ, cocktails, beers, and wines!
What better way to celebrate than with a good old fashioned Sunday Session filled with great music selections by our DJ, cocktails, beers, and wines!
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Thursday, 20 February 2020 01:44
15% Discount At Athina Luxury Suites In Santorini
We are thrilled and honored to begin our new collaboration with Athina Luxury Suites by offering all XpatAthens readers a 15% discount for reservations made by February 29th!
If you are planning to visit Santorini this year, take advantage of this exclusive offer and give yourself the opportunity to relax and unwind in a magical setting of unique beauty and impeccable service!
If you are planning to visit Santorini this year, take advantage of this exclusive offer and give yourself the opportunity to relax and unwind in a magical setting of unique beauty and impeccable service!
Situated at a privileged caldera location in Fira, with unlimited views of the volcano, the sunset, and the whole island, and only a few steps away from the town center, but still with a quiet and relaxing atmosphere, Athina Luxury Suites is an excellent place to stay in Santorini.
Athina Luxury Suites has been fully renovated in 2019 and offers an attractive minimal design, upgraded services, and great amenities. It is an ideal accommodation for those who want to enjoy privacy, high-end services, comfort, and luxury, with a backdrop of the majestic scenery of Santorini’s caldera!
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Monday, 03 February 2020 23:23
The Phantom Of The Opera Live In Athens
The Phantom Of The Opera is here! The iconic musical viewed by more than 140.000.000 people worldwide.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical, one of the world's greatest hits with more than 12,000 performances at Her Majesty's Theater in London, is presented by People Entertainment Group, with an all-star cast from London's West End, in the biggest theatrical production that has ever been presented in Greece!
Andrew Lloyd Webber's romantic and monumental musical with famous classical songs that have left their mark in history, the suspense and mystery, and the tender love story between Christine and the mysterious Phantom of the "Paris Opéra House" comes to life on the new state-of-the-art ''Christmas Theater" in February and March 2020.
A "bigger than life" production that will fascinate and enchant even the most demanding spectators!
Information & group reservations: 216.800.46.68
Information & group reservations: 216.800.46.68
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Saturday, 08 February 2020 00:50
Technopolis Vinyl Market
Get ready for a big festival celebration of vinyl during February 7th,8th - 9th in Technopolis!
The Vinyl Market returns fresh and enriched with new collections and new vinyl releases, as well as many other music exhibits. Visitors will have the chance to wander around Technopolis and explore rock, soul, funk, jazz, Latin, blues, and ethnic discs, while popular tunes by well-known DJs will fulfill this ultimate vinyl experience!
Friday, February 7th: From 17:00 p.m. until 22:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 8th: From 11:00 a.m. until 22:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 9th: From 11:00 a.m. until 22:00 p.m.
The Vinyl Market returns fresh and enriched with new collections and new vinyl releases, as well as many other music exhibits. Visitors will have the chance to wander around Technopolis and explore rock, soul, funk, jazz, Latin, blues, and ethnic discs, while popular tunes by well-known DJs will fulfill this ultimate vinyl experience!
Friday, February 7th: From 17:00 p.m. until 22:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 8th: From 11:00 a.m. until 22:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 9th: From 11:00 a.m. until 22:00 p.m.
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Monday, 03 February 2020 00:11
Greek Chinese Theater Performance - “Farewell My Concubine”
A world-famous play being staged in Greece for the first time!
February 7th at 20:00 - Olympia Municipal Music Theatre Maria Callas
February 7th at 20:00 - Olympia Municipal Music Theatre Maria Callas
A co-production of Peiraikos Syndesmos Drama School, Department of Theatre Studies of University of Peloponnese and Muse Academy.
“Farewell My Concubine” has been one of the most classical plays of Peking Opera, which was written based on real history from 206 BC to 202 BC. It was first performed for the public in 1918 by Yang Xiaolou and Shang Xiaoyun, and then since 1922, it became the most well-known play of Mei Lanfang, who was the most famous artist of Peking Opera. For generations, this tragic story has been staged for countless times in various genres and also been filmed which received many awards and remains the only Chinese language film having won Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival. As a world-famous play, The it has not been staged in Greece yet.
This project was initiated by Miao Bin, who is the postgraduate student of the Department of Theatre Studies and the playwright of this play. Stavros Karagiannis and Yiannis Panagopoulos are both in charge of the direction of this performance, and sixteen Greek student actors from Peiraikos Syndesmos Drama School together with the Chinese actor Miao Bin are teamed up to present this story from ancient China.
This performance is the second Greek and Chinese theatre co-production based on a Chinese theatre play, after “Zhao the Orphan” which was co-produced by National Theatre of Greece and National Theatre of China in 2018. While there are more and more theatre collaborations between China and Greece, this project aims to explore the better way for the intercultural theatre co-production and to overcome the difficulties on the culture understanding for the theatre actors when they perform a foreign play, so as to build up a sample for the future productions. This performance is a fusion of the elements of Chinese and Greek theatre and culture.
On the occasion of Chinese New Year, this performance is a celebration for the coming new year, and also an outstanding part of the cultural exchange between the two ancient civilizations. The performance is free but you will have to reserve your tickets, which you will collect at the theatre's cashier desk from 11:00-18:00 on February 7th before the performance.
Reserve Your Free Tickets HERE!
XpatAthens is proud to be a Media Sponsor of the
Greek Chinese Theater Performance - “Farewell My Concubine”
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