Nov 2009 issue

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Nov 2009 issue

INSIDE
Seattle’s St. Demetrios
Dancers travel to Greece
PASOK’s landslide victory in
Greece’s special election
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contents
Eye of the Painter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Letter from the Editor
Ancient Greek Pottery, Greek
Heritage Society, Greetings from the
Internet
Dear Readers:
This month the Elios Society presents its much
anticipated Hellenic Charity Ball at San Francisco’s
treasured and historical Fairmont Hotel. The proceeds
Editor
from the ball have supported a host of Hellenic causes
that range from the 5,000 year old statue of Cycladic Art which is on
permanent display at the Palace of Legion of Honor Museum of San
Francisco to the annual Folk Dance and Choral Festival, for example.
Elios recently announced an ambitious new collaboration with the
Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco which will also
benefit from its upcoming Hellenic Charity Ball. The cover photograph
of this month’s HJ is yet another example of this partnership. For the
complete story, please turn to page 4.
In keeping with preservation, the Greek Heritage Society in
Southern California has completed Part II of its trilogy, The Greeks of
Southern California – Through the Centuries. This recent installment
is titled The Promise of Tomorrow 1940-1960, enjoys its first screening
this month at the prestigious Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences.
The HJ recently sat down with its director, Anna Giannotis. To
learn more about the film and the GHS, see page 12.
It’s hard to believe it but this is our last call for festival photo
submissions for publication in the December HJ. Please email (300
dpi) your festival photos or mail to our address (see page 4 for info)
by Nov. 3 to be included. December will also feature your messages of
personal holiday greetings – an HJ tradition! Please turn to page 19
for complete details.
Finally, as previously announced, our new HJ website has officially
launched. We welcome you to visit us at hellenicjournal.org, share your
upcoming calendar events, and offer us your feedback. Please see page
13 for more details.
We are thrilled to be joining the cyberspace world!
PASOK wins elections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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Orthodox News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
FDF Spotlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Did You Say Dance?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis
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Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Southern California Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Northwest and Pacific Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Business Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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The Elios Society’s Hellenic Charity Ball to Sponsor
The Eye Of The Painter: Ancient Greek Pottery
At The Legion of Honor Fine Arts Museum in Spring 2010
Founded in 1975
Board of Directors
• Fanis Economidis, President
• John Gumas, Vice President
• Ted Laliotis, Secretary
• Anthony T. Saris, CPA, Treasurer
• Kenneth Frangadakis, D.D.S.
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• Steve Padis
• Gary M. Vrionis
Managing Editor
• Frosene Phillips
Advisory Editorial Board
• Rev. John Bakas, Dean,
St. Sophia Cathedral
• Robert Bruce, Community
Newspapers, Editor Emeritus
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Journalist
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Publisher
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The Hellenic Journal
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the late Frank Agnost
Athens Correspondents
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The
Elios Society, which presents the
bi-annual Hellenic Charity Ball in
support of Hellenic culture and
heritage programs, takes pride in
joining forces with the Legion
of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of
San Francisco, in 2010 to present
“The Eye of the Painter: Ancient
Greek Pottery.” The project
will include a major symposium;
expanded materials for the
antiquities gallery; a curriculum
on ancient cultures for teachers;
the Museum Ambassadors
program for high school students;
and the Poet in The Galleries
program, featuring a professional
poet presenting ancient Greek art
to students.
Located at the Legion of
Honor, the Ancient Art Collection
has been an integral part of both
Fine Arts Museums since they
were founded. The main strength
of the collection lies in Greek vase
painting, where over 100 examples
represent most periods of Greek
art from the prehistoric to the end
of the classical age. Many of these
vases were found in southern Italy,
where the ancient Greeks founded
a vast colony known as Magna
Graecia. The settlement played an
important role in the development
of Western civilization,
transmitting Greek thought, ideals
and culture to Rome and then
westward.
“We are immensely proud to
be promoting this project with
the Legion of Honor Museum,”
stated Elios Society President
sulking Achilles with news that
Fanis Economidis. “The exhibit
the Trojan prince Hektor might
will focus on a lesser known
seize the body of his fallen friend
aspect of Greek culture, and
Patroklos. The Greek hero is
we are delighted to be able to
seated on a couch in his tent,
facilitate everything connected to
leaning on his staff. Hera, the
it. Because of this, we chose the
photo of a wonderful ancient vase wife of Zeus, has sent Iris to
persuade Achilles to return to the
from the collection to grace the
fray, which
invitation to the
is portrayed
Ball.”
below with
The Elios
the quadriga
Society chose
(four-horseas its invitation
drawn chariot),
cover art for this
perhaps driven
year’s Hellenic
by the Trojan
Charity Ball, a
hero Hektor,
photograph of
rampaging
the magnificent
across the Plain
red-figure
of Troy. The
terracotta
frantic energy
Volute Krater
of that scene
from Apulia in
contrasts with
Southern Italy,
the calm of
ca. 330—320
Achilles’ tent.
B.C. A virtuoso
The
piece, it is
deceased in
attributed to
the naiskos is a
one of the most
popular motif
important of
for reverses on
the late Apulian
large Apulian
painters known
vases. It is
as the Baltimore
likely that the
Painter. With
The Elios Foundation has
mythological
superb creative
financially supported such
subject on the
skill, the artist
recipients as this 5,000 year
old statue of Cycladic Art
front of this
has captured
which is now in permanent
vase was chosen
the climactic
display at the Palace of
moment
Legion of Honor Museum of to connect with
San Francisco.
the funerary
described in
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Homer’s Iliad
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(Book 18)
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when Iris, the winged messenger
and a Greek hero’s bravery, as
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The symposium, to take
place in fall 2010, will provide a
platform for scholars to discuss
and re-examine the role and
contribution of the painters
of ancient Greek vases. This
program will call upon experts
in the field of Greek vases to
discuss the iconography, style,
and themes depicted on Greek
pottery and especially those
works in the Museum’s collection.
They will discuss the topic of the
artist’s intended audience, which
would have been familiar with
the mythologies and legends, as
part of the oral tradition and the
theater. This project will offer a
unique opportunity to reevaluate
the Museum’s collection of
Greek vases. Each of the three
speakers invited to participate
in the symposium will examine
the Greek vases on view and in
storage.
New education programs will
include revised and expanded
materials for the antiquities
gallery with wall panels, labels,
handouts, maps, and timelines;
new teachers’ packets and
curriculum material, which
will include a special section
on Greek pottery; enhanced
school participation through the
Museum Ambassador program
geared to low-income high school
students introduced to museums
and the visual arts as a resource
EYE OF THE PAINTER
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continued from page 4
for exploration and learning; Poet
in the Galleries program with its
resulting publication of student
poetry inspired by Greek art. The
proceedings from the symposium
will be published as a booklet to
be distributed free of charge.
The Hellenic Charity Ball takes
place on Saturday, November
7, 2009 at the Fairmont Hotel
atop Nob Hill. The Ball provides
an opportunity to formally
celebrate Hellenic culture by
honoring Greek-Americans
for their professional and civic
achievements, and who best
exemplify the spirit, values
and ideals of Hellenism. This
year’s honorees will include four
distinguished and award-winning
Greek-Americans: George
Chakiris, Michael Chiklis,
Nicholas Gage, and Marilu
Henner. Greek American singer
Kalomira will receive the Elios
Spotlight Award, and television
personality Maria Menounos will
serve as Mistress of Ceremonies.
Widely regarded as one of
the premiere Hellenic charitable
events in the nation, the Hellenic
Ball began in 1997 and is now
presented biennially by the Elios
Society. This elegant black-tie
affair attracts a veritable Who’s
Who of the Greek-American
community with more than 750
attendees from across the nation.
For more information on the Ball,
visit www.helleniccharityball.com
Proceeds from the Hellenic
Charity Ball have provided
financial support for select Bay
Red-Figure Volute Krater,
Terracotta, from Apulia in
Southern Italy, ca 330-320
B.C.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FINE ARTS
MUSEUMS OF SF
Area organizations dedicated to
the promotion and preservation
of Hellenic culture and heritage.
The Hellenic Charity Ball has
enabled the Elios Society and
its Elios Foundation to donate
more than $550,000 to a variety
of not-for-profit organizations.
The beneficiary of this event is
the Elios Charitable Foundation,
which funds several cultural
programs and organizations
including the Ancient Hellenic
Arts Council of the Fine Arts
Museums of San Francisco,
the Modern Greek Studies
Foundation of San Francisco
State University, the Vrionis
)
Directed by Leonidas Loizides, Text by Mihalis
Kakoyannis, Music by Mikis Theodorakis
The ELIOS SOCIETY,
Dedicated to preserving and promoting Greek Culture
and Heritage invites The Greek American community
to attend this magnificent performance free of charge.
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 5:00pm
Ascension Cathedral, Community Hall
4700 Lincoln Ave., Oakland, CA
Organized by the Metropolis of San Francisco,
The Elios Society, and UHAS
Grand Benefactor:The Elios Foundation
Entrance: Free of charge
Center in Sacramento for the
study of Hellenism, The Hellenic
Heritage Institute and Museum
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documentary production of “The
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and Choral Festival of Metropolis
of San Francisco, and the Greek
Independence Day and Cultural
Parade, and more.
The Elios Society was founded
in 1994, and is comprised of 75
distinguished Greek-Americans
from the San Francisco Bay Area.
The mission of the organization
is to preserve and promote the
spirit, values and ideals of Hellenic
culture and heritage for the benefit
of the Society’s general membership,
Greek-American youth, and the
general Greek-American community
of Northern California, through a
process of mutual enlightenment
and fellowship.
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news from greece
athens news agency
PASOK wins elections,
succeeds to create self
sufficient government
Main opposition PASOK party
and its leader George Papandreou
posted a landslide election victory
on Sunday, Oct. 4 in Greece’s
snap general election, garnering
43.94 percent of the vote with
the results from 99 percent of the
precincts tallied nationwide.
PASOK was leading and ruling
the New Democracy party by more
than nine percentile points, with
the latter receiving 33.49 percent
at the same 50-percent mark, with
PASOK eying 160 projected MPs
in Parliament, easily over the 150
minimum(out of a 300-deputy
legislature) needed to form a selfsufficient government, while ND’s
tally, will be in the mid 90s.
In terms of smaller Parliamentrepresented parties, the
Communist Party of Greece’s
(KKE) stood at 7.53 percent;
4.59 percent for the Radical Left
Coalition (SYRIZA) parliamentary
alliance; 5.62 percent for the
Popular Orthodox Rally (LA.OS)
and 2.52 percent for the newly
formed Ecologists-Greens party,
which appears unable to exceed
the 3-percent threshold needed to
enter Parliament.
Karamanlis congratulates
Papandreou
Prime Minister and New
Democracy party leader Costas
Karamanlis telephoned PASOK
party leader George Papandreou
and congratulated him for his
party’s victory in the snap election,
while wishing him every success.
According to reports, Spanish
Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero
also called to congratulate
Papandreou, as did former
Greek premier Costas Simitis,
Papandreou’s predecessor at
PASOK’s helm.
ND loses 37 constituencies
to PASOK in Oct. 4
elections
The Oct. 4 elections cost New
Democracy (ND) first place in 37
Transition of ministers at the Ministry of Education: Newly
elected PASOK Minister Ana Diamantopoulou greets
outgoing ND Minister Aris Spiliotopoulos.
PHOTO BY ANA
constituencies that it had won in
2007 and which have now gone
to the PASOK party based on the
vote count on Oct. 5.
PASOK, which posted a
landslide victory during the
general elections, recorded
impressive gains in votes relative
to 2007 in several constituencies,
which were as high as 14.09
percent in Rethymno, 9.84
percent in Xanthi, 8.16 percent
in the Dodecanese islands, 8.11
percent in Iraklio, 8.10 percent in
Ileia, 8.09 percent in Chios, 7.79
percent in Arcadia, 7.20 percent
in Fthiotida, 7.19 percent in
Grevena, 7.17 percent in Rodopi
and 7.04 percent in the Cyclades
island group.
ND, by contrast, posted even
more spectacular collapses in its
percentage of the vote relative to
2007, which was greater than 9
percent in 17 constituencies. The
greatest drop was in Rethymno,
where it lost 19.10 percent relative
to the last elections, followed by
Xanthi (-13.72 percent), Rodopi
(-11.23 percent), Dodecanese
(-10.87 percent), Arcadia (-10.11
percent), Viotia (-9.9 percent),
Chios (-9.88 percent), Iraklio
(-9.85 percent), Attica (-9.79
percent), Evia (-9.52 percent),
Cyclades (-9.48 percent), Ilia
(-9.32 percent), Piraeus 1st
(-9.32 percent), Thesprotia
(-9.26 percent), Fthiotida (-9.17
percent), Lasithi (-9.19 percent)
and Messinia (-9.01 percent).
ND managed to retain its
leading position in only six
constituencies: those of Laconia,
Kastoria, Argolida, Messinia,
Pieria and Serres.
Another “winner” was
abstention, the rate of which
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increased 3.23 percent relative to
the 2007 general elections and
accounted for 29.08 percent of
the electorate, up from 25.85 in
2007.
a nationally televised address in
central Athens hours after his
party posted a landslide victory
over rival New Democracy (ND),
as he is tapped to become the
next prime minister of Greece
with a comfortable Parliamentary
majority of around 160 MPs.
“We are beginning the building
of a Greece we deserve, and which
we can have,” he said from the
New PM George
Papandreou takes office
Greece’s new prime minister
George Papandreou took office
on Oct. 6, after his PASOK party
swept the polls
in the Oct. 4
general elections
in Greece, giving
it a firm 160seat majority in
the 300-member
unicameral
parliament.
Papandreou
was sworn in
Newly elected PASOK Prime MInister
at 11:00 on
George Papandreou.
PHOTO BY ANA
Tuesday morning,
Zappeion Hall in central Athens.
Oct. 6, as prime minister by
He issued a call to Greek
Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens
citizens to aid in this effort, as
and All Greece, in the presence of
he said, referring to a “difficult
President of the Republic Karolos
juncture” for the country.
Papoulias.
“The course will not be easy,
The new prime minister
and efforts will have to be made,
immediately afterwards headed
but I can assure you that I will
to the Maximos Mansion
(government headquarters), where always be sincere with the people,
believing in this way. With a
the ceremony for the official
collective effort, we will be able to
handover from outgoing New
solve the country’s problems,” he
Democracy (ND) premier Costas
said.
Karamanlis took place.
Finally, he said that he knows
The new Cabinet, chaired by
“which powers are blocking the
prime minister Papandreou, held
country with corruption, lack of
its first meeting on Wednesday
meritocracy, lawlessness and waste,”
immediately after the swearing-in
saying he believes the country can
ceremony.
In a brief exchange before their free itself from these forces.
in-camera meeting, Papandreou
Karamanlis to step down
asked Karamanlis about his
from ND helm
mother’s condition, after she was
taken to the hospital earlier in the Prime Minister Costas
Karamanlis on the evening of Oct.
day, while Karamanlis wished his
4 announced that he will step
successor strength and good luck.
down from the helm of his New
Democracy party, in the wake of a
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implemented over $300 million in
IOCC Mobilizes
relief and development programs in
Aid for Asia
33 countries around the world.
Pacific Disasters
Baltimore,
Ecumenical Patriarch
Md. (IOCC)
Bartholomew’s Visit to the
— International
U.S.
Orthodox Christian
NEW YORK – His All
Charities (IOCC) is
Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch
part of a coordinated
Bartholomew was scheduled
international effort
The IOCC has been mobilizing aid
to arrive in New Orleans last
for the Asia Pacific Disasters since
to bring relief to
September.
month to begin his Apostolic and
the thousands that
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Patriarchal Visit to the United
have been displaced
States. The purpose of this,
by Typhoon Ketsana in the
Asia and the Pacific Islands now
his sixth visit to the nation, is
Philippines and the 7.6 magnitude need life-saving medicine, food
twofold: to convene and preside
earthquake that devastated western and water, but because of the
over the Eighth Religion, Science
Sumatra in Indonesia.
sanitary conditions—and with
and the Environment (RSE)
Typhoon Ketsana struck the
many survivors sleeping in the
Symposium, and to celebrate
Philippines on September 26
open--time is critical,” says IOCC
the 10th anniversary of the
and the subsequent floods and
Development Director Dan
enthronement of Archbishop
mudslides killed hundreds and
Christopulos.
Demetrios of America as the
displaced thousands. IOCC is
You can help the victims of
Primate of the Greek Orthodox
working through the Orthodox
disasters around the world, like
Archdiocese of America.
Church in the hard-hit province
the Asia Pacific Disasters, by
At HJ press time, the visit had
of Rizal to deliver emergency
making a financial gift to the
not yet occurred but the following
supplies to victims. “We cannot
IOCC International Emergency
events were slated for November:
be blind to the difficulties of the
Response Fund, which will provide
On Sunday, Nov. 1, His
victims, because we are right where immediate relief as well as longthe action is,” says Father Yitzhak
term support through the provision All Holiness will preside at a
Patriarchal Divine Liturgy with
Monsanto of the Manila Saints
of emergency aid, recovery
Archbishop Demetrios and all the
Peter and Paul Orthodox Church.
assistance and other support to
Members of the Holy Eparchial
IOCC is providing an initial grant
help those in need. To make a gift
Synod of the Greek Orthodox
that will deliver enough food,
visit www.iocc.org, call toll free at
Archdiocese of America at the
clothing and medicines to assist
1-877-803-IOCC (4622), or mail
Archdiocesan Cathedral of the
nearly 500 survivors.
a check or money order payable
Holy Trinity in New York City.
to IOCC, P.O. Box 630225,
In a rarely seen occasion, he will
Help speed relief to Indonesia and Baltimore, Md. 21263-0225.
personally conduct the investiture
the Philippines today
IOCC, founded in 1992 as the
of the new Archons of the Order
In Indonesia, the earthquake
official humanitarian aid agency
of St. Andrew the Apostle.
that struck western Sumatra
of the Standing Conference of
In the evening of November
on September 30 caused major
Canonical Orthodox Bishops
1st, the Patriarchal Delegation
damage to the provincial capital of
in the Americas (SCOBA), has
Padang and killed more than 700.
Nearly 1 million are homeless and
thousands are being treated for
Orthodox
injuries.
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who are currently on the ground in
the Padang area providing mobile
medical units, high protein food
kits and hygiene supplies. As the
scope of the disaster in Indonesia
becomes more clear, IOCC will
continue to coordinate its response
with these members to determine
the best course of action, likely
to include the direct delivery of
medical supplies into Padang.
“Those who have survived the
devastation throughout Southeast
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leaves for Washington DC. While
in the DC Metro Area, His All
Holiness will mark his 18th
year as Ecumenical Patriarch in
a Doxology service at the Sts.
Constantine and Helen Church in
Annapolis, MD.
Throughout the first week of
November, Ecumenical Patriarch
Bartholomew will meet with the
highest leaders of the Nation:
the President, the Vice President,
the Speaker of the House, the
Secretary of State, and the
Majority Leader of the Senate.
Both Vice President Biden and
Secretary of State Clinton will
host dinners in honor of His All
Holiness.
Additionally, the Ecumenical
Patriarch is scheduled to speak
at the Brookings Institution
(www.brookings.edu) and at
Georgetown University in
a joint event sponsored by
Georgetown and the Center
for American Progress (www.
americanprogressaction.org).
For more information on the
Ecumenical Patriarch and his
visit to the U.S. can be found
online at www.usvisit2009.org.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The HJ
will report the coverage of the
Patriarch’s Visit to the U.S. in its
December issue.
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Greece 2009 - St. Demetrios Dancers Seattle
By Saundra Maroussis
V
isiting Greece is always
an adventure, but
traveling with our St.
Demetrios Dance Group was an
extraordinary experience.
This summer 71 dancers,
musicians, parents, grandparents
and dance friends from Saint
Demetrios in Seattle toured the
Epirus region of Greece. The
main purpose of our trip was to
perform for the Greek people
in various parts of this area by
invitation of Kostas Mitsis. Mr.
Mitsis is the director of the local
dance group in Preveza, and has
conducted dance symposiums
throughout the United States and
Canada.
Our adventure began on July
31, 2009 in Kanali with tours
to the cliffs of Zalogo where we
climbed the 410 steps to the
Monument where the women
and children of Souli jumped
to their death to prevent being
captured by the Turks. The next
day we visited the Archaeological
Sites of Nikopolis and its new
museum , Ancient Kassopi and a
Sarakatzani Village.
Sunday morning, August
2, we attended liturgy with
Metropolitan Meletios of
Preveza at Agia Paraskevi Church
in Kanali;
Fr. Photios
Dumont
and Fr. John
Contoravdis
officiated. After
services, we
gathered for
breakfast with
the Metropolitan
and other Kanali
officials while
our chorale, under the direction
of Ruth Hunter, performed
Byzantine hymns.
By invitation from
Demetrios Tellis, President of
the Organizing Committee,
Brotherhood Agias Paraskevis
Konitsas “To Kerasovo”, our
group traveled to Konitsa and
then on to Kerasavo (Agia
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Paraskevi near
the Albanian
border) where
our dancers
and choral
group sang and
danced for an
audience of over
800 villagers.
The cheers and
tears from the
crowd left us
The St. Demetrios Dance Group
with memories
performing before hundreds of people in
we will never
Agia Paraskevi, Epirus.
forget. Later
PHOTO BY Kostas Mitsis
that evening,
wonderful evening of dancing
we were hosted by the local
and song.
people where we all ate, drank
and danced to the music provided Our final performance in
Kanali was shared with groups
by Mr. Nikos Philipides , his
fellow musicians and our Christos from Leros, Preveza and Kanali
to a crowd
of over 1000
spectators. In
true Grecian
form, we were
up till the
wee hours
enjoying the
music of our
Pangeo and
the local band
with dinner
PHOTO BY Kostas Mitsis
provided by
Govetas. It was magical!
The following morning before the local community officials.
The morning of August 5
leaving Konitsa, we explored
we all said good bye to Epirus
the beautiful Konitsa Bridge;
knowing many would soon
then on to an afternoon in
meet in Gerolimenas, Mani
Ioannina. That evening Kostas
the southern most part of the
hosted a glendi at his home
Peloponnese.
in Kanali where the dancers
The second part of our
from Leros with Antonis and
journey began at the villa of
Roula Dallaris joined us for a
Kostas and Linda Kyrimis,
who, with the assistance of the
Mayor of Areopolis, arranged
song and dance performances by
St. Demetrios and several other
groups including their local Mani
dancers. With warm hospitality,
Kostas and Linda also very
generously opened their home in
Gerolimenas hosting our families
from Seattle along with arranging
for our dancers to visit the Diros
Caves.
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ST. DEMETRIOS DANCERS
continued on page 17
Important message from the Greek
Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco
Folk Dance & Choral Festival
spotlight
2010 On Line Registration now available
ASTRAPI of Phoenix, Arizona
San Francisco, CA – The Greek
Orthodox Folk Dance and
Choral Festival, a ministry of
the Greek Orthodox Metropolis
of San Francisco, is excited
to announce that on line
registration for the 34th Annual
FDF 2010 weekend is now
available at yourfdf.org.
New pricing for 2010
Year after year, FDF strives
to create affordable package
options for its participants
and dancers while sustaining
the high quality production it
deserves. The FDF event takes
a considerable amount of effort
to manage and costs hundreds
of thousands of dollars to put
together. The food and audio/
visual elements alone make up
over half the total budget. That’s
why this year, although we have
slightly increased some of the
prices to keep up with normal
inflation costs, we have also
added a less expensive package
that excludes the brunch/dinner
buffets on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday (Sunday Awards
Banquet Dinner & Glendi
is still included in either Full
package option).
We have heard from many
of our participants, parents and
directors that this would be a
great compromise for those who
do not choose to take advantage
of the meals throughout the
weekend. We’re excited that we
By Giuliana Harris
ANNUNCIATION
CATHEDRAL
GREEK
TEACHERS
Wanted
Classes in Modern Greek for
children 5 years old and up
are currently being formed at
the Annunciation Cathedral
(245 Valencia Street, San
Francisco, CA). The Cathedral
is searching for qualified Greek
Teachers available to teach
classes on Saturdays.
To inquire further and apply
please contact:
[email protected]
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can offer these new options
to our participants and hope
this gives our participants
and families more flexibility.
We appreciate the continued
support from all of our
communities and know that
together we can grow and
improve this most vibrant
ministry for many years to
come.
2010 Chaperone
Information
It is very important that
every dancer under the age of
18 has a designated Chaperone
during the FDF weekend. This
must be the official Chaperone
who is responsible for either a
single child or a group of up
to seven dancers for the entire
FDF weekend.
Agreeing to be a chaperone
is a serious commitment
that should not be taken
lightly. Chaperones must be
willing to actively oversee the
children they are responsible
for, so dancers, please choose
a Chaperone that is willing
to take on this important
responsibility. As always,
Chaperones will be asked to
review and agree to rules and
terms when registering on
line. Remember, Chaperones
must purchase one of the Full
Participant packages in order
FOLK DANCE & CHORAL FESTIVAL
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A
strapi of Holy Trinity
Church in Phoenix,
Arizona came to FDF this
year with excitement and vigor
to place. They came in fourth
place for Advanced Intermediate
Division I. Dean Bilitsis (17)
and Sarah Smith (16) were
walking past our Hellenic
Journal table, exchanged glances
with each other and Dean
promptly said, “Hey, this is
the paper at church! My family
reads this.” After they were done
with their Saturday afternoon
performance, they came back to
our table for an interview.
How long do you practice
before FDF?
Sarah: We start in November
Dean: Three to five hours a week
How often do you practice
while at FDF?
Both: Once everyday
What is your favorite FDF
memory out of all the years
you have been performing?
Both: Medaling for the first
time. We got Silver two years
ago.
How many years have you
been dancing at FDF?
Sarah: Three years.
Dean: Since I was in third grade,
I think. I’ve lost track, I’ve been
so many times!
What is your favorite part
about the whole weekend?
Sarah: Seeing everyone.
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Astrapi of Phoenix Arizona’s Dean Bilitsis and Sarah Smith.
Dean: Awards banquet.
The Awards Banquet has
been a favorite for most of our
dancers. Walking into the room
for the big Sunday night dinner
the tables fill the entire room with
their eye catching table settings.
The MC, George Papangellin,
introduced His Eminence
Metropolitan Gerasimos. His
Eminence said a prayer and
touched on special moments
throughout the weekend, and
then kali orexi… The food was
delicious! Salad, Filet Mignon,
Mashed Potatoes, Vegetables and
a Fabulous Chocolate Cake for
Dessert.
The night was filled with
nervous/excited energy, cheers
and yelling which started every
time a name was called out for
placement. Whenever a group
won, they walked to the stage,
received their medal, then went
to the second stage and took a
group photo. Right before the
announcement of the Division 1
Choral and Dance Sweepstakes,
the room filled with 3,000 Greeks
was silenced. It is an exciting
moment that everyone is waiting
for and is the inspiration for all
the hard work preceding FDF!
________________
Giuliana Harris is the HJ’s FDF
youth correspondent.
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did you say dance?
By Athan Karras
Merce
Cunningham
– A Dance
Legend in
America
I
only met Merce once, saw very
little of his work and was
never an avid enthusiast of
his dance or choreography, but
I was very much aware he had a
decisive influence on the dance
movement in the New York scene
and impacted the dance world
and new dance audiences. I can’t
explain his magic or contribution,
but he was determinedly different.
It was established he wasn’t doing
it for attention, he was constantly
investigating, always questioning,
and digging out sources for
answers to fulfill that naïve
questioning like a child’s first
experience with dance. I felt compelled to try to
understand his dance whether
experimental or formative. It
was important with my lifetime
interest in dance to investigate
various viewpoints, and examine
what I might discover about all
contributions made in dance.
Did I find any answers? Not
exactly, but though it’s not a
quick fix, nor a passing phase of
entertainment, Merce sparked a
realization worth considering that
there are profound reasons why
man reacts to movement the way
he does, which in turn makes us
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Over the years I followed a
variety of dance concerts, and was
aware this particular movement
didn’t aspire to any disciplined
training, instead advocated that
a dancer’s body should be in
constant training, prepared to
execute complex movements,
which weren’t necessarily preordained or repeated, but could at
a moment’s notice invite a dancer’s
ability to respond, or invent
movements fully or improvised.
It pointed that musical
accompaniment was neither
always necessary nor established,
but could change, and dancers
or choreographer could resort to
noise, rhythms, any instruments
which might be introduced even
at a performance. Expectations
were totally discouraged and each
dancer had to discard any precepts
of movement, but be ready on
the spot to relate to innovative
movement choices at will.
It’s almost like letting a child
loose in space, any space, as it
will be induced to create its own
particular movements. If other
children were present they might
communicate with each other,
depending on the environment,
moods, sounds, rhythms all or
any of these which might invade
their space. Such freewheeling or
free for all might appear chaotic,
but from such chaos under an
artistic mindset of an expression
can create spatial activity
with or without coordinated
accompaniment. At best it’s a
realization of having a human
experience by allowing a sense of
passage whereby not all life’s needs
should be necessarily disciplined
and coordinated. It is like being
brought into a world emerging
from a spiritual search to create
an identity, insinuating that we
feel the need of recognition,
as otherwise we remain lost
in constant search.
Cunningham was influenced
largely by the abstract art
movement. Philosophically
painters exerted the greatest
influence. He was equally
motivated by the revolutionary
musical genius John Cage who
in sound explored concepts and
ideas ranging from the ridiculous
to the sublime, from pleasant
sounds to gross, and even
experiencing the sound of silence.
But visually painters like Frank
Stella, Andy Warhol and Robert
Rauschenberg and others exerted
a fierce force in human behavior,
though much of their
work always exploited more linear
static ideas as opposed to lyrical
movements associated with the
human form. All these artists
were gaining international artistic
reputation, praises of innovation
and freedom of expression;
though seemingly appeared to
be completely undisciplined in
their own world, with their own
lexicon. However they established
a new vocabulary. None of it
could be clearly articulated or
defined, yet each saw in
their own creative efforts
a dramatic expression
artistically defined,
choosing interpretations
as they felt or thought,
as long as they found
a linear understanding
within their protective insular
compound of thinking. It came
down to that, you either liked
it, or not, and even then you
couldn’t clearly explain it, or
define it and any indignities or
lustful persuasion you might have
encountered was responded with
a shrug of the shoulder, or turn
and walk away, because you had
nothing important to contribute
as they perceived it. I often wondered how people
participating in Greek dance –
what were they enjoying? Was
it visceral, were they caught
in the rhythm, or was it the
rituals’ swirling movement, or
just following tradition? We
often attend various aspects
of traditional expressions that
help us contribute to traditional
experiences challenging our
parameters. What would it
be like if we dispensed of any
comprehension of previous
established traditional patterns?
Would we be motivated to
dance, move in space, if space
and environment was the only
consideration? In Cunningham’s
case he was able to void setting,
void scenery, void sounds or
music, all or none of the above
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motivations existing in a space,
only to wait for an occasion,
or inspiration for movement to
occur.
His aim was never leave any
door unturned. He struggled to
tell us that dance has its own
primary language, its own criteria,
and thus challenged us of any
assumptions how dance is created.
He looked at “dancing being
a spiritual exercise, of virtuosic
changes of direction balance
and focus.” He did not want to
tell stories, instead he looked
at chance like flipping a coin,
discovering possibilities beyond
his own imagination, and veered
far from having music dominate
the direction of a choreography,
thus his collaboration with John
Cage was to alter the concepts of
music as we have known them,
and often would not have the
accompaniment of a score until
the evening of a premiere. He
viewed dance in an undefined
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women and children following
the defeat of Troy at the Trojan
war and brings alive the timeless
message that there are neither
winners nor losers at any war,
and that despite the disaster and
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Friday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m.
Place: St. George Community
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Ticket price: $25
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Seattle, WA
Sunday, Nov. 1, 5:00 p.m.
Place: St. Demetrios Church
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Ticket price: $25/$15
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Portland, OR
Wednesday, Nov.4, 6:30 p.m.
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S.F. Bay Area (Oakland)
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Ticket price: Free of Charge
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Tuesday, Nov. 10, 6:30 p.m.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Arts, Events, Lectures & Entertainment
November 1 • Sunday
San Francisco, CA
IOCC’s 17th Annual
Remembering Home. The
International Orthodox Christian
Charities (IOCC) present its
annual banquet and silent auction
at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox
Church, 999 Brotherhood Way
in San Francisco. Special guest
speaker is Daniel Christopulos,
IOCC Director of Development.
Entertainment provided by
various Orthodox communities.
Pan-Orthodox Vespers at 4 p.m.;
Reception/Silent Auction 5
p.m.; Dinner/Entertainment 6
p.m. Tickets are $50 per person.
Register online at iocc.org. For
information, call 415-584-4747 or
email [email protected].
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For reservations and information,
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November 12 • Thursday
Beverly Hills, CA
Documentary: The Greeks
of Southern California.
The Greek Heritage Society of
Southern California announces
the premiere of Part 2 of its
documentary series, “The Greeks
of Southern California Through
the Century: The Promise of
Tomorrow – The First Generation”
at the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences, Samuel
Goldwyn Theater. For more
information, contact 310-5288214 or [email protected].
November 14 • Saturday
Oakland, CA
Moraga, CA
Autumn Splendor: Floral
Design Show. The Women’s
Board of the Patriarch
Athenagoras Orthodox Institute
presents this floral design show for
fall starring Najat Nicola, teacher
of creative floral design, at 10 a.m.
at Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox
Church Community Center, 1700
School Street in Moraga. Her
creative displays have included
San Francisco Fine Arts Museums’
“Bouquets of Art.” Tickets are
$45 per person and include lunch,
refreshments and presentation. All
proceeds will be used for Women’s
Board scholarships and other
Annual Thanksgiving Dinner.
The Oakland AHEPA Family,
AHEPA Chapter No. 171 and
Daughters of Penelope, Echo
Chapter No. 4, will sponsor its
annual Thanksgiving Dinner and
Membership Awards at Ascension
Cathedral’s Richmond Room, 4700
Lincoln Avenue. No host cocktails
6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. Adults
$25, children under 12, $5. Family,
friends and prospective members
welcome. Send reservations to
Linda Cliff, 18593 Carlwyn Dr.,
Castro Valley, CA 94546 or Louise
Metaxas, 900 Dowling Blvd., San
Leandro, CA 94577.
Philadelphia, PA
Christmas to raise funds for the
Student Aid Endowment Fund
which supports the Metropolis
Seminarians at Hellenic College/
Holy Cross Seminary. Events will
be held at Holy Trinity Cathedral
(Phoenix) Nov. 21; Assumption of
the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
(Long Beach) Nov. 28; Annunciation
Cathedral (San Francisco) Dec.
5. For information, call Michelle
Genetos 408-937-0138, Mary
Lofton 562-421-2600, Angie
Leventis 415-864-8000.
8th Annual Conference on
The Future of Hellenism in
America. The American Hellenic
Institute Foundation presents
its annual conference at the Four
Seasons Hotel. Spiro Spireas, Ph.D.,
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer at Sigmapharm Laboratories
LLC, is the conference chairman.
Topics include The Now and Future
of Greek America featuring Keynote
Speaker Professor Dan Georgakas;
The Future of Greek American
Organizations; The Importance of
Being Active in the Political Process;
The Image of Hellenism: Hellenic
Culture, Religious Identity, Trade &
Commerce, and the Next Generation;
Greek Education in America and
several more. Visit ahfworld.org or
call 202-785-8430 for more details.
November 30 • Monday
Oakland, CA
November 21, 28,
December 5
Phoenix, AZ; Long Beach,
CA; San Francisco, CA
Holiday Brunch: O Come
All Ye Faithful. His Eminence
Metropolitan Gerasimos and the
San Francisco Philopotochos
Board and Chapters announce three
Bishop Anthony Philoptochos
Student Aid Endowment Fund
Holiday Brunch Luncheons.
Included will be elegant receptions
at 11 a.m. and luncheons at noon
including Christmas tree drawings,
fabulous gifts, silent auctions and
entertainment as a prelude to
Mental Health Discussion:
Living Peacefully with Mania.
Venetia Phillips and Dina
Platias, two former Ascension
parishioners living lives that shatter
misconceptions of mania, return
to share their 40 years of collective
experience with Bipolar Disorder.
Bipolar Disorder, also known as
Manic-Depressive Disorder, is a
brain disorder that causes unusual
shifts in a person’s mood, energy,
and ability to function. It is a
mood disorder that affects literally
millions of people worldwide. The
Ascension Cathedral’s Mental
Health Committee invites the
greater San Francisco/Bay Area to
attend this discussion at 7 p.m. in
the Richmond Room at Ascension
Cathedral, 4700 Lincoln Avenue in
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE GREEK
HERITAGE SOCIETY
Greek Heritage Society Film Part II
A
fter four years in the
making, the Greek
Heritage Society has
completed Part II of its trilogy,
The Greeks
of Southern
CaliforniaThrough the
Centuries titled
The Promise
of Tomorrow
1940-1960,
which will
have its first
screening on
November 12
at the Academy
of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences in a
gala event narrated by Olympia
Dukakis. Cocktails will be served
at 6.30 pm with the showing of
the movie at 8 p.m. Hosting the
evening is award-winning actor
John Aniston.
Apart
from Michael
Constantine
who has to be
in Europe on
that date, all
members of
the Honorary
Committee
will be
present: Dino
Andrianos,
Corinna
Tsopei Fields, Sid Ganis, Melina
Kanakaredes, George Katakalidis,
Featuring Live Music From Crete
For information and reservations call: (818) 635-2520
Opa!
Andreas Kyprianides, Tom
LaBonge, William Lappas,
Stratton Leopold, John and Mary
Rallis, and Ambassador Dimitrios
Caramitsos-Tziras.
The Hellenic Journal recently
interviewed director Anna
Giannotis about the making of the
film.
Q. How many people were
interviewed for this film?
A. We interviewed
approximately 300 people for a
longer version of the film. The
original plan was for a 90-minute
film from 1940- 2009, but due to
the economic collapse, we thought
we would have to abandon our
project. But one of our producers,
Antonia Lianos, suggested
we produce a portion of the
documentary now and complete it
at a later time.
I restructured
the storyline to
under one hour
covering 19401960, keeping
the original title.
A lot happened
in the Southern
California
community during that time
period: on the national level two
wars (WWII and Korean); in this
city the building of St. Sophia
Cathedral; displaced immigrants
from the Greek civil war and
during the 50’s and early 60’s
a second wave of immigrants
– Greek students. I felt that a
natural cut off would be the early
60’s. Part III will cover from the
60’s to the present
day.
Executive
Producer Zoye
Fidler did most of
the interviewing,
and I
accompanied her
and our Director of Photography,
Philip Georgious, on most
interviews. Other members of the
Greek Heritage Society (including
Gus T. Dalis, John F. Gregory and
me) also conducted interviews.
Q. Do you see a pattern in the
responses – where the community is
going?
A. This is an interesting
question. There are a variety
of opinions on ‘Where Greek
America is going?’ Some feel
the language will die out in
the US, while others fervently
disagree because of the big
increase in Modern Greek studies
programs, a Renaissance of the
second generation wanting their
children to learn the ancestral
language, and frequent trips to
Greece which encourage each
generation to keep the language
alive. Most believe that the church is
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with more and more non-Greeks
joining the flock, many feel the
need to change the service in part
to English. Some believe that the
term “Greek Orthodox” will die
out and will become “American
Orthodox.”
The act of philanthropia
outside of the Greek community
is often discussed, and how we
will become more and more
insular if we do not reach out on
a broader scale to causes outside
the Greek
American
community.
Philoptochos
is a
wonderful
example of
community
outreach on
a national
scale, as are individuals who have
contributed thousands of dollars
and in some cases millions to
worthy causes outside of the
Greek community. GHS had the pleasure of
videotaping the dedication of the
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This event was a thrill for fellow
Greek Americans who are always
proud to see a Greek name
displayed and representing such
an honorable cause.
Q. Why was this film made
and what is the effect you hope to
achieve in the Greek community?
A. Originally we were going to
present three half hour segments
highlighting the struggles
and triumphs of the Greek
immigrants. As the interviews
took place we realized a greater
need to include a more universal
theme. It seemed natural to me
to have an overall timeline in the
structure of personal stories and
keep everything chronological.
This also gave members of the
community a chance to share
their contributions that may have
otherwise been overlooked if we
only dealt with the “big stuff.” What we hope to achieve is
to share our Greek American
history with all populations. The
immigrants that settled here in
America and became the backbone
of this great, industrialized nation
must continue to tell their stories.
They should not be forgotten, not
to polarize one from another, but
to embrace each other’s differences
and acknowledge the similarities
that we all have as Americans.
During the late 19th century
and early 20th century those brave
adventurers, our grandparents and
parents, left their families, their
homeland to seek a better life in
America. Despite the hardship
of assimilation, our ancestors
endured to give us more than they
had and instill the importance
of family, faith, community, and
education. We must continue to
build on this legacy. Our culture
as Greek Americans has already
made an impact in society, but
we can do more. “Knowing where
you are from, leads you to where
you are going.”
Q. Will this project be a trilogy?
A. Yes. Now that we have
completed Part II, we will begin
work on Part III. Although
I already have an outline and
structure it will take a lot of work
because of the longer period
we are covering. This will be a
pleasant challenge.
The constant struggle is fund
raising. Our Chairperson, Shelly
Papadapoulos, has done a
tremendous job in seeing Part
II completed. She feels that the
success of this documentary
will inspire new donors and
organizations to support Part
III and help perpetuate our
Greek American history in
Southern California.
Q. Tell us of an experience
you cherish while making this
film.
A. There so many
experiences, but I would like
to share one theme. The term
“Greek hospitality” should
never be taken lightly. On some
shoots we sometimes had to
travel to three or four locations
(people’s home’s, workplace,
etc.) in one day. Planning and
scheduling for set-ups were
crucial, but we also had to
schedule for ‘snack time.’ One
day our destinations were far
apart so we had to consider
significant travel time. Our first
interview that day ended on
schedule and we were breaking
equipment down for departure
when our hostess asked us to
stay to have ‘something’. ‘Oh,
just a little fruit’ I said, ‘perhaps
a banana for the road.’ What
we got was a fruit tray that
could have satisfied the entire
state of Rhode Island (my home
state). Then she proceeded to
bring out dishes of appetizers,
salad, spanakopita, and bbq
ribs. How could we pass this
up! Luckily our next interviewee
was running late! Of course the
next two interviews revealed
more wonderful stories, a late
snack, and more dessert and
wine before we made our way
home, content in more ways
than one.
November 12 at 6.30 p.m.
Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences, 8949
Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly
Hills. Tickets are $60 and
can be purchased via mail;
check made payable to Greek
Heritage Society of Southern
California and mailed
to: Shelly Papadopoulos,
Greek Heritage Society of So
Calif, 3815 Spad Place, Culver
City, CA 90232. They may
also be purchased online with
a credit card at www.itsmyseat.
com. For more information,
contact 310-528-8214 or
[email protected].
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community
Cyprus Independence Day celebrated in San Francisco
A flag raising ceremony took
place at the San Francisco City
Hall on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009
to mark the 49th anniversary of
Cyprus Independence Day. The
flag of Cyprus was raised from
the balcony of the Mayor’s office.
The Office of Protocol presented
a proclamation naming October 1
as Cyprus Day.
Mr. Matthew Goudeau,
Director of the Office of
Protocol, H.E. Ioannis
Andreadis, Consul
General of Greece, H.E.
Metropolitan Gerasimos
and The Hon. Nicolaos
Theophanous, Honorary
Consul of Cyprus at
the balcony of the San
Francisco City Hall prior to
raising the flag.
Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis, Nominee for
Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary
On Oct. 9, 2009, President
Barack Obama announced
his intent to nominate Eleni
Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis as
U.S. ambassador to the Republic
of Hungary. Eleni is a Northern
California businesswoman, civic
leader and philanthropist. As
president of AKT Development
Corporation, one of California’s
largest land development firms,
Eleni has spearheaded major projects
that are now home to thousands
of families. The Sacramento-based
company was started by her father
Angelo T. Tsakopoulos. Passionate
about the need to house California’s
growing population while working
toward a sustainable environment,
she has worked tirelessly on public
policy issues both locally and
nationally. Eleni served two terms
as a California State World Trade
Commissioner, where she engaged
in the dynamics of the global
economy. She traveled extensively as
part of her cross-cultural work with
the World Council of Religions for
Peace, for which she engaged in
the diplomacy of global interfaith
dialogue. She is a first generation
American and an active member
of the national Greek American
community. She was the PanArcadian Federation of America’s
2006 person of the year, and was
recently awarded the medal of St.
Paul, the Greek Orthodox Church
of America’s highest honor. Eleni
is a trustee of Robert Redford’s
Sundance Preserve and sits on
Conservation Fund’s National
Forum on Children and Nature.
She earned an MBA from the
University of California - Berkeley
and her undergraduate degree from
Dartmouth. Her husband, Markos
Kounalakis, is the publisher of
Washington Monthly.
HJ now officially online!
Last month, the HJ launched its online version
at hellenicjournal.org. While the online version
offers all of the news and features readers currently
enjoy, HJ online will provide exclusive photos and
videos to supplement the journal and expand its
coverage and reach. Additionally, special features
such as Pay Pal will make it convenient to order
subscriptions, pay advertising invoices, and
supporting the HJ through its fundraising efforts
such as holiday greetings. Kudos to Nektarios
Tradas and his team from ARTWORX
(getartworx.com) in San Diego for bringing this
exciting project to life.
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southern california notes
By Mavis
Manus
ARIANA SAVALAS The talent gene in the Savalas
family runs through unto the
third generation. Grandmother
Christina Savalas was a fine
painter (we still remember her
exhibition in the Town Hall
of Athens years ago), father
Aristotelis (‘Telly’) Savalas
who, although perhaps best
known as his portrayal of Kojak
in the 1970 TV series, was an
Oscar nominated film and TV
actor and singer whose career
spanned four decades. In1965
he shaved his head for the role
of Pontius Pilate in The Greatest
Story Ever Told, and thenceforth
started a trend still going strong
today.
Now the next generation has
its say; daughter Ariana Savalas
is also a multiple threat. Born in
Los Angeles, she and her family
moved to her mother’s home
state of Minnesota when her
father passed away. One summer,
while vacationing in Austria, a
song she recorded at a mobile
karaoke station came to the
attention of Startrax, a European
recording company. A recording
of the song and an EP brought
her immediate success. Not
only did she perform in Vienna,
playing to crowds of tens of
thousands, but was featured on
all of the top Austrian television
variety shows.
At age 17, she was accepted
by the Royal Academy of
Dramatic Art in London.
When her training was over she
moved to Los Angeles intending
to work at the prestigious
Playhouse West Theatre, but
plans are seldom set in stone,
especially in the entertainment
business. She auditioned
for and won the title role of
Miriam Shafer in the feature
film Miriam, a true story of a
Lithuanian holocaust survivor.
The part required Ariana to
Ariana Savalas and Corky Hale at the CD launch party for
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DAVID
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Alki
years during the course of the
David is
story. She was only 18 years old
in town
at the time.
and you’ll
Over the next few years she
know who
continued to work in film –
most recently starring in Akrasia, that is if
you’ve seen
due out early next year.
the movie
There are two wonderful
OPA!
opportunities to hear Ariana’s
Alki David co-star of OPA! which opened
which
expressive, powerful and purenationwide in October.
opened
toned voice. The jazz pianist,
throughout the U.S. on October
writer and director, he is also
harpist and singer, Corky Hall,
one half of a London production
has gathered five talented singers 15. David played the part of Spiro
company ‘111 Pictures’. With
and produced an album entitled, the headwaiter and protector of
Eleni the taverna owner. He’s
an estimated fortune of some
appropriately, Corky Hall and
an actor with such power that
£1.5 billion, he is 47th on the
Friends – I’m Glad There is You.
he threatens to blow apart the
Sunday Times Rich List. Clearly
Ariana is one of the
boundaries of the film. Udayan
he works as an actor for the love
performers, and is currently in
Prasad, the director, saw a
of it.
the process of making a solo
TV mini series, The Grid in
His most recent project is
album due for release early in
which he played the bad guy.
FilmOn, a video-on-demand
2010. It will be a combination
He immediately said, “That’s
website which he says made
of classics and her own original
Spiros!” David was asked how he a profit of 7 million UK
songs. Ariana is also a singer,
enjoyed working on the movie.
pounds in 2008, its first year of
songwriter and plays the
“It is really one of my fondest
operation.
piano with a style that is a
A qualified
combination of old
diving instructor, his
fashioned romance
“It is really one of my fondest
biggest passion, after
and sultry cabaret. In
his cocker spaniels,
the future she wants
memories,” he said. “Beautiful
is the sea. In 1995,
to include Greek songs
people in a beautiful place.”
David founded
in her albums. “Agapa
the not-for-profit
Me is one of the
memories,” he said. “Beautiful
organization BIOS – ancient
most beautiful love songs ever
people in a beautiful place.
Greek for ‘life’ – which works on
written!” she says.
There are no tourists in Patmos;
marine conservation in Greece,
“My brother, Christo, is an
only pilgrims. I also became
organizing underwater cleanincredible musician,” Ariana
friends with a goose called Helen ups. He is equally at home at
added proudly. “He is also
and so became a vegetarian. Still his lavish homes in Los Angeles,
working on an album and will
am!”
London and on the Greek island
be touring Los Angeles soon.
Don’t miss this charming life- of Spetses.
Watch out for him too!
“My father’s side of the family affirming movie!
Born in West Africa to a
MEDEA
mostly live in Los Angeles, so I
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am very blessed to be able to see Greek trading and shipping
them frequently. My brother and family, he was educated at Stowe to abate than lovers’ love when it
and Le Rosey in Switzerland. His has turned to hate. - Euripides’
I have applied for Greek dualfather was managing director of
Medea
citizenship and are eager for the
the Athens-based Leventis-David Acclaimed actress Annette
day when we can embrace our
group, a family business that
Bening recently starred in a
heritage in this way.”
world premiere production of
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Playhouse. The radical new
shareholder in the family
staging of Euripides’ classic
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was proposed by international
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made Medea a rather more
sympathetic character, a woman
driven to the unthinkable by
her lover’s abandonment and
her impending exile. Medea is
the first in a series of plays by
UCLA Live.
It was meeting Bening
that inspired Udovicki to
revisit Medea, which she had
directed years before at the
Ulysses Theatre, a company
she co-founded in Croatia. “I
am interested in how someone
born to love could become a
murderer,” she said. “Annette
has something inside of her that
is very noble and yet warm. She
has an inner and outer beauty.
There is a depth. She really
defends her character.”
For information on this series
of plays please contact UCLA
Central Ticket office 310-8252101.
ARISTOPHANES’ PEACE
Peace arrived in a new
and raunchy adaptation of
Aristophanes’ zany, utopian
satire. Culture Clash, the
celebrated Chicano-Latino
troupe, joined forces with guest
director Bill Rauch to stage this
rarely seen gem by the irreverent
father of comedy. Tickets are
$42, students/seniors $36. The
play contains bawdy humor
that might not be suitable for
children. Information and
Tickets: 310-440-7300.
LIVAN
Greek London-based singer/
songwriter, Livan, is in Los
Angeles fulfilling a series of
engagements, which began at
Hollywood’s Viper Room. A
passionate punk-pop artist, he is
set to release his solo full-length
album, Happy Returns.
The talented Athenian has
risen from a life of drama
and hardship, drawing on his
struggles to create his unique
sound. Born into a family of
turbulent politics and turmoil,
his grandfather, Panagiotis
Kanelopoulos, was prime
minister of Greece when it
was overthrown by the Junta
in 1967. His father, Dionisis
Livanos, had been heavily
involved with the resistance
Annette Bening recently starred
in a world premiere of “Medea” in
Los Angeles.
movement and was arrested,
tortured and then exiled to the
island of Parga. After the downfall
of the Colonels, Livanos, was
elected to Parliament with New
Democracy in 1974, and re-elected
in 1981 and 1985, when he
became an Independent. In 1985
he was elected European Union
Parliamentarian with PASOK, and
four years later became Minister of
Tourism, holding that position for
two years. Livan’s brother, Spilios
Livanos, continues the family
involvement in Greek politics to this
day. When asked by a reporter if he
would like to enter politics himself,
Livan replied “Never in a million
years! I don’t want be a politician
but I strongly believe people should
have political opinions; otherwise
you’re not exercising the biggest gift
given to man: freedom.
“Growing up in a highly
political household with a hero was
more than I could deal with,” he
explained recently. “If I couldn’t be
good at being good, I would try
being good at being bad.” What
followed was a descent into drugs,
alcohol, gambling and eventually
prison. Until one Good
Friday, he looked up at the
sky and said “Life has to
be better than this.” It was
the beginning of a journey
of struggle and hard work
but Livan is now living his
dream of creating music.
He changed a life of selfdestruction to a life of
writing and singing. Life
counts most for Livan, and
his passion for music can
be felt in every note and
lyric.
For club dates or to
puchase Livan’s CD, contact
Melissa at 310-547-1212 or
visit www.livan.co.uk
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TROADES (TROJAN WOMEN)
The Hellenic American
Union is proud to present the
Athenian company, Leonidas
Loizides Theatrical Group, in
the Euripides drama, TROADES
(Trojan Woman). Euripides wrote
this play in Athens around 400
B.C. and portrays the tragic and
brutal plight of women following
the defeat of Troy by the Greek
armies in the Peloponnesian War.
Many a playwright has written
their version of this play, often
reflecting contemporary political
issues. This performance will be
in Greek with English supertitles
in a translation by Michael
Kakoyiannis. The music is by
Mikis Theodorakis.
A Q&A session will follow in
which the actors and actresses will
answer questions about the play
and Ancient Greek Theater.
Saturday November 14 at 8 p.m.
Downey Theater, 8435 Firestone
Boulevard, Downey, CA 90241.
Ticket price is $20 pre-sale and $25
at the door. Call 323-651-3507 or
email [email protected].
DEMETRA KAREMAN
Greek-American Demetra
Kareman’s play, Lessons and Carols
was one of four plays chosen from
the 150 plays submitted to the
One-Act Theater Festival at the
Attic Theatre and Film Center.
Her play walked away with three
prizes: the judges’ prize for best
play, the audience award for best
play and the audience award
for best ensemble. Bravosou,
Demetra!
Email Mavis Manus at
[email protected]
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By
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Dracopoulos
Argue
PASSPORT TO GREECE
The Philoptochos of Saints
Constantine and Helen Cathedral
in Honolulu is having a “Passport
to Greece” fundraiser on Nov. 7
that will include a silent auction
and appetizers.
learn more about Late Antique
ecclesiastical architecture. She was
one of only two student volunteers.
The second dig was a HellenicRoman site on the Via Egnatia
(the Roman road to Thessaloniki
and later to Constantinople. The
dig introduced undergraduate
students in History, Anthropology,
and Classics to fieldwork. In
addition to excavating each day, the
students attended lectures on that
site and others in the area.
CAMP AGAPE NORTHWEST
Plan on a fabulous evening out
on Sunday, Nov. 8, and encourage
MIRACULOUS ICON
your friends, neighbors and
The Myrrh-Streaming
coworkers to come too! The Camp
Hawaiian-Iveron Icon of the
Agape Northwest foundation is
Theotokos is coming from Hawaii presenting a glitzy, dress-up benefit
to St. John the Forerunner
soiree: The Seattle Chocolate and
Monastery in Goldendale, WA
Wine Ball at the Herban Feast
where it will be on view from
in Seattle. The event will feature
Nov. 6 to 9. Miracles have been
a strolling supper of organic and
attributed to the power of this
sustainable Northwest cuisine,
icon, which continues to exude
desserts from Seattle chocolate
fragrant myrrh and which has
makers, Washington wines, and a
traveled to mainland cities for the
night of dancing to Swing Session,
faithful to venerate.
a 17-piece orchestra. Tickets to
benefit the Camp program are
BUDDING ARCHAEOLOGIST $110 each (www.seattlechocolateball.
Anysia Dumont, for the
com). One benefactor bought a pair
second summer, spent some of her
of tickets and raffled them off at
vacation from the University of
work; then he donated the raffle
Washington on two archaeological
money to the camp, for an extra
digs in Balkan countries. The
benefit to Camp Agape NW which
purpose of the first one was to
serves children with cancer and
unearth a basilica in order to
their families. Camp Agape NW
is operated
by the
four Puget
Sound Greek
Orthodox
Churches:
Assumption
and St.
Demetrios
of Seattle,
Holy
Apostles of
Shoreline,
and St.
Nicholas of
Anysia Dumont (foreground) measuring out
Tacoma.
trenches.
Kassiani Peppes and Sofia
Argeres finishing the walk.
AN EVENING WITH BASILE
Greek Comedian Basile is
coming to Seattle’s St. Demetrios
Church Hall, 2100 Boyer Avenue
East, on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 6:30
p.m. Tickets are $55 per person
which also includes appetizers. For
reservations, call 206-375-4005.
NIGHT TO REMEMBER
On Sunday, Nov.15, a fifteenyear memorial tribute to the
beloved, late proistamenos Father
Elias Stephanopoulos of Holy
Trinity Cathedral will occur at the
parish. The live concert, to benefit
the Fr. Stephanopoulos Memorial
Fund which assists various
organizations each year, will feature
works of modern Greek composers
performed by pianist/vocalist
Anatolia Ioannides and the Holy
Trinity Men’s Byzantine Chorale
directed by Gus Pappelis. Tickets
Seattle, from 3:30 to
6:30 p.m., on three
significant issues
facing Greece today.
James Caporaso,
UW Professor of
Political Science and
current Director of
the European Union
Centre in the Henry M. Jackson
School of International Studies
will discuss Greece’s participation
in the EU. Christina Ingebritsen,
UW Professor of Scandinavian
Studies with a teaching focus on
challenges resulting from increased
global interaction, will speak on
Greece’s immigration issues. Taso
Lagos (PhD in Communications,
UW), now teaching in the honors
program and directing the Athens
Program in the Hellenic Studies
Program, will address critical
issues facing the environment in
Candlelighters Chairwoman Shirley Enebrad (left) and Penny
Prekeges Peppes, daughter of the late Connie Prekeges,
ready to register participants.
are $50 each and include a light
buffet.
GREECE TODAY: ISSUES AND
ANSWERS
On Saturday, Nov. 21, the
Hellenes of the Northwest will
host a forum at the University of
Washington (UW) Horticultural
Center, 350l N.E. 41 Street,
Greece. The event will inaugurate
a renewed effort to reach the goal
of making the Hellenic Studies
Program a permanent part of
the University’s Jackson School
of International Studies. The
gathering will include a free wine
& hors d’oeuvres social and a miniauction. Please RSVP to vlosey@
grahamdunn.com.
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RECENT HAPPENINGS
BYZANTINE LECTURE
Presented by the HellenicAmerican Cultural Center &
Museum (HACCM) and funded
by the Oregon Foundation of
Greek Studies, Dr. Christine
Kondoleon (MA, Yale and PhD,
Harvard) gave a lecture on Sept.
29 at Portland State University
on “From House to Church:
Charting the Course of Artistic
Transformation in the Early
Byzantine Art.” She is the first
George D. and Margo Behrakis
Senior Curator of Greek and
Roman Art at the prestigious
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
5K WALK
The 5th Annual Connie
Prekeges 5K Memorial Walk
for Kids ‘n Cancer took place
in three cities on Sept. 26 in
conjunction with the Spokane
and Seattle Greek Festivals. One
hundred percent of the proceeds
from the walk benefits Kids ‘n
Cancer programs, specifically
Camp Agape Northwest, Camp
Goodtimes East in Post Falls,
ID, and the Washington State
Candlelighter’s Organization.
Over $10.000 has been raised
this year. To make donations,
please visit www.conniewalk.com.
BEAVERTON RETREATS
St. John the Baptist
Orthodox Church in Beaverton,
OR, recently sponsored its
3rd Annual Men’s Retreat
and its 8th Annual Women’s
Fall Retreat. Presvytera Faye
Stylianopoulos (B.A., Whitman
College; M.A. UMass-Boston),
who led this year’s retreat, spoke
NW PACIFIC NOTES
Fanari Academy of Greek Education, a 501
(c) (3) nonprofit Greek language program, is
accepting applications for teaching positions for
2009-2010. Also needed is a Computer & Greek
language instructor: Applicants must hold a
degree in computer science or related field and
speak Greek fluently. This position is designed
to enhance teaching Greek with the integration
of computers. The school is located at the
campus of Rainbow Montessori in Sunnyvale.
Qualified candidates should be fluent in Greek
and have a university degree. Please register
online www.fanariacademy.org or contact us by
e-mail at [email protected].
NW PACIFIC NOTES
on “Applying the Scriptures
to Our Lives.” Originally
from Seattle, she has led many
women’s groups, helped found
the Boston Metropolis Vacation
Church School and launched the
Marriage and Family Enrichment
Program at Holy Cross Seminary.
In 2003, Pres. Faye went on an
OCMC mission team to Albania
to lead women’s retreats.
GREEK OPEN
The annual Greek Open Golf
Tournament, with dinner and
auction, on Sept. 21 benefited
Agia Sophia Academy, the only
Orthodox Christian school in
Oregon.
Email Theodora Argue at
[email protected]
ST. DEMETRIOS DANCERS
Church Rev. Father Photios
Dumont, and Presv.
Katherine Dumont, Saint
Sophia Church in Bellingham
pastor Rev. Father John
Contoravdis and Presv.
Eleftheria Controvadis;
Organizing CommitteeMaria Barbas, Saundra
Maroussis, Linda Kyrimis,
Sandi Gianotas and Dance
Group President, Marla
Economou; PANGEO
Musicians – Christos
Govetas, Ruth Hunter ,
Will Dowd, Kane Mathis;
Directors- Marty McAndrewsKyrimis, Christa Barbas,
Sophia Panagiotopoulos, &
Ruth Hunter; Chorale and
Dancers-Niko Antonopoulos,
Eleftheria, Connie &
Alexandria Contoravdis,
Anysia, John, Athan & Joseph
Dumont, Tasha, Pete & Nick
Economou, Elaina Gianotas,
Eleni & Bobby Govetas, Ali
Kyrimis, Dimitra Lotakis,
George & Nick Maroussis,
Kennady McAndrews, Georgia
Panagiotopoulos, Stephanie
Sampson, Alex & Luke
Thurber, Stavroula, Stossi,
Yianni & Christina Tsantilas,
Katerina & Gregory Vassiliou,
Paul Bartell; Family and
Friends-Tom Barbas, Tom &
Evelyn Contoravdis, Chris
Economou, Kyriakos & Taylor
Gianotas, Kostas Kyrimis, Tony
Maroussis, Heidi & London
McAndrews, Kathy Sampson,
Nick & Cindy Theodorou,
Brian, Mary & Elizabeth
Thurber, George & Happy
Tsantilas, Maria Vassiliou,
Greg, Fotini & Aspasia Bartell,
Yvonne Hunt, Carissa Mannis.
CALENDAR
Oakland. A panel discussion as well
as a question/answer session will
follow. Refreshments will be served.
The Ascension Mental Health
Support Group meets the second
Monday of each month (Nov.
9). For more information, call the
church office at 510-531-3400 or
email Presvytera Elizabeth Tervo at
[email protected].
December 12 • Saturday
Foster City, CA
Greek TV 27th Anniversary
Dinner-Dance. Save the date!
Greek TV celebrates 27 years of
community service at the Crowne
Plaza Hotel in Foster City with
the Mythos Band and a special
appearance by Greek singer Pavlos
Papageorgiou. Cocktails 6 p.m.,
dinner 7:30 p.m. Tickets $100 per
17
person. RSVP requested by Dec.
1. Support the future of Greek TV
by attending this black tie optional
event. For tickets and information,
call 650-855-9171 or email
[email protected].
ANNOUNCEMENT
Firestone Blvd., Downey, CA
Contact: Alexandros, 323-6513507, www.americanhellenic.
org
San Diego, CA
Place: Atkinson Hall
Auditorium, 9500 Gilman Dr.,
UCSD
Ticket price: TK
Contact: Prof. George
Anagnostopoulos, 858-4818501
FOLK DANCE & CHORAL FESTIVAL
to have access to all events and
will be the main contact person for
that child or group for the entire
weekend.
Dancers, please make sure
that when registering for FDF on
line, that you include your official
Chaperone in the appropriate fields.
We encourage you to confirm your
Chaperones early so that when
registering, you can include the
correct name of the Chaperone that
will be designated for you or your
group during the FDF weekend.
We look forward to seeing
everyone in San Jose, this January
14, 2010. For pricing and more
information, visit us at yourfdf.org.
DID YOU SAY DANCE?
He altered all views and
concepts of dance. That there
would be no distinct mark as
to the legacy he leaves behind.
Except to ask others not to
think like he did or to create
an institution of his work, but
to challenge every dancer and
especially choreographers as
well as all involved in working
on theater dance. Never to
view any dance or creation
as final, but only a process
that could and would lead
and expose countless of other
avenues and possibilities. In
his recent famous words about
dance and its impermanence,
“You have to love dancing to
stick to it, it gives you nothing
back, no manuscripts to store
away, no paintings to show
on walls and maybe hang
in museums, no poems to be
printed and sold, nothing but
the single fleeting moment
when you feel alive.”
(An instructional DVD of basic
Greek dances taught by Athan
Karras is available)
Email Athan Karras at
[email protected]
The Duggan Serra family and staff
are very knowledgeable in the
traditions of the Greek Community.
We work closely with the clergy and
families to present meaningful &
memorable ceremonies.
Minutes to Annunciation Cathedral and to Holy Trinity Greek
Orthodox Church and Greek Orthodox Memorial Park
Duggan’s Serra Mortuary 500 Westlake Avenue, Daly City 415/587-4500
Sullivan’s Funeral Home 2254 Market St., San Francisco
415/621-4567
www.duggansserra.com
www.sullivansfh.com
Lics. FD1098 & FD228
Celebrations of Life – Sharing laughter, tears and beautiful memories
Our family is here to assist your family in honoring your loved one’s life.
Please call for a Free Pre-planning brochure
No obligation home or office pre-planning appointment
Harry W. Greer
Ca Licence FD 745
Serving the Orthodox
Community for over 40 years.
Available for funeral
arrangement and pre-planning.
(510) 522-5188 or (510) 368-3892 (cell)
Member of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension in Oakland
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ACCOUNTING
GEORGIA PETRAKOS, CPA
Daoro Zydel & Holland LLP
135 Main Street, 9th Floor
Ph: 415-655-6241
Law-Tax in Greece Consulting,
Inc.
Katerina Kampitsi
The Knight Ridder Building
50 W. San Fernando Street, Suite 900
San Jose, CA 95113
Ph: 408-918-5388 • Fax: 408-998-2102
40 Kalavryton Str.
187 57 Keratsini, Piraeus, Greece
Ph: (30) 210 400 7919
Fax: (30) 210 400 7710
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.law-tax.gr
YIORGOS TAGARAS, CPA
Tax Services, Film, Property
Matters, Wills, Start Up Business
Bookkeeping, Licence.
Legal Advice with
Greek Orthodox Memorial Park
Mausoleum or ground burial services provided.
Church services available on our grounds.
Protected by Endowment Care Trust Funds.
The only Greek Orthodox Memorial Park
in the United States, offering consecrated burial lots,
dedicated to serving the Eastern Orthodox Faith.
Associate Lawyer
Yidrgos Tagaras
1325 Calumet Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Ph: (626) 379 6671 • Ph: (30) 694 422 7096
[email protected]
ADVERTISING/MARKETING
GUMAS ADVERTISING
John Gumas
99 Shotwell Street
San Francisco, California 94103
Ph: 415-621-7575 • Fax: 415-255-8804
www.gumas.com
ARCHITECTS
CJK DESIGN GROUP
Christ J. Kamages, AIA
594 Howard St., Suite 401
Ph: 415-495-7626 • Fax: 415-495-2788
www.CJKDesign.com
JOHN N SCOURKES ARCHITECT
John N. Scourkes, AIA
PO Box 52090
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Ph: 831-757-7803 • Fax: 831-757-1201
John thodos/aia architect
John Thodos
N.E. 7th and Mission Streets
P.O. Box 7048
Carmel, CA 93921
Ph: 831-624-0866 • Fax: 831-624-8704
www.Thodosaia.com
ATTORNEY
DIMITRAKOS LAW OFFICES
AN INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM
“…with dignity and respect
for those we love.”
Steve Doukas, Manager
Phone: (650) 755-6939 Fax: (650) 755-6109
P.O. Box 333 • 1148 El Camino Real • Colma, CA 94014
Admitted in CA & Greece
111 Deerwood Rd., Ste 385
San Ramon, CA 94583
Specializing in Greek Law (real estate, title
searches, inheritance, tax, citizenship etc.),
CA Probate & Estate Planning (Wills/
Trusts), E.U. Law & U.S. Immigration and
Nationality Law.
Ph: 925-552-9610
Offices in CA & Greece
Kyriacos Tsircou, Esq.
Specializing in intellectual property matters,
particularly in the area of patent law.
TSIRCOU LAW, P.C.
655 N. Central Avenue, 17th Floor
Glendale, CA 91203
323-660-9916
www.tsircoulaw.com
Law & Tax Services (See Accounting)
LAW OFFICES OF
PETER J. ZOURAS
D
uggan’s Funeral Service
The Duggan Welch Family
William “Bill” and Steve Welch, the fourth and fifth
generation Funeral Directors serving San Francisco and
the bay area Greek Community.
Our friendly, family oriented staff are here to assist
you in your time of need. We are minutes away from
The Annunciation Cathedral and offer many Pre
Arrangement Plans.
3434 17th Street near Valencia
Phone: 415-431-4900 • Fax: 415-861-9866
California Funeral Establish License FD44
California Funeral Directors Licenses FDR 394-FDR 395
Peter J. Zouras, Attorney at Law
20+ years experience in Construction & Real
Estate Law, and assisting businesses.
177 Post Street, Suite 550
Ph: 415-982-2848 • Fax: 415-677-8529
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS
Eleni’s Favors & Gifts
Eleni’s Favors & Gifts
Specializing in Weddings & Christenings
Eleni Taptelis
116 El Camino Real
San Carlos, CA 94070
Ph: 650-631-8900 • Fax: 650-631-8910
www.elenisfavors.com
GREEK IMPORTS
Elias Tsiknis
6524 Mission Street
Daly City, CA 94014
Ph: 650-994-3322 • Fax: 650-994-3323
E-mail: [email protected]
www.greekimportsinc.com
IT’S GREEK TO ME
Wedding, Baptism, Music & Video
John and Parthena Kanelos
4061 Barner Avenue
Oakland, CA 94602
Ph: 510-531-3997 • Fax: 510-531-6980
BOOKS & GIFTS
THE LIFE-GIVING SPRING
BOOKSTORE
Anastasia Kalivas
800 N. Glendale Ave.
Glendale, CA 91206
Ph: 818-551-0544 • Fax: 818-551-9297
www.lifegivingspring.com
COMMERCIAL REAL
ESTATE, MANAGEMENT &
DEVELOPMENT
VRIONIS & SON
Gary M. Vrionis
4115 Blackhawk Plaza Circle Ste 250
Danville, California 94506
Ph: 925-736-9300 • Fax: 925-736-9316
Design & MULTIMEDIA
Custom Home Building, Renovation &
Remodeling, Historic Restoration and Commercial Construction
Bill Baladakis Ballas
1575 Francisco Blvd East
San Rafael, CA. 94901-5503
S.F. / North Bay: 415-460-1575
South Bay: 650-299-9400
www.plathco.com
GIFTS
CelebrateGreece.com
Culture,Food, History & Travel DVDs
Shipped Worldwide
3905 State Street, #264
Santa Barbara, CA 93105-3138
Ph: 805-563-9741
Fax: 805-563-9741
Website: CelebrateGreece.com
GREEK STORES/MARKETS &
DELI’S
C&K IMPORTING
Chrys Chrys
2771 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90006
Ph: 323-737-2970
Fax: 323-737-3571
www.papacristo.com
GREEK IMPORTS
Elias Tsiknis
6524 Mission Street
Daly City, CA 94014
Ph: 650-994-3322
Fax: 650-994-3323
ARTWORX
GREEKSHOPS.COM
Providing integrated Graphic Design, Multimedia, Web and Printing Services to Greek
Communities for almost a decade.
Nektarios Tradas
Owner, Art Director
Ph: 858-292-6070
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Greece...delivered to your door with just a click
2665 30th Street, Suite 103
Santa Monica, California 90405
Ph: 310-581-5059 • Fax: 310-581-4290
www.greekshops.com
ENTERTAINMENT
Savas Deligiorgis
2365 Mission Street
San Franciso, California 94110
Ph: 415-282-2237 • Fax: 415-282-4250
Vital Sounds (DJAlex)
Alexander Mallas
Post Office Box 444
Belmont, CA 94002-0444
Ph: 650-591-1010 • Fax: 650-345-4742
www.vitalsounds.net
MEDITERRANEAN SOUL
Greek/World Music for
Festivals, Weddings, Baptisms,
Private Parties, Special Events
Christos Sarantakis
707-939-9063
www.medsoul.com
FINANCING
COAST FUNDING GROUP, INC.
“Financing Homes to Hamburgerstands”
Since 1984
John Hatzidakis
Ted Learakos
Kostas Hatzidakis
1401 N. Tustin Ave., Suite 155
Santa Ana, California 92705
Ph: 714-547-3444
General Contracting
Plath & Company, Inc.
GREER FAMILY
MORTUARY
GREEK WINES
du vin fine wines
Outstanding Greek Wine Selection
Dan Marshall
2526 A Santa Clara Ave.
Alameda, CA 94501
Ph: 510-769-9463 • Fax: 510-769-9443
www.duvinfinewines.com
GREEK IMPORTS
Elias Tsiknis
6524 Mission Street
Daly City, California 94014
Ph: 650-994-3322 • Fax: 650-994-3323
HELLENIC AMERICAN IMPORTS
Savas Deligiorgis
2365 Mission Street
Ph: 415-282-2237 • Fax: 415-282-4250
INSURANCE
HEALTH INSURANCE SPECIALIST
Nick P. Diafos, Licensed Agent
** Specializing in the Self-Employed
Health • Life • Disability
Seattle, Washington
Ph: 425-749-0238 • Fax: 425-223-5090
[email protected]
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
Serving the Greek Orthodox Community
Your trusted source for providing
Meaningful Ceremonies and outstanding
service through our dedicated staff
HELLENIC AMERICAN IMPORTS
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2694 Blanding Avenue
Alameda
Ph: 510-865-3755 Fax: 510-865-1327
Demetrios Theodoropoulos, Agent
Bay Bridge Office
5890 Horton St., Suite 500
Emeryville, California 94608
Ph: 925-847-4600 • Fax: 925-847-4605
Cell: 510-205-5433
VERREOS INSURANCE AGENCY
Tony Verreos
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200 Valley Drive Suite 20
Brisbane, California 94005
Ph: 800-464-1397 • Fax: 415-467-9605
Ph: 415-282-2237
Ph: 925-858-3334
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Steve Padis
Web: www.padisgems.com
San Francisco Jewelry Center
101 Utah Street Suite 201
Ph: 415-626-8288 • Fax: 415-431-4896
REAL ESTATE
TRAVEL
JEWELRY PLUS
Realtor
Servicing your Real Estate needs
in San Francisco and the Peninsula
Alain Pinel Realtors
1440 Chapin Avenue, Suite 200
Burlingame, CA 94010
Ph: 650-931-2953 • Fax: 650-931-2099
Cell: 650-302-8291
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JEWELRY PLUS
Steve Padis
San Francisco Gift Center
888 Brannan Street Suite 165
Ph: 415-861-2325 • Fax: 415-861-2376
Steve’s Special Selection
888 Brannan Street Suite 126
Ph: 415-861-5388
Fax: 415-861-1459
Jewelry
Gallery Byzantium
Exquisitely handcrafted heirloom quality
crosses and jewelry designed in the Early
Christian, Byzantine and Slavic aesthetic
tradition. • Ph: 800-798-6173
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MEMORIAL PARK
GREEK ORTHODOX
MEMORIAL PARK
Steve Doukas
1148 El Camino Real
Colma, CA 94014
Ph: 650-755-6939
Fax: 650-755-6109
MORTUARY
Chapel of the Highlands
Personalized care for over 50 years
Paul Larson & Jim Pappas
El Camino Real at Millwood Drive
Millbrae, California
Ph: 650-588-5116
www.chapelofthehighlands.com
Duggan’s Funeral Service
The Duggan Welch Family
Our friendly, family-oriented staff are
here to assist you in your time of need.
We are minutes away from the Annunciation
Cathedral, 245 Valencia St. S.F.
3434 17th Street near Valencia
Ph. 415-431-4900
Fax: 415-861-9866
Duggan's Serra Mortuary
Free Funeral Preplanning Appointments in one
of our three locations or your home.
500 Westlake Avenue
Daly City, CA 94014
Ph: 650-756-4500 • 415-587-4500
Fax: 650-755-4834
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MAKRAS REAL ESTATE
Victor G. Makras
1193 Church Street
Ph: 415-282-8400 • Fax: 415-282-8594
Eva Sogotis
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Cell: 562-400-2148
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PRIMARY MORTGAGE
A Real Estate Lending Company For All Your
Real Estate Needs
Taso Manitsas, Owner/Broker
4340 Redwood Hwy, Suite A33
San Rafael, CA. 94903
Ph: 415-472-4572 • Fax: 415-472-4575
PHOTOGRAPHY/
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PETRAKOS FILMS
Kostas Petrakos
San Carlos, California
Ph: 650-585-1015
www.petrakosfilms.com
printing & Publishing
ARTWORX
Providing integrated Graphic Design, Multimedia, Web and Printing Services to Greek
Communities for almost a decade.
Nektarios Tradas
Owner, Art Director
Ph: 858-292-6070
www.getartworx.com
RADIO
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