“Love is Everywhere!”

28/05/201630/05/2016 ENstaff Andre Maia, concert, Germany, Greece, Japan, Katerina Peta, Portugal

Portuguese artist André Maia, Greek singers Eleni Peta and Panayiotis Petrakis are joining forces with renowned piano player and Jazz-singer, Keiko Borjeson from Japan.

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A night of art from Azerbaijan

26/05/2016 ENstaff Azerbaijan State Dance Ensembe, Azerbaijan State Puppet Theatre, Embassy of Azerbaijan, Kamran Shahmardan

The Embassy of Azerbaijanwill present the Azerbaijan State Puppet Theatre, a concert of folk and classical music and a dance performance at the Piraeus Municipal Theatre.

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Art-Athina 2016: The International Contemporary Art Fair of Athens

25/05/201625/05/2016 ENstaff Art-Athina, contemporary art

The 21st Art-Athina, the International Meeting of Contemporary art will open its gates at the Faliro Pavilion (Taekwondo Stadium) on

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Tindersticks in concert at the Onassis Cultural Centre

24/05/2016 ENstaff Onassis Cultural Centre, Tindersticks, UK

Britain’s soulful masters of refined melancholia return with a new album as well as an anthology of much-loved tracks covering the whole of their long creative journey.

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Marius Neset to perform at the Athens Technopolis Jazz Festival

23/05/2016 ENstaff Athens Technopolis Jazz Festival, City of Athens, Embassy of Norway, Marius Neset

Norwegian artist Marius Neset will perform at the Technopolis Athens Jazz Festival, that will take place between May 25-29 in Gazi.

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Ai Weiwei at the Museum of Cycladic Art

20/05/201619/05/2016 ENstaff Ai Weiwei, Cycladic Art Museum, exhibition, refugee crisis

This exhibition will introduce audiences to Ai Weiwei’s practice through many of his significant works, placing them within the museum’s renowned collection.

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“Stuff+” – The substance and its transformations

19/05/2016 ENstaff HAU, Hellenic American Union, Stuff+

A group exhibition of visual artists opened its doors at the Hellenic American Union.

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The 15th African Food, Music and Handicrafts Festival kicks off in Athens

18/05/2016 ENstaff 15th African Food, Algeria, Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Egypt, Embassy of South Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, Music and Handicrafts Festival, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zimbabwe

The African Embassies and Honorary Consulates accredited to the Hellenic Republic and Athens communities are organizing the “15th African Food, Music and Handicrafts Festival” on May 21-22.

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International Museum Day is celebrated throughout the world

17/05/201617/05/2016 ENstaff Acropolis Museum, Byzantine and Christian Museum, ICOM, International Museum Day, National Archaeological Museum

Under the theme “Museums and Cultural Landscapes”, Athens museums are organizing a series of events, with free admission to all venues.

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A concert by the Hellenic American University Young Creators

17/05/201617/05/2016 ENstaff concert, HAU, Hellenic American University Young Creators

Graduates and students in the Composition strand of the Bachelor of Music program will present their works in a concert,

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Ambassador of Norway:”The challenge for the Greek economy is its competitive edge and its business climate” [interview]

07/06/2016 ENstaff

The Ambassador of Norway in Athens, His Excellency Jørn Eugene Gjelstad, spoke to EmbassyNews.net and commented on the current developments in Greek and European politics, the economy and the refugee crisis.