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Meet Loukoumi & Author Nick Katsoris at the Grove in LA this Saturday

By on December 3, 2011 in Events

 Nick Katsoris, the author of children’s book seres Loukoumi, will be in Los Angeles this Saturday to sign Loukoumi’s Celebrity Cookbook. The Greek-American attorney has gathered favorite childhood recipes of many celebrities in his charming new cookbook. A portion of the sale of each book goes to Chefs for Humanity and St. Jude Children’s Research [...]

Greek-Born Goth singer LIVAN Tours USA with Alice Cooper

By on November 28, 2011 in Events

LIVAN (pronounced Lie’van), the Greek-born, London-bred Goth singer, has been asked by the legendary Alice Cooper to continue rocking as his opening act for the second leg of Cooper’s “No More Mr. Nice Guy” tour.  LIVAN rejoined Cooper on November 27th in Huntington, WV, continuing through December 14th in Orlando, FL. About his opening performances, [...]

LAGFF Announces 2012 Dates!

By on November 4, 2011 in Festivals

The 6th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival is set to take place May 31 to June 3, 2012, in Los Angeles.  LAGFF showcases new films from Greek filmmakers worldwide. The foremost goal of the festival is to promote Greek Cinema and cultural exchange while bridging the gap between Greek filmmakers and Hollywood. Orpheus Awards [...]

Alexia to Sing at LA’s Biggest Peace Concert of the Year Honoring Stevie Wonder

By on October 27, 2011 in Events

Artists for Peace (AFP) announced today the countdown to the largest peace event of the year set to take place on November 1, 2011 (11/1/11) at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk. The “Never Again” Peace Concert this year will be honoring the legendary Stevie Wonder for his continuous efforts as the United Nations Messenger [...]

“The Promise of Tomorrow 1940-1960″ premieres in NYC Greek Film Festival 

By on October 7, 2011 in Festivals, News

The Greek Heritage Society of Southern California premieres “The Promise of Tomorrow 1940-1960,” a documentary highlighting the first generation Greek Americans, at the NYC Greek Film Festival. The screening will take place on October 17th @ 7:00 P.M. at the Rubin Museum of Art, 150 W. 17th Street, New York, N.Y. 10011 This film is [...]

Cat Cora Emmy Awards Gaea

Emmy Awards Had Greek Flavor…Literally!

By on September 20, 2011 in Events

This year, Greek-Americans didn’t receive any Emmy Awards but the night had a Greek flavor thanks to the Greek food product brand Gaea. Cat Cora’s Kitchen CCK by Gaea products were included in the gift bags for Entertainment Tonight’s 2011 Emmy party. Entertainment Tonight is the premiere entertainment news show in the United States.  The [...]

Mötley Crüe and Jack Daniel’s Team Up for Sunset Strip Music Festival

By on August 11, 2011 in Events

Legendary rock group Mötley Crüe and Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey have teamed up to provide a one-of-kind offering at the upcoming Sunset Strip Music Festival. Greek-American musician, Tommy lee, is a founding member of Mötley Crüe. A special barrel of the world famous Tennessee whiskey was selected and donated to the Skylar Neil Foundation in [...]

Actor Christos Vasilopoulos Marries His Sweetheart in Fairytale Wedding

By on July 2, 2011 in Events, News

Things couldn’t be going better for Greek actor Christos Vassilopoulos. He moved to Hollywood a few years ago, managed to star in a new feature movie, “Geocashers“, and today married the woman of his life, Antonia Ventouras-Vassilopoulos. The event was a true fairytale wedding that took place on the beautiful island of Kefalonia, Greece, on [...]

LA Greek Film Festival Ends with Orpheus Awards

By on June 13, 2011 in Festivals

The 5th annual Los Angeles Greek Film festival came to an end with a world premiere of “Burning Heads” (To Gala), directed by Giorgos Siougas on Sunday, June 12 at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, CA. The event was followed by the star studded Orpheus Awards Ceremony. The filmmakers whom most from oversees, [...]

LA Greek Film Festival Opening Night Red Carpet

By on June 11, 2011 in Events, Featured, Festivals

The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) opened with the documentary “Pelican’s Watch” on June 9th at the Laemmle’s Sunset 5 in West Hollywood. Among the attendees there were prominent Greek-Americans of the entertainment industry. Watch the video below and get a taste of the red carpet.