Category: Arts & Culture
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Thessaloniki Welcomes a Legend: The Battleship Averof Docks in Our City!
I had the pleasure to visit the one and only Battleship Georgios Averof, a floating piece of Greek history, just before its departure after a short visit in Thessaloniki, right here in our beloved port! I was actually looking at it every day from my office window, but the crowds were huge and the queue never…
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YiaSsena Art
Do you know what is the star sign of Mickey & Minnie Mouse and probably the secret of their passionate love story ? I recently discovered thanks to one of my oldest friends who is among other things a self-taught artist. She recently decided to use her talent in drawing to explore areas such as…
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Athos Photo Exhibition
The Cultural Centre of National Bank of Greece is hosting for a few more days the amazing photo exhibition of Stratos Kalafatis – ATHOS. This photo exhibition presents a unique inside view of Mount Athos, that especially if you are a woman, you will never have a chance to see in this lifetime. The exhibition is hosted in…
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4th Greenwave Festival 18-21 September
The alternative eco festival of Thessaloniki is back for the 4th time to celebrate nature, music, and activism in the heart of the city. The event starts on Thursday 18th and will last till Sunday in the YMCA park, with film screenings, open talks, seminars, eco bazaar, children activities, music concerts and more. This is…
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Reworks 2014
In its 10th edition this year, Reworks is the audio – visual Festival of Thessaloniki that wishes to present the most modern artistic waves, from all over the world, to Greece. It presents, for the first time in front of the public, new musical and artistic trends through various works and showcases, while in parallel to…
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Action Field Kodra 2014 – I Need a Hero
Action Field Kodra is an annual art event taking place each September in the east part of the city in a former military camp. Action Field Kodra 2014 is focusing on the theme of heroes and the heroic example with a spirit of introspection towards historical narration, archaeological reserve and national imaginary. Stated more as…
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metamatic:taf
metamatic:taf is a well known multicultural space in Athens that very recently opened it’s sister place in Thessaloniki ! I discovered it by accident this weekend, since it is hidden in an old building off-valaoritou area. They informed us that they had just opened a week ago and we were very happy for the new discovery…
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16th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
The younger sibling of our city’s Film Festival, the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival is back as usually this March, currently on its 16th edition. For me it is a festival I have discovered quite recently, the last 5 years or so, but since i discoverd it I never miss the chance to see as many documentaries…
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Theatre Play “Nocturnal Creatures” by Juan Mayorga at Aneton
I am very happy to announce that the excellent Theatre Play “Nocturnal Creatures” by Juan Mayorga will have two extra shows as part of the city’s new theatre festival. After enjoying great success during December and January, the City’s Cultural Department decided to include this play on it’s new theatre festival. The two new dates…
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Theatre Play “Nocturnal Creatures” by Juan Mayorga
I have a great suggestion for a new play today ! I am suggesting this not only because I am the official photographer, but also because it is a great modern play made with great enthusiasm by a group of young people involved in the arts community of Thessaloniki. The play “Nocturnal Creatures” or “Niktovia…
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