ATHENS LIVING

A visit to artist Pelagia Kyriazi's latest exhibition "The Dream and the Familiar" running from May 14 to June 29, 2013 in the Cultural Foundation of the National Bank of Greece, 20, Ag. Constantinou Street, Omonia, Athens.

For more information on this artist visit

http://www.pelagiakyriazi.com

The end of year performance from the students of the Dora Stratou Greek Dances School. The Dora Stratou Company summer season runs from May 29 to September 22, 2013. For information visit http://www.grdance.org.

A look at Athens International Art Fair.

A short poem written by Granville Lee Warner. Granville wrote this poem after a trip to Patmos, but the poem speaks about all of Greece. I think anyone who has visited this country will appreciate it!

A look at some of the more interesting graffiti in Athens with comments from site members (taken from survey answers to a general question about graffiti).

For over twenty five years Archelon has worked tirelessly to protect the sea turtles of Greece. Here's a look at their Athens based sanctuary. For more information visit www.archelon.gr

Not strictly Athenian, but so interesting I wanted to include this video on my site! Situated near Corinth, Nemea is about an hour's drive outside Athens and makes a great day trip. The original games were part of the cycle of ancient Olympic, Delphic and Isthmian Games. This revival of the ancient Games occurs once every four years so the next one should be in 2016. For more information visit http://www.nemeangames.org

The Athens Pride Festival is the largest Pride event in southern Europe. This year's theme "Love me, it's free" stresses the importance of love and tolerance in society.

The English Theatre Club is a group of professional actors who present original plays in English for children. For more information on upcoming performances visit http://www.englishtheatreclub.com

Here's a look at some the wonderful work done by the volunteers of the Nine Lives cat welfare society. For more information and news of upcoming events visit http://www.ninelivesgreece.com

The Nikos Hadjikyriakos Ghika Museum is a must see for anyone interested in Greek twentieth century art. Consisting of Ghika's apartment, studio, the stunning Ghika Gallery and three floors of Greek art from the 1930's generation this museum lives up to every expectation. It is a branch of the wonderful Benaki Museum, so you can find more information at http://www.benaki.gr

A look at the stunning sculptures of Alexandra Athanassiades before her exhibition in Galerie Dutko Ile Saint-Louis, Paris.( March 22- May 26)