ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΑ ΙΡΛΑΝΔΙΑΣ

Irish-Hellenic Society
Inaugural Lecture 21 October 2011 at 7pm in Global Irish Institute Clinton Auditorium, UCD, Belfield Dublin 4
By Professor Roderick Beaton ­

The new Prometheus: why Byron went to fight in the Greek Revolution

The story of Byron’s death at Mesolonghi on 19 April 1824 is well known.

It ended one ofthe most extraordinary poetic careers in English literature, and added one ofthe best-known names in Europe at the time to the roll-call of foreign Philhellenes who gave their lives for the independence of Greece.
But beyond the legend ofheroic self-sacrifice in a noble cause, there is another story to be told.

What was it, about Byron’s personality, his career as a poet, his political ideas, that brought him to the point of committing his life and his wealth to the cause of  Greece?

Was it mere gesture, as some have supposed?

What did Greece really mean for Byron, at the beginning ofthe 1820s?

What did he have to contribute to the struggle?

These are the questions that this lecture addresses.

Hellenic Community Newsletter – September 2011

Dear friends,

We wish to invite you to the annual dinner of the Hellenic Community on Sat 29 Oct at 19:00 in O’Connells restaurant (www.oconnellsdonnybrook.com), first floor (Belmont Room).

Address: 133/135 Morehampton Road, Donnybrooκ, Dublin 4.

A 4-course dinner will be served at a cost of ?30 per person, not including drinks. There will be a 2-course dinner for children at a cost of ?15.

Payment will be settled at the door on arrival.

If you wish to attend, please book your place(s) by contacting Maria Gioni (086 337 5399) or Kassiani Papadopoulou (087 960 5403), by 26 Oct at the latest.

It will be a great joy for us to see you all there and have the opportunity to get to know each other, meet new people and see old friends!

Best regards to all and see you soon,
Lampros Chatzis
President of the Hellenic Community of Ireland

Το μήνυμα που λάβαμε  σχετικά με την συνέντευξη που έδωσε ο Πρόεδρος της Ελληνικής Κοινότητας στο Bloomberg για την οικονομική κρίση.

Παρακαλώ να διαβιβάσετε στο Αξιότιμο Πρόεδρο σας, Κύριο  Χατζή τις ευχαριστίες μας για την πολλή καλή συνέντευξή του στο Bloomberg. Μας έκανε εθνικά υπερήφανους.  Τι θα μπορούσαν άραγε χειρότερο να μας κάνουν οι ξένοι όταν μόνοι μας βγάζουμε τα μάτια μας??

Ανδρέας Γκοργκόλης
Γλυφάδα.

Η επομενη συναντηση του συμβουλιου της Ελληνικης κοινοτητας θα γινειι την Τριτη 13 Σεπτεμβριου στις 6:30 στο χωρο του Ελληνικου σχολειου πισω απο την εκκλησια.

Οσα μελη επιθυμουν μπορουν να ερθουν.

Hellenic Community’s “Kafenio” is in the room behind the Greek Church, which houses the school as well.

Everyone is welcome, come in for a coffee and a chat!

Classic Stage Ireland

Presents

‘Iphigenia in Aulis’

Continuing their exploration of Ancient Greek drama started with ‘The Bacchae’ and ‘Oedipus the King’, Classic Stage Ireland return with another gripping Greek tragedy, Euripides’ Iphigenia in Aulis: a powerful tale of human sacrifice and the eternal conflict between personal loyalties and the greater good.

When Helen, Queen of Sparta, abandons her husband for the Prince of Troy a thousand ships are launched on a mission to reclaim her and to punish Troy.

The fleet is becalmed at Aulis and goddess Artemis decrees if the fleet’s commander Agamemnon will sacrifice his daughter to her she will send a wind to drive them on to war. His daughter, Iphigenia, is summoned but when her mother, Clytemnestra, uncovers the plan she resolves to halt the sacrifice at any cost.

Get an inside look into the production at the post-show discussions on

Wednesday 22^nd June and Monday 27^th June:

Tickets for previews and Tuesday 20th July only €12!

Dates: 17^th June-2^nd July 2011 Time: 8:15pm

Previews: 17^th and 18^th June  2011 Tickets: €20/16/12

Call Project Arts Centre on (01) 8819613 to discuss group bookings;

bookings can also be made online at www.projectartscentre.ie.

Chamber Music Extravaganza

with Greek pianist, Dimitri Papadimitriou

and others (see attached poster)

Poulenc Sextet for Winds and

Piano και Schumann Piano Quintet in Eb major, op.44

on Sunday, 29 May 2011

from 6:30 until 7:30pm

National Concert Hall ~ Kevin Barry Room

— No entrance fee —

KTcontemporary are delighted to announce an exhibition of work by a selection of the gallery artists at the

Microsoft Ireland headquarters in Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18.

Please join us for a champagne reception tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday 24th May, and the official opening at 2pm.

The exhibition will be open to the public all week during office hours or by appointment,

for further information please contact kt@ktcontemporary.com.

Please note that the gallery will be closed on Tuesday 24th May in order to facilitate this event.

Leah Hewson, A Vivid Taste Bud, 2010.

Katie Tsouros

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