The Soul Peanuts | Athens | January 1
Celebrate the new year with the sounds of boogaloo, ’60s RnB, and jazz-funk-soul compositions played by the talented Soul Peanuts.
Updated information on Greek-owned cargo ship explosion in the Black Sea
The explosion on the Greek-owned cargo ship in the Black Sea on Wednesday while en route to the Ismail port on the Danube in Ukraine was either from a mine or a drone attack, Kathimerini understands.
We proved him wrong, thankfully
Wolfgang Schaeuble was an emblem in German politics, one of the pioneers of European integration, a catalyst in the unification of the two Germanies – he probably made it happen on the economic front – and, of course, one of Europe’s longest-serving MPs, having served in the Bundestag for more than 50 years.
Kasselakis extends New Year’s wishes from Houston
In a video posted on social media on Thursday, SYRIZA President Stefanos Kasselakis extends New Year wishes from Houston, Texas, US.
Takis Paterelis Quartet | Athens | January 6
Jazzet Music Hall (musicenterathens.com) celebrates the New Year with the saxophonist Takis Paterelis and his quartet.
Wolfgang Schaeuble, from Grexit to debt deal
One of the key figures of the 2009-2018 Greek debt crisis, Germany’s former finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, died on Tuesday.
Poetry collection by Dr Georgios Pavlakis presented at Hellenic Center in Maryland
The poetic collection “Perasmena Paramythia” (Bygone Fairytales) by prominent Greek physician-researcher Doctor Georgios Pavlakis was presented on Thursday, December 14, at the Hellenic Center in Bethesda, Maryland, US.
Jacque Delors was the architect of the European Union, says Costas Simitis
Greece’s former socialist Prime Minister Costas Simitis bid a warm farewell on Thursday to former European Commission president Jacques Delors, who passed away on Wednesday, expressing their close friendship.
Use of mask in enclosed public spaces strongly recommended
The Committee of Experts concluded its session discussing the reinstatement of mandatory mask use in hospitals and accommodation units on Thursday. Sources indicate no decision on a universal return to masks in healthcare facilities, only a strong recommendation for their usage.
Ottoman No More | Athens | January 9
Dr Yiorgo Topalidis will explore the social construction of Ottoman Greek migrant identity in an early 20th-century US context.