SEMINAR | 15 JULY: THE GREEK REVOLUTION AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Thursday 22 July | The Chios Massacre (1882), a seminar presented by Yianni Cartledge. MORE
• Thursday 29 July |  Threads of Life: Greek Textiles Through the Centuries, presented by Kathryn Gauci. MORE

LIVE AT THE GREEK | 30 JULY: AGAPI AND FRIENDS

• Friday 30 July 2021, 8:30pm  |  Bar Open from 7:30pm
• The Greek Centre | Delphi Bank Mez  |  168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
• Tickets $25 Full | $23 Greek Community Members

BOOK LAUNCH | 1 AUGUST: IMVROS AND TENEDOS

The Greek Community of Melbourne in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Macedonian Studies and other Greek community organisations invite you to attend the launch of the book "Imvros & Tenedos", at the Nikos Andrianakos Centre, Alphington Grammar School on Sunday, 1 August 2021 at 3.00 pm.

Η Κοινότητα σε συνεργασία με το Αυστραλιανό Ινστιτούτο Μακεδονικών Σπουδών και άλλους παροικιακούς οργανισμούς διοργανώνει την παρουσίαση του βιβλίου "Ιμβρος και Τένεδος", στο Κέντρο Ανδριανάκου, του Alphington Grammar School, την Κυριακή 1 Αυγούστου 2021, στις 3.00μμ.

MYKONOS CELEBRATES MANTO MAVROGENOUS

Dreaming of a holiday on a Greek island? Transport yourself to Mykonos for a night for the 2nd installment of the Greek Community's 'Flavours of Greece' festival: Mykonos celebrates Manto Mavrogenous, on Tuesday 3 August 2021, at 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Mykonos, 58 Portman street, Oakleigh, Vic 3166

GREEK COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP

The Greek Community of Melbourne (est. 1897) is the largest, member based, Greek organisation in Australia. We advocate, educate and promote Greek culture and Greek cultural practice in a most engaging and expansive annual program of activity. The GCM’s strength is its members and we invite you to JOIN or RENEW your membership today.  

GREECE 21  | 30 OCTOBER: THE INAUGURAL GRECIAN BALL

In the Bicentenary year celebrating the Greek War of Independence, the Greek Community
of Melbourne and the Greek National Day Council of Victoria in association with the Greek
Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia present a marquee event at the Grand Hyatt Ballroom,
the Inaugural Grecian Ball. Promising an unforgettable evening of entertainment in one of Melbourne’s premier event settings, the Grecian Ball will bring together the ‘who’s who’ of Melbourne’s prominent Greek community on Saturday 30 October.

GCM LANGUAGE PROGRAMS

• Greek as a Second Language Schools Campuses. More
• Greek as a Primary Language. Enrol
• ELA: Greek Language Program for totddlers. Enrol
• Modern Greek Program for Adults. Enrol
• Ancient Greek Classes. Enrol
• Online classes for late beginners. Enrol
• Young theatre on air. Listen at SBS

BOOK LAUNCH  |  25 JULY: DANCING THE LABYRINTH

The launch of Karen Martin’s debut novel Dancing the Labyrinth. This novel is available in both Greek and English.When Cressida falls pregnant, her overwhelming fear is that she will pass on her father’s violent DNA. The novel will be launched by Konstantinos Kalymnios.Capacity is limited so please book quickly so as not to be disappointed: https://www.trybooking.com/BSULG

COVID-19  |  GET VACCINATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Please get yourself and your loved ones vaccinated against covid 19 as soon as you can. Watch a video with Dr Yannis Efstathiadis talking about his personal experience with coronovirus.

Also, read an interview at Neos Kosmos with Assistant Professor Marinis Pirpiris and Treasurer of GCM, about the COVID-19 vaccination: https://bit.ly/3r4fV2t