Greece through childrens art

Michalis Panayotakis, 6,5 years old, is the creator of the artwork, featuring on the cover of the Athens Attica guide, published recently by the Greek National Tourism Organization.

The artwork was created by Michalis, back in 1997 when he was attending the Museum of Greek Children’s Art, workshops. Learning through Art was, and still is, the main principal of the Museum.

Michalis is now 24 years old and is invited, once again after 17 years, at the Museum’s premises to share “congratulations” with children participating nowadays at the Museum’s workshops, their parents,  Greek and foreign visitors,  as well as the Director of the Museum, Mrs. Eva Stamati and Mrs. Eleftheria Fili, Social Media & Administrator Site of GNTO.

MUSEUM OF GREEK CHILDREN’S ART

9 Kodrou str, extension Voulis str., Plaka, 105 58 Athens
Tuesday-Saturday: 10.00 – 14.00
Sunday: 11.00 – 14.00
T. 210 3312 621 & 210 33 12 750
Τ. & F. 210 33 13 734
closest Metro stations: Syndagma, Monastiraki, Akropolis

Beach Street Festival 2014

MYTILENE, LESBOS ISLAND GREECE
1-3 OF AUGUST

The international Music & Graffiti “Beach Street Festival” will be on for the second year in a row. This year, it will be based in Mytilene, the capital of Lesvos Island. 50 or more artists and bands and over 100 graffiti artists will be participating from all over Europe and Turkey.The BSF team will try once more to bring the greek summer together with modern urban arts and tradition, surrounded by sounds and colors from all around the globe.

The music
The musical activities and events of Beach Street Festival 2014 will basically take place in the historical Castle of Mytilene and the surrounding area, one of the biggest and oldest Castles of the Mediterranean.

There will be 3 stages, and the latest update for the Line Up is the following:

SAND Stage
A.KOUKLAKIS (Flippin radio, Greece)
ALLES (SaveAs Music, Turkey)
AND.ID  (Mobilee Records, Berlin)
ANTONY PL & PAUL S (Act Natural Records, Greece)
AUDIORAMA SHOWCASE W/  ALEX DIMOU, BODJ, LEE BURTON (Audiorama, Greece)
ECHONOMIST (Dessous / Rotary Cocktail Recordings / Back n Forth, Greece)
9WEST (Dessous, Greece)
JUST D (SaveAs Music, Turkey)
MIC MEIMAROGLOU (808 Recordings, Greece)
NINO SANTOS & LIGHTEM (Genial Records, Greece)
OCEANVS ORIENTALIS (The Magic Movement, Turkey)
SALLI (SaveAs Music, Turkey)
TOLIS KOUTRAS (Plasteline Recordings, Greece)
VAS (Mytilene, Greece)

FOTRESS Stage
12ος Πίθηκος (TOMAHOK, Greece)
ΒΗΤΑΠΕΙΣ (Αthens, Greece)
DJ ALX & KEBZER (Ηχοκρατορία, Greece)
DJ XQUZE  (TOMAHOK, Greece)
ΕΙΣΒΟΛΕΑΣ (TOMAHOK, Greece)
ELEPHANT PHINIX (Βeatquick, TOMAHOK, Greece)
ΠΑΝΤΑΧΟΥ (Mytilene, Greece)
ΡΟΔΕΣ united (Athens, Greece)
XPRESHONISTS  (Ηχοκρατορία, Greece)

PHAROS  Stage
ABEND (Enemies of the State, Greece)
AMP Outernational (DubWise HIFI, Athens)
ANNA MYSTIC (DubWise HIFI, Athens)
DUCKEM (Indigo Movement, Greece)
GANTZ (Deep medi / Innamind / System,Turkey)
INSOM (Urban Danja / Disturbed, Greece)
JEPH1 (Big Bang, MindStep, Greece)
MASHDOWN45 (DubWise HIFI, Athens)
MSDOS (Liquid Drops, Greece)
THE ROOTS CORNER (Brussels, Belgium)
VAIBONE (Heviweit, Greece)

The graffiti

After the successful mission of the first BSF, to breathe life into the abandoned hotel of Vatera and fill it with color, this year’s aim is to create a series of colorful murals, in honor of the 80 years since the death of Theofilos (1870-1934).

Our intention is to create a route along the city, marked by murals in specific locations starting from the ancient port of Mytilene with final destination the museum of Theofilos Chatzimichael-Teriade. This route will represent the connection and transition from the traditional Theofilos’s murals to the modern graffiti arts and techniques.

The participation for the graffiti artists is open-as it was last year- and EVERYONE can participate by sending an email at graffiti@beachstreetfestival.gr, there is room for everyone!
(The entrance for the audience of the graffiti part is free)

Also, during the Beach Street Festival there will be graffiti seminars for anyone wishing to learn the history of graffiti and try their own skills!
The exact locations and the graffiti-writers’ names will be announced a month before the beginning of the festival.

The festival is supported by the N.Aegean region and the municipality of Lesvos through the cultural programs “Pelagos Politismou” and “Lesviako kalokairi”.

BEACH STREET FESTIVAL AUGUST 1-3, 2014, MYTILENE, LESVOS

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TICKETS
- Regular ticket presale 20€ (Eventbrite)
http://beachstreetfestival.eventbrite.com/

- Regular ticket presale 20€ (Viva.gr)
http://www.viva.gr/tickets/festival/beach-street-festival/

- Ticket at the door of the festival 25€

*The ticket value is symbolic, only to cover the Beach Street organization expenses and support the initiative.
*A great part of the income will be given to the NPO “Iliahtida” for the support of the social sensitive groups in Mytilene.

Festival Production
Umbrella Culture & Events

BSF Links
Web. www.beachstreetfestival.gr
Facebook. www.Facebook.com/beachstreetfestival.gr
Twitter. https://twitter.com/beachstreetfest
Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/user/beachstreetfest

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Mythic wome in Greece

We’d read about them—Athena, Aphrodite, Artemis. Mythic women who were once the epitome ofwisdom, beauty, and wildness. Travelling in Greece, on a women’s sacred sojourn, we found these fabulous females still very much alive—waiting to bring to life the modern day goddesses we’ve always wanted to be.

When we climbed the steep path, past graceful olive trees and rock niches for offerings to Aphrodite, we found beauty in a building—the Parthenon. Ancient worshippers went there to bedeck the statue of Athena (Goddess of Wisdom) with saffron-colored cloth—literally covering her in beauty. In return, the goddess fostered an unprecedented flowering of arts and sciences. Touching the stones where ancient women were celebrated, we felt our own wisdom and beauty blossom in exciting new ways.

Delphi

It was not Apollo but Gaia who was the original prophetess here. Perched on the slopes of MountParnassus, the site lies atop a cleft in the Earth Mother’s “body” where, legend says, she kept her sacred python. Hmmm. Together, snake and goddess helped petitioners unearth their own fortunes—reminding me that we too could know the future and dazzle others with our female insights.

Delos

Today, Delos is called the birthplace of Apollo. But his twin Artemis, Goddess of the Wilds, was born there first. Young girls danced there to keep their untamed natures after they got married. With sea breezes blowing through our hair, bright scarves billowing around us, we too danced to call up our boldest, fiercest selves.

Santorini

The stunning volcanic cliffs. The sun setting into the Aegean. The fresh calamari at every beachtaverna. The velvety local wines. The enticing shops and lovely blue-domed churches. The beautifulmurals and 4000-year old relics at the archaeological dig. We didn’t just enjoy it—here we virtually plunged into our own lush and primal sensuality.

Epidaurus

Set in the misty Peloponnese hills, Epidaurus was once the most famous healing center in the world. Here, Hygeia and her five sisters facilitated healing with honey and herbs, cleansing waters, laughter, and the magic of dreams. In the spectacular theater (where you can hear whispers 55 rows up), wesang, recited poetry, and called out our ancient names—claiming our own womanly talents for healing.

Eleusis

Photo by Marie-Lan Nguyen

For 2000 years, the Eleusinian Mysteries were the most important ceremonies of the ancient world. The rites re-enacted Persephone’s journey to Hades and Demeter’s quest to bring her back. As a result, Demeter claimed her true power and taught the world the art of agriculture. More amazing, initiates to her Mysteries came away with the secret of eternal life. Meditating in the cave that once led to Persephone’s underworld, we too were filled with a sense of our own feminine power and destiny.

Greece transformed us. There, we journeyed through a beautiful land—but also to the deepest parts of ourselves—truly becoming the modern day goddesses we were always meant to be. You can too!

Tour Hydra

This small island is called the Lady of Saronic Gulf! Upon arriving, visitors will feel captivated by the harbour area, the cannons and the castle with the statue of Andrea Miaouli. Hydra is a kaleidoscope ofcolours, impressive mansions and cobblestone streets enhancing the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the island.

The island is traffic – free as there are no vehicles on it. The villages and beaches can be reached by carriages, bicycles and taxi-boats.

Its capital is built amphitheatrically on the hill and where you will mainly see kapetanospita (meaning captains’ residences), whose architecture is a mixture of island and mainland characteristics. Enjoy the promenades towards the Historical Archive, the Port Authority,  the Powder Keg, and Kiafa. Head towards the Cave, see the Mill of Sophia Loren and the statue of the “Boy on a dolphin” (a 1957 film starring Sophia Loren) and visit Kamini and Vlycho. You can also visit the Pharmacy of Rafalia, founded in 1890, that holds on to its past interior decoration with the same old furniture. In the Pharmacy you will find a huge collection of porcelain and glass jars, utensils, tools and publications of pharmaceutical books.

During the ‘70s, Hydra became a famous cosmopolitan tourist destination! Hydra is not only known for its picturesque beauty but also for the night life. In local cafés, bars and tavernas you will be served  by the seashore.

Discover Hydra’s history by visiting the Museum of Modern History, housed in the Kountourioti mansion, by a pine hillside. There are impressive constructions such as Tsamados mansion, which houses the Merchant Marine Academy, and the Tompazi mansion owned by the School of Fine Arts since 1936.

Hydra offers a variety of cultural events in the summer. Also, each year you can celebrate the Miaoulia which are dedicated to the naval action of Andreas Miaoulis during the war of independence as well as the Kountouriotia events in honour of the First President of the Greek Republic, Admiral Paul Kountouriotis. Other great sights include the Monastery of the Dormition of the Mother of God, the Cathedral of St. John Nisteftis with murals from the 18th century and the St. Constantine of Hydra made from hewn Stone.