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NEW COLLEGE GREEK & ENGLISH DICTIONARY, by Paul Nathanail
A comprehensive guide to the language of today's Greece. One of the first
Greek dictionaries to reflect in its entirety the status of "demotic" Greek
as the official language of the Greek nation. Focusing on everyday language
currently spoken throughout Greece, this dictionary provides users with
more than 50,000 words and phrases. The up-to-date, comprehensive wordlist
puts the language of today's Greece into the hands of students, travelers,
and general users. Includes up-to-date definitions of technical,
scientific, and business terms, extensive listing of 175 irregular Greek
verbs and their principal forms, and listings of geographical names in
Greek.
584 pgs, 6.4x9.3 inches, Cloth, $29.95
EXPLORING RURAL GREECE, by Pamela Westland
This book is for those who like to wander off the beaten path. Your best
guide if you are on a driving trip looking for areas of great scenic beauty
and cultural interest. The carefully planned itineraries and detailed maps
will make your tour memorable. Includes background on the history and
cuisine of the region, then focuses on the sights, towns, villages and
countryside of interest - always with an emphasis on the little known and
unexpected.
184 pgs, 5.4x8.5, maps, Paper, $12.95
GREECE: Trip Planner and Guide, by Paul Strathem
For travelers who plan their own vacations. This book offers a fascinating
mix of tours, itineraries, and side trips written in a relaxed, informal
style. Beautifully illustrated with full-color photos and maps, the guide
contains comprehensive sightseeing, hotel, and restaurant information in
addition to concise histories and cultural notes for each region.
288 pgs, 4.7x8.7, Paper, $16.95
TA ONEIRA KAI H ERMHNEIA TOUS
Evas polutimos odngos gia tnv avalusn twv oveirwv, pou mas bon0aei na
avtimetopizoume uposuveidntous fobous, empodia kai avti0etes duvaneis.
219 selides, 7.0x9.5 ivtses, Cloth, $22.00
TO XERI KAI TA MYSTIKA TOU
Auto to biblio apokaluptei me leptomereies kai ermnveuei me safnveia, osa
katagrafovtai sto xeri kai problepei ti 0a sumbei sto mellov.
219 selides, 7.0x9.5 ivtses, Cloth, $22.00
LOGIOI KAI DHMOTIKISMOS tou E. Kriaria
To biblio auto anaferetai se 0emata istorias tou dnmotikistikou kivnmatos,
suvduasmeva me tnv avagkn e3euresns mias oristikns kai logikoterns lusns tou
glwssikou mas problnmatos.
5.5x9.6 ivtses, Cloth, $14.25
June 2-10 * Athens, Greece - Medea.
Luigi Cherubini's opera with Grace Bumbry, Jenny Drivala, Alexandra
Papadjakou and Christophoros Stamboglis. Athens State Orchestra. Megaron
Concert Hall. 9 PM. (01) 728-2333.
June 4 * New York, NY - Hellenic American Educators Twentieth Anniversary.
Luncheon buffet on historic Governors Island. South Battery Club. RSVP: (718)
335-3271.
June 5 * Piedmont, CA - An Evening With Olymbia Dukakis.
A benefit reception and dinner for the Fine Arts Program of the Patriarch
Athenagoras Orthodox Institut, sponsored by the Women's Board. RSVP: (510)
649-2450.
June 11 * New York, NY - Olympic Games in Amcient Greece.
Gallery talk. Meet at gallery kiosk. The Metropolitan Museum. 11 AM. (212)
535-7710.
June 13 * New York, NY - Gold & Silver in Greek & Roman Art
Gallery talk by Anne Pearson. Meet at gallery talk kiosk. Great Hall,
Metropolitan Museum. 11 AM. (212) 535-7710.
June 13-15 * Athens, Greece - La Camerata Orchestra of the
Friends of Music.
Concerts with compositions by Glazunov, Handel, Teleman & Liszt. Performances
by Liza Zoi, Evangelos Assimakopoulos, Dimitrios Semsis and Vangelis
Christopoulos. Megaron Concert Hall. 9 PM (01) 728-2333.
June 16-30 * New York, NY - Annual Human Rights Watch
International Film Festival.
Costa Gavras' film "The Minor Apocalypse" opens the Festival. He also is to
be recognized for his longstanding commitment in portraying human rights in
his work. Walter Reade Theater. Lincoln Center. (212) 875-5625.
June 17 * New York, NY - Byzantine Ivories.
Gallery talk by Dimitris Katsarelias. Meet at gallery talk kiosk. Great Hall,
Metropolitan Museum. 7 PM. (212) 535-7710.
June 18 * New York, NY - Aesop Family Day.
Celebrate Father's Day with an afternoon of stories, music, dance &
refreshments, all in the spirit of Aesop, father of the fable. The Pierpont
Morgan Library, 29 E 36th St. (212) 685-0008.
June 23 * New York, NY - Byzantine Silver.
Gallery talk by Dimitris Katsarelias. Meet at gallery talk kiosks. Great
Hall, Metropoletan Museum. 3 PM (212) 535-7710.
June 24 * Boston, MA - Harry Agganis Statue Unveiled.
An evening dedicated to Harry "The Golden Greek" Agganis whose statue will be
placed in the New England Sports Museum in Cambridge. Sheraton Boston Hotel.
RSVP. (508) 777-8586.
June 24-25 * St. Augustine, FL - Greek Landing Day Festival.
It was June 26, 1768 when the largest arrival of Greeks in the 18th century
occured. These ceremonies honor those immigrants. St. Photios Greek Orthodox
National Shrine, 41 St. George St. (904) 829-8205.
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