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Weekly supplement by Insider Publications • insider-publications.com • facebook.com/insiderpublications • No 70 • Friday, July 17, 2015 Music Aegean Festival Syros
Exhibition DESTE Prize 2015
Over 500 artists from around the world are set to come together for the 11th International Festival of the Aegean, an event celebrating classical music and opera with performances on the Cycladic island of Syros. Until July 24, Apollo Theater, Ermoupoli, festivaloftheaegean.com
An international jury will select a winner from six short-listed Greek or Cypriot artists living in Greece or abroad. The winner will be announced in a ceremony scheduled for September 7. Until September 30, Cycladic Museum, Neophytou Douka 4, cycladic.gr
FAVE FIVE
Sugar, spice, and all things nice By Cordelia Madden-Kanellopoulou
Dance Antonis Foniadakis: Priority
A Greek of the Diaspora presents at the Athens Festival a solo which he has choreographed and will be performing himself. He is returning to the stage in a mood for introspection. Until July 31, Peiraios 260, Building A, greekfestival.gr
BOOK REVIEW
buy them up in their shells at most supermarkets, but for a more irresistible proposition, visit Carpo to choose a bag-full of beautiful dusky-pink raw kernels. While you’re there, try the energy nut mix with pistachios, walnuts and wild-flower honey too – ideal to scatter over your morning yoghurt to kick-start the system. Shops in Kolonaki, Psychico; www.carpoathens.com
You’re coming to the end of your Greek sojourn and want to return with edible souvenirs that, with one bite, will bring you back to the Aegean. Or perhaps you live here, but are heading home for holidays, and need some tasty treats to bestow on friends and relatives. Peerless as Greek olives and olive oil are, they use up valuable weight in one’s luggage, and there’s always the worry that the lids will ease ajar under pressure, and you’ll arrive to find your clothes liberally doused with indelible stains and smelling more potent than a freshly-blended tapenade. Instead, for the gourmet gallivantor, we’ve picked out five goodies that are light, spill- 2) No matter how good your tomatoes, olsafe, and quintessentially Greek. ive oil and feta, your Horiatiki salad just won’t taste authentic without a generous shake of oregano across the top. Eschew the tame versions from cultivated crops, and instead pick up an elegant 10gr cylinder (which fits neatly into even the most overstuffed holiday holdall) from Harmonian, packed full of rigani from wild shrubs on the Pindos mountains. For details on stockists, see www.harmonian.cc 3) They’re nicknamed Greek nachos, but these more-ish baked snacks are a far cry from the additive-laden pseudo-Mex1) Raw pistachio nuts from the isle of ican bites that the name conjures up for Aegina pack a powerful energy punch, most of us. Marcitos ‘lazanofyla’ (lasagne and are loaded with vitamins, minerals sheets) from Hiotiko Kellari are handand heart-healthy fats. Just a handful a made with fresh potato and spinach, and day can keep the doctor away (more, and free from artificial colours and flavours. those calories start adding up). You can Try them with the wonderfully intense
Black Olive and Walnut spread by Simply Greek. From Krokos, Vyronos 6, Plaka, and delis around Athens.
Helen of Sparta 4) Their frail looks are deceptive: just a pinch of saffron threads adds a pungent, mysterious tang to everything from tea to desserts to traditional pilaff. Pick up a pocket-sized packet of organic saffron from the Krokos Cooperative in Kozani (the only region in Greece to produce it) at your local supermarket or organic store. 5) The Ancient Greeks thrived on seed and honey snacks, while for generations of modern Greeks, flat packs of pasteli were a childhood staple. The original energy bar, for a quick pick-me-up there’s little to rival roasted, honey-pressed sesame crunch. Some are brittle enough to chip a tooth, but the flaked version by Ergon gets top marks for taste and texture, as well as presentation. From selected delis and at Ergon, Nea Erythrea.
UPCOMING EVENTS EXPERIENCE Dinner in the Sky A unique culinary experience to be enjoyed 50 meters above ground. Diners may choose between a €60 cocktail menu and a €120 set dinner menu. Until September, Technopolis, Peiraios 100, dinnerinthesky.gr
VISUAL ARTS
EXHIBITION
Renaissance Stories The NEON culture organization presents new works by six Greek artists. The show draws inspiration from landmark 1974 installation by Caniaris exploring the notion of migration and is part of this year’s Greek Festival. Until July 24, Peiraios 260, Building A, greekfestival.gr
Terrapolis In association with London’s Whitechapel Gallery, Greek cultural organization NEON brings together works of art that reconnect the human element with the animal kingdom. The display includes sculptures, installations and films. Until July 26, French School, Didotou 6, neon.org.gr
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Now, if you like epic reads, mythology, romance, tense tight drama, legend and history, this is a great summer reading for you! Helen of Sparta was haunted by nightmares of a burning city under siege, long before she ran away with Paris to Troy. These dreams foretold impending war – a war that only Helen has the power to avert. To do so, she must defy her family and betray her betrothed by fleeing the palace in the dead of night. In need of protection, she finds shelter and comfort in the arms of Theseus, son of Poseidon. With Theseus at her side, she believes she can escape her destiny. But at every turn, new dangers violence, betrayal, extortion, threat of war thwart Helen s plans and bar her path. Still, she refuses to bend to the will of the gods. Really well written book which gives you a glimpse into the life of Helen of Sparta “the most beautiful woman in the world”. Many say that the ending of the book is abrupt and somehow frustrating: we strongly suspect that Amalia Carosella is preparing its sequel…
CITY LIFE
TV THIS WEEK White Collar 5
Season 5 picks up after the shocking arrest of FBI agent Peter Burke on murder charges. Neal Caffrey must make a deal with the devil to help clear his name. Every Monday at 21:30 on Fox.
Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The missions of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division. Every Tuesday at 21:30 on Fox. Watch FOX on OTE TV
CINEMA THIS WEEK
Mr. Holmes
An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes looks back on his life, and grapples with an unsolved case involving a beautiful woman.
Delectable cocktail recipes to toast the summer and elegantly escape from the daily routine. Ouzotini
Mavrodaphne Cooler
1 oz. vodka 1 oz. ouzo 1 oz. peach schnapps ½ oz. fresh lime juice chifonade of 5-6 mint leaves
2 oz. mavrodaphne ½ oz. crème de cassis ½ oz. white rum 1 oz. lemon juice 2 oz. cranberry juice
Shake with ice and strain into a sugarrimmed martini glass.
Serve over ice in a high-ball glass. Garnish with mint sprig and lemon twist.
How to make love like an Englishman
A drama about a Cambridge poetry professor who begins to re-evaluate his life of Byronic excess.