Apokries 2009 – Carnival 2009 – Mardi Gras in Athens
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February 19, 2009
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11 AM |
Tsikno pempti celebration Traditional celebration starting at 11 AM, with the City of Athens Philharmonic Orchestra, opening the program with holiday music. The festivities will continue with songs from the various Greek musical groups, playing rembetika, laiko (popular) and traditional Greek songs.
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Varvakios Agora (Athens Central Market on Athenas Street)
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February 19, 2009
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8:30 PM |
Music and songs starting at 8:30 PM – The night will be filled with the music and songs of Lambos Karelas and Thodoris Papadopoulos.
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Thissio
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February 19, 2009 |
7 PM |
The City of Athens mixed chorus will stroll through the Plaka beginning at 7 PM, serending visitors with seasonal music. The musical parade begins at Adrianou Street.
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Plaka
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Concerts in the city center
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Friday – February 20 |
6 PM |
Disco Rythms/ Life Music |
Ermou pedestrian street |
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Friday – February 20 |
8 PM |
Laiko Music Concert (Popular Greek music) |
Filomousos Square, Plaka |
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Friday, Ferbuary 20 |
8 PM |
City of Athens Youth Philharmonic Latin Rythms |
Plateia Psirri |
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Saturday February 21 |
Noon |
The Greek Music Workshop performs popular Greek music |
Plateia Monasteraki |
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Saturday February 21 |
8 PM |
Popular Greek music Concert with Ralia Christidou and Melina Aslanidou |
Thissio metro station square |
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Sunday February 22 |
5 PM |
Concert with Kostis Maravegias, Greek rock music |
Thissio metro station square |
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Sunday February 22 |
11 AM |
City of Athens Philharmonic Orchestra in concert |
Ermou pedestrian street |
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Monday February 23 |
8:30 PM |
Athenian Traditional Chorus, Dionysios Lavragas in Concert – Ioanian island songs for the season |
National Lyric Opera (Akadamias Street) |
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Friday February 27 |
Noon |
Traditional Greek music |
Monasteraki Metro Station |
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Friday February 27 |
6 PM |
Cuban Rhythms Live Music |
Monasteraki Metro Station |
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Saturday February 28 |
Noon |
De Stijl in concert |
Thissio metro station square |
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Saturday February 28 |
8 PM |
Popular Greek music concert |
Thissio metro station square |
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Sunday March 1 |
11:30 AM |
Cuban Rhythms Live Music |
Ermou pedestrian street |
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Sunday March 1 |
8:30 PM |
Laiko – Popular Greek Music Concert |
Ermou pedestrian street |
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Get Down and Dance at Technolopolis
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February 21, Saturday |
8:30 PM
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– The Red Party featuring latin and tango rythms, the space has been transformed into a 50’s nightclub, and TANGarto plays live music while professional dancer perform.
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February 25, Wednesday |
8:30 PM
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Zoi Tiganouria, Latin Tango and Jazz rythms gets the party going. |
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February 26 Thursday |
8:30 PM
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– Join our journey to Cuba with the sounds of Cuban artists.
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February 28, Saturday |
8:30 PM
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Gold party of the 80’s – Funk, soul, disco, R&B and reggae – dance the night away with the group Plastic People. |
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March 1, Sunday |
8:30 PM
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The Blue Party – the highlight of the Apokries – Carnival season where the Athenians will come out to party and enjoy Greek music by the Yorgos Milanas group. |
Carnival Celebrations For the Kids – Zappeion
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Tuesday February 17 |
4:30 PM |
Children’s Carnival – Mardi Gras Party featuring performances by traditional dance troupes
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Kipseli MultiCenter – Kalogera 18, Kipseli
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Friday February 20 |
7 PM |
Children’s Carnival – Mardi Gras Party – featuring theatrical performances (in Greek) |
Kipseli MultiCenter – Kalogera 18, Kipseli
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Friday February 20 |
6:30 PM |
Family Carnival – Mardi Gras Celebration – |
Ano Petralona Cultural Center – Dimofontos 164 |
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Friday February 20 |
7 PM |
Family Carnival – Mardi Gras Celebration –with traditional dance, come watch the party or come and dance along with the locals |
Kato Petralona Cultural Center – Athenodorou 61 |
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Friday February 20 |
7 PM |
Children’s Carnival – Mardi Gras Party – featuring Apokries rhythms |
Leoforos Alexandra Multi Center – Leof Alexandra 152 |
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Sunday February 15 |
All day long
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Children’s Choir and Jugglers
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Zappeio |
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Sunday February 22
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All day long
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Children’s Choir and Jugglers
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Zappeio |
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Saturday –February 21, 22, 2009
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From 11 AM – 3 PM From 5:30 – 8 PM
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Children’s Mardi Gras Celebration with activities for families and children – featuring musical performances, jugglers, clowns, dance lessons for young and the young at heart. |
Dionysios Areopakitis pedestrian street |
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Sunday February 22
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From 11 AM – 3 PM From 5:30 – 8 PM
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Children’s Mardi Gras Celebration with activities for families and children – featuring musical performances, jugglers, clowns, dance lessons for young and the young at heart. |
Dionysios Areopakitis Boardwalk |
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Satuday February 28 , 2009 |
From 11 AM – 3 PM From 5:30 – 8 PM
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Children’s Mardi Gras Celebration with activities for families and children – featuring musical performances, jugglers, clowns, dance lessons for young and the young at heart. |
Dionysios Areopakitis pedestrian street |
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March 1, 2009 |
From 11 AM – 3 PM From 5:30 – 8 PM
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Children’s Mardi Gras Celebration with activities for families and children – featuring musical performances, jugglers, clowns, dance lessons for young and the young at heart. |
Dionysios Areopakitis pedestrian street |
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Saturday February 21 and February 28, 2009 |
From 11 AM |
Parade with 10 floats featuring the children of Athens |
Starts at the Thissio station and heads to the Dioynios Aeropakitis pedestrian street |
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February 22 until March 2 |
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Go Green in Athens with the city’s eco-friendly kite exhibition in preparation for the kite flying Clean Monday festival |
Courtyard of the Athens Cultural Center – Akadamias 50 |
Free Music and Dance Around the City of Athens
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February 14, 2009 |
Noon |
City of Athens Big Bank Jazz |
Kolonaki Square |
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February 16, 2009 Monday |
8:30 PM |
Opera gala by the City of Athens Symphony Orchestra, free admission Soloist Eleni Stamidou, Soprano and Andonis Koroneos, Tenor |
Illisia Denisi Theater |
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February 16, 2009 |
8:30 PM |
Concert by Glykyria and Eleni Tsaligopoulou |
Neos Kosmos Multi Venue |
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February 19, 2009, Thursday |
8:30 PM |
Concert featuring Pandelis Abatzis “Hurray for the Laika Girls” |
Neos Kosmos Multi Venue |
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February 21, 2009, Saturday |
8:30 PM |
Estudiandina, old popular songs from turn of the century Greece |
Neos Kosmos Multi Venue |
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February 25, 2009, Wednesday |
8:30 PM |
Concert featuring Lakis Halkias, Vasilis Skoulas, and Gerasimos Andreatos |
Neos Kosmos Multi Venue |
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February 19, 2009 Thursday |
6 PM |
Concert featuring popular music by the Chordelades Group, recreation of a Vlach wedding with island songs |
Plateia Plita, Ag. Artemios |
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February 20, 2009,. Friday |
8 PM |
Traditional music concert |
Plateia Petroula |
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Feburary 20, 2009, Friday |
6 PM |
The songs we loved, a music and dance program with songs by Zabetas, Hiotis, Plessas, Hadjidakis (Hatzidakis) and others |
Plateia Lagoumedji, Neos Kosmos |
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February 22, 2009, Sunday |
11 AM |
Traditional Greek dances |
Plateia Agiou Ioannis, Vouliagmeni |
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February 23, 2009, Monday |
9 PM |
City of Athens Big Band Jazz Concert |
Dance Theater Roes (Iakou 16, Gazi) |
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February 23, 2009 Monday |
6:30 PM |
Popular music concert |
Petrino in Votanikos |
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February 24, 2009, Tuesday |
6:30 PM |
Popular music concert |
“Melina” Cultural Center, Heraklidon 66, Thissio |
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February 28, 2009, Saturday |
11:30 AM |
Areti Katime and her group performing traditional Greek folk music |
“Melina” Cultural Center, Heraklidon 66, Thissio |
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February 24, 2009, Tuesday |
7 PM |
City of Athens Philharmonic Orchestra |
Seventh District Theater, Parnormou 59 |
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February 28, 2009, Saturday |
11 AM |
Stroll along with the Dionysios Lavragas group folk chorus and mandolins of Neopolis and Excharia |
Excharia |
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March 1, 2009, Sunday |
11:30 AM |
Traditional music concert |
Plateia Ag. Georgiou – Akadamia Platanos |