4th Greek Business and Arts Festival

HELLENIC COMMUNITY OF IRELAND

EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum

The Hellenic Community of Ireland with the support of EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum and the Embassy of Greece in Dublin proudly presents the “4th Greek Business and Arts Festival”.

The festival will take place in CHQ, 1 Custom House Quay, North Dock, Dublin 1 on Sunday 23rd February 2020 from 11:00 to 16:00.

Schedule:
11:00 Gaïtanaki
11:50 Joanne Harding (soprano) performance
12:00 Official opening by HE Mrs Ekaterini Simopoulou, Ambassador of Greece in Dublin.
12:15 Iordanis Music
12:45 Greek elements and symbols in Lefkadio Hearn's stories
13:30 Traditional Greek dancing from Thessaly, by the Youth of European Unions of Thessalians
14:00 Vasilopita and raffle
14:30 Greek music with Sandiago Quadri

Admission is free - please reserve your ticket here All visitors to 4th Greek Business and Arts festival are eligible for 50% discount on EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum ticket. Discount coupons will be available on-site.

Festival sponsored by:
Pearl Group Production Services
Urban BrewingWill be exhibiting:

Kosta's Olive Oil
Olive oil, honey, olives etc from Crete <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Kostas-Olive-Oil-1726233867597568/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> link
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Kyriaki's Icon's and Crafts
Traditional Byzantine Icons<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Kyriakis-Icons-Crafts-388274711599046/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> link</a>
 
Altheae
Α brand new business venture providing luxurious, natural and unique scents. Essential oils originating from Greece and Ireland, combined with eco-friendly soy wax, are poured into elegant natural marble jars. Stylish handmade natural soaps for your body and face, created to bring back Mother Nature's purest ingredients. <a href="https://www.altheae.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link
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Christos Mouzeviris
Painting and Photography <a href="https://www.facebook.com/christosmouzevirisart/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link
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Leon Wooden Jewellery
Hand made wooden jewellery, 100% eco friendly <a href="https://www.facebook.com/leonwoodenjewellery/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link</a>
 
Consultus
Consultus can provide all services to meet your financial information requirements, whilst also offering business advisory services to ensure that your business grows effectively and your personal assets are protected. <a href="http://consult.ie/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link</a>
 
Ambrosia Greek Snacks
Catering Business. Greek Recipes home made in Ireland with local ingredients.<a href="https://www.facebook.com/AmbrosiaHealthySnacks/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> link
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Seagull Calligraphy - Maria Genitsariou
Artistic calligraphy, based on historical Greek scripts and illumination techniques. <a href="http://calligraphy-illumination.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link
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Lafkadio Hearn Historical Center
In the Lafcadio Hearn Historical Centre, situated in the Cultural Centre of the Municipality of Lefkada (in the Ionian Islands), visitors can explore the milestones in the extraordinary life of Lafcadio Hearn with the help of texts, photographs, exhibits and audiovisual applications. The open mind of Hearn's writings, lectures and tales brings to life the cultures of Europe, the USA and Japan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.<a href="https://lefkasculturalcenter.gr/en/lafcadio-hearn-history-center/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> link
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The Soul of Crete
Produces and supplies tahini, as well as importing and supplying extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, seasonal mixes, tapenades, sauces and honey. <a href="https://thesoulofcrete.ie/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link
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Fondas Miniatures
The tiny world by Fondas <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cfondas/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link
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Giorgia Food Business
Dry food imported from Greece <a href="http://mailto:ppanagiotidi@gmail.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link
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Yeeros
Souvlaki Bar<a href="https://www.yeeros.ie/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> link 
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Konstantinos Epoimenidis
is an academic and fine art photographer building a production company in photography that is inclusive of other mediums as well. His current work is inspired by both Greece and Ireland, mainly focussing on Nature. He holds a BA and an MFA in Digital Media and Photography from the University of Nevada, Reno, and the Visual Studies Workshop, respectively. He has worked extensively as a commercial photographer and taught photography and art both as a lecturer in different colleges and as the head of the Art Department in a College in Greece.<a href="http://www.songofselfphotography.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> link</a>
 
Colenso Books
Publish books in the field of literature with a focus on translations from Greek.<a href="http://mailto:colensobooks@gmail.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> link
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The Hair Trolley Project - Dimitra Panagopoulou
Freelance hairdresser, with 17 years of experience, currently working on the move. I specialise in all aspects of hairdressing, including men's and children's.<a href="http://mailto:dimitrapanagopoulou@outlook.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> link
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Irish Hellenic Society
The Irish Hellenic Society, founded in 1962, aims to develop social and cultural relations between Irish and Greek people. We welcome new members. <a href="https://www.irishhellenic.ie/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link
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New Lines Travel
National and international transporting - bus routes from Greece to Europe<a href="https://www.facebook.com/NewLinesTravel/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> link
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Bolton Trust
Bolton Trust runs training and support programmes to help entrepreneurs start new businesses and break barriers to successful growth. <a href="https://boltontrust.ie/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link
</a>On stage performances :
Santiago Quadri
Performing with Vasilis Drakakis and Eirini Lagoudaki Greek folk songs.<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Santiago-Quadri-Music-324592341672163/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link
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iordAnis Music
Music Composer &amp; Songwriter <a href="https://www.facebook.com/iordAnisMusic" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link
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Joanne Harding
Joanne Harding is a professional, classically trained soprano. She has a Masters in Performance, from the Royal Irish Academy of Music, specialising in Voice, and a Bachelor in Music Education from Trinity College and the Technological University, Dublin. She has worked and travelled in concert performances both at home and abroad in Europe and America. She loves to share the sacredness of music and performance, which she believes has the power to uplift, heal and bring joy. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7csJSfLfRg&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link
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Thessalian Youth Union of Europe
The Dance Group of the Thessalian Youth Union of Europe will perform Greek traditional dances from Thessaly. <a href="http://www.asklipios.online/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link
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The previous festivals were held in the Chester Beatty Library (2017), the United Arts Club (2018) and the EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum (2019).
 
The scope of the Greek Business and Arts Festival
The Hellenic Community of Ireland consists of people of Greek and Cypriot origin and their families as well as Philhellenes in Ireland. Its purpose is to:

·Network Greek and Cypriot artists residing in Ireland
·Network businesses by Greeks and Cypriots residing in Ireland
·Bring both categories to the public eye
It aims to support and promote Greek and Cypriot artists and business people and to enhance the cultural and economic ties between Greece, Cyprus and Ireland: ancient but vibrant cultures at the extremities of Europe

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