11 Apr 2018

Pharos April 2018

Monday April 30, 2018 at 7:30 PM
Upper Hall, Hellenic Community Centre, 4500 Arbutus Street, Vancouver
An Evening of Poetry and Music

Phillip Resnick - Poet, Kate Gerson - Clarinet, Erika Gerson - Percussion,  and Laura Blumenthal - Santouri   
Poems about Greece ~ Music from Greece

Phillip Resnick, a political scientist by profession, began writing poetry as a young man in Montreal.  His marriage to Andromache resulted in numerous stays in Thessaly – in Volos and in a village on adjacent Mt. Pelion - and rekindled his poetic inspiration.  He has published several collections of poems, many of which deal with his Greek experiences and memories.  For Pharos, Phillip will read an assortment of his Greek-themed poems, including several from his just-published book, Passageways.  Musicians Kate Gerson, Erika Gerson, and Laura Blumenthal are members of the Vancouver-based band Musiki Parea which specializes in traditional Greek and Turkish Music.  They will present musical interludes with songs from Epiros and Macedonia.


13 Mar 2018

Dalaras Tribute Concert


Sunday March 18, 2018 @ 8:00 pm
Rio Theatre, Commercial and Broadway

Yannis Fyssas and Vancouver's Dalaras Tribute Band present an evening of wonderful songs by Yiorgos Dalaras. 

The concert will feature live guitar, bouzouki, violin, baglama, Cretan lauto, clarinet, flute, saxophone, hand percussion and vocals backed by tracks recorded live in Greece especially for this evening's performance.

The pre-recorded backing tracks include exotic middle Eastern instruments such as the oud, kanoun, santuri, lyra, Turkish clarinet, Greek bouzouki, tzoura, baglama, and various metallic and wood percussion instruments.

This is not to be missed!  For tickets and more information click on the following link: