Insider Weekly Newsletter – INSPIRING RESILIENCE
Village girls. Mother and I on the mountain at Karasafka. Mother reminisced about her summer garden and said she wanted to climb up to pick rígani like she did when she was young.
If the pandemic has proved one thing it is that we are more resilient than we think we are, and quicker to adapt to change when ‘normalcy’ is in freefall, than we give ourselves credit for. From Greek immigrants embarking on a new life in Australia in the ‘50s, to cultural institutions adopting digital channels to inspire and share, young gays coming-out in conservative societies to austerity-battered Greece leading by example, the underlying theme here is one of resilience. And as one of the most controversial sportsmen of our times (whose film we recommend you watch) said, Live strong!
CULTURE |
A Greek Homecoming
INSIDER STORIES |
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Corona Chronicles
CULTURE |
The Onassis Foundation commissions works of art created in quarantine
Get your slice of action off the field
CULTURE |
Corona Viriad 3John Carr baits you into his virus-obsessed world with an ode to the invisible crown-shaped bug. READ MORE
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Home Made Art ProjectFigoures and The Blender Gallery join forces to present the ‘Home Made Art Project’ encouraging children to keep an art diary. READ MORE
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CULTURE |
My Big Fat Greek Coming-Out
FOOD & DRINK |
A Michelin Chef’s guide to Focaccia
What a treat to have Michelin chef Asimakis Chaniotis (of London’s famed Pied-a-Terre restaurant) guide us through our baking basics in Lockdown, this time with a quintessentially Mediterranean flatbread – crisp on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside. READ MORE
WHAT’S ON |
Theodore live at the SNFCCThe live concert series at SNFCC launches with the composer, performer and multi-instrumentalist Theodore. READ MORE
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Sokratis Sinopoulos QuartetTune in to the distinct sound of Sokratis Sinopoulos Quartet that combines the primeval sound of the lyra and the piano. READ MORE
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Workout At Home – live from SNFCCJoin weekly fitness activities from your home and stay active and energetic throughout your day! READ MORE
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Shared images, shared experiencesThe Theocharakis Foundation invites you to use photography to communicate with each other during isolation. READ MORE
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GREEKISM OF THE WEEK |
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Playing priests(Παίζει παπάδες) (Paizei papades)
Meaning: virtuosity on an instrument
This is admittedly a hard one to crack, one of those spontaneous youth usages that seems to come out of nowhere and take the café scene by storm. Anyone particularly good on the electric guitar, say, is admiringly said to be “playing priests,” perhaps in reference to the fact that he could charm even a member of Greece’s most conservative element. A variation of this is playing one’s socks (παίζει τις κάλτσες του) (paizei tis kaltses tou). It just may be a conscious derivation of the English “knocking one’s socks off.” *An extract from Greekisms for Dummies
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