Stay tuned for more info about upcoming events. Email greekamericanfolkloresociety@gmail.com or follow us on Facebook and Instragram.
https://www.greekamericanfolkloresociety.org/hellenic-dance-weekend
Contact Maria or Elizabeth or fill out this form
Thank you to our friends and those who have become our family who have supported and kept us motivated to continue our mission these difficult years. Join us as we celebrate 40 years serving the Greek-American community!
Saturday, February 25 at 7:00pm at the Patrides Cultural Center at St. Demetrios Cathedrial (30-11 30th Drive, Astoria - 2nd floor).
Please call Effie to reserve yoru seat or table at 917-362-7955.
For your $80 donation, enjoy appetizers, dinner, wine and tsipouro. There will also be a cash bar for additional refreshments. Live music provied by Aetos Entertainment, featuring Yiannis Mandas (lyra), Kostas Psarros (bouzouki), John Baklis (keyboard) and friends. Enjoy a performance by our advanced group, and a spacious dance floor for you to dance all evening.
Join us for our Cretan-Pontian Night on Saturday, January 21.
Buffet Dinner
Cash Bar
Tsipouro!
Live Music by Anemos Music Project, Featuring: John Themelis, Lefteris Bournias, and other surprise guests including: Yiannis Mandas (Cretan Lyra) and Dimitris Stefanidis (Pontian Lyra)
Dance to: Kritika, Epirotika, Laika, Nisiotika, Pontiaka and more!
$50 adults / $25 students / under 12 free
Live music by Zevkin Entertainment, featuring: Christos Tiktapanidis (Pontian Lyra), Stavros Skyrianos (Bouzouki/Violi), Yiannis Mandas (Lyra/Laoutaki), Vasilis Vassiliadis (Laouto), Yiannis Baklis (Keyboard).
Surprise appearances by: Andreas Goustas (Lyra), John Themelis (Daouli, Violin)
Buffet dinner, Cash Bar, Vasilopita and other desserts, coffee
Raffle
Many thanks to all who supported and attended our Vasilopita Night. Here are some memories:
Check out photos and videos from our event on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/greekamerican.folkloresociety/
Congratulations to the Federation of Hellenic Societies for another successful Greek Independence Day Parade in New York City.
Below are some links to articles with photos and videos featuring our participation in the parade and other related events. You can also follow us or search for Greek American Folklore Society on social media for more photos and video.
https://www.facebook.com/wingeddancer123/posts/10157442520802662
Thanks again for supporting this event. We had over 300 people attend! We will be posting links to articles below:
GAFS Annual Tsipourovradia
Dinner - Live Music - Dancing
Saturday, February 9 at St. Demetrios in Astoria, NY.
Dinner – Live Music – Dancing
Join us as we celebrate 36 years of the Greek American Folklore Society in our community!
TSIPOUROVRADIA
Saturday, February 9, 2019
7:30 PM
Petros G. Patrides Cultural Center at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
(take the St. Demetrios School entrance and go upstairs 1 flight)
30-03 30th Drive in Astoria, Queens
$50 [$25 for students]
Appetizers and Dinner will be served
Reservations: call Effie 917-362-7955 or Matina 347-898-5464
Bring
your KEFI!
Love, GAFS
For our celebration we are planning a commemorative souvenir journal. If you would like to take support us by taking a half page or full page ad in the journal, please click here to complete this form and submit your desired artwork by January 31, 2019 to matina62ny@gmail.com
Join us as we celebrate 35 years of the Greek American Folklore Society in our community!
TSIPOUROVRADIA
Saturday, February 17, 2018
7:30 PM
Petros G. Patrides Cultural Center at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
30-03 30th Avenue in Astoria, Queens
$50 [$25 for students]
Appetizers and Dinner will be served
Reservations: call Effie 917-362-7955 or Matina 347-898-5464
Live music provided by:
George Papaligouras and his Orchestra
and
Pontic Lyra by Christos Tiktapanidis
Join us for an evening of traditional food, music, dancing, and community.
Tickets are $40 for the general public or $20 if you are a student.
There will be a cash bar.
We look forward to enjoying our annual Taverna Night with you.
Join us for a night of dinner, dancing and celebration of the new year!
January 14th at 7pm at the Stathakion Cultural Center
Music by Midnight Sounds Entertainment
Tickets $40 (cash bar); Students $25; Children under 12 free
Please RSVP by January 11 to gafs1983@yahoo.com or call 718-956-3544
Join us for a night of live music, dancing, mezzedakia and dessert.
Tickets $50 (*cash bar); $25 for students.
Featuring The Paul Ginis Collection
June 25 at 3:00pm at the Stathakion Cultural Center
The collection includes museum quality Greek traditional vestments, jewelry and embroidery from Thrace, Pontos, Cappadocia, Macedonia, Thessalia, Ipiros, the Peloponnese, Crete, the Dodecanese Islands, the Aegean Islands, Cyprus and many more. Admission is Free to the costume exhibition. Donations toward the preservation of the costumes are welcome.
June 25 at 7:30pm at the Stathakion Cultural Center
Join us for a night of dancing, food, dessert.
Music by Midnight Sounds Entertainimen, Kosta Papahatzis Orchestra, Viron Tsiokis (bouzouki).
Tickets $50 (cash bar)
Students $25
Children under 12 free
Join us for a night of dinner, dancing and a celebration of the new year. Music by Midnight Sounds Entertainment. Tickets $40 (*cash bar). Students $25 with ID. Children under 12 free. Please RSVP by January 27 to Effie. 917-362-7955
or 718-936-3544 or gafs1983@yahoo.com
Come join us for a good time with music, great company, food and cash bar. $20.00 donation at the door. Hope to see you all there. Drink, eat and be merry!
The Greek-American Folklore Society is dedicated to the study, preservation and instruction of the history and traditions of Hellenic folk culture. We share our work with the public through stage re-enactments of traditional Greek customs, songs and dances, as well as through lectures, exhibits and workshops.
Contact us or stop by for more info.
Support GAFS by making a tax deductible donation. Help keep our doors and our dance floor open!
Please contact us if you would like to contribute to our costume collection or volunteer with us.
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