Brothers:
Join us this Sunday for a special live EMBCA Mother’s Day New York/Athens Webinar Concert, in Association with the AHEPA Hellenic Cultural Commission (HCC) and the AHEPA District 6 Family, at 2 PM New York Time/9 PM Athens Time. We will start our new virtual programming format with a musical concert with performers coming live from both New York and Athens, and to include a Mother’s Day poetry reading from Prof. Nicholas Alexiou of Queens College. The well-known and highly talented performers will include, among others, Spiro Cardamis, Mike Savvas, Richard Khuzami, Kostas Psarros, Olympia Milonas, and Tasos Papaioannou. Join us at this link at 2 PM (https://youtu.be/1BrTrzJHoHs) and let’s have some Mother’s Day fun on that day, and raise our spirits during these very difficult and problematic times. Please also share this e-mail and link with your family and friends.
Our best regards to you and sincerely wish and hope for your continued safety and vigilance during this trying period.
MOTHER’S DAY NEW YORK/ATHENS CONCERT PROGRAM INTRODUCTION Louis Katsos - EMBCA Founder/President, AHEPA Cultural Commission Chairman, AHEPA New York District 6 Governor MOTHER’S DAY POETRY READING Prof. Nicholas Alexiou - Prof. Alexiou, an officer of EMBCA and AHEPA member, has taught in the Department of Sociology since 1990, and has received the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. His fields of interest are ethnic studies, political sociology and social theory, social research and statistics, and issues concerning the Hellenic-American community. He has established the first Oral History Archive and Immigration Library for the Greeks of New York at Queens College. Also, a contemporary poet and artist, he is the author of five books of poetry, and many of his poems have been published in Hellenic and American journals and anthologies.
PERFORMERS Spiros Cardamis is a pianist, composer, arranger and producer and is considered a preeminent expert in Greek popular music. Mike Savvas is an UNESCO awarded artist, songwriter, guitarist and tzoura player. His musical style is reflected by his influences in Heavy Rock, Hellenic Rebetiko and World Music. He is currently part of the musical project Porphyra which have released two albums have performed at Carnegie Hall, the Players Theatre and other prestigious venues. Richard Khuzami, an officer of EMBCA and AHEPA member, is a significant civic and community leader and President of Old Astoria Neighborhood Association. In his role as musician and producer has worked to produced and promote the finest in artistic achievement in World Music with a special emphasis on the East Mediterranean. He is an accomplished and well known percussionist specializing in instruments of that region. Kostas Psarros an accomplished bouzouki/baglama player as well as singer has performed in many prestigious venues in New York (Merkin Hall, St. John the Devine, Skirball Center at NYU, Metropolitan Opera House with legendary Greek singer George Dalaras, etc.), and throughout the country. He has played on numerous recordings and has been a guest on numerous Hellenic-American radio programs. Olympia Milonas is the Co-Founder of Mylos Boutique Entertainment which specializes in providing American, International (Italian, Latin, Arabic, Lebanese, Turkish, Armenian, Brazilian, Indian) and Hellenic Music entertainment. She is a musical concept designer performer, singer, and songwriter. Olympia is the musical director and headlining performer of the Mylos “All Star Band”. Taso Papaioannou a noted singer and guitar player started his long musical in Athens playing in various “bouats” in Plaka. He has collaborated and played with among the most important Hellenic composers and performed in most major European cities as well as in Greece and the Balkans, with great success. He has performed the major works renowned Hellenic composers such as Theodorakis, Hadjidakis, and Xarchakos. Since 2001 he has been performing in New York in a vibrant style and high artistic quality.
Fraternally yours,
Brother Lou Katsos
AHEPA District 6 Governor