Dance Practice Canceled Saturday, March 2nd
Dance practice is canceled for Saturday, March 2nd. Most of our dance members will be getting ready for Karnavali in the evening. See you at Karnavali!
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Lefteris Bournias on the Clarinet, Greek Folk Music, and How Music Transcends Borders
This weekend, Greek clarinetist Lefteris Bournias is coming to Boston to share his talent and knowledge of folk music. On Saturday night, people will be able to listen and dance to his music at BLE’s annual Karnavali celebration. And on Sunday afternoon, Bournias will lead the first of a series of music classes in this … Continued
Announcing the Spring 2019 Greek Music Education Program
The Boston Lykeion Ellinidon is thrilled to announce our partnership with the Maliotis Cultural Center on this spring’s Greek Music Education Program. A reflection of our shared mission to advance understanding and appreciation of Greek culture, this year’s program features an all-star lineup of musicians with a wide range of expertise. Our unique approach offers both … Continued
Artemis Gyftopoulos’s Tsoureki Vasilopita Recipe
Thank you to Rena Gyftopoulos for sharing her late mother’s tsoureki vasilopita recipe! According to Rena, Artemis E. Gyftopoulos was the queen of culture. Her much-loved recipe is perfect for making a large batch of breads to share and enjoy! 2 envelopes active dry yeast 6 eggs 2 cups milk ½ lb unsalted butter + … Continued
New Year’s in North Azov: Kalandeshu Shmush
Source: Athena Khadzhynova and Olimpiada Khadzhynova, Sartana, Ukraine Today’s recipe comes to us from the shores of the Azov Sea region in Ukraine, where waves of Greek migrants settled over the centuries, starting in ancient times. The North Azovian Greek community celebrates New Year’s Day, or Kalanda (Каланда), with traditions familiar throughout the broader Hellenic … Continued
Karipidou-Collins Basic Tsoureki Vasilopita
Let’s face it. Some of us are not gifted bakers. I include myself in the ranks of those suffering from baker’s anxiety. And my family’s vasilopita is a tsoureki – a sweet, yeasted bread that can go wrong in about 1,000 different ways. Thankfully, my family is full of more talented culinary artists who have … Continued
Andrea’s Nouna’s Easy Vasilopita
There’s something precious about a recipe passed down from one generation to another. Whether handwritten or, in this case, typewritten, it becomes a tangible symbol of a special relationship. This typewritten recipe for an “Easy Vasilopita” was given to Andrea, chair of our Traditional Attire & Decorative Arts Department, by her Nouna (Godmother), who was first … Continued
Mrs. Theodorou’s Kefalonitiki Kreatopita
In Kefalonia, the vasilopita with a lucky charm (tihero) is often a kreatopita (meat pie) or psaropita (fish pie.) Sandy Theodorou, chair of the BLE Traditional Greek Music Department, recorded this recipe for kreatopita from her mother, a native of Kefalonia. As in other areas of Greece, slices of the pie are dedicated as it … Continued
Coming up: Vasilopita 2019
The BLE invites you to attend our annual Greek New Year’s celebration! Please join us as we cut the traditional New Year’s vasilopita with our friends from the Greek-American Political Club. Sample a variety of home-baked vasilopitas and sing traditional kalanta with us. Courtesy of the GAPC, live music and dancing will follow. Convenient parking … Continued
Holiday greetings from the Boston Lykeion Ellinidon
The Boston Lykeion Ellinidon wishes all of our members, collaborators, neighbors and friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 2018 was the 20th anniversary of our organization – and thanks to your enthusiastic support of our mission, over the past year we: Celebrated Greek New Year’s traditions at Vasilopita and Greek Carnival traditions at Karnavali, with a special … Continued