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SHADOWYFIGURE The Foreign Ministry said this week that Athens will press its ownclaims on the the Karagiozis shadow-puppet theater tradition after UNESCO ruled that cultural ownershipof the comic persona belonged to Turkey, reigniting a longstanding informal debate between the twocountries. In Greece, characters such as Barba-Giorgos (above) make for popular souvenirs. Page 7

The temporary closure this week of theAcropolis and grounding of planes at air-ports dealt a further blow to the country’stourism industry, which accounts for a fifthof the nation’s economy and has alreadysuffered a decline in visitor numbers. Hote-liers and ferry companies have reacted tothe adverse conditions by freezing or drop-ping prices as well as offering a range ofspecial offers they hope will tempt cus-tomers.However, there is disquiet in the tourismsector about the apparent lack of an over-all, government-led strategy for attractingholidaymakers to Greece. Pages 2, 4-5

Good omensDelphi & DodonaLong before Paul the octopus,ancient Greek oracles wereattempting to foresee theoutcome of events. 8

Continued infighting within PASOK ap-pears to have prompted Prime MinisterGeorge Papandreou to consider carryingout a Cabinet reshuffle in a bid to injectnew energy into his government.Government spokesman Giorgos Pe-talotis this week did not rule out immi-nent changes at the ministerial level fol-lowing more unrest among Socialistdeputies and disagreements betweenministers. Page 7

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PAO’s left-wingerSurprise pickIn a controversial move, formerSynaspismos leader NikosConstantopoulos becomes theGreens’ new president. Page 12

Piraeus Bank has unveiled plans tocreate Greece’s second-largest fi-nancial group by taking over theGreek state’s stakes in two small-er lenders, ATEbank and Hel-lenic Postbank.The 701-million-euro offer wastabled this week with the gov-ernment, which has recently beenencouraging consolidation in thedomestic banking sector. Page 8

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Party Like it’s 540 BC CaptivatingDiapontiaWonderfully scenic and serene,and largely ignored by masstourism, Greece’swesternmost islesare the perfectplace to rechargeyour batteries ortrack thewanderings ofOdysseus. Page 37

Apricots Time is ripeGet as much of this summer fruitas you can before it goes out ofseason – eat it raw, cooked orpreserved. Page 26

Open book Human Library uses unorthodox methods to unite the city’s diverse communities Page 15

Cinema Bonus featuresOpen-air movie theaters are pullingout all the stops with comfortableseating, fancy cocktails andeven cooked food. Page 27

Summer seguesCultural breaksIf you’re looking for more from yourholidays than just a suntan, check outour selection of festivals taking placearound the country. Pages 20-21

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Tourism takes the initiative Crisis-fueled protests have had negative impact on sector but hotels and ferries try to buffer drop with attractive deals

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It is both agonizing and exciting to see theGreek tourism sector battling to survive atthis time. On the one hand, it is trying toremain standing as one problem after an-other hits it; on the other, we can only hopethat the bad habits of the past will be sweptaway and we will come out of this crisis witha much-improved tourism industry and aclearer vision of where we are and wherewe want to be in the coming years.

And what battalionsof woes are upon us! Theycombine real worries and an image ofGreece which is sometimes exaggerated,leading to a very substantial problem interms of fewer tourists and lower revenues.The global crisis has sharply reduced thenumber of visitors from our most importantmarkets: In Germany, wages have re-mained frozen for a decade, while Britain’snew coalition government is tackling a 12-percent budget deficit and is headed intorecession. The consequences of the globalcrisis were compounded by the scenes ofAthens burning during the riots of De-cember 2008, after a police officer shot ateenage boy. No sooner had that image be-gun to fade than the true magnitude of theGreek economic crisis emerged, shaking thecountry to its core and turning even morevisitors away.

The economic crisishas played very badly inthe international press. But it is not only theimages of protests, violence and strikes mak-ing people wary; in our wired age, it is thenews reports and personal blogs that tellthe world of museums and ancient sitesclosed by protests, of demonstrators block-

ing ships’ ramps, of money wasted and timelost. On the other hand, Germans (alongwith other Europeans) are enraged that theircountries are contributing toward the 110-billion-euro bailout of spendthrift Greekswho are portrayed as having squandereduntold billions and are now unable to re-pay their loans or borrow more.

There is also the very serious problem thatthe tourism sector has been very badlyserved by the state. Although tourism,along with shipping, is a pillar of the econ-omy, Greece has not paid sufficient at-tention to promoting it well. The nation-al tourism board still owes millions of eu-ros to international media for last year’sadvertising campaign, leaving the fieldwide open for all our competitors. Interms of what we want, we speak of ourdevotion to high-end tourism but we donot ensure that our facilities (airports, portsand bus stations) and services (from tav-erna restrooms to hotel rooms) are up tostandard. Our Culture and Tourism Min-istry has dropped the ball and allowedworkers to remain unpaid while sitesand museums are understaffed, forcingthem to remain closed or to close early. Inshort, very little has been done to createan image of Greece as a premier culture

destination. Britain, for example, makessure that its museums, monuments andtheaters are year-round attractions thatdraw millions of people to the countryevery day. While the two destinations can-not be compared, Greece’s ancient legacyshould be enough of a draw for educatedpeople across the world to be able to de-velop its cultural tourism.

The crisis, however, has woken people up.For every protester who aims to torpedoGreece’s image and revenues, for every in-competent bureaucrat undermining the in-dustry, there are hundreds of people tryingto keep things moving. For the first time,we are seeing the effects of the market’s de-mands: lower prices and steep discounts arebeing offered in the hotel and transporta-tion sectors in a bid to stay in business. Peo-ple are focusing on what visitors want, andoffering it to them through the Internet andother contemporary marketing tools. If thegovernment and industry officials whoshould be planning strategy follow the leadof those trying to make a success of ourtourism, then we will start building the foun-dations of a new era in this most vital partof our economy.

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Key pillar.Despite anunparallelednumber ofancientmonuments,very little hasbeen done tocreate an imageof Greece as apremier culturedestination. [AP]

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Environment Parliament is expected withindays to vote on a draft lawthat will radically change theway forestland is classifiedand managed.• Page 6

News An ambitious governmentscheme to count the country’scivil servants got off to ashaky start after the onlinesystem collapsed.• Page 7

Economy A better-than-expectedreduction in the budget deficitin the first half raisesgovernment hopes that thecountry can make a full returnto financial markets next year. • Page 9

OpinionTired of losing beautifully, theDutch national team hit SouthAfrica with a cynical, win-by-any-means philosophy. Butonce again it returned homeempty-handed.• Page 10

SportsA new generation of Greekvolleyball players make apromising start with thenational team and set theirsights on the Europeans.• Page 13

On stage French choreographerSebastien Lefrancois talksabout his modern take on“Romeo and Juliet,” set toclose the Kalamata dancefestival on July 21 and 22. • 2

StyleFashion designer LakisGavalas draws from hip-hopartist Nivo’s feel for youthculture to add a hip new pairof sunglasses to the Lak line. • Page 23

Music Greek master violinist andconductor Leonidas Kavakosopens up on a life devoted tomusic as well as challengesorchestras face today. • Page 25

TVConcerned that reruns justwon’t cut it anymore forsummertime TV, localchannels are refreshing theirprogramming schedules. • Page 31

Around GreeceOne place where hightemperatures are a plus isMount Olympus, whosechallenging treks are besttackled in the summer.• Page 36

Festival ends The 8th AthensInternationalDance Festivaldraws to a close atthe Technopolisarts complex (100Pireos, Gazi), withOktana wrapping up its run of Konstantinos Rigos’s“Dressed – Undressed” (photo) at Hall D9 on Sunday(starts at 11.15 p.m.) and the Aerites dance companyperforming its mixed-genre exploration of the rootsof different dances in “d.OPA,” at the main stage onFriday at 9.30 p.m. Call 210.361.2920 for details.

Intuicion: Volcanic FlamencoAndalusian dancer Maria Serrano presents“Intuicion: Volcanic Flamenco,” along with hersister, the up-and-coming Alba Serrano, and a groupof four musicians, at the Badminton Theater’s open-air venue in the Goudi Military Park (entrance fromKatehaki Avenue) on Friday and Saturday at 10 p.m.For tickets, call 210.884.0600 or 211.101.0000.

Love around the worldGreek choreographer Natassa Zouka teams up withTunisian singer Lamia Bedioui in “Fin Amor” and“Duende,” two pieces exploring differentexpressions of love around the world. Theperformance will be staged at the Dora StratouTheater, off the Philopappou ring road (tel210.921.4650) on Tuesday, starting at 9 p.m.


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20 events in 7 daysThe Goethe Institute is invitingGreeks who migrated to Germanyduring the 20th century as well astheir friends and family to bring inany photographs, documents orother objects that represent dailylife in Germany, for an exhibitionto be held on immigration. Fordetails, contact Mrs Kairis bycalling 6981.112.040 or [email protected] before August 10.

An unconventional exhibition onthe subject of bread is set to endon Wednesday at the capital’sMars Field Gallery (Pedio touAreos, tel 211.014.9543).

DJs at Mataroa (Iera Odos & 116Kerameikou, tel 210.342.8312), anew club in the hip Athens districtof Gazi, will be paying tribute tocelebrated Spanish director PedroAlmodovar with songs from thesoundtracks of his most popularfilms, on Friday at 10.30 p.m.Admission is free.

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Children of all ages areinvited to the RethymnoYouth Center on Wednesdayat 7.30 p.m. to watch aperformance featuringstories from around theworld about the Earth. Theperformance is part of theRethymno RenaissanceFestival on Crete. Visitwww.rfr.gr for more.

1Singer, actress anddancer Nina Lotsarihas created a showthat celebratesfemininity and greatwomen of the past andpresent. “OrientExpress” is on asummer tour of thecountry and will bestopping at the AttikoAlsos in Athens(Galatsi ring road; call210.362.1601 fordetails) on Fridaybefore heading downto Patra for a show atthe Roman Odeon onSaturday (for details,call 2610.390.900).

LysistrataDirected byYiannis Kakleasand starringVassilisHaralambopoulosin the title role,the GreekNational Theaterwill stage Aristophanes’ anti-war comedy “Lysistrata”at the Vrachon Theater in Vyronas (tel 210.762.6438)on Wednesday. Tickets are available by calling210.723.4567 and online at www.ticketservices.gr.

Off Off AthensThe Off Off Athens 2010 theater festival is takingplace at the Epi Kolono Theater (12 Nafpliou &Lenorman, Kolonos, tel 210.513.8067) until July 31,featuring performances this week by the PraxonAnomimata company (Friday and Saturday), the An-dras company (Monday and Tuesday) and the Ammostheater company (Wednesday and Thursday). Showsstart at 9.30 p.m. and admission costs 5 euros. Forfurther information, see www.epikolono.gr.

The OresteiaThe Municipal Regional Theater of Patra presentsAeschylus’ trilogy “The Oresteia” at the RematiaTheater in Halandri (Profitis Ilias Street, tel210.689.0464) on Monday and Tuesday, directed byLoukas Thanos and starring Yiannis Voglis as KingAgamemnon. Starts at 9 p.m. Tickets cost 20 euros.

La locandieraCarlo Goldoni’s comedy “La locandiera” (TheMistress of the Inn) goes on stage at the PetrasTheater in Petroupoli (Damari Petroupolis, tel210.501.2402) on Wednesday, directed by ThemisMoumoulidis and starring Renia Louizidou. Ticketsare available at Cine Petroupoli (168 Petroupoleos,tel 210.501.2391).

More Chryssa “Memories of Chinatown & Memories ofAmerican Cityscapes,” an exhibition of worksby Chryssa at Kifissia’s Mihalarias Art Gallery(260 Kifissias & Deliyianni, tel 210.623.4320),has received an extension through July 30.

Prints on SyrosSome 60 prints by late artist Fotis Mastichiadiswill go on display on Saturday at the TsiropinaVilla in Poseidonia on Syros (tel 22813.61400).Open to the public daily 6.30 to 10 p.m.through August 17.

Sheepy tummiesBooze Cooperativa (57 Kolokotroni, Athens, tel211.400.0863/324.0944) presents the eighthCarte Blanche art festival, featuring works by57 Greek and foreign artists, all of themexploring the four stomachs and the digestionprocess of sheep, through September 15.

PhenomenonShowcasing works by 18 international andGreek artists, “Phenomenon” will go on displayFriday at 8 p.m. at the Holland Tunnel Galleryin Paroikia, Paros (behind the Aghia TriadaChurch, tel 22840.22700), where it will run toAugust 27. Parallel events include evenings oflive jazz.

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Alkinoos IoannidisNew York’s Absolute Ensemble joins forces with songwriterAlkinoos Ioannidis and conductor Kristjan Jarvi for a medley ofworks at the Little Theater of Ancient Epidaurus on Friday andSaturday. For tickets, contact the Greek Festival box office (39 Panepistimiou, tel 210.327.2000, www.greekfestival.gr).

Mikroutsikos & ThivaiosComposer Thanos Mikroutsikos and singers Christos Thivaios,Rita Antonopoulou and Yiannis Koutras perform Greek songsand melodized poetry at the Vrachon Theater in Vyronas (tel 210.762.6438) on Monday. Tickets can be purchased atMetropolis music stores, the Vyronas Town Hall and CulturalCenter, at tel 210.723.4567 and online at www.ticketservices.gr.

Triple treatNikos Portokaloglou, Nikos Ziogalas and ManolisFamellos will perform at Maroussi’sAmalieion (219 Kifissias) on Wednesday.Call 210.805.6314 for more.

Jethro Tull Veteran rock act Jethro Tull is performing atthe Terra Vibe Park in Malakasa (MalakasaInterchange, Athens-Thessaloniki highway)on Monday before heading up toThessaloniki’s Lazariston Monastery (21 Kolokotroni, Stavroupolis) the followingevening. Tickets for the Athens show can bepurchased at Ticket House (42 Panepistimiou, tel 210.360.8366) and for the Thessaloniki show atthe Aristotelous Square box office.

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Greece’s tourism sector, which has al-ready suffered a decline in visitornumbers this year, is being tested byrepeated disruptions to flights and fer-ry sailings, industry experts said thisweek as unionists shut down theAcropolis and Greek air space.

The Acropolis was closed to visitorsfor four hours on Tuesday in protestat the government’s failure to paysome 500 Culture Ministry contractemployees for the last 21 months. Air-traffic controllers also walked off thejob on Thursday in protest at pensionreforms and over wage demands,causing more than 40 flights to be can-celed or rescheduled.

It was the second time that union-ists have closed the Acropolis this sum-mer, while strikes and protests haveled to Greece’s ports and airportsshutting down on several occasions.At the start of the year, there were fearsof a double-digit drop in the numberof visitors. This has been compound-ed by concern that images of strikesand unrest would result in an evengreater decline – more than 25,000overnight stays were canceled inAthens hotels in May after three bankemployees were killed during a demon-stration against austerity measures.

“All this has a negative impact on ourimage abroad,” Lysandros Tsilidis, aboard member of the Hellenic Asso-ciation of Travel and Tourist Agencies(HATTA), told Skai TV. “These events

have cost us a lot and the way thingsare going, we’ll be paying for it nextyear as well. People don’t dispel thenegative image of a country that eas-ily when they are thinking about trav-eling.”

Tsilidis expressed concern about theAcropolis, which was shut severaltimes last summer by Culture Ministryworkers, being targeted again. “We aremaking fools of people who may bemaking the trip of a lifetime to visit hu-manity’s greatest monument only toencounter striking workers who are be-ing incited to take this action. Who hasthe right to do that?”

According to data from Greek air-ports, arrivals dropped by 3.2 percentduring the first six months of this yearcompared to 2009. However, HATTAestimates the overall drop at 8 percent.

“We are driving people away fromour country,” said Tsilidis, who doesnot blame the decline just on strikesor the economic crisis. “About 15years ago, Greece had less than 6 mil-lion visitors each year and when thatincreased to almost 14 million, westarted making plans to raise it to 20million but we closed the door on thatthrough petty party politics, a bad at-titude and lack of planning.

“Tourism isn’t a product that you sellon a market, it entails providing a serv-ice and to do this you have to have astable environment, you need an or-ganized society and infrastructureand you must be able to guarantee peo-ple’s safety.”

Deputy Tourism Minister GiorgosNikitiadis suggested this week that thedip in visitor numbers could be eclipsedby a late surge in bookings. “There willbe a marked improvement,” he said onTuesday. “The number of visitors whomake last-minute bookings is in-creasing rapidly.”

However, Nikitiadis angered hote-liers by indicating that some complexesthat offer visitors all-inclusive pack-ages, whereby the cost of their mealsand entertainment is included in theoriginal price, could lose governmentsubsidies. He was forced to quickly clar-ify that this would not be the case. In-stead, hotels which do not offer all-in-clusive stays would receive extra gov-ernment funding, the minister said.

His about-turn seems to be symp-tomatic of the confusion that has

reigned in Greece’s tourism strategy,or lack thereof, in recent decades.Nikitiadis, like many politicians whowere in charge of the tourism portfo-lio before him, seems to want to attractso-called “quality tourists” that willcome to Greece to spend substantialamounts of money, not look for cheapdeals. But Tsilidis insists that Greecedoes not have the capacity to attractsuch visitors in the millions, so “mass”tourism is vital to the industry.

“Do we just want to bring kings herefor their vacations? How many arethere in the world? The drop we haveseen so far this year can be overcomeby last-minute sales,” he said. “But forthat to happen, we have to reallywork on it seriously, not just suggestthat we are not interested in all-in-clusive packages.”


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Change tacticsDoes the British Museum shutout visitors who want to see thesculptures of the Parthenon?Have the guards thought thatthey might open the Acropolisbut refuse to collect tickets? That would put some pressureon the government withouttarnishing the image of Greece.Indeed, the tourists might evenbe happy at their less expensiveGreek experience.

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Unrest hurts tourism in tough yearStrikes, protests and lack of organization taking a heavy toll on an industry still undecided about the right target group

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From Corfu to Crete, hoteliers aredropping prices to fill their roomsas a host of factors – the bad pressprompted by Greece’s debt prob-lems, strikes and austerity meas-ures – have conspired to curb de-mand by an average of 10 percent.Discounts of up to 20 percent andupgrades are among the incentivesbeing offered by entrepreneurs de-termined to offset their losses.

“Up until February demandwas very good – everything wasgoing according to plan,” An-dreas Andreadis, president ofthe Hellenic Hoteliers Federa-tion (HHF), told Athens Plus.Then came the negative media re-ports about Greece’s handling ofits debt crisis, a spate of strikes byprotesting workers that para-lyzed air and sea travel and streetprotests, culminating in the deathof three bank workers on May 5.“This led to a freeze on hotel book-ings. We lost two very goodmonths – April and May. By the

end of May, we had seen adrop of between 10 and 20percent in demand,” An-dreadis said. “The only wayto reverse this trend was to

drop prices.”This year’s problems came on

the back of a weak 2009, whenhoteliers reduced their prices 10percent to make up for businesslost due to the repercussions ofthe global financial crisis. ThenGreece got its very own crisis,

leading hoteliers to cut rates fur-ther this year; according to a sam-ple of 150 hotels monitored by theHHF, prices are down an addi-tional 5 to 10 percent. In some ar-eas, such as the prefecture of Mag-nesia in central Greece, hotels areoffering discounts of up to 40 per-cent. Those in the area around An-cient Olympia are advertisingrooms in four-star accommoda-tion for as little as 40 euros a night.On Crete and Rhodes, wherebookings recently saw a surge fol-lowing slumps of 20 to 30 percentin the late spring, online offers in-clude a week’s accommodationfor less than 300 euros. In thenorthern prefecture of Halkidiki,local hoteliers are posting specialoffers online.

Andreadis, who runs the SaniResort complex in Halkidiki, hasbeen offering customers dis-counts, full-board instead of half-board and room upgrades. He and

other hoteliers are promotingall-inclusive deals online. Somebusinesses are even selling va-cations on credit, allowing cus-tomers to pay in installments. An-dreadis’s federation has advisedmembers to offer such “targetedpromotions” to secure last-minutebookings. “We should be able tofill rooms this way but the impactof systematic price drops on rev-enue will not be clear until the endof the year,” he said.

Overall, Andreadis said he ex-pected to see 10 percent shavedoff direct revenues for tourism,slashing around 1 billion euros offthe 11 billion brought in annual-ly. “Things are not good at all butthey are better than they were inMay,” he remarked.

Andreadis said the Greektourist market was not the onlyone suffering, noting that evenSpain – a regional leader – hadseen a slight slump, largely due

to a drop in domestic tourism. InGreece, a decline of around 20 per-cent in domestic tourism is wor-rying, as it accounts for 20 percentof total tourism business. “Un-fortunately this is going to geteven worse over the next twoyears due to reduced consumerconfidence,” Andreadis said.

Asked whether he expectedany help from the government,currently focused on pushingthrough austerity measures toplug a gaping budget deficit, An-dreadis was laconic. “What gov-ernment?” he remarked. He high-lighted “an absence of strategyand know-how” and emphasizedthe importance of attracting moreinvestments to the tourism sec-tor with new legislation.

Andreadis cited the new Cos-ta Navarino complex in Messenia,in the Peloponnese, as a model toimitate. The completion of amuch-delayed zoning programfor tourism development will al-so help, he said. In the meantime,one thing the government can dois refrain from increasing taxesanymore, Andreadis remarked,noting that plans to raise somegoods and services into a highertax bracket were worrying thetourism industry, whose servic-es are currently taxed at the 11percent rate.

“Taxing us at the higher 23 per-cent rate would be disastrous. Itwould offset all our efforts tocounter the impact of the crisis,”he said.

Hotels reduce rates in effort to stay in business Discounts of up to 20 percent and upgrades among the incentives currently being offered

Ferry companies, which arestruggling to hang on to cus-tomers in the face of rising fuelcosts, increases in VAT and thenegative impact of the economiccrisis on people’s disposable in-come, have attempted to drumup business this summer byfreezing most ticket prices andoffering a range of discounts tosome travelers.

The number of passengersusing ferries to travel to the is-lands has dropped by about 15percent this year, according tothe firms operating the routes.They have responded by offeringfares from as little as 10 euros anddiscounts of between 25 and 50percent on some tickets. Otheradded bonuses include freetransport of cars.

Ferry firms do most of theirbusiness during the July-Au-gust period and the companieshave made it a priority to absorbmost of the rise in value-added

tax and fuel prices. As a result,a round trip from Piraeus to San-torini with a cabin for a familyof four and their car, which cost562 euros last year, costs 581 eu-ros this year. A return trip toParos set a four-member familyback 335 euros last year andcosts 347 euros this year.

Prices on high-speed cata-marans have also been kept atroughly the same levels as lastyear and passengers are being

offered discounts if they pur-chase return tickets. “Travelerscan take advantage of this un-precedented offers and dis-counts war between ferry com-panies,” said Michalis Tsifakis,head of the Greek Consumers’Union. “I suggest that beforebuying tickets, they do somemarket research.”

The companies are also at-tempting to entice passengerswith special offers. Blue Star Fer-

ries is offering tickets to the Cy-clades for as little as 10 euros andto the Dodecanese islands orCrete from 19 euros. It’s also al-lowing discounts of 50 percentfor students and children under10. Children under 4 are beingallowed to travel for free.

ANEK Lines is also offeringdiscounts of up to 50 percent fortravel during the day and cars ormotorbikes are allowed on boardfor free if a return ticket is pur-chased at the same time. HellenicSeaways is giving customers a 15percent discount for any ticketsthat are booked 15 days or morebefore travel for ships that sailfrom Tuesday to Thursday. It’salso selling tickets for travel be-tween Piraeus and Paros from 10euros. Minoan Lines is providingpassengers with a 20 percent dis-count on the cost of taking theircars or motorbikes with them ifthey book a return trip.

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A number of port blockadesand cancellations this year dueto strikes have made it moreimportant than ever for ferrypassengers to know their rights.Here are some of the basicthings you should be aware of:If the company cannot providethe class or cabin you havepaid for, you are entitled to:• Cancel your ticket, obtain afull refund and compensationequal to twice the cost of theticket.• Travel in a lower class but berepaid twice the difference inprice between the two tickets.• Travel in a higher class but payhalf the cost of the differencebetween the two tickets, unlessthe change is suggested by theoperator, in which case thepassenger should not payanything extra.If you cancel your ticket andreturn it to the company, youare entitled to:• Have half of the cost of theticket reimbursed if thecancellation is within 12 hoursof your sailing time.• Have 75 percent of the cost ofthe ticket reimbursed if thecancellation is within 7 days ofyour sailing date.• Have the full cost of the ticketreimbursed if the cancellation iswithin 14 days of your sailingdate.If the sailing is canceled due tothe ferry company’s fault, youare entitled to:• Cancel your ticket and be fullyreimbursed.• The cost of a meal if the delayuntil another ship is available ismore than four hours.• The cost of accommodation ifthe delay until another ship isavailable is more than six hoursand the ship is due to leave thenext day.If the sailing is delayed due tothe ferry company’s fault, youare entitled to:• 25 percent of your moneyback if the delay is more thanthree hours.• 50 percent of your moneyback if the delay is more thansix hours.• The full cost of your onwardjourney if you miss a connectingsailing.If you have any complaints tomake, they should be made to:• The ferry company you aretraveling with (all ships areobliged to carry complaintcards in English and Greek).• The local coast guard.• The Consumers’ Ombudsman(tel 210.646.0612).Passengers are obliged to:• Board the ship half an hourbefore it is due to sail.• Be at the port an hour beforedeparture if they are travelingwith a vehicle.

Ferry firms push boat out to retain passengersPrices frozen despite rises in fuel costs and value-added tax in bid to attract travelers

The number of passengers traveling by ferry has dropped by 15percent this year. [Chris Bertsos]

‘This is goingto get evenworse overthe next twoyears due toreducedconsumerconfidence’

“Hotels are offering discounts in a bid to offset a drop in bookings.

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BY GIORGOS LIALIOS

The Environment Ministry earlythis week announced the com-pletion of a draft law on the des-ignation of Greece’s forestland.

The mapping out of the coun-try’s forested areas is an issuethat has stymied successive ad-ministrations, as it is an ex-tremely complex task in termsof the definitions of forestlandthat have applied over time,the various land usage desig-nations and the fact that, inmany places, there is no coor-dination between the differenttiers of state administration in-volved with issuing buildingpermits, designating zones andso on. The legal problems are al-so by no means easy to solve, as,in many parts of Greece, thou-sands of individual cases re-garding the designation of plotsof land or entire tracts are stillpending, as they have beenshunted from one ministry to an-other.

The new draft law has beensubmitted to Parliament andfast-tracked so that a decision isdue within the next few days.The main points of the plan are:

ñ The definition of forestlandwill be made using a combina-tion of aerial photographs tak-en in 1945 (or 1960 if older onesare not available) and recentones. Forestland maps will bedrawn up by the forestry serviceof each individual local author-ity (unfortunately there is no

specified time line) or they maybe assigned to private compa-nies, as is the case with theland registry process carriedout by Ktimatologio SA. It alsoallows private companies to beassigned the examination ofcases that are subject to review.

ñ Once complete, the forest-land map will be posted forpublic scrutiny at the local au-thority’s headquarters or at theforestry service. All maps will al-so be available for viewing on-line on the website of the min-istry, local authorities or Kti-matologio.

ñ Once the maps have beenpublished, individuals can fileobjections within 45 days. Forthe first time, objections can befiled by individuals who be-lieve they have a claim on a par-ticular piece of land as well asby municipalities, environ-mental organizations, localcouncils etc.

ñ The draft law also foreseesa fee for every objection thefirst time it is lodged. The pricehas not yet been set, though itis expected to be high enough todiscourage frivolous claims. Ob-

jections can be filed at Citizens’Advice Bureaus (KEP) or elec-tronically on Ktimatologio’swebsite.

ñ Within 40 days of the com-pletion of the objection process,the forestry service of each in-dividual administrative author-ity is expected to complete theforestland map, including onlythe areas that are clear of ob-jections. With time, as each ob-jection is reviewed and settled,the map will be completed.

ñ Objections, meanwhile,must be reviewed within fourmonths of being filed. They areto be examined by specially ap-pointed committees.

One of the biggest objectivesof the draft law is to finallysolve two perennial thorns: These are settlements that havebeen built within forestland butwith the consent of the state(such as at Aghios Stephanos andAnoixi in northeast Attica) andzoning plans that are still pend-ing approval because they allowfor construction to take place inwhat is largely regarded asforestland.

For areas that belong to thesetwo categories, the Environ-ment Ministry is asking thatthe issuance of permits be frozenfor two years so that they can beproperly reviewed. Any partiesinvolved in these cases will havethe opportunity to state their po-sitions formally, though the fi-nal decision will rest with the En-vironment Ministry.

Progress on forest mapsEnvironment Ministry submits draft law to Parliament

Any day nowThe new draft law has beensubmitted to Parliamentand fast-tracked so that adecision is due within thenext few days

Discrepancies in the law, or legal loopholes, have resulted in large houses cropping up right in themiddle of what is obviously forestland and which are also somehow connected to water, sewage,electricity and telephone networks. [ANA]

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NEWS

IN BRIEF

Greece is planning to press itsclaims to Karagiozis, a shadow-puppet theater character thatthe United Nations culturalwatchdog UNESCO has deemedto be part of Turkey’s culturalheritage, a Foreign Ministryspokesman said on Wednesday.

“Karagiozis is an inextricablepart of our culture,” GrigorisDelavekouras told a media brief-ing. “UNESCO’s convention onintangible cultural heritage al-lows neighboring countries toaccess the same commodity,”Delavekouras remarked. Headded that a discussion on theissue was to take place in theKenyan capital of Nairobi in Oc-tober.

Karagiozis – Greek for theTurkish “Karagoz,” whichmeans “black-eyed” – is themain character of a popularshadow-puppet theater showfeaturing a cast of social stereo-

types. In the show, which wasset during the Ottoman occu-pation of Greece and was verypopular here until a few decadesago, Karagiozis is a deformedcon man who makes a livingswindling Turkish officials.

Karagiozis is also a commonbyword for “clown” in Greekslang.

The Greek Theater of Shad-ows, one of the few forums forenthusiasts who still stage Kara-giozis performances, on Wed-nesday condemned the gov-ernment for its delayed reactionto the “Turkification” of Kara-giozis, noting that UNESCOhad placed Karagoz on its list ofintangible cultural elements, as-

sociating it with Turkey, lastSeptember.

“We wrote to the CultureMinistry last year, describingthe matter as one of nationalimportance and seeking theministry’s support,” the asso-ciation said in a press release.“Instead of sensitivity and in-terest, we were faced with to-tal indifference,” the statementadded.

The association has askedthe government to make up forits lack of previous action bysubsidizing performances ofKaragiozis theater and pro-moting Greek shows, and theirhistory, to foreign tourists. “Thearts belong to the people. Theyare neither feta nor baklava, thatthey should be stamped with acountry of origin. The Turkshave Karagoz and the Greekshave Karagiozis,” the associa-tion’s statement added.

Greece to stake its claim to Karagiozis showGov’t to challenge UNESCO linking shadow puppet tradition exclusively to Turkey

The possibility of Prime MinisterGeorge Papandreou carrying outa Cabinet reshuffle grew thisweek, as further PASOK infight-ing created a distinct sense of un-ease within the ruling party.

A series of objections by MPsand wavering by ministers hasplagued PASOK over the last fewweeks and Papandreou seems tobe seriously considering makingchanges.

Government spokesman Gior-gos Petalotis had repeatedly re-jected speculation that a reshuf-fle was about to take place. But onWednesday he seemed to hint thata change of guard could be im-minent. “It is a matter of coursethat reshuffles take place in all gov-ernments,” he said.

Sources said that PASOK strate-gists are now trying to pinpoint thebest time for such a move. Someare in favor of September, after theprime minister speaks at the Thes-saloniki International Fair. Otherssupport a change after local elec-tions in November.

Earlier in the week, JusticeMinister Haris Kastanidis hadsuggested that the governmentmight need fresh legitimacy. Hisstatement fueled speculationabout snap elections. It came at atime when it is clear that there area number of PASOK MPs unhap-py with the government and thatthere is conflict between some

ministers. “The country does notneed elections, it needs a govern-ment that can handle emergencysituations,” said disgruntled So-cialist lawmaker Ektoras Nasiokas.“People feel that there is no clearand comprehensive plan to exit thecrisis.”

“PASOK is paying for its dou-blespeak before last year’s gener-al election,” said Socialist deputyNassos Alevras. “PASOK promisedthings that clearly could not bedone and the price for such mis-takes is a loss of trust.”

Alevras was one of the 15 MPs

of the ruling party that submitteda question to Parliament thisweek in which they accused Bankof Greece Governor GiorgosProvopoulos of “misinforming”Parliament about details relatingto the issuance of Greek bonds be-tween November 2009 and April2010. The MPs also demanded that

Finance Minister Giorgos Papa-constantinou explain the thinkingbehind how these sales were con-ducted. The group of lawmakerswas led by former minister VassoPapandreou, who has repeatedlycriticized Papaconstantinou.

There was further evidence ofdisharmony within the govern-ment on Wednesday, when In-frastructure Minister DimitrisReppas and Environment Minis-ter Tina Birbili appeared to be atodds over the size of the AttikiOdos extension and when thework might begin.

Internal dissent‘PASOK is paying for itsdoublespeak before lastyear’s general election’

The late Evgenios Spatharis, seen here in the 1980s, wasGreece’s most famous shadow-puppet master. [ANA]

Land earmarked for parks in Athens and Thessaloniki

The Environment Ministry said on Monday that itwould spend nearly 20 million euros on creating twoparks in densely populated neighborhoods in Athensand Thessaloniki. The plots slated for the Athens parksare in Ano Patissia and Sepolia, northwest of the citycenter. In Thessaloniki, the parks will be created in theMartiou and Ano Poli districts. In all these areas,residents have been campaigning for new parks. Thepurchase of the four plots, which cover 1.6 hectares, isexpected to cost the government 18.6 million euros.

Civil servants’ census well under way after shaky start

A government initiative to conduct an online censusof the country’s civil servants, believed to numberbetween 700,000 and 1 million, was under way thisweek after a shaky start on Monday. The systemcrashed on Monday morning after about 200,000 civilservants tried to log on at around the same time.Diomidis Spinellis, the head of the ministry’s GeneralSecretariat for Information Systems, said authoritieshad not anticipated such an overwhelming response.Civil servants have been told that failure to register willresult in the suspension of their wages.

Unknown group claims fatal bomb blast at ministry last month

Counterterrorism police officers were this weekexamining a letter sent to a newspaper last weekendby an unknown group claiming responsibility for a fatalbomb attack last month that killed 52-year-old GiorgosVassilakis, the assistant of Citizens’ Protection MinisterMichalis Chrysochoidis. In a letter published inEleftherotypia, the mystery group said that the device,which detonated on the seventh floor of the ministry,had been intended for the minister. The letter said thegroup behind the ministry hit was “newly formed” andwould reveal its name after a subsequent attack.

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PASOK disunity prompts premier to mull reshuffle Government spokesman hints at changes as deputies and ministers bicker

George Papandreou speaking this week at the Symi Symposium on Poros. [ANA]

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Severely hit by the financial crisis, withturnover down around 40 percentfrom this time last year, retailers are of-fering record discounts in the sales pe-riod which officially opened yesterday.

Already, retail outlets of all sizes, fromsmall shops to chains and departmentstores, have been offering steep pricecuts of 30 to 40 percent since the be-ginning of July in the hope of stemmingthe decline in demand that has result-ed from pay cuts and tax hikes. Sales inthe second quarter of the year record-ed a huge drop of up to 50 percent, par-ticularly in the provincial urban centers.

“The situation is further exacerbat-ed by the increase in value-added tax,”said Giorgos Georginis, who has astore on Patission Street in Athens.

With the start of the sales period, dis-counts in clothing and footwear varybetween 30 and 60 percent, electricaland electronic goods are 20-70 percentcheaper, the prices of household items

and furniture are down 20-60 percent,bags and accessories up to 50 percentlower, while toys have been markeddown 10-30 percent.

“We shall begin with discounts of 50percent on many products and scalethem up to 60 and 70 percent,” said anofficial at the Kotsovolos electrical ap-pliances chain.

Men’s apparel and accessories retailer

Prince Oliver is offering customers thechance to renew their entire wardrobesfor free in a bid to get shoppers throughthe door. Customers can return cloth-ing bought three to four months pre-viously and exchange them for newitems – no questions asked. The usedgoods can be exchanged for new itemsof the same value, and then will bepassed on to a charity group.

“Sales and offers are not enough thesedays. We need to provide additional in-centives to get shoppers into our storesfor us to maintain turnover,” Prince Oliv-er’s commercial director PanagiotisKalpakas told Alpha Television re-cently.

The summer retail sales season willrun until the end of August. Overall, thesituation in the market is taking theform of a vicious circle, with banks un-willing to lend as the income prospectsof households and businesses take aturn for the worse.

Businesses and self-employed pro-fessionals warn that the full conse-quences are likely to be felt after thesummer, further weighing on theshrinking economy. An informal freezeon payments by government depart-ments to businesses, falling con-sumption, the lack of experience in cri-sis management, a credit flow freezeand higher interest rates are all com-bining to threaten the survival of hun-dreds of businesses.

Corporate sources told Kathimerinithat one bank has doubled the interestrate it charges on working capital from3.5 to 7 percent.

Before the crisis, the spread banks en-joyed on business loans ranged from 0.5to 2 percent. Today it has reached 3.5-4.5 percent for existing creditworthyclients. With new customers, banks aretaking a tough stance in determiningthe spread, which could even reach 8percent.

Retailers staking a lot on sales in effort to avoid closureHit by both a sharp drop in demand and the credit squeeze, stores are hoping to stem the trend and remain in business

Stretching it One chain is offering customersthe chance to renew theirwardrobes for free in a bid toget shoppers through the door

Piraeus Bank, the fifth-largest Greekbank, said on Thursday it had tableda 701-million-euro cash bid to buy outthe Greek state’s stake in two small-er lenders, ATEbank and HellenicPostbank.

“This is a proposal which we believewill be beneficial to Greek society, thebanks themselves, the state and thegeneral atmosphere so that we can es-cape this gloomy mood,” PiraeusBank Chairman Michalis Sallas said.

“The decision is not mine. It is upto the government to study this pro-posal and make its decision.”

Sallas said the offer was for theGreek state’s 77 percent stake inATEbank and its 33 percent stake inHellenic Postbank.

In recent weeks, the governmenthas repeatedly encouraged consoli-dation within the Greek banking sec-tor to help support the ailing econo-my, which is caught in a deepening

recession as the country battles an un-precedented debt crisis. Finance Min-ister George Papaconstantinou, speak-ing in Parliament on Wednesday,said there was an “urgent need” forGreek banks to consider mergers.

The Finance Ministry said it wasstudying the offer which it receivedin a letter from Sallas on Wednesday.

“The offer is being examined...with respect to the public interest andthe viable course of these specificbanks in which the Greek state has astake but also that of the bank systemand the Greek economy in general,”it said. Trade in the stocks of allthree banks had earlier been tem-porarily suspended on the Athensstock exchange (ATHEX).

Piraeus Bank claimed a possiblemerger would create a large bankinggroup “with [pro forma] assets ex-ceeding 105 billion euros, a net loanportfolio of 69 billion, and 64 billion

in deposits,” adding, “The new fi-nancial group formed by the consol-idation of the three banks will controlthe leading market shares in bothloans and deposits in Greece and be-come the second biggest Greek fi-nancial group in the region.”

Piraeus Bank’s net profits plum-meted 87 percent in the first quartercompared to the equivalent period lastyear, standing at 7 million euros.

It has 359 branches in Greece and517 abroad.

Both ATEbank and Hellenic Post-bank have posted losses this year.

ATEbank, previously known asAgricultural Bank, owns 505 branch-es in Greece and one in Germany andposted a net loss of 37.6 million eu-ros in the first quarter.

Hellenic Postbank, which operates145 branches nationwide, in Marchhad net losses of 25.4 million euros.[AFP, AP, Athens Plus]

Takeover offerpropels stocksPiraeus Bank’s announcement ofa 700-million-euro bid for stakesin ATEbank and Hellenic Post-bank (TT) propelled Greek stockshigher on Thursday.

The Athens Exchange bench-mark index added 2.22 percentto close at 1,608.76 points. Bluechips were 3.58 percent higher,led by banks, which gained 6.5percent. TT skyrocketed 21.48percent to 3.28 euros and PiraeusBank surged 12.66 percent to4.54 euros. Bellwether NationalBank ended 5.62 percent high-er at 10.90 euros. Turnover cameto 163.5 million euros.

US stock markets slumpedin early trade, as a slew of eco-nomic data further dampenedhopes of a rapid exit from re-cession for the world’s largesteconomy.

But the data helped the euroclimb above $1.28 for the firsttime in more than two months,also bolstered by news of a suc-cessful bond issue by Spain andplans for the bank merger inGreece. [Kathimerini, Reuters]

Piraeus Bank announces bid toform major Greek financial groupLender offers 701 million euros for state’s share of ATEbank and Hellenic Postbank

Piraeus Bank Chairman MichalisSallas says a merger will be good forGreek society. [ANA]

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IN BRIEF

Budget figures released on Mon-day showed Greece on course tomeet its ambitious 2010 fiscalgoals – mainly a slashing of thebudget deficit by 40 percent – al-though below-target revenuegrowth reflected the economy’sdeepening recession.

The deficit in the first half of theyear fell 46 percent on an annualbasis to 9.6 billion euros, accord-ing to Finance Ministry data.

The decline outpaced the tar-geted 40 percent reduction, rais-ing hopes that the shortfall willdrop to 8.1 percent of gross do-mestic product, from 13.6 percentin 2009, in line with a plan agreedto with the European Commis-sion.

The government, however, ap-peared to be struggling on the rev-enues front, as inflows rose just7.2 percent between January toJune, against an annual target of13.7 percent. Economists said thepace of revenue growth reflectedplunging consumption and in-vestment as the economy slidesdeeper into recession.

Austerity measures announced

in March and May, including cutsto civil servants’ pay and pensionsand two consecutive value-addedtax hikes, helped budget expen-ditures fall by 12.8 percent to 30.1billion euros, easily beating the 5.5percent target.

“The Greek government pro-gram... is impressive and has out-paced our expectations,”Eurogroup Chairman Jean-ClaudeJuncker told a news conference inBrussels.

News of the country’s budget-ary progress assisted its scheduledreturn to capital markets on Mon-day, for the first time since sign-ing up for a joint 110-billion-eurobailout plan by the EuropeanUnion and the InternationalMonetary Fund in May.

Greece raised 1.625 billion eu-ros yesterday in a short-termdebt auction that attracted solidinvestor interest.

The sale of 26-week treasurybills, with an interest yield of4.65 percent, was oversubscribed3.64 times.

Finance Minister Giorgos Pa-paconstantinou said the govern-

ment may resume bond salesnext year.

“We are satisfied,” Papacon-stantinou told reporters in Brus-sels after a meeting with hisEuropean Union counterparts.“The year 2011 will be a good oneto come back to the market, as-suming conditions continue tonormalize,” he said.

Papaconstantinou said thecountry will meet the conditionsfor a second EU-IMF aid dis-bursement of 9 billion euros inSeptember.

“We are completely confidentof a green light for the next in-stallment,” he said.

But the auction highlightedthat Greece still has some way togo to convince investors. “Wewere expecting a good result,and it’s good for Greece and theeuro, but [Greece] has a long wayto travel, as its economic chal-lenges are pretty severe. It’s go-ing to take years to figure this out,not just one auction,” Paul Robin-son, a currency strategist at Bar-clays Capital in London, toldReuters.

Only a start‘It’s going to take years to figure this out, not just one auction’

Employers, workers ink dealGreek employers and workers’ unions signeda three-year wage deal on Thursdayforeseeing a pay freeze for 2010 and wagerises in line with eurozone inflation in thenext two years. The agreement between theGSEE labor confederation and the SEVindustries association will cover all ofGreece’s 2 million private sector workers. Thefirst pay increase, estimated at about 1.5percent, in line with average projections forthe eurozone, will take effect in July 2011 andthe second in July 2012. “This year there willbe no wage rises because it is a particularlydifficult year,” said union spokesman StathisAnestis. [Reuters]

Threat to gas stationsA large number of gas stations around thecountry may be forced to shut up shop due togrowing problems in the sector, the head of theFederation of Gasoline Station Owners (OBE),Michalis Kiousis, said on Wednesday. Kiousissaid that more than 500 gas stations haveclosed shop since the beginning of the year,and another 1,000 are continuing to operatebut have scaled down their operations whilesearching for a buyer. The drop in consumerincomes along with the recent tax hikes on fuelhave led to a 30 percent drop in petrolconsumption.

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Light seen at the end of the fiscal tunnelBudget deficit reduction in first half beats target, bolstering a return to capital markets

Finance Minister GiorgosPapaconstantinou hopes Greececan make a fully fledged return tofinancial markets in 2011.

BY HARRY VAN VERSENDAAL

This time, it came painfully late. An-dres Iniesta’s volley in the 116thminute of the World Cup finalmade sure the Dutch returnedhome from Johannesburg empty-handed.

It was a typical finish to a veryuntypical tournament for theDutch. Long synonymous withdaring, free-flowing, attackingsoccer, the men in orange arrivedin South Africa with an uncom-fortably Teutonic philosophy: Winby any means. (In fact it was theGermans who played like theDutch this time, with their re-freshing display of fascinating,modern soccer.)

Bert van Marwijk, the squad’sunassuming coach, made no secretof the new dogma. Total footballis dead, he proclaimed ahead of theBrazil clash in the quarterfinalswhich ironically saw the Selecao,the tournament’s second favoritesbehind Spain, lose in classic Dutchfashion. After scoring a goal ear-ly in the first half, a complacentBrazilian side played as if it werealready through to the next stage.Following a rather messy winagainst Uruguay in the semifi-nals, van Marwijk explained him-self in simple, Rehhagelesqueterms: “I like good soccer. But I al-so like winning.”

Fans of Holland’s total footballand its latter-day reincarnationwere dismayed at van Marwijk’sCalvinist-style rejection of unnec-essary beauty for the sake of de-fensive pragmatism. The typical-ly outspoken Johan Cruyff – themost famous exponent of Hol-

land’s “totaalvoetbal” in the 1960sand 70s and, interestingly, the manwho exported the trend from Am-sterdam’s Ajax to Barcelona – al-so complained that the Nether-lands had lost its soul. “I thoughtthat my country would never re-nounce their style,” he grumbledafter an artless and at times bru-tal final on July 11, which saw theDutch collect a record nine yellowcards before being reduced to 10men. “I was wrong. Of course I’mnot hanging all 11 of them by thesame rope – but almost. They did-n’t want the ball,” the soccer iconsaid.

The truth is that sharp play-maker Wesley Sneijder, dashingwinger Arjen Robben and (Hol-land’s biggest disappointment inthis World Cup) quicksilver strik-er Robin van Persie are the onlyplayers on the team that can makeyour heart beat faster. The three,none of whom play in the Dutchleague, are stylistically miles awayfrom the two midfield destroyersMark van Bommel and Nigel deJong, hailed by many commenta-tors as the true heart of this squad.De Jong’s karate kick into thechest of Xabi Alonso, one of thehaunting images of this final, wasemblematic of the cynical, un-usually closely shorn Dutch team.

Still, you can hardly blame thecoach for wanting to break with a

past of beautiful tragedy. As Mikede Vries wrote in the Guardian’ssport blog: “Success in itself is akind of beauty and it is a beauty theDutch as a World Cup nation hasnever experienced.” Althoughplaying by far the fanciest soccer,Dutch teams always seemed to col-lapse in their most crucial games,as if they came with some sort ofself-destruct button – most painful-ly in the 1974 World Cup final de-feat to Germany. “There is a deepunsolved trauma around this 1974defeat. Like an unpunished crime,”a Dutch psychoanalyst tells DavidWinner, a British observer of Hol-land’s football tradition, in “Bril-liant Orange: The Neurotic Geniusof Dutch Football,” a captivatinganalysis of the “Dutch syndrome,”defined as a peculiar mixture ofsoccer ingenuity and chronic un-derachievement. It’s enough to saythat in terms of trophies, Hol-land, widely regarded as the bestteam not to have won the WorldCup, ranks next to Greece, eachhaving won a single EuropeanChampionship title.

Some see more in van Mar-wijk’s allergy to useless flair thanthe mere nausea of witnessing Hol-land lose with style. For sociologistPaul Scheffer, the Dutch play inSouth Africa reflected his nation’stransformation from a progressive,open-minded society to a more self-absorbed, fearful one. “We aremore insecure, conservative. Youcould also call it realism. We havebecome aware of our vulnerabili-ty, so we have a more sober ideaof what we can do, what we can be.The more free-floating, high-mind-ed idea of what we represent in the

world has got lost a bit in the last10 years,” the Amsterdam-basedprofessor told the Guardian. “Ofcourse you lose something thatwas nice but you lose also some-thing that was irritating – I neverliked all that moralism.”

Whatever the causes, the Dutchdecided it was time for some ug-ly wins. They arrived in SouthAfrica having scored eight straightvictories in the qualifying roundsand then went on to win all sixgames up to the final. Perfor-mances were mostly solid but farfrom breathtaking. If there is oneplayer that aptly summed up thecharacter of the team, that wouldbe Liverpool’s wide midfielderDirk Kuyt: industrious, combative,banal.

In the end, the betrayal of theartistic legacy bequeathed by thefootball generations of Cruyff,Marco van Basten and DennisBergkamp for the sake of a safe-ty-first attitude was not enoughto fend off the curse of the two lostfinals in 1974 and 1978 (nor thepsychic powers of Paul the octo-pus). “This ugly, vulgar, hard,hermetic, hardly eye-catching,hardly soccer style, yes it servedthe Dutch to unsettle Spain. Ifwith this they got satisfaction,fine, but they ended up losing.They were playing anti-soccer,”Cruyff said.

As Iniesta struck his shot pastgoalie Maarten Stekelenburg deepinto extra time, the fluorescent or-ange crowds must have experi-enced a strong sense of deja vu. On-ly this time, losing did not seem tohurt as much – perhaps the onlygood thing about losing ugly.

Pretty painfulYou can hardly blame the coach for wanting tobreak with a past ofbeautiful tragedy


OPINION

CITYLIMITSBY NIKI KITSANTONIS

I woke up last Thursday morning to themesmerizing drone of Communist Partyslogans being chanted throughmegaphones. For a few seconds, I feltstrangely lost, like when one wakes up in aforeign country after a long journey. Then Iremembered – another general strike.But not just any old strike. A big fat dossierof reforms, slashing pensions andprivileges, was just sitting there inParliament waiting to be voted into law. Ifeared the worst – mass protests,firebombs, possibly injuries or even deaths.I heard the chanting get louder. Visualizingan army of angry citizens converging onSyntagma Square, I got dressed, grabbed anotepad and ran out the door. Typically, trams and buses were notrunning. Taxis were oddly absent from thestreets too, so I walked to the center.Amalias Street had been cordoned off andtwo riot police vans were stationed by theroadside, forebodingly. A Japanese touristwith a camera hanging around his neckshoved a guidebook into his pocket andbeckoned to a group of bemused-lookingcompanions before pointing at the buzzingcrowd outside Parliament. Looking up athim, an elderly man sitting on a benchremarked, “That’s right, go and get a closerlook – you’ll get a Molotov cocktail in theface.” Bizarrely though, not one firebombwas thrown during the muteddemonstration. Tensions peaked brieflywhen a group of black-clad youths wieldingaxes and baseball bats filed through thecrowd and squared up against a row of riotpolice guarding the Tomb of the UnknownSoldier. But for some reason, which stilleludes me, the youths took one look at theofficers and retreated. The police seemedno different than on other protest days,armed with batons and guns that, Iassumed, had been loaded with tear gascanisters. Perhaps this time their guns heldrubber bullets? Who knows. In any case, theanemic rally fizzled out quickly. Bannersreading “Rise up, they are stealing ourlives” and “We cannot endure 40 years ofhard labor” were furled up and stuck intobackpacks along with the masks many hadbrought along, anticipating tear gas. Thestreets were eerily still. Perhaps fatigue hadfinally set in after all the rowdydemonstrations of recent weeks. The quietafter the storm. Still, it was odd. Somehowthe government had managed to votethrough hugely controversial legislationwithout a social uprising. I had feared hoursof unrest, Athens up in flames, a repeat ofthe December 2008 riots. But even therabble-rousers had gone home. A photographer and another reporter,notepad in hand, stood nearby, apparentlywaiting for something to happen. As if on cue, a stout middle-aged manstanding outside Parliament threw open hisarms and exclaimed at the unseenlawmakers: “I don’t get it. Is that it?” Thephotographer snapped, the reporterscribbled and then they both left, leavingthe protester standing there, his questionhanging in the air.

The quiet after the storm

The unDutchables

Different story, same ending. Dutch fans react in downtown Amsterdam, Netherlands, on July 11, after their team lost the World Cup final againstSpain, deep into extra time. [AP]

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BY NICK MALKOUTZIS

In a country where residents wake upin the morning not knowing if an illegalstrike will take place and deprivethem of the capital’s metro system, andvisitors show up at its most revered ar-chaeological site only to be turnedaway by protesting employees, ithardly seems right that the prime min-ister’s priority is attending an islandgathering of big thinkers. Discussingtheoretical permutations when thereare practical problems to deal withsomehow doesn’t appear very fitting.

Rather than tackle more mundaneissues in Athens, Prime Minister Ge-orge Papandreou chose this week tovisit Poros for the Symi Symposium,a brainchild of his which sees some ofthe world’s top politicians, econo-mists, academics and opinion leadersgather in Greece every year. Like ci-cadas striking up across Athens, youcould hear the disapproving tut-tutsof his political opponents – but espe-cially his government colleagues. InPapandreou’s absence, his PASOKparty embarked on a new bout ofschizophrenic infighting.

In fact, the past few days have epit-omized Papandreou’s premiership –like the schoolchild who wants tosketch freely but is constantly forcedto paint by numbers with the rest ofhis classmates, the PASOK leader’s at-tempts to allow his grand vision to takeflight are repeatedly grounded by thecomplications of the day-to-day run-ning of the country.

Yet, it seems churlish to criticize aleader for wanting to inspire and beinspired by great ideas or for broad-ening his contacts and the country’sallies by meeting with foreign lead-ers and experts. After all, his prede-cessor was castigated for remainingrooted to the spot, like a homing pi-geon that didn’t have a messageworth delivering.

Free from the burdens of protestingCulture Ministry contract workersand striking air-traffic controllers, Pa-pandreou was able to tackle meatysubjects at a symposium whose ti-tle alone – “Fast Forward: Pro-gressive Ideas for Greece, Europeand the World” – projectedpositiveness. One of his bigideas this week was to expresssupport for a Tobin Tax, alsoknown as a Robin Hood Tax.

The idea – to impose a tax of as lit-tle as 0.1 percent on financial trans-actions – was first proposed by Amer-ican economist James Tobin in the1970s as a way of reducing thevolatility of currency exchangerates and, more significantly for to-day’s leaders, to “promote auton-omy of national macroeconomicand monetary policies” – in oth-er words to deter speculators.

As you might expect from aNobel laureate, Tobin had the in-telligence to understand thatthe timing of his proposal wasunfortunate. The idea of taxingtrades at a time when neoliberaleconomic policies were taking

root meant that his plea fell on deafears. “It did not make much of a rip-ple,” he acknowledged some years lat-er. “In fact, one could say that it sunklike a rock.”

However, the crises that have shift-ed the world’s economic paradigmsover the last couple of years mean theidea is being floated again, especiallyas it would allow governments tobuild up funds that could be used fora number of things, from bailing outbanks to driving development. TheTobin Tax sounds like somethingfrom “The Lord of the Rings” and foryears it seemed a work of fiction butnow there is a growing momentum to-ward making it become a reality.

“The proposal for the imposition ofa tax on financial transactions, a so-called ‘Tobin Tax,’ which will bring infunds that we can invest in oureconomies, is very significant andone which we will insist on because in-vestment is vital if we want to exit thecurrent crisis,” Papandreou told his au-dience on Poros.

This week, both the French andGerman finance min-

isters, ChristineLagarde and

W o l f g a n gSchauble, de-clared their

support forsuch a levy (also

known as a fi-nancial transaction

tax or FTT),ahead ofan Ecofin meeting

where they raised theissue with their Euro-

pean counterparts.In declaring his sup-port for the levy in

the same week, Pa-pandreou appears tobe aligning himself with

Europe’s big play-

ers. Isn’t this just what we want froma Greek leader – for him to put thecountry at the forefront of develop-ments and progressive thinking ratherthan bringing up the rear?

You would think so; but Papan-dreou’s attempt to grab at these bigideas somehow leaves a nagging feel-ing that he is overreaching, perhaps un-aware of the full implications of whathe is promoting. For instance, there isa strong counterargument to the TobinTax. Some financiers claim it goesagainst the principles of wealth creationand would simply drive business to oth-er countries where the levy does notapply. Sweden, where Papandreouspent part of his youth, applied sucha tax on trades of local stocks and de-rivatives in the 1980s but the schemewas abandoned in the 1990s becausemany investors simply traded from oth-er countries and the revenue generat-ed by the levy did not meet expecta-tions. By declaring his support for aTobin Tax, Papandreou may be show-ing that he’s in step with other leadingthinkers but at the same time he isopening himself up to another, evenmore damaging accusation that is of-ten leveled at him – that he has a knackof identifying good ideas but just notthe ones that would help overcome theproblems he has to solve.

Papandreou’s statement of supportfor the levy came on the same daythat Greece announced it had man-aged to slash its budget deficit by 46percent during the first six monthsof 2010 compared to last year, butthat it had fallen well short of its tar-get to increase revenues by 13.7 per-cent. While public spending cutsseem to have done the trick, the ideaof raising taxes, VAT in particular, hasnot had the desired effect.

Papandreou’s government had toscramble to rescue public finances butin its rush to do so, little thought wasgiven to the fact that hiking taxeswhen people are pushed for moneyleads to them spending less and willultimately prove counterproductive,as the government collects less rev-enue. PASOK has not been able to finda way to compensate for this. Itmakes Papandreou’s bid to chasethe world’s rich when Greeks are be-coming increasingly poorer seem

like irrelevant folly rather than vi-sionary politics.

Herein lies one of Papan-dreou’s greatest challenges. Ashe leads his band of not-so-mer-ry men into the battles ahead,the premier must find a way ofbalancing his love of broad, the-

oretical political brushstrokes withthe need for precise, effective in-

terventions that will addressthe pressing problems Greecefaces.

Anything less, and he’s in fora rather lonely and pointlessride through the glen.


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Missing the trees for the forest

ILLUSTRATION: MANOS SYMEONAKIS

Clipped wingsPapandreou’s attemptsto allow his grand visionto take flight are repeatedlygrounded by the complicationsof the day-to-day runningof the country


Favorable Euroleague draw for Greek basketball clubs

The draw forbasketball’sEuroleague waskind to Greeksides in the firstgroup stage, aslast year’sfinalistOlympiakos willbe facing RealMadrid, UnicajaMalaga, VirtusRoma, Brose Baskets and one of the teams toemerge from the qualifying rounds, whilePanathinaikos will play CSKA Moscow, Valencia,Efes Pilsen, Armani Jeans Milano and OlimpijaLjubljana. Maroussi, however, must firstnegotiate three qualifying rounds, starting withhome-and-away ties against Budivelnyk Kiev.Maroussi has just changed hands, with ArisVovos having agreed to transfer his majoritystake to a group of entrepreneurs led by GiorgosGamaris, thus ensuring the viability of thenorthern Athens club.

47th Aegean Rally ready to set sail from Faliro Bay

The year’s most prestigious sailing event inGreece, the Aegean Rally, is to start on Friday,July 16, with 42 crews making for a total of 500participants. The race is to be completed on July26, after criss-crossing the Aegean Sea. It beginsfrom Faliro Bay off Piraeus before visiting theislands of Paros, Nisyros and Koufonisi andterminating in Sounio.

Two men down for Kazlauskasahead of 2010 FIBA Worlds

A few days before the start of the nationalbasketball team’s preparations for the 2010FIBA World Championship, Olympiakos’s coachJonas Kazlauskas will have to find stand-ins forPanayiotis Vasilopoulos and LoukasMavrokefalidis, as neither are currently able toplay. Vasilopoulos has been sidelined by backproblems, while Mavrokefalidis is dealing with aserious family matter.

Czech women win beachvolleyball tournament

QualifiersMichaela Vorlovaand KarolinaRehackova fromthe CzechRepublic won thewomen’s trophyat this summer’sfourth Mastersbeach volleyball tournament, which took placeat Paralia Katerinis in Macedonia on July 11. The2007 champions Manolis Dimitriadis andTheodoros Papadimitriou won the men’s trophy.The Masters tournament is now taking a breakuntil the end of the month when the city ofKavala, in central Greece, will play host to theMasters final from July 31 to August 2. Theweekend of July 17 and 18 sees the 11th ForthnetGroup BV Tournament in Schinias, nearMarathon in northwestern Attica.

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Retired politician Nikos Constan-topoulos is Panathinaikos soccerclub’s surprise choice for its newpresident, following its boardmeeting on July 13.

The appointment of Constan-topoulos, still a practicing lawyerat the age of 68, was immediate-ly met with disbelief and anger bymany of the champion’s fans.Others, however, have welcomedthe move as a positive shift forGreek soccer.

During a board meeting calledto appoint a successor to outgoingpresident Nikolas Pateras, ma-jority shareholder GiannisVardinogiannis proposed the can-didacy of the man known for hav-ing led the left-wing Synaspismosparty from 1993 to 2004. Con-stantopoulos also served as inte-rior minister for three months in1989.

“I take Panathinaikos’s decisionto appoint me as president as a de-cision to rebuild soccer. I am in-terested in unity and collective ef-fort. Panathinaikos needs every-body,” said Constantopoulos di-rectly after his appointment.

The club’s fans flooded theAthens airwaves and sports web-sites that evening to express theirdisappointment, many threaten-ing not to renew their seasontickets. However, the followingday saw a new record for season-ticket sales on a single day (morethan 1,400). All were former sea-son-ticket holders confirmingtheir renewal.

It was an interesting develop-ment, indicating that mainstreamsupporters do not necessarilyshare the hardcore fans’ stanceagainst club owner Vardinogian-nis and may even see the ap-pointment of a prestigious ex-politician in a positive light.

Developments at Panathi-naikos, along with the acquisitionof a majority stake in Olympiakosby shipowner Vangelis Marinakis,also new to Greek soccer, could sig-nal a much-needed shift in qual-ity and attitude for the profes-sional game in this country.

Team buildingMeanwhile, Olympiakos has

over the past few days added

three foreign players to its roster,most notably Denmark wingerDennis Rommedahl. The formerAjax, Eindhoven and Charltonplayer arrived in Athens on July13.

The next day, Rommendahlwas greeted at Olympiakos’s head-quarters in Rendi by some 30fans before signing a two-year con-tract that should earn him about850,000 euros a year.

On July 13, the Reds also signedGerman left-back Jose Holebas.The former TSV 1860 Munich de-fender agreed to a three-yeardeal, while three days earlier theReds signed Argentinean creativemidfielder Ariel Ibagaza, former-ly of Villarreal in Spain.

AEK has also strengthened itsmidfield with the acquisition ofSenegalese international PapaBouba Diop. The defensive mid-fielder signed a two-year contactwith the team for an annual salaryof 800,000 euros.

The draw for the new SuperLeague season took place on Ju-ly 12, with no big clashes sched-uled for the opening round on Au-gust 28 and 29.

The first weekend will offerthe following games: Kavala vsAris, Larissa vs Atromitos, Panathi-naikos vs Xanthi, Iraklis vsOlympiakos, Panionios vsOlympiakos Volou, Kerkyra vsAEK, Ergotelis vs Asteras Tripolisand PAOK vs Panserraikos.

Split opinionMainstream supporters donot necessarily share thehardcore fans’ stanceagainst Vardinogiannis

Former leftist politician takescharge of PanathinaikosAppointment of Nikos Constantopoulos as president spurs mixed reactions

Looking up? The selection of new Panathinaikos president Nikos Constantopoulos by the soccer club’s boardhas raised eyebrows. [Action Images]

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ON TV Spanoulis crosses the divideOlympiakos is trying to changethe pecking order in Greekbasketball and, after hiringSerbian coach Dusan Ivkovic,it has now secured the serv-ices of Greece guard VassilisSpanoulis. The former NBAstar decided to cross theAthens divide, after complet-ing four years with Panathi-naikos and will be joiningthe champion’s archrivals forthe next three years in a dealthat will earn him some 2.4million euros a year.

However, the Reds will al-so have to replace their for-

wards Josh Childress and Li-nas Kleiza, who have returnedto the NBA. Childress hasjoined the Phoenix Suns, whileKleiza has moved to theToronto Raptors.

Panathinaikos is lookingfor a replacement forSpanoulis and is reportedlyeyeing Spanish superstarRudy Fernandez, who be-longs to the Portland TrailBlazers. The Greens have al-so agreed to sign two otherGreek internationals, Marous-si’s Costas Kaimakoglou andPanellinios’s Ian Vougioukas.

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BY GEORGE GEORGAKOPOULOS

A new generation of Greek volleyballplayers are taking their first cautioussteps with the national team, filling thegap created by the departure of the vet-erans who dominated the game in thiscountry over the past decade or so.

The aim of qualifying for the Euro-pean Championship and then the2012 Olympic Games has led to the cre-ation of a fresh and promising, ifsomewhat inexperienced team.

The combination of a new headcoach, the American Gordon May-forth, appointed earlier this year, anda group of players who have made theleap forward from the junior team, hascreated an entirely new national sidethat comes as a breath of fresh air amidthe various financial and administra-tive problems that have been doggingthe sport against the backdrop of thebroader economic crisis.

Greece has just participated in theEuropean League, coming in fifth inthe championship second only to theWorld League, after some promisingperformances against Portugal, Turkeyand Austria.

The real objective at the momenthowever is its qualification for the 2011European Championship finals, whichwill come via the playoffs with Turkeyin September.

The new generation consists ofplayers Andreas Frangos, DimitrisEfraimidis, Panagiotis Pelekoudas,Nikos Angelopoulos and Akis Aspio-tis as well as rising superstar MitarTzourits, who has now switched frombeing a blocker to an opposite and hasdemonstrated that he can lead the newGreece side to glory with his excellentpotential in terms of both techniqueand physique.

All these players are no more than21 years old and there is no doubt thatthe future belongs to them. Under-standably, Mayforth needed to com-bine them with some of the old guardto guarantee a degree of experience inview of its short-term goals.

“My vision is for Greece to qualifyfor the London Olympics and to do wellin the European Championship,” theAmerican coach said during a pressconference in January.

Mayforth has had some seriousproblems to face since he took over atthe helm of the national team.

First, there were several experi-enced players whose international ca-reers came to an end, forcing him toseek out new members for the Greekteam from among the younger play-ers. Second, the Greek federation hasbeen without a president for severalweeks.

Then, Mayforth had to wait for sixmonths for the state to clear hiscoaching license.

And finally, the end of the Greekleague season was delayed for a num-ber of reasons – ranging from incidentsof violence to court cases – which ateinto the time Mayforth had with his

players before the qualifying round forthe European Championship in Latviain May.

The good news is that the new gen-eration appears focused and has tak-en this opportunity to shine, an op-portunity few of them have had at theirrespective clubs.

“It is important for young players tohave a specific and single model intheir minds so as to achieve success,”Greece team manager Marios Giour-das recently told the Goal News dai-ly.

“At the moment, there are playersof different levels on this national side.We must have the young interna-tionals play regularly at the clubs atall costs, otherwise they will not be ableto improve.

“Having a leading role at your clubis key for the young generation tostand out,” Giourdas added.

Now the Greek team is banking onhopes that, despite its problems anddrastic rejuvenation, it can overcomeTurkey on September 4 away and sev-en days later at home to reach the fi-nals in Austria and the Czech Repub-lic next year.

When questioned about his taskwith the national team, Mayforthnevertheless always puts on a braveface: “After Leonidas and his 300,” hesaid in May, referring to the Spartanking that fought the Persians at Ther-mopylae in 480 BC, “I don’t think any-one has been tested as much as wehave.”


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Fresh faces reinvigorate national teamGreece volleyball coach Gordon Mayforth has built a side bursting with young talent

‘WE NEED OUTSIDEHITTERS’

Greece assistant coach AntonisTsakiropoulos says Greeceshould beat Turkey in the Euro2011 playoffs and that, in two orthree years’ time, the nationalteam should have reached avery high standard. “Turkey hasa very good team but, over allthese years, we have not lost animportant game to them. I amtherefore optimistic,” he said.Asked about the new generationof players in Greece, he said:“There are athletes aged 16 to20 of such character that itcould take them a long way. Inever thought Greece had somuch talent.”

“The biggest problem,however, is in outsidehitters,” he said. “Weproduce middle blockers,liberos and setters becausethey get to play for theirclubs. There are four

foreigners on each club sideand Greeks are finding it hard

to get a place as outsidehitters. That is why the nationalteam is having a hard timefinding players for this position.”

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Greece head coach Gordon Mayforth knows his task is not an easy one. Assistant coach AntonisTsakiropoulos [Action Images]

ObjectiveThe goal is to qualify for theEuropean Championship finals

Challenge‘After Leonidas and his 300, noone has been tested as much aswe have’““

Bright young thing: Andreas Frangos, a member of Greece’s new volleyball generation, beats the Austrian block in aEuropean League match on July 10, which the Greeks won 3-0. [Action Images]

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• The Roman Catholic Church of Christthe King (51 Timotheou, Pangrati) holdsservices every Sunday at 8 and 10.30a.m.; until the second Sunday ofSeptember at 9.30 a.m., and Tuesdaymass at 7 p.m.

• The Roman Catholic Cathedral of StDenis (22 Panepistimiou & 9 Omirou)holds a daily Greek Mass at 7.30 and9.30 a.m.; a Sunday Mass at 7.30 and9.30 a.m.; a Latin High Holy Mass onSundays at 11 a.m. and an English Mass

at 6 p.m. Call 210.362.3603.

• St Paul’s Anglican (Episcopalian)Church with Reverend Canon MalcolmBradshaw is located at 29 FilellinonStreet in Athens, near SyntagmaSquare. Holy Communion is offered onSundays at 10.15 a.m. and Tuesdays at10 a.m. To learn more, [email protected] or call210.721.4906.

• The Beth Shalom Synagogue is locatedat 5 Melidoni in Thiseio. Call 210.325.2823for details.

• Worship and fellowship in English onSundays at 7 p.m. in Glyfada (CongoPalace Hotel, 75 Poseidonos). Everyone iswelcome to attend and there will besinging and Bible study. For moreinformation, call 6944.344.167 orcontact [email protected].

• The Church of Christ at Omonia (28 Pireos) hosts services in Greek everySunday from 10 a.m. to noon, inBulgarian from 1 to 3 p.m., in Englishfrom 4 to 6 p.m. and hosts Bible studyclasses on Wednesdays. For details, call6944.344.167 or e-mail [email protected].

• St John’s Catholic Church meets inPsychico. Sunday Mass is at 10 a.m. inGreek, 11.15 a.m. in French, 6 p.m. inEnglish and 7 p.m. in Spanish. Mass isalso offered every Tuesday and Saturdayat 7 p.m. in Greek. Every second Saturdaythere is a service for Arabic-speakingMaronites, while every first Friday of themonth there is service in Italian. Call210.671.1410 for more details.

SCHOLARSHIP• Three postgraduate scholarships willbe offered by Marfin Egnatia Bank inmemory of its three employees whoperished on May 5. Each scholarship of15,000 euros will be awarded yearly forpostgraduate studies in Greece orabroad. The application deadline isSeptember 30. Visitwww.marfinegnatiabank.gr.

SUMMER PROGRAMS• Buddhist summer retreats: ThePathgate Institute Summer School willhold two summer retreats with LamaDondrup Dorje at the Pathgate DharmaCenter in Athens. One will be a DharmaFoundation study retreat from August 2to 7, an introductory study to the basicprinciples of Buddhism. On August 9 to20 is the Palyul Namcho DzogchenRetreat, with instruction from the PalyulNamcho Dzogchen Ngondro Lineage. Fordetails, visit www.pathgate.org.

• Summer theater camp and workshopson Spetses for teachers, actors, studentsand others, from July 25 to 31. For all thedetails, call 2610.342.991 or visitwww.theatroedu.gr.

SUPPORT GROUPS• Arnica is a parent support networkthat works to promote natural immunity.Any parent who is concerned about theoveruse of antibiotics and would like toknow more about increasing naturalimmunity is invited to attend. Forinformation on the venue and more, call210.608.3957.

• Narcotics Anonymous English speakersmeet every Thursday from 6.30 to 8 p.m.on the ground floor of St Paul’s AnglicanChurch (Filellinon & Amalias) in Plaka. Fordetails, call 210.347.4777 or log on towww.na-greece.gr.

• Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anonmeetings are held in Ierapetra, Crete. Forfurther details, call Janet at6979.393.098.

VOLUNTEERING• Can you spare an hour, one afternoona week, for a sunset stroll around thefoothills of the Acropolis, feeding friendly, healthy colonies of stray cats?Animal welfare group Nine Lives(www.ninelivesgreece.com) provides thefood and neuters all the cats, but theydesperately need volunteers to help withthe feeding program. [email protected] for moreinformation.

• The Archelon Sea Turtle ProtectionSociety’s aim is to protect sea turtles in

Greece. Volunteers are needed onZakynthos, Crete and in the Peloponnese.For more details, call or fax 210.523.1342or visit www.archelon.gr (3rd Marina,16675, Glyfada).

• The Caritas soup kitchen in Omoniaserves meals to refugees in need from10.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekdays. Call6944.423.159 for details on volunteering.

• AWOG Heart Pillow Project:Heart-shaped pillows, made by members of AWOG, are donated topatients who have recently undergone amastectomy. Join in the fight againstbreast cancer by becoming a member of AWOG, buying a pillow for a friend who is going to undergo a mastectomy (at the suggested price of 15 euros) or bymaking a donation. Pillows are beingdonated to the Breast Center at AghiosSavvas hospital. To participate or donate,call 6947.000.042 or [email protected].

• Become a volunteer for the 2011 SpecialOlympics World Summer Games inAthens. For the latest information, visitwww.specialolympicshellas.gr.

• The Hatzipaterion Social Work andRehabilitation Institute for Cerebral Palsyneeds volunteers to support itsprograms. For details, call210.282.5622/9118 or [email protected].

• The Greek Animal Welfare Societyneeds volunteers to support its work toprotect stray animals. For details, call210.602.0202/253.1977 or log on towww.filozoiki.gr.

• The Hellenic Ornithological Society is anonprofit NGO whose efforts andcontributions to the protection ofGreece’s wild birds have brought it anumber of awards, both international(1987 Henry Ford European ConservationAward) and national (1993 Academy ofAthens-Environmental ProtectionAward). Call 210.822.7937/8704 or visitwww.ornithologiki.gr for more.

• Volunteers are needed to donate someof their free time to children with specialneeds. For further information, contactMrs Emily on 6973.743.892.

WORKSHOP• Nonprofit Ahylo Lab is organizing anarchitecture workshop titled“Apomechanes 2010.” Young architects,designers, students and professionals willmeet for the second year running, onMonday, July 19, to August 6 at theMichael Cacoyannis Foundation (206Piraeos, Tavros). For details, visitwww.apomechanes.com.

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Greek Germans sought The Goethe Institute in Athensis marking the 50-year an-niversary of an agreementfor the exchange of workersbetween Germany and Greecethat was signed in 1960. Theinstitute will organize an Oc-tober exhibition titled “Sou-venirs from Their First and Se-cond Homes” and is current-ly looking for photographs,documents, mementos, videosand other items owned byGreek emigrants to Germany. Greeks who emigrated to Ger-many as well as individuals who have friends or family whohave, are invited to call 6981.112.040 or send an e-mail [email protected] up (deadline August10). The institute will not forward any personal informationto third parties.

Study-abroad scholarships US or Canadian university students with a commitment tocommunity building and leadership can now apply for theGreek America Foundation’s two full-tuition scholarshipsfor a semester-longstudy-abroad pro-gram at Athens’sAmerican College ofGreece (ACG) for thefall 2010 semester.

The Greek Amer-ica Foundation,which works to pro-mote Greek culture,history and heritagein America, inaugurated the Hellenic Legacy Fund to pro-vide scholarships for semester-long study-abroad pro-grams in Athens. Jennifer R. Kellogg, Onassis Foundationlecturer of Modern Greek at the University of Missouri – StLouis, will be the program coordinator for the Hellenic Le-gacy scholarships and all coursework at ACG is conductedin English. The college is fully accredited by the New Eng-land Association of Schools and Colleges.

The foundation said its longer-term goal was to fund be-tween 50 and 60 US students annually and explained that“study abroad in Greece provides an opportunity for stu-dents to strengthen their relationship to Hellenism andGreece.”

The deadline is August 15 and students will be notified onAugust 25. For more details, visit www.acg.edu or e-mail

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Price of US visas increases

US passport, visas and notarial fee prices havechanged since July 13, the American Embassy inAthens has announced. The fee for a ConsularReport of Birth Abroad is now 100 dollars, therenewal fee for a full-validity passport 110dollars and a new fee of 82 dollars for additionalpassport pages will be levied. Notarials,Certifications of True Copies, Authentificationsand provision of Department of State recordswill cost 50 dollars.

For the complete list of new fees and otherdetails, visit www.travel.state.gov and

http://athens.usembassy.gov.

Secret London in Thessaloniki Get a glimpse of contemporary top-secretmilitary facilities underneath a majormetropolis. The “Last Things” series, anunprecedented survey of a secret Londonmilitary space completed by UK photographerDavid Moore between 2006 and 2007, forms thebasis of an exhibition at the ArchaeologicalMuseum of Thessaloniki (6 Manoli Andronikou).Moore’s work, an observation of secret sitesrelating to Crisis Command and CounterTerrorism in the UK, documents the time whenBritain’s Ministry of Defense allowed Moore anunprecedented level of access to the secret crisismanagement facility below central London. Theexhibition takes place as part of the 2010Photobiennale and opens on Tuesday, July 20.

The exhibition runs until September 30. For details on hours and more,

call 2310.830.538.

‘Phenomenon’ on ParosA summer exhibition titled “Phenomenon” atthe Holland Tunnel Gallery in Paros will showwork by 20 international artists and run untilAugust 27. The gallery was established by NewYork-based Dutch gallery director PaulienLethen, who focuses on classical themes fromGreek mythology and philosophy for eachexhibition. Participating artists in this exhibitioninclude Fran Kornfeld, Paulien Lethen,Alexandra Limpert, Jos Looise, Robert C.Morgan, Jan Mulder and Apostolis Zolotakis. Thegallery is located behind the Aghia TriadaChurch in Market Street, Paroikia. Both floors ofthe 17th-century merchant’s house supply thesetting for art and music. There will be live jazzperformed on July 30 and August 6, 13 and 20.Hours are Fridays 8 to 11 p.m. and byappointment.

For details, [email protected].

Focus on Lafcadio HearnAn art exhibition dedicated to the Lefkada-born author who became known for hisilluminating books on late 19th-century Japan,“The Open Mind of Lafcadio Hearn” is on showat the Cultural Center of the Municipality ofLefkada (Sikelianou & Svoronou, Lefkada) incooperation with the American College ofGreece. The exhibition, which runs to August 5, iscurated by Megakles Rogakos, and includeswork by artists including Murshida Arzu Alpana,Ismini Bonatsou, Eva Mitala, Nicholas Moore,Magda Tammam and many others. Theexhibition will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.

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The Anti-Racism Festival that tookplace July 9 to 11 in Goudi featuredan unusual kind of exchange.“Imagine that you find yourself ina library. The books make up afeast of color, diverse in size andvolume,” members of Human Li-brary team told the more than 100participants on July 10. Except thismobile library didn’t have anybooks. Instead, there were “livebooks” – consisting of represen-tatives of Athens’ cultural, special-needs and LGBT communitiesand “readers” – passers-by whowere interested in coming intocontact and conversing with peo-ple with whom they might oth-erwise never share a word.

“We confront stereotypes andmisconceptions,” Human LibraryGreece coordinator Zoe Kokaloutold Athens Plus. Approximately 50people on the team “aim to directlyinvolve ourselves and others in ourdiverse culture in what is almosta social experiment,” she said.New lines of communication canbe forged with the help of inter-preters (also known as Human Dic-tionaries) in Greek sign language,English, Farsi and Dari, whichmembers see as crucial in break-ing down misconceptions andstereotypes that some communi-ties might have of others.

Ages, she said, range from 18 to65 and participants can writeabout their experiences after themeeting is over. One particular ac-count by one stands out inKokalou’s mind: “I can’t believethat I just spoke with a strangerin such a personal way.”

Said Kokalou of the 30-50minute conversation and ques-

tion-and-answer period: “In theHuman Library, a deaf man, for ex-ample, can have a dialogue withan Afghan migrant. We hopethat the participants aren’t com-ing in for a freak show but ratherto meet, discuss and battle theirown prejudices.”

The Greek team has been in op-eration since September 2009 andhas already organized three “lend-ing sessions,” with another com-ing up in the fall. The most suc-cessful so far was the July 10 ses-sion, Kokalou said, which she sees

as an encouraging sign, given theproblems in Greek society. “It is ob-vious that in times of crisis, com-munities become more introvert-ed and conservative. The crisis al-so encourages horizontal racism,when racial minorities act againsteach other. So what better waythan this very interactive initiativeis there for these people to comeinto contact and converse?”

The Human Library began adecade ago in Copenhagen, aftera friend of five young Danes –Dany Abergel, Asma Mouna,Christoffer Erichsen, Thomas Ber-telsen and Ronni Abergel – wasstabbed, prompting them to seeka new way to fight violence andraise human rights awarenessby way of peer-group education.The group quickly reached 30,000

members across the country.With the help of organizationssuch as the Council of Europe, theinitiative has since evolved into aglobal nongovernmental net-work. To date, Living Librarieshave taken place in countries in-cluding Romania, Iceland, Fin-land, Norway, Italy, the Nether-lands, Slovenia, Belgium, Portu-gal and Australia.

“It has been a really meaning-ful experience so far,” saysKokalou, who acknowledges thateven volunteers with the mostopen minds “come to the tablewith our own prejudices... we’velearned so much. We come toterms with the stereotypes weourselves have.”

Visit www.livinglibrary.gr to find outmore.

Alixandra Fazzina, a British-bornphotojournalist, is the winner ofthe Nansen Refugee Award for hercoverage of the devastatinghuman consequences of war, theUnited Nations refugee agencyannounced on July 9. Now based inPakistan, Fazzina is the author of“A Million Shillings – Escape fromSomalia,” a book chronicling theexodus of migrants and refugeesalong people-smuggling routesfrom Somalia to the ArabianPeninsula. She began her career asa photojournalist with Britishmilitary forces in Bosnia andfocuses on underreported orforgotten conflicts ignored by the

mainstream media. The awardcomes with a 100,000-dollar prizeand is given annually to a personor group for outstanding servicesin supporting refugee causes. It isnamed after the late NorwegianArctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen,who was appointed by the Leagueof Nations, the predecessor of theUnited Nations, to be the first highcommissioner for refugees in 1921.Nansen won the Nobel Peace Prizein 1922. Among otherachievements, Nansen wasinvolved in the negotiations thatled to the 1923 Treaty of Lausannebetween the Greek and Turkishgovernments.

Photojournalist wins Nansen Refugee Award for war coverage

Turning a page‘I can’t believe that I justspoke with a stranger insuch a personal way’

An open book onmulticultural AthensHuman Library in Greece organizes events to break down stereotypes

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GET IN TOUCHReaders are invited to send their views andcomments to [email protected].

Compendiumstaying putCompendium bookshop is set toremain at its familiar Plaka address, 5 Nikodimou Street, owner RickSchulein has announced. The movingsale happened but the move didn’t,“due to circumstances beyond ourcontrol,” he said. The store is still openfor business. In addition to new titles,there is an enhanced stock of usedbooks, as an “antidote to the financialcrisis.” Customers are welcome tobring their friends, browse and staythe whole day.

Compendium, 5 Nikodimou, tel 210.321.0226/322.1248,

e-mail [email protected].

StorytellingFestival on TziaHear tales foryoung and oldfrom aroundthe world at theEighthStorytellingFestival on theisland of Tzia,aka Kea, fromJuly 17-25.Organized bythe Kea-basedCenter for theStudy andDisseminationof Myths and Folk Tales, the events willtake place at various locations on theisland. See www.e-mythos.eu/gr for adetailed schedule of activities. The fun starts on Saturday, July 17,with a workshop for children who willuse words and images to create andtell their own stories, and a newtechnologies workshop presenting anopen digital platform to record,present and create narratives of allkinds. Kids’ Fun magazine will presentwinning stories and paintings from achildren’s competition and in theevening Mania Maratou will tell a storyfrom Georgia on Gialiskari Beach.A story marathon starts at noon onSunday, July 18, and runs till late atnight on Otzia Beach, accompanied bycontributions from visual artists.Monday, July 19, is dedicated to theFriends of Amari. “Kea and CreteEmbrace Storytelling” includes apresentation of the group’s activities,a session on narrative and lifelonglearning and a discussion ofsustainable development and storiesalong the road to Profitis Ilias. The festival continues with morestories and closes on July 25 with atraditional feast.

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Carnival, celebrated before Easter inGreece, has roots that reach beyondChristianity to antiquity and thecult of Dionysus. That connectionstruck American writer IsabelDempsey with force when she firstwitnessed the Trata (fishing trawler)procession on Skopelos. Islandersdressed as pirates hauled a decorat-ed simulacrum of a fishing boatframe through the village to the port,where they threw it into the waterbefore drunkenly following it them-selves.

The decoratively rigged boat con-jured up an image she had seen onan ancient Greek cup, which por-trayed Dionysus sitting on a shipwhose rigging was garlanded withgrapevines.

Inspired to learn more, Dempseydiscovered that the custom – atleast in its traditional form – was dy-ing out and she determined to doc-ument what she describes as “aunique part of Skopelitan history” be-fore it was too late. The result is herbook, “Breath of Madness: Onthe Isle of Skopelos an An-cient Rite Endures,” pub-lished by the Municipality ofSkopelos.

Among her sources is theirrepressible Mitsos Tabak-tsis, aka Captain Terrific,83 years of age when shefirst interviewed him in2003. For decades, heparticipated in the Tra-ta parade as a captainwho is held aloft in theboat by his crew, is-sues instructions andleads the singing of the“pirpaska” – the bawdysongs that are an intrin-sic part of Carnival. Inkeeping with its Dionysiacorigins, the Trata celebrates fer-tility and regeneration. The crewsof the four or five boats in the pro-cession cross-dress and try to outdo

each other in the humor of theirscabrous songs, of which Dempseyincludes some racy examples. Theybecome progressively more inebri-ated, adding the drinks offered tothem by village women to the alco-hol with which they have fortified

themselves before setting out. “We would sing the goodsongs and the lewd

songs,” Captain Terrifictold Dempsey, “butmost of them werelewd. If lewd songsare not sung, it is-n’t Carnival!”

Delving into his-tory and folkore,

Dempsey explores Skopelos’s con-nections with Dionysus. She specu-lates that the Trata procession echoesmoments in the Great Dionysia fes-tival instituted in 6th-century BCAthens in connection with the legendthat “Tyrrhenian pirates attemptedto carry off the god Dionysus in theirship. Vines grew up around the mastand sail and the frightened piratesdove into the sea and became dol-phins.” She also traces “Ee Kales,” theSkopelitan wedding procession en-acted by men, which takes place dur-ing Carnival, back to the Dionysiantradition. And she outlines the grad-ual evolution of the processions overtime and under the influence of theOrthodox Church, which tried tosuppress any vestiges of pagan in-fluence.

Until recently, the processionswere enjoyed by all; they fostered acommunal celebration of sharedtradition and a seasonal strength-ening of social ties in ceremonieswhere nothing was prohibited.Nowadays, perhaps because there arefew taboos left to break, the proces-sions have lost their wide appeal. Fewknow the old songs and most par-ticipants are very young. Askingwhether Skopelitans will continue tocelebrate their unique Carnival tra-ditions, Dempsey concludes, “If theydo, and if members of modern soci-ety can appreciate them, it may wellbe because the essential symbols ofrural Carnival – earth, fertility, springand hope – remain common to allmankind, regardless of time andplace.” Certainly her book plays itspart in preserving this “unique partof Skopelitan history.”

Color photographs by VangelisBeltzenitis record the Trata and EeKales processions as they are today,while black-and-white photos fromthe island’s Folklore Museum andfrom individual contributors depictCarnival scenes on Skopelos goingback to the 1930s.

Breath of madness on SkopelosAmerican writer and island resident Isabel Dempsey traces the survival of an ancient rite

Young mendressed aspirates push their‘trata’ (fishingboat) through thevillage.

A solidly built ‘trata’ from around 1968, photographed by Takis Skiathitis.

Dionysus, theship, the vines and

the pirates whohave turned into

dolphins. Atticskyphos painted byExekias in 540 BC,

Munich StateCollection ofAntiquities.

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BOOKS & IDEAS

Apo lexi se lexi: Topi (From Word to Word: Places)

By RoulaKaklamanakiNeda

Knowledge andtravel, in Greece andabroad, are thethemes of these veryshort stories by aprolific writer ofpoetry, fiction,essays, biographyand journalism. (128 pages)

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To kima tou erota (The Wave of Love)

Short storiesNew releases

Novels

By NenaKokkinakiPatakis

Mania works in abeauty salon whereshe observeshuman drama inaction. Anunexpectedromance becomesher own journey ofself-discovery.(216 pages)

Saloni omorfias(Beauty Salon) By Giannis &

MarinaAlexandrouLivanis

A love story thattakes the readerfrom 19th-centuryZakynthos, theglory of Venice, theGreek struggle forindependence andthe salons of Paristo the present day. (365 pages)

By MenisKoumandareasKedros

When Eftychia, abeautiful manicurist,comes into his life,melancholy Menelis’shappiness is at risk. A reissue of a populartitle that first came outin 1979.(144 pages)

To kourio (The Barber Shop)

Summer tales for youngstersEngaging stories told with humor for children of different agescome in three new books from Papadopoulos. For those aged 4and over, who are not yet able to read themselves and who lovelistening, “O vasilias Midas” (King Midas) pitches an age-old sto-ry at their level. It’s the latest in the excellent “My First Mythol-ogy” series, adapted by Filippos Mandilaras with amusing il-lustrations by Natalia Kapatsoulia.

In rhyming couplets, Mandilaras tells how Dionysus, grate-ful to Midas for his generosity, grants the king’s foolish wish tohave everything he touches turnto gold, a desire Midas regretswhen his own daughter be-comes a gold statue. No soonerhas he extricated himself fromthat fix than he offends Apolloby preferring Pan’s musical gifts,whereupon the god gives Midasa pair of donkey’s ears. Childrenwill enjoy the humor, and the ac-tivities at the end of the book thatinvolve making musical instru-ments from household items.

Preschoolers and youngstersin the first grades of schoolwon’t need much help to readand do the activities in “Pali odrakos sto krevati?” (Is thatDragon in the Bed Again?), byKalliopi Kyrdi and Sofia Morali.Nani the cloth dragon sleeps inNina’s bed. One day, he looksgrubby so she puts him in thewashing machine; when shehangs him out to dry, the windwhips him off the line and he dis-appears. The search for Nanitakes Nina to recycling bins,lost notices, a bookshop, thefruit and vegetable market, an artgallery and an amusement park.Readers following his adven-tures and Nina’s attempts tofind him practice elementaryreading, writing and drawingwhile solving puzzles and fol-lowing directions. Eliza Vavouri’scolorful illustrations make acheery accompaniment.

“To dentro pou ihe ftera” (TheTree that Had Wings) by Angeli-ki Darlasi is intended for childrenaged 8 and over. The friendshipthat springs up between a tree that stands magnificent but alonein a field, and an innocent fledgling just learning to fly is a charm-ing fable about time, change, helping one’s friends and letting themfollow their own path. The book grew out of Darlasi’s earliest ef-forts, aged just 6, to write a story about a daisy planted firmly inthe earth and a butterfly at the mercy of the wind, explains theauthor in the introduction. Iris Samartzi’s fanciful illustrations –as seen by bird and tree – add their magic to the story.

For a long time, LudmillaPetrushevskaya’s writingswent unread in Russia. Ac-cording to the introductionin her latest book, “ThereOnce Lived a Woman WhoTried to Kill her Neigh-bor’s Baby: Scary FairyTales,” published by Pen-guin, Petrushevskaya’s sto-ries about Russian womenwere “too dark, too direct,and too forbidding” forSoviet literature. Whileher stories were banned,Petrushevskaya workedas a radio and televisionjournalist. Her tales onlystarted to be published af-ter the Soviet Union beganto disintegrate. Once herstories gained exposure,they attracted serious no-tice and today she is one ofRussia’s most prized livingwriters.

“Scary Fairy Tales” is acollection of Petru-shevskaya’s fantasticalstories. Written in sim-ple, concise prose, theyindeed read like fairy tales– but don’t be fooled: Theyaren’t really for children.These are dark, gothictales, in which charactersfind themselves in des-perate, surreal circum-stances. Like all good mag-ical realist works, difficult realities havebeen translated into surreal events,with a focus here on the hardships ofSoviet and post-Soviet life. The result isa compilation of dreamlike, fascinatingstories. Each one is like a little puzzle,with the key hidden deep inside.

In “Incident at Sokolniki,” a widow’ssoldier husband reappears to ask her tobury the clothing he left behind at the siteof his accident. In “The Fountain House,”a father pays a doctor to revive hisdaughter who was killed in an explosionand then dreams of giving her a humanheart to eat. An obese woman turns in-to twin sisters every night. A monk sac-rifices himself to get rid of two local mur-

derers and to give a young,debilitated boy the abilityto walk.

The characters of “ScaryFairy Tales” always liveon the border between thefantastic and the real. Eventhe strangest stories can ei-ther be taken at face valueor interpreted asmetaphor. In “The Cab-bage-Patch Mother,” awoman tries to take her mi-croscopically small daugh-ter to a doctor but they allrefuse to see her. Does theprotagonist really have atiny daughter or is shesuffering from postnataltrauma and imaginingthings? The same uncer-tainty characterizes“There’s Someone in theHouse,” in which a womanmust contend with a feistypoltergeist. Does it reallyexist or is she going madfrom loneliness?

While the stories mayseem unremittingly dark,they are lightened byPetrushevskaya’s mordanthumor and her franktelling of events. “Early inthe war in Moscow,” be-gins “Incident at Sokolni-ki,” “there lived a womanwho didn’t love her hus-band very much.” But dark

humor isn’t the only thing lifting thesestories up. No matter how extreme orhopeless their situation, the protagonistsare self-reliant and always give their bestshot at trying to find a way out. WhilePetrushevskaya avoids being political andmoralistic, her characters are rewardedfor their selflessness and courage. Theirintegrity in trying situations provides awindow of hope in the darkness.

The stories in “There Once Lived aWoman Who Tried to Kill Her

Neighbor’s Baby: Scary Fairy Tales” havebeen selected and translated by Keith Gessenand Anna Summers.

LIA SKALKOS

Not your average bedtime storyDark and gothic yarns in a new collection from Ludmilla Petrushevskaya

Ludmilla Petrushevskaya was bornin Moscow in 1938 and studiedjournalism at Moscow StateUniversity. In 1991 she was awardedthe Pushkin Prize by the AlfredToepfer Foundation in Germany. Hernovels “The Time: Night” and“Number One, or In the Garden ofOther Possibilities” were short-listedfor the Russian Booker Prize.Petrushevskaya received theprestigious Russian “Triumph” prizein 2002 for lifetime achievement.

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ARCHAEOLOGYBY JOHN LEONARD

Will the world economy improve? AreGreece’s inhabitants heading for bet-ter or worse times? Should the familytake a holiday this summer? Suchlarge and small questions seem to trou-ble everyone’s minds during this cur-rent period of economic and social un-rest. Thousands of years ago, the an-cient Greeks were also plagued by un-certainty and frequently wonderedwhat they should do. For consolationand enlightenment they turned to au-gurs (omen readers) and priests orpriestesses who interpreted the will ofthe all-knowing gods.

Unlike fortunetellers today, however,ancient soothsayers dealt less withmaking specific predictions about thefuture than offering assurances thatparticular decisions were correct or in-correct or that the gods looked favor-ably or unfavorably upon particular ac-tions. Ancient augury took manyforms, including the reading of flightsof birds and the examination of sacri-ficial animals’ livers or other internalorgans. Sometimes right and wrong,or favor and disfavor, were deter-mined through the casting of lots – likethe rolling of dice today. Colored peb-bles or animal bones (including pigs’“knucklebones”) were commonly usedin these divinations.

More formal, highly ritualizedprophetic practices also took place inor beside certain ancient Greek temples.Among the gods associated with ora-cles and prophesies were Apollo andZeus, whose sanctuaries at Delphiand Dodona were well-known in Greeklands and elsewhere in the Mediter-ranean world for their priests’ andpriestesses’ strange abilities to conveydivine pronouncements.

The archaeological site of Delphi to-day is one of the most frequently vis-ited, widely recognized sites in Greece.In this respect, little has changed sinceantiquity. Delphi, beginning in the 8thcentury BC, was considered an im-portant center, the naval of the ancientworld. The authority and guidance ofthis oracular sanctuary of PythianApollo was respected by Greeks and for-eigners alike wishing to send outcolonies, establish new cults, settle po-litical disputes, sanction military cam-paigns, clarify ethical and judicial prin-ciples or simply resolve ordinary con-cerns arising from the daily uncer-tainties of the human experience. Un-like rites practiced in other Greeksanctuaries that remained closely

guarded secrets, such as those of theEleusinian Mysteries, the rituals anddivine utterances of Apollo’s oracle atDelphi were subjects recorded andcommented upon by numerous ancientwriters through the centuries, includ-ing Pliny the Elder, Diodorus Siculus,Plato, Aeschylus, Cicero, Strabo andPlutarch. The exact workings of the or-acle were never fully understood butauthors generally agree on the exis-tence of a chasm, over which sat thePythian priestess inhaling vapors or sip-ping spring water that aided in hertransmission of Apollo’s often am-biguous judgments.

Plutarch, a Boeotian native whogained fame in late 1st century ADRome for his essays and biographies,provides a firsthand account of the or-acle at Delphi. As a senior priest who

long served in the sanctuary, Plutarchrecorded detailed observations of thePythian priestess’s trance-like, occa-sionally erratic behavior during sacredrituals. Plutarch’s fascinating accountnevertheless offered only tantalizingclues into the true nature of the oracle’soperation – until a multidisciplinaryteam of specialists in the late 20th cen-tury uncovered tangible proof that af-firmed the historical text’s remarkableaccuracy.

Plutarch observed a sweet, per-fume-like odor emanating from theApollo temple’s inner sanctum (adyton),which he attributed to vapors andspringwater issuing from beneath thebuilding’s foundations. These emis-sions were not strong in his day but suf-ficient to place the priestess (perhapspreconditioned through fasting) in amild trance-like state. She listened tovisitors’ questions, chanted her re-sponses in a strangely altered voice andafterward was visibly fatigued. Plutarchrelates that, on one occasion, thepriestess exhibited a dramatic, ad-verse reaction to conditions within theadyton, lapsing into hysteria, shrieksand convulsions before ultimately col-lapsing and eventually dying.

Archaeologists began to unearthDelphi’s ruins in the late 19th centu-ry but found no trace of a crevice in theground that might have emitted va-pors. Sources of springwater near thetemple of Apollo also defied detection.For nearly a century, specialists be-lieved the ancient texts were wrong.Then, in the 1980s and 90s, new geo-logical findings at Delphi began to un-ravel the mystery. Archaeologist JohnHale assembled a multidisciplinaryteam, including a geologist, a chemistand a toxicologist, that re-examined

Delphi’s landscape and pieced to-gether a fascinating explanation.

Delphi rests on bituminous lime-stone, with two subterranean faultsthat meet directly beneath the Apollotemple. Periodic shifting of these faultsin antiquity probably created frictionand heat that released petrochemicalsin the limestone in the form of vapor.Geological coring also revealed a nat-ural spring uphill from the temple, pre-viously attested by Pausanias in the 2ndcentury AD. Analysis of the water ledto the discovery of ethylene, a sweet-smelling gas, which in ancient timesmust have been a component not on-ly of the local spring but also of the ris-ing vapors. Anesthesiologists previ-ously experimented with ethylene inthe mid-20th century, during whichthey discovered a trance-like statecould be induced. Larger doses causedunconsciousness. Occasionally, testpatients became incoherent and con-vulsive. Ethylene gas, then, seems tobe the secret behind the Pythian priest-ess’s behavior. Over the last decade, thescientific findings of Hale and his col-laborators have revolutionized theunderstanding of Apollo’s oracle at Del-phi and reaffirmed the credibility of an-cient observers.

Also highly respected in ancienttimes, and reputed by historical sourcesto have been older than Delphi, wasZeus’ oracular sanctuary at Dodona, setamong magnificent mountains south-west of Ioannina. Homer’s charactersAchilles and Odysseus refer to Dodona(see box) and archaeologists have in-deed traced the site’s foundation backto the Mycenaean era in the 2nd mil-lennium BC. Like Apollo’s cult at Del-phi, however, Zeus seems to have in-herited a shrine previously sacred to Ga-ia, the Earth Mother goddess.

The reading of signs and answeringof pilgrims’ questions followed dis-tinctive rituals at Dodona, where Zeusand Dione (formerly Gaia) were wor-shipped in the open air around a sacredoak tree. The remains of a stone altarand many bronze and iron tripods at-test to the tradition that Zeus’ priests,the Selli, interpreted his will from thereverberating sounds of metal caul-drons arranged in a continuous circlearound the base of the oak.

Omens also were read from therustling of the oak’s leaves and theflights of doves that inhabited itsbranches. From the first half of the 4thcentury BC Zeus’ shrine became mon-umentalized in stone. A small templewas constructed beside the oak tree anda wall surrounded the complex piercedby an ornamental gateway. The oraclesat Delphi and Dodona continued to op-erate until the 4th century AD, whenthe rising popularity of Christianity fi-nally led to the Apollo sanctuary’sclosure and the felling and uprootingof Zeus’ sacred oak at Dodona.

Ancient oracles offered guidance and allayed fears

Delphi rests on bituminous limestone, with two subterranean faults that meet directly beneath the Apollo temple.

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New cultThe oracles at Delphi andDodona operated until the 4th century AD, when the rising popularity of Christianityfinally led to the Apollosanctuary’s closure

Dodona is respected as the oldest ofGreek oracles.

Natural explanationsbehind divineutterances and omens

HOMER’S ACCOUNTS

Homer, “Iliad” (16, 231 ff.):Achilles prays to Dodonaean Zeuswhile his friend Patroclus,dressed in Achilles’ armor, setsoff to fight Hector.“Then [Achilles] made prayer,standing in the midst of thecourt, and poured forth thewine, looking up to heaven...‘Zeus, thou king, Dodonaean,Pelasgian, thou that dwellestafar, ruling over wintry Dodona,and about thee dwell the Selli,thine interpreters, men withunwashen feet that couch on theground... My comrade am Isending forth... to war: with himdo thou send forth glory, O Zeus,whose voice is borne afar, andmake bold the heart in hisbreast... [and] let him come backto the swift ships with all hisarms and his comrades...’”

Homer, “Odyssey” (19, 296 ff.):Odysseus, in the guise of awandering beggar, speaks to hisunknowing wife Penelope,reassuring her that Odysseus is inthe area and will soon return.“But Odysseus, he said, had goneto Dodona to hear the will of Zeusfrom the high-crested oak of thegod, even how he might return tohis dear native land after so longan absence, whether openly or insecret. ‘Thus, as I tell thee, he issafe, and will presently come; heis very near, and not long will henow be far from his friends andhis native land.’”

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EVENT

Summer festivalsOut-of-townentertainmentA cross-country selection of this summer’s standouts

The Icarus Festival for Dialogue between Cul-tures on the northeastern Aegean island of Icariais set to run until August 9. With an emphasison multiculturalism, the festival features diversemusical talent, such as the Italian ensembleQuartaumentata (photo), Portuguese-Sicilian

group Margarida Guerreiro, the Luna PienaTrio and local ensemble En Mi Nikti alongwith Turkish-born singer Fide Koksal. Al-so on the bill are Argentinean tangogroup Amor Latino, Greek singer Moni-ka, and Cabaret Balkan, a collective thatcombines Balkan music, drama andcomedy. Taking place concurrently is theIcarus Film Festival, running until July22. The festival will present variousaward-winning Greek films, such as “Pla-

to’s Academy” (Akademia Platonos), “WellKept Secrets – Athanasia” and “Biloba.”

Those interested in Greek cinema take note:Entrance to performances is 10 euros and tofilm screenings 5 euros.

Visit www.icarusfestival.com for details.

THE ISLANDS

Kavala

The northern city of Kavala is gearing up for the an-nual Philippi Festival, one of the oldest of its kind inthe country. This year, the event pays tribute to lateauthor and playwright Giorgos Heimonas, with per-formances including his translation of Shakespeare’s“Hamlet” from July 26 to 30. Up next is a concert byHaris and Panos Katsimihas on August 1 part of thetwins’ comeback tour following a lengthy hiatus.“Chamber,” an anthology of excerpts from Hei-monas’s work directed by Nova Melancholia and EvaStefani, will be presented on August 9. UnorthodoxGreek folk balladeer Loudovikos ton Anogion takesthe stage on August 19 armed with his mandolin andno doubt a story or two about his native Crete. Thefestival will continue with a host of other dance, the-ater and music events until it ends on August 31.

Visit www.philippifestival.gr for the details.

Halkidiki

This year’s Sani Festival offers an assortment of mu-sical sounds from around the world in the pictur-esque surroundings of Halkidiki. The festival is di-vided into thematic units: Jazz on the Hill, Soundsof the World, Music on Film vs Film on Music andSani Classic. Jazz on the Hill (July 16-18) promisesto thrill fans of the genre with names such as trom-bonist Nils Landgren, Youn Sun Nah & Ulf Wakeniusand Mare Nostrum. Sounds of the World (July 23-25) will focus on melodies from Spanish- and Por-tuguese-speaking countries with performances byGiulia y Los Tellarini, whose music featured on thesoundtrack to Woody Allen’s 2008 film “VickyCristina Barcelona,” Grammy-nominated Braziliansinger-songwriter Ceu (photo) and Portuguesequartet Deolinda. Of particular note as well isPeter Greenaway’s alternative high-tech VJ per-formance “The Lupercyclopedia.” Many popular lo-cal names are also on the agenda, including chart-toppers Haris Alexiou and Evanthia Reboutsika. Fi-nally, the Sani Classic segment will include bandssuch as the Leto Ensemble, the Wood Quartet andthe Performers Quartet. The festival begins on Fri-day, July 16, and ends on September 4.

Visit www.sanifestival.gr for more.

OitiThe Oiti Festival near Lamia, now under way andset to continue until the start of September, of-fers a bit of everything. With music, dance, the-ater and much more, from “The BourgeoisGentleman” by Moliere to the crafty folk hero Kara-giozis, the festival promises a unique mix of differentcultural flavors. This year, the festival has a multi-ethnic character – with food, music and various eventsfrom Spain, Mexico, India, Turkey, Cuba and Africa.

The details can be found at www.xwra.gr.

CENTRAL & NORTHERN GREECE

Naxos

The 10th Naxos Festival is scheduled to takeplace in the attractive 17th-century BazeosTower outside the town of Hora from July24 to September 3. This year’s theme istime and the ways in which it shapes hu-man experience. Artists will interpret andnarrate “Strange Tales for the Curious” byarchaeologist and writer Christos Boulo-tis. Fusing the sounds of flamenco, reggaeand Middle Eastern music, mesmerizingTunisian singer Amel Mathlouthi is a re-turning act to the festival, performing onJuly 25. Singer-songwriter Elena Frolovaalso makes a comeback with combos oftraditional Russian music, modern poetryand guitar on July 30. Other events includeperformances by Vienna-based pianistChristos Marantos, Greek composer Perik-lis Koukos and a modern interpretation ofGeorg Buchner’s short story “Lenz.”

To find out more, visitwww.bazeostower.gr.

CorfuFestival

Ancient OlympiaInternational

Festival

Oiti Festival

Athens might be the cultural mecca of Greece but during this sleepy time for the city, greatfestivals aren’t confined to the capital. No matter where your summer vacation takes you,there is probably a festival of some kind happening not too far away. Whether you wantto enjoy your holidays on an island beach or up a mountain on the mainland, there willmost likely be a festival nearby to your liking. Here is a selection of the summer festivalsthat are taking place all around Greece, which not only showcase the talents of award-winning Greek artists but international ones too. With many free events and others thatcost very little, this season’s cultural festivities have been planned with the the coun-try’s economic woes in mind, making for affordable summer fun.

ArgosFestival

Astypalaia

Now getting ready to hold its 11th annu-al festival, the picturesque Dodecaneseisland of Astypalaia will be hosting somebig names from the Greek music scenefrom July 25 to August 20. Highlights in-clude a show by dynamic trio Nikos Por-tokaloglou, Nikos Ziogalas and ManolisFamellos (photo), as well as Giorgos An-dreou, Kostas Makedonas, KostasThomaidis and Christos Thivaios. TaPaidia tis Aktis, an ensemble consistingof young talented singers, is also expectedto make an appearance. The island fes-tival also features theater performances.

For further information, visitwww.astypalaia.gr.

Icaria

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One of the highlightsof the season, the

Philippi Festival inKavala will be

stagingShakespeare’s

‘Hamlet’ in atranslation by

Giorgos Heimonasas part of its tribute

to the late Greekauthor.

Music loverswill enjoy the Corfu Festival, nowin its sixth year. Running to August 8, the

festival makes harmony an integralpart of the Ionian island, with brass,

piano, strings and jazz as well as tra-ditional music. The festival is di-vided into several categories: Cor-fu Tradition, Young Artists, Clas-sical Experience, Rock Festival,Brass Week and Ionian Jazz Con-certs. Catch American jazz singerJ.D. Walter (photo) on July 31 inthe Art Cafe or listen to traditional

Greek songs by the Evropouli andAliveri choirs at the Kapodistrias Mu-

seum on August 1.

Find out more at www.corfufestival.gr.

Syros

Theater, music and art come togetherat the Argos Festival. Greek tragediesare set to be performed in the town’sancient theater, while other events willtake place at surrounding archeolog-ical sites, making the festival an op-portunity to explore the cultural her-itage of Argos. Events will be takingplace through September.

Log on to www.cityofnafplio.com.

NOTEThe festival listings were compiled byKat Koinis, Lia Skalkos, Jason Iliouand Vassili Tzaferis.

Crete The Orthodox faith’s very own Saint Valentine, AghiosYakinthos (Hyacinth), is being celebrated in Anogia, Crete,starting July 21. With five days of traditional theater andmusic from the region and abroad – including groupsfrom Brazil, southern Italy and Egypt – the festival of-fers a wide range for all tastes. The annual celebrationof love through theater, music, poetry, dance andsculpture, established in 1998 by local singer and song-writer Loudovikos ton Anogion, will conclude on July25. All events are taking place at the Aghios YakinthosTheater in the village of Anogia.

For more information, visit www.yakinthia.com.

AstypalaiaFestival

NaxosFestival

SyrosFestival

Icarus Festival

PhilippI Festival

SaniFestival


EVENT

Paros

The Festival in the Park on Paros is back, of-fering a “Classical July,” with internation-al guitarists and pianists as well as choralmusic, and a “Mediterranean August,”with modern sounds such as the BurgerProject, participants from the annualSchoolwave teen music festival as wellas a performance by the traditionalCrete-based collective Hainides.Therewill also be documentary screenings cel-ebrating local traditions. The festival comesto an end on August 27. Ticket prices rangefrom 10 to 20 euros.

Log on to www.parkoparos.gr for further details.

ParosFestival

The administrative capital of the Cyclades is hosting itshighbrow International Festival of the Aegean for thesixth summer in a row. Events take place through Ju-ly 25 in Ermoupoli on Syros, with performances of mu-sic, theater and dance.From the romantic sounds of Bizet’s opera “Carmen”to Maria Farantouri’s dulcet tones, visitors to the islandwill enjoy world-renowned artists in the historical Apol-lo Municipal Theater.The building is also known as La Piccola Scala andis said to have been modeled after the Teatro alla Scalain Milan. Prices range from 5 to 30 euros.

For the full lineup vistit www.festivaloftheaegean.com Corfu

PELOPONNESEArgos

Olympia

Greece takes pride in its cultural his-tory and the archaeological site of An-cient Olympia in the Peloponnese isan integral part of it. In order to com-memorate the area’s artistic history,the town of Olympia is once againholding its annual Ancient OlympiaInternational Festival. After a decade-long break, Greek rock legends Harisand Panos Katsimihas arrive on stageduring their comeback tour on Friday,July 16, followed by a pop-rock gig bylocal stars Elena Paparizou and Oni-rama on Sunday, July 18. The festivalcontinues with a series of theaterevents, including children’s authorEugene Trivizas’s play “For a Hand-ful of Okra” on July 23, Aristophanes’political satire “The Acharnians” onJuly 30, Euripides’ tragedy “The Tro-jan Women” on August 4, and IlRuzzante’s 1529 comedy “Dialogueof Ruzzante who Came from theBattlefield” on August 9, staged by theACTA theatrical team. The festivitiesend with two big Greek music fa-vorites, Eleftheria Arvanitaki andTania Tsanaklidou, on August 13.

Visit www.olympiafestival.eu.

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ON STAGE

What is your version of Romeo andJuliet’s story?

This “Romeo and Juliet” respects theoriginal narrative, enabling the audi-ence to imagine their own story,through a work that everybody is fa-miliar with. It is presented in a new lan-guage, which I hope can convey thecomplexity and vulnerability of the hu-man condition.

Are there Romeos and Juliets today?I think everyone can identify with this

version. Rather than narrating the sto-ry of Romeo and Juliet, I tried to talkabout the world that we live in today.

How did you work as a team tocreate this choreography?

I asked my dancers to come up withways of identifying with the charac-ters. Each dancer used their ownlanguage of expression and, much likein pop art, what I did was a collage of

their own artistic feelings.

What different techniques do youcombine in your work and whatinspires you in general?

My work is mostly based on hip-hopas well as circus techniques and acting– I go over the standard techniques soas to come up with different and morestriking performances. For instance, inthe duet between Friar Laurence andJuliet I imagined that Juliet’s dreamingis so powerful that she is flying... So Iused acrobatics to lift her up.

Do you consider hip-hop an art form?I believe hip-hop is more of an art per-

formance than an art form. In the be-ginning, it was more of a socioculturalthing. For me, it is a language and a wayto tell stories, rather than a goal in it-self. If, along the way, it turns into art,that is something that the artists are re-sponsible for.

Does your version of the story havea different, happy ending?

No, it does not, because I have notstrayed from its tragic aspect. What ispositive in my version is that it providesaccess to Shakespeare’s only workthat could be considered inaccessible,in a way. My “Romeos et Juliettes” cor-responds better to what people knowand feel today.

Do you believe that dance and theatertoday are evolving together or doesyour work suggest a new kind ofdance theater?

Hip-hop is a dance that was bornin clubs and big street parties, faraway from theater. As I said before,it is my language of creative expres-sion. I use it because it is the onlything that I know, it is what I feel and,yes, I hope that what I produce is asuggestion for a new kind of dancetheater.

BY SANDRA VOULGARI

Casually dressed, Romeo and Julietdance together, embrace and shareone last kiss before plunging to theirdeaths. As the stage darkens, 10 woodendoors collapse on the floor, openingthe way for rival families the Ca-pulets and the Montagues to come

forth, hip-hop dancing to music vague-ly reminiscent of Prokofiev’s “Romeoand Juliet.”

The closing production of the 16thKalamata International Dance Festivalpromises to be more striking thananything in previous years.

The annual event, which opened itsdoors on July 15 and runs throughThursday, July 22, with a great variety

of performances – by the CCN – Balletde Lorraine, Jan Fabre, Les Ballets C dela B, Claudia Triozzi and various Greekand Cypriot artists – has a surprise end-ing in store with Sebastien Lefrancois’schoreography “Romeos et Juliettes”(Romeos and Juliets).

French hip-hop choreographer Le-francois will present his own versionof Shakespeare’s tragic love story

“Romeo and Juliet,” which the Theatrede Suresnes Jean Vilar will stage at Kala-mata Castle on Wednesday and Thurs-day, July 21 and 22.

Shortly before his upcoming per-formance, which also constitutes hisand the company’s Greek debut, Le-francois spoke to Kathimerini about theway hip-hop has transformed the mostfamous love story in the world.

“Contemporary‘Rather than narratingthe story of Romeo andJuliet, I tried to talkabout the world that welive in today’

“Teamwork‘Each dancer used theirown language ofexpression and, muchlike in pop art, what Idid was a collage oftheir own artisticfeelings’

Sebastien Lefrancois wasborn in Harfleur, France, onJuly 21, 1969. His first contactwith dance came throughfigure skating, which he beganto learn at age 6. He pursued acareer in figure skating untilhe was 24 and took part invarious competitions; in 1984he turned to hip-hop dancing.A few years later, hedeveloped an interest intheater and choreography andembarked on jazz andcontemporary dance studies.In 1994, he founded the Traficde Styles dance company.In 2007, Olivier Meyer,director of the Theatre deSuresnes Jean Vilar, appointedhim joint director of thecompany, for the productionand promotion of the “CitesDanse Connexions” hip-hopdance festival. In 2008, Traficde Styles embarked upon athree-year collaboration withthe Espace Germinal de Fossescultural center.

WHO IS HE?

‘Romeo and Juliet’ gets an urban spin

French choreographer Sebastien Lefrancois

speaks about his upcoming performance at the

16th Kalamata International Dance Festival

A new language to convey the complexity of the human condition

“Romeos et Juliettes” will go on stage at Kalamata Castle on

Wednesday and Thursday, July 21 and22, at 10 p.m., closing the 16thKalamata International Dance Festival.Tickets can be purchased at theKalamata Municipal Cultural Center; forreservations and ticket information, call27210.25190, 27210.25434 or log on towww.kalamatadancefestival.gr.

French choreographer SebastienLefrancois will present his work inGreece for the first time at Kalamata.

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A Greek hip-hop artist has taken ona new creative role this summer. Ni-vo, aka Nikos Vourliotis, is the designforce behind Nivo for Lak, sun-glasses that join the accessories listof the youthful Greek brand.

A popular face in the world of lo-cal youth culture, Nivo’s style credomatches his musical leanings –Vourliotis is a founding member ofGoin’ Through, one of the first hip-hop groups to hit the local scene backin the 1990s.

“A Greek brand with a globalhead,” as its founder, Lakis Gavalasonce described it, Lak is a clothes-and-accessories brand featuring smart ca-sualwear and streetwear destined toa 18-35 clientele. Gavalas, a pio-neering fashion entrepreneur whorevolutionized local luxu-ry retail at the begin-ning of the 1980s byimporting a seriesof internationalbrands, is a stylemaverick with asensational instinctfor all things fashion.

While acting as a ma-jor distributor of foreign labels,Gavalas ventured into design himselfwith the development of a collectionof sandals back in 1998. The sandalsmet with great local and interna-tional success, prompting Gavalas tomove on to garments and more ac-cessories through the establishmentof Lak, the brand. Lak stores currentlyoperate in Kolonaki, Halandri, Gly-fada, Piraeus, Thessaloniki and My-conos.

Besides coming up with a sophis-ticated street-style design, the Nivo-Lak collaboration also paid particu-lar attention to the technical chal-lenges of producing a pair of sun-glasses. Nivo for Lak sunglassespromise to keep away things like thesun, heat and humidity – ditto fortears and sweat.

While Gavalas and Nivo unveiledthe new sunglasses at a launch par-ty that took place in Piraeus lastmonth, the sunglasses are expectedto go on sale at Lak stores and selectstores around Greece at the end ofJuly.

For more information, visit www.lak.gr.


STYLE

Summer Gavello

Unisex jewelry brand Very Gavello hasapproached this summer season insignature style: The “Mare” (Sea)collection includes a series of pendantsand rings featuring various motifs –including fish, fishing boats, seashellsand starfish. All “Mare” pieces are mounted in pink gold, with prices starting from155 euros. The collection is the brainchild of Elisabetta Gavello, heirto the Gavello jewelry legacy, originally established by her fatherRinaldo Gavello, who died last year. Turin-born Rinaldo and his Greek wife Martha brought the Gavellobrand to Greece in the late 1990s, scoring high pointswith local jewelry lovers through their use of blackdiamonds, otherwise known as “caviar.” While theGavello brand and collections maintain their high-jewelry character, Very Gavello collections providemore affordable choices.

Very Gavello Boutiques:10 Skoufa, Kolonaki,

tel 210.724.4600; 16 Vogatsikou,Thessaloniki, tel 2310.274.580. For more information, visitwww.verygavello.com.

Athens Heart sales

Following a winter seasondefined by low commercialactivity, the summer salesare expected to boost thelocal market. At the Athens Heart mall, forinstance, prices are alreadyon their way down anddiscounts are expected to beas high as 70 percent insome cases.Situated on busy PireosStreet in Tavros, AthensHeart hosts over 80 stores, ranging from clothing and accessories to newtechnology and homeware. The shopping mall is also home to a number of restaurants and entertainmentvenues – this month, children are invited to join in a series of activities in the MikriZougla (Small Jungle) area every Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. For high-techaddicts, the shopping center provides free Internet stands. Sales at Athens Heartrun to August 31.

Athens Heart, 180 Pireos, Tavros. Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The mall’s cafes and restaurants are

open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. For more information, log on towww.athensheart.gr.

Living in style in Greece: What to buy, see and experience

&Newstips

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Hip-hop starturns designerNivo and Lakis Gavalas unveil

new pair of sunglasses for Lak

“PioneerGavalas is a style maverickwith a sensational instinctfor all things fashion

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Five-day forest festival draws to a close with an eclectic collectionThe Golden Apple Festival, one of a number of summer music eventsthat take place in peaceful forest or riverside settings around thecountry, continues with Firewind, Pavlos Pavlidis and C:Real as itsrespective headline acts for the festival’s remaining three days, Fridaythrough Sunday, July 16-18, in Mesopotamia Forest, Kastoria, northernGreece. Firewind, a power-metal band, is led by Thessaloniki guitaristGus G (photo left), who currently also plays in metal legend OzzyOsbourne’s group. Pavlidis achieved domestic fame as frontman ofpop-rock band Xylina Spathia, also from Thessaloniki, before pursuinga solo course. The final night’s offering, local pop-rock band C:Real,has been knocking out the hits in both Greek and English since its 1997release “Visions of You,” featuring Sarah Jane Morris. Each of the threedates includes sets from a number of aspiring Greek bands, such asAthens-based act Migma (photo right), performing on the final night.For information, including tickets and details on camping facilities, visitwww.goldenapplefestival.com.

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Take 10End of the action

songs Blues Brothers

MUSICATHENSPLUS • FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2010

The End The Beatles From 1969’s “AbbeyRoad” album. Said to bethe the last songrecorded collectively byall four of the Beatles.

The Winner Takes It AllABBA“Nothing more to say,no more ace to play, thewinner takes it all, theloser standing small.”

TV Freak The Victims“From Maxwell Smart tothe late-night movie,”and the World Cup, too,while it lasted.

Santa MaradonaMano NegraWill he stay on or will hego as Argentina coach?

The Sound of Silence Simon & Garfunkel “Hello, darkness, my oldfriend. I’ve come to talkwith you again.”

The End The Doors“Of our elaborate plans,the end. Of everythingthat stands, the end. No safety or surprise,the end.”

It’s All Over Now,Baby BlueBob Dylan “You must leave now,take what you need, youthink will last.”

End of the LineThe Traveling Wilburys“Well it’s all right, even ifyou’re old and gray. Wellit’s all right, you still gotsomething to say. Well,it’s all right, rememberto live and let live.”

How Long Must I Wait for You?Joe JacksonAnother four years, thistime in Brazil, to hostthe World Cup for asecond time.

The Vuvuzela SongDave Henson“Between every gameand goal, I’ve realizedmy life has a gapinghole. Which I’ll fill assoon as I can find aseller... I really need tobuy myself a vuvuzela...I’ve longed to have a jamwith my man PaulWeller... screw that, all Iwant’s a vuvuzela.”

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Cult favoriteAthens-based singer-songwriter LoukianosKilaidonis, whosecharming, witty andamusing lyrical portrayal oflife, often with a backdropof New Orleans jazz-influenced material, hasdeveloped a cult followinglocally, performsWednesday, July 21, at theDora Stratou Theater(Philopappou Hill, Athens, 9 p.m., 10 euros, tel 210.362.1601).Kilaidonis, a trainedarchitect, opted for musicnot long after graduationwith a debut album in 1970when he was 27.

Jethro Tull back for showat Terra Vibe in MalakasaInfluential veteran British rock group Jethro Tull, afrequent visitor here over the past decade, returns fortwo performances – Monday, July 19, at the Terra VibePark in Malakasa, on the outskirts of northern Athens,and Tuesday, July 20, at the Lazariston Monastery inThessaloniki. Especially prolific in its heyday from thelate 1960s right through the 70s, Jethro Tull celebratedthe long-lasting project’s 40th anniversary with a tourin 2008. The rock-based band, whose artistic coursehas swung both the way of folk and – for a relativelyshort period – metal, last made an album in 2003 witha release that included a variety of new material,rerecordings and traditional Christmas music. Thegroup’s hard rock phase, which led to a surprisingGrammy Award win in 1989, had prompted frontmanIan Anderson to quip, “Well, we do sometimes play ourmandolins very loudly.”

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Sounds aroundClutch

Old charm

Band’s original lineup in town for concert on Lycabettus HillThe Blues Brothers Band, a blues and soul revivalist project started inthe late 70s by the comedians Dan Aykroyd and the late John Belushias part of a musical sketch on the landmark American variety show“Saturday Night Live” before acquiring a life of its own, performs itssizzling and highly entertaining work on Wednesday, July 21, at thecapital’s open-air Lycabettus Theater. The comedy duo’s band,featuring respected musicians, has performed regularly over the years,capitalizing on the eventual fame generated by the 1980 film “TheBlues Brothers,” initially released to little fanfare. Belushi died twoyears later of a drug overdose.

J.Lo cancels performancein occupied north of Cyprus The lead-up and eventual cancellation of a show inCyprus’s breakaway north this month by pop starJennifer Lopez has been the cause of debate by fansfrom both sides of the ethnic divide. Lopez and heradvisers opted to cancel after an online campaign byGreek Cypriots prompted “a full review of the relevantcircumstances in Cyprus,” according to a statement onthe artist’s official website. “Jennifer Lopez would neverknowingly support any state, country, institution orregime that was associated with any form of humanrights abuse,” the statement added. Lopez was to haveperformed at the inauguration of a luxury hotel on July24, also the night of her 41st birthday, reportedly for a$3 million appearance fee. “Thank you Jennifer. You area true champion of Morality, Human Rights, Democracyand Freedom,” a Greek Cypriot’s entry on the socialnetworking site Facebook read. “A very bad day forreunification chances,” one Turkish Cypriot’s postingnoted. “Might as well build a huge wall down the middleof the island.”

Kastoria

Stoner rock atGagarin 205Clutch, a US stoner-rockband active since 1990 with asteady supply of albums –including last year’s “StrangeCousins from the West” onthe band’s own label,Weathermaker Music – visitsAthens for a show onWednesday, July 21, at theGagarin 205 club (205Liosion, 9.30 p.m., 25 euros,tel 210.854.7600). Thegroup’s work hasincorporated punk, metal,hard rock and, more recently,blues leanings along the way.“You have to admit that theblues really is the source ofall rock and roll,” saysfrontman Neil Fallon.

Controversy


ΜUSIC

BY MARIA KATSOUNAKI

It seems unbelievable that LeonidasKavakos, who looks at least adecade younger, is 43 years old andthe father of two girls aged 16 and13. Regarded as one of the world’sfinest violinists, the Athens-basedKavakos, an artist totally consumedby his art form, has also served asconductor of the Camerata Salzburgduring the past decade.

Born in 1967 into a musicalfamily, Kavakos, whose father in-troduced him to the violin as a 5-year-old, eventually completedhis postgraduate studies in theUSA, at Indiana University, on anOnassis Foundation scholarship.Soon after, in 1984, he made his de-but as a soloist at the Athens Fes-tival, and a year later won firstprize as the youngest contestantat the International Jean SibeliusViolin Competition in Helsinki.

Despite working with some ofthe world’s most significant or-chestras, such as the New YorkPhilharmonic last April, and lead-ing conductors, Russian ValeryGergiev being his favorite, Kavakosreceives little media coverage inGreece.

We caught up with Kavakos re-cently for an interview at a stylishcafe-restaurant in the capital’sFilothei district, where he is based.Customers who happened to bethere for lunch or coffee did not turntheir heads to look. Nobody seemedto realize who this unassuming, tallman with a somewhat austere ap-pearance was.

Kavakos ate heartily yet in an or-ganized fashion, while remainingthoughtful and clear in his ex-pression.

Has your field been affected bythe economic crisis?

It’s a bit early to say. Time is need-ed before we can form a clearer pic-ture of the crisis. We also live in anera where people are concerned on-ly about themselves, so the prob-lem needs to come knocking ontheir doors for them to see it. Tour-ing orchestras have been affected.An orchestra on tour means main-taining 150 people on the road –that’s travel expenses, hotels, theinstruments, transportation com-panies, insurance and so on. Toursin Europe are being restricted andlast-minute deals are being struck.How can you know, for example,what the situation will be like in2012, so that you can plan ahead?

Aren’t audiences also facingfinancial problems?

The important thing is to respectthe main principle of life, which ismoderation. We haven’t learnedabout the definition of limits. Our

generation, which has not had toendure war or hardship, is veryspoiled. Everything’s about ac-quiring as many goods as possible,the good life, minimal effort andmaximum results. How can thatbe? Restriction, which we are de-monizing and presenting as atragedy, is a learning process. Wespeak only of rights – but don’t wealso have obligations?

Do you listen to other types ofmusic, like rock, for example?

These types of music areephemeral reflections of periods intime. The lyrics convey messagesthat are appropriate for an era.There is no structure and the vol-ume levels are deafening. There’snothing natural and the rhythm is-n’t rhythm.

What do you think about childprodigies in music?

They’re spectacles.

You, too, were once a wonderchild.

Me? Never. I started my career at17. In my field, they begin at 7 or8.

Yes, but you were a very youngtalent.

I was considered talented at 5.You don’t acquire talent. You cul-tivate it. That’s why it’s a gift. I lovedmusic at that young age and had amusical ear. That’s what they said.

Is there a point in music when youmove on from youth to maturity?

Every day. You begin with noth-ing every day. You are ready to reap-praise. I listen to older recordingsand wonder, “Is that possible?”

In music, I assume thatmaximum effort is required if aninterpreter is to achievemaximum results.

Definitely. The stage is a place oftruth. Especially in music. In the-ater, you’re not yourself. You’re por-traying another character. Con-certs are a moment of truth.

Have you suffered to get whereyou are?

I don’t see it that way. I can’t an-swer that question. The only thingI’m interested in is studying andpracticing. If I could make moneyby studying and not playing, I’d bemore than happy. Talent is a re-sponsibility and gift that can saveyou time. You are able to learnsomething that would take some-body else 10 years in half the time.So, you’re moving along at a dif-ferent pace. So, then, what am Isupposed to say? That I didn’t getto play in the neighborhood or sitaround at cafes?

You’ve been committed to musicsince the age of 5.

Yes, and when I don’t play, I’minside sound. I’m constantly think-ing. I can play for eight hours con-tinuously in a day.

So, for as long as you canremember, you’ve studiedknowing that you must deliverand improve.

Yes, always. Making an effort.

Is there competition in yourfield?

It is everywhere. But in art yourpersonality is a refuge. If you findyour vocabulary, there is no com-petition.

Did you ever consider taking upanother instrument?

Never. Of course, there was aprecedent in the family because myfather played violin.

Do you always find consolationin music, even in times of angeror despair?

Always. If you find a way to ex-press yourself, you’re not at a deadend. It’s different for a composer.The magic of composition, or paint-ing, is a different thing. You startwith a blank page. I’m called uponto give life to paper. A composer cre-ates from the point of absolute si-lence. That’s very difficult.

What has your musicalinterpretation gained over time?Sensitivity, dexterity, depth?

The only thing I can say is thatI’m evolving. All the things youmentioned coexist harmoniously.Perhaps as one grows older andgains experiences, in other wordsas one matures, one is able to dis-tinguish finer nuances. That’s all Ican say.

And the losses? There’s huge physical exhaustion

that accumulates over time. Also,you need to take great care of yourhands. But you also need to live likea human being. You can’t isolate theartist from the person.

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Master violinist Leonidas Kavakos

shares his views on music and fame

No hiding‘The stage is aplace of truth.Especially inmusic. Intheater, you’renot yourself.You’reportrayinganothercharacter.Concerts are amoment oftruth’

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Progress‘You begin withnothing everyday. You areready toreappraise. Ilisten to olderrecordings andwonder, “Is thatpossible?”’

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GASTRONOMY

RECIPE

Light apricot tartFor the pastry125 gr plain flour90 gr cold butter, diced1 tbsp cold water1 tbsp powdered sugar

For the filling2 tbsp apricot jam13-14 apricots cut in half, stones removed1 tsp brown sugar1 tsp almond slices

For thepastry, mixthe flour andbutter in theblender untilchunky. Addthe coldwater andpowderedsugar andmix well.Roll thepastry into aball, wrap inplastic wrapand chill for30 minutesin the fridge.Next, roll itout onto alightlyflouredsurface untilabout 1/2cm to 1 cm thick. Press into a well-greased tarttray that is about 20 cm in diameter and 3 cmdeep. Poke holes in the bottom with a fork.For the filling, spread the jam over the bottomof the tart tray. Lay the cut apricots on top inan overlapping spiral. Sprinkle with brownsugar and cook in a hot oven for 20 minutes.Then add the almond slices and cook foranother 20-25 minutes. Allow to cool beforeserving.

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Sweet-tastingand versatile apricotshave been gracing market andgreengrocers’ stalls since May butthe season is now coming to an end.

Thankfully, apricots are ideal forpreservation and can be eaten ina number of different ways. Fresh,dried, candied, as a juiceor in jam,this fruit is high in nutrients andlow in calories, and is also con-sidered one of the best sources ofbeta-carotene, a powerful an-tioxidant.

A relative of the plum, the apri-cot – Prunus armeniaca, or the Ar-menian prune, also known by theRomans as the golden apple–hasbeen cultivated for more than2,000 years. It is believed to hailfrom China, though now it ismost prolific in the Mediterraneanand other countries with warm cli-

mates. Specifically, 70 percent ofthe global apricot crop of 2 milliontons annually is grown in Turkey,Spain, France, Italy and Greece,while the other 30 percent comesfrom Iran, Pakistan, Syria, Chinaand the United States.

Here in Greece, apricots wereone of the country’s biggest cropsup until the mid-1990s, with pro-duction reaching 100,000 tons ayear.

Unfortunately, crops were in-fected by the plum pox (sharka)virus during that decade and

thousands of trees had to be up-rooted, slashing Greek productionto a current average of 70,000 tonsa year.

The 5,500 hectares given overto apricotcultivationin the coun-trytoday are located mostly in thePeloponnese, while smaller or-chards are also found in northernGreece, Crete and the islands ofthe eastern Aegean.

Cultivated apricot trees areusually 4-7 meters in height,while wild apricot trees can growas high as 10 meters.

They are very sensitive to pestsand viruses and therefore farmerstend to spray them with largequantities of chemicals, which iswhy it is important to wash thefruit thoroughly or even soak it foran hour or two in a bowl of waterwith a capful of white vinegarbe-fore eating.

Alternatively, you can look fororganic apricots at your localstreet market, supermarkets ororganic food stores.

The two main Greek apricot va-rieties cultivated in Greece aretheBebeko and the Diamantopoulou.

When buying apricots, makesure they are not shriveled orbruised, and only buy as much asyou are planning to eat over thenext few days because they don’tkeep very well.

In regular refrigerators, apricotscan be kept for up to a maximumof six days in a plastic bag orwrapped in cloth if they are slight-ly green when purchased, and on-ly for two or three days if they arealready ripe. If they are still quitegreen, place them in a cool, drypart of the kitchen for four ot fivedays to help complete the ripen-ing process.

Parting is such sweet sorrowAs the end of the season nears, make the most of this nectarous fruit while you can

Big businessApricots were one of thecountry’s biggest crops upuntil the mid-1990s,reaching a production of100,000 tons a year

BY VASSILI TZAFERIS

There are two kinds of people –those who see chocolate as the on-ly thing worth calling a dessertand those who don’t. If you’re ofthe former disposition, stop read-ing now; but if you think there arebetter ways to indulge your sweettooth, drop by All About Lemon inthe northern Athenian suburb ofNea Erythraia. As you might haveguessed from the name, chocolateis not high on the agenda. Lemon,however, is.

The yellow and green decor ofthe shop’s interior blends with theshade of the surrounding trees tocreate a relaxed atmosphere thatis like a fresh breeze on a hot sum-

mer’s day. True to its name, theshop offers a copious number oflemon derivatives. Treats on offerrange from refreshing lemonadeand homemade limoncello totarts, cookies, cupcakes and manymore lemony goodies as well assome original lemon-themed giftideas. For those wishing to indulgetheir appetite for something sa-vory before moving on to thesweeter things in life, there is awide selection of appetizing sand-wiches and refreshing salads.The piece de resistance, though,is the lemon pie, whose filling ide-ally balances the yin and yang ofbittersweet delight. The end resultwill titillate your palate and leaveyou torn between the gratification

of the piece you just had and theoverwhelming urge to order an-other.

Luckily for those of us too self-conscious to shove down threepieces of lemon pie in public, AllAbout Lemon is more then just acozy place to have a coffee – it’salso a patisserie. All the sugarytreats on display can be packagedto go, whether as a gift or just forthe ride home. And even if youhold chocolate in religious rever-ence, you will not be left wanting.Be warned,however, thatyou runthe risk of being converted.

All About Lemon, 34 Athanasiou Diakou &

Anaksagora, tel 210.625.0237

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A tangy slice of heavenNea Erythraia patisserie offers citrus fans a broad range of delicacies

An original concept served up in a cozyatmosphere with an extra dash of lemon.

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All About LemonTrue to its name, the shopoffers a copious number oflemon derivatives

FILMSATHENSPLUS • FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2010

BY SANDY TSANTAKI

Forget the open-air cinemas you knew,because the new breed no longer hasgravel-strewn floors but elegant woodfinishing. The white plastic chairshave been replaced by comfortableloungers, director’s chairs and sofasfor two; the bars no longer sell chipsbut nachos with melted cheese; andinstead of the usual strawberry syrupslushies, you can now get fancy cock-tails mixed by professional barmen,ice-cold margaritas in a chilled glassand a wide array of beers. On thesnacks end of things, the traditionalGreek cheese pie is now served along-side hot dogs, pizzas, souvlaki, Frenchfries, finger food and meatballs, withdesserts such as walnut cake andspoon sweets wrapping up the menu.

Greece’s open-air movie theaters areoffering a more complete entertain-ment experience, whether with majorrevamps of content and style or withsmall tweaks regarding the extras theyhave to offer. Prices, however, re-main reasonable and competitive.

Renovated high-end movie the-aters now come with a full bar andsnack stand. They are places forfriends to meet and hang out, and al-so to catch movie. The technology hasalso gone hand in hand with the lookand most open-air theaters areequipped with Dolby Surround orDolby Digital technology.

In some ways, though, the actualmovie on the screen plays second fid-dle to all the trimmings, especially nowthat open-air theaters are playing themost recent releases as opposed to thepast, when they would only show filmsthat had already been screened at in-door theaters during the winter sea-son. It really doesn’t matter much for

most moviegoers nowadays whetherthey are going to see a romcom, athriller, a historical drama or a sci-fi ad-venture – the food and bar rank abovethat, as does geographical location.

One of the most popular theaters inthe northern suburbs is the Filothei,renowned for its hot dogs, pizzas andmargaritas. The going rate for an en-tire pizza is 20 euros and a slice can behad for 4 euros, while special cocktailscost 9 euros and a glass of wine 4.50 eu-ros. Nearby, at the Psychico, every seathas its own table, set with a small se-lection of finger food and nuts.

In central Athens, the Athinaia is anold classic known for its hot cheesepies. The Dexameni, in Kolonaki, ispopular with people who have childrenas there’s a playground nearby, thoughthe theater rarely plays family films.In Zappeio, the Aigli draws a crowd

mostly for the relief from the heat thatthe park provides.

The Zephyros, in Ano Petralona, wasrenovated last year and because thearea is known for its tavernas, the the-ater’s management decided to bank ondessert and opened a pastry shop thatsells a variety of sweets and pastries.For spoon sweets, though, it is the Thi-seion that is best known.

A bit further away, the Amyntas inHymettou Square is one of the city’soldest open-air theaters. It has recentlyinstalled a roof that covers 80 seats incase of rain, and has added another 230seats. The fare at the bar is pretty stan-dard, with popcorn, nachos and beer.

Over in Ambelokipi, the landscapehas undergone a dramatic transfor-mation. The Anesis, which has both anindoor and open-air theater, has giv-en its summer venue a complete over-haul, resulting in a cross between ahigh-end movie theater and a loungebar. There are two-seat sofas, loungechairs, a wooden deck, wine and fin-ger food, and a bar with soft lightingand high stools from which you canwatch the film.

At Galatsi’s municipal movie the-ater, the space has been renovated anda bigger screen installed, matching ta-bles and chairs have increased innumber, a wooden deck has been putin place and dotted with loungers soyou can watch the film in stylishcomfort, while the tasteful wooden barserves cocktails and pizza.

In the southern suburbs, time seemsto have stood still. At the Floisvos youcan still get roasted corn on the cob andscoops of ice cream, though the menualso features pizza. At the Korydallos,it is all about a homemade feel, withclassic Greek meatballs and Frenchfries.

Enhancing the movie experienceOpen-air cinemas around the capital are introducing new features to draw the crowds

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Metaxourgeio is one of Athens’snightlife hotspots, with newrestaurants and bars croppingup every day. However, over atthe Lais cinema, on the rooftopof the Greek Film Archive, themanagement has resisted thetrend of throwing fancy foodand drinks into the movieexperience mix and firmlyfocused attention on qualityscreenings.The Lais can seat up to 250people and is equipped withDolby Digital and DTStechnology, while the price of aticket is lower than most open-air theaters at 7 euros (4 forstudents).The venue was renovated afterthe Greek Film Archive tookpossession of the building lastyear. Originally housing a cardealership on the ground floor,the 600-seat Lais operated as anopen-air cinema from 1948 to1975, when, like many of itscounterparts, it closed down dueto loss of business resulting fromthe advent of television sets inmost Greek households.Today’s owners have kept theoriginal building’s eclectic styleof architecture and the generalfeel of the place. Their objectiveis to cater to the tastes of morediscerning audiences and tointroduce younger generationsto classic films and to worldcinema.

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Mixed prioritiesIt really doesn’t matter muchfor most moviegoers nowadayswhether they are going to see aromcom, a thriller, a historicaldrama or a sci-fi adventure – thefood and bar rank above that, asdoes geographical location

The Anesis rooftop cinema in the Athens neighborhood of Ambelokipi, north of the city center, has been fully revamped and given a loungy feel. [Nikos Kokkalias]

The no-frills Lais has focused on quality of sound and image. [Nikos Kokkalias]

CenterAIGLI (Open-air) Zappeio (210.336.9369)

Knight and Day 21.00, 23.15ASTOR HOLLYWOOD 3D 28 Stadiou

(210.331.0820)Toy Story 3 (Dubbed 3D anim) 18.00 / TheSorcerer’s Apprentice 20.10, 22.30

ATHINAIA (Open-air) 50 Haritos(210.721.5717)Singin’ in the Rain 20.50, 23.00

DEXAMENI (Open-air) Dexamenis Sq,Kolonaki (210.360.2363)The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 20.50, 23.00

LAIS (Open-air) 48 Iera Odos & MegalouAlexandrou, Metaxourgeio (210.360.9695)I Love You Phillip Morris 21.00, 23.00

Plaka-Thiseio-PsyrriCINE PARIS (Open-air) 22 Kydathinaion,

Plaka (210.322.2071)Knight and Day 20.50, 23.10

ZEPHYROS (Open-air) 36 Troon(210.346.2677)Rififi (French) 21.00, 23.00

THISEION (Open-air) 7 Apostolou Pavlou(210.347.0980) Singin’ in the Rain 20.50, 23.05

PSYRRI (Open-air) 40 Sarri (210.324.7234) Pierrot le fou (French) 21.00, 23.00

AmbelokipiANESIS (Open-air) 14 Kifissias

(210.778.8778)Knight and Day 20.50, 23.00

ELLINIS (Open-air) 29 Kifissias(210.646.4009)The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 20.50, 23.00

Alexandras-ExarchiaECRAN (Open-air) Zonara & Agapiou

(210.646.1895)Pierrot le fou (French) 20.50, 23.00

PANATHINAIA (Open-air) TermaMavromichali (210.642.5714)Charade 20.45, 23.00

RIVIERA (Open-air) 46 Valtetsiou(210.383.7716)Sabrina 20.45, 23.00

VOX (Open-air) 82 Themistocleous, Exarchia(210.330.1020) Monty Python and the Holy Grail 21.00 /The Front Page 23.00

Zografou-KaisarianiAEOLIA (Open-air) Philadelphias &

Solomonidou (210.724.7600)Avatar Fri-Sun 21.30 / The Girl with theDragon Tattoo (Swedish) Mon-Wed 21.30

ALEKA (Open-air) 13 Tritis Oreinis Taxi-archias (210.777.3608) Eclipse Fri-Sat 21.00, 23.15 Sun-Wed 21.30

Pangrati-VyronasAMYNTAS (Open-air) Hymettou Sq

(210.762.6418)Eclipse 20.50, 23.00

ARCADIA (Open-air) 36 Karaoli kai Dimitri-ou (210.766.1166)The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 21.00, 23.00

LAURA (Open-air) 24 Nikiforidi &Formionos, Neo Pangrati (210.766.2060)Knight and Day 21.00, 23.00

OASIS (Open-air) 7 Pratinou (210.724.4015) Charade 20.50, 23.00

PALACE (Open-air) Pangratiou Sq(210.751.5434) Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) 21.00 / The Se-cret in their Eyes (Spanish) 23.15

VILLAGE 5 110 Hymettou & Chremonidou(210.757.2440) 1 Eclipse Fri & Mon-Wed 18.45, 21.15, 23.45Sat-Sun 16.15, 18.45, 21.15, 23.45 2 Toy Story 3 (Undubbed anim) Fri & Mon-Wed 18.00 Sat-Sun 15.45, 18.00 / Eclipse20.15, 22.453 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) Fri & Mon-Wed 17.15, 19.30 Sat-Sun 15.00, 17.15, 19.30 /Knight and Day 21.40 / The Kings ofMykonos (English/Greek) 00.104 Knight and Day 17.00, 19.20, 21.40,24.005 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Fri & Mon-Wed 17.20, 19.40, 22.00, 00.20 Sat-Sun15.00, 17.20, 19.40, 22.00, 00.20

Patission-GalatsiAELLO 140 Patission (210.825.9975)

1 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) 17.30, 19.30 / ILove You Phillip Morris 21.30, 23.302 Eclipse 17.45, 20.00, 22.153 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 18.00, 20.20,22.404 Knight and Day 17.20, 19.40, 22.005 (Open-air) Knight and Day 20.50, 23.10

CINE GALATSI (Open-air) Alsos Veikou(210.213.8119)Knight and Day 20.50, 23.05

ELECTRA (Open-air) 292 Patission, AghiosLoukas (210.228.4185) The Front Page 21.00, 23.00

LILA (Open-air) 115 Naxou, Patissia(210.201.6849)The Rebound Fri-Sun 20.50, 23.00 / WildGrass (French) Mon-Wed 20.50, 23.00

STER 373-375 Acharnon (210.237.1100)1 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 18.40, 21.00,23.20 / Toy Story 3 (Dubbed 3D anim) Sat-Sun 16.302 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed 3D anim) Fri & Mon-Wed 18.20 Sat-sun 16.00, 18.20 / Eclipse20.30, 23.003 Knight and Day 19.10, 21.30, 23.50 / ToyStory 3 (Dubbed anim) Sat-Sun 17.004 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Fri 19.40,22.00, 0.20 Sat 17.20, 19.40, 22.00, 0.20Sun 17.20, 19.40, 22.00 Mon & Wed 22.00Tue 19.40, 22.005 Knight and Day Fri 20.10, 22.30, 0.40 Sat17.50, 20.10, 22.30, 0.40 Sun 17.50, 20.10,22.30 Mon-Wed 20.10, 22.306 I Love You Phillip Morris 21.407 Get Him to the Greek 21.508 The Kings of Mykonos (English/Greek)21.209 Eclipse 21.1010 Eclipse 22.10

TRIANON 21 Kodringtonos (210.821.5469)L’Atalante (French) 21.00, 23.00

PeristeriPERAN (Open-air) 32 K. Varnali

(210.578.0892)Shutter Island Fri-Sun 21.00, 23.30 / 4Black Suits (Greek) Mon-Tue 21.00, 23.00 /Alice in Wonderland Wed 21.00, 23.10

STER 67A Dimocratias, Ilion (210.237.1000)1 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed 3D anim) Fri & Mon-

Wed 19.00 Sat-Sun 16.50, 19.00 / Eclipse21.10 / I Love You Phillip Morris 23.302 Knight and Day Fri & Mon-Wed 19.10,21.30, 23.50 Sat-Sun 16.30, 19.10, 21.30,23.503 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) 18.00 /Knight and Day Fri-Sat 20.10, 22.30, 0.40Sun-Wed 20.10, 22.304 Eclipse 18.10 / The Sorcerer’s Appren-tice 20.40, 23.00 / Toy Story 3 (Dubbed an-im) Sat-Sun 16.005 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Fri 19.40,22.00, 0.20 Sat 17.20, 19.40, 22.00, 0.20Sun 17.20, 19.40, 22.00 Mon-Wed 19.40,22.008 (Open-air) The Sorcerer’s Apprentice21.00, 23.20

Neos CosmosODEON STARCITY 111 Syngrou & Leon-

tiou (210.678.6000)1 Knight and Day Fri & Mon-Wed 19.30,22.00, 0.20 Sat-Sun 17.10, 19.30, 22.00,0.20 2 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 18.30, 20.50,23.103 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) Sat-Sun 17.20,19.40 / Letters to Juliet 22.20 4 Eclipse 19.00, 21.30, 24.005 Knight and Day 18.10, 20.30, 22.506 Eclipse 17.50, 20.20, 23.007 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 17.30, 19.50,22.10, 0.308 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) 18.20 / TheKings of Mykonos (English/Greek) 21.15,23.409 Eclipse Fri & Mon-Wed 20.00, 22.30 Sat-Sun 17.00, 20.00, 22.3010 Knight and Day 18.40, 21.00, 23.20

Nea Smyrni-KallitheaDIONYSIA (Open-air) 286 Syngrou, Kal-

lithea (210.951.5514) Life of Brian 21.00, 23.00

MICROCOSMOS 106 Syngrou(210.921.5305) Monty Python and the Holy Grail 21.00 /The Big Sleep 22.40

NANA 179 Vouliagmenis (210.970.3158) 1 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 18.45, 21.00,23.152 Knight and Day 18.40, 21.20, 24.00

3 Eclipse 18.00, 20.30, 23.005 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) 17.50 / Knightand Day 20.00, 22.406 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) 19.45 / GetHim to the Greek 17.45 / I Love You PhillipMorris 21.45, 23.45

PHILLIP (Open-air) Kotiaiou & El. Venizelou,Nea Smyrni (210.933.2766)The Rebound 21.00, 23.00

SPORTING 18 K. Palaiologou, Nea Smyrni(210.933.3820)1 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) 20.30, 22.303 (Open-air) The Sorcerer’s Apprentice21.00, 23.15

Northern suburbsALEXANDRA (Open-air) 27 Iroon

Polytechneiou, Kato Halandri(210.677.7708-09)The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 21.00, 23.00

ALIKI (Open-air) Drosias Sq (210.622.9645)The Secret in Their Eyes (Spanish) Fri-Sun20.45, 23.00 / Desert Flower (English/So-mali) Mon-Wed 20.45, 23.00

ALSOS (Open-air) 154 Dekeleias, NeaPhiladelphia (210.258.3133)The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 21.00, 23.00

AMARILLIS (Open-air) Aghias ParaskevisSq (210.601.0561)The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 21.00, 23.00

AMIKO (Open-air) Epidavrou & Androutsou,Halandri (210.681.5532)The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 21.00, 23.00

ARTEMIS (Open-air) 2-4 Nevrokopiou, Pa-pagou (210.656.1153)Knight and Day 20.50, 23.00

ATHINA (Open-air) 18 Solomou, Halandri(210.685.5860) The Kings of Mykonos (English/Greek)21.00 / Eclipse 22.30

ATTIKO ALSOS (Open-air) Attiko Alsos(210.699.7755)The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 21.00, 23.00

AVANA (Open-air) 3 Lykourgou, Halandri(210.675.6546) 1 The Secret in their Eyes (Spanish) 21.00 /I Love You Phillip Morris 23.00

BOBONIERA (Open-air) 12 Papadiamanti,Kifissia (210.801.9687)The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 20.50 / I LoveYou Phillip Morris 23.00

CHLOE (Open-air) 17 Cassaveti, Kifissia

(210.801.1500) Knight and Day 20.55, 23.10

CINE PSYCHIKO (Open-air) 290 Kifissias,Faros Psychikou (210.677.7330)Knight and Day 20.50, 23.10

CINE SCHOLEIO (Open-air) 5-7Neapoleos, Aghia Paraskevi (210.601.7565)Sex and the City Fri-Sun 21.00, 23.30 /Sherlock Holmes Mon-Tue 21.00, 23.20Wed 23.00 / Planet 51 (Dubbed anim) Wed21.10

DIANA 14 Pericleous, Maroussi(210.802.8587)Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) Sat-Sun 18.30 /(500) Days of Summer 20.20, 22.10

FILOTHEI (Open-air) Drosopoulou Sq(210.683.3398)Knight and Day 20.50, 23.10

MARGARITA (Open-air) 87 Doukissis Plak-entias, Halandri (210.601.4284)Knight and Day 20.50, 23.00

MIMIS FOTOPOULOS (Open-air) 40 Aghiou Constantinou, Maroussi(210.619.8890)Sherlock Holmes Fri-Sun 20.45, 23.00 /Serious Moonlight Mon-Wed 21.00, 23.00

NOSTALGIA (Open-air) Keas & Terpsicho-ris, Neo Iraklio (210.277.3731)Deep Soul (Greek) 21.00, 23.00

ODEON COSMOPOLIS 73 Kifissias &Pournara, Maroussi (210.678.6000)1 Eclipse Fri & Mon-Wed 19.00, 21.30, 24.00Sat-Sun 16.30, 19.00, 21.30, 24.00 2 Eclipse Fri & Mon-Wed 20.00, 22.30 Sat-Sun 17.00, 20.00, 22.303 The Kings of Mykonos (English/Greek)18.00, 20.10, 22.404 Get Him to the Greek 18.50, 21.20, 23.405 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Fri & Mon-Wed 18.30, 20.50, 23.10 Sat-Sun 16.10,18.30, 20.50, 23.106 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 17.30, 19.50,22.10, 0.307 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed 3D anim) 17.20,19.40 / Letters to Juliet 22.208 Knight and Day Fri & Mon-Wed 18.40,21.00, 23.20 Sat-Sun 16.20, 18.40, 21.00,23.20 9 Eclipse 17.50, 20.20, 23.0010 Knight and Day 18.10, 20.30, 22.5011 Knight and Day Fri & Mon-Wed 19.30,22.00, 0.20 Sat-Sun 17.10, 19.30, 22.00,0.2012 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) Fri & Mon-

Wed 18.20 Sat-Sun 16.00, 18.20 / (Un-dubbed) 20.40, 23.30

TRIA ASTERIA 386 Irakleiou, Neo Iraklio(210.282.6873)1 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed 3D anim) 18.30,20.30 / (Undubbed) 22.30 2 Eclipse 20.15, 22.453 Knight and Day 21.00, 23.00

VILLAGE 15@THE MALL 35 Andrea Pa-pandreou, Maroussi (210.610.4100) 1 Get Him to the Greek 17.00, 21.45, 24.00/ The Kings of Mykonos (English/Greek)19.152 Eclipse Fri & Mon-Wed 19.00, 21.30,00.15, Sat-Sun 16.30, 19.00, 21.30, 00.15 3 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) Fri & Mon-Wed 18.45 Sat-Sun 16.30, 18.45 / Eclipse20.45, 23.154 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Fri & Mon-Wed 18.30, 21.00, 23.30 Sat-Sun 16.15,18.30, 21.00, 23.305 Knight and Day 17.00, 19.30, 22.15, 00.456 Killers 17.00 / I Love You Phillip Morris19.15, 21.30, 23.457 MAX SCREEN Knight and Day Fri & Mon-Wed 18.30, 21.15, 24.00 Sat-Sun 16.00,18.30, 21.15, 24.008 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Fri & Mon-Wed 17.45, 20.15, 22.45, 01.15 Sat-Sun 15.00,17.45, 20.15, 22.45, 01.159 Eclipse Fri & Mon-Wed 17.30, 20.00,22.30, 01.00 Sat-Sun 15.00, 17.30, 20.00,22.30, 01.0010 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 19.30,22.00, 00.30 / Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim)Fri & Mon-Wed 17.15 Sat-Sun 15.00, 17.1511 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) Fri & Mon-Wed 18.00, 20.15 / (Undubbed) 22.30, 00.45/ Sat-Sun (Dubbed) 15.45, 18.00, 20.15 /(Undubbed) 22.30, 00.4512 Knight and Day 17.45, 20.30, 23.00,01.30 / The A-Team Sat-Sun 15.1513 GOLD CLASS The Sorcerer’s Appren-tice Fri 19.30, 22.00, 00.30 Sat 17.00, 19.30,22.00, 00.30 Sun 17.00, 19.30, 22.00 Mon-Wed 19.30, 22.0014 GOLD CLASS Knight and Day Fri & Mon-Wed 20.30, 23.00 Sat-Sun 17.45, 20.30,23.00

Southern suburbsAKTI (Open-air) Vouliagmeni Beach

(210.896.1337)The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 20.50, 23.00

ALOMA (Open-air) 103 Geroulanou, Argy-roupoli (210.993.7011)Knight and Day 20.40, 23.00

ATHINAION 7 Zisimopoulou, Glyfada(210.810.8230) 1 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed 3D anim) 18.00,20.15 (Undubbed) 22.302 I Love You Phillip Morris 18.30, 20.30 /Get Him to the Greek 22.303 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 18.30, 20.40,22.504 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed 3D anim) 18.50 /(Undubbed) 21.00 / I Love You Phillip Mor-ris 23.10

CINE FLOISVOS (Open-air) Floisvou Park,Palaio Faliro (210.982.1256)Knight and Day 21.00, 23.15

CINE ARGYROUPOLIS (Open-air) 68Kyprou, Argyroupoli (210.992.2098)The Secret in Their Eyes (Spanish) 20.50,23.00

GLYFADA ODEON (Open-air) 14 Zeppou &31 Xenophontos (210.965.0318) Knight andDay 20.50, 23.15

MELINA MERCOURI (Open-air) 50 Irinis,Ilioupoli (210.991.9818) Law Abiding Citizen Fri 21.00, 23.00 / Upin the Air Sat-Sun 21.00, 23.00 / SunshineBarry and the Disco Worms (Dubbed an-im) Mon 21.00 / The Heiress (Greek) Mon23.00 Tue 21.00, 23.00 / Roman HolidayWed 21.00, 23.00

RIA (Open-air) 8 Aphroditis, Varkiza(210.897.0844) The Island (Greek) Fri 21.00, 23.00 / A Sin-gle Man Sat-Sun 21.00, 23.00 / The City ofYour Final Destination Mon-Tue 21.00,23.10 / Edge of Darkness Wed 21.00, 23.10

VARKIZA 22 Thasou, Varkiza(210.897.3926) 1 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed 3D anim) 19.00 / Co-co Before Chanel (French) 21.00, 23.002 Eclipse 18.50, 21.00, 23.003 Knight and Day 20.45, 23.00

VILLAGE 9 CINEMAS@FALIRO 1 Po-seidonos & 3 Moraitini (210.810.8080)1 Eclipse Fri & Mon-Wed 19.10, 21.50, 00.30Sat-Sun 16.30, 19.10, 21.50, 00.30

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Knight and DayACTION ADVENTURE, 2010Directed by James Mangold, starring Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard, Maggie Grace and Celia Weston. On the way home from her sister’s wedding, June gets involved with wild secret agent Roy. Together, they try to keep theZephyr, a tiny battery with enough power to run a small city on, from falling into the wrong hands.

☛ Athens: Aigli, Cine Paris, Anesis, Laura, Village 5, Aello, Cine Galatsi, Ster (Acharnon), Ster (Ilion), Odeon Starcity, Nana, Artemis, Chloe, Cine Psychico, Filothei, Margarita,

Odeon Cosmopolis, Tria Asteria, Village 15, Aloma, Cine Floisvos, Glyfada Odeon, Varkiza, Village 9, Alex, Village Cool Tymvos, Orpheas, Village Cool Rendi, Village 20

☛ Thessaloniki: Natalie, Odeon Plateia, Ster Cinemas, Ster City Gate, Village Center


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2 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) Fri & Mon-Wed 18.20Sat-Sun 16.10, 18.20 / Eclipse 20.30, 23.103 Toy Story 3 Fri & Mon-Wed 17.20 Sat-Sun 15.10,17.20, 19.30 / I Love You Phillip Morris Fri & Mon-Wed 19.30, 21.40, 23.50 Sat-Sun 21.40, 23.504 Knight and Day 17.10, 19.50, 22.30 5 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Fri & Mon-Wed 18.50,21.10, 23.30 Sat-Sun 16.30, 18.50, 21.10, 23.306 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Fri & Mon-Wed 17.20,19.40, 22.00, 00.20 Sat-Sun 15.00, 17.20, 19.40,22.00, 00.207 VMAX Knight and Day Fri & Mon-Wed 19.10, 21.30,23.50 Sat-Sun 16.10, 19.10, 21.30, 23.508 GOLD CLASS Eclipse 20.30, 23.109 GOLD CLASS Knight and Day 18.30, 21.10, 23.50

East coastALEX (Open-air) 235 Porto Rafti Ave (22990.76034)

Knight and Day 21.00, 23.10ALIKI (Open-air) 196 Marathonos, Nea Makri

(22940.69871)Chloe 20.30

MIAMI (Open-air) Mati (22940.79290)The Kings of Mykonos (English/Greek) Fri-Sun 21.00,23.00 / Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) Mon-Wed 21.00 /Everybody’s Fine Mon-Wed 23.00

SISSY (Open-air) 36 Marathonos, Nea Makri(22940.91811) The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 21.00, 23.15

VILLAGE COOL MARIEL (Open-air) Porto Rafti(22940.71335) Life of Brian Fri-Sun 21.00, 23.00

VILLAGE COOL TYMVOS (Open-air) MarathonasBeach (22940.55603-4)2 Knight and Day 21.00, 23.003 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 21.00, 23.10

SaronidaAIGLI (Open-air) 28-30 Saronidas Ave (22910.54941)

The Secret in Their Eyes (Spanish) Fri-Sun 20.50,23.10 / Dial M For Murder Mon-Wed 21.00, 23.00

KORALI CINEMAX (Open-air) Aphroditis & Ithakis,Saronida (22910.54097)The Rebound Fri-Sun 21.00, 23.00 / Monty Pythonand the Holy Grail Mon-Wed 21.00, 23.00

ORPHEAS (Open-air) 60 Saronidos (22910.60077) Knight and Day 21.15, 23.15

TRIANON (Open-air) 4 Kefallinias, Saronida(22910.54931) I Love You Phillip Morris Fri-Tue 21.00, 23.00 Wed23.00 / Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) Wed 21.00

PiraeusCINE KIPOS (Open-air) 49 Thermopylon & Knossou

(210.481.0790)Alice in Wonderland Fri 21.00, 23.00 / Iron Man 2Sat-Mon 21.00, 23.15 / Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim)Tue-Wed 21.00 / Letters to Juliet Tue-Wed 23.00

CINE PARADEISOS (Open-air) 4 Zappa, Korydallos(210.496.0955)The Bounty Hunter Fri 23.00 / Toy Story 3 (Dubbedanim) Fri-Mon 21.00 / Coco Before Chanel (French)Sat-Mon 23.00 Tue-Wed 21.00, 23.00

VILLAGE COOL RENDI (Open-air) 228 Thivon &Petrou Ralli (210.427.8600) Knight and Day 21.00, 23.15

VILLAGE 20@RENDI 228 Thivon & Petrou Ralli(210.42708600)GOLD CLASS 1 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 20.1522.30GOLD CLASS 2 Knight and Day 19.15, 21.30, 23.453 Get Him to the Greek Fri & Mon-Wed 17.45, 20.00,22.15, 00.30 Sat-Sun 15.30, 17.45, 20.00, 22.15, 00.304 Knight and Day 17.00, 19.15, 21.30, 23.455 Eclipse 18.30, 21.00, 23.30 / Toy Story 3 (Dubbedanim) Sat-Sun 16.156 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Fri & Mon-Wed 18.30,20.45, 23.00, 01.15 Sat-Sun 16.15, 18.30, 20.45, 23.00,01.157 Eclipse 20.30, 23.00, 01.30 / StreetDance Fri &Mon-Wed 18.15 Sat-Sun 16.00, 18.158 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) 17.00, 19.45 / Eclipse22.00, 00.309 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Fri & Mon-Wed 17.30,20.15, 22.30, 00.45 Sat-Sun 15.15, 17.30, 20.15, 22.30,00.4510 Eclipse Fri & Tue-Wed 20.00, 22.30, 01.00 Sat-Sun15.00, 17.30, 20.00, 22.30, 01.00 Mon 17.30, 20.00,22.30, 01.0011 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) Fri & Mon-Wed 18.00Sat-Sun 15.45, 18.00 / Knight and Day 20.15, 22.30,00.4512 I Love You Phillip Morris Fri & Mon-Wed 18.15,20.30, 22.45, 01.00 Sat-Sun 16.00, 18.15, 20.30, 22.45,01.0013 The Kings of Mykonos Fri & Mon-Wed 18.45,21.00, 23.15, 01.30 Sat-Sun 16.30, 18.45, 21.00, 23.15,01.30

14 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 19.00, 21.15, 23.30 /Toy Story 3 (Undubbed anim) Sat-Sun 16.4515 How to Train Your Dragon (Dubbed anim) Fri &Mon-Wed 17.15 Sat-Sun 15.00, 17.15 / The Sorcerer’sApprentice 19.30, 21.45, 24.0016 The Back Up Plan Fri & Mon-Wed 17.45, 20.00 Sat-Sun 15.30, 17.45, 20.00 / The Kings of Mykonos (Eng-lish/Greek) 22.15, 00.3017 The A-Team Fri & Mon-Wed 18.45, 21.15, 23.45, Sat-Sun 16.15, 18.45, 21.15, 23.4518 The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Fri &Mon-Wed 19.15, 21.45, 00.15 Sat-Sun 16.45, 19.15,21.45, 00.1519 Eclipse Fri & Mon-Wed 19.00, 21.30, 24.00 Sat-Sun16.15, 19.00, 21.30, 24.0020 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) Fri & Mon-Wed 17.30Sat-Sun 15.15, 17.30 / Knight and Day 19.45, 22.00,00.15

ThessalonikiALEX (Open-air) (2310.269.403)

Silent Wedding (Romanian) 21.10, 23.00APOLLON (Open-air) (2310.828.642)

Dial M for Murder 21.00 / City Island 23.00AVRA (Open-air) (2310.454.525)

Chloe 21.00, 23.00CINE PANORAMA (Open-air) (2310.346.720)

Eclipse Fri-Sun 21.00, 23.00 / Up in the Air 21.00,23.00

CINE PARADEISOS (Open-air) (2310.631.700)Planet 51 (Dubbed anim) 21.30 / Plato’s Academy(Greek) 21.30, 23.30

ELLINIS (Open-air) (2310.292.304)Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) 20.50 / Rebound Mon-Wed 21.00 / I Love You Phillip Morris 22.45

NATALIE (Open-air) (2310.829.457)Knight and Day 21.00, 23.10

ODEON PLATEIA (2310.290.290)1 Eclipse 19.30, 22.152 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) 18.10 / The Kings ofMykonos (English/Greek) 20.40, 22.503 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 17.50, 20.10, 22.304 Eclipse 18.00, 20.30, 23.00 5 Knight and Day Fri & Mon-Wed 19.40, 22.00, 0.20Sat-Sun 17.20, 19.40, 22.00, 0.206 Toy Story 3 19.00 / Eclipse 21.15, 23.507 Knight and Day 18.30, 20.50, 23.108 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 18.40, 21.00, 23.20

STER CINEMAS (801.801.7837, 210.237.1000)1 Knight and Day Fri & Mon-Wed 19.10, 21.30, 23.50Sat-Sun 16.30, 19.10, 21.30, 23.502 Knight and Day Fri 20.10, 22.30, 0.40 Sat 17.50,20.10, 22.30, 0.40 Sun 17.50, 20.10, 22.30 Mon-Wed20.10, 22.30 3 Toy Story 3 (Undubbed anim) Fri & Mon-Wed 18.30Sat-Sun 16.00, 18.30 / The Sorcerer’s Apprentice20.40, 23.004 I Love You Phillip Morris 20.00 / Eclipse Fri &Mon-Wed 22.15 Sat-Sun 17.20, 22.158 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed 3D anim) Fri & Mon-Wed 19.00Sat-Sun 16.50, 19.00 / Eclipse 21.10, 23.409 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Fri & Mon-Wed 18.40,21.00, 23.20 Sat-Sun 16.20, 18.40, 21.00, 23.2010 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Fri-Sat 19.40, 22.00,0.20 Sun-Wed 19.40, 22.00 / Toy Story 3 (Dubbed an-im) Sat-Sun 17.30

STER CITY GATE (801.801.7837)1 Knight and Day Fri & Mon-Wed 19.10, 21.30, 23.50Sat-Sun 16.30, 19.10, 21.30, 23.502 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) 18.00 / Knight and DayFri-Sat 20.10, 22.30, 0.40 Sun-Wed 20.10, 22.30 3 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Fri-Sat 19.40, 22.00,0.20 Sun-Wed 19.40, 22.00 / Toy Story 3 (Dubbed an-im) Sat-Sun 17.306 Eclipse 18.00, 20.30, 23.008 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 21.00, 23.20

TZENI KAREZI (Open-air) (2310.600.696) Silent Wedding (Romanian) Fri-Sun 21.30 / AgoraMon-Wed 21.30

VILLAGE CENTER (2310.499.999) 1 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Fri & Mon-Wed17.40, 20.20 Sat-Sun 15.10, 17.40, 20.20 / Robin Hood22.402 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) Fri & Mon-Wed 17.00,19.10 Sat-Sun 15.00, 17.00, 19.10 / I Love You PhillipMorris 21.30, 23.303 The Kings of Mykonos (English/Greek) 18.50, 21.00/ The A-Team 23.00 / Eclipse Sat-Sun 16.104 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 17.10, 19.30, 21.50,24.005 Street Dance Fri & Mon-Wed 17.20 Sat-Sun 15.20,17.20 / Eclipse 19.20, 22.00, 0.20 6 Knight and Day Fri & Mon-Wed 17.50, 20.00, 22.20,0.40 Sat-Sun 15.40, 17.50, 20.00, 22.20, 0.407 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Fri & Mon-Wed 18.00,20.30, 22.50 Sat-Sun 15.50, 18.00, 20.30, 22.508 Toy Story 3 (Dubbed anim) Fri & Mon-Wed 18.30Sat-Sun 16.30, 18.30 / Eclipse 20.50, 23.109 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Fri-Sun 19.30, 21.50Mon-Wed 21.50 10 Knight and Day 20.00, 22.2011 Knight and Day 21.20, 23.40

BY FILM

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

FANTASY ADVENTURE, 2010Directed by Jon Turteltaub, starring JayBaruchel, Nicolas Cage, Monica Bellucciand Alfred Molina.In modern-day Manhattan, mastersorcerer Balthazar Blake seeks anassistant to help him protect the cityfrom his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath.He recruits Dave Stutler, a deceptivelyaverage guy with potential, schooling himin the ways of magic – and together theygo on to battle the malevolent Horvath.

Pierrot le fou

COMEDY DRAMA, 1965Directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starringJean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, DirkSanders and Graziella Galvani. (In French/English)When Ferdinand finds himself without ajob and in a rocky marriage, he decidesto skip town with his ex-girlfriendMarianne, hoping for a new start. Butfirst they have to decide what to do withthe body in the bedroom – the manMarianne has killed.

Singin’ in the RainMUSICAL COMEDY, 1952Directed by Stanley Donen and GeneKelly, starring Kelly, Donald O’Connor,Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, CydCharisse and Rita Moreno. Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are1920s Hollywood silent-film stars whosecareers are turned upside down when thetalkies arrive. Recruited by the head ofMonumental Pictures to make a non-silent hit, Don and Lina try to turn theirinitial, silent project into a musicalcomedy, navigating the glitches that comewith the new technology.

Law Abiding Citizen

CRIME THRILLER, 2009Directed by F. Gary Gray, starring JamieFoxx, Gerard Butler, Colm Meaney,Bruce McGill and Leslie Bibb.The Philadelphia district attorney knowswho the serial killer spreading terroracross his city is – but he has to figureout how he managed to get to the victimswhen he’s behind bars and, what’s more,spending most of his time in solitaryconfinement.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Man som hatar kvinnor)

MYSTERY THRILLER, 2009Directed by Niels Arden Oplev, starringMichael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, LenaEndre and Peter Haber. (In Swedish)A corrupt Swedish industrialist hires ajournalist to investigate the cold case of ateenage girl who went missing 40 yearsbefore, but he will need some help if he’sto get on the right path to solving thecomplicated mystery.

Shutter Island

THRILLER, 2010Directed by Martin Scorsese, starringLeonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, BenKingsley, Max von Sydow, MichelleWilliams and Emily Mortimer.Under the shadow of Cold War doom andgloom in 1950s America, two USmarshals are sent to eerie Shutter Islandin Boston Harbor to track down a childmurderess who has escaped from aprison for the criminally insane.

Iron Man 2

ACTION ADVENTURE, 2010Directed by Jon Favreau, starringRobert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow,Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, SamRockwell, Mickey Rourke, Samuel L.Jackson and Paul Bettany.Entrepreneur extraordinaire Tony Starkhas recently been suffering from an egobigger even than that of his iconic IronMan invention and is also saddled withsome dangerous health problems. What’smore, he is at odds with the US president,his assistant Pepper Potts and a powerfulrival weapons manufacturer.

Get Him to the Greek

COMEDY, 2010Directed by Nicholas Stoller, starringJonah Hill, Russell Brand, Sean “P.Diddy” Combs and Kristen Bell. Aaron Green, a low-level employee at aLos Angeles music company, has beenassigned an all-but-impossible task: To goto London to bring burned-out rockerAldous Snow to LA’s Greek Theater for a10-year anniversary concert. Polite andunsuspecting, Aaron has 36 hours to getthe former rock star back to California –but with Snow’s out-of-controlpersonality, it’s sure to be a wild ride.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

ROMANTIC FANTASY, 2010Based on Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling “Eclipse,” directed by DavidSlade, starring Kristen Stewart, RobertPattinson, Taylor Lautner, AshleyGreene and Peter Facinelli.Unsurprisingly for a young woman in lovewith both a werewolf and a vampire,Bella is faced with a number of toughdecisions. She must decide what action totake when the Northwest is paralyzed bya series of murders, protect herself froma wronged vampiress with a deal to settleand, last but not least, Bella needs tofinally make up her mind about whetherher heart lies with beefy Jacob orstatuesque Edward.

I Love You Phillip Morris

COMEDY DRAMA, 2009Directed by Glenn Ficarra and JohnRequa, starring Jim Carrey, EwanMcGregor, Leslie Mann and RodrigoSantoro. After years of being the perfect husband,Steve decides to come out of the closetfollowing a serious car accident. When hediscovers that having a boyfriend isexpensive, he turns to crime, ends up injail and falls in love with his cellmate,Phillip Morris. Despite his newfound bliss,however, Steve continues to be a white-collar con artist, which creates problemsfor the new couple.

Sherlock HolmesCRIME ADVENTURE, 2009Directed by Guy Ritchie, starring RobertDowney Jr, Jude Law,Rachel McAdams andMark Strong.The wily and scrappydetective andhis loyalsidekick DrWatson take onan evil nemesiswith plans for all-outdestruction in 19th-century London.

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Summer activitiesFestival

GET IN TOUCHReaders are invited to send their fun ideas and comments to [email protected].

Transformations infairy tales & mythsThe Cycladic island of Kea, just anhour by boat from the port of Lavrioand also known as Tzia, is gearing upto host this year’s Fairy Tale Festival,titled “Transformations,” startingSaturday, July 17 and runningthrough July 25. Organized by the Center for theStudy and Dissemination of Mythsand Folk Tales, this year the festivalwill focus on the various forms oftransformation that take place instories either in the form of actualphysical transformation or a changeof heart, which is often the case inmany Greek and foreign myths aswell as in poetry and literature. Featuring tales from Greece andother parts of the world, the nine-day festival aims to showcase

cultural heritage and traditions,while at the same time creating alink between the past and present. The festival is aimed at young andold alike, providing have the chanceto hear both Greek and foreignstorytellers reciting tales and mythswith the common themetransformation in magical settingssuch as beaches, churches, squaresand out in the countryside next torivers and in forest glades. The festival is an ideal opportunityto listen to traditional tales that bearresemblance to ancient myths, suchas “I pentamorfi ke o kiknos”(Beauty and the Swan) as told bystoryteller Niki Kapari, which echoesthe ancient Greek myth of Leda andthe swan. The king of the Olympian gods, Zeus,figures in the main role of many atransformation story – from turninginto a shower of golden rain to afierce and intimidating bull. In addition to storytelling in Greekand English, the program featuresmusical performances, visual artsworkshops, a painting exhibition,theater performances andworkshops for kids, open discussionsand much more.

For more information, call210.431.3332 or log on to

www.e-mythos.eu.

In Eretria with ApolloThe National Archaeological Museum in Athens ispresenting an educational program for childrenaged 8 to 12, based on the exhibition “Eretria:Insights into an Ancient City.” Running through July 31, the program, which istitled “In Eretria with Apollo,” aims to giveyoungsters the opportunity to get involved in acreative summer activity. Participants will have thechance to learn about the ancient Greek city ofEretria and its economic and cultural history whilebecoming familiar with early forms of writing. The 90-minute activity includes a guided tour of themuseum’s exhibits, digital screenings, storytellingand role-playing games. The program takes place Tuesday, Wednesday andThursday from 11 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Attendance is free of charge, though reservationsare necessary.

For further information, call 210.821.7724.

Respect for individualityVeria’s Central PublicLibrary (8 Ellis,www.libver.gr) haslaunched a summerprogram for childrentitled “We Are Different– We All Change,” aimedat encouraging youngparticipants torecognize and respectindividuality. Running through theend of July, theprogram includes a host of creative activities for 3- to16-year-olds. On Friday, July 16, at 10 a.m., children aged 8 to 10will have the chance to take part in an activity titled“The Cordon of Five Continents – The People of theWorld.”Through discussion, games and creative activities,young participants will become more familiar withdifferent traditions and cultures from around theworld and discover the similarities and differencesbetween its many different peoples. Another interesting activity is scheduled to take placeon Monday, July 19. Younger children aged 6 to 8 willhear a recitation of the book “Kalosirthes karakaxa”(Welcome, Magpie) by Costas Magos, starting at 11a.m. When a magpie moves into the forest, the owlloses her necklace. Is it sheer coincidence or is thedisappearance of the piece of jewelry linked to thenew arrival?

For further information and registration, call 23310.24494.

KIDS’ STUFFKIDS’ STUFFTheater

Veria

EcocampOnce again,nongovernmentalorganization Ecocity’sannual environmentalsummer camp isscheduled to take placefrom August 2 to 9 at theRodea Camping Centerfor EnvironmentalSensitivity and Educationin Kalavryta. Designed for13- to 16-year-olds, thenine-day campingprogram aims at bringingparticipants who live inthe city into closercontact with the naturalenvironment by taking part in related activities. Moreover,campers will have the chance to discover the country’s naturalbeauty while at the same time becoming more aware ofenvironmental and ecological issues. The Rodea camp offersindoor accommodation for 180 children, with kitchen andbathroom facilities, soccer, tennis, basketball, volleyball andbadminton courts, a playground, a small theater and a hugeprivately owned farm all located near a forest and MountErymanthos, making it ideal for excursions and outdoor activities.The daily program includes mountain biking, climbing and hiking,riding, caring for farm animals, as well as lessons about local floraand baking. The cost of attendance is 380 euros, includingtransportation to and from the camp.

For further details, log on to www.ecocamp.gr. To make areservation, call 210.619.6757.

Martial arts lessonsThe Aikido School ofAthens is offering asummer program forchildren who lovemartial arts and arekeen to spend someof their holiday timepracticing. The 10-day program isdesigned for childrenaged 4 and up andincludes lessons inaikido and othermartial artscombined with musicand movement activities. Young participants will also take part inpainting and photography activities inspired by music as well asimprovisation and theater games. Running from 8.30 a.m. to 3p.m. or alternatively through 5.30 p.m., all activities take place atthe Athens Aikido premises (3 Xanthippou, Holargos,www.athensaikido.gr). Remaining periods include July 19 to 30and August 2 to 13.

For reservations, call 6977.303.823.

Sinbad on stage “The Seven Voyages ofSinbad the Sailor,” awonderful set of stories fromthe epic Arabic collection“One Thousand and OneNights,” has been turned intoa musical performance andwill be touring Greece for thenext couple of months.Directed by Greek actor,screenwriter and lyricist Haris

Romas, this summer-themedchildren’s play featuresrousing music by GiannisZouganelis and impressivechoreographies by FotisMetaxopoulos. The story of the legendarytraveler Sinbad, who leaveshis native Baghdad to sail theseas – encountering manydangerous adventures,captures the wisdom andthinking of ancient Arabicculture. Helping to bring Sinbad’s epicvoyages to life, the plot unfoldson a life-size ship. Featuringwell-known actors from theGreek stage and screen, suchas Costas Bakalis, NikosDrosakis, Mary Chronopoulouand others, the play is filledwith adventure, action andsurprises sure to delightaudiences of all ages. The 90-minute performance will bestaged on Friday, July 16, at 9p.m. at the Rex cinema on theisland of Paros while onSaturday, July 17, the play willbe presented at the FirstElementary School on Naxos.

For program and ticketdetails, call 6944.283.935

or log on to www.theamata.gr.

Karagiozis in Loutraki The shadow-puppet theater inLoutraki (2 Alkyonidos, LoutrakiBeach), near Corinth, promises toentertain young and old with a series ofamusing performances throughout thesummer period. Each night through the end of August,young audiences will have theopportunity to see a different shadow-puppet theater show featuring the

legendary hero Karagiozis and hishumorous adventures. The one-hour performances,featuring Karagiozis shadow-puppet master Tassos Georgiou,start at 9 p.m. and the cost ofattendance is 3 euros.

For further information,call 27440.62186.

At the museum

FAMILY FUNATHENSPLUS • FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2010

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FridayJuly 16

ET1Tel. 210.776.1000

8.15 Disney Zone 10.00 EducationalTelevision 11.00 Greek Documen-tary 12.00Greek Film 13.30Greek Doc-umentary 14.0020th Century Selec-tions 14.153rd & Bird 14.30Children’sShows 15.00 The Emperor’s NewSchool 15.30Kim Possible 16.00TheSuite Life on Deck 16.30 Jonas 17.00THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS18.00Greek Series 19.00Greek Show20.00 European League Volleyball22.00 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES23.00News 24.0047th Internation-al Aegean Sailing Rally 0.15 FILM:“Kings of the Road,” West Germany,1976, drama directed by Wim Wen-ders, with Rudiger Vogler, HannsZischler, Lisa Kreuzer

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6.00The Glory of Greece (R) 7.00Vod-ka with Orange Juice (R) 8.00My Sweet-est Lie (R) 9.00Kiss Your Frog (R) 10.00Greek Series 11.00Dreamcatcher (R)12.00Litsa.com (R) 13.00News 13.30Family Life (R) 14.30 Constantinosand Eleni (R) 15.30 Hara’s (R) 16.50WIPEOUT 17.50News in sign language18.00DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES 19.00Welcome to Your New Home 20.00News 21.001001 Nights 23.00BONES24.00 Ola 10 – Summer Edition 1.00News 1.10 The Stables of Erietta Zai-mi (R) 2.10 Greek Series

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6.45Pokemon 7.30Pucca 8.00Chil-dren’s Shows 10.00Tutenstein 10.30Tom & Jerry Kids Show 11.00The NewWoody Woodpecker Show 11.30LatinAmerican Series 12.30News 13.30THETYRA BANKS SHOW 14.30 GOSSIPGIRL 15.30 CHARMED 16.30 News insign language 16.45 CHUCK 18.45NUMB3RS 19.45 News 21.00 FILM:“THE NEW WORLD,” US/UK, 2005, pe-riod adventure drama with ColinFarrell, Q’orianka Kilcher, ChristopherPlummer 23.00 FILM: “FOURBROTHERS,” US, 2005, crime dramawith Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson2.15 FILM: “THE HOAX,” US, 2006,comedy drama with Richard Gere, Al-fred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden

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6.00 BAYWATCH 8.00 Greek Series10.00 Best of Coffee with Eleni 13.00News 13.15 Greek Series 16.00 Cobra11 17.00News 17.05Cobra 11 (cont) 18.00KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 19.00 News20.00THE NANNY 21.00FILM: “CATS& DOGS,” US/Australia, 2001, family ad-

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6.00Front Line 10.00Skai Now 13.00Supernanny 14.00Our Charlie 15.00THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW 16.00HOME AND AWAY 17.00HOW CLEANIS YOUR HOUSE? 17.30Takeshi’s Cas-tle 18.00News in sign language / EcoNews 19.05 Documentary: The MostExtreme 20.10AMERICA’S FUNNIESTHOME VIDEOS 20.45 Ellinophrenia21.00 News / Eco News 22.00 Docu-mentary: Ultimate Factories: M1 Tanks23.00 CSI: NY 24.00 Documentary:Tribe 1.00 ROME 2.00 TABOO 3.00Documentary: Future Sharks

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10.00 Latin American Series 12.00Telemarketing 14.00 Greek Show15.30 Telemarketing 18.30 BIRTHSTORIES (R) 19.00News 19.45Newsin sign language 20.00BIRTH STORIES20.30 Latin American Series 21.30AMERICAN IDOL 22.35 STARGATE:ATLANTIS 23.35 IT COULD HAPPENTOMORROW 0.30 Telemarketing

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6.00 Good Morning 10.30 Here andNow 12.00 Blah Blah 15.30 News insign language 15.45 Ex-Press 18.00That’s Life 18.45 Today 20.00 News21.00 Greek Show 21.30 Auto Alter21.45 30 ROCK 22.15 FRIDAY NIGHTLIGHTS 23.15HEROES 0.15PSYCH 1.15EUREKA 2.15Auto Alter 2.30FILM: “DRJEKYLL AND MR HYDE,” Canada,2008, thriller with Dougray Scott

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6.45Greek Documentary 7.00Docu-

mentary: Star Watch 7.30Documen-tary: Hollywood’s Best Film Directors8.00 I LOVE LUCY 8.30 GET SMART9.00Documentary: Big City Life 10.00FILM: “HAMAD AND THE PIRATES,” US,1971, family adventure 11.40 FILM:“THE INFORMER,” US, 1935, drama13.15 Documentary: They Made His-tory (R) 14.00 Documentary: StarWatch (R) 14.30 Documentary: Hol-lywood’s Best Film Directors (R) 15.00I LOVE LUCY (R) 15.30GET SMART (R)16.00 Documentary: Big City Life17.00 Dance 18.00 Greek Documen-tary 18.20Documentary: The Tragedyof Katerina Ismailova 19.30Opera: Fed-erico Torroba’s “Luisa Fernanda”21.20Greek Documentary 22.00FILM:“Amazon,” Finland/Brazil/US/France,1990, adventure 23.30 FILM: “THETRENCH,” UK/France, 1999, war dra-ma 1.10 Heimat

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13.00 Children’s Shows 15.00 News15.05Greek Film 16.30Documentary:People’s Planet (R) 17.30 Documen-tary: Electric Science (R) 18.00Healthfor All 19.00Documentary: Mediter-raneo (R) 19.30 Documentary: AllEuropean 20.00 Greek Series 21.00News 22.15 20th Century Selections22.30Documentary: Political Assas-sinations (R) 23.30 FILM: “SIRENS,”UK/Australia, 1993, comedy withHugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, Sam Neill

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Star – 21.00Historical adventure drama starring ColinFarrell, Q’orianka Kilcher and Christian Bale. In a version of the Pocahontas story that has beenstripped of syrupy romance, Captain John Smith andhis crew arrive at the New World and are confrontedby the indigenous people who have as muchcuriosity about the men who were eventually to leadto their demise as the explorers had about them.

The New World


TELEVISION

Summer TV freshens upGreek television’s traditional dull season is changing its tune

The fact thatour favorite shows are cur-rently on vacation doesn’t necessari-ly mean that summertime TV inGreece is the wasteland it used to be,when reruns were all viewers had tolook forward to for three wholemonths. However, times have changedand fear of competition along withAGB Nielsen viewing data nightmaresare forcing local channels to be morecautious in what they serve up, so asnot to lose their audience share. Un-der the circumstances, fresh offeringsor at least unseen seasons and episodesare the new reality.

The landscape of morning TV has al-so changed with the debut of break-fast news shows, and the pressure thechannels are under is evident in thisfield too. Skai recently announcedthat “Front Line,” a morning newsshow hosted by journalists DimitrisOikonomou and Vassilis Lyritzis willnot be taking a summer break, whilePopi Tsapanidou’s “Skai Now” will on-ly be absent from our screens for a fewdays in August. The same goes for statetelevision NET’s 7-10 a.m. current af-fairs show, while Antenna is broad-casting “Elatte,” a new 7-11 a.m.lifestyle program with a focus on in-fotainment and hosted by RaniaThraskia.

Although not exactly new, NET is of-fering viewers repeat episodes of the

internationally acclaimed “Exandas”documentary series, presented and di-rected by journalist Yorgos Avgeropou-los, on weekdays at 11 a.m. The seriesmakes for great summer viewing, asmost episodes are only being aired forthe second time. NET is broadcasting“Death in the Land of Fur” on Friday,“The Blood of Kouan Kouan” on Mon-day, “The Loan Nightmare” on Tues-day, “Paris 2005” on Wednesday and“The Last White Man” on Thursday,July 22.

In the afternoon zone, Skai is pre-miering Australian soap opera “Homeand Away,” which has reaped high rat-ings worldwide since it started in1988 – not to mention provided aspringboard for the careers of a hostinternational stars including HeathLedger, Guy Pearce and Isla Fisher. Setin the resort town of Summer Bay, theseries is centered around the lives ofthe Fletchers, a family that runs a car-avan park. Created by Alan Bateman,“Home and Away” is on Skai on week-days at 4 p.m.

Prime time, the zone that tradi-tionally hosts the most popular pro-grams, is also showing promisingsigns this summer. On weekdays at 9p.m., Antenna broadcasts “1001Nights,” one of the most popularTurkish romantic drama series whichhas also captivated Greek audiences.

The doctors of SeattleGrace Hospital are backfor a fifth season onAntenna. StarringEllen Pompeo, Pa-trick Dempsey andSandra Oh, US dra-ma series “Grey’sAnatomy” airsweekdays at 11p.m.

Also worth a men-tion is that Alpha isreairing episodes ofpopular Greek se-ries “WonderfulPeople,” on weekdaysat 11 p.m. It may not benew to our screens, but itcomes with a guarantee forlots of laughs – never a badthing under the currentstate of affairs.

Audience matters Fear of competition along withAGB Nielsen viewing datanightmares are forcing localchannels to be more cautious inwhat they serve up

Rania Thraskia hosts ‘Elatte.’‘Home and Away’ airs on Skaiweekdays at 4 p.m.

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ (above) and Popi Tsapanidou (below right).

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TELEVISION

Saturday July 17

ET1Tel. 210.776.1000

8.00 Educational Television 10.00Greek Documentary 10.30 Mediter-raneo (R) 11.00Greek Documentary12.30 Greek Parliament 13.30 GreekDocumentary 14.30 Safety Belt (R)15.00LITTLE DORRIT 17.00Greek Film19.00Greek Documentary (R) 19.00European League Volleyball: Greecevs Israel 21.00 FILM: “Charlie Says,”France, drama with Jean-Pierre Bacri,Vincent Lindon, Benoit Magimel23.00News 24.0047th Internation-al Aegean Sailing Rally 0.15CRIMINALMINDS 1.15 CRIME ANDINVESTIGATION

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7.00 Weekend on NET 10.00 DisneyFestival 12.00 News 12.30 House ofMouse 13.00Quack Pack 13.30FILM:“Winnie the Pooh: Springtime withRoo,” US, 2004, dubbed animated ad-venture 15.00News 16.00On the Edge(R) 18.00News 18.30Greek Film 20.30Traveling (R) 21.00News 22.00Cheers1.00 Documentary: Warriors

ET3Tel. 2310.299.400

7.00 Documentary: Animal World7.30Documentary: Monkey Thieves8.00Documentary: Antarctic Mission9.00 Documentary: Les Peches enEurope 10.00 Greek Show 12.00Operation: Environment 13.00News13.30 Diaspora 15.00 Greek Docu-mentary 15.30Sunday at the Village17.30Music Program 18.00Greek Film20.00 Documentary: Be a Predator21.00Lotto Draw 21.05Documentary:

Be the Creature 22.00 News 23.00Greek Film 0.30FILM: “HOLY SMOKE,”US/Australia, 1999, drama with KateWinslet, Harvey Keitel, Julie Hamilton2.30 Documentary: 4Real

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7.00 Lie to Me (R) 7.45 Unusual Sus-pects (R) 9.00Taxi Girl: The Mega Edi-tion (R) 10.00 A Wonderful MorningWorld (R) 12.50 Mega Star (R) 14.00News 14.50 A Month or So (R) 15.50Daddy, Don’t Rush (R) 16.50The RedRoom (R) 17.45 News 17.50 SweetAlchemy (R) 18.50 Beat the Blondes(R) 20.00News 21.00Playground (R)22.30 The Twenty (R) 23.40 Patago-nia (R) 1.00 News 1.30 World PokerSeries 2.30 Off We Go (R)


6.00 Greek Series 13.00 News 13.25Family Life (R) 15.00FILM: “DRIVE MECRAZY,” US, 1999, romantic comedywith Melissa Joan Hart, Adrian Grenier,Stephen Collins 16.50 MERLIN 17.50News in sign language 18.00Next TopModel (R) 20.00News 21.00Dancingwith the Stars (R) 24.00News 0.10Ola10+ (R) 2.10The Key to Heaven (R) 3.10The Challenge (R)

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6.00Greek Series 7.00Yu-Gi-Oh 7.25Pokemon Chronicles 7.50Pucca 8.15Pandora and Plato: The StrawberryΒirds 8.40 The Kids from Room 4029.10Dora the Explorer 9.30The Lifeand Times of Juniper Lee 10.00What’s New, Scooby-Doo? 10.30 Ja-son and the Heroes of Mount Olym-pus 11.00 Ben 10: Alien Force 11.30SpongeBob SquarePants 12.00 ThePenguins of Madagascar 12.30 Taz-Mania 13.00 News 13.45 FILM: “THEHOTTIE & THE NOTTIE,” US, 2008, ro-

mantic comedy with Paris Hilton, JoelMoore, Christine Lakin 15.45FRIENDS16.45ROYAL PAINS 17.40News in signlanguage 17.50 FILM: “POLICEACADEMY,” US, 1984, comedy withSteve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall 19.45News 21.00 FILM: “WHAT A GIRLWANTS,” US, 2003, comedy withAmanda Bynes, Colin Firth, KellyPreston 23.15 FILM: “ROCK STAR,” US,2001, comedy drama with MarkWahlberg, Jennifer Aniston, DominicWest 1.30 FILM: “DIAMOND DOGS,”Canada/China, 2007, action withDolph Lundgren, Nan Yu, WilliamShriver 3.30LAW & ORDER: CRIMINALINTENT

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6.00 BAYWATCH 8.00 Greek Series10.00 Best of So Excited 14.15 GreekIdol Auditions (R) 17.00News in signlanguage 17.05 FILM: “DADDY’SLITTLE GIRLS,” US, 2007, romanticdrama with Idris Elba, GabrielleUnion 19.00News 20.00THE NANNY21.00Greek Film 23.00FILM: “DIRTYPRETTY THINGS,” UK, 2002, drama

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6.45 Documentary: Planet Science7.45Documentary: When DinosaursRuled 8.45Documentary: UFOs Downto Earth 10.00 Greek Show on Pets(R) 10.30 Eco News 11.00 Documen-tary: Inside Grand Central 12.00Goals Without Frontiers 13.00FIFTHGEAR 14.00 AMERICAN CHOPPER15.00 MotoGP 16.10 HOME ANDAWAY (R) 18.30 BRAINIAC 19.20SPORTS DISASTERS 20.30MR BEAN21.00 News 22.00 Documentary:Oceans 23.00Documentary: Final Re-port 24.00 I SHOULDN’T BE ALIVE1.00 MASTERS OF HORROR 2.00 G-STRING DIVAS 3.00Documentary: Pri-mal Scream

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12.00 Children’s Shows 13.00 Series

14.00 Greek Show 16.00 CulturalDiary 17.00 FILM: “JAMAICA INN,”UK, 1939, Alfred Hitchcock crimedrama with Charles Laughton, Les-lie Banks, Maureen O’Hara 18.30Bal-let: Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake”20.30 Documentary 21.30 Docu-mentary: Luchino Visconti 22.30FILM: “The Earth Trembles,” Italy,1948, drama directed by LuchinoVisconti


10.00 THE WACKY WORLD OF TEXAVERY (R) 11.30 Latin AmericanSeries 13.30 Telemarketing 16.30THE WACKY WORLD OF TEX AVERY(R) 17.00 Telemarketing 19.50AMERICAN IDOL (R) 21.30 News22.00STARGATE: ATLANTIS (R) 23.00IT COULD HAPPEN TOMORROW (R)24.00 Telemarketing

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6.30 GENIE IN THE HOUSE 7.00 Chil-dren’s Shows 13.00TV Weekend 16.15

Greek Show 18.45News 21.00LIPSTICKJUNGLE 22.00 MAD MEN 23.00 Dali-da 3.00 FILM: “THE TAKEOVER,” US,1995, action with Billy Drago, John Sav-age, Nick Mancuso

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6.00 FILM: “L’Ecole buissonere,”France, 1949, drama 8.00 GreekDocumentary: Pere Faura 8.30FILM:“THE INFORMER,” US, 1935, drama10.00Dance 10.30Dance 11.00Doc-umentary: Ernst Gombrich 12.00FILM: “LOVE RULES!” US, 2004, ro-mantic comedy 13.30 FILM: “L’Ecolebuissonere,” France, 1949, drama (R)15.20 STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE17.00Documentary: Ayurveda: Art ofBeing 18.40 Greek Documentary19.30 FILM: “I WALKED WITH AZOMBIE,” US, 1943, horror 20.45FILM: “EMMA,” UK/US, 1996, ro-mantic comedy 22.45 FILM: “TheWelts,” Poland, 2004, drama 0.20TheChosen 7 2.30 FILM: “FALLEN,” US,2006, action

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13.00 Documentary: People’s Plan-et (R) 14.00 Documentary: Respon-sible Business (R) 14.30Documentary:Dream Dive Destinations (R) 15.00Documentary: Euromaxx on Vacation(R) 15.30 World Cafe Asia (R) 16.00Documentary: Hidden Europe (R)16.30 Children’s Shows 18.30 Docu-mentary: Around the World in 80 Gar-dens (R) 19.30 Documentary: E2:Energy (R) 20.00 Documentary:Charles Dickens’s England 21.00News 21.00Greek Series 22.00Facesof Europe 22.30 FILM: “BECOMINGDICK,” US/Canada, 2000, comedywith Harland Williams, Robert Wag-ner, Elizabeth Berkley 24.00 FREERADIO (R)


9.00 A1 Volleyball: Olympiakos vsPanathinaikos 11.30Basketball Cham-pionship: Aris vs Panellinios 13.30A1Water Polo: Olympiakos vs Vouliag-meni 15.00 Russian Soccer 17.00Tri-Nations Rugby: New Zealand vsSouth Africa 19.00 Soccer Friendly:PAOK vs Kickers Offenbach 21.00IAAFAthletix 21.30 FIA GT1 World Cham-pionship 23.00WWE Raw 0.30Brazil-ian Soccer: Vitoria vs Sao Paulo 2.30Tennis Tournament (R)


6.35CINE NEWS 7.20“THE LOST” 9.05“12 ROUNDS” 11.00 MAD on No-vacinema 11.35 “I DO, THEY DON’T”13.10 “THE CODE” 15.00 NCIS 15.50WITHOUT A TRACE 16.35“MORNINGLIGHT” 18.15“UP” 20.00“OBSESSED”22.00 “THE IMMORTAL VOYAGE OFCAPTAIN DRAKE” 23.40 “NIGHT ATTHE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THESMITHSONIAN” 1.35“THE BROKEN”


9.00Le Journal de Radio-Canada 9.30Matiere grise 10.05TiVi5Monde 11.55Deja vu 12.30 Acoustic 13.00 Flash13.05 La Tele de a@z 13.30 Docu-mentaire: Terres d’echanges 14.00Lagrande soif 14.30 Le Journal de laRTBF 15.00 Faut pas rever 17.00TV5Monde le journal 17.30 Ques-tions pour un champion 18.00Les Car-nets du bourlingueur 19.00TV5Monde le journal 19.20Le Bar del’Europe 19.35 Documentaire: LaRoute des 2 oceans 20.40 Docu-mentaire: Souvenirs d’un vieil enfant21.30 Le Journal de France 2 22.00Divertissement 0.00 TV5Monde lejournal 0.10Le Journal de la TSR 0.35TV5Monde le journal Afrique 0.503600 secondes d’extase 1.35Tarata-ta 3.30 TV5Monde, le journal

Sunday July 18

ET1Tel. 210.776.1000

8.00Mass 10.30Archondariki (R) 11.30Music Tradition 12.30 Greek Parlia-ment 13.30With Virtue and Boldness14.00 Music of the World (R) 15.00LITTLE DORRIT 17.00 Greek Film18.30 Greek Documentary 19.00Diaries (R) 20.00 Documentary: Ro-mans Made in New York (R) 21.00Doc-umentary: Global Food (R) 22.00Life Is Elsewhere 23.00 News 24.0047th International Aegean Sailing Ral-ly 0.15FILM: “THE REFLECTING SKIN,”Canada/UK, 1990, thriller with Vig-go Mortensen, Lindsay Duncan, Jere-my Cooper

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7.00 Weekend on NET 10.00 DisneyFestival 12.00 News 12.30 Docu-mentary: Chuck’s Day Off 13.45 TheTime Machine (R) 15.00 News 16.00Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow 17.00Documentary: Ancient History: Clashof the Gods 18.00 News 18.30 GreekFilm 20.30 Traveling (R) 21.00 News22.00FILM: “THE 13TH WARRIOR,” US,1999, fantasy adventure with Anto-nio Banderas, Vladimir Kulich, OmarSharif 24.00Documentary: Warriors(R)

ET3Tel. 2310.299.400

7.30Mass 10.30Greek Documentary11.30 Greek Show 13.00 News 13.30Greek Show 14.00 Music Program15.00 Sunday at the Village 18.00Greek Show 19.00 Balkan Express20.00 Greek Film 21.00 Joker-ProtoDraw 21.05 Greek Film (cont) 22.00News 23.30 Documentary: Be theCreature 0.30 Documentary: The

Tower of Babel 1.30Documentary: Bea Predator 2.30 Balkan Express (R)

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6.00The Wedding Ring (R) 7.00Lie toMe (R) 7.45 Unusual Suspects (R)9.00 Taxi Girl: Mega Edition 10.00 AWonderful Morning World (R) 12.50Me-ga Star (R) 14.00News 14.50A Monthor So (R) 15.50Daddy, Don’t Rush (R)16.50 The Red Room (R) 17.45 News17.50Sweet Alchemy (R) 18.50Beat theBlondes (R) 20.00 News 21.00 Guin-ness World Records Show (R) 23.00TheTwenty (R) 24.00 Patagonia (R) 0.50News 1.05Patagonia (cont) 1.50Pok-er World Series 2.50 Off We Go (R)


6.00 Greek Series 13.00 News 13.25Family Life (R) 14.50 FILM: “SIMPLYIRRESISTIBLE,” US/Germany, 1999,romantic comedy with Sarah MichelleGellar, Sean Patrick Flanery 16.45MERLIN 17.45News in sign language17.50Next Top Model (R) 20.00News21.00 FILM: “SOMEONE LIKE YOU...”US, 2001, romantic comedy with Ash-ley Judd, Greg Kinnear, Hugh Jackman23.00FILM: “AMERICAN BEAUTY,” US,1999, Oscar-winning Sam Mendes dra-ma, with Kevin Spacey, Annette Ben-ing, Thora Birch 1.00News 1.05FILM(cont) 1.40 Series

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6.00Greek Series 7.00Yu-Gi-Oh 7.25Pokemon Chronicles 7.50Pucca 8.15Pandora and Plato: The StrawberryΒirds 8.40 The Kids from Room 4029.10Go, Diego! Go! 9.30The Life andTimes of Juniper Lee 10.00 What’sNew, Scooby-Doo? 10.30 Jason andthe Heroes of Mount Olympus 11.00Ben 10: Alien Force 11.30SpongeBobSquarePants 12.00 The Penguins ofMadagascar 12.30 Taz-Mania 13.00

News 13.45FILM: “KING’S RANSOM,”US/Canada, 2005, crime comedywith Anthony Anderson, Jay Mohr,Regina Hall 15.45 FRIENDS 17.00ROYAL PAINS 17.50News in sign lan-guage 18.00 FILM: “DUPLEX,”US/Germany, 2003, comedy withBen Stiller, Drew Barrymore, EileenEssell 19.45 News 21.00 Greek Film22.45 FILM: “ALFIE,” US/UK, 2004,comedy drama with Jude Law, SusanSarandon, Sienna Miller 1.00NIP/TUCK 3.30 FILM: “DON JUANDEMARCO,” US, 1994, romantic com-edy drama with Marlon Brando,Johnny Depp, Faye Dunaway

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6.00 BAYWATCH 8.00 Greek Series10.00Best of So Excited 14.00News14.15 Greek Idol Auditions (R) 17.00News in sign language 17.05 Ten (R)18.00 Mamma’s Kitchen (R) 19.00News 20.00THE NANNY 21.00ChartShow: Your Countdown (R) 0.45FILM: “HOUSE OF WAX,” US/Australia,2005, horror with Elisha Cuthbert,Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt3.00 The 10th Commandment (R)

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6.45 Documentary: Planet Science7.45Documentary: When DinosaursRuled 9.00Garden Art (R) 10.00Sun-day in Action 12.00 Wandering inGreece 13.00 E! TRUE HOLLYWOODSTORY 14.00 MY FABULOUSWEDDING 14.45 MotoGP Live 16.1016.10 HOME AND AWAY (R) 18.30BRAINIAC 19.20SPORTS DISASTERS20.30 MR BEAN 21.00 News 22.00SURVIVORMAN 23.00Documentary:Crimes that Shook the World 24.00Documentary: Lockdown 1.00 Doc-umentary: Masters of Horror 2.00G-STRING DIVAS 3.00 Documentary:Shark Attack Files 4.00Documentary:In Search of the Giant Anaconda

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12.00 The Sunday Concert 13.30Greek Music Show 14.00 Documen-tary: The Oxyrhynchus Papyri 17.00FILM: “FORT APACHE,” US, 1948,John Ford western with John Wayne,Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple 19.00Greek Show 20.00 Documentary21.30 Documentary: DiscoveringClassical Music 22.00Opera: Nino Ro-ta’s “The Italian Straw Hat”


9.00 Telemarketing 10.00 LatinAmerican Series 11.00 THE WACKYWORLD OF TEX AVERY (R) 12.00Telemarketing 14.00BIRTH STORIES(R) 14.30Telemarketing 16.30BIRTHSTORIES (R) 17.00 Telemarketing20.00BIRTH STORIES (R) 20.30CineClub (R) 21.30News 22.00STARGATE:ATLANTIS (R) 23.00IT COULD HAPPENTOMORROW (R) 24.00Telemarketing

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6.30 GENIE IN THE HOUSE 7.00 Chil-

dren’s Shows 12.30 Hit Parade GR13.00TV Weekend 16.15Greek Show18.45 News 21.00 LIPSTICK JUNGLE22.00MAD MEN 23.00FILM: “PACIFICHEIGHTS,” US, 1990, mystery thrillerwith Melanie Griffith, Matthew Mo-dine, Michael Keaton 1.00 FILM:“OCTANE,” UK/Luxembourg, 2003,horror thriller with Madeleine Stowe,Mischa Barton, Jonathan Rhys Mey-ers 3.00FILM: “FATAL EXPRESSIONS,”US, 1996, thriller with Jack Turturi-ci, Liesl Lombardo, Palmer Lee Todd

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6.00 FILM: “MARY POPPINS,” US,1964, musical 8.20 Documentary:Ernst Gombrich 9.15 Documentary:Ayurveda: Art of Being 11.00 Docu-mentary: Boleros, Bolero 12.00FILM:“RUN, APALOOSA, RUN,” US, 1966,family drama 13.00 FILM: “MARYPOPPINS,” US, 1964, musical (R)15.20 STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE17.00Documentary: Clint Eastwood:A Life in Film 18.30 Greek Docu-mentary 19.30FILM: “TOP HAT,” US,1935, musical 21.10 FILM: “Helsinki-Naples All Night Long,” Finland /

Switzerland / West Germany, 1987,comedy thriller 22.50FILM: “Kilome-tre Zero,” France/Iraq/Finland, 2005,war drama 0.20 The Chosen 7 2.30FILM: “NOT OF THIS EARTH,” US, 1995,science-fiction

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13.30Greek Film 14.30Documentary:Dream Dive Destinations (R) 15.00Documentary: Euromaxx on Vacation(R) 15.30 Documentary: World CafeAsia (R) 16.00Documentary: HiddenEurope (R) 16.30 Children’s Shows18.30FILM: “THE MIRACLE WORKER,”US, 2000, drama with Hallie KateEisenberg, Alison Elliott 20.00 Doc-umentary: Charles Dickens’s England21.00 News 22.00 Documentary:Faces of Europe 22.30FILM: “TEXASRANGERS,” US, 2001, western withJames Van Der Beek, Rachael LeighCook, Ashton Kutcher 24.00 FREERADIO (R)


9.00A1 Volleyball: Kifissia vs FoinikasSyrou 11.00 World of Freesports (R)

11.30Basketball: Aris vs Kavala 13.30Water Polo Championship: Vouliag-meni vs Panathinaikos 15.00 SuperLeague Formula World Championship16.30 Transworld Sports 17.30 Sail-ing – Med Cup (R) 18.00 11th BeachVolleyball Tournament 20.00Brazil-ian Soccer: Vitoria vs Sao Paulo22.00 Brazilian Soccer: Avai vsPalmeiras 24.00UEFA Europa League:Besa vs Olympiakos (R) 2.00 WorldCup Soccer (R) 2.30US PGA Tour Day2


6.50 CINE NEWS 7.10 “RACHELGETTING MARRIED” 9.05“THE BOATTHAT ROCKED” 11.25 “Monsters vsAliens” 13.05 “X-MEN ORIGINS:WOLVERINE” 15.00 “DISTURBED”15.50 CSI: MIAMI 16.40 “JONASBROTHERS: THE 3D CONCERTEXPERIENCE” 18.00 “OBSESSED”20.00 “THE IMMORTAL VOYAGE OFCAPTAIN DRAKE” 22.00“TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THEFALLEN” 0.40 “SHRINK” 2.30 CINENEWS 2.55 Adult Film


9.00Le Journal de Radio-Canada 9.30La grande soif 10.05 TiVi5Monde11.55Deja vu 12.30La Vie en vert 13.00Flash 13.05 Le Passager 13.30 Urba-nia 14.00Tendance 14.30Le Journalde la RTBF 15.05Theatre: Sans men-tir 16.35 Fiction 17.00 TV5Monde lejournal 17.25 Coup de pouce pour laplanete 18.00Passe-moi les jumelles19.00 Flash 19.10 Envoye special21.30 Le Journal de France 2 22.00Cinema 23.25Annie de Francia 24.00TV5Monde le journal 0.10Le Journalde la TSR 0.30 TV5Monde le journalAfrique 0.45Cinema 2.20La Copie deCoralie 2.45 Contact, l’encyclopediede la creation 3.35 TV5Monde leJournal 4.00 Documentaire

Alpha – 23.00Thriller directed by Stephen Frears,starring Audrey Tautou, ChiwetelEjiofor and Sergi Lopez. (InEnglish/Somali)When he finds a human heart blocking atoilet, a Nigerian doctor working illegallyas a janitor in a London hotel begins toshed light on a network of humantrafficking that either directly orindirectly involves everyone else in hislife – migrants trying to eke out a livingdoing the jobs no one else wants to do.

Dirty Pretty Things

Vouli – 17.00Classic western directed by JohnFord, starring John Wayne, HenryFonda and Shirley Temple.Lieutenant Colonel Owen Thursday feelshe can finally prove what he’s worth tohis superiors when he’s posted to theremote Fort Apache – but rather thanfollowing the advice of the moreexperienced and less bloodthirsty CaptainKirby York, he focuses his efforts ondestroying the Apache chief Cochise.

Fort Apache


TELEVISION

Monday July 19

ET1Tel. 210.776.1000

8.15Disney Zone 10.00Greek Series11.00 Greek Documentary 12.00Greek Film 13.30Greek Documentary14.0020th Century Selections 14.153rd & Bird 14.30 Children’s Shows15.00The Emperor’s New School 15.30Kim Possible 16.00The Suite Life onDeck 16.30 Jonas 17.00 THE YOUNGAND THE RESTLESS 18.00 GreekSeries 19.00 Documentary: TheGreeks 20.00 Documentary: TheSpace Age: NASA’s Story (R) 21.00FILM: “MUSIC OF THE HEART,” US,1999, drama with Meryl Streep 23.00News 24.00 47th InternationalAegean Sailing Rally 0.15Doc on Air:In the Name of Love (R) 1.15 CRIMEAND INVESTIGATION

NETTel. 210.606.6000

6.00Documentary: The Art of Spain(R) 7.00Morning Show 10.00The TimeMachine (R) 11.20 Exandas Docu-mentary (R) 12.00 News 13.00 Bestof We Live in Greece 15.00News 16.00With Taste 18.00 News 18.30 GreekFilm 20.30 Traveling (R) 21.00 News22.00 FILM: “CURDLED,” US, 1996,crime comedy with William Bald-win, Angela Jones, Bruce Ramsay24.00Documentary: Warriors (R) 1.00Documentary: The Universe (R)

ET3Tel. 2310.299.400

7.00 True Scripts (R) 8.00 Docu-mentary: Gardening 8.30McLEOD’SDAUGHTERS (R) 9.30Balkan Express(R) 10.30Documentary: Discoveringthe World 11.30 Documentary: Be a

Predator 12.30Documentary: A Cook-ing World Tour 13.00 News 14.30McLEOD’S DAUGHTERS 15.30 THEBOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL 16.00Documentary: The Joy of Painting16.30 Documentary: Magically Sim-ple 17.00News 18.15The Sixth Sense18.30Documentary: MediterraneanSub 19.00Documentary: The Towerof Babel 20.00 Documentary:Sharkville 21.00Documentary: OceanZoo 22.00News 23.00Greek Film 1.00FILM: “GONE FISHIN’,” US, 1997,crime comedy with Joe Pesci, DannyGlover, Rosanna Arquette 2.30 THEBOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (R)

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6.00 Morning Show 10.00 Eat YourChocolate (R) 10.45 Secrets of Eden(R) 12.40Someone Else’s Life (R) 14.00News 15.00So Delicious (R) 16.00TheRed Room (R) 17.00 News 17.10 TwoStrangers (R) 18.00 My AdorableNeighbors (R) 19.00 Sweet Lakis (R)20.00News 21.00M+M (R) 22.0050-50 (R) 23.00Talk Dirty to Me (R) 24.00Hara Is Missing (R) 1.00News 1.15TheWitches of Smyrna (R) 2.15Off We Go(R)


7.00 Elatte 11.00 Dreamcatcher (R)12.00Litsa.com (R) 13.00News 13.30Family Life (R) 14.30Constantinos andEleni (R) 15.30 Hara’s (R) 16.50WIPEOUT 17.50News in sign language18.00 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES19.00 Working Woman (R) 20.00News 21.001001 Nights 23.00BONES24.00 Ola 10 – Summer Edition 1.00News 1.10The Stables of Erietta Zai-mi (R) 2.10 Greek Series

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6.00 THE OFFICE: AN AMERICAN

WORKPLACE 7.00 The Key (R) 8.00Pokemon 8.30 Pucca 9.00 Wunsch-punsch 9.30The Smurfs 10.00The 13Ghosts of Scooby-Doo 10.30 Code-name: Kids Next Door 11.00 Angel’sFriends 11.30 Tutenstein 12.00 Tom& Jerry Kids Show 12.30 The NewWoody Woodpecker Show 13.00News 13.45Latin American Series 15.15ONE TREE HILL 16.10 GOSSIP GIRL17.00 News in sign language 17.10CHUCK 18.00MONK 18.50NUMB3RS19.45 News 21.00 FILM:“SWORDFISH,” US / Australia, 2001,action thriller with John Travolta, HughJackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle,Sam Shepard 23.00NCIS 24.00LAW& ORDER: SVU 1.00 JERICHO 2.00FILM: “House of Voices,” France,2004, horror directed by PascalLaugier, starring Virginie Ledoyen, LouDoillon, Catriona MacColl

ALPHATel. 212.212.4000

6.00 Greek Series 10.00 Best of Cof-fee with Eleni 13.00News 13.15GreekSeries 16.00 BAYWATCH 17.00 News17.05BAYWATCH (cont) 18.00KITCHENNIGHTMARES 19.00News 20.00THENANNY 21.00GOT TO DANCE 22.00 Co-bra 11 23.00Wonderful People (R) 0.30LAW & ORDER: SVU 1.30 WITHOUT ATRACE 2.30AMERICAN GLADIATORS3.30 The Red Circle (R)

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6.00 Front Line 10.00 Skai Now13.00Supernanny 14.00Our Charly15.00 THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW16.00 HOME AND AWAY 17.00 HOWCLEAN IS YOUR HOUSE? 17.30Takeshi’s Castle 18.00 News in signlanguage / Eco News 19.05 Docu-mentary: The Most Extreme 20.10AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS20.45Ellinophrenia 21.00News / EcoNews 22.00Documentary: The Real

Superhumans 23.00 CSI: NY 24.00SHOCKWAVE 1.00ROME 2.00TABOO3.00Documentary: Shark Attack IV:Summer of the Shark

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9.00 Parliamentary Committees17.00 News 17.30 Greek Show 18.00Greek Parliament: Plenary Session22.00News in sign language 22.10Liv-ing in the European Union 23.10Documentary: Exposed: Portraits ofKey World Leaders: Shimon Peres 0.30News (R)


10.00 Latin American Series 12.00Telemarketing 14.00 Greek Show15.30 Telemarketing 18.40 BIRTHSTORIES (R) 19.00News 19.45Newsin sign language 20.00BIRTH STORIES20.30 Latin American Series 21.30AMERICAN IDOL 22.15 Beauty Show22.35 STARGATE: ATLANTIS 23.35 ITCOULD HAPPEN TOMORROW 0.30Telemarketing

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7.15Greek Show 7.45Lifestyle (R) 8.45That’s Life (R) 10.00In the Kitchen (R)11.00Here and Now 12.00Best of BlahBlah 15.15 Best of Ex-Press 17.15News in sign language 17.30That’s Life18.45Today 20.00News 21.00GreekShow 21.30Auto Alter 21.4530 ROCK22.15 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS 23.15HEROES 0.15PSYCH 1.15EUREKA 2.15Auto Alter 2.30 FILM: “SNIPER,”US/Peru, 1993, action with TomBerenger, Billy Zane, JT Walsh

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6.00 Documentary: They Made His-tory 6.45 Greek Documentary 7.00Documentary: Star Watch 7.30 Doc-umentary: Hollywood’s Best FilmDirectors 8.00 I LOVE LUCY 8.30GET SMART 9.00 Documentary: BigCity Life 10.00 FILM: “SAMURAICOWBOY,” Canada, 1993, western11.45Documentary: Clint Eastwood:A Life in Film 13.15Documentary: TheyMade History (R) 14.00Documentary:

Star Watch (R) 14.30 Documentary:Hollywood’s Best Film Directors (R)15.00 I LOVE LUCY (R) 15.30 GETSMART (R) 16.00 Documentary: BigCity Life (R) 17.00Documentary: Art:21 18.00 Documentary: KieslowskiDialogues 19.00Documentary: Cou-ples and Duos 19.30 FILM: “ANGELFACE,” US, 1952, film noir 21.10FILM:“Lune rousse,” France, 2004, crimemystery 23.00 Adresse inconnue24.00Monday’s Theater 1.50Heimat

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13.00 Children’s Shows 15.00 News15.05 Mother and Son (R) 16.30BECKER 17.30Documentary: World-ly Possessions 18.00 Greek Docu-mentary 19.00 Documentary:Mediterraneo (R) 19.30Documentary:All European 20.00 Documentary:People’s Planet 21.00News 22.1520thCentury Selections 22.30FILM: “LOSTTREASURE OF DOS SANTOS,” US,1997, adventure with Michele Greene,David Carradine, Cathy Lee Crosby24.00Documentary: The Boy Inside(R)


9.00A1 Volleyball 11.00American Ma-jor League Baseball: Minnesota Twinsvs Texas Rangers 13.30A1 Water Po-lo: Olympiakos vs PAOK 15.00A1 Bas-ketball: PAOK vs Olympia Larissa17.15Russian Soccer: Krylya Sovetovvs CSKA Moscow 19.00 NovasportsBest: Beach Volleyball 21.00 KIA XGames Asia 22.00 Brazilian Soccer:Vitoria vs Sao Paulo (R) 24.00 Rug-by Tournament (R) 2.00 NASCARHighlights (R)


6.45“SPREAD” 8.35CINE NEWS 9.10“Primo Basilio” 11.05“THE SECRET OFMOONACRE” 12.55 STAR TREK 15.10“PERSONAL EFFECTS” 17.05 “THEIMMORTAL VOYAGE OF CAPTAINDRAKE” 18.45 “TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF THE FALLEN” 21.25FILMS AND STARS 22.00 “THEPRIVATE LIVES OF PIPPA LEE” 23.50“OBSESSED” 1.50 “S DARKO”


9.00 Le Journal de Radio-Canada9.30 TiVi5 Monde 10.30 Cote maison11.00Flash 11.05Partir autrement 11.30Fiction 12.30 Nec plus ultra 13.00Flash 13.05 L’Epicerie 13.30 Docu-mentaire: Assassinats politiques 14.30Le Journal de la RTBF 15.05Un Mondea voir 16.35 Documentaire: Tout lemonde a la plage 17.00TV5Monde lejournal 17.30Questions pour un cham-pion 18.00Une Heure sur terre 18.45DESIGNsuisse 19.00 TV5Monde lejournal 19.20 L’Invite 19.35 Fiction21.30 Le Journal de France 2 22.00Devoir d’enquete 24.00TV5Monde, leJournal 0.10Le Journal de la TSR 0.35TV5Monde, le Journal Afrique 0.55Cinema 2.10 Cadeau de rupture 2.25Vie privee vie publique, L’hebdo

TuesdayJuly 20

ET1Tel. 210.776.1000

8.15Disney Zone 10.00Greek Series11.00 Greek Documentary 12.00Greek Film 13.30Greek Documentary14.0020th Century Selections 14.153rd & Bird 14.30 Children’s Shows15.00The Emperor’s New School 15.30Kim Possible 16.00The Suite Life onDeck 16.30 Jonas 17.00 THE YOUNGAND THE RESTLESS 18.00 GreekSeries 19.00 Lottery 19.10 GreekShow on Theater (R) 20.00 Docu-mentary: The Space Age: NASA’sStory (R) 21.00Documentary: Isado-ra Duncan (R) 22.00 DESPERATEHOUSEWIVES 23.00 News 24.0047th International Aegean Sailing Ral-ly 0.15 Greek Cinema 1.15 CRIMEAND INVESTIGATION (R)

NETTel. 210.606.6000

6.00Documentary: Simon Schama’sPower of Art (R) 7.00Morning Show10.00 The Time Machine (R) 11.00Exandas Documentary: The LoanNightmare (R) 12.00 News 13.00Best of We Live in Greece 15.00News16.00 With Taste (R) 18.00 News18.30Greek Film 20.30Traveling (R)21.00 News 22.00 FILM:“ENCHANTED,” US, 2007, romanticadventure directed by Kevin Lima,starring Amy Adams, PatrickDempsey, James Marsden 24.00Documentary: Warriors (R) 1.00Doc-umentary: The Universe (R)

ET3Tel. 2310.299.400

7.00 True Scripts (R) 8.00 Docu-mentary: Gardening 8.30McLEOD’SDAUGHTERS (R) 9.30 Balkan Ex-

press (R) 10.30 Documentary: Dis-covering the World 11.30 Documen-tary: Nature’s Keepers 12.30 Docu-mentary: A Cooking World Tour 13.00News 14.30 McLEOD’S DAUGHTERS15.30THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL16.00Documentary: The Joy of Paint-ing 16.30 Documentary: MagicallySimple 17.00 News 18.15 The SixthSense 18.30Documentary: Mediter-ranean Sub 19.00 Documentary:The Tower of Babel 20.00 Docu-mentary: Reverse Exploration 21.00Documentary: Ocean Zoo 22.00News23.00 Documentary: Travels to theEdge with Art Wolfe 23.30 FILM:“MAX KEEBLE’S BIG MOVE,” US,2001, family comedy with Alex D. Linz,Larry Miller, Jamie Kennedy 1.00Documentary: Travels to the Edge withArt Wolfe 1.30 Documentary: TheTower of Babel 2.30 THE BOLD ANDTHE BEAUTIFUL (R) 3.00True Scripts(R)

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10.00 Eat Your Chocolate (R) 10.45Secrets of Eden (R) 12.40 SomeoneElse’s Life (R) 14.00News 15.00So De-licious (R) 16.00 The Red Room (R)17.00News 17.10Greek Series 18.00My Adorable Neighbors (R) 19.00Sweet Lakis (R) 20.00 News 21.00M+M (R) 22.00 50-50 (R) 23.00 TalkDirty to Me (R) 24.00Hara Is Missing(R) 1.00 News 1.15 The Witches ofSmyrna (R) 2.15 Off We Go (R)


6.00The Glory of Greece (R) 7.00Elat-te 11.00Dreamcatcher (R) 12.00Lit-sa.com (R) 13.00 News 13.30 FamilyLife (R) 14.30Constantinos and Eleni(R) 15.30 Hara’s (R) 16.50 WIPEOUT17.50 News in sign language 18.00DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES 19.00Working Woman (R) 20.00 News21.00 1001 Nights 23.00 BONES

24.00Ola 10 – Summer 1.00News 1.10The Stables of Erietta Zaimi (R) 2.10Greek Series

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6.00 THE OFFICE: AN AMERICANWORKPLACE 7.00 The Key (R) 8.00Pokemon 8.30Pucca 9.00Wunsch-punsch 9.30 The Smurfs 10.00 The13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo 10.30 Co-dename: Kids Next Door 11.00Angel’sFriends 11.30 Tutenstein 12.00 Tom& Jerry Kids Show 12.30 The NewWoody Woodpecker Show 13.00News 13.45 Latin American Series15.15 ONE TREE HILL 16.10 GOSSIPGIRL 17.00 News in sign language17.10 CHUCK 18.00 MONK 18.50NUMB3RS 19.45 News 21.00 FILM:“GRAY MATTERS,” US, 1996, ro-mantic comedy with Heather Gra-ham, Bridget Moynahan, Tom Ca-vanagh, Sissy Spacek 23.00 NCIS24.00 LAW & ORDER: SVU 1.00JERICHO 2.00FILM: “SUPERMAN 2,”US/UK, 1980, fantasy adventurewith Gene Hackman, ChristopherReeve

ALPHATel. 212.212.4000

6.00 Greek Series 10.00 Best of Cof-fee with Eleni 13.00News 13.15GreekSeries 16.00 BAYWATCH 17.00 News17.05BAYWATCH (cont) 18.00KITCHENNIGHTMARES 19.00News 20.00THENANNY 21.00GOT TO DANCE 22.00 Co-bra 11 23.00 Wonderful People (R)24.00 LAW & ORDER: SVU 1.00WITHOUT A TRACE 2.00 AMERICANGLADIATORS 3.00The Red Circle (R)

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5.30Skai News 6.00Front Line 10.00Skai Now 13.00Supernanny 14.00OurCharly 15.00 THE OPRAH WINFREYSHOW 16.00HOME AND AWAY 17.00HOW CLEAN IS YOUR HOUSE? 17.30Takeshi’s Castle 18.00 News in signlanguage / Eco News 19.05 Docu-mentary: The Most Extreme 20.10AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS20.45 Ellinophrenia (R) 21.00 News/ Eco News 22.00 Documentary:Wild Australasia 23.00CSI: NY 24.00Documentary: Critical Rescue 1.00ROME 2.00 TABOO 3.00 Documen-tary: Super Surgery

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9.00 Parliamentary Committees17.00 News 17.30 Greek Show 18.00Greek Parliament: Plenary Session22.00 News in sign language 22.10Greek Show 23.10 Microwaves 0.10News (R)



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7.45 Lifestyle (R) 8.45 That’s Life (R)10.00In the Kitchen (R) 11.00Here andNow 12.00Best of Blah Blah 15.15Bestof Ex-Press 17.15News in sign language17.30 That’s Life 18.45 Today 20.00

News 21.00 Greek Show 21.30 AutoAlter 21.45 30 ROCK 22.15 FRIDAYNIGHT LIGHTS 23.15 HEROES 0.15PSYCH 1.15 EUREKA 2.15 Auto Alter2.30 FILM: “JANE DOE: THE WRONGFACE,” US, 2005, crime mystery withLea Thompson, Joe Penny

CINE+Tel. 210.776.1000

6.00 Documentary: They Made His-tory 6.40 Greek Documentary 7.00Documentary: Star Watch 7.30 Doc-umentary: Hollywood’s Best FilmDirectors 8.00 I LOVE LUCY 8.30GET SMART 9.00 Documentary: BigCity Life 10.00FILM: “ANGELS IN THEENDZONE,” US, 1997, fantasy come-dy 11.30FILM: “The Young Magician,”Canada/Poland, 1987, drama 13.15Documentary: They Made History (R)13.45 Greek Documentary 14.00Documentary: Star Watch (R) 14.30Documentary: Hollywood’s Best FilmDirectors (R) 15.00 I LOVE LUCY (R)15.30 GET SMART (R) 16.00 Docu-mentary: Big City Life (R) 17.00 Doc-umentary: Art: 21 18.00Documentary:Ilan Pivko 19.00Documentary: Cou-ples and Duos 19.30 FILM: “THELITTLE MINISTER,” US, 1934, drama21.30 FILM: “Family Life,” Poland,1970, drama 23.00Adresse inconnue24.00 Documentary: Summer ofLove 2.00FILM: “THE MAN WHO USEDTO BE ME,” US/Canada, 2000, thriller

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13.00 Children’s Shows 15.00 News15.05 Mother and Son (R) 16.30BECKER 17.00Documentary: HiddenEurope (R) 18.00Documentary: Glob-al Guardians 18.30 Documentary:Planet Wild 19.00 Documentary:Mediterraneo (R) 19.30Documentary:All European 20.00 Documentary:People’s Planet 21.00News 22.30Doc-umentary: Heaven on Earth 23.30Documentary: The World of GMOs (R)


9.00 A1 Volleyball: Kalamaria vsPanellinios 10.30 American MajorLeague Baseball: Philadelphia Philliesvs San Diego Padres 13.30 A1 WaterPolo: Panionios vs PAOK 15.00A1 Bas-ketball: PAOK vs Panellinios 17.00Russian Soccer (R) 19.00Brazilian Soc-cer: Avai vs Palmeiras (R) 21.00 Su-per League Formula Championship23.30Road to London 2012 24.00KickBoxing Games 2.30 US PGA Tour


5.15 “NOTORIOUS” 7.20 CINE NEWS7.50 “THE SECRET OF MOONACRE”9.40 FILMS AND STARS 10.15 STARTREK 12.30 CINE NEWS 13.00“PERSONAL EFFECTS” 14.55 CINENEWS 15.20“DRIVEN TO KILL” 17.00WITHOUT A TRACE 17.50CINE NEWS18.50“NOT MY LIFE” 20.15“MORNINGLIGHT” 22.00“THE PROPOSAL” 23.55“The Duchess of Langeais” 2.20“CARRIERS” 3.50 “SPREAD”


9.00Le Journal de Radio-Canada 9.30TiVi5Monde 10.30 Passion maisons11.00Flash 11.05Teletourisme 11.30Fiction 12.30Nec plus ultra 13.00Flash13.05 Les Escapades de petitrenaud13.30Documentaire: Angkor, l’aven-ture de Baphuon 14.30Le Journal dela RTBF 15.05Fiction 16.45Hotels par-ticuliers 17.00 TV5Monde le journal17.30 Questions pour un champion18.00 Ce jour-la 19.00 TV5Monde lejournal 19.20 L’Invite 19.35 Cinema21.05La Copie de Coralie 21.30Le Jour-nal de France 2 22.00 Fiction 24.00TV5 Monde le journal 0.10 Le Jour-nal de la TSR 0.35TV5Monde le jour-nal Afrique 0.50Un Monde a voir 2.20Vie privee vie publique

ET3 – 23.30Family comedy starring Alex D. Linz,Larry Miller and Jamie Kennedy.Max Keeble feels constantly under threat:from the older bullies in middle school,the strict principal and the evil ice-creamman. When he hears that his family willbe moving to another town, he begins toplot revenge on all his tormentors, neverstopping to consider that if the movedoesn’t happen after all, he’ll have a realproblem on his hands.

Skai – 1.00Historical drama series starringKevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, PollyWalker, Kerry Condon and JamesPurefoy.The series explores the intrigues, politicalmachinations, military campaigns andpersonal stories of the illustrious Romansas they gradually begin to feel that thedemise of their mighty empire isdescending upon them.

Max Keeble’s Big Move

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TELEVISION

Wednesday July 21

ET1Tel. 210.776.1000

8.15Disney Zone 10.00Greek Series11.00 Greek Documentary 12.00Greek Film 13.30Greek Documentary14.0020th Century Selections 14.153rd & Bird 14.30 Children’s Shows15.00The Emperor’s New School 15.30Kim Possible 16.00The Suite Life onDeck 16.30 Jonas 17.00 THE YOUNGAND THE RESTLESS 18.00 GreekSeries 19.00 Streets 20.00 Docu-mentary: The Space Age: NASA’sStory 21.00 Remake 22.00DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES 23.00News 24.00 47th InternationalAegean Sailing Rally 0.15 Age ofImages (R) 1.15 CRIME ANDINVESTIGATION

NETTel. 210.606.6000

6.00Documentary: Simon Schama’sPower of Art (R) 7.00Morning Show10.00 The Time Machine (R) 11.00Exandas Documentary: Venezuela –El Senor Presidente (R) 12.00 News13.00Best of We Live in Greece 15.00News 16.00 With Taste (R) 18.00News 18.30Greek Film 20.30Traveling(R) 21.00 News 22.00 FILM: “THREEFUGITIVES,” US, 1989, crime come-dy with Nick Nolte 24.00 Documen-tary: MysteryQuest (R) 1.00 Docu-mentary: The Universe (R)

ET3Tel. 2310.299.400

7.00 True Scripts (R) 8.00 Docu-mentary: Gardening 8.30McLEOD’SDAUGHTERS (R) 9.30 Balkan Ex-press (R) 10.30 Documentary: Dis-covering the World 11.30 Documen-

tary: Be a Predator 12.30 Documen-tary: A Cooking World Tour 13.00News14.30 McLEOD’S DAUGHTERS 15.30THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL16.00Documentary: The Joy of Paint-ing 16.30 Documentary: MagicallySimple 17.00 News 18.15 The SixthSense 18.30Documentary: Mediter-ranean Sub 19.00 Documentary:The Tower of Babel 20.00 Docu-mentary: Reverse Exploration 21.00Lotto Draw 21.05 Documentary:Ocean Zoo 22.00News 23.00Detec-tions 0.30Documentary: The Sold OutRevolution 1.30 Documentary: Be aPredator 2.30 THE BOLD AND THEBEAUTIFUL (R)

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10.00Eat Your Chocolate (R) 10.45Se-crets of Eden (R) 12.40Someone Else’sLife (R) 14.00News 15.00So Delicious(R) 16.00 The Red Room (R) 17.00News 17.10 Greek Series 18.00 MyAdorable Neighbors (R) 19.00SweetLakis (R) 20.00News 21.00M+M (R)22.0050-50 (R) 23.00Talk Dirty to Me(R) 24.00 Hara Is Missing (R) 1.00News 1.15The Witches of Smyrna (R)2.15 Off We Go (R) 3.15 Greek Series


7.00Elatte 11.00Dreamcatcher (R) 12.00Litsa.com (R) 13.00News 13.30Fami-ly Life (R) 14.30 Constantinos andEleni (R) 15.30Hara’s (R) 16.50WIPEOUT17.50 News in sign language 18.00DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES 19.00Work-ing Woman (R) 20.00 News 21.001001 Nights 23.00BONES 24.00Ola 10– Summer 1.00News 1.10The Stablesof Erietta Zaimi (R) 2.10Greek Series

STARTel. 211.189.1000

7.00The Key (R) 8.00Pokemon 8.30Pucca 9.00Wunschpunsch 9.30The

Smurfs 10.00The 13 Ghosts of Scoo-by-Doo 10.30 Codename: Kids NextDoor 11.00 Angel’s Friends 11.30Tutenstein 12.00 Tom & Jerry KidsShow 12.30 The New Woody Wood-pecker Show 13.00News 13.45LatinAmerican Series 15.15 ONE TREEHILL 16.10 GOSSIP GIRL 17.00 Newsin sign language 17.10 CHUCK 18.00MONK 18.50 NUMB3RS 19.45 News21.00FILM: “THE INVASION,” US/Aus-tralia, 2007, science-fiction thriller withNicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, JeremyNortham 23.00 NCIS 24.00 LAW &ORDER: SVU 1.00 JERICHO 2.00FILM: “FIND ME GUILTY,” US/Germany,2006, crime drama with Vin Diesel,Alex Rocco, Frank Pietrangolare

ALPHATel. 212.212.4000

6.00 Greek Series 10.00 Best of Cof-fee with Eleni 13.00News 13.15GreekSeries 16.00 BAYWATCH 17.00 News17.05BAYWATCH (cont) 18.00KITCHENNIGHTMARES 19.00News 20.00THENANNY 21.00GOT TO DANCE 22.00 Co-bra 11 23.00 Wonderful People (R)24.00 LAW & ORDER: SVU 1.00WITHOUT A TRACE 2.15 AMERICANGLADIATORS 3.00 The Red Circle (R)

SKAITel. 210.480.0000

6.00 Front Line 10.00 Skai Now13.00Supernanny 14.00Our Charly15.00 THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW16.00 HOME AND AWAY 17.00 HOWCLEAN IS YOUR HOUSE? 17.30Takeshi’s Castle 18.00 News in signlanguage / Eco News 19.05 Docu-mentary: The Most Extreme 20.10AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS20.45 Ellinophrenia (R) 21.00 News/ Eco News 22.00 Documentary:Killer Jellyfish 23.00 CSI: NY 24.00Documentary: Sharks: Are TheyHunting Us? 1.00ROME 2.00TABOO3.00 Documentary: Super Surgery

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10.00 Greek Parliament: PlenarySession 15.00Open University 17.00News 17.30 Greek Show 18.00 Doc-umentary: The Truth of Troy 19.00Documentary: Extreme Oil 20.00Series 21.00Documentary: Secrets ofthe Sexes 22.00News in sign language22.10FILM: “Ten Days That Shook theWorld,” Russia, 1928, historical dra-ma directed by Grigori Aleksandrov

and Sergei M. Eisenstein, withVladimir Popov, Vasili Nikandrov23.50 News (R)



ALTERTel. 210.570.7000

7.15Greek Show 7.45Lifestyle (R) 8.45That’s Life (R) 10.00In the Kitchen (R)11.00Here and Now 12.00Best of BlahBlah 15.15 Best of Ex-Press 17.15News in sign language 17.30That’s Life18.45Today 20.00News 21.00GreekShow 21.30Auto Alter 21.4530 ROCK22.15 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS 23.15HEROES 0.15PSYCH 1.15EUREKA 2.15Auto Alter 2.30 FILM: “WHILE THECHILDREN SLEEP,” US, 2007, thrillerwith Gail O’Grady, William R. Moses,Mariana Klaveno

CINE+Tel. 210.776.1000

7.00 Documentary: Star Watch 7.30Documentary: Hollywood’s Best FilmDirectors 8.00 I LOVE LUCY 8.30GET SMART 9.00 Documentary: BigCity Life 10.00 FILM: “BROTHERS’DESTINY,” Canada, 1995, drama 11.30FILM: “Vincent et moi,” Canada,1990, drama 13.15 Documentary:They Made History (R) 14.00 Docu-mentary: Star Watch (R) 14.30 Doc-umentary: Hollywood’s Best FilmDirectors (R) 15.00 I LOVE LUCY (R)15.30 GET SMART (R) 16.00 Docu-mentary: Big City Life (R) 17.00 Doc-umentary: Art: 21 18.00Documentary:Isabel Allende 19.00 Documentary:Couples and Duos 19.30FILM: “BACKTO BATAAN,” US, 1945, war drama21.10 FILM: “LAWLESS HEART,” UK/France, 2001, comedy drama 22.45Greek Documentary (R) 23.00Adresseinconnue 24.00 FILM: “THE DAYAFTER,” US, 1983, sci-fi drama 2.00Documentary: This Film Is Not Yet Rat-ed

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13.00 Children’s Shows 15.00 News15.05 Mother and Son (R) 16.30BECKER 17.30 Documentary: Desti-nation Art 18.00Greek Documentary19.00Documentary: Mediterraneo (R)19.30 Documentary: All European20.00Documentary: People’s Plan-et 21.00 News 22.15 20th CenturySelections 22.30 SECOND SIGHT (R)23.30FILM: “ANYTHING TO SURVIVE,”US, 1990, adventure with RobertConrad, William B. Davis, Matt LeBlanc


9.00 A1 Volleyball: Iraklis vs EA Pa-tron 11.00 American Major LaegueBaseball: St Louis Cardinals vs Seat-

tle Mariners 13.30 A1 Water Polo:Olympiakos vs Vouliagmeni 15.00A1Basketball: Aris vs PAOK 17.00SuperLeague Formula World Champi-onship 18.30 KIA X Games 19.30World League Masters 20.30 Trans-world Sports 21.30Russian Champi-onship Highlights 22.00FINA Aquat-ics World 22.30 Brazilian Champi-onship Highlights 23.00F1 PowerboatHighlights 23.30FIVB World League1.30 Greek Bowling Championship


6.10 “THE UNINVITED” 7.40 CINENEWS 8.10 “Surviving with Wolves”10.15 ACTION ZONE 10.50 “THEPROPOSAL” 12.40 CINE NEWS 13.10“Conversations with My Gardener”15.00 CINE NEWS 15.15 “NOT EASILYBROKEN” 17.00NUMB3RS 17.50CINENEWS 18.10 “THE BOAT THATROCKED” 20.20“Monsters vs Aliens”22.00“X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE”23.55 “RACHEL GETTING MARRIED”1.55 CINE NEWS 2.40 “Adult Film”


9.00Le Journal de Radio-Canada 9.30TiVi5Monde 10.35Une Brique dans leventre 11.00Flash 11.05Littoral 11.30Fiction 12.30Nec plus ultra 13.00Flash13.05 Al dente 13.30 Documentaire:Ma premiere colo 14.30Le Journal dela RTBF 15.05Cinema 16.30Annie deFrancia 17.00 TV5Monde le journal17.30 Questions pour un champion18.00 Le Point 19.00 TV5Monde lejournal 19.20L’Invite 19.35Fiction 21.15Lecons de style 21.30 Le Journal deFrance 2 22.00 On n’est pas couche24.00 TV5Monde le journal 0.10 LeJournal de la TSR 0.35 TV5Monde lejournal Afrique 0.50Fiction 2.35Vieprivee vie publique, L’hebdo 3.40TV5Monde le journal

Thursday July 22

ET1Tel. 210.776.1000

8.15Disney Zone 10.00Greek Series11.00 Greek Documentary 12.00Greek Film 13.30Greek Documentary14.00 20th Century Selections 14.153rd & Bird 14.30 Children’s Shows15.00 The Emperor’s New School15.30Kim Possible 16.00The Suite Lifeon Deck 16.30Jonas 17.00THE YOUNGAND THE RESTLESS 18.00 GreekSeries 19.00 Witnesses (R) 20.00Documentary: The Space Age: NASA’sStory 21.00 Backstage (R) 22.00DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES 23.00News 24.0047th International AegeanSailing Rally 0.15CRIMINAL MINDS 1.15CRIME AND INVESTIGATION (R)

NETTel. 210.606.6000

7.00 Morning Show 10.00 Docu-mentary: The Time Machine (R) 11.00Exandas Documentary: The LastWhite Man (R) 12.00 News 13.00 WeLive in Greece 15.00 News 16.00With Taste 18.00 News 18.30 GreekFilm 20.30 Traveling (R) 21.00 News22.00FILM: “METRO,” US, 1997, com-edy adventure with Eddie Murphy,Michael Rapaport, Kim Miyori 24.00Documentary: The Dark Angels 1.00Documentary: The Universe

ET3Tel. 2310.299.400

7.00 True Scripts (R) 8.00 Docu-mentary: Gardening 8.30McLEOD’SDAUGHTERS (R) 9.30Balkan Express(R) 10.30Documentary: Discoveringthe World 11.30 Documentary: Na-ture’s Keepers 12.30Documentary: ACooking World Tour 13.00News 14.30McLEOD’S DAUGHTERS 15.30 THEBOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL 16.00Doc-

umentary: The Joy of Painting 16.30Documentary: Magically Simple 17.00News 18.15The Sixth Sense 18.30Doc-umentary: Mediterranean Sub 19.00Documentary: The Tower of Babel20.00Documentary: Jordanie 21.00Joker-Proto Draw 21.05Documentary:Ocean Zoo 22.00 News 23.00 TrueScripts 24.00 Cinemania 1.00 Docu-mentary: World’s Greatest Mysteries1.30Documentary: The Tower of Ba-bel 2.30 THE BOLD AND THEBEAUTIFUL (R) 3.00 True Scripts (R)

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6.00 Morning Show 10.00 Eat YourChocolate (R) 10.45 Secrets of Eden(R) 12.40Someone Else’s Life (R) 14.00News 15.00So Delicious (R) 16.00TheRed Room (R) 17.00News 17.10GreekSeries 18.00My Adorable Neighbors(R) 19.00Sweet Lakis (R) 20.00News21.00M+M (R) 22.0050-50 (R) 23.00Talk Dirty to Me (R) 24.00Hara Is Miss-ing (R) 1.00News 1.15The Witches ofSmyrna (R) 2.15 Off We Go (R) 3.15Greek Series


7.00 Elatte 11.00 Dreamcatcher (R)12.00Litsa.com (R) 13.00News 13.30Family Life (R) 14.30Constantinos andEleni (R) 15.30 Hara’s (R) 16.50WIPEOUT 17.50 News in sign lan-guage 18.00 DESPERATEHOUSEWIVES 19.00 Working Wo-man (R) 20.00 News 21.00 1001Nights 23.00 BONES 24.00 Ola 10 –Summer 1.00 News 1.10 The Stablesof Erietta Zaimi (R) 2.10Greek Series

STARTel. 211.189.1000

6.00 THE OFFICE: AN AMERICANWORKPLACE 7.00 The Key (R) 8.00

Pokemon 8.30 Pucca 9.00 Wunsch-punsch 9.30The Smurfs 10.00The 13Ghosts of Scooby-Doo 10.30 Code-name: Kids Next Door 11.00 Angel’sFriends 11.30Tutenstein 12.00Tom &Jerry Kids Show 12.30The New WoodyWoodpecker Show 13.00News 13.45Latin American Series 15.15 ONETREE HILL 16.10 GOSSIP GIRL 17.00News in sign language 17.10 CHUCK18.00 MONK 18.50 NUMB3RS 19.45News 21.00 FILM: “JUST LIKEHEAVEN,” US, 2005, romantic com-edy with Reese Witherspoon, MarkRuffalo, Dina Waters 22.45NCIS 23.45LAW & ORDER: SVU 0.45JERICHO 1.45FILM: “THE COMPANY,” US, 2007, his-torical drama with Chris O’Donnell, Al-fred Molina, Michael Keaton

ALPHATel. 212.212.4000

6.00Greek Series 10.00Best of Coffeewith Eleni 13.00News 13.15Greek Series16.00 BAYWATCH 17.00 News 17.05BAYWATCH (cont) 18.00 KITCHENNIGHTMARES 19.00News 20.00THENANNY 21.00GOT TO DANCE 22.00 Co-

bra 11 23.00 Wonderful People (R)24.00 LAW & ORDER: SVU 1.00WITHOUT A TRACE 2.00 AMERICANGLADIATORS 3.00The Red Circle (R)

SKAITel. 210.480.0000

6.00Front Line 10.00Skai Now 13.00Supernanny 14.00 Our Charly 15.00THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW 16.00HOME AND AWAY 17.00 HOW CLEANIS YOUR HOUSE? 17.30Takeshi’s Cas-tle 18.00News in sign language / EcoNews 19.05 Documentary: The MostExtreme 20.10AMERICA’S FUNNIESTHOME VIDEOS 20.45Ellinophrenia (R)21.00News / Eco News 22.00AmstelLive Music Program (R) 23.00CSI: NY24.00GANGLAND 1.00MotoGP 2.00TABOO 3.00MY FABULOUS WEDDING

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9.30Greek Parliament: Plenary Ses-sion 15.00 Open University 17.00News 17.30Greek Show 18.00Series19.00 Documentary: In Search ofthe Brontes 20.00 Documentary:

Secrets of the Sexes 21.00What Doesthe Law Say 22.00 News in sign lan-guage 22.10FILM: “Alexander Nevsky,”Soviet Union, 1938, drama directedby Sergei M. Eisenstein, with NikolaiCherkasov, Nikolai Okhlopkov, AndreiAbrikosov 24.00 News (R)



ALTERTel. 210.570.7000

7.15Greek Show 7.45Lifestyle (R) 8.45That’s Life (R) 10.00 In the Kitchen (R)11.00Here and Now 12.00Best of BlahBlah 15.15Best of Ex-Press 17.15Newsin sign language 17.30That’s Life 18.45Today 20.00News 21.00Greek Show

21.30Auto Alter 21.4530 ROCK 22.15FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS 23.15HEROES0.15PSYCH 1.15EUREKA 2.15Auto Al-ter 2.30FILM: “THE PAROLE OFFICER,”UK, 2001, comedy adventure withSteve Coogan, Lena Headey

CINE+Tel. 210.776.1000

6.45Greek Documentary 7.00Docu-mentary: Star Watch 7.30Documen-tary: Hollywood’s Best Film Directors8.00 I LOVE LUCY 8.30 GET SMART9.00Documentary: Big City Life 10.00FILM: “MARRIED TO A STRANGER,”US/Canada, 1997, romantic drama11.30FILM: “Fighter,” Denmark, 2007,drama 13.15Documentary: They MadeHistory (R) 14.00Documentary: StarWatch (R) 14.30 Documentary: Hol-lywood’s Best Film Directors (R) 15.00I LOVE LUCY (R) 15.30GET SMART (R)16.00 Documentary: Big City Life (R)17.00 Documentary: Art: 21 18.00Documentary: Francis Bacon 19.00Documentary: Couples and Duos19.30 FILM: “WAGON MASTER,” US,1950, western 21.00 Documentary:What the Bleep Do We Know!? 23.00Adresse inconnue 24.00FILM: “ONEGOOD COP,” US, 1991, crime drama 1.45Documentary: Andy Warhol

PRISMA+Tel. 210.776.1000

13.00 Children’s Shows 15.00 News15.05 Mother and Son (R) 16.30BECKER 17.30 Documentary: Desti-nation Art 18.00Documentary: Ver-tical City (R) 19.00 Documentary:Mediterraneo (R) 19.30Documentary:All European 20.00 Documentary:People’s Planet 21.00 News 22.1520th Century Selections 22.30Spiral(R) 23.30 Documentary: Wolverine:The Last Phantom


9.00A1 Volleyball: Kalamaria vs Irak-

lis 11.00 American Major LeagueBaseball (R) 13.30A1 Water Polo: Pan-ionios vs Vouliagmeni 15.00 A1 Bas-ketball: PAOK vs Maroussi 17.0011thBeach Volleyball Tournament 19.00US PGA Golf Highlights 20.00 Worldof Premier League 20.30 Indy Streetsof Toronto Highlights 21.00 UEFAEuropa League: Olympiakos vs Besa23.30FIVB World League 1.30GreekBowling Championship


7.45 CINE NEWS 8.15 “AWAY WE GO”9.55 CINE NEWS 10.25 “STATE OFPLAY” 12.40 CINE NEWS 13.10 “ILOVE YOU, MAN” 15.00“CORALINE”16.45 NCIS 17.30 “TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF THE FALLEN” 20.10“THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PIPPA LEE”22.00“OBSERVE AND REPORT” 23.35“THE IMMORTAL VOYAGE OF CAPTAINDRAKE” 1.15“CHILDREN OF GLORY”


9.00 Le Journal de Radio-Canada9.30 TiVi5Monde 10.30 Jardins etloisir 11.00Flash 11.05Chroniques d’enhaut 11.30Fiction 12.30Nec plus ultra13.00 Flash 13.05 A la di stasio 13.30360o Geo 14.30Le Journal de la RTBF15.05 Fiction 16.45Hotels particuliers17.00TV5Monde le journal 17.30Ques-tions pour un champion 18.00 Docu-mentaire: Angkor, l’aventure de Ba-phuon 19.00TV5Monde le journal 19.20L’Invite 19.35 Fiction 21.05 Lecons dustyle 21.30Le Journal de France 2 22.00Cinema 23.40Les Amies qui t’aiment24.00 TV5 Monde le journal 0.10 LeJournal de la TSR 0.35 TV5Monde lejournal Afrique 0.55Concert de cloturedu concours Reine Elisabeth 2.45 Vieprivee vie publique 3.45TV5Monde lejournal 4.05 Documentaire

* All programs listed in capital letters are broadcast in English.* All schedules are correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to last-minute changes by the television stations.

Star – 21.00Science-fiction thriller starring NicoleKidman, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Northam andVeronica Cartwright.In yet another take on Jack Finney’s cult novel“Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” the aliensarrive on Earth via spores that have attachedthemselves to a space shuttle, landing in theUSA, where they begin to spread from humanto human and invade their dreams.

Alter – 2.30Crime comedy adventure starring SteveCoogan, Ben Miller and Lena Headey.Simon Garden was not much good when hewas working as a parole officer and he’snot much better at finding a way to clearhis name when he’s framed for murder. Theonly hope he has in getting out of a seriouspickle is enlisting the help of the smarter,tougher and brainier bunch that were onceunder his watch.

The Parole Officer

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MetroYou can buy tickets using the automatic ticket issuing machines (ATIMs) in all metro stations and from ticket offices. ATIMs accept banknotes (€5,€10 and €20) and give change. See instructions for use on each ATIM.• Check to see if you are entitled to a reduced fare and always ensure that you hold the correct ticket for your destination.• Before proceeding to the platforms for boarding, validate your ticket at a ticket validating machine.• Authorized metro employees carry out inspections. If a passenger is found to be traveling without a valid ticket, pass or travel card, a penaltyfare 60 times the price of the ticket is imposed.• Validate your ticket once at the station of your first boarding and hold on to it until leaving the station at your destination.

GETTING AROUNDATHENSPLUS • FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2010

• Due to possible strike action, those withtravel plans are advised to check ahead beforesetting out by calling the Tourist Police at 171.• Southbound trains (toward Piraeus) arecurrently not stopping at Perissos, Pefkakia andKallithea stations on the electric railway (ISAP).• The Irini-Neratziotissa section of the electricrailway (ISAP) is out of service until furthernotice. Passengers can use the X16 bus line.

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Public transport TicketsTickets must be purchased at ticket offices, kiosks orautomatic ticket machines before boarding the vehicle,except for Sightseeing Bus 400 and airport buses. Ninety-minute tickets are valid for multiple journeys. For moreinformation, visit the Athens Urban Transport Organizationwebsite (www.oasa.gr).

90-minute ticket for all modes* €1.0090-minute reduced ticket for all modes* €0.5024-hour ticket for all modes* €3.00 3-day Tourist Ticket for all modes €15.007-day ticket for all modes * €10.00Athens Sightseeing Bus 400 (on the vehicle) €5.00 Airport bus (one way) €3.20

Metro/Suburban Railway to Airport €6.00

* Except for: Airport Express Buses; Bus E22 in Zone 2 from“Varkiza” to “Saronida;” Metro Line 3 from “Doukissis Plakentias”to “Airport.” Regarding suburban rail, this ticket provides only fortravel along the urban section (i.e. from Magoula - Larissis Station -Plakentias station). ** Except for: Airport Express Bus (X93, X94, X95, X96, X97); BusE22 in Zone 2 from “Varkiza” to “Saronida.”

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Other buses to Airport • X93 Kifissos Intercity Bus Station - Athens InternationalAirport (average travel time 65’). Airport - intercity busstations on Kifissou and Liosion avenues• X94 Ethniki Amyna Metro Station - Athens InternationalAirport (average travel time 45’-50’).Airport - Ethniki Amyna Metro Station (Metro Line 3)• X95 Syntagma - Athens International Airport (average traveltime 70’). Airport -Syntagma Square in the city center(connection with Metro Lines 2 and 3)• X96 Piraeus - Athens International Airport (average traveltime 90’)Airport - Piraeus Port (connection with ferry routes and MetroLine 1)• X97 Dafni Metro Station - Athens International Airport(average travel time 70’). Airport - Dafni Metro Station

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Time to take a hikeEach of the several trekking routes leading to thesummit of Mount Olympus, Greece’s highest (2,917meters), has its own merits. During the chillyMacedonian winter, the majority of the routes areforbidding to anyone but the most accomplishedclimbers, so this time of year may be best for amateurs. The classic route is considered the one that begins fromthe Prionia starting point (1,100 m) and reaches thesummit, Mytikas, via the Spilios Agapitos lodge (2,100m). Another more scenic route starts from the Gortsiaposition (or Diastavrosi), at the 14th kilometer of theLitohoro-Prionia road, and takes in the impressivealpine setting of the Mousses plateau.Most take at least two days to make the climb. On thefirst day, they reach the lodges, before attempting theexhausting ascent on the second. The section to theAgapitos lodge takes three to four hours, while reachingthe Mousses plateau requires four to five hours. In bothcases, the ascent through dense black pine and beechforest and, at higher altitudes, via alpine terrain withpanoramic views are especially rewarding.The lodges of Agapitos, on the classic route, and ofKakalos (2,650 m) and Apostolidis (2,720 m) on theplateau, are open throughout the summer and, besidesaccommodation, offer excellent food. The ascent to thelodges requires good physical condition but if you wishto make it to the summit, some previous climbingexperience is advisable. In any case, appropriateclothing and footwear as well as knowledge of weatherconditions are especially important.Caution and prudence are also required, especially asfalling stones are not uncommon due to the relativelylarge number of climbers, particularly in the finalstretch. A helmet is strongly recommended. Whicheverroute you choose, you will come across several plaqueswith dates of past accidents – most due to avalanches inwinter. When you reach the top, you can write your nameand the date, as well as your emotions, in the book keptin the tin box where the Greek flag is posted.

Litohoro is reached by bus from Athens (tel 210.831.7186). Lodges: Agapitos, tel 23520.81800;Kakalos, tel 23520.81329; Boudolas (940 m),

tel 23520.84100; Apostolidis, tel 2310.224710.

Eco-friendlyhotelDaphne’s Club HotelApartments is an eco-friendly complex on thebeautiful beach of Sykia,near the resort ofXylokastro on the northerncoast of the Peloponnese,some 110 kilometers fromAthens.Surrounded by lushgardens, the hotel is asmall haven of peace andtranquillity. Thecomfortable and fullyequipped apartments, ofvarying sizes, canaccommodate betweenone and five people. The

hotel lounge has a cafe-bar, TV, piano, table games,computer with WiFiInternet connection, alibrary with novels andtravel books and an areafor creative activities forchildren. There is also aplayground in the garden.The beach and the Pefkiaspine forest, where visitorscan go jogging or walking,lie less than 30 metersaway from the hotel.Access to the beach is free. Daphne’s Club HotelApartments last monthwas awarded theinternational Green Keyeco-label forenvironmentally friendlymanagement andmaintaining the standardsof sustainable tourism.The breakfast menucontains three differentoptions, all based onorganic produce andrespect for the principlesof fair trade.A studio for three peoplecosts 120 per night duringhigh season.

Tel. 27430.22966, mobile 6977.939.597,

www.daphnesclub.com

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GET IN TOUCHReaders are invited to send their views and comments to [email protected].

AROUND GREECEBY HARIS ARGYROPOULOS


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Free riverside campingThe terrain ofthenortheasternAegean islandof Samothraki(Samothrace)resembles thatof themainland inalmost everyrespect,featuring thesecond-highestsummit in theAegean(Feggari, 1,611meters), lushforests andstreams thatflow throughdeep gorges before emtpying into the sea on wild beaches.There are two campsites near the village of Therma as wellas opportunities for free camping – on the condition thatcleanliness is respected – along one of the island’s naturalhighlights, the Fonias River, which cascades down a deepand near-inaccessible gorge, forming several ponds andwaterfalls. Climbers often camp alongside the Fonias(Greek for “killer”) while ascending the mountain but theinexperienced should not attempt to go beyond the fifth orsixth pond, as the river’s name is not coincidental. Fonias isabout a 30-minute walk from Therma (14 km from the portof Kamariotissa). Treading carefully, you can reach Kleidosi,the highest waterfall at 35 m, in about two hours.

The Feggari Samothraki Mountaineering Club (tel25510.89209, http://oreivatikossamothraki.blogspot.com)organizes expeditions around the island.

Sarakiniko beachSarakiniko is a popular swimming destination but also astunning location in itself, on the northern coast of theCycladic island of Milos. In fact, you are unlikely to seeanything similar anywhere, with white, contoured rocksrising out of the water that make for an idyllic lunar setting.The caves just behind the beach offer much-needed shelterfrom the sun, which is more intense due to the reflectivequalities of the rocks and can quickly cause sunstroke. Forthis reason, visitors are reminded to take sun protection(lotion, hats, plenty of water) – and definitely a camera. Sarakiniko is reached by car or by boat from the main port,Adamantas.

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Isle of goatsJust 1 nautical mile southeast of theCycladic island of Kimolos is Polyaigos,an island of 17 square kilometersknown for its red-colored geologicalformations – which look as if they areon fire when seen from Kimolos atsunset – and usually referred to as thelargest uninhabited landmass in theMediterranean. It used to be so but it isnow once more inhabited – by PetrosMarianos and his wife – as well as alarge population of goats (from wherethe island gets its name: “island of themany goats”). Still a secret to mosttravelers, it is mostly known byconservationists keen on the protectionof the Mediterranean monk seal(Monachus monachus), whichreproduces in the island’s numeroussea caves, and a large number of jet-setters whose luxury boats andhelicopters give them easy access to itswildly beautiful coastline, superbbeaches and crystal-clear waters.

Polyaigos, which, like neighboringKimolos and Milos, is rich in industrialminerals – mainly heavy spar (barite) –used to have mines. It is now aprotected area in the Natura 2000 list,and home to a number of rare reptile,bird and plant species.Marianos makes his living as a goatfarmer on the island. He is indignantabout some of the wealthy visitors.“One day I heard a shot. I came out andI saw a dead goat. ‘Why did you kill it?’ Iasked. ‘Just for fun,’ they said, invitingme on board to make amends. ‘I don’twant your whiskies or anything,’ Ireplied. Now I have a dog. If anyonebehaves in a threatening manner, it willgo for them,” Marianos said.

Polyaigos

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The Diapontia, comprising a cluster ofthree small, verdant islands and anumber of rocky, uninhabited islets,fade into the haze off the northwesterncoast of Corfu. Until recent decades,Erikoussa, Mathraki and Othoni – thewesternmost part of Greece – wererather inaccessible and among the lastareas to join the national power grid.Tourist development is minimal and theislets are among the most scenic, tran-quil and relaxed places to spend a hol-iday in Greece, ideal for reading andwalking.

Some references identify Othoniwith Homer’s Ogygia, home of thenymph Calypso, who imprisonedOdysseus in a cave for seven years inthe hope of making him her immortalhusband.

More recently, historical recordsshow that the isles were first populat-ed under Venetian rule in the 16th cen-tury. During British rule, which endedin 1864, they were used as places of ex-ile for propagators of unification withGreece. Made up mostly of skilled sea-farers, the population dropped sharplywith the advent of the steamship;transatlantic emigration took thebiggest toll. A reversal of the trend inthe last 40 years or so, however, hasbreathed new life into the community.

While Othoni is mostly rocky, Erik-oussa and Mathraki have hilly ter-rains, with several good beaches. Pas-tel pink- and ocher-painted houses arescattered amid the varying greeneryprovided by olive and cypress trees.

Erikoussa, 6 nautical miles fromCorfu and the northernmost of thegroup, owes its name to the heather(“reiki” in Greek) which grows on thehillsides and bursts into flower inspringtime. It is the most popular andmost populous of the three, with a com-munity of 700. The local port doublesas a splendid beach well protectedfrom westerly winds. Erikoussa, witha total area of 4.5 square kilometers andits highest point at just 121 meters, isideal for walking. One of the trails leadsto Fyki Bay in the west (formerly the is-land’s port) and another to the vastsandy stretch of Bragini on the westcoast. Porto, which has one hotel andsome rooms for rent, is a great place tospend the night and enjoy some realpeace and quiet after the last noisygroups of day-trippers depart.

Mathraki, the southernmost andsmallest of the three, is 4.5 nautical milesnorthwest of Corfu. It has an area of 3.1sq.km. and a population of just 300.There is no organized settlement here,just small clusters of houses that are sep-

arated into two districts, Ano Panta andKato Panta. Mathraki is the least visit-ed of the Diapontia, still waiting to bediscovered by vacationers. Plaka, theport, has just four houses, a taverna-come-grocery store for the entire isletand the municipality bureau. Mathra-ki is crossed by footpaths offering op-portunities for walks with spectacularviews of the beaches, the sea, the near-by islet of Diaplo and three satellite rockislets – according to legend, the boat andanchor of a pirate ship turned into stonewhen its crew attempted to pillage theChapel of Aghios Nikolaos on Diaplo.The nearly 2-mile-long beach of Porte-lo on the east side of Mathraki (facingCorfu) is the highlight of the island.There is also Fyki Bay in the west andApidies and Arvanitiko in the south.

Othoni (population 650) lies 12 nau-tical miles northwest of Corfu and cov-ers an area of 10 sq.km. It has a jaggedshoreline and an impressive landscape,with the highest peak at 393 m. The tinyport and pretty beach of Ammos lie onthe southern coast and have mosttourism facilities. Thick vegetation,rare rock formations and the small, scat-tered clusters of houses make for re-warding walks in the interior. Most ofthe shoreline is rocky and inaccessible.For swimming, head to Fyki in the northor Aspri Ammos in the southwest.Nearby is Calypso’s cave – a 20-minuteboat ride away from the local port. Thecharm of the place is such as to makeit sound more convincing that Odysseuswas in fact captivated by the place ratherthan held captive.

This group northwest of Corfu, where Calypso is said to have imprisonedOdysseus, provides the perfect place to recharge your batteries

Colorful settingPastel pink- and ocher-paintedhouses are scattered amid thevarying greenery provided byolive and cypress trees

How to get thereIf you’re traveling by car, head for theport of Igoumenitsa on the mainland’snorthwestern coast and take the ferryto Corfu. Igoumenitsa is at the westernend of the Egnatia Highway thatcrosses northern Greece. Corfu canalso be reached by air (Olympic Air, tel801.801.0101; Aegean Airlines, tel801.11.20000). From Corfu, theAlexandros ferry (tel 26610.40002/26314) sails to Othoni three or fourtimes weekly, at 6.30 a.m. There arealso boats leaving daily from the portof Aghios Stefanos Avlioton as well asboat tours from Sidari.

Where to eatIn Othoni: New York, souvlaki, tavernaand grill; Mikros, taverna-come-grocery store serving few but tastyclassic and grilled dishes; Locanda,good Italian restaurant but openingdoubtful this season; Kaprokios, newtaverna for fresh fish and grilled meat.In Mathraki: Dolphins (tel26630.71853), on the port, whereSpyros has some excellent dishes andappetizers – try the cuttlefish; Yiannis(tel 26630.72108), on Arvanitia beach,provides appetizers and fresh fish. InErikoussa, the hotel has homemadedishes. Ask for potato pie anywhere.

Where to stayIn Othoni: Calypso Hotel (tel26630.71578), 60 euros for a doubleroom; K. Katehis (tel 26630.72157), roomsand studios; V. Katehis (tel 26630.71586)and T. Katehis (tel 6976.785.763)apartments, up to 110 euros a night. InMathraki: Christos Argyros (known locallyas Filios, tel 26630.71652) and AnastasiosKassimis (tel 26630.71700); free campingis allowed on the islet, with the exceptionof the area of Portelo and on conditionyou don’t leave any garbage behind(Mathraki Municipality, tel 26630.71200).In Erikoussa: Erikoussa Hotel (tel 26630.71555/71110).


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DOCTORSDERMATOLOGIST / DERMATOLOGICALSURGEON, Dr Lambiris, consultant atPrincess Grace Hospital, London, now inKifissia, Athens. Tel. 210.801.9908,www.lambiderm.com (HT8411)

JOBSAN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY special-izing in home products is looking for a Mar-keting Manager. The ideal candidatemust be at least 30 years old, fluent inGreek and English, computer literatewith extensive work experience in the fieldworking for large companies in Greece orabroad and with a relevant university de-gree. Please e-mail your CV to [email protected]. (HT8804)

NEWBORN consultant /American neona-tal nurse for maternity nursing, sleep train-ing, consultations on feeding, sleeping pat-terns, infant care and more. Contact Jil-ly at www.babynanny.eu. (HT8796)

LAWYERSMATTHEW A. PEPONAS, English-speak-ing lawyer specializing in immigration,property management, inheritance, wills.Tel. 210.33.01.950, e-mail [email protected] (HT8481)

OFFICES FOR RENTATHENS (SYNGROU, MAROUSSI,SYNTAGMA), most of the commercialproperties on the market with photos anddescription, can be found on our website.MOBILIA ESTATE, tel 210.756.3200,www.mobilia.gr (HT8849)

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VASSILISSIS SOFIAS AVENUE, 230 sq.m.,luxuriously renovated office area, forvery demanding tenants, 2 mins frommetro station, ideal for embassy or min-istry departments. HELEN’S REAL ESTATE,tel 210.7790.783, 6944.844.415, www.he-lens.gr (HT8844)

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BEAUTIFUL 55 sq.m. penthouse withview of the sea and green hills, in the heartof Vouliagmeni, marble floors, 1 bedroom,living room, kitchen, 150 sq.m. veranda,in a quiet and charming area, a few min-utes from Vouliagmeni Bay, with shops andrestaurants, 1,700 euros, available forlong- or short-term lease. Tel.6980.770.550 (HT8822)

FURNISHED: a) Pangrati, 120 sq.m.maisonette, 3 bedrooms, modern de-

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KOLONAKI, neoclassical apartment, ful-ly renovated, 160 sq.m., 3 bedrooms, veryquiet, wooden floors, a/c, high ceilings,sunny. HELEN’S REAL ESTATE, tel210.779.6536, www.helens.gr (HT8838)

KOLONAKI, furnished 60 sq.m. pent-house, big solarium area, veranda, a/c, 1

bedroom, Internet, 850 euros. HELEN’SREAL ESTATE, tel 210.779.0783,6944.844.415, www.helens.gr (HT8837)

KOLONAKI, METS, Nea Smyrni, Faliro,unique furnished and unfurnished apart-ments. METROPOLITAN Real EstateAgency, tel 210.722.1031, fax 210.721.1606,e-mail [email protected], www.e-met-ropolitan.gr (HT8791)

LAGONISI, SARONIDA, unique furnishedand unfurnished apartments and hous-es. METROPOLITAN Real Estate Agency,tel 210.722.1031, fax 210.721.1606, e-mail [email protected], www.e-metro-politan.gr (HT8792)

MAROUSSI, 130 sq.m., fully furnished, be-hind Ygeia Hospital, close to metro, 3 bed-rooms, 2 bathrooms, alarm, satellite TV,garage, independent heating, almostnew. HELEN’S REAL ESTATE, tel210.779.6536, 6944.844.415, www.he-lens.gr (HT8839)

PALAIO FALIRO, ALIMOS, 120 sq.m., 220sq.m., swimming pool, 90 sq.m., 150sq.m., furnished. KONSTANTOPOULOUFOTINI, tel 210.981.3056, 6970.835.588,www.anodos-estate.gr (HT8798)

PAPAGOU, 200 sq.m. apartment, openview, 3 big bedrooms, study, spacious liv-ing room, veranda, independent heating,a/c, garage, storage. HELEN’S REALESTATE, tel 210.779.6536, 6932.439.170,www.helens.gr (HT8841)

VARI (KORPI), ultra-modern, fully fur-nished family home, 415 sq.m., swimmingpool, 6,000 euros. KING HELLAS, tel210.771.1204, 6955.060.210 (HT8801)

VOULA, unique 450 sq.m. house, heatedswimming pool, 3 bedrooms with ensuite bathroom, great master with fire-place and fantastic veranda with seaview, maid’s room, laundry room, eleva-tor, closed kitchen with electrical appli-ances, 3 parking spaces. MOBILIA ESTATE,tel 210.756.3200, www.mobilia.gr (HT8827)

VOULA S. SAKALIDOU, minimalist, luxu-rious ground-floor apartment. 130 sq.m.,beautiful garden, living room with fire-place, 3 bedrooms (1 master with dress-ing room), wooden floors, parking, base-ment storage. Code: 5652. Tel.210.894.4949, 6932.442.111, [email protected], www.sakalidou.gr(HT8813)

VOULA, S. SAKALIDOU, amazing 2nd-floorapartment, 200 sq.m., huge living roomwith fireplace, 3 bedrooms (1 master), ful-ly equipped kitchen, independent heat-ing, security system, garage, also avail-able furnished. Tel. 210.894.4949,6932.442.111, e-mail [email protected],www.sakalidou.gr (HT8814)

VOULA, S. SAKALIDOU, unique 300 sq.m.maisonette, great location, brand-new,minimalist, modern architecture, amaz-ing sea and park view, 3 master bedrooms,modern kitchen, garden and elevator, fire-place, parking, independent heating, a/c.Code: 3960. Tel. 210.894.4949,6932.442.111, e-mail [email protected],www.sakalidou.gr (HT8809)

VOULA, S. SAKALIDOU, brand-new 110sq.m., 1st floor, in a nice area, livingroom with fireplace, 3 bedrooms, bath-room, WC, storage room, garage. Code:5709. Tel. 210.894.4949, 6932.442.111,e-mail [email protected], www.sakali-dou.gr (HT8821)

VOULIAGMENI, fully furnished, front-facing studio, 35 sq.m., 1st floor, a/c, avail-able for up to a year. Tel. 6932.233.545,210.897.2202 (HT8802)

VOULIAGMENI, S. SAKALIDOU, brand-new, minimalist 140 sq.m. maisonette, inthe best area, sea view, swimming pool,3 bedrooms, master, fireplace, a/c, wood-en floors, storage, garage in the basement.Code: 5491. Tel. 210.894.4949,6932.442.111, e-mail [email protected],www.sakalidou.gr (HT8807)

VOULIAGMENI, S. SAKALIDOU, unique,brand-new 280 sq.m. maisonette, 3rd-4thfloor, beautiful sea view, huge livingroom with fireplace, modern and fullyequipped kitchen, 4 bedrooms (2 masters),wooden floors, 2 bathrooms, privateswimming pool and roof garden, 2 park-ing spaces, storage. Code: 3031. Tel.210.894.4949, 6932.442.111, [email protected], www.sakalidou.gr(HT8812)

REAL ESTATE FOR SALEKOLONAKI, 130 sq.m., modern, mini-malist apartment, renovated in 2010,nice hillside view, 2 en suite bedrooms, a/c,independent gas heating, ideal for de-manding singles. HELEN’S REAL ESTATE,tel 210.779.6536, www.helens.gr (HT8851)

KOLONAKI, ground-floor 160 sq.m. loft,private garden, modern, minimalist, ren-ovated, independent heating. HELEN’SREAL ESTATE, 210.779.6536, www.he-lens.gr (HT8850)

KOLONAKI, 250 sq.m. penthouse, nearsquare, spectacular Acropolis and Lyca-bettus view, private 100 sq.m. roof gar-den, 2-3 bedrooms, maid’s room, 3 bath-rooms. HELEN’S REAL ESTATE, tel210.779.6536, www.helens.gr (HT8845)

MYCONOS, sea view, magical, brand-new houses, 250-400 sq.m., in a uniquecompound, swimming pool. FOTINIKONSTANTOPOULOU, tel 210.981.3056,6970.835.588, www.anodos-estate.gr(HT8800)

NEA MAKRI, penthouse and loft, 50 mfrom the sea, sea view, furnished or un-furnished, 2 bedrooms, fireplace, fullyequipped kitchen, a/c, independent heat-ing, alarm, parking. Tel. 6986.052.031(HT8803)

VOULA (PANORAMA), off the cornerwith Irodotou Street, best spot in the area,beautiful 387 sq.m. plot of land, large 17m front border, fantastic uninterrupted seaview of Saronic Gulf on all sides, 800,000euros. HOLYSTONE Property Develop-ment and Management Consultants, tel210.895.0140, 6977.788.816 (HT8795)

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Lavrio22920.25249

Mytilene22510.40827

Patra2610.341.002

Rafina22940.28888

Rhodes22410.22220

Halkida22210.28888

Hania 28210.98888

Chios22710.44433-4

Ag. Constantinos22350.31759

Lefkada26450.22322

Oropos22950.32270

Rio 2610.991.203 Zakynthos

26950.28117

ATHENS Athina 1 210.921.7942 Asteras210.614.4000 Cosmos (for all areas) 1300,(for the city center) 210.522.2218, (for the sub-urbs) 210.520.0020 Enotita 210.645.9000Hellas (for northern suburbs) 210.801.4000/4(for southern suburbs) 210.996.1420 (for down-town Athens & Piraeus) 210.645.7000 Express210.993.4812 Glyfada 210.960.5603/5Icarus 210.515.2800 Kifissia 210.6233.100Parthenon 210.5223.300 Protoporia210.222.1623

PIRAEUS Hermes 210.411.5200 Piraeus 1 210.418.2335

THESSALONIKI Euro Taxi2310.866.866 Macedonia 2310.517.417 White Tower 2310.246.104

RADIOTAXIS

European Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Police Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1033

Drug Squad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Tourist Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 or 210 171

SOS Doctors (Athens) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1016

Express Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1154

Traffic Police (Athens) . . . . . . 210.523.0111

Traffic Police (Thes/niki) . . . 2310.388.136

Aliens Bureau (Athens) . . . . 210.340.5888

Aliens Bureau (Thes/niki) . 2310.555.958

Poison Center (Athens) . . . . . 210.779.3777

Directory Inquiries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11888

International Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

EMERGENCYNUMBERS

DESTINATIONS IN WESTERN GREECE

THE BYZANTINE MUSEUM OF ANTIVOUNIOTISSAHoused in the Church of Panaghia An-tivouniotissa, one of the oldest churchesin Mouragia, a picturesque quarter of Cor-fu Town, the museum contains a rich se-lection of Byzantine and post-Byzantineicons and treasures.• Prosphorou St, Mouragia, Corfu Town• Tel. 26610.38.313•Open Tuesdays-Sundays 8.30 a.m. - 3 p.m.• Admission 2 euros, reduced admission 1euro; EU students & children free; Sundaysfree

THE CASTLE OF THE NAUPAKTOS ACROPOLISThe castle was built on the site of the an-cient acropolis of Naupaktos, which wasdestroyed in an earthquake in AD 553. Fromthe 8th century until 1204, when it washanded over to the Venetians, it was thecapital of the Fifth Deme of Byzantium. Itwas later included in the Despotate of

Epirus, then came under the control ofPhilip d’Anjou, was seized by the Alban-ian leader Ghino Buo Spata, and was con-secutively occupied by the Venetians andthe Turks. Today, the site contains the re-mains of a Byzantine bath and church, aswell as some interesting masonry from var-ious periods in its history.• Tel. 26510.25.989• Open daily

THE MYCENAEAN SETTLEMENT OF CHALANDRITSAA Mycenaean settlement uncovered bychance in 1985, Chalandritsa is arrangedin concentric rings with streets radiatingfrom its center. The main walls of all thehouses have been perfectly preserved,while small cist graves for children havebeen uncovered under the floors of sev-eral houses.• Chalandritsa, Achaia• Open daily• Admission free

For latest informationon ferries,please call

14944

IKA (SOCIAL SECURITYFOUNDATION)

Athens 210.646.7811, Piraeus 210.413.1280FIRST AID

Emergency Hospitals: (Athens) 1434 (recording)Ambulance Service: 166

FRIDAY ATHENSGeniko Athinon .............................(210.776.8000)Andreas Syngros ........................(210.726.5100-1)Sotiria ...........................................(210.777.8611-9)Evangelismos ................................(210.720.1000)KAT ................................................(210.628.0000)Elena Venizelou .............................(210.643.2221)Alexandra .......................................(210.775.0432)Aghia Sophia Children’s .................(210.777.1612)Children’s Psychiatric ...................(22940.72350)

FRIDAY PIRAEUSGeniko Kratiko Nikaias .................(213.207.7000)Asclepieio Voulas ..........................(210.895.8301)

SATURDAY ATHENSEvangelismos ................................(210.720.1000)Sismanogleio .................................(210.803.9911)7th Therapeftirio ........................(210.202.2510-9)Andreas Syngros........................(210.726.5000-1)KAT ................................................(210.628.0000)Sotiria ...........................................(210.777.8611-9)Geniko Athinon .............................(210.776.8000)Constantopouleio Aghia Olga .......(210.277.6612)

Alexandra .......................................(210.775.0432)Elena Venizelou .............................(210.643.2221)Aglaia Kyriakou Children’s ..........(210.772.6000)Children’s Psychiatric ...................(22940.72350)

SATURDAY PIRAEUSAsclepieio Voulas ..........................(210.895.8301)Thriasio Elefsinas ..........................(210.553.4200)

SUNDAY ATHENSErythros Stavros ..........................(210.641.4000)Ippocrateio ..............................(210.748.3770-93)Amalia Fleming ............................(210.803.0303)Aghios Savvas ..............................(210.640.9000)Andreas Syngros ........................(210.726.5100-1)KAT ................................................(210.628.0000)Sotiria ...........................................(210.777.8611-9)Geniko Athinon .............................(210.776.8000)Thriaseio Elefsinas .......................(210.553.4200)Aiginiteio........................................(210.728.9500)Sismanogleio .................................(210.803.9911)Elena Venizelou .............................(210.643.2221)Alexandra .......................................(210.338.1100)Aglaia Kyriakou Children’s ..........(210.772.6000)Pendeli Children’s ........................(210.803.6200)Children’s Psychiatric ...................(22940.72350)

SUNDAY PIRAEUS Tzaneio ............................................(210.451.9411)Metaxa ..........................................(210.428.4444)Asclepieio Voulas ..........................(210.895.8301)

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Kavala

Mytilene

Thessaloniki

Florina

Ioannina

Preveza

30°

31°

32°

34°

Iraklio

33°

33°Volos

Lamia

33°

34°

Patra36°

Kalamata37°

3-4

Rhodes33°

Athens

Myconos

34°

30°

Alexandroupoli29°

32°

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WEATHER

Saturday Athens 23/35Iraklio 25/31Thessaloniki 22/32Ioannina 19/31Patra 22/35Kalamata 23/35Corfu 22/33Larissa 20/34Next days

Seatemperature

Sunshine

Lightclouds

Sunnyspells

Partlycloudy

Heavycloud

Rain

Storm

Snow

Ice

Fog

Winddirection

No wind

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Northerly winds are expected to intensify on Friday, clock-ing in at speeds of up to 7 Beaufort, while temperatureswill drop slightly, especially in eastern and northern partsof the country. Sporadic showers and rainstorms are like-ly in the afternoon on the mainland. Similar weather con-ditions are expected to prevail over the weekend, with

northerlies coming in at high speeds of 7 Beaufort in east-ern regions, while showers can be expected in northwesternGreece. Western parts will experience especially high tem-peratures. Sunny weather will prevail over the nextweek throughout the country, with maximum tempera-tures reaching around 38C.

WorldNew York 25/33San Francisco 13/25Beijing 23/30Tokyo 26/34Seoul 23/29Buenos Aires -1/11Cairo 26/36Quebec 18/28Sydney 7/17Tel Aviv 23/34Istanbul 24/31Prague 19/32Hague 16/23Rome 21/37Lisbon 18/28Madrid 18/37Algiers 22/38London 15/24Dublin 9/18

City Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Athens 22/35 21/36 21/36 21/36 22/36Iraklio 24/31 23/31 23/32 23/32 24/32Thessaloniki 21/33 20/34 20/34 20/33 21/33Ioannina 19/32 18/31 18/32 19/31 19/32Patra 21/35 21/35 22/36 22/36 22/36Kalamata 22/35 22/35 23/36 23/36 23/36Corfu 21/33 21/34 21/34 21/34 21/34Larissa 20/34 19/35 19/35 19/35 19/35

Overview

Oslo21°

Helsinki26°

Moscow35°

Warsaw34°Amsterdam

28°Brussels

28°Paris29°

London24°

Reykjavik18°

Dublin18°

Madrid37°

Lisbon28° Algiers

38°Rabat30°

Tunis37°

Nicosia38°

Istanbul31°

Tirana36°

Belgrade36°

Prague32°

Berlin32°

Sofia33°

Copenhagen28°

Rome37°

Athens35°

Friday Athens 24/34Iraklio 25/32Thessaloniki 22/31Ioannina 19/33Patra 23/36Kalamata 23/37Corfu 22/34Larissa 21/33

Last week’s solution

SUDOKUFill the grid so that every row, column,3x3 box and shaded 3x3 box contains

each of the numbers 1 to 9 exactly once.

Edited by Will Shortz No 0611

CROSSWORD

225A

THE NEW YORK TIMES

PROMETHEUS2 3

4

1

7 8 2 3 16

5

9

2 9

9

1

4

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THE NEW YORK TIMES • 226A

1 8 5 4 7 3 2 9 69 7 3 6 8 2 5 1 46 2 4 1 5 9 3 8 72 5 8 9 1 6 7 4 33 6 9 2 4 7 1 5 84 1 7 8 3 5 6 2 97 9 2 5 6 4 8 3 18 4 6 3 2 1 9 7 55 3 1 7 9 8 4 6 2

ACROSS1 Secret target9 Most diffident

15 Where sunbathers sunbathe16 Exclamation of joy17 Cherish18 Mark who won the 1998

Masters and British Open19 1980-83 Stanley Cup champs,

in brief20 They have torches on their

backs22 Antonio or Joaquin23 Wanton gaze24 Dinner signals25 Port container26 Trip vehicle?27 Twists about an axis28 Exclamation of joy29 It’s never right30 Reach by vessel31 Explorer born 6/11/191035 Mutinous36 “___ never enough”37 Signal from the third base

coach, maybe38 Cards and Reds39 Real-estate ad abbr.42 Andalusian aunts43 Pays, as a bill44 Conquest of Caesar’s45 Rep.46 Beaver’s home47 Cambridge measure48 Serf, e.g.50 Lickety-split52 Consecrate, in a way53 Classic Bob Marley song that

was a 1973 hit for Johnny Nash54 Lay bare

55 Fields of operations

DOWN1 Like an arduous battle2 Some chokers3 Dressed (up)4 Esau vis-a-vis Jacob5 Dosimeters measure them6 Be transformed?7 Some computer displays8 31-Across, for one9 Brake equipment

10 Runs smoothly11 More than exasperation12 Impermanent13 Site of Florida’s first golf

course14 Phrase an overseas traveler

should know how to translate21 Classic sports cars

24 Viscous25 Some poker payments27 Shell you may sit in28 Place to get a date?29 Pharmaceutical liquids30 Plaintiffs31 Not much32 Sophocles tragedy33 Genesis highlight34 Part given by the pious?38 Listener’s approval39 Kiwi, e.g.40 Complain, in a way41 Succumbs to narcolepsy43 Talent44 “Savvy?”46 Furnish47 Third baseman and two-time

All-Star Melvin ___49 Sch. in Brooklyn51 Never, to Haydn

Solution to last week’s puzzle - No 0604


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