Arts & Music

On October 16, 2026, the Icon Museum and Study Center celebrates its milestone twentieth anniversary with the exhibition, Light from the East: Masterpieces from the Ikonen-Museum Recklinghausen , presenting highlights from the largest and most

For centuries, Byzantine chant has been the musical language of Orthodox worship, shaping the prayer of the Church and transmitting its theology through sacred melody. Today, this ancient tradition is experiencing a remarkable revival throughout

From the opening moments of the 2026 Clergy-Laity Congress in Cleveland, the National Forum of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians has underscored the vital role sacred music continues to play in the life of the Greek

Under breathtaking iconography depicting the Holy Resurrection, the Romanos the Melodist Chanters’ Society of Greater New York captivated hierarchs, clergy, parishioners, and guests with hymns and Constantinopolitan folk songs in honor of His All Holiness

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America will present a special concert entitled “Sounds of Constantinople” on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 6:00 pm at the Holy Resurrection Greek Orthodox Church in Brookville, New York, in

Scenes from the Passion of Christ — from Peter’s denial to the carrying of the cross to the Crucifixion — across three centuries of European painting. El Greco, Caravaggio, Fra Angelico, Uccello, and more. All

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America announces the newly established National Greek Folk Dance and Cultural Ministry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.

A lifetime of memory, music, and cultural tradition has been compiled in a book by Frixos Vozos celebrating the art of mandinades, the poetic couplets deeply rooted in a few Greek islands, especially Karpathos.  This is

The National Forum of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians is pleased to announce that the Saint Romanos Church Music Festival has received unanimous approval by the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Archdiocese of America. In his

At 11 years old, in 1941, little Anna Marakas climbed onto the organ bench in the choir loft at then Assumption Church in Oakland, California, and began to play. 85 years later, she is still

Saint Mark Greek Orthodox Church in Boca Raton, Florida hosted the first-ever Young Aspiring Chanters Conference from March 6–8, welcoming more than 40 young men and women from across the United States who gathered to

How do holiness and the arts intersect? Presvytera Cally Kordaris answers this question through her work as the founder and Artistic Director of Cold Spring Dance Company. Cold Spring Dance brings world-class dance to the

Liturgies of the Wild: Myths That Make Us (Sentinel, 2026) is a superbly breezy yet broad-ranging book by popular mythographer and Orthodox Christian thinker, Martin Shaw. Promising to furnish readers with “stories and ideas to

Five decades of dedicated work in our church music ministry by the National Forum of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians are culminating in a year-long Golden Anniversary celebration. This historic milestone celebration kicks off at the

In partnership with One Bean Marketing, Ramona Pintea, National Hellenic Society, and the Detroit Cultural Center, the Hellenic Museum of Michigan is proud to present a celebration of the women of the Greek Revolution. Powerful,

LOS ANGELES, CA— February 26, 2026 — Simeon Entertainment, in collaboration with Simeon Faith, the Nick Mirkopoulos Cinematic Fund, and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, announced today it will release Moses the Black in the US

As part of the initiatives for the promotion of the Greek language and  culture undertaken by the Department of Greek Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, headquartered in New York City and legally represented by

Today, February 22, His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco celebrates the anniversary of his election by the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to be the new Metropolitan of San Francisco, with

Founder and Music Director Alexander Lingas will move into a new role as Music Director Emeritus this spring, passing the baton to a new generation while redirecting his focus towards academic work. Dr. Lingas will

The Metropolis of San Francisco closed its 49th Annual Greek Orthodox Folk Dance and Choral Festival (FDF) yesterday, celebrating another successful event and looking toward the future of FDF. At Sunday night’s award ceremony, participants

This morning, the final day of the Metropolis of San Francisco’s 49th Annual Greek Orthodox Folk Dance and Choral Festival (FDF) began with participants celebrating the Divine Liturgy together in the event’s main ballroom.  Filling

While the Metropolis of San Francisco’s Greek Orthodox Folk Dance & Choral Festival (FDF) offers plenty of kefi, it also presents the opportunity for parishes throughout the American West to highlight their unique communities.  >

As faithful from across the Metropolis of San Francisco arrived in Phoenix Thursday, the 49th Annual Greek Orthodox Folk Dance and Choral Festival (FDF) began not with dancing, but with diakonia. Sponsored by the Metropolis

Yesterday, thousands of parishioners from across the American West converged on Phoenix, Arizona in anticipation of the Metropolis of San Francisco’s 49th Annual Greek Orthodox Folk Dance and Choral Festival (FDF). This year’s theme is