With a variety of songs and ballads ranging from the plaintive to the rhythmic, Julie’s repertoire includes songs by the most prominent Greek songwriters, (Hadjidakis, Theodorakis, Tsitsanis), rembetika (Greek blues) and traditional folk. Many of her selections have lyrics by Nobel Prize winning poets and are of historical and cultural significance.  Julie will introduce the songs to enhance the experience for the non-Greek speaking audience, with an explanation of the musical styles and how they express the history and culture of the Greek people. She is accompanied by pianist Athena Adamopoulos and Kostas Psarros, bouzouki.

There is an artist recdeption after the concert and refreshments served. The University is donating light Greek food platters and the Hellenic Culture and Heritage Society will provide pastries. Admission is FREE and the concert is open to the public.

Soprano Julie Ziavras presents a concert of classic Greek popular songs capturing the lyric expression and the rich, deep texture of the Greek spirit and culture, with songs by prominent Greek songwriters, rembetika (the Greek blues) and traditional folk songs. She is accompanied by a musical ensemble led by pianist Spiros Cardamis with Kostas Psarros, bouzouki and George Maniatis, percussion.

The program will include a variety of Greek songs and ballads ranging from the plaintive to the rhythmic, with works by renowned Greek composers including Hadjidakis, Theodorakis and Tsitsanis. Julie is accompanied by Greek pianist/composer Spiros Cardamis, Kostas Psarros, bouzouki, and George Maniatis, percussion.

Tickets $35 includes meze (finger food). Tickets purchased at the door or online at: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/185685. .

For directions and more information call: 978-250-3780 or visit: www.chelmsfordarts.com. Proceeds to benefit the Dacey Zouzas Endowment for the Arts.

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Author Mary Ziavras reads selections from her delightful and heartwarming Greek Folk Stories Old & New continuing a rich Greek tradition of oral storytelling. Visit: www.GreekFolkStories.com. The reading includes a musical offering and guest appearance by her daughter, Julie Ziavras, renowned interpreter of Greek folk songs accompanied by Ken DeAngelis. It is followed by a book signing and reception which includes Greek traditional pastries.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

A collection for young and old, some of Mary’s stories are part of the centuries old oral tradition of Greece and the Middle East. A retired educator, Mary’s art of storytelling weaves humor and pathos as her characters come to life offering modern day relevance. Daughter of Greeks born in the Turkish Ottoman Empire, Mary Ziavras has unique insight into the quaint customs and beliefs of a society that was annihilated after the Greek/Armenian Holocaust 1915-1922. Evolved from firsthand accounts, she allows the reader a glimpse of this vibrant society through windows to the past.

"Mary Ziavras' tales are, like all good folk stories, woven with wonder, whimsy and magic, and the wealth of her Greek heritage... rich as baklava!" (Amy Friedman, author of syndicated column Timeless Folktakes from Around the World)

"Mary Ziavras's collection puts us back in touch with folktales in all their playful, mischievous, and occasionally tragic suggestiveness.  With artfully contrived artlessness, she reanimates the tales for modern audiences, connecting readers, viscerally, to 'once upon a time'." (Maria Tatar, Professor Chair: Committee on Degrees in Folklore and Mythology, Harvard University)

"Ziavras will delight you, reaffirming the truths folktales have imparted since Aesop's Fables." Chris Farlekas, Times Herald Record

Soprano Julie Ziavras presents a collection of classic Greek popular songs capturing the lyric expression and the rich texture of the Greek spirit and culture. The program will include a variety of Greek songs and ballads ranging from the plaintive to the rhythmic, including renowned Greek composers Hadjidakis, Theodorakis, Tsitsanis rembetika (Greek blues) and traditional folk dances. Accompanying herself on guitar, she is joined by bouzouki master Kostas Psarros.

The evening will include traditional dancing and food. Food is provided by Yanni's Restaurant in New Paltz. There will be a group traditional Greek dancing lesson given by the renowned folklorists Bill and Livia Vanaver, founders of the Vanaver Caravan, a touring company of multicultural dancers and musicians. (www.vanavercaravan.org).

Oxi Day (also spelled Ohi Day", Anniversary of the "No") is celebrated throughout Greece, Cyprus and the Greek communities around the world on October 28 each year, to commemorate the rejection by Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas (in power from August 4, 1936, until January 29, 1941) of the ultimatum made by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on October 28, 1940. In response to Metaxas's refusal, Italian troops stationed in Albania, then an Italian protectorate, attacked the Greek border beginning Greece's participation in World War II. On the morning of October 28 the Greek population took to the streets, irrespective of political affiliation, shouting 'ohi'. From 1942, it was celebrated as Ohi Day.

Tickets $20/members $15, $2 more at the door, students are half price. Email: Kitty@unisonarts.org, call: 845-255-1559, visit: www.unisonarts.org.