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Annual St. Sophia Greek Cultural Festival to be held Thursday-Sunday
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he 45th St. Sophia Greek Cultural Festival will be held June 7 through 10 at the church, located at 325 Waring Road, Syracuse. Hours are 5-9 p.m. Thursday, 5-10 p.m. Friday, noon-10 p.m. Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of this festival where you can eat, have drink, listen to music, watch the dance performances or try a dance yourself. Take a stroll through the festival’s “Greek Village” featuring a variety of gift shops including the Orthodox book store. Don’t forget to take a tour of the beautiful church sanctuary. There will be an extensive menu includ-
Over 100 Booths!!
ing gyros, lamb and chicken souvlaki, Loukaniko (Greek sausage on a roll,) moussaka, pastichio, Greek salad, stuffed grape leaves and spanakopita and tiropita. An equally extensive dessert menu will include, among other things, baklava, kataifi, custards and butter cookies. There will also be hot dogs and draft beer, Greek wine and bottled beer along with non-alcoholic refreshments. Dancers will perform under the main tent at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and at 6 and 8 p.m. Saturday. Youth dancers will perform at 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, at 3 and 5 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Dancers in training will perform at 2 and 4 p.m. on Saturday and 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. The public is invited to join the dancers to
learn Greek folk dance at 4:30 and 7 p.m. on Saturday. Church tours held at 5:30 and 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, at 1:30, 3:30, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 1:30 and 3 p.m. on Sunday. Father David does an exceptional job explaining some of the intricacies of Orthodox Iconography as well as some fun facts on the design of an orthodox church. Wine tastings will be held from 1-1:30 p.m.,2:30-3 p.m. and 4:30-5 p.m. on Saturday and from 1-1:30 p.m. on Sunday on the third floor. Sail across the Ionian and Aegean Seas to the Greek Islands of Crete, Santorini and Cephalonia as well as the island country Cyprus in the Mediterranean. Sit back and relax and enjoy a sampling of red, white and sweet
wines that are produced on these islands and enjoy a little historical trivia as we set out on our wine tasting odyssey. New this year, Evzone, a craft beer created by Empire Brewery, will be introduced. Today’s Evzone is the Greek soldier that guards the tomb of the unknown soldier in Athens and historically they were elite infantry and mountain units. Iconography demonstrations will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, at 4 and 6 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the St. Michael Chapel, ML.) Iconography is the making and liturgical use of icons. Pictorial representations of Bible scenes from the Life of Christ. Learn about the process and steps involved behind the creation of icons. For more information visit syracusegreekfest.com.
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