February Greek Language MeetUp

Γειά σας! I hope folks are doing well despite this non-Hellenic weather! Hopefully, the snow will be gone before our next Greek Language MeetUp on Thursday, February 26th, at 7 pm. It's still the Free State's turn, so we'll MeetUp at Mykonos Grill in Rockville. Though we will follow our usual format of chatting with our παρεα, I will bring a question to discuss as a theme for this MeetUp,

There are a few more Hellenic events to flag, including:

• The snow caused our friends at the Hellenic Society Prometheas to reschedule their inaugural Cultural Heritage Awards Gala to Saturday, February 14th, at 6 pm, at the Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park at 3111 Fairview Park Drive. The gala will honor three notable members of our community, Dr. Nicholas Patronas, Mrs. Sophia Tsangali, and Father Steven Zorzos, "who have championed the spirit of Hellenism and its historical and cultural richness" with music provided by pianist Dr. Mary-Victoria Voutsas, the Palko Greek Music Band with singer Sophia Pelekasis, as well as DJTheo. Tickets are still available for $150 and can be purchased at DC Greeks.
• The annual Celebration of World Greek Language Day will be held on Sunday, Feb. 15th at 3:00 pm at Saint George in Bethesda. The main speaker is Mr. Dimitri Dandolos, a founding board member of the Odyssey School in Wilmington, Delaware.
• Saint Sophia will hold its Mardi Gras Community Dance, or Apocreatiko/Αποκριάτικο, on Saturday, February 21st, from 6 pm to 10 pm. It will feature a buffet dinner and music from Palko. Tickets are $85 each. Let me know if we should get a MeetUp table!
• Speaking of which, let me know if we should try to get tickets to see Greek-American humorist and author David Sedaris on Sunday, April 19th, at 3 pm, at DAR Constitution Hall. Tickets are between $50 and $75.

A pretty nice list of events, highlighted of course by our MeetUp on February 26th at Mykonos Grill. Να τα πούμε! - Athan