Have you ever thought about how much power you have in your hands? Every day you can make a difference by choosing to consume products that contribute to a more ethical, fairer, more sustainable world. This is the driving force behind Ten Μillion Ηands project, created by Impact Hub Athens with the support of Helidoni Foundation. The first organization in Greece, which through continuous research and interaction with the public, intends to highlight the power of collective effort with small changes in our daily habits, towards a more sustainable future.

 

The project is launched through a – not ordinary – Pop up Market! On the last weekend of September, on the 24th & 25th, the Municipal Market of Kypseli opens its doors to the public and welcomes sustainable brands from every part of Greece.

 

Visitors will have the opportunity to choose between a wide range of home items, such as The Nook Project’s furniture, Margarita Gallery’s artworks, but also daily living and decorative objects as the second hand plants of Papigion Project, the rich vintage toys collection of Replay Toys, or the trendy eco-friendly and/or biodegradable plastic-free items of Plastikourgeio and Boobam. They will also be able to find selected nutrition products, such as organic foods from Synallois organization, agricultural products, pulses, flour and wine directly from Sandalis producer or fresh fruits and vegetables from Mpostani, certified organic, sweet but sugarless, alcoholic drinks from Aithra Spirits, and of course all the products of Wise Greece, which by supporting and selling products of small Greek producers, buys and donates food to children, homeless families and elderly people who are on the verge of poverty.

Of course, fashion could not be missing from the Ten Million Hands Market, with the vintage clothing collections of The Hazel Ray Vintage, and Anthologie Vintage, the size-inclusive bodysuits of Femad, the ecological streetwear of Blank Studio, but also the Swaplanet’s kids clothing. Ankaa Project and Life With You, will be there with their amazing accessories, and the girls of Apiliotis with their handmade jewellery. Cosmetics and personal care items will be provided by the local Kypseli’s BeautyBar, while at the same time the public will be able to be informed about the electric mobility services offered by Kineo, but also to recycle for a good cause their old laptops, peripherals and computer components at Epanekkinisis.

Interactive and educational workshops for the whole family will be running concurrently on both days of the event. 

The detailed schedule of the workshops:

 

12.00 – 13.00 Swaplanet - Creative game for children on the concept of sustainability

14.00 – 17.00 Epanekkinisis - Repair Cafe

17.00 – 19.00 A Shiny Day - FASHION UPCYCLING WORKSHOP (iron pattern & embroidery, painting, processing with sewing machine) 

 

17.00 – 18.00 Restia project – Filter presentation

17.00 – 19.00 A Shiny Day - FASHION UPCYCLING WORKSHOP (iron pattern & embroidery, painting, processing with sewing machine) 

At the presentation of the event, Alex Kavdas!

 

Let's discover together how much power ten million pairs of hands have!

 

Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 of September 12:00 - 20:00, Kypseli Municipal Market, Fokionos Negri 42, Entrance Free

 

Ten Million Hands acts as a platform that brings together all companies that produce sustainable and ethical products and services, offering consumers immediate, quick and easy information, ideas and advice for a more ethical and sustainable lifestyle. A way of life towards a better and more humane world for everyone, environment, animals and people.

This year's theme will be: 1922, Foundation for today.

100 years after the destruction of Smyrna we have come to realize its great heritage.

Petit Paris d’Athènes gives tribute in recognition of the cultural impact of the Ionian peoples in Greece.

The cultural mosaic of Smyrna, In music and various arts, became a focal point for the east and the Mediterranean. One can still find its echoes from the middle east to the depths of Europe.

All of these cultural vectors will be the inspiration for this year’s festival.

Ranging from rebetiko to franco-Levantine music and to café chantant, various theatrical, dance and musical performances will be held along with street shows, painting and photo galleries,  lectures and discussions, murals, and education programs for children. Alongside these, the now-established “Jazz n World music festival” will also be held as a part of the overall organization.All this will aid in emulating the cosmopolitan character of Smyrna of 1922

10 years after its first showing, another 10-day celebration of art will take place in the centre of Athens. There will be more than 500 artists, scholars, and creatives In many chosen venues as well as on public stages.(theatres, music stages, galleries, public squares, pedestrian areas, conservatories, schools, neoclassical historical monuments, hotels). From Omonia square to Larissa and Metaxourgio station, many roads are named after french scholars and have been meeting points for the Athenian cultural scene, the folk scene, large immigrant waves, travelers, and tourists. 

In all these years the festival has found ways to showcase and utilize public as well as private venues such as the National Conservatoire, Aggelon Vima theatre, the musical stage of Lux(former Acrovatis), bar-restaurants like Beeraki and Typografos, Matchpoint gallery, the central library of Athens Municipality, park petanque, Karaiskaki sq, Agios Pavlos sq, Peloponnese station, 51 Public schools of Athens, etc. The festival's contribution to the commercial and tourist potential has been recognized by every relevant public and private party. 

- Open gigs and various street performances in public venues for kids and adults

- Gigs in closed venues

- Theatre

- Photography and painting galleries

- Lectures
- Open discussion sessions

- Freestyle football tournament for the youth

- Petanque tournament

- Instructional program for children about Smyrna and its history.

- Street painting-murals with an ever-expanding mosaic in the city center expanding every year

- Cultural management academy consists of seminars and practical lessons. The lectures and training will be done by the experienced managerial staff of the Athens Art Network.
- The established ten-day celebration happening just under omonoia square will once again arrive to signal a restart of cultural events for the Athenian downtown as it has for the past 10 years.

 

 

 

 

Hard Rock Cafe Athens is actively supporting the 23rd annual Hard Rock International's PINKTOBER campaign raising awareness of the breast cancer effort.

Hard Rock Cafes, hotels and casinos around the world operate for the benefit of the American Cancer Society, while here in Greece we will be collaborating for another year with Alma Zois presenting unique actions during the month of October.

This year, Hard Rock is teaming up with world-renowned French Chef and breast cancer survivor, Dominique Crenn, who is currently the only female chef in the United States to attain three Michelin Stars for her restaurant Atelier Crenn, in San Francisco, California. In partnership with Crenn, Hard Rock Cafe will create a limited-time menu item, exclusively available at Hard Rock Cafes, with a portion of proceeds donated to local charities around the globe.

In collaboration with Crenn, Hard Rock will create and offer a special limited edition dish, the Baja Style Shrimp Tacos exclusively available at all Hard Rock Cafes around the world, with a significant amount of the proceeds being donated to Alma Zois.

Hard Rock International is offering uniquely designed, limited-edition merchandise in support of breast cancer awareness and research, which includes a PINKTOBER-themed Hard Rock t-shirt and a newly designed PINKTOBER pin. Through the Hard Rock Heals Foundation, a percentage of all proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society to help raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research.

What defines us? We are shaped by a web of events, moments and decisions. A trip down memory lane reveals precious stops, large and small, important and insignificant, intense and mild, which have left their imprint. A strong love and a loss that scarred us; a health issue we were called upon to fight; a problem that made us push our limits; an acquaintance that changed our daily lives; an unforgettable concert; a book we loved; an exhibition that inspired us; a film that changed the way we see the world around us: We grow with time, with successes and lost dreams, gathering experiences, music, art, travel, people, places, situations. In short, this is our story.

Mary Cox and Panagiotis Voulgaris, on the occasion of their 6-year anniversary as curators of FokiaNou Art Space, have invited 17 artists to participate in a group exhibition exploring what defines us.

Participating  artists:  Ines Benaki, John Bicknell, Mary Cox , Panajotis Daramaras, Sarah Ettlinger, Alexandros Georgiou, Marietta Kallona, Nina Kotamanidou, Kelly Koumarianou, Yorgos Kostakis, Despoina Pantazi, Dionisiοs Pappas, Lea Petrou, Geeta Roopnarine, Christina-Sylvia Simantira, Georgia Maggy Touliatou, Panagiotis Voulgaris.

FokiaNou Art Space is an artist-run project space in the intimacy of a small apartment in an old building in the center of Athens. The space encourages collaborative creative efforts between Greek and foreign artists, thereby promoting and supporting the local art community. Since 2016, under the direction and curatorship of visual artists Mary Cox and Panagiotis Voulgaris, over 50 exhibitions have been held, as well as workshops and talks.   www.fokianou247.gr

Opening:  Thursday, 6 October 18.00
Duration:   6 - 22 October, 2022
Hours:  Thursday – Saturday 17.00-20.00

Sunday October 9 Bolivar and Blend present a sunset event with dj/producer Coeus. The Serbian artist with several releases in the top 100 charts -Afterlife, Atlant, Oddity, Moblack- and continuous support from Tale Of Us, Solomun, Dixon, Adriatique, ranks among the leading international acts. Accompanied by resident djs of Blend, Reign Of Time & Veki and Steph b2b Andianna, Spiros Pappas and Magda Kay.

130+1 events, 120+ vendors, 30+ new entries.

The Meet Market, Athens’s most colorful & nomadic pop-up market, returns for the 131st time on October 15 & 16 at Technopolis, City of Athens!

More than 120 designers, artists, small producers and collectors, of which 30 will participate for the first time (!), become nomads and leave their ateliers, shops and workshops to gather all together and take us through a tour of the creative side of modern Athens.

So, what can you expect to find at the Meet Market this October?

A collective of talented people, who dove head first into the world of entrepreneurship by creating their own brands, will present their fresh ideas through clothing, accessories, jewelry, art and home-deco items, wellness products, children’s products, organic food, vintage treasures and much more. Come browse, shop, mix, mingle and have a bite at one of our tasty street & drink food stalls featuring various ethnic foods, beers from local microbreweries and boozy cocktails that hit the spot!

Standing by the motto “First we Meet, then we Market”, we’ve got more than retail therapy on the agenda.  Get your groove on with back to back DJ sets from our beloved local DJs.  Bring your kids to play, learn and participate in educational activities completely free of charge.  And don’t leave the market without making a visit to the Central Cash/Info point, where we’ve got loads of goodies to give away including pins, posters and the ultimate Grand Raffle prize where 3 lucky winners will each will take home 1 huge basket full of products from our roster of makers!

Learn more about Meet Market's full schedule of events here!