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Odyssey '24: A Greek Festival
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Time: August 30, 2024 at 12pm to September 2, 2024 at 6pm
Location: St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church
Street: 480 Racebrook Road
City/Town: Orange
Website or Map: https://www.saintbarbara.org/
Phone: 2037951347
Event Type: food, festival
Organized By: Stephanie Hubbard
Latest Activity: Aug 19
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Event Description
Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church will present ODYSSEY’ 24: A Greek Festival, its 42nd annual celebration of Greek food, music, and culture August 30, 31, September 1, 2 at 480 Racebrook Road, Orange, CT on the grounds of the beautiful Byzantine-style. This 4-day party will feature all things Greek, including mouthwatering cuisine, live music, dancing, and a bustling Hellenic agora (marketplace).
ODYSSEY 2024 includes:
• Classic Greek cuisine – appetizers (meze), Greek pastries (glyka), lamb on the spit (souvla), moussaka, gyro, spanakopita (spinach pie) and pastitisio (Greek style lasagna)
• Live Greek cooking demonstrations – learn to prepare some classic Greek foods
• Greek marketplace – Gourmet Greek grocery, t-shirts, jewelry, arts & crafts, bookstore
• Presentations on Greek culture and religion, including tours of Saint Barbara Church, and performances of liturgical music by the Saint Barbara Choir
• Greek dance performances by the ODYSSEY Dancers –Traditional folk dances performed by St. Barbara’s youth
• Greek dance lessons – taught by the ODYSSEY Dancers (8:45 pm, Sat and Sun)
• Nightly dancing to two live Greek bands: “The Hellenic Company” and “Grecian Nights” (Fri, Sat, Sun)
• Raffle – Have a chance at winning the grand prize of $10,000 cash, or 4 other cash prizes!
For 41 years ODYSSEY has delighted the senses with a feast of Greek cuisine, the thrill of Greek dance, the sounds of the bouzouki, and the ethnic flavor of the Agora (Marketplace). Be sure to stop by Connecticut’s greatest “Greek Party,” a Labor Day tradition! Hours: 12 noon-10 pm 8/30, 8/31 9/1; 12 noon-6 pm 9/2. Free admission. Free onsite parking (continuous free shuttle to additional free parking at High Plains Community Center, 525 Orange Center Rd., Orange [1.3 miles]), Rain or shine, indoors and out, on ten country acres.
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