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2012 Greek Festival in Cherrybrook

Alexia — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:31:42 +0000

Name: Alexia Charalambous
Item price: community, News, Announcement
Location: Cherrybrook

Description:
The parish of St Therapon, a Greek Orthodox Church based in Thornleigh, is pleased to announce the hosting of its Second Annual Greek Festival on Sunday 12th February 2012. The Festival is being held at Cherrybrook’s Greenway Park between 11am and 7pm.

This follows the huge success of last year’s festival were we had between 800 – 1200 people of all ages and ethnic origins show up to express their inner Greek!

As with last year, we strive to share our Hellenic culture and build stronger community ties with our local neighbours and friends. We also wish to reveal and reconnected the animated and lively Greek community that already exists in the North and North-Western suburbs of Sydney.

The festival will have a range of attractions to suit a great range of people, just like last year. Once again we will have a great LIVE Greek band, playing a number of hits (including the famous Zorba) and a great Greek dance teacher to get you up and dancing with the best of them.

This year we will also be showcasing a number of individuals who have entered our Talent Show as well as the local High School band from Cherrybrook Technology that will be playing at the main stage.

In addition to the copious amount of musical and dance acts, we also have a multitude of cultural displays and interactive stage shows for the kids about Greek myths and stories. Of course if this doesn’t suit, then let’s not forget the numerous children’s activities we have on offer. Including (but not limited to!) face painting; sand art; plaster painting; beaded butterfly store; showbags and of course the CARNIVAL rides!

It’s also a well known fact that Greeks love to eat, and most importantly, they love their food! Well this year we have outdone themselves with over 8 stalls set up all serving a range of dishes and desserts to tantalise any taste bud! The food will be available, reasonably priced, for families to both eat there as well as take away. So bring a blanket and have a picnic on the grass with us!

Entry is free and all are welcome, so why not try your hand at some Tavli, join in on the Greek dancing, enjoy some loukoumades or why not even have a turn on the carnival rides?

Come join us for the day and reveal your inner Greek.

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Athens and its Artist Heart Metaxourgeio Become International Destination for Photography

metaaction — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:13:57 +0000

Name: Meta-Action
Item price: Athens and its Artist Heart Metaxourgeio Become International Destination for Photography
Location: Athens,Metaxourgeio

Description:
From January 31st to February 12th

Specialized Photography Courses by Anders Petersen in Metaxourgeio

Beginning in January, a new, practical photography course will be on offer to Greek and foreign photographers for ten consecutive days in the district of Metaxourgeio. It will be led by the legendary experiential photographer Anders Petersen along with Eva-Therese Golin, who specializes in digital image processing and printing.
The photography workshop will take place on the premises of the new Athenian education body NewSchool.AthensPhotography, in Metaxourgeio from January 31st until February 12th 2012. On the subject of this learning experience in Athens, Anders Petersen said: \”I believe that if you are in a foreign city and focus not only on folklore and exotic elements, you have a unique opportunity to see yourself differently and to increase your skills more rapidly as a photographer.
\”In reality, the photograph has nothing to do with the picture. The focus is on the person who stands behind the camera with respect to their personality and temperament, regardless of the photographic object. The aim of this workshop is to bring people closer together, but also closer to themselves through personalized exercise and mutual critique of their work.\”
During the second week, participants will gain practice in the digital processing of images in the modern Macintosh lab of NewSchool.AthensPhotography led by Eva-Therese Golin. The workshop will conclude with an exhibition by participating art galleries located in Metaxourgeio.
The Master\’s Workshop is open to Greek and foreign photographers with basic knowledge of photography and Photoshop. On the occasion of this ambitious beginning, NewSchool.AthensPhotography offers a scholarship for participation in the first Master Workshop to give an opportunity for a talented new / young photographer to expand his / her creative horizons. The award of the scholarship will be made by a committee composed of eminent personalities in the field of art, photography and culture, more specifically, Anders Petersen, Rebecca Camhi, Nicandri Koukoulioti, Panos Kokinias and Yannis Kondos. www.newschoolathens.org
By http://www.facebook.com/pages/Athens-Metaxourgeio-Events-and-Promotions/170444996315598

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Australian Born Greek Teenager heads to USA to play American Football

bios — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:55:29 +0000

Name: Elissa Manera
Item price: Announcement
Location: Sydney, Australia

Description:
Bring it on Sports announces that Adam Gotsis is being recruited by Georgia Institute of Technology to play Gridiron.

Adam and his parents are Australian born Greeks from Melbourne, Australia. Adam’s heritage is from the mainland of Greece with his father’s parents being from Pyrgos, Elis and his mother’s parents from Kastoriá.

Adam and his parents are currently visiting the Georgia Tech Campus, located in Atlanta, and are meeting with the coaching staff and touring the facilities.

Adam represented the Australian National Team at the 2011 IFAF World Cup of American Football. This is a great opportunity for him to play Gridiron at a high level. In addition, he will receive a quality education and have the opportunity to further his career with the NFL.

Bring it on Sports Director, Paul Manera, a former University of Hawaii gridiron player, was recruited by Georgia Tech’s Head Coach, Paul Johnson, to play at Hawaii when he was the Hawaiian Offensive Coordinator in 1988.

After watching Adam playing for Australia and studying film of footwork drills and skills, both Paul Johnson and Offensive Line Coach, Mike Sewak, were very impressed with Adam’s ability and size.

This is not only great news for Adam, but also for other hopeful Australian’s that have aspirations to play College and NFL Gridiron in the USA.

In addition, Georgia Tech have made a commitment to come to Australia to recruit later this year. Other universities, such as The University Of Hawaii, are already recruiting in Australia and Oregon State are also showing interest in coming down under.

Success breeds success, and in the last 5 years there have been 4 Lineman from Australia who have received full scholarships to play Division 1 College Football.

We are confident that Adam Gotsis will be the next….. Signing Day for scholarships is the 1st of February ……….

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Steffi Crown Rocks The Globes

victoriabutlersloss — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:27:15 +0000

Name: Victoria Butler-Sloss
Item price: Interview
Location: Hollywood CA

Description:
The problem with meeting MS Crown is that when she walks in the room you immediately go “OK, the model’s here. Where’s the designer?” And then you realize that the stunning Amazonian standing in front of you clutching a dozen silk dresses is Ms.Crown herself AKA Stephania Ayiotou, the designer. I meet Steffi for breakfast to discuss her new collection and her recent stint at the VIP gift suite at the Luxe Rodeo for the Golden Globe nominees. We grab cappuccino’s and eggs while we talk.

“Let’s address your genes first. Where do you get your stunning looks and do you have any sisters?”

Steffi laughs. Great teeth. Lots of cascading hair. “Yes, I do have sisters. Eighteen year old twins. My father is Greek Cypriot with a suspicious dash of Sicilian and my mother is Colombian. I spent my childhood between Colombia and Cyprus. Both of my parents are free spirits and I had a very unconventional upbringing. I went to eight different schools by the time I was sixteen.

“So did you leave school knowing what you wanted to do or not?”

“Yes, I really wanted to act but my father thought it was bull. He was totally against it. I started off with a bachelor of social sciences at Goldsmiths in London and left after a year.

“Why did you leave?”

“I got accepted at Lee Strasberg where I had secretly auditioned and moved to NY despite my dad’s wishes. He cut me off for two years after that.”

“He cut you off? So how did you survive as a struggling drama student in NY?”

“My Greek Auntie Bia in Astoria! She’s awesome, she’s so tough. She fed me gemista and taught me to bake kourabiedes.”

“Ok, you survived and then what?”

“I did two years at Lee Strasberg and then went on to act in my first film….. shot in Montreal. After that I went back to Cyprus to spend time with family and while I was there my good friend Donatella Felice called and said that if I wanted to see her I had two days to write a script so her management team would let her come to Cyprus. So we made a job of it. I had a friend with a camera, my cast of talented friends and a van. We made the movie, edited it, composed the music and it got accepted as a short that year (2011) in Cannes.”

“So up to now you’ve been pretty successful at following your dream, despite your father. How did that segue into designing dresses for the Hollywood A list?”

“Dimitris. My ex boyfriend. He broke my heart and I got sick so I sat in my bed in Nicosia and recuperated by drawing sketches. I found myself repeatedly drawing beautiful dresses. When I felt better I got up and had one made. I wore it to a party and Panayiotis Neocleous, the owner of Ammos, a bar/restaurant by the sea in Larnaca saw me in it. Basically he loved the dress and asked me to design a summer collection for a fashion show at Ammos in May.”

“Just like that, he said , “do me a collection.”"

“Yes, more or less. I had no idea if I could pull it off. To be honest, at the start I was a little lost. I went all over Cyprus looking at fabrics and was uninspired by what I found. It was my mother who urged me to contact Angela Hooker, a textile print designer I knew in London. I sat up one night and collected all my inspirational material and sent it to Angela. Lava fields and deep ocean creatures. I was interested in the juxtaposition between earth and ocean surfaces. When Angela sent me her ides I really got excited because we had an immediate artistic connection and it suddenly became an creative collaboration, like an art piece. I had the fabrics and i could see how to make them move and the rest was easy.”

“So the first collection was launched in May 2011. What brought you to the VIP lounge for the Golden Globes less than a year later?”

“After the first collection premiered I took my short film to Cannes and it was there that I met Natalie Dubois Sissoko, the founder of the DPA Celebrity Gifting Lounge which invites the stars to sample luxury goods from around the world. So I ended up bringing my second collection.”

“Who came by the lounge and got to sample your designs?”

http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/1Vl0j5mGf_r/2012+DPA+Golden+Globe+Awards+Gift+Suite/518-QIc72mt

“Oh, Missy Pyle, Berenice Bejo, Sebastian Roches, CCH Pounder, Elizabeth McGovern, Mary Mouser, Rotini Akinosho, Sarah Burns and many others. It was a whirlwind. Lindsay Bronson, Nadia Bronson’s daughter wore my Gothic Princess dress to the Globe Parties and I met her in my Reptilian Cave Dress.

“So what’s next?”

“A short fashion film showcasing my latest gown. I am looking for some amazing landscape to shoot against which to shoot the Black Lava Reaper Gown. Watch this space!”

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=t.100002336364688&type=1

http://www.stephaniaayiotou.com/

http://www.stefficrown.com/

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Mimetoliths Movie at the Cultured Unplugged Film Festival

alkeme888 — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:22:17 +0000

Name: Algis Kemezys Director/DOP
Item price: Film Festival Announcement online
Location: Montreal, Canada

Description:
MIMETOLITHS, a documentary about the landscape of Crete is currently online.

This film travels to beautiful/mystical Crete to closely look at mimetoliths (rocks and stones that imitate living beings). It embraces the Muses that have languished petrified on the sacred landscape; the Phaistos Disk; intergalactic travel; Pythagoras’ golden proportion of 1 to 1.618; missing planets; the Labyrinth; the Minotaur.

This film has played in many international documentary film festivals, won “best doc” in Thessaloniki, was chosen to play for the U.N. Environmental Film Fest, had a world-wide distributer. It was filmed on Crete during the writing of Byron Ayanoglu’s CRETE ON THE HALF SHELL. It was written and produced by Ayanoglu, directed and edited by Algis Kemezys, and has original music by Guthrie Lowe. It is currently online at CULTURE UNPLUGGED and it can be viewed and voted at this link:

http://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/6060/Mimetoliths/TUE9PStP

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Born in Stone

alkeme888 — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:26:22 +0000

Name: Algis Kemezys
Item price: Art Work and Story
Location: Montreal

Description:
Stone is the primordial and most prevalent medium of the human race. It was the original material of habitation in caves and stone huts and the substance that gave shape to our greatest monuments and places of worship. Everyday-stone eventually gave way to the refinement and elegance of marble, and the ever-presence and durability of granite, but stone is stone and it has served humanity in all its quests including the artistic. There are shapes and spirits in stone, there are gods and heroes and common folk and ideas and poetry in stone; it can be claimed that all that is dear and all that is feared in every aspect of the human experience begins in stone and can be expressed by variously manipulating it, carving it, shaping it, taming it, building with it, but never totally conquering it because it is more powerful and all-encompassing even than the infinite capacity of the human mind.

Stone is alive, seething with images and idols impatient to be discovered and come forth, to inform and enhance our intellect, to enrich our lives, to remind us that somewhere in the depths of our misspent lives there is a quality that is irreproachable and pure and all-powerful.

Stone is an endless source of inspiration, because its possibilities are without limit; they are eternal. Something that is carved in stone or constructed from stone will live forever; it will in some fashion, in at least some fragmentary way, survive for millennia to proclaim to all future generations of irascible, fragile, ephemeral humankind that something nobler and more permanent than our loftiest aspirations lives all around us if only we were able for a moment to forgo our petty concerns and look around us in search of the divine.

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Greek Orthodox Church Pioneer Never Retired at 93

leepapa — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:48:26 +0000

Name: Tim Papadeas
Item price: Memorial Biography Announcement
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida

Description:
Daytona Beach, Florida – Nov. 22, 2011 – The Greek Orthodox faith lost a Pioneer of their Church. The Very Reverend Father George Papadeas, was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania to Greek Immigrants in 1918, and died at the age of 93 from complications of congestive heart failure on Friday morning, November 18, 2011.

He was the very first American Born Clergyman to be Ordained into the Greek Orthodox Church.

Prior to 1937, Greek Priests in America were imported from Europe to serve their Greek American faithful, but World War II changed that, and the Greek Orthodox Church in America realized that they needed to school and produce their own priests to serve the growing Church communities in America.

George Papadeas enrolled in the Charter class of the newly formed Greek Theological Seminary in Pomfret, Connecticut, graduating valedictorian in 1942, and became as it turned out, the longest actively serving priest in the Greek Church with over 69 Years of continual service.

Throughout his career, Father Papadeas was instrumental to the growth of the Greek Church in America. He broke new ground initiating many firsts and created many programs used in parishes across the entire country. Father Papadeas was passionate and driven, truly a “Jack of all trades”, but also a Master of Many. He could perform Services on Sunday and soon after swing a hammer like a seasoned carpenter… he actually did so in the construction of the altar of his new Church on Long Island in 1950.

In the late 50’s, Father Papadeas generated the keyboard layout for Greek language typewriters to make it easier for American typists. He gave it to the Smith-Corona Typewriter Company for use in the construction of typewriters for the Greek speaking community everywhere.

In 1960, while at the St. Paul’s Cathedral on Long Island which he founded only years earlier, implored the Archbishop of North & South America, to preside over an Icon of the Virgin Mary, which began to shed tears in the middle of the night, at the home of his parishioner, Pagona Catsounis. It was consequently named the “Weeping Madonna” and gained Worldwide attention.

Vice President Nixon summoned him to the Whitehouse to hear the firsthand account of what had transpired, and in 1990, on the 40th Anniversary of this Spiritual Manifestation, Father Papadeas wrote his accounts in a book aptly titled, “Why Did She Cry?”. Hundreds of thousands from all faiths witnessed that happening and in 1990, was named by the New York Newsday Newspaper, as one of the most significant events of the last 50 years.

In 1963, Father Papadeas was the first to translate the Orthodox Holy Week Easter Services from Greek into English and subsequently published the book “Holy Week
Easter” that has been used in communities Worldwide and considered the “gold standard”. The Retired Greek Clergy of America stated in their newsletter recently “This Book saved Holy Week for our Orthodox Churches in America”

Father Papadeas went on to become the Dean of the Archdiocesan Cathedral in New York City and then continued his service in Greece and finally moved to Florida.

His positions and accomplishments are too many to list but a partial history can be seen at the website www.FatherGeorgePapadeas.com where anyone whose life he touched is welcomed to leave their comments.

Amongst countless recognition, he received the Order of Phoenix medal from the King of Greece in 1966 and was given the singular title of Head Protopresbyter, an honor given to only one Priest per lifetime, by The Archbishop of North and South America.

Father Papadeas’ impact on the Greek Orthodox Religion and its followers was far reaching. He never retired, starting yet another New Greek Orthodox Community in Ocala at age 86 to which he drove the 4-hour round trip himself until just a few months ago.

Although not his native tongue, Father George Papadeas spoke and typed the Greek language more eloquently than most native born Greeks. He could easily address Heads of State as he often did.

When “Father George” set out to do something, he accomplished it with perfection. He would always say to his five children, in Greek, “Meeha,keh Kallo” which translated meant “Do it once and Do it well”. He lived his life by this teaching, accomplishing more than can be imagined of one individual who took pride in everything that he did. Father George was a “young” 93.

Viewing and Trisagion services will be held at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 129 N. Halifax Avenue, Daytona Beach on Monday 5 pm-8 pm. Services on Tuesday include Divine Liturgy 10 am with the Funeral Service at 1 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Mark’s Greek Orthodox Church, PO Box 5871, Ocala, FL 33478
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For further information and additional photos,
Contact: Tim Papadeas
787-D Center Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL 32117
Phone (386) 290-6528
Fax (386) 255-8444
www. http://www.PatmosPress.com

Photo of Father George at 92: http://goo.gl/kYkM1

Newsreel Video Links: http://youtu.be/2gwK1WeMTgY and http://youtu.be/Gpx1w_4llpA

http://www.FatherGeorgePapadeas.com

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Greek Art from a Greek Artist in San Diego

Emmanuel — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:17:17 +0000

Name: EMMANUEL
Item price: announcement
Location: SAN DIEGO

Description:
Emmanuel Saltis Originals are currently on display and for sale at

Artisan Collection in San Diego
CUSTOM DESIGN JEWELRY AND FINE ARTS GALLERY
3852 FOURTH AVE STE. A
SAN DIEGO, CA 92103
(619) 294-7089

The current show will be up through the end of December 2011. In addition to Emmanuel\’s fine Greek Icons, original paintings, handmade Frescoes depicting artifacts found throughout the ancient ruins of the Greek Islands, giftcards and holiday ornaments, the gallery has many fine art and jewelry pieces from amazing local California artisans and jewelers.
Visit the shop today and peruse the gallery for that one of a kind holiday gift you\’ve been searching for.

(The shop will be closed the week of 11/21 to 11/25)

About the artist:

Born in Greece to a family of painters, Emmanuel is the first of his family to show a completed collection in the US.

His family originates from Naxos Island in Kyklades combo, Greece. Two members of the Saltis family, Great uncles Antonios and Gerasimos lived until 1915 as monks and icon makers in the mount Athos or Agio Oros, the monastic center of the Greek Orthodox Church, a state-within-state and a living museum and spiritual center of Greece .

Emmanuel’s Grandfather Georgios Saltis, and Aunt Irini Salti-Mihail [painters and artisans] provided Emmanuel his first impressions of art, having exposed him to beautiful painting and artistry. With studies in decorative art, the history of art in different cultures, the art of sculpture and materials transformation, jewelry design, furniture styles as well as world religions, the artist within Emmanuel emerged. He has made several personal shows of art at cultural centers in Greece and throughout Europe. He has taken part in collaborative showings with other artists as well as numerous family art shows with work on porcelain, canvas, wood, glass, oil and pastel colors, water colors, subjects from nature, and of course his masterings in egg tempera, the Icons.

Emmanuel\’s icon making and oil painting (landscape, human portraits and life scenes) are having the basics of the Byzantine technique with influences from western painting. Born into a family of painters he grew up in an artistic climate allowing influences from this up-bringing to be ever present in his work, rooted back to his earliest presentation [age 12]. Major art works of Emmanuel can be seen in several churches throughout Greece and in personal collections throughout Europe. He and his aunt Irini are currently the last painters remaining in the family’s blood-line.

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The Lucky Cake Brings the Story of Vasilopita Alive!

atozpublishing — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:20:07 +0000

Name: Anna Prokos
Item price: Announcement
Location: Bergen County, New Jersey

Description:
Greek-American children’s author Anna Prokos brings the story of Vasilopita to life with the publication of her newest book, The Lucky Cake.

Children around the world celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa, but kids with a Greek heritage anxiously wait for New Year’s Eve. At the stroke of midnight, families cut a traditional cake called Vasilopita (va-see-LO-pee-ta). But this holiday cake is no ordinary confection. It holds a special surprise inside that’s said to bring a year of good luck to the person who finds it.

The Lucky Cake is a heartwarming story about a boy named Billy who thinks he will never be lucky. But as he learns the legend behind this beloved tradition, Billy realizes how lucky he already is!

Follow Billy and his family in a story that inspires sharing and love. Then, follow the author’s family recipe to make your own lucky cake. Start your own tradition as you gather friends and family to discover who will win the golden coin.

A portion of the proceeds from the sales of The Lucky Cake books will benefit The Greek Children’s Fund, providing financial assistance towards the daily, non-medical needs of Greek, Cypriot and
Greek-American children and their families.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND ARTIST
Anna Prokos has written more than 40 books for children and their families. As a child, she eagerly awaited her mother’s annual Vasilopita. Now, she has passed that Greek tradition along to her children and thousands of children around the world with the publication of her newest book. Ms. Prokos is hard at work writing the book’s sequel,
The Lucky Year. She also conducts author workshops at schools to get kids excited about reading and the literary arts. Ms. Prokos lives in Bergen County, NJ, with her husband and three children.

Christina Tsevis is an illustrator who lives in Athens, Greece, and is no stranger to the art world. Her family has been
creating beautiful artwork for years, and motivated her to create her own designs as a teenager. To create the illustrations for this book, Ms. Tsevis drew upon her love of family traditions. Ms. Tsevis is inspired by children, nature, and animals—and she comes across all of these as she hikes the streets, hills, and mountains of Greece.

About A-to-Z Publishing
At A-to-Z Publishing, we specialize in books that help children be and achieve their best. Founded by children’s author Anna Prokos, we’re growing with our readers, publishing books designed to inspire and motivate children to explore their world and spark curiosity in their hearts and minds.

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Greek Fugitive Holds American Son Captive as Mother and Family Plead for his Return

alissaezagaris — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:19:39 +0000

Name: Alissa Zagaris
Item price: News
Location: Indianapolis, IN

Description:
Leo Zagaris abducted by father in Marathon, Greece on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 10:19pm.Greek Fugitive Holds American Son Captive as Mother and Family Plead for his Return

A felony assault and immigration violation fugitive that fled the US in 2008 is holding his

American born son in Greece, defying authorities and the boy’s mother as they demand his return. Nikos Zagaris is unlawfully retaining his American minor son after his scheduled summer visit in Greece this year. The father is refusing to allow his son to return to the United States. Authorities are working with Greek law enforcement to secure the return of Leo Zagaris (10) to his mother, Alissa Zagaris, in Noblesville, Indiana.

Nikos Zagaris has refused to cooperate with authorities and has taken steps to transfer Greek citizenship to his son. It is not his first run-in with the law. Previously, Zagaris had been charged and convicted as an unlawful presence by US Immigration and barred from the US for 3 years in 2008.

There are outstanding warrants for his arrest in Hamilton County, IN, on felony battery charges as well as warrants for State tax evasion (3 counts for failure to claim gambling earnings.)

Zagaris’ American wife had left him in Sept 2007 because of his controlling and abusive ways. ICE was filing deportation charges against Zagaris around the same time. Zagaris was trying to convince his estranged wife to sponsor him for US citizenship and resolve his immigration issue. When she refused, Zagaris attacked her and he was arrested. Shortly after being bonded out, Nikos Zagaris chose to flee the US to avoid prosecution and returned to his home country of Greece.

In May, 2009, the wife and Nikos Zagaris, via a local attorney, were granted a divorce in Hamilton County and registered a custodial agreement with the court giving the wife custody of their son and the husband visitation privileges. Leo Zagaris first traveled to Greece June 2009. Leo traveled back and forth five separate times with no issues until summer of 2011 when Nikos began to apply for re-entry to the US and found that his past criminal charges impeded him in this process.

Initially, Nikos Zagaris was retaining the child in an attempt to coerse the mother to convince the Hamilton County Prosecutor to drop the assault charges against him; Zagaris claimed he could then apply for re-entry to the US and would return the child personally. Alissa Zagaris refused this and demanded the return of her son. Nikos, in failing to coerse his ex wife, decided to instead keep the child permanently stating he would revoke the mother’s parental rights and revoke the child’s rights as an American born & raised citizen. Leo Zagaris is believed to still be in Marathon, Greece. No contact has been made from Nikos Zagaris since October 10th and his last known whereabouts were at his family home in Marathon, Greece.

Currently the child’s mother, Alissa Zagaris, has opened a case in Leonidas (Leo) N. Zagaris’ name with the U.S. State Department Consular Affairs, the Office of Children’s Issues and has filed a Hague Civil Child Abduction Compliancy Action to facilitate the return her child. Criminal charges have also been filed and a warrant for Nikos Zagaris’ arrest for custodial interference has been issued w/ $100,000 bond in Hamilton County, IN. The mother is also working with the FBI on filing Federal Parental Kidnapping charges.

An international social media effort to return Leo has emerged on Facebook. Family members and friends are making an effort to promote the Facebook page “Leo Zagaris abducted by father in Marathon, Greece” to anyone who can help or is concerned. Facebook users are encouraged to Like the page and spread the word in an effort to increase pressure on Greek authorities and the father to return Leo to his mother in the US.

Nikolaos L. Zagaris charges reference

Current Hamilton County, IN felony arrest warrant and charges 10/21/2011 case# 29D05-FD-015605

on charges of Interference with Custody and removal of child from state ($100,000 bond)

Case opened in the name of Leonidas (Leo) N. Zagaris under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. US Department of State

Contact Ann McGahuey in the Office of Children’s Issues (202) 736-9098

2008 case pending in Hamilton County, IN case # 29D05-0801-FD

2007 Homeland Security ICE alien identification # A088270384

Please call Alissa Zagaris with any questions @ 317-730-6080

Email aezagaris@att.net

Facebook page link “Leo Zagaris abducted by father in Marathon, Greece”

for photos and more information.

Thank you for your interest in this story.

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