Baltimore Greek Week 2012 Begins

The Baltimore-Piraeus Sister City Committee is celebrating Greek cultural heritage and special cuisine with the 2nd Baltimore Greek Week commencing on Sunday, March 18, and culminating on March 25, with a parade in Greektown commemorating Greece’s National Independence Day (2pm to 4pm.).

This year’s Greek Week will pay tribute to the Mediterranean flavors and diet with many restaurants in the area having special prices on traditional Greek meals and sweets during the Week.

Other events organized for the week include

• the “Young Greek Artists, Art and Photography” exhibition to be hosted at the Baltimore Gallery, with a cocktail reception taking place on Monday, March 19, at 6pm.
• a lecture on the benefits of the Mediterranean diet at Captain James Landing on Thursday, March 23 at 7:00 p.m. in order to discuss the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet and Greek wine.
• The free screening of Greek-American movies like Zorba the Greek, 300, Troy, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Never on Sunday, hosted at Hazelwood Inn

For more events, please visit http://www.baltimoregreece.org/baltimore-greek-week2012a.shtml

The Baltimore-Piraeus Sister City Committee was founded in 1982 to promote cultural and business exchanges between the port cities of Baltimore, USA and Piraeus, Greece. As the event organizer, The Baltimore-Piraeus Sister City Committee is simply looking to promote awareness of the Greek-American committee. It hosts a number of Greek cultural and educational events throughout the Baltimore area, which have contributed to raising money for such causes as: Cooley’s Anemia research at Johns Hopkins, the restoration of The Liberty Ship S.S. John W. Brown, and the Ancient Collection of The Walters Art Museum.