Conversation Club & Poetry Readings

Conversation Club
Conversation Club is a place to practise or to create oral skills in Greek through informal daily conversation. No prior knowledge of Greek is needed, nor any level of fluency denied.
Dates: Mondays 12-1:30pm and Thursdays 1-2pm
Location: GSA Office – Lillian Massey Building, Rm. B09 (Basement)

Poetry Readings @ Sid Smith
Our Cultural Director, Nicolas Liakas, will be on the steps of Sid Smith reading the works of various Modern Greek poets every week.
Date: Wednesdays 12-12:30pm
Location: Sid Smith, East facing steps
What is this? This is a way that the GSA is trying to disseminate Modern Greek culture within the greater University community. What better way than the poetry of a country?

Cretans’ Association of Toronto’s 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner Dance

Date: Saturday, February 26th, 2011
Time: Doors open at 6pm
Location: Ellas Banquet Hall (35 Danforth Road)
Price: Adults- $65, Children- $25, Students (with student ID)- $45

The Cretans’ Association of Toronto are celebrating 50 years of being an association in Toronto. In celebration of their 50 years, and in recognition of the Greek youth in our city, they are giving a discounted price to admission when you show your university or student ID. The event will be featuring live music directly from Crete (John Sisakis and his orchestra).

For more information check out their website: Click Here

The GSA @ UofT Presents: Academic Night

Date: Wednesday, January 26th
Time: 7-10pm
Location: Music Room @ Hart House

Join the GSA and experience a night of meet and greet at the largest university in Canada. The event will present an opportunity to bring together the Hellenic student body at the University of Toronto with professionals of Hellenic decent.

At this event, students will be able to interact with individuals in various professions in order to receive mentoring and advice for potential employment opportunities. The night will be concluded with a Lecture Series from two acclaimed professors including Professor Triandofilopoulos from UTSC speaking about the effect of immigration on Greek identity.

We hope that this event will not only build stronger ties between the Greek Students’ Association of the University of Toronto and individual professionals but also create a greater relationship and network between the Hellenic student body and the Hellenic community of Toronto at large. We look forward to your attendance on this night.

New Era @ Hyde

Date: Friday January, 28th
Location: HYDE Lounge (420A Wellington St. W)
Time: 10pm

HOSTED BY:
ERA Events, UofT GSA, Ryerson HSA and York HSA

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Hyde lounge is closing up shop at the end of the month…
But we managed to grab it for one last night before it’s gone forever!
Join the Greek Students of Toronto and Giorgio as he launches his new promotion company, ERA Events! The beginning of a new Era in clubbing!

$10 TICKETS
$15 @ the DOOR

CHEAP DRINKS
REDUCED BOTTLES
FULL DRESS CODE
19+

DJ Stoim [House,Dance,Top40,MashUps,R&B,HipHop] + Guest DJ’s

TICKETS:
George Gretes: 647.294.7244

BOTTLES/INFO:
Giorgio Papadakis: 647.403.1988

Movie Night III Recap

On Monday January 10th the GSA held their first event of the new year, a movie night! We screened the classic film ‘Never on Sunday’ featuring the well-loved Melina Mercouri. It was a remarkable love story between a Greek prostitute and an American philosopher. We had an awesome turnout and free pizza was provided! Keep your eyes open for upcoming movie nights!

Greek Movie Night III

Date: Monday January 10
Location: Hart House – North Dining Hall
Time: 7:00PM
Cost: FREE for all members! $5 for non-members (includes T-Shirt)

The GSA will be screening the classic film ‘Never on Sunday’ featuring the infamous and well loved Melina Mercouri. Pizza and drinks will be provided.

Synopsis:
Ilya is Piraeus’s most popular person: an energetic prostitute, full of life and good humor. Every day, she swims at the pier, entertaining the dock hands. Sundays she has an open house with food, drink and song. Homer Thrace, an amateur philosopher from America, arrives in town to find out why Greece has fallen from ancient greatness. He decides Ilya is a symbol of that fall, so he sets out to study and to save her.

Interesting Fact:
Never on Sunday featured the first song ever to win an Oscar from a foreign film. The song was ‘Never on Sunday’.

Quote:
Homer: It’s extraordinary! Where do you learn all those languages?
Ilya: In bed.

Skate For Toys Recap

On December 22nd the Greek and Hellenic Students’ Associations from the University of Toronto, Ryerson University and York University, the Next Generation Department of the Greek Community of Toronto, and the Consulate General of Greece held their first ever Skate For Toys at Ryerson skating rink. We had an amazing response from the community and this will now become an annual tradition. The weather was perfect for skating and the turnout was incredible. We appeared on CP24 twice that night. A very big thank you goes to St. George Church for serving hot chocolate and collecting a huge amount of toys from their congregation. Another thank you goes to George Panagiotoglou, Stephen Smith, Enrico Nardozi, and John Hwang for together bringing a very generous toy donation. All toy donations were collected for CP24/CHUM Christmas Wish toy drive.

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Caroling @ Hellenic Home Recap

On December 22nd the GSA went caroling at the Hellenic Home in Scarborough. We sang classic Greeks songs along with Silent Night, Jingle Bells and We Wish you a Merry Christmas. We had a good turn out and a thank you goes out to all those who came and sang. The residents loved seeing the youth singing and there were even tears. The older ladies sang along with the Greek songs of their childhood. The experience was very heart warming. We at the Greek Students’ Association were honoured to be part of such a beautiful experience.

Check out more photos: Click Here

The Hellenic Hour Episode #9

This is the ninth episode of the weekly radio show, the Hellenic Hour which is broadcasted on Fusion Radio by the Greek Students’ Association at the University of Toronto’s St. George and Scarborough campuses.

This week’s show covered:

General News:
– Taylor K. from KISS 92.5 says: ‘In the first 10 seconds after being introduced to a woman, men will spend more then half of that time staring at her lips, especially if she is wearing red lipstick.’
– Guest calls talking about favourite lipstick colour and past Montreal trips

GSA Events:
GSA Invades Montreal 2011
February 18th – 21st, 2011
This is what everyone has been waiting for! For 3 nights, you will experience the wildest party these Universities have to offer!

Skate for Toys
Skating night and toy drive on December 22nd
Listen in next week for more information!

Fusion Radio: http://www.fusionradio.ca

(Click ‘Listen Live’ on Saturdays from 4-5pm)

Podcast Page:

The Hellenic Hour Episode #8

This is the eighth episode of the weekly radio show, the Hellenic Hour which is broadcasted on Fusion Radio by the Greek Students’ Association at the University of Toronto’s St. George and Scarborough campuses.

This week’s show covered:

Greek News:
– Greek concerts in Canada- Ticket sales are disappointingly low
– Nikki Ponte on X Factor- Canadian born singer

GSA Events:
EU Film Festival
November 23th at 5:30pm
Screening of the Cypriot film: ‘HI! AM ERICA!’

Metropolis Youth Board of Toronto
A night of Dancing on November 26th

Fourno Bake Sales
November 30th – December 3rd from 9:00am – 4:00pm each day

GSA Movie Night #2
December 2nd at 7:00pm in Hart House North Dining Hall
Screening the academy award winning movie, ‘Z’ by world renowned director, Costa-Gavras

GSA Invades Montreal 2011
February 18th – 21st, 2010
This is what everyone has been waiting for! For 3 nights, you will experience the wildest party these Universities have to offer!

Greek History:
– The Greek’s role in the October Revolution in Russia

Fusion Radio: http://www.fusionradio.ca

(Click ‘Listen Live’ on Saturdays from 4-5pm)

Podcast Page: