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ODYSSEY 2013: A Greek Festival

Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church
to present ODYSSEY: A Greek Festival



August 30, 31, September 1, 2, 2013



33rd Annual Labor Day
Weekend Festival to Feature All Things Greek including Greek Cuisine, Live
Music, Greek Dancing and More



Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church
will present its 33rd annual ODYSSEY 2013: A Greek Festival, to be held August
30-September 2
.  This 4-day party features all things Greek, including
mouthwatering cuisine, live music,

dancing, and a bustling Hellenic agora (marketplace).  Set on the
grounds of the beautiful Byzantine-style Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, ODYSSEY
2013
offers something for everyone.

•  Classic Greek cuisine – appetizers (meze), Greek pastries
(glyka), lamb on the spit (souvla), moussaka, gyro, spanakopita
(spinach pie) and pastitisio (Greek style lasagna)



•  “Gourmet Meze Grille” – gourmet appetizers, including saganaki (flaming
cheese), loukaniko sausage, grilled shrimp, lamb chops, avgolemono soup, dips
and pitas, and more; also featuring live music by “Grecian Nights”



 
Live Greek cooking demonstrations – learn to prepare some classic Greek
foods

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•  Greek marketplace – Gourmet Greek grocery, t-shirts, jewelry, arts &
crafts, bookstore



•  Treasures ’n Junque – Odyssey’s giant tag sale

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•  Presentations on Greek
culture
and religion, along with tours of
the beautiful Byzantine style Saint Barbara Church



•  Greek dance performances –Traditional Greek folk dances performed by the ODYSSEY
Dancers



•  NEW THIS YEAR! Greek
dance lessons –
taught by the ODYSSEY Dancers
(5:30 pm, Sat and Sun)



•  Nightly dancing to ODYSSEY’s
live Greek band,
“The Hellenic Company”



•  Kids’ area – Rides, games, and magic shows.



•  Raffle – Have a chance at winning the grand prize of $10,000 cash,
or 9 additional prizes!



•  Senior Citizens Day: Fri.
8/30, from 12 – 3 pm
– 20% senior citizen discount on
meals.



HOURS: 12 noon to 10 PM on Fri, Sat
Sun; 12 noon to 8 pm Mon



FREE ADMISSION and FREE PARKING
(on-site and next door at Holy Infant Church).




RAIN OR SHINE



INFO:203-795-1347

www.saintbarbara.org



For 32 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).  Stop by Saint Barbara’s ODYSSEY for Connecticut’s
greatest “Greek Party,” a rain-or-shine Labor Day tradition, right in our own
back yard in Orange!



 















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