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Show BEYOND CAMPUS ! i I ' FORUMFORTNIGHTLY.COM I t I , t j 1 ! Greek Festival Continued from Page i 1 community do. We take dances from everywhere, all over differand ent islands and main-land- s, we perform all of the traditional numbers, she said. Papadakis has been dancing since she was five years old. She now gets to help teach the younger kids in the festival how to perform the dances that she used to do. The religious Greek community of Salt Lake is represented by two churches: the Prophet Elias Church and the Holy Trinity Cathedral. The best thing, that I love, about the festival is that even though sometimes youre going to have politics between the churches, the Greek Festival brings everyone together. Everyone is there to make it a success and show our culture to everyone that comes, Papadakis said. The festival is not only put on to celebrate and preserve the Greek traditions of the Salt Lake City Greek community, it also supports at least 25 local charities. These include the Utah AIDs Foundation, the Alliance House and the Childrens Museum of Utah. Nick Varanakis and his family have been working with the festival for over 25 years. He is a past perish council president and his son, Mike Varanakis, is now the press contact for the festival. When Nick was asked what he would recommend for Westminster students, he said to come and take tours of the Holy Trinity Cathedral. Built in 1923, its full of Byzantine architecture and icons. Its absolutely beautiful, he 11 r Wgia 2 p.m. Cooking Demonstration 3:30 p.m. Olympian dance group outside stage Childrens Midway opens 5 p.m. Dionysios dancers outside stage Cooking Demonstration choir Performance - Cathedral 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Olympian dance group outside stage 7 p.m. Athenian dance group outside stage 8 p.m. 9 p.m. Cretan Minotavros dance group outside stage. Nightly Prizes Parthenon dance group outside stage 10 p.m. Dionysios dancers outside stage p.m. Festival Closes 11 r Students are encouraged to take public transportation and can get there fastest by taking UTA i of "'V , r from the University of Utah stadium to The Old Greek Town stop. From , TRAX l runsThurs.-Su- n. V p Iv k there it'sjustashort walk to the event. The festival -- r- Festival Opens 4:30 p.m. Parthenon dance group outside stage said. The food is also something that students will really enjoy, he said. All of the pastries are handmade by the Philoptochos Society women of our parish, and the pastries are unbelievable! The festival is full of the sights, sounds, and tastes of a Greek village. There is a word in the Greek language that means friendship, Varanakis said, That word is filoxenia. And that is what the members of the Greek Orthodox community aim to do. Its about opening our arms to embrace others and welcoming them to our culture. Its about showing them a good time. information Scheduling about the festival, as well as descriptions of all the activities available, can be found at There are also free downloadable admission tickets provided by Zions Bank at zionsbank.com. Friday a.m. X v J 4 r Ft t ,1 'TteiH are over 30 traditional Greek to be a crowd favorite. There dishes served at the festival, but basic gyros never cease |