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The Chateau Ritz Banquet Hall was filled to capacity as close to 700 guests
were present at the Benefit organized by the Orpheus Hellenic Folklore Society. The evening included music, dance and choral presentations by the Orpheus Youth and Adult dance groups as well as the Orpheus Music Group. A silent auction complimented the activities as guests browsed through a wide variety of gifts. A special program book was issued for that night, which
included highlights of the history of the Orpheus Dance Troupe over the last
17 years, as well as announcements and greetings from businesses and individual donors. All proceeds will support the programs of the Orpheus Hellenic Folklore
Society.
A special program book was issued for that night, which included highlights of the history of the Orpheus Dance Troupe over the last
17 years, as well as announcements and greetings from businesses and individual donors.
Program Book (pdf,
8.44 MB)
Program Book Front and
Back Cover (pdf, 1.8 MB)
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Guests had a
chance to bid an auction items that included an array of items from musical
instruments to...
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...Christmas
decorations and much more!
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Kostas Economou
with youth members Dimitra, Aimiliane, and Nicole
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Youth members
getting ready for the performance
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Dimitris,
Eleni, Billy and Angelica
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Yanni, Dimitra
and Anastasia
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The Orpheus
music group joined by clarinetist Jim Stoynoff accompanied the adult and
youth groups during their dance presentations
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Aliki leads the
line for Bella Olympia
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John leads the
line in presenting a suite of dances from Thrace
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Under the
direction of Eftihia Papageorgiou two choral songs were presented. The
presentation took the audience by surprise as as it was the first time
Orpheus presented choral works.
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The adult group
opened its presentation with two dances from Epiros.
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Pontian dances
were also performed. The performance by the adult group included
dances from various regions of Greece and Asia Minor.
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Performing
Raikos and Leventikos from Macedonia
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Members of the
Orpheus music group, Harry and Dimitri
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Alexandros,
Marinos, Spiro and Paul
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Orpheus Youth
coordinator Bessie Grosso with Greek Circle magazine editor Alexa Giannakos
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Christos,
Christina and George
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Men in black,
Paul, George and Yannis
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Alumni Orpheus
member Christina Pagones with Bessie and Marianna
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Bessie with
young guests at the benefit
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Time to tally
the bids from the auction items
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