Friends of Paxos

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• Drilling for Petrol in the Ionian Sea

  

  Friends of Paxos and the association Fossil-Free Corfu with the support of WWF Greece have the pleasure of inviting you to the visual presentation and discussion - “Drilling for Petrol in the Ionian Sea”- to be held at the Gaios Public Library (KIP) on Tuesday 25 June at 7:30 pm with free entry. We will be discussing :
  The impact of surveys and excavations on the sea environment (Olivier Vardakoulias will be giving a presentation by Dimitiri Ibrahim of WWF)
  Risks to the economy of the (...)

• Paxos 2019: Music - Art - Culture - Ecology

  

  Friends of Paxos has put together another exciting summer season of concerts, exhibitions, lectures, art and ceramic workshops as well as nature and cultural walks.
  East Meets West Piano Duet presents a virtuoso program for piano duo and solo works from the 19th to the 21st centuries, covering diverse musical traditions from the East and West. At the beginning we will hear some the most celebrated works by Johannes Brahms and Edvard Grieg. The concert will then take us to the Far East (...)

• Paxos 2018, Music - Art - Culture

  

  Sunday 1 April 2018 Literary Evening: Alexandra Mitsialipresents her latest book, “Barefoot Heroes”, «Ξυπόλητοι Ήρωες», Patakis Publications in Paxos.

  Alexanra Mitsiali is a well-known contemporary Greek author from Corfu with Paxos roots. She has written many stories for children and adults notably "Το Αστερόσπιτο" (House of Stars) 2009, "Με λένε Νιλουφέρ" (My name is Niloufer) 2012, "Η κούκλα που ταξίδευε στον κόσμο" (The Doll Who Travelled Through the World) 2013, "Το υπόσχομαι" (I Promise) 2013. Her novel "Θα σε (...)

• Irish Wings, July 2017

  

  Irish blackbird / flying free / rides her song / across the sea
  Under the olive / turtle dove / answers from / its shady grove.
  Theo Dorgan . The village of Loggos, one of the sites of the Irish week in Paxos - photography by Dimitris Kintzios . Irish Wings is an exciting festival of Irish music, poetry, art and cuisine presented on the Greek island of Paxos. The festival explores ways in which artists transcend disciplines and national and geographical boundaries and showcases (...)

• History of Paxos

  

  Paxos, the smallest of the Ionian Islands, is made up of a cluster of small islands and rocky islets, the largest of which are Paxos and Antipaxos. They are located in north-western Greece 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Corfu, at a distance of 8 nautical miles (15 km) from the coast of Epirus and 12 miles (22 km) from the mainland port of Parga.
  Both Paxos and Antipaxos have a lizard-like, long and narrow shape. The islands cover an area of 29 square kilometers and 3 square kilometers (...)

• Friends of Paxos

  

  The non-profit association of the Friends of Paxos was created in Paxos in 2015 with the initiative of Faye Lychnou and Chris Boïcos.
  The objective of the association is to initiate, encourage and organize cultural activities of every type on the island - musical concerts and festivals, art exhibitions, art residencies, musical and artistic workshops and other cultural and artistic projects.
  The association also encourages and participates in projects concerning the island’s architectural, (...)

• Mark Ottaway, 1939 - 2016

  

  Mark Ottaway in the 1960s - Mark Ottaway was an integral part of The Sunday Times Insight team that exposed the great British wine-labelling scam.
  Dear friends,
  Mark Ottaway, celebrated Times journalist, great lover of Greece, long time Paxos resident and dear friend to many of us died in England on 22 December 2016, aged 77.
  He will be immensely regretted by all his friends on the island.
  Please find below the very moving obituary published in the London Times on 6 January 2017. (...)

• Acting Workshop by Ken Rea, October 2016

  

  Workshop participants concentrating on their text
  Ken Rea, renowned theatre director, acting teacher, one of Europe’s top presentation skills trainers and a FOP member offered a one day workshop on acting to amateur actors on Paxos.
  The all-day workshop with eleven participants, many from the Paxos Theater Group, including two children, took place in Greek and English on Saturday 29 October 2016 at the Multiple Use Hall of the School Center in Bogdanatika with Faye Lychnou acting as (...)

• DIDIMANES, a Paxos "Opera"

  

  Didimanes performance at the Ionian University in Corfu, April 2016.
  Didimanes is a Paxos-inspired musical and theatrical production by Corfu-based composer Dimitra Trypani, based on a short story by author and former mayor of Paxos, Spyros Bogdanos, adapted by Faye Lychnou, and performed in April 2016 by the Phonetic Ensemble of the Ionian University as part of the Paxos Festival. The cd of the April 2016 performance at the Ionian University in Corfu will be available for purchase during (...)

• Paxos Footpath Project

  

  Paxos footpath - Photograph by Garbriel Stauffer 2014
  Many FOP members share a common ambition: The creation of a footpath network on Paxos, cleared and signposted according to European standards.
  A first contact with the European Ramblers Association made in November 2015 was followed by a contact between FOP and Andros Routes, the only island footpath project in Greece that has received E.R.A. certification. The Paxos Volunteer Group (Εθελοντική Ομάδα Παξών)) was created in 2015 by website (...)