Events

PRESS RELEASESubject: Book Presentation – “What Truly Matters: 24 Letters for My Son” in Patras The non-profit organization “Frontizo” invites you to the presentation of the book “What Truly Matters – 24 Letters for My Son” by author Giannis Brouzos, on Monday, December 15 at 19:00, at the Gallery “ODEIO” of the Cultural and Olympic

BOOK PRESENTATION – “LIFE OPPORTUNITIES” by Filippos Zaharis The presentation of the book “Life Opportunities” by author and journalist Filippos Zaharis will take place at the Cultural and Olympic Center “Kostis Palamas” (P. P. Germanou 30, Patras, opposite the Roman Odeon) on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 18:30. “Life Opportunities,” the first book by philologist

RECEPTION OF THE OLYMPIC FLAME LIGHTING IN THE CITY OF THE OLYMPIC HYMN AND THE TORCH RELAYThursday, November 27, 2025 In the elegant space of the Gallery “ODEIO” of the Cultural–Sports Center, opposite the Roman Odeon, and within the framework of the honorary reception of the Olympic Flame Lighting in the city of Patras—the city

“WE WERE BORN RUNNERS” The Association of Fine Arts of Patras “Kostis Palamas”, the Cultural and Olympic Center, and the Walking, Running and Marathon Club “Phaethon” are jointly organizing an event. Within the framework of the celebrations for the Lighting of the Olympic Flame in Patras, and ahead of the Winter Olympic Games “Milan 2026”,

Impressive Visual Arts Exhibition of the Art Workshop at Gallery “ODEIO” Dedicated with love and responsibility to World Environment Day With great success and a large attendance of art lovers and artists, the opening of the Art Workshop exhibition took place yesterday, June 20, 2025, in the distinguished art hall “Gallery Odeio” (Germanou 30) at

EXHIBITION OF ARTWORKS BY CHILDREN AND ADULTS – ART WORKSHOP OF GALLERY “ODEIO” At the Cultural and Olympic Center “Kostis Palamas” and the Association of Fine Arts of Patras “Kostis Palamas”, the exhibition of artworks created by both children and adults of the artistic workshop of Gallery “ODEIO” is presented. The exhibition is dedicated to

Book Presentation – “Methystis (The Drunkard), In the Lands of Crete” by the acclaimed writer Ioannis Kalpouzos The “Gallery Odeio” of the Cultural and Olympic Center “Kostis Palamas” hosted the presentation of the book “Methystis, In the Lands of Crete” by the distinguished author Ioannis Kalpouzos. A special honorary presentation of the illustrated volume published

At the initiative of the nationwide magazine “Patrinorama”, on May 28, 2025, Professor of Theology and author Mr. Nikolaos Zaharopoulos gave a lecture titled: “Living and profound experiences with the Elders of Mount Athos, Saint Paisios, Saint Ephraim of Katounakia, etc.” The lecture took place in the special venue of the Gallery “ODEIO” at the

AT THE CONFERENCE ON CULTUREA CRY OF CONCERN FROM EXPATRIATES FOR THE CULTIVATION OF CULTURE AND LANGUAGE IN THEIR CHILDREN With a strong cultural interest, the conference organized by the Coordinating Committee of Cultural Associations of the Region of Western Greece was held on Saturday, May 10th, at the Pampeloponnesian Stadium of Patras, in the

The Hellenic Congress of Canada and the Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal support and highlight the Olympic ideals and the cultivation of excellence promoted globally by the Patras Fine Arts Association “Kostis Palamas” and the Center for Culture and Olympism, with guest speaker Professor Theodoros Mallias. It was a particularly moving event for the Hellenic

The book presentation of “The Sonata of the Invisible Birds” was successfully completed by the well-known author Spyros Petroulakis ( Sasmos, 2019; The Shipwreck, 2021 ). The event took place in the special venue of the Gallery “ODEIO” at the Cultural and Olympic Center “Kostis Palamas”. The promotion of the book was organized by MINOAS

FOLLOWING THE RECOGNITION BY UNESCO OF THE WORLD GREEK LANGUAGE DAY, IT IS NOW THE TURN OF THE OLYMPIC ANTHEM OF COMSTIS PALAMAS AS WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE On the same prophetic day of the presentation of the lecture of Professor Theodoros Mallias in Los Angeles, America, on the contribution of Olympism to the promotion of