{"id":15080,"date":"2025-06-10T10:12:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olympismculture.com\/event\/book-presentation-methystis-by-giannis-kalpouzos\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T10:12:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:12:06","slug":"book-presentation-methystis-by-giannis-kalpouzos","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/olympismculture.com\/en\/event\/book-presentation-methystis-by-giannis-kalpouzos\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Presentation: \u201cMethystis\u201d by Giannis Kalpouzos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Book Presentation \u2013 \u201cMethystis (The Drunkard), In the Lands of Crete\u201d by the acclaimed writer Ioannis Kalpouzos<\/strong><\/p>\n

The \u201cGallery Odeio\u201d of the Cultural and Olympic Center \u201cKostis Palamas\u201d hosted the presentation of the book \u201cMethystis, In the Lands of Crete\u201d<\/em> by the distinguished author Ioannis Kalpouzos.<\/p>\n

A special honorary presentation of the illustrated volume published by the \u201cAssociation of Fine Arts of Patras Kostis Palamas\u201d, titled \u201cThe Artists Create Culture\u201d<\/em> by the writer Theodoros Mallias, was also held in honor of the author.<\/p>\n

On June 5, in the aesthetically refined hall of the \u201cGallery Odeio\u201d, a large audience experienced through the book presentation the deeper meaning and messages of the Art of Words, as well as the expressive power emerging from the symbolism of the author\u2019s narratives.<\/p>\n

The author\u2019s references to the dramatic years of the occupation in beloved Crete moved the audience, highlighting the significant literary contribution of Ioannis Kalpouzos throughout his career. Aphrodite Skaltsa-Dimatraopoulou further enriched the event with her powerful poetic recitations of excerpts from his work.<\/p>\n

A particularly vibrant element of the evening was the musical accompaniment, along with the impressive dance performance of the Cretan Association of Patras \u201cTo Arkadi\u201d.<\/p>\n

The event was organized by the well-known bookstore \u201cThe Book Corner\u201d.<\/p>\n

The President of Gallery Odeio of the Cultural and Olympic Center, Ms. Giahou Georgia, and the President of the Association of Fine Arts of Patras \u201cKostis Palamas\u201d, writer Theodoros Mallias, presented the honorary volume \u201cThe Artists Create Culture\u201d<\/em> to the guest author Ioannis Kalpouzos, in recognition of his significant contribution to Letters and Culture.<\/p>\n

Congratulations.<\/p>\n

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Book Presentation \u2013 \u201cMethystis (The Drunkard), In the Lands of Crete\u201d by the acclaimed writer Ioannis Kalpouzos The \u201cGallery Odeio\u201d of the Cultural and Olympic Center \u201cKostis Palamas\u201d hosted the presentation of the book \u201cMethystis, In the Lands of Crete\u201d by the distinguished author Ioannis Kalpouzos. A special honorary presentation of the illustrated volume published<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12338,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-15080","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olympismculture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/15080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olympismculture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olympismculture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olympismculture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/olympismculture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/15080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olympismculture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olympismculture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olympismculture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15080"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olympismculture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=15080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}