Not to be missed!

There are at least three reasons to be at Megaron, the Athens Concert Hall on June 26: Το enjoy the performance of a talented musician, to share his vision of bringing classical music to the most remote areas of our planet, and to support the charity "Keys of Change" and the ACG Scholarship Fund. Panos Karan (PIERCE '00) is not only an outstanding pianist with three solo recitals at Carnegie Hall among others, but also a visionary who deeply believes that everyone is entitled to the gift of music.  Panos founded "Keys of Change" to bring music to people all over the world. On June 26, we will have the opportunity to see images

and hear stories from his musical travels around the globe and, of course, enjoy the recital: The first part of the program will consist of the Bach/Liszt Prelude and Fugue in A minor followed by the Liszt Sonata in B minor. In the second part Panos will join forces with flautist Zach Tarpagos who has also travelled with "Keys of Change" to Japan. Ticket sales start on May 17 and you can book your seat via the Athens Megaron box office and website.

Frances Rich Endows School of Fine and Performing Arts

In October 2012, The American College of Greece received the largest gift in its 137 history from renowned artist Frances Rich (1910-2007).  Rich’s gift, made through her estate, has been allocated to an endowed fund in her name to support ACG’s School of Fine and Performing Arts.  To date the College has received almost $2 million from Ms. Rich’s estate as well as numerous works of art by Rich and others.  The School of Fine and Performing Arts will be named in her honor.

“Give education a spin!”

The ACG Bike-A-Thon ended with a surge of warm school spirit when ACG alumnus Dimitris Politis (DEREE ’90) rode his bike onto campus on April 11. ACG students accompanied Dimitris up Agiou Ioannou Street on the last leg of his six-day 800-klm ride through all kinds of terrain and weather conditions (it rained heavily most days) from Thessaloniki through Ioannina and Patras to our beautiful campus. Dimitris took a week off from his family and banking position in Switzerland and paid all expenses for this Bike-A-Thon out of his own pocket in order to help raise money for scholarships for ACG students at a time when demand for financial aid is skyrocketing due to the deep crisis afflicting Greece. His remarkable effort was recognized and rewarded: by April 23 the Bike-A-Thon had raised 15,000 Euros and contributions are still being made (click HERE to make yours). To read more and see pictures and videos visit www.acg.edu/bikeathon.

SFPA at Art-Athina

DEREE’s School of Fine and Performing Arts (SFPA) will participate in Art-Athina 2013 with “Athens/Urgent,” a curated exhibition of works that have been produced during the last two years through a creative collaboration between faculty and students. “Athens/Urgent” will be presented as part of the Platform Project @ Art-Athina, May 16-19, Tae Kwon Do, P. Faliro. For more info please visit www.art-athina.gr

London Calling

Hosted by President David G. Horner, the cocktail reception to be held at the London Hilton on May 16 is a perfect opportunity for ACG alumni living in the UK to reconnect with old friends, meet new ones working in London, and learn about ACG international programs. This year’s special guests are the 2013 ACG/Libra International Internship & Study Abroad Students-young men and women that best exemplify how much our Institution has to offer! Register now or, for further information, please contact the Office of Development & Alumni Relations at 2106009800, ext.1308.

News @ ACG

It’s Twins !

ACG and the American Collegiate Institute of Izmir have signed an official twinning agreement establishing closer bonds between the two historic schools who share common roots. Read more.

Designed by our student Sophia Iliana Georgiadi, the DEREE Mini Art Car made quite an impression at the “notnormalopening” of the new autoshop on 438 Mesogion Avenue, which is the only auto display in Greece exclusively devoted to Mini. After Ms Georgiadi’s design received the most “likes” on Facebook, it was applied on an actual Mini. The result was impressive!

“Effective Communication Campaigns” will be the subject of the third seminar of the Spring 2013 Seminar series of the Institute of Diplomacy & Global Affairs. The Seminar will be delivered by Institute Director Andreas Andrianopoulos and will commence on June 5. For registrations, contact the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at 2106009800, ext.1332 or send email at [email protected]

It is again the time of year that most of us wish we were more fit before making an…appearance at the beach! ACG Fitness Program comes to the rescue! Sign up now and make exercise a part of your daily routine. Discounts for alumni range from 15% (for Pool, Fitness and Tennis specific programs) to 25% (for Full Members program). First and second year alumni enjoy an impressive 50% discount. A 10% discount is offered to all alumni who enroll their children in the Tennis, Volley or Swim Academy programs.