2012 - The Anderson's Own Palamakia Dance Troupe, photo by Ken Ruinard (Anderson Independent)
Vladimir Zotov of Spartanburg slaps his foot as part of a dance to the song “Skoupa” with members of the
Neo Kyma dance group (from Spartanburg). photo by Ken Ruinard, Anderson Independent Mail
Elainey Speight and Anthony Rozakos, both of Troope Palamakia, a dance group of Greek children from Anderson, perform
at the Anderson Greek Festival.
photo by Ken Ruinard, Anderson Independent Mail
2012 - Anderson's Own Palamakia Dance Troupe (photo by Ken Ruinard, Anderson Independent Mail)
2012 Outdoor Food Stations (photo by Ken Ruinard, Anderson Independent Mail)
Folk dancers o Anderson' own Palamakia Dance Troupe perform outside at the Anderson Greek Festival at the
Civic Center of Anderson. photo by Mike Ellis
2012 - George Bikas serving on the food line. (photo by Mike Ruinard, Anderson Independent Mail)
2012 - Anthony Rozakos (photo by Mike Ellis, Anderson Independent Mail)
John Papadimitriou plays a bouzouki, a string instrument, for Alpha Omega Sound, an Atlanta band.
photo by Ken Ruinard, Anderson Independent Mail
Civic Center of Anderson
2011 (photo by Mike Ellis)
Peter Koutrakos, kneeling, performs a Greek dance along with members of dance troupes Neo Kyma and Antoma
from Spartanburg at the Anderson Greek Festival outside the Civic Center of Anderson.
2011 - Dance Troupe from Spartanburg
2010 Festival @ the Civic Center
Videos of the 2011 Festival Dancers from Spartanburg, South Carolina:
Video from the 2010 Festival, Volunteers dancing on Sunday:
2012 - photos by Tony Thermos:
Dan Johnson -2012
Tom Mantekas - 2012
Anderson,s Own Troupe Palamakia -2012
2012
Troupe Adelphia of Greenville -2012
Dance Troupe of Spartanburg -2012
Dance Troupe of Spartanburg - 2012
Dance Troupe from Spartanburg with Vasi & Haido (Advisors-Teachers) - 2012
George Giannopoulos - 2012
James Stathakis - 2012
Bessie Mentis with Caroline
2012
2012
Richard "Big Show" & Michael - 2012
George Giannopoulos with his grand-daughter - 2011
Tony & Terry - 2012
Boys of the Palamakia Dance Troupe - The 2012 Anderson Greek Festival
Photos from the 2011 Festival:
2011 - Alpha-Omega Sound (photo by Agathe)
2011 - Dancers from Spartanburg, SC
2011 -Jennifer & Agathe
2011 - Alexandria (Koukla) Stathakis
Father George (Spartanburg, SC) & Chrissy Adams, 10th Circuit Solicitor
2011 - Members of Anderson's own Troupe Palamakia
Photos of the 2010 Festival:
2010: John Roberts at the Gyros, Photo by Nathan Gray, Anderson Independent-Mail
2010: Kathy Chulkas & Tony Thermos @ Loukoumades, Photo by Nathan Gray, Anderson Independent-Mail
Pauilne @ the 2010 Festival, photo by Tony Thermos
Dr. John @ the 2010 Festival
Debbie, Annice, Yiota & Panayiotis @ the 2010 Festival
Chrissy Adams (10th Circuit Solicitor) & George Manos, 2010 - photo by Tony Thermos
Kathy Chulkas, Cynthia Magiros & Jon Kazaglis, 2010 - photo by Tony Thermos
Article from our local newspaper, The Independent-Mail:
2009 Festival
Anderson Greek Festival celebration fit for the gods
By Rick Spruill Saturday, October 3, 2009
4th Annual The Greek Festival showcased many flavors of Greece, fashions,
music, dance, and celebration at The Anderson County Farmer's Market in Anderson.
ANDERSON — They threw
another great party Saturday at the fourth annual Anderson Greek Festival at the Anderson Farmer’s Market Pavilion in
Anderson.
More than 1,000 (approx 4000) people attended the event, which ran from 10 a.m.
until 10 p.m., and enjoyed Greek-style roast lamb; dolmades, or rice-stuffed grape leaves; spanakopita, or phyllo dough filled
with spinach and feta cheese; and a variety of other dishes before throwing back fresh pastries such as baklava and finikia,
a spice cookie dipped in nuts and honey.
Tenth Circuit Solicitor Chrissy Adams stood behind a table working a cash register for one
of two food lines and said her maiden name is Theos.
“Yes, the word means ‘god’ in Greek,” Adams said with a self-conscious
grin.
She was one of more than 150 volunteers working the event.
Scheduled to run until 5 p.m. today, the festival is a charity benefiting the building fund
of the Paracletos Greek Orthodox Monastery in Antreville, a self-sustaining monastery that is home to three Greek Orthodox
nuns.
Live entertainment, including the Troupe Adelphia dance group of St. George Greek Orthodox
Cathedral in Greenville, performed music and dance routines native to Greece. Children learned about Greek architecture while
enjoying several activities, most of which were free, at the Parthenon Playground on the lawn behind the pavilion.
Inside the Anderson Art Center, people submitted bids for more than 200 items, including handmade
Greek linens and tablecloths, wines from around the world, compact discs of Greek music and Greek dancing lessons, said Kristin
Speight, chairwoman for the silent auction committee.
“Based on the bids we’ve received through this afternoon, we expect to raise several
thousand dollars for the monastery,” Speight said.
Speight said she has visited the monastery, and that it is “breathtaking. It is tiny,
but it packs all the punch of a cathedral.”
Outside on the arts center landing Saturday, people browsed for Greek treasures at Yia Yia’s
Attic, an outdoor yard sale.
Carrie Rozakos, Christy Bikas and Martha Burriss sat at a table collecting tickets for the
Parthenon Playground and said the weather played a large role in the large crowds.
“It’s been steadily busy since we got started at 11,” Carrie Rozakos said
Saturday afternoon. “Every picnic table has been full most of the day, and it’ll pick back up again for the dinner
rush.”
JahtmFlores and Ashley Wichman, graduate students at Clemson University, said Saturday was
their first experience at the festival.
Flores said she was “very impressed” with the Greek dishes.
“I’m not what you would call an aficionado,” Flores said. “But, I guess
I like Greek food enough that I’ve learned how to pronounce the names of the dishes.”
Wichman looked down at her plate full of Greek-style roast lamb, dolmades and spanakopita and
did not pause when asked which was her favorite.
“Spanakopita,” she said. “It is incredible.”
Photos from the 2009 Festival:
The St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral Troupe Adelphia performs a traditional dance in the 4th annual The
Greek Festival Saturday at The Anderson County Farmer's Market in Anderson (photo: Anderson Independent-Mail)
The St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral Troupe Adelphia performs a traditional dance in the 4th annual The
Greek Festival Saturday at The Anderson County Farmer's Market in Anderson (photo: Anderson Independent-Mail)
Greek food is served by 10th Circuit Solicitor Chrissy Adams in the 4th annual The Greek Festival Saturday
at The Anderson County Farmer's Market in Anderson (photo: Anderson Independent-Mail)
2009 Festival - Troupe Adelphia (photo: Anderson Independent-Mail)
2009
Volunteers dancing at the 2009 Festival (closing)
Zonaradikos/Koulouriastos(Meta xades) from Thrace
performed by Chris Pourlos (Greenville, SC), Charlie Kleto (Charlotte, NC), Stavros Karageorgis (Winston-Salem, NC), Niki
Serpanos, Roula Pisteolis...
Baidoushka (Metaxades )from Thrace performed by dancers
from Greenville, SC, Charlotte, NC, and Winston-Salem, NC
2008
Photos from the 2008 Festival by Nathan Gray:
Kostas
Kathy & Persa @ the Loukoumades station
Dan,Sammy & George @ the Gyros station
2008
2008 Festival photos by Bill Stathakis
The Athas (& Pappas) Family
Parthenon Playground
Troupe Adelphia
Paint Wall at the Parthenon Playground
2008 Festival photos by Anderson Daily Photo
"Neo Kyma", Dance Troupe of Spartanburg (photo: Anderson Daily Photo)
2008 Festival (photo: Anderson Daily Photo) http://andersondailyphoto.wordpress.com/
(photo: Anderson Daily Photo)
From the Anderson Daily Photo blog: Anderson’s Greek Festival, held
last Saturday at the Farmer’s Market, was enveloped in wonderful smells. Surprisingly to me, I loved the Greek potatoes
almost more than anything. I kept turning to Cathey (the owner of the elegeant hands above) saying, “How do I MAKE this?”
She’d nod, finish chewing, and say, “I have a recipe that is even better.” I LOVE Greek food. (http://andersondailyphoto.wordpress.com/)
Photos from the First, Second & Third Annual Festivals (by Deacon Charles Joiner)
