Archbishop Elpidophoros blesses the young man who retrieved the cross from the waters of Tarpon Springs, Florida at the January 2021 Epiphany celebration. Credit: GOARCH The United States’ oldest Greek fraternal order, the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) will hold its annual Epiphany banquet in Tarpon Springs Florida on January 5, 2022. Celebrating the […]
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Robert Dowland: A Musicall Banquet
From Brilliant Classics The full title of the collection is: A Musicall Banquet furnished with varietie of delicious Ayres, Collected out of the best Authors in English, French, Spanish and Italian. Composers include John Dowland, Richard Martin, Anthony Holborne, Pierre Guédron, Giulio Caccini and Robert Hales. In 1610, the lutenist Robert Dowland, who had just […]
Rock-Cut Banquet Rooms Found At The House of Muses, Zeugma
Two rock chambers have been discovered deep beneath the House of Muses in Zeugma, Turkey. Signifying the intellectual level, wealth and power of a wealthy family, these two chambers can be seen as customized high-society “party pods.” Founded in 300 BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of the generals of Alexander the Great, the ancient […]
Archaeologists Unveil 2,000-Year-Old Underground Banquet Hall in Jerusalem
The remains of a spectacular banquet hall from the Second Temple period in Jerusalem were unveiled by archaeologists as they announced that the site will soon be opened to the public for the first time. Said to be one of the most impressive sites in the Old City of Jerusalem, this roughly 2,000-year-old banquet hall […]
The Banquet of Chestnuts: A Perverse Pastime at the House of Borgia?
On October 30, 1501, the most decadence of festivals occurred in the papal palace of Cardinal Cesare Borgia. A party that his own father, Pope Alexander VI, not only attended but participated in. The Banquet of Chestnuts was rumored to contain decadent food and wine, invigorating music and dance, and an unending orgy with Rome’s […]
Chahad’s Annual Founders Banquet Is Tonight! Guess Who Is Coming To Dinner
When: February 27th, 2018 Where: Cipriani, 55 Wall St., NYC Black tie is optional, but don’t forget the secret handshake for the secret society called “The Founders” who are hosting, and please no owl masks or black robes at tonight’s event, as that will be Thursday night. A representative of the Kushner family, or even Jared […]