There are three restaurants
with Greek food and a Greek name:
- The Chariot:
5180 Route 20, Guilderland, 356-1116. Serving dinner Tue-Thu 4-9, Fri-Sat
4-10, Sun 4-8.
- Taste of Greece:
193 Lark Street, Albany, 426-9000. Serving Mo-Thu 11-10, Fri 11-11,
Sat 4-11, Sun 4-10.
- Grecian Gardens:
1612 Route 9, Clifton Park, 373-9950
Apart from these restaurants,
there are many Diners, that serve Greek food. Look in the menu for foods
like spanakopita, tyropita, soyvlaki etc. To name
a few:
- Alexis Diner: 294 North Greenbush Road, Troy, 286-2603
- 76 Diner: 722
Loudon Road, Latham, 785-3793 (open 24x7)
- Circle Diner:
Intersection of Route 2 and 9, Latham, 785-3324
Greek
Music
Listen to the "Sounds
of Greece", every Saturday 2-3:30 PM, starting November 18. On WRPI
91.5 FM and the Internet. Listen
to Greek music, news and history in both Greek and English. Phone
number for dedications: 276-6248. Web site www.timesunion.com/communities/soundsofgreece,
email soundsofgreece@yahoo.com.
Greek
Orthodox Churches
The following churches
organize events and festivals that showcase the Greek culture
Saint Basil: 909
River Street, Troy, 273-8923, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel E. Mantzouris. Website
(under construction under www.timesunion.com/communities)
Saint
Sophia:
440 Whitehall Road, Albany, 489-4442, Rev. Fr. Patric Legato.
Saint George: 107
Clinton Street, Schenectady, 393-0742, V. Rev.Fr. Paul K. Koutoukas
Greek
Language and Courses
- Traveller's Greek
If you would like to learn
basic Greek by yourself try few one of the following language instruction
programs with book and cassette "combos":
- Berlitz Greek: Princeton,
NJ : Berlitz, 1998, 1 sound cassette + 1 phrase book (224 p.).
Available at the Colonie Public Library.
- Just listen 'n learn
Greek / by Eleni Marcopoulos-Gambarotta and Jennifer Scamp. Lincolnwood,
IL : Passport Books/National Textbook Company, 1988.
3 sound cassettes (ca. 180 min.) + 1 paperback (235 p.) Available at
the Colonie, Guilderland, North Greenbush and Troy Public Libraries.
- Greek, quick &
easy sound recording / by Diethard Lübke, Maspeth, N.Y. : Langenscheidt,
1985, 2 sound cassettes + 1 booklet (96 p.). Available at the
Albany Public Library
- The Official Foreign
Service Institute course: Greek. 12 sound cassettes + 1 book (168 p.).
Available at the Colonie Public Library.
- Advanced Modern Greek
If you would like to spend
some more time learning Greek, check out the programs at Saint Sophia
Greek orthodox church at the phone number given above. A very well organized
school is in operation.
- Greek Studies
SUNYA offers courses in
Greek Archaeology, History of Ancient Greece, Introduction to Greek Literature,
Greek Literature in Translation, Fifth Century Athens, Alexander and the
Hellenistic Age, Art and Archaeology of Cyprus and more!. For more information
check this webpage.
For events in the Capital
Region check the Hellas website and the Event Calendar in the website
of Sounds
of Greece If you would like to learn more about Hellas
email us at hellas@rpi.edu.
Resources
about Greece
