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Greek Names and the Truth
Under beautiful skies this past weekend the St. Andrew Greek Orthodox festival took place on the church grounds. We the vendors were inside an air conditioned large auditorium and let the day begin. Wasn't very busy on Saturday for us, but something else happened that needs attention. I want to write to you to explain an unusual occurrence that happened on Saturday afternoon and within a hour of each other. I spot a man browsing the Greek key chain table. The eight foot table is covered from one side to another side organized in open trays and rows hundreds of...
Swat Here and There
St. Nectarios Greek festival is located in Palatine, Illinois. A large area draws many Greeks and non-Greeks to this yearly festival.
Two Greek Festivals Complete
The last two blogs were about preparing for the first two Greek festivals of the season. Two weeks ago was I was in Elmhurst and last week in Palatine. What did I learn? Or more importantly what did the church learn? Both churches know how to prepare for festivals and use their property efficiently to handle large crowds of people and unsavory weather. Saturday is considered the busiest day or should I say the evening is but this year both churches suffered. This year nobody paid any attention to the fact that the Chicago Blackhawks were playing in the Stanley...
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