St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church - MEDITERRANEAN FESTIVAL

Thank you to all those who came and volunteered to make this event a success!

See you next year!

Here is a video of the band Mazaj - enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgUJAgKKXmg

4th Annual Mediterranean Festival

"Celebrating love and care for family and your heart"

Friday July 11th 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Saturday July 12th 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM

Sunday July 13th 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Festival will take place on the church grounds, located 1073 Saunders Settlement Rd. (Rt.31), just East of Millitary Rd., bordering Lewiston/Town of Niagara. Parking will be plentiful.

Highlights Includes:

* Home made Arabic and Greek food - Souvlaki, grape Leaves, Falafel, Hummus, Gyros, Kibbee, Tabouleh, Pita bread, and delicious home made desserts such as Baklava, Ajwee, Melomakarona, Khourabiethes, Koulouraki, Macaroons

* Listen to the Arabic Music by the Band - MAZAJ

* Listen to Greek music by the band - AEGEAN DUO

http://www.aegeanduo.com/index.html

* Watch the Arabic Dancing by our own St. George Dance Troupe

* Basket Auction - winners will be announced on Sunday July 13th at 4:00 PM

* Kids Village with rides and various activities

(hot dogs and popcorn will be available near the Kids Village)

* 50/50 split every day" new this year

* $1,000.00 grand prize raffle

* Venors inside

* Arabic Coffee, Ice Coffee and Chi" new this year

* $1.00 admission charge to the festival

* Assortments of desserts will be pre-packaged for sale or sold individually

* Take out available

Enjoy the music and heart healthy food. Step onto the dance floor for your cardiac exercise! Bring your family, friends and neighbors and celebrate with us!

Part of the proceeds from the festival will be donated to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center's The Heart Center of Niagara as well as Mt. Saint Mary Hospital in Lewiston to sustain the quality of service and awareness of heart disease. As we celebrate love and care for our family and your heart health, we can not forget the importance of family and friends in Western New York who have been stricken by the disease and most recently our beloved promoter of Western New York, Tim Russert.

Opening ceremonies will be held on Friday July 11th at 5:00 PM

and the closing ceremonies will be held on Sunday July 13th at 5:30PM. Keith Radford with Channel 7 WKBW will be helping us with the closing ceremonies.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at:

Fr. Paul Solberg 716-297-2668, Ricco Slaiman, chairman at

510-5908 or Judith Mokhiber, publicity secretary 716-946-7753

Joint the Facebook 4th Annual Mediterranean Festival for St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=26213620364

Mediterranean Festival Food Description

Falafel - These are Middle Eastern/Mediterranean chick pea patties. Falafel are also a vegetarian favourite. High in protein and very flavourful, falafel are traditionally eaten with pita bread, a spicy sauce and with a vegetable

Tabbouleh ( Tabouleh or Tabouli) is a Middle Eastern Arabic salad dish, often used as part of a mezze. Its primary ingredients are bulgur, finely chopped parsley, mint, tomato, scallion (spring onion), and other herbs with lemon juice, olive oil and various seasonings, generally including black pepper and sometimes cinnamon and allspice.
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Stuffed Grape Leaves - Greek style or Lebanese style, these grape vine leaves stuffed with rice, and meat and spices are great healthy favorite finger food for children and adults.

Kibbee -A classic Middle Eastern dish is kibbe, a mixture of ground lamb and cracked wheat.

Gyros or gyro It is a kind of meat roasted on a vertical rotisserie. By extension, gyros may refer to the pita sandwich it is often served in, with various salads and sauces. The most common fillings are tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce. Sometimes the name is applied to the form of the sandwich (pita wrapped around filling) rather than to the filling itself, and sometimes the name "souvlaki" is applied to the sandwich.
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Hummus (also spelled hamos, houmous, hommos, hommus, hummos, hummous or humus; see romanization of Arabic) is a dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. Hummus is a popular food in various local forms throughout the Middle Eastern world.
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Pictures brought to you by Maria Mokhiber

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