Holiday Fantasy of Trees slated at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Orange

The Ladies Philoptochos Society of Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church will present its 11th annual HOLIDAY FANTASY OF TREES on Nov. 16 and 17. 

This 2-day celebration features holiday treats, music, mouthwatering Greek cuisine, and a raffle of beautifully decorated trees, wreaths, urns, and gifts. 

Get a jump on your shopping at our Holiday Marketplace, which includes new and many returning vendors. Held in the Social Hall of Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church at 480 Racebrook Road in Orange, A HOLIDAY FANTASY OF TREES offers something for the entire family. 

In support of Connecticut Food Share, we are asking attendees to bring a non-perishable food item to help feed our hungry neighbors in Connecticut.

HOLIDAY FANTASY OF TREES includes:
• Holiday Raffle – beautifully decorated trees, urns, wreaths, gifts, and services sponsored/donated by area businesses (Drawing Sunday, Nov. 17 at 5 p.m. (Need not be present to win)
• Greek Cuisine – Spanakopita (spinach cheese pie), Pastitsio (layers of ground beef, macaroni, and a soufflé topping), Moussaka (layered eggplant baked with seasoned ground beef, topped with a béchamel sauce), Avgolemeno (egg-lemon chicken) Soup, Keftedes (Greek meatballs), Chicken, Pork, or Lamb Souvlaki, and Greek Salad
• Sweet Shoppe – Greek pastries and holiday treats featuring Baklava (filo, nuts, and butter topped with syrup), Kourabiedes (shortbread dusted with powdered sugar), Finikia (light, syrup-dunked walnut cookie), Koulourakia (braided cookie topped with sesame seeds), Ryzogalo (creamy rice pudding), and more
• Holiday Marketplace – Area Vendors present great gifts for the holidays!
• Dance and Musical Performances – Suzuki School of Music (Sat) Lee Lund Studio of Dance (Sun)
• Santa’s Workshop –Take Photos with Santa (Rick George) (1-4 p.m., Saturday & Sunday)
• Food Drive – Drop-off site for Connecticut Food Share food collection
• Free Admission and Free Parking

HOURS:
11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday
Noon-5 p.m. Sunday

FREE ADMISSION and FREE (onsite) PARKING.

This is shared from a Facebook event page.

St. Barbara Church in Orange to host Odyssey Greek festival this weekend

 

Visit Holiday Fantasy of Trees this weekend at Saint Barbara Church in Orange

ORANGE - The Ladies Philoptochos Society of Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church will present its 10th annual HOLIDAY FANTASY OF TREES from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and 12-5 p.m. Sunday. 

This two-day celebration features holiday treats, music, mouthwatering Greek cuisine, and a raffle of beautifully decorated trees, wreaths, urns, and gifts. 

Get a jump on your shopping at our Holiday Marketplace, which includes new and returning vendors. 

Held in the Social Hall of Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church at 480 Racebrook Road A HOLIDAY FANTASY OF TREES offers something for the entire family. 

In support of Connecticut Food Share, we are asking attendees to bring a non-perishable food item to help feed our hungry neighbors in Connecticut.

This is shared from a Facebook event page.

Holiday Fantasy of Trees slated at Saint Barbara Social Hall in Orange

 

St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Orange to hold Holiday Fantasy of Trees

 

St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Orange to host A Taste of Greece

 

St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Orange to host Holiday Fantasy of Trees

 

St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Orange slates Odyssey Express festival

This information is shared from a Facebook event page:

Due to COVID-19, we have canceled our 4-day Labor Day weekend Odyssey Greek Festival this year.
But never fear! You may still get your Greek food fix at our "Odyssey EXPRESS" drive-through takeout event (pre-order required) on Sept. 5 and 6, from 12 to 8 p.m., at 480 Racebrook Road, Orange.
The menu will feature a selection of delicious Odyssey Festival favorites.
All food MUST BE PRE-ORDERED and PICKED UP CURBSIDE via DRIVETHROUGH at the church.

The ordering website is www.odysseyexpress.org (which will go live around the last week of July, so feel free to order as soon as it's up!), or at 203-795-1347. Remember: Odyssey EXPRESS is PRE-ORDER ~ PRE-PAY ~ PICK-UP! We hope to see many of you, our usual customers, for whose support we are grateful over the last four decades.
Please know that we look forward to presenting our beloved ODYSSEY in full in 2021!
Info: 203-795-1347.

Holiday Fantasy of Trees slated at St. Barbara's Greek Orthodox Church

This holiday marketplace event is held each year at St. Barbara's Greek Orthodox Church, 480 Racebrook Road, Orange.

Holiday Fantasy of Trees slated at St. Barbara Church hall in Orange

Church in Orange to host annual Greek festival on Labor Day weekend

Learn to make Greek specialties at Derby Public Library

DERBY - The Derby Public Library has scheduled another cooking demo at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11. 
The topic will be It’s All Greek to Me.  
Stacey Ference of Savour Catering will show participants how to make (and pronounce) some popular Greek specialties, including spanakopita, souvlaki, and farina halva.  

There will be samples of all demonstrated foods. The class is for ages 18 years and older.  

Registration is required.  

For more information, stop by the Library, 313 Elizabeth St., call 203-736-1482, or visit www.derbypubliclibrary.org. 

This is a press release from Cathy Williams, Director, Derby Public Library.