Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church Festival Details

ORANGE, CT — Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church announced details regarding ODYSSEY 2016: A Greek Festival, to be held September 2-5. This 4-day party features all things Greek, including mouthwatering cuisine, live music, dancing, and a bustling Hellenic agora (marketplace). Set on the grounds of the beautiful Byzantine-style Saint Barbara Greek

Orthodox Church, ODYSSEY 2016 offers something for everyone.

ODYSSEY 2016 includes:

• Classic Greek cuisine – appetizers (meze), Greek pastries (glyka), lamb on the spit (souvla), moussaka, gyro,
spanakopita (spinach pie) and pastitisio (Greek style lasagna)

• “Gourmet Meze Grille” – gourmet appetizers, including saganaki (flaming cheese), loukaniko sausage, grilled
shrimp, lamb chops, avgolemono soup, dips and pitas, and more; also featuring live music.

• Live Greek cooking demonstrations – learn to prepare some classic Greek foods

• Greek marketplace – Gourmet Greek grocery, t-shirts, jewelry, arts & crafts, bookstore

• Treasures ’n Junque – Odyssey’s giant tag sale

• Presentations on Greek culture and religion, along with tours of Saint Barbara Church

• Greek dance performances –Traditional Greek folk dances performed by the ODYSSEY Dancers

• Greek dance lessons – taught by the ODYSSEY Dancers (8:30 pm, Sat and Sun)

• Nightly dancing to ODYSSEY’s live Greek band, “The Hellenic Company”

• Kids’ area – Rides, games, and magic shows.

• Raffle – Have a chance at winning the grand prize of $10,000 cash, or 9 additional prizes!

• Senior Citizens Day: Fri. 9/2, from 12 – 3 pm – 20% senior citizen discount on meals.

For 35 years ODYSSEY has delighted the senses with a feast of Greek cuisine, the thrill of Greek dance, the sounds of the bouzouki, and the ethnic flavor of the Agora (Marketplace). Stop by Saint Barbara’s ODYSSEY for Connecticut’s greatest “Greek Party,” a rain-or-shine Labor Day tradition!

ODYSSEY 2016: A Greek Festival. Presented by St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, 480 Racebrook Rd., Orange, CT, 06477.

September 2, 3, 4, 5. 36th annual festival features authentic Greek cuisine (gyro, souvlaki, lamb on the spit, moussaka, gourmet appetizers, salads, pastries, loukoumades, more), live Greek music and dancing, marketplace, giant tag sale, cooking demos, kids’ activities (rides, games magic shows), church tours/presentations. Senior Citizens’ Day Fri 9/2 (20% discount on meals from 12 to 3 pm). Rain or shine. Free parking, free admission.

Hours: 12 noon-10 pm 9/2, 9/3, 9/4; 12 noon- 7 pm 9/5.
www.saintbarbara.org or 203-795-1347.