You can see some iconic people at Astronomicon, celebrate history and culture at the Detroit Greek Independence Day Parade and hear Andrea Bocelli perform.
Mr. Mayor,
On behalf of the Greek-American Community of the United States of America, and all those who love Greece, I want to thank you and the Citizens of Nashville for this special commemoration of the Bicentennial of the Greek Revolution.
Standing here, in front of the only full-scale replica of the Parthenon in the world, I feel an overwhelming sense of pride. That here in this City – the heartland of America – such appreciation and love for Greece, expressed so manifestly, is deeply moving and inspiring.
Nashville has been called the “Athens of the South,” and it has certainly earned that designation –