43rd Annual Boise Greek Food Festival

Schedule of Events:

Entertainment

Greek Music & Dancing

12:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 5:00 PM, 6:30 PM, 8:00 PM

Free Greek Dance Lessons

With audience participation following each dance exposition!
Dance Director: Nikki Totorica and her dance Troupe:
The Greek Mediterranean Dancers

Featuring the Greek Dances:

Hasapiko - Comes from the union of butchers in Constantinople - it has become the best known Greek dance since the movie “Zorba the Greek”.

Pentozali - Originally from Crete - the name comes from the Greek words “pente” and”zala” which means five steps.

Cretan Syrto - The syrtos and kalamatianos use the same dance steps, but the syrto is in 4/4 time and the kalamatiano is in 7/8 time, organized in a slow (3 beat), quick (2 beat), quick (2 beat) rhythm.

Kalamatianos - The name comes from a song about Kalamata - the first area to be liberated in the Greek Revolution of 1821

Maleviziotiko - originally from Crete, is a light and jumpy dance, and extremely cardiovascular.

Karsilamas (couples dance) - is a Greek folk dance found in the region of Macedonia. The term “karsilamas” comes from the Turkish word “karsilama” meaning “face to face greeting”

Zorba’s Dance - Epitomizes the Greek sentiment, no matter what happens, dance & enjoy life! Loved by young & old alike and memorialized by Anthony Quinn in the movie Zorba the Greek this ends the night with fun for everyone!

Church Tours

Our lovely church was built in the early 1950s, and is a mixture of Greek and Byzantine architecture. The proceeds from our Greek Food Festival help us to keep this place of worship and its grounds looking their best.

The church interior is divided into the nave (where the pews are located), and the sanctuary or altar. Only priests, deacons and altar boys can enter the sanctuary area, which represents Heaven.

An ornate wall of large portraits separates the sanctuary from the nave. Its official name is the Iconostasion, and the portraits are known as iconography. The icons are more than decorative – they signify the very presence of the individual who is depicted.

Today, Saints Constantine and Helen is home to a close-knit but growing congregation. We recite the Lord’s Prayer in a half-dozen languages! We welcome all to worship with us and learn more about Greek Orthodoxy.

Church Tour Schedule

1:00 PM and 7:00 PM