Greek Out

American folk owe it big to the Greeks. Let’s face it: A world without Frank Zappa, Uncle Jesse from Full House, feta cheese, and those spinach stuffed pastry thingies with a name nobody can pronounce (spano-go-pi-whatever) is a world few of us would want to live in. That’s why it...

By Nicole Smith

October 7, 2010

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American folk owe it big to the Greeks. Let’s face it: A world without Frank Zappa, Uncle Jesse from Full House, feta cheese, and those spinach stuffed pastry thingies with a name nobody can pronounce (spano-go-pi-whatever) is a world few of us would want to live in. That’s why it would be Greek to us if you missed the 50th annual Greater Phoenix Greek Festival. The three-day fest promises enough Greek food, art, music, dance, and hedonistic behavior to get you through the remainder of the year.

Fri., Oct. 8, 5-10 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 9, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 10, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., 2010

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