FUN AWAITS FANCIERS OF GREEK FOOD, MUSIC.Byline: Peggy Hager Staff Writer LANCASTER - Authentic Greek food and music will be offered at the annual Greek Festival to be held Saturday on the east lawn at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, 155 E. Ave. I. The point of the festival is just to have a good time, said Bill Koukourikos. He and Peter Bouras are festival co-chairmen. ``It's basically where you relax and have good food, good friends. You're all together ... to enjoy yourselves,'' said Koukourikos. ``There's plenty of hospitality because that is what being Greek is all about. When you walk into a Greek home, a person is considered family, so we'll treat you the same way at the festival, like family.'' The festival, sponsored by Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church Greek Orthodox Church Independent Eastern Orthodox church of Greece. The term is sometimes used erroneously for Eastern Orthodoxy in general. It remained under the patriarch of Constantinople until 1833, when it became independent. in Lancaster, will run from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is $2 for adults and free for children under 12. The church has been holding the festival annually for about 15 years. The food available for purchase will include gyros This article is about the food dish. For other uses, see Gyro. Gyros or gyro (Greek: γύρος, "turning") (IPA: [ˈjɪːɹəʊ] - marinated lamb and beef - in pita bread with cucumber sauce; souvlakia Noun 1. souvlakia - made of lamb souvlaki kabob, kebab, shish kebab - cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables - a Greek version of shish kebob ke·bob n. Variant of kebab. - with grilled lamb and chicken; pastichio - Greek lasagna; and dolmas dol·ma n. pl. dol·mas or dol·ma·des A fruit or vegetable, especially a grape leaf or cabbage leaf, cooked with a filling of ground meat, herbs, or rice. [Turkish, filling. , also called dolmades - stuffed grape leaves Noun 1. stuffed grape leaves - well-seasoned rice (with nuts or currants or minced lamb) simmered or braised in stock dolmas dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" . Featured will be music by Lakys, children's games, pony rides, face painting, arcades, a bouncy house, concession stands, stained-glass items, a book stand and packaged Greek foods, such as olive oil and honey. |
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