- Athens

- Tonight

Former British ambassador to Athens Sir Michael Llewellyn-Smith will give a lecture titled “The Prime Minister and the Historian: Eleftherios Venizelos and Thucydides” at the Athens Concert Hall at 7 p.m. It will be in English, with simultaneous translation into Greek. Admission is free, with priority coupons.

Athens Concert Hall,

1 Kokkali & Vas. Sofias,

tel 210.728.2333.

- Athens

- Tonight

American jazz composer and pianist Carla Bley will perform jazz takes on Christmas carols at the Athens Concert Hall tonight along with bassist Steve Swallow and the Partyka Brass Quintet. Starts at 9 p.m. in the Alexandra Trianti Hall.

Athens Concert Hall

(See above).

- Athens

- Tonight

Popular soul-folk singer Ayo, who produced last year’s hit “Down on my Knees,” will perform at the Athinon Arena tonight to celebrate Kosmos radio’s seventh anniversary, with a supporting act by Monika. Tune in to Kosmos 93.6 FM for more information.

Athinon Arena,

166 Pireos,

tel 210.347.1111.

- Athens

- Tonight

Manolis Michalakis and Haralambos Velissarios will pay tribute to bouzouki greats Vassilis Tsitsanis, Giorgos Zambetas, Manolis Hiotis and others at the Philippos Nakas Conservatory tonight. Starts at 8.30 p.m.

Philippos Nakas

Conservatory,

41 Ippocratous,

tel 210.363.4000.

- Athens

- Opens Tonight

“Silent Dialogues: Multimedia Portraits Throughout Time,” a group exhibition of works from the American College of Greece (ACG) art collection, will open at the ACG tonight, coinciding with the inauguration of the college’s new art gallery. It will run to June 30.

American College of Greece,

6 Gravias, Aghia Paraskevi,

tel 210.600.9800.