- Athens

- Tonight

Under the baton of Alvaro Cassuto, the Athens State Orchestra will perform works by Luis de Freitas Branco, Max Bruch and Brahms, along with violinist Dominik Hellsberg, at the Athens Concert Hall tonight. Starts at 8.30 p.m. in the Friends of Music Hall.

Athens Concert Hall,

1 Kokkali & Vas. Sofias,

tel 210.728.2333.

- Athens

- Tonight

The Ex Silentio ensemble will perform baroque melodies by Handel, Hotteterre, Blavet, Couperin and Corelli at the Parnassos Literary Society this evening. Starts at 8.30 p.m. and admission costs 15 euros.

Parnassos,

8 Karytsi Square,

tel 210.322.1917.

- Athens

- Tonight & Tomorrow

Jazz guitarist Lefteris Christofis and his band will present the composer’s new Latin-tinged work at Gazarte tonight and tomorrow, where he also performed last week. Shows start at 10.30 p.m.

Gazarte,

32-34 Voutadon, Gazi,

tel 210.345.2277.

- Thessaloniki

- Opens Tonight

The 48th Thessaloniki International Film Festival kicks off today in the city’s port warehouse complex and runs to November 25. The festival comprises a total of 230 films from 40 different nations and features a slew of guest stars – including John Malkovich, Asia Argento, Sam Rockwell, Diego Luna, John Sayles, Danny Glover and many more – as well as a number of industry events. The festival will open at 9.30 p.m. at the Olympion Theater with Wong Kar-Wai’s “My Blueberry Nights.”

TIFF,

Port Warehouse Complex,

www.filmfestival.gr.

- Thessaloniki

- Opens Tonight

Iakovos Kambanellis’s play “A Comedy” will open at Thessaloniki’s Lazariston Monastery Theater tonight, directed by Giorgos Remoundos and starring Angelos Papadimitriou and Yiannis Siamsaris.

Lazariston Monastery,

21 Kolokotroni,

tel 2310.288.000.

- Athens

- To Sunday

Sophie Hutin will perform “The Labyrinth,” a butoh dance solo, at the Booze Cooperative tonight through Sunday. Butoh is a Japanese dance technique. Shows start at 9 p.m.

Booze Cooperative,

57 Kolokotroni,

tel 210.324.0944.

- Aegina

- Sunday

The Friends of the Australian Archaeological Institute are organizing a guided tour of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina on Sunday, conducted by Dr Stavros Paspalas. Advance bookings are necessary.

AAIA,

tel 210.924.3256.