Cole Porter

In the context of the "Jazz at the Museum" series of monthly music events, the B&E Goulandris Foundation will be hosting the Pantelis Benetatos Trio on Valentine's Day in a tribute concert celebrating love and featuring the music of notable composers George Gershwin and Cole Porter. Jazz pianist Benetatos has collaborated with jazz personalities including Bobby Watson and Chuck Berry.

The 3@arias ensemble - Marina Vouliyianni on vocals, Irini Mavrou on piano and Calliope Mylaraki on violin - will perform songs from popular musicals by Irving Berlin, Astor Piazzolla, Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Claude-Michele Schonberg, at the Teloglion Foundation of Art on Saturday, March 18. The concert starts at 9 p.m.

Call me the useful idiot of the consumer society, but once, just once a year, I wanted to see politics take a backseat to love. On Feb.

From creamy dantelles of the wedding gowns in the International Wedding Fair to alternative Saint Valentine celebrations, İzmir is in the mood for love as Valentine's Day approaches. 

Here are four reasons why it is worth celebrating love in the city founded by the Amazons:

The Megaron Mousikis (Athens Concert Hall, cnr of Vas Sofias and Kokkali sts, tel 210 728 2333) offers three classics for theater lovers this month:

COLE PORTER’S “KISS ME KATE”

Faust (Cnr of 11 Kalamiotou and 12 Athinaidos sts. Call 210 3234095)
Katerina Polemi brings a night of Brazilian and gypsy improvisations.
WHEN 10 p.m. October 1
ADMISSION 8 euros with a reservation (no drink)