Marietta Greek Festival

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Marietta Greek Festival

Marietta Greek Festival is held at the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church.

Maria Tselios (left) and Kari Gormanos, part of a second- and third-grade dance troupe called Asteria, perform at the Marietta Greek Festival, held yearly at the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church on Truckum Road. The festival continues on Sunday.

Asteria, composed of second- and third-grade boys and girls, performs a traditional Greek dance at Saturday's festival.

Danny Vlahiotis prepares Greek doughnuts, called loukoumades.

Gregory Tsikerdanos and son Bill of Cumming tour the St. Andrew's Chapel area of the church. The festival continues on Sunday.

Lynne Seiffert of Kennesaw as she shops for traditonal jewelry in the Agora Greek Marketplace.

Skylar Scales, 10, and his little sister Mackenzie, 7, play Saturday in front of the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church, site of the Marieeta Greek Festival.

Kathy Rowe of east Cobb shops for traditional jewelry in the Agora Greek Marketplace.

The church dance troupe Phoenix performs Saturday.

Themi Kakias of a group called The Greek Tycoons plays an instrument called a bouzouki. The bouzouki is a member of the lute family and is similar to a mandolin.

Hannah Powell, 3, of Smyrna, gets a butterfly painted on her face by Emily Miltiades, 11.

Eric Comfort of east Cobb enjoys the dancers with his kids Caitlin, 3, and Cameron, 1.

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Maria Tselios (left) and Kari Gormanos, part of a second- and third-grade dance troupe called Asteria, perform at the Marietta Greek Festival, held yearly at the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church on Truckum Road. The festival continues on Sunday.

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