Pretty in Pink: A Portrait of Queen Olga of Greece at the Benaki Museum by George Manginis
Royce Hall, 314 UCLAPhoto credit: Benaki Museum in Athens Pretty in Pink: A Portrait of Queen Olga of Greece at the Benaki Museum Lecture by George Manginis Academic Director Benaki Museum in Athens Saturday, January 11, 2025 4:00 P.M. 314 Royce Hall, UCLA Campus Reception to follow Conversation following the lecture with Sharon Gerstel, Director, UCLA Stavros Niarchos...
Backgammon Night
2117 Rolfe Hall 345 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, United StatesBackgammon Night January 24, 2025 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 2117 Rolfe Hall, UCLA Campus Click here to RSVP This event is free, but space is limited. Join us for mezedes and conversation. For inquiries, please contact hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu
Fighting Antisemitism and Preserving the Memory of the Holocaust: Advances in Greece and Europe? By Leon Saltiel
The Fowler Museum at UCLA 308 Charles E Young Drive North, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesFighting Antisemitism and Preserving the Memory of the Holocaust: Advances in Greece and Europe? Lecture by Leon Saltiel, Director of Diplomacy, Representative at UN Geneva and UNESCO, and Coordinator on Countering Antisemitism for the World Jewish Congress Sunday, February 2, 2025 4:00 p.m. The Harry and Yvonne Lenart Auditorium, The Fowler Museum at UCLA Reception...
Gefyra Book Club: “Eleni, or Nobody” by Rhea Galanaki
by ZoomGefyra Book Club: Eleni, or Nobody by Rhea Galanaki, trans. David Connolly (Northwestern University Press, 2002) Discussion led by Professor Sharon Gerstel, Director, UCLA SNF Hellenic Center and Dr. Eirini Kotsovili, Senior Lecturer, Global Humanities at Simon Fraser University Saturday, February 8, 2025 10 a.m. Los Angeles / 8 p.m. Greece By Zoom Click here to RSVP...
East Meets West: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Greece’s History and Culture
East Meets West: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Greece’s History and Culture The Angelo K. Tsakopoulos Hellenic Studies Center, Sacramento State April 11-13, 2025 Proposal submission deadline: December 1, 2024 The Western Consortium for Hellenic Studies invites the submission of proposals for its biannual Hellenic Studies Student Conference. The theme of this year’s conference is: East Meets...
Gefyra Book Club: “Niki: A Novel” by Christos Chomenidis
by ZoomGefyra Book Club: Niki: A Novel by Christos Chomenidis, trans. Patricia Felisa Barbeito (Other Press, 2023) Discussion led by Professor Sharon Gerstel, Director, UCLA SNF Hellenic Center and Dr. Eirini Kotsovili, Senior Lecturer, Global Humanities at Simon Fraser University Saturday, May 17, 2025 10 a.m. Los Angeles / 8 p.m. Greece Via Zoom Link to...
Ellinomatheia Exams
2117 Rolfe Hall 345 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, United StatesFor application and schedule details, visit https://hellenic.ucla.edu/ellinomatheia/
19th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival – Screening
James Bridges Theater, UCLA 235 Charles E Young Dr N, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesCo-hosted by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture Saturday, May 31, 2025 – UCLA James Bridges Theater Details to be announced in the Spring. The 19th Los Angeles Film Festival runs May 27 – June 1, 2025. For more information, visit https://www.lagff.org/ This event is supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation...