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SUMMARY:Mary E. Voyatzis\, "Exploring Sacred Landscapes in the Mountains of Arcadia"
DESCRIPTION:The mountainous region of Arcadia\, situated in the heart of the Peloponnese\, has attracted considerable interest and attention since antiquity. Many ancient authors described Arcadia in detail\, discussing its rich mythology\, many sites\, unusual gods\, numerous sanctuaries\, engaging history\, diverse geography\, and the important fact that its inhabitants were indigenous\, living there even before the moon (Proselenoi)\, and the original inhabitants of Greece (Pelasgoi). During the Renaissance\, Arcadia was depicted in art as a beautiful\, pristine\, and magical place with unspoiled wilderness. By the 19th c. European travelers were exploring the region\, and later in the century archaeologists began excavating its various sites. For over 140 years Arcadia has been investigated by archaeologists from Greece and many other countries in Europe and North America. In this illustrated lecture\, Professor Mary Voyatzis considers some of the sites recently excavated in Arcadia\, and focuses on two where she has been involved\, the Sanctuary of Athena Alea at Tegea\, and the Sanctuary of Zeus on Mt. Lykaion. We shall see how archaeological discoveries have contributed significantly to our understanding of the history of Arcadia and enhanced our appreciation of this enchanting mountainous region. \nMary E. Voyatzis is Professor in the School of Anthropology and the Department of Religious Studies and Classics at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Her research areas involve Ancient Greek ritual and religion\, sanctuaries and their development over time\, and ancient Greek pottery. Dr. Voyatzis was a Principal Investigator in the excavations at the sanctuary of Athena Alea at Tegea\, 1990-1994\, and she is currently a co-director of the Mt. Lykaion Excavation and Survey project (since 2004). \nThis lecture is co-sponsored by the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology. Additional co-sponsors include the Hellenic Cultural Foundation of Tucson and the Panarcadian Federation of America\, Nea Mantineia Chapter #102. \n 
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/mary-e-voyatzis-exploring-sacred-landscapes-in-the-mountains-of-arcadia/
CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Classics,Community,Hellenic,Humanities,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200926T100000
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SUMMARY:Gelina Harlaftis\, "Creating Global Shipping: From the Vagliano Brothers to Aristotle Onassis”
DESCRIPTION:The lecture is based on the author’s recent book\, Creating Global Shipping: Aristotle Onassis\, the Vagliano Brothers and the Business of Shipping\, c.1820-1970 (Cambridge\, Cambridge University Press\, 2019). It explores the evolution of the European shipping firm through the study of two Greek shipping firms\, which provide a prime example of the regional European maritime businesses that evolved to serve Europe’s international trade and eventually the global economy. The study of the Vagliano Brothers indicates how Greek shipping underwent transformation from local shipping and trading to international shipping and ship management. The Onassis case indicates  how international shipping was transformed to global shipping business. \nShipping has been a leading sector in European economic growth for centuries. By the end of the twentieth century Greeks owned more ships than any other nationality in the world\, and the shipowners played a fundamental role in global connectivity and economic growth. The author’s study contributes to the understanding of the shipping business during the two globalization waves. The Vaglianos developed during the first massive wave of globalization which started in the second half of the nineteenth century to shrink during the interwar period\, and the Onassis business depicts the explosion of the second globalization wave in the second half of the twentieth century. These two firms contributed to the process of global economic integration by inventing and re-inventing Greek and ultimately European southern and northern maritime tradition. Because this is not only the story of the Greeks. It can also be read as the history of the evolution of the European maritime tradition involved in tramp/bulk shipping. \nGelina Harlaftis is Director of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies of the Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH) since 2017. She has graduated from the University of Athens and has completed her graduate studies in the Universities of Cambridge (M.Phil.) and Oxford (D.Phil.). She started her academic career at the University of Piraeus (1990-2002)\, continued at the Ionian University (2003-2018)\, and is presently Professor of Maritime History in the Department of History and Archaeology of the University of Crete. She was President of the International Maritime Economic History Αssociation (2004-2008). In 2009 she was a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College\, Oxford University\, and in 2008 an Alfred D. Chandler\, Jr.\, International Visiting Scholar in the Business History Program\, Harvard Business School. She has published 26 books in English\, Canadian and Greek publishing houses and over 60 articles in edited volumes and international peer-reviewed journals. Her last book is Creating Global Shipping: Aristotle Onassis\, the Vagliano Brothers and the Business of Shipping\, c.1820-1970\, Cambridge\, Cambridge University Press\, 2019.
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/gelina-harlaftis-creating-global-shipping-from-the-vagliano-brothers-to-aristotle-onassis/
LOCATION:by Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic,Lecture,Modern Greece
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200801T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200801T120000
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Hellenic Authors: Jim Birakos
DESCRIPTION:Jim Birakos discusses his recent book\, Unlucky Tuesday: Will Civilization Die on a Tuesday? \nOn a tragic Tuesday\, Al-Qaeda terrorists plowed into the Twin Towers. On a shameful Tuesday\, Ottoman hordes defiled God’s majestic cathedral\, Hagia Sophia\, and massacred the Byzantine faithful. But Tuesday in Greek means “three.” And a thrice-occurring tragedy is believed inevitable. As Ottoman cannons devastated Constantinople\, the Western world believed civilization had died. But an inspired bishop\, the Keeper of the True Cross\, was determined to recreate civilization by following God’s example: he built a small Ark to be discovered in better times. It carried a precious holy relic to sustain the faith\, classical books and maps to safeguard values that shaped modern thought\, and history’s best kept military secret to protect it all—Greek Fire\, the amazing napalm bomb of the Middle Ages. A Los Angeles professor\, after years of combing libraries and monasteries\, finally located the new Ark entombed in the wall of a cave in Mani\, Greece’s southernmost tip. Terrorists who had silently tracked the search\, usurped the formula. Greek Fire\, with its ferocious\, unquenchable sticky flames\, infuriated by water\, could now turn a large metropolis into an irrepressible fireball. Plotting a vicious attack on an unwary American city had begun. More attacks would follow. Will civilization expire on an ominous Tuesday? \nPublished author of books\, articles\, and short stories\, this is Jim Birakos’ first book-length novel. A leading figure on the environment\, the Los Angeles Times wrote about him\, “When you speak of smog in Los Angeles the operative name is Birakos.” With a doctoral degree in Environmental Science\, Jim Birakos has advised almost thirty nations and has taught in U.S. and international universities. \n 
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/celebrating-hellenic-authors-jim-birakos/
CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200725T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200725T120000
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Hellenic Authors: Constance M. Constant
DESCRIPTION:Constance (Connie) Constant discusses her book\, American Kid: Nazi Occupied Greece through a Child’s Eyes \nMany books written about WWII come to us primarily from generals\, prime ministers\, diplomats\, and revered historians who never personally lived through occupation. Yet\, childhood war experiences add a dimension to history different from other points of view. American Kid shares the authentic and universal story of fear and frustration faced by all innocent civilians trapped in wartime occupied countries. This book is a memoir of an American child’s growing-up in viciously occupied\, Nazi-dominated Greece. John\, his mother\, and two older siblings are trapped in 1940 Greece when family plans for a shorter visit are altered by unexpected circumstances. John’s unforgettable recollections reveal a true story of his mother’s courage\, their family’s sparse village survival on Lakonia’s Mt. Parnon\, and years of fear-filled interaction with Nazi soldiers. Michael Dukakis writes\, “This book is an eye opener on the kind of brutality that the German army imposed on the people of Greece.” \nConstance (Connie) M. Constant\, a graduate of Chicago’s De Paul University and retired elementary school teacher\, has always been fascinated by history. Her books reflect both her vocation and her avocation. Austin Lunch\, her first book\, colorfully relates how two children witnessed their hardworking Greek immigrant parents’ integrity and resolve in encountering the hardships of being early 20th-century newcomers to the U.S. and then surviving the Great Depression of the 1930s. In American Kid\, Constant reveals a child’s-eye-view of his courageous mother’s agony and strength of mind in struggling to ensure her American children’s survival during World War II in Nazi-occupied Greece. \nTo purchase the book: https://www.amazon.com/American-Kid-Constance-M-Constant/dp/1942430264/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=American+Kid+Constant&qid=1592959521&sr=8-1
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/celebrating-hellenic-authors-constance-m-constant/
CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200718T100000
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Hellenic Authors: Louis Anastas
DESCRIPTION:Louis Anastas discusses his recent book\, Zeus Rising. \nZeus is living anonymously in the hills of Los Angeles when he gets an unexpected marriage proposal\, which triggers a mid-life crisis. He fights to find renewed purpose and even considers coming out of the shadows and reclaiming his power. Living forever has its problems\, like losing everyone you love and carrying around baggage from thousands of lifetimes\, but things gets much worse when an ancient\, vengeful force closes in on him and his loved ones. \nIn this memoir\, Zeus also recounts memories of the Big Bang\, the development of humankind\, the Battle of Marathon\, and the rise of America—he has seen it all. And\, he’s met everyone from Socrates to Jesus to Washington. Zeus has evolved and has great empathy for our plight—life and certain death—and our fight to be free of tyranny. This is the tale of Zeus\, his loves\, his children\, and our collective history. \nLouis Anastas is a writer and creative director who’s created campaigns and hundreds of videos for brands like Boeing\, GE\, and L3Harris\, among others. He has also written a dozen screenplays\, a few pilots\, and directed a feature film\, “A Day in the Country\,” after earning his MFA from Columbia College Chicago where he also taught. Louis currently runs The Blue Agency in Los Angeles where he lives with his wife Nicole and their two daughters. Louis’ parents immigrated from Greece to the U.S. in the mid-20th century. Learn more about Louis and his first novel at louisanastas.com. \nSigned copies of the book  can be ordered for $22. Please email: louis@the-blue-agency.com. \n  \n 
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/celebrating-hellenic-authors-louis-anastas/
CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic,Modern Greece
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200711T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200711T120000
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Hellenic Authors: Linda Reid and Deborah Shlian
DESCRIPTION:Authors Linda Reid & Deborah Shlian discuss their most recent book\, Deep Waters. \nFor centuries\, an ancient shipwreck in azure Greek waters has concealed  an astonishing truth. The drowning of an underwater cameraman\, then the  murder of a highly respected academic – seemingly isolated tragedies?  When radio talk show host Sammy Greene and ex-cop Gus Pappajohn  investigate\, they uncover an ancient and modern mystery – conflicts  between pagans and saints\, archeologists and treasure hunters. From the  marble steps of the Parthenon to the peaks of the hidden monasteries of Mount Athos\, the two risk their lives in a desperate race to find the  lost chapter of human history. \nTo purchase the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NBTZMTB/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 \nLinda Reid is an award-winning author of mystery-thrillers and feature articles\, a physician\, and the parent of three wonderful young adults. She has written for the Washington Post\, Baltimore Sun\, Los Angeles Times\, Tribune International\, American Film\, Woman’s Day\, Salon\, and the HuffPost. As Y S Pascal\, she wrote her sci-fi/fantasy The Zygan Emprise Trilogy; the first book\, Renegades—Where Angels Fear to Tread\,won a Mensa Sharp Writ Books Award.  Her mystery thrillers\, Dead Air and Devil Wind\, co-written with Deborah Shlian as Linda Reid\, won the Royal Palm Literary Awards for Best Suspense/Thriller.  She is a member of the Mystery Writers of America\, Sisters in Crime\, and the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society. \nDeborah Shlian is a physician\, healthcare consultant and author of numerous nonfiction articles and books as well as six award winning medical mystery/thrillers\, three co-authored with her husband\, Joel. \nRSVP: hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/celebrating-hellenic-authors-linda-reid-and-deborah-shlian/
CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200612T170000
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SUMMARY:Kouvenda
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Kouvenda. For Zoom link\, materials\, and further information\, please contact Associate Director\, Dr. Simos Zenios (szenios@humnet.ucla.edu). \n5-6 pm: virtual language table for students of Modern Greek and members of the community. Interested community members will take on a mentoring role and will participate in language learning at UCLA\, while the students will be able to benefit from regular conversations with native and advanced speakers of Greek. The language table is open to all Southern California college and university students studying Greek or with proficiency in the language. \n6-7 pm: open discussion for Greek speakers about Greek summer.  Both a season that is lived and one that we construct in our thought and imagination (a “state of mind”)\, the Greek summer invites cordial discussions and reflections on what makes Greece unique for its inhabitants and its visitors. We will discuss topics on an individual level (What does your Greek summer look like? How will you recreate it this year?) and on a broader one (How has the Greek state chosen to present Greece as a travel destination throughout the decades and in various media? How is the Greek summer presented in recent films?).
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/kouventa-2/
CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200611T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200611T120000
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SUMMARY:Irini Papageorgiou\, "Rites of Passage: The Wedding Rituals in Classical Athens"
DESCRIPTION:Irini Papageorgiou is Curator of the Department of Prehistoric\, Ancient Greek\, and Roman Collections at the Benaki Museum \nTo receive a Zoom link for this lecture\, please RSVP to hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/irini-papageorgiou-rites-of-passage-the-wedding-rituals-in-classical-athens/
CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Art History,Community,Hellenic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200604T100000
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SUMMARY:George Manginis\, "'For the Benefit of the Nation': A Collection of Chinese Art for Greece"
DESCRIPTION:George Aristides Eumorfopoulos (1863-1939)\, was a British collector of Chinese\, Korean and Near Eastern art. He was born at 43 Bedford Street South\, Mount Pleasant\, Merseyside\, the son of Aristides Georges Eumorfopoulos (1825–1897) and Mariora Eustratius Scaramanga (1840–1908). His grandparents had fled the Greek island of Chios during the massacre of its population by the Ottoman army in 1822. Eumorfopoulos worked for a London firm established in 1819 – Ralli Brothers\, of Greek origin\, a firm of private bankers who were also importers of rice\, cotton and hemp from India. By the time he retired in August 1934 he had risen to the position of Vice President of the firm. Since 1922 he lived at 7 Chelsea Embankment in London\, a townhouse he had converted into a museum. Eumorfopoulos was a respected collector of Asian art. In the early stages of his collecting activity he focused on European medieval and renaissance art and 18th century ceramics alongside Japanese art\, but he soon diversified into early Chinese art\, especially after 1906. He not only made use of the services of experts or agents\, but also relied on his own rapidly growing experience in acquiring objects. His collection of Oriental art grew to an enormous size\, obliging him to add a two-storey extension to the back of his Chelsea house. He founded the Oriental Ceramic Society and was its first president from 1921 until his death in 1939. He organised and funded the publication of eleven volumes illustrating and describing items from his collection during the 1920s and early 1930s. Free access to his collection and encouragement from him inspired his neighbors Nell and Charles Vyse to experiment with Oriental stoneware glazes. Eumorfopoulos had intended to bequeath his collection to the British nation\, but the Great Depression of the 1930s forced him to sell part of it\, in what was called ‘a princely gesture’\, to the Victoria and Albert and British Museums for £100 000 in 1934/5; he also sold some duplicates through Bluett’s\, the London art dealers\, and between 1927 and 1936 donated 800 pieces to the Benaki Museum\, Athens. This lecture looks at the fascinating life of this collector and at the important collection that the Benaki holds. \nGeorge Manginis is Academic Director of the Benaki Museum. \nTo receive a Zoom link for this lecture\, please email hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/george-manginis-for-the-benefit-of-the-nation-a-collection-of-chinese-art-for-greece/
CATEGORIES:Art History,Community,Hellenic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200528T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200528T120000
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SUMMARY:Mina Moraitou\, "'Mr. Byzantoine et ses amis': Antonis Benakis and the Art Scene of Alexandria"
DESCRIPTION:Antonis Benakis was born in Egypt into a Greek family with a strong sense of duty towards society. He maintained close ties with the homeland and had\, as all Greeks did\, a strong sense of Greek identity although he was born and raised abroad. In a time of irredentist ideas\, he contributed to Greece’s struggle to expand its borders by supporting operations or participating along with other family members. As he was growing up in Alexandria\, Benakis became a passionate art collector. His had a wide range of interests and gradually he managed to form remarkable collections.This paper will focus on the artistic scene of Alexandria during the years before the move to Athens\, the contribution of the Greek community and especially the role of Antonis Benakis. Furthermore\, it will highlight the eclectic taste of the collector and the way in which it was reflected in the creation of the Benaki Museum in Athens.  \nMina Moraitou is Curator of the Benaki Museum of Islamic Art \nTo register for the Zoom lecture\, please RSVP to hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/mina-moraitou-mr-byzantoine-et-ses-amis-antonis-benakis-and-the-art-scene-of-alexandria/
CATEGORIES:Art History,Community,Hellenic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200521T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200521T120000
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SUMMARY:Aliki Tsigialou\, "Nelly's: Reflections on the Life and Work of the Female Photographer Elli Seraidari-Sougioultzoglou (1899-1998)
DESCRIPTION:A native of Aydin in Asia Minor\, Elli Souyioultzoglou-Seraidari–better known by her professional name of Nelly’s–was first influenced by German trends in photography. The two main characteristics of her work\, and indeed of her life\, were freedom and movement. She owed her pictorial technique and her classical sense of aesthetics to the influence of her German teachers\, Hugo Erfurth and Franz Fiedler. However\, in 1924\, after establishing herself in Athens and opening a photography studio in Ermou Street\, she adopted a more Greek-centered and conservative approach to her work. An early interest in portraiture\, maintained throughout her professional career in Greece and the USA\, provides us with rare pictures of interwar Athenian society\, as well as an important source of information on America’s Greek immigrants. From 1927 until the outbreak of World War II\, Nelly’s traveled throughout Greece\, documenting the entire panorama of Greek life. As a Diaspora Greek\, Nelly’s view of Greece tended to be somewhat “idealized”. Her photographs appeared in official tourist publications that were circulated abroad\, and contributed to creating the earliest visual symbols of Greece’s “philosophy regarding tourism.” She systematically depicted the ancient monuments and archaeological sites of Greece. Her experiments with natural light and her photographs of ancient temples\, demonstrating their interrelationship\, are true masterpieces\, bringing to mind the work of Erfurth’s German student\, Walter Hege. Nelly’s photographs of dancers in Germany and\, above all\, on the Acropolis (1923-29) demonstrate exceptional thematic cohesion and identify her as one of the leading dance photographers of the interwar period. Having gone into self-imposed exile in the USA following the outbreak of World War II in 1939\, she added advertising photography\, color photography and photo reporting (New York streets & Easter Parade) to her range of skills\, although she was not overly influenced by the trends of contemporary American photography. Nelly’s died in Athens\, after a lifetime of passionate dedication to her art. She left a body of work\, which remains exemplary from both an artistic and a technical standpoint; it represents a valuable legacy to the photographers of today. \nFor a Zoom link for this lecture\, please RSVP: hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/aliki-tsigialou-nellys-reflections-on-the-life-and-work-of-the-female-photographer-elli-seraidari-sougioultzoglou-1899-1998/
CATEGORIES:Art History,Community,Hellenic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200514T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200514T120000
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SUMMARY:Evita Arapoglou\, "Niko Ghika\, John Craxton\, Patrick Leigh Fermor: Charmed Lives in Greece"
DESCRIPTION:This lecture\, by author and art historian Evita Arapoglou\, will present the life and work of Greek painter Niko Ghika (Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika)\, British painter John Craxton\, and the British writer Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor\, who all made homes in Greece. Meeting at the end of World War II\, the three men formed a friendship that would endure to the end of their lives. They shared an interest and passion for Hellenistic culture and contributed to what is now understood to be “a golden age of Anglo-Greek artistic and literary collaboration.” \nPlease RSVP hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu for a Zoom link.
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/evita-arapoglou-niko-ghika-john-craxton-patrick-leigh-fermor-charmed-lives-in-greece/
CATEGORIES:Art History,Community,Hellenic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200507T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200507T120000
DTSTAMP:20200501T004759Z
CREATED:20200501T004759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200501T004759Z
UID:10000040-1588845600-1588852800@hellenic.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Celebrating Faith in Late Byzantium: The Valadoros Epitaphios at the Benaki Museum
DESCRIPTION:This talk\, delivered by Professor Anastasia Drandaki\, presents the story of the exciting discovery of the Valadoros Epitaphios\, a rare\, gold-embroidered fourteenth- century epitaphios and a true masterpiece of Byzantine art. The epitaphios is part of the bequest of the siblings Anastasios and Maria Valadoros\, which includes more than 300 icons and a large number of ancient and ecclesiastical artifacts\, rare editions and incunabula. The Valadoros collection is representative of the taste as well as the finances of a particularly cultivated representative of a flourishing middle class\, which maintained contact with scholars\, dealers\, and collectors both from Greece and abroad. However\, the content of the collection is eminently Hellenocentric. In the person of Tasos Valadoros\, profound knowledge of ancient philosophy and the patristic texts was combined with his deep familiarity with the texture of silk fabrics. At the same time\, his profession as a merchant of luxury ecclesiastical textiles brought him into contact and relations of mutual respect with prelates from the entire Orthodox world. \nThe lecture will be offered on Zoom. Please RSVP to hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu to receive the link. You must download the Zoom app prior to the lecture in order to participate.
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/celebrating-faith-in-late-byzantium-the-valadoros-epitaphios-at-the-benaki-museum/
CATEGORIES:Byzantine,Community,Hellenic
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200502T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200502T170000
DTSTAMP:20200503T042202Z
CREATED:20200503T042202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200503T042202Z
UID:10000046-1588406400-1588438800@hellenic.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Greek Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for conversation in Greek about Η γραμμή του ορίζοντος. \nThe register for the book club\, please contact the Center’s Associate Director Simos Zenios: szenios@humnet.ucla.edu
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/greek-book-club/
CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic,Modern Greece
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200425T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200425T120000
DTSTAMP:20200407T202828Z
CREATED:20200407T202828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200407T202828Z
UID:10000038-1587808800-1587816000@hellenic.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Greek Book Club: Το έβδομο ρούχο\, της Ευγενίας Φακίνου
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a Zoom discussion of this wonderful book. In order to take part\, you must register at: hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu.
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/greek-book-club-%cf%84%ce%bf-%ce%ad%ce%b2%ce%b4%ce%bf%ce%bc%ce%bf-%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%8d%cf%87%ce%bf-%cf%84%ce%b7%cf%82-%ce%b5%cf%85%ce%b3%ce%b5%ce%bd%ce%af%ce%b1%cf%82-%cf%86%ce%b1%ce%ba%ce%af%ce%bd/
CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200314T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200531T170000
DTSTAMP:20200314T191603Z
CREATED:20200314T191603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200314T191603Z
UID:10000037-1584172800-1590944400@hellenic.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:We Stay Home
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/we-stay-home/
CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200308T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200308T200000
DTSTAMP:20200212T032630Z
CREATED:20200212T032630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200212T032630Z
UID:10000034-1583686800-1583697600@hellenic.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Apollo Dukakis: An Iliad
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a concert reading with Apollo Dukakis\nAn Iliad\nby Lisa Peterson and Denis O’ Hare\nbased on Homer’s Iliad\ntranslated by Robert Fagles
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/apollo-dukakis-an-iliad/
CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic,Theater
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200222T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200222T233000
DTSTAMP:20200212T034107Z
CREATED:20200212T034107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200212T034107Z
UID:10000036-1582396200-1582414200@hellenic.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Cretans Omonoia of Orange County: Apokriatiko Glendi
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/cretans-omonoia-of-orange-county-apokriatiko-glendi/
LOCATION:St. John Greek Orthodox Church\, 405 N. Dale Ave.\, Anaheim\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Dance
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200222T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200222T233000
DTSTAMP:20200111T044152Z
CREATED:20200111T044152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200111T044152Z
UID:10000033-1582392600-1582414200@hellenic.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hellenic Society of Constantinople: 53rd Annual Dinner Dance
DESCRIPTION:Join the members of the Hellenic Society of Constantinople to honor Philippos Trevezas and The Hellenic Library of Southern California.
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/hellenic-society-of-constantinople-53rd-annual-dinner-dance/
LOCATION:Huffington Center\, St. Sophia Cathedral\, 1324 Normandie Ave\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200222T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200222T173000
DTSTAMP:20200212T032956Z
CREATED:20200212T032956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200212T032956Z
UID:10000035-1582387200-1582392600@hellenic.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Alexander Kitroeff\, "The Greeks and the Making of Modern Egypt"
DESCRIPTION:Book presentation and signing.
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/alexander-kitroeff-the-greeks-and-the-making-of-modern-egypt/
LOCATION:Huffington Center\, St. Sophia Cathedral\, 1324 Normandie Ave\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic,Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200201T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200201T213000
DTSTAMP:20191204T015650Z
CREATED:20191204T015650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191204T015650Z
UID:10000029-1580587200-1580592600@hellenic.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Fotini Baxevani in The Lady of Ro. Written by Gianni Skaragas
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/the-lady-of-ro-2/
LOCATION:Freud Playhouse\, 245 Charles E Young Dr E.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic,Theater
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200131T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200131T200000
DTSTAMP:20191204T015416Z
CREATED:20191204T015416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191204T015416Z
UID:10000028-1580500800-1580500800@hellenic.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Fotini Baxevani in The Lady of Ro. Written by Gianni Skaragas
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/the-lady-of-ro/
CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic,Modern Greece,Theater
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200112T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200112T180000
DTSTAMP:20191204T014625Z
CREATED:20191204T014625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191204T014625Z
UID:10000027-1578841200-1578852000@hellenic.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:UCLA Regents' Lecture: Fotini Baxevani\, "My Own Private Kastellorizo"
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/ucla-regents-lecture-fotini-baxevani-my-own-private-kastellorizo/
LOCATION:Royce Hall\, 314\, 10745 Dickson Ct.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic,Modern Greece,Theater
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191209T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191209T210000
DTSTAMP:20191204T031101Z
CREATED:20191204T031101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191204T031101Z
UID:10000031-1575919800-1575925200@hellenic.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:"When Tomatoes Met Wagner\," directed by Marianna Economou
DESCRIPTION:Elias\, a small farming village in central Greece\, is dying out. But two cousins team up with the village grannies to cultivate the tomato seeds they have kept for hundreds of years. With a little help from Wagner’s music –which they use to help their tomatoes grow– the team succeeds to export little jars with organic tomato recipes across the world. The film follows the protagonists of this unlikely quest\, as they struggle to survive and make their dream come true. Humorous and bittersweet\, this is a story about the importance of reinventing oneself in times of crisis and the power of human relationships.
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/when-tomatoes-met-wagner-directed-by-marianna-economou/
LOCATION:James Bridges Theater\, UCLA\, 235 Charles E Young Dr N\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Film,Hellenic
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