BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture - ECPv6.17.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241121T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241121T190000 DTSTAMP:20241113T184933Z CREATED:20241113T184933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T184933Z UID:10000218-1732208400-1732215600@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Hellenic Student Social DESCRIPTION:Hellenic Student Social \nPOSTPONED UNTIL WINTER QUARTER. Date TBD. \n2117 Rolfe Hall\, UCLA Campus \nParticipation is free and for university students only. \nRSVP form will be available soon. \nMeet fellow Hellenic students and learn more about our Center’s activities\, scholarships\, and fellowships! URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/hellenicstudentsocial/ LOCATION:2117 Rolfe Hall\, 345 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241116T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241116T180000 DTSTAMP:20240506T214516Z CREATED:20240506T214516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240506T214516Z UID:10000209-1731772800-1731780000@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Byzantine Crime Novels in the Twenty-First Century: From History to Fiction by Panagiotis Agapitos\, University of Mainz DESCRIPTION:Byzantine Crime Novels in the Twenty-First Century: From History to Fiction \nA lecture by \nPanagiotis Agapitos\nGutenberg Distinguished Research Fellow\, Byzantine Literature\nUniversity of Mainz \nSaturday\, November 16\, 2024\n4:00 p.m.\n314 Royce Hall\, UCLA Campus\nReception to follow \nRSVP link: https://forms.gle/AMserxQLbWa2exNS9\nEvent is free but RSVPs are requested. \nIf you are unable to attend but would like to watch the lecture via livestream on our YouTube channel\, the link is provided below: \nLivestream link: https://youtube.com/live/bNnV8v_vlcE?feature=share \nConversation following the lecture with Professor Michael Cooperson\, Associate Director\, UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture. \nThis lecture tackles the question of “authenticity” when writing crime novels set in the remote past. Agapitos’ three novels (published between 2003 and 2009 in Greece)\, that are set in the first half of ninth-century Byzantium during the rule of the last iconoclast emperor\, Theophilos (r. 829–842)\, form the basis of a lively discussion about the challenges of producing a satisfactory narrative. The fairly clear generic conventions of a traditional British-style mystery are not applicable to a medieval culture such as Byzantium\, starting with the basic issue of the absence of detection and the relevant detective. Contemporary fans of crime fiction have broad expectations about what a detective novel should be\, but they also want a feeling of “real” history in the narrative. In his novels\, the speaker tackles this problem by employing various techniques derived from Byzantine rhetoric and narrative\, while\, at the same time using archaeological\, historical and textual studies to offer a medieval yet contemporary crime story that feels medieval but is\, in fact\, postmodern. \nPanagiotis Agapitos is the Gutenberg Distinguished Research Fellow in Byzantine Literature at the University of Mainz. Previously\, he taught for 25 years at the University of Cyprus as Professor of Byzantine Literature and Culture in the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies. He studied at the University of Munich and received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1990. He has taught as a visiting professor at the Free University of Berlin\, the High School of Social Sciences in Paris\, Stanford University\, and the Sapienza University of Rome. His research interests focus on Byzantine literature\, the history of manuscripts and education in Byzantium\, the critical edition of Medieval Greek texts\, narratology\, theory and practice of rhetoric\, genre studies and cultural history. He has published over 90 papers on these topics\, while his most recent book is a translation into English of the Tale of Livistros and Rodamne\, a Byzantine romance of the thirteenth century (Liverpool University Press\, 2021). He is currently writing a narrative history of Byzantine literature (AD 300–1500) under contract with Cambridge University Press. In his free time\, he writes “mystery stories” set in ninth-century Byzantium. \nThis event is held under the auspices of the Consulate General of Greece in Los Angeles and made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). \nGefyra (Bridge) is a collaborative program established by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture and the SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University with support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). Gefyra’s mission is to connect students\, faculty\, and communities along the West Coast of North America with Greek scholars\, artists\, and other creators\, so that they can together explore expansive and imaginative approaches to Greek culture and knowledge production. The program additionally supports academic conferences and cultural projects that bridge the West Coast and Greece. \nPresented by:\n \nCo-Sponsored by: \n \n \nUnder the auspices of:\n \nParking for Royce Hall is available in Parking Structure 5 located at: 302 Charles E Young Dr N\, Westwood\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095. Parking Structure 5  is accessible from Royce Drive\, south of Sunset Boulevard\, and west of Hilgard Ave. (in the northeast section of the campus). \nNo parking attendants will be on-site at the parking structure\, and Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking is extremely limited in this lot\, so we highly encourage you to purchase a parking permit in advance: \n\nTo save time\, you may purchase your parking permit for $16 in advance using Bruin ePermit: https://bruinepermit.t2hosted.com/pnw2/selectevent.aspx. Select “UCLA Royce Hall\,” then “Lecture with Panagiotis Agapitos” With the advanced parking permit\, you can park anywhere in Parking Structure 5 EXCEPT in the Pay-by-Space section. For instructions on how to use this portal\, please click here.\nTo purchase a permit when you arrive at Parking Structure 5\, please park ONLY in the Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking area on the rooftop of this structure\, and proceed to the Self-Service Pay Station machine to pay by credit card (the parking on this level is very limited).\nGuest drop/Ride-share drop off is closest at the turnaround at the front of Royce Hall located at: 10745 Dickson Court\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095.\nAccessible parking: If you have accessibility needs\, you may park in the Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking area on the rooftop (level 6) of this structure\, and proceed to the Self-Service Pay Station machine to pay by credit card.  Please visit our Campus Accessibility Map to view related information.\n\nFor inquiries\, please contact hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/panagiotis-agapitos/ LOCATION:Royce Hall\, 314\, 10745 Dickson Ct.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Byzantine,Community,Gefyra,History,Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Theophilos-at-audience_C12-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241109T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241109T110000 DTSTAMP:20240918T172135Z CREATED:20240918T172135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T172135Z UID:10000216-1731146400-1731150000@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Book Club: "Lysistrata" by Aristophanes DESCRIPTION:This conversation is presented by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture  and the Consulate General of Greece in Los Angeles \nSaturday\, November 9\, 2024 \n10 a.m. Los Angeles / 8 p.m. Greece \nVia Zoom \nClick Here to RSVP \nLed by Professor Sharon Gerstel\, Director of the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture\, and the Honorable Christina Valassopoulou\, Consul General of Greece in Los Angeles\, this academic year’s book club will feature Greek books in translation. For future book selections and meeting dates\, click here.  \nThe discussion will be held in English. \nFrom the publisher: Aristophanes’ play\, Lysistrata\, takes place toward the end of the Peloponnesian War and centers on the lives of the soldiers’ wives. One woman\, Lysistrata\, under the impression that a man’s libido is ultimately his driving force in life\, comes up with an interesting peace solution: to deny their husbands sexual relations until they can settle on a peace agreement that will end the war. However\, Lysistrata’s strategy effectively creates even more war than before as the sexes begin to feud with each other. Aristophanes’ play is both comic and poignant as it reveals the relationship between men and women in classical Athens society. \nThis program is held under the auspices of the Consulate General of Greece in Los Angeles and is made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). \nLinks to purchase book: \nAmazon (Translated by The Athenian Society): https://www.amazon.com/Lysistrata-Translated-Annotations-Athenian-Society \nBarnes and Noble (Translated by Jefferey Henderson): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/aristophanes-aristophanes/1102172367?ean=9780941051026&aug=1 URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/book-club-lysistrata-by-aristophanes/ LOCATION:Via Zoom CATEGORIES:Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Untitled-design-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241027T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241027T190000 DTSTAMP:20240506T213853Z CREATED:20240506T213853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240506T213853Z UID:10000208-1730048400-1730055600@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Cappella Romana DESCRIPTION:Cappella Romana\nWorld première program\nIN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ST. DEMETRIOS \nDirected by\nAlexander Lingas\nFounder and Director\, Cappella Romana \nA performance presented by\nthe UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture\,\nthe UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music\nand Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral \nSunday\, October 27\, 2024\n5:00 PM\nRunning time: 75 minutes; no intermission\nReception following the performance \nSaint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral\n1324 S Normandie Ave\nLos Angeles\, CA 90006 \nTickets: $25 General Admission (including service fees)\nFree for children under 18 \nAll students age 18+ with valid ID:\nUCLA students can reserve free tickets online with UCLA logon ID\nNon-UCLA students: Free tickets can be obtained at UCLA Central Ticket Office in advance\, or at event \nBuy Tickets \nCappella Romana brings to life the vibrant soundscape of medieval Thessaloniki\, Byzantium’s second largest city. Hear ancient hymns honoring the city’s patron\, the ever-popular St. Demetrios\, sung on the weekend of his annual feast day. Experience ecstatic Byzantine chants for the saint adorning the Cathedral Rite of Constantinople\, sung by the women and men of Cappella Romana. \nThis program\, held under the auspices of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco and the Consulate General of Greece in Los Angeles\, is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)\, the Peter J. and Caroline B. Caloyeras Endowment for the Arts\, and the Mary Calfas Janos Program Fund. This program is co-sponsored by Gefyra (Bridge)\, the UCLA College Humanities Division\, UCLA Center for the Study of Religion\, and the UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies. \nGefyra (Bridge) is a collaborative program established by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture and the SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University with support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). Gefyra’s mission is to connect students\, faculty\, and communities along the West Coast of North America with Greek scholars\, artists\, and other creators\, so that they can together explore expansive and imaginative approaches to Greek culture and knowledge production. The program additionally supports academic conferences and cultural projects that bridge the West Coast and Greece. \nClick Here for Digital Program \nParking Information: \nFree parking is available at Saint Sophia’s main parking lot and small lot across the street.  Please enter either lot from Normandie Avenue. Please consider carpooling or using rideshare services as parking fills up quickly. Metered parking is available on surrounding streets. URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/cappella-romana/ LOCATION:Saint Sophia Cathedral\, 1324 S Normandie Ave\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90006\, United States CATEGORIES:Byzantine,Community,Cultural Heritage,Gefyra,Hellenic,HUC@UCLA,Humanities,Music,Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/capella-demitrios_WEB-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240929T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240929T160000 DTSTAMP:20240506T214139Z CREATED:20240506T214139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240506T214139Z UID:10000207-1727618400-1727625600@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Weaving Community: A Presentation of the UCLA SNF Hellenic Center’s Work in Greece and Los Angeles DESCRIPTION:Weaving Community: A Presentation of the UCLA SNF Hellenic Center’s Work in Greece and Los Angeles \nLecture by \nProfessor Sharon Gerstel\nDirector\, UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture \nSeptember 29\, 2024\n2:00 PM\n \nThe Wilson-Hanks Family Cultural Center\,\nSt. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral\nReception to follow \nIntroductory remarks by The Honorable Christina Valassopoulou\, Consul General of Greece in Los Angeles \nProfessor Sharon Gerstel\, director of the UCLA SNF Hellenic Center and George P. Kolovos Family Centennial Term Chair in Hellenic Studies\, will discuss the work of the Center in Los Angeles and Greece\, focusing especially on a large-scale\, multi-year project about weaving in the village of Geraki\, Lakonia. This project\, sponsored by Gefyra\, forms the basis of an upcoming exhibition at the Benaki Museum and a comprehensive catalog in both Greek and English. In an open and wide-ranging discussion\, Professor Gerstel will also present upcoming programming for the Center and discuss the Center’s mission and plans for the future. Joining Professor Gerstel will be Mrs. Chrysoula Stamatopoulou\, lead weaving instructor in Geraki\, who will also discuss the village’s weaving tradition\, which began in the ancient period and is still active today. Mrs. Stamatopoulou will demonstrate weaving on the vertical loom for those attending. \nAccompanying this event will be an exhibition of family heirlooms by the Greek Heritage Society. For their exhibition\, the GHS is looking for members of the Greek community of Los Angeles to share heirlooms that have come from Greece and have been passed down to children\, grandchildren\, and other relatives. They are particularly interested in woven items\, but other handicrafts\, such as embroidery can be shared. If you are interested in taking part in the event\, please contact Bessie Karras-Lazaris\, President of the Greek Heritage Society at greekheritage@hotmail.com. Under the email subject heading “Heirloom Project\,” please provide your name\, contact information\, and a brief description of the item(s) you would like to share. If selected\, you will be asked to write a longer description per guidelines that the GHS will provide along with your items on the day of the event. At the exhibition\, you will have the opportunity to talk to members of the community and give some insight into the history and significance of your heirlooms. \nPlease join us for an exciting lecture\, a weaving demo\, an exhibition of works of our grandmothers\, a walk through history\, a glimpse into the future\, and even a savory bite to eat. \nIn case you missed it\, please view the video of the presentation below: \n \nThis event\, co-sponsored by Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral\, is held under the auspices of the Consulate General of Greece in Los Angeles and made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). \nThe catalogue\, Weaving Dreams: Kilims from Geraki\, Laconia will be made available for sale soon here: https://hellenic.ucla.edu/weaving-dreams/ URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/gerstellecture2024/ LOCATION:Huffington Center at Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral\, 1324 S. Normandie Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90006\, United States CATEGORIES:Community,Cultural Heritage,Gefyra,Hellenic,Humanities,Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Image-for-Webpage-Weaving-Community-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240727T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240727T113000 DTSTAMP:20240625T234911Z CREATED:20240625T234911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240625T234911Z UID:10000212-1722074400-1722079800@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Book Club: "The Murderess" by Alexandros Papadiamantis DESCRIPTION:This conversation is presented by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture and the Consulate General of Greece in Los Angeles \nSaturday\, July 27\, 2024 \n10 a.m. Los Angeles / 8 p.m. Greece \nVia Zoom \nClick here to RSVP \nLed by Professor Sharon Gerstel\, Director of the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture\, and the Honorable Christina Valassopoulou\, Consul General of Greece in Los Angeles\, this academic year’s book club will feature Greek books in translation. For future book selections and meeting dates\, click here.  \nFollowing the screening of The Murderess (Η Φόνισσα) at the 18th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival in June\, we take the opportunity to read and discuss the classic novel by acclaimed author Alexandros Papadiamantis. Our discussion of the novel will focus on the author’s representation of society on a remote Greek island. Participants are encouraged to read the novel in Greek or English. \nFrom the publisher: The Murderess (Η Φόνισσα) is a bone-chilling tale of crime and punishment with the dark beauty of a backwoods ballad. Set on the dirt-poor Aegean island of Skiathos\, it is the story of Hadoula\, an old woman living on the margins of society and at the outer limits of respectability. Hadoula knows about herbs and their hidden properties\, and women come to her when they need help. She knows women’s secrets and she knows the misery of their lives\, and as the book begins\, she is trying to stop her new-born granddaughter from crying so that her daughter can at last get a little sleep. She rocks the baby and rocks her and then the terrible truth hits there’s nothing worse than being born a woman\, and there’s something that she\, Hadoula\, can do about that. \nThe discussion will be held in English. \nThis program is held under the auspices of the Consulate General of Greece in Los Angeles and is made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). \nLinks to purchase book\, translated by Peter Levi: \nAmazon: https://www.amazon.com/Murderess-York-Review-Books-Classics/dp/1590173503 \nBarnes and Noble: https://valsec.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-murderess-alexandros-papadiamantis/1002019107 \nPenguin Random House: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/201495/the-murderess-by-alexandros-papadiamantis-translated-from-the-greek-by-peter-levi/ URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/themurderess/ LOCATION:by Zoom CATEGORIES:Community,Cultural Heritage,Diaspora,Film,Hellenic,Heritage,Literature,Modern Greece ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240612T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240612T210000 DTSTAMP:20240228T024814Z CREATED:20240228T024814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T024814Z UID:10000200-1718218800-1718226000@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:A Taste of Cyprus: A Lecture and Dinner by Christina Loucas DESCRIPTION:A Taste of Cyprus\na lecture and dinner\nby \nChristina Loucas\nauthor\, recipe developer\, & food photographer\, Αφrodite’s Kitchen \nWednesday\, June 12\, 2024 \n6:15 pm – Cocktails\n7:00 pm – Lecture and dinner \nLocation:\nHuffington Center at Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral \nPresented by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture \nand Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral\nco-sponsored by Farmer Boys® \nDownload Menu \nTickets: $50 per person. Tickets are non-refundable.\nTHIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT \nTickets will not be available for sale on-site at the event. \nGet ready for a culinary journey to Cyprus as we celebrate the rich cuisine of the island on June 12. Renowned food author\, Christina Loucas\, will be our guide through this gastronomic adventure\, sharing insights into the vibrant and diverse cuisine of Cyprus. This promises to be a night of culinary delights and cultural exploration that you won’t want to miss! \nLecture: Writing A Traditional Cypriot Cookbook: A Study of Cypriot Culture through a Culinary Lens\nThe process of writing a cookbook is different for each author. In Christina Loucas’ case\,  a Cypriot who grew up in Canada\, she set out to preserve her family’s traditional Cypriot recipes by living in Cyprus for 4 years and accumulating recipes. In doing so\, she inadvertently came to understand that the idea of a “traditional recipe” was much more than just a list of ingredients and method.  In her lecture\, Christina talks about her personal journey of writing and photographing her cookbook\, the definition of  a “traditional Cypriot recipe”\,  and the relationship between Cypriot culture and culinary traditions.  She does so alongside a visual showcase of photographs and a delicious Cypriot dinner meant to highlight these talking points. \nAuthor/Speaker Bio:\nChristina Loucas was raised on Vancouver Island\, Canada by Greek-Cypriot parents. She worked for six years as an international arbitration lawyer in London\, Singapore and Canada after a law degree from Oxford University. Following a sudden illness\, she decided to change her life\, move to Cyprus\, and to follow her passion for food and photography. With her now very successful blog (www.afroditeskitchen.com)\, she brings to the attention of the international public all the beauty and ingredients of her Cyprus. She published her first cookbook called “Cyprus Cuisine” in 2021. \nCookbook Summary:\nCyprus Cuisine is a colorful and thorough account of Cypriot cooking. Christina invites the reader into a Cypriot kitchen with traditional and modern recipes\, which are easy to follow and accessible. It is sure to delight anyone with a taste for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern flavours. The book also details the journey of a woman who decides to change her life following a sudden illness to pursue her passion for food and photography. \nCheck out her recipe for sweet tahini pies (tahinopites) from Cyprus in our Winter 2024 newsletter (pgs. 24-25). \nThis event is being held under the auspices of the Deputy Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Cyprus\, the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in the United States and the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Cyprus in Los Angeles.  This program is made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/a-taste-of-cyprus/ LOCATION:Huffington Center at Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral\, 1324 S. Normandie Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90006\, United States CATEGORIES:Community,Cultural Heritage,Cyprus ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Loucas_P1571438-2-1365x2048-1-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240610 DTSTAMP:20240529T175030Z CREATED:20240529T175030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240529T175030Z UID:10000211-1717200000-1717977599@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Los Angeles Greek Film Festival DESCRIPTION:18th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival \nHosted by the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) and \nSponsored by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture\n \nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 – Sunday\, June 9\, 2024 \nAdvance ticket purchase required. \nThe 18th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) returns with an expanded program and over 80 films in competition. Artistic & Festival Director Aristotle Katopodis announced the 2024 Festival lineup of premieres\, screenings\, events and masterclass (June 1-9)\, followed by a virtual film program of screenings and industry webinars (June 9 -16). “We’re thrilled and honored to feature some of the most exciting films and filmmakers available today\,” explains Katopodis. “Showcasing over 80 films in 9 days\, including feature films\, short films\, documentaries\, animation\, and retrospectives\, illustrates our intent to highlight the breadth and depth of the Greek Film Industry that continues to surprise us with top awards in all major film festivals and innovative international co-productions.” \nRed Carpet Opening Night on June 1 features Sofia Exarchou’s multi-awarded ANIMAL\, which also received the Golden Alexander\, Thessaloniki International Film Festival’s top prize last fall. Opening Night Reception is generously presented by European Languages & Movies in America (www.ELMA.org) and will be catered by NICK THE GREEK\, wines offered by AVRA\, liquor and crafted cocktails by DULCE VIDA TEQUILA and EMPRESS GIN\, water provided by SMARTWATER\, non-alcoholic beverages offered by OPTIMA FOODS. The event will take place at the Harmony Gold Theater in West Hollywood. \nRed Carpet Closing Night & Orpheus Awards Celebration on June 9 features MURDERESS based on the classic by Alexandros Papadiamantis. The screening will be preceded by red carpet & appetizers and followed with the Orpheus Awards honoring Greek renowned actress and MURDERESS star Karyofyllia Karabeti. The Closing Night Reception is generously presented by The Kolovos Family and features catering by NICK THE GREEK\, wines offered by AVRA\, mastiha drinks by KLEOS\, liquor and craft cocktails by DULCE VIDA TEQUILA and EMPRESS GIN\, water provided by SMARTWATER\, non-alcoholic beverages offered by OPTIMA FOODS. The event will take place at Pacific Design Center – Silver Screen Theater in West Hollywood. \nNow in its 10th edition\, the DISCOVERY DAYS story & screenplay lab continues to serve as an industry leader in developing artistic international feature film projects as well as fostering ties between filmmakers from Southern Europe / the Balkans and the Los Angeles community of cinema. Many films that have participated in the lab go on to successful paths\, including MEDIUM directed by Christina Ioakeimidi\, screening at this year’s LAGFF. Under the leadership of director Araceli Lemos\, Discovery Days received a record number of submissions and ultimately selected seven projects. The team includes Joel Garber (Producer)\, Karina Logothetis (Producer) and Nasos Gatzoulis (Programmer). \nFestivities also include the HOLLYWOOD SCENE & BE SEEN BASH\, co-produced by Los Angeles Greek Film Festival\, Global Greek Film Initiative and The Hellenic Initiative. The event will feature live entertainment by Greek American singer Angelina Alexon on June 6 on the rooftop of The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood\, which is also one of LAGFF 2024 sponsors. \nKey Dates \n\nJune 1 – Red Carpet Opening Night with Sofia Exarchou’s multi-awarded ANIMAL. Reception presented by ELMA. Harmony Gold Theater\, 7655 W. Sunset Blvd.\nJune 2 to 8 – In Person Screenings & Events\, Regal LA Live\, 1000 W Olympic Blvd DTLA. Validated parking in structure behind the theater.\nJune 2 – Cinematography Masterclass with emerging Greek Director of Photography and GGFI- LAGFF Dignitary Akis Konstantakopoulos. Regal LA Live at 2PM following the film Light Falls where Akis was the DP.\nJune 4 – Cinematic Tribute to Cyprus in partnership with Honorary Consul General of Cyprus Andreas Kyprianides\, Michael Cacoyannis Foundation and Saint Sophia Cathedral at Saint Sophia Huffington Center.\nJune 5-9 – Discovery Days Screenplay & Pitch Lab\, final presentations audit on June 9. Regal LA Live (Gold/Platinum Pass holders only).\nJune 6 – The Hollywood Scene & Be Seen Bash at the Godfrey Hotel Rooftop at 1400 N. Cahuenga Blvd\, Hollywood. (Ticketed Event or Platinum Pass holders).\nJune 8 – Filmmaker Brunch at the Residence of Consul General of Greece LA (Gold/Platinum Pass holder only).\nJune 8 – Greek Television Production Roundtable\, Regal LA Live at 4 PM.\nJune 9 – Red Carpet Closing Night & Orpheus Awards featuring MURDERESS based on the classic by Alexandros Papadiamantis. Pacific Design Center – Silver Screen Theater\, 8687 Melrose Ave\, West Hollywood.\nJune 9-16 – Virtual Screenings & Events on LAGFF platform powered by Eventive.\nJune 13 – Distribution Agreements – An informative free webinar with Entertainment lawyer Carol Contes geared toward independent filmmakers (10am\, PDT).\n\n \nLAGFF 2024 Gold & Platinum Passes – https://lagff24.eventive.org/passes/buy\nThis year\, there are two levels of passes which offer all theatrical screenings\, all virtual screenings\, webinars and workshops\, Opening Night; Preferred Seating for Closing Night & Orpheus Awards; Hollywood Scene & Be Seen Bash; Filmmaker Brunch; Presentations from Discovery Days. \nMore information & individual tickets may also be purchased at www.lagff.org \nLAGFF is held under the auspices of General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We wish to express our gratitude to Secretary General for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy\, Prof. John Chrysoulakis\, for his continued effort to unite the Hellenes abroad and support all efforts for culture\, arts\, and issues that Hellenes face away from the homeland. \nLAGFF expresses gratitude to Honorable Christina Valassopoulou\, Consul General of Greece in Los Angeles\, for her ardent support and promotion of Hellenism. URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/lagff18/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Community,Diaspora,Film,Hellenic,Modern Greece ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LAGFF-24-poster-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240525T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240525T120000 DTSTAMP:20240501T163957Z CREATED:20240501T163957Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240501T163957Z UID:10000205-1716631200-1716638400@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Gefyra Conversation with the Author: Οι πρωτόπλαστοι\, με τον Σωφρόνη Σωφρονίου DESCRIPTION:RSVP here. \nFor further information about the book and the author\, please visit the entry on BiblioNet. \nFor information on how to secure a copy of the book\, the Book Club\, and to join the mailing list\, please contact Dr. Simos Zenios (szenios@humnet.ucla.edu) or Dr. Eirini Kotsovili (dkotsovi@sfu.ca). \nThe Gefyra Book Club meeting is part of Gefyra (Bridge)\, a collaborative program established by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture and the Simon Fraser University SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies with support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/gefyra-conversation-with-the-author-%ce%bf%ce%b9-%cf%80%cf%81%cf%89%cf%84%cf%8c%cf%80%ce%bb%ce%b1%cf%83%cf%84%ce%bf%ce%b9-%ce%bc%ce%b5-%cf%84%ce%bf%ce%bd-%cf%83%cf%89%cf%86%cf%81%cf%8c%ce%bd%ce%b7-2/ LOCATION:zoom CATEGORIES:Community,Cyprus,Literature,Modern Greece ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GefyraBookClub_5_Sofroniou-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240516T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240516T190000 DTSTAMP:20240329T102035Z CREATED:20240329T102035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240329T102035Z UID:10000203-1715882400-1715886000@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Kouvenda: Greek Language Table DESCRIPTION:Kouvenda: Greek Language Table\, an innovative online language forum that transcends campus boundaries and promotes community-based learning. This unique initiative aims to bring together individuals from diverse backgrounds\, fostering an inclusive space for learners of modern Greek at all levels. This dynamic language table invites UCLA students and Greek speakers from the community to engage in a collaborative learning environment. Whether one is a beginner navigating the intricacies of the Greek language or an advanced learner looking to refine their skills\, Kouvenda welcomes everyone. Going beyond the traditional classroom\, Kouvenda offers the opportunity to learners of Greek to enhance their language skills through real-world interactions and cultural exchange. We believe that Kouvenda will serve as a catalyst for language learning\, cultural exchange\, and community building. Join us in this exciting venture as we embark on a journey of shared knowledge and cross-cultural connections. \nFor more information or to express your interest in participating\, please contact Center Associate Director\, Dr. Simos Zenios\, at szenios@humnet.ucla.edu. URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/kouvenda-greek-language-table-7/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Community,Language ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Kouvendalogo-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240514 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240517 DTSTAMP:20240123T045915Z CREATED:20240123T045915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T045915Z UID:10000199-1715644800-1715903999@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Ellinomatheia Exams DESCRIPTION: URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/ellinomatheia-exams-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Community,Language,Modern Greece END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240502T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240502T190000 DTSTAMP:20240329T101628Z CREATED:20240329T101628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240329T101628Z UID:10000202-1714672800-1714676400@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Kouvenda: Greek Language Table DESCRIPTION:Kouvenda: Greek Language Table\, an innovative online language forum that transcends campus boundaries and promotes community-based learning. This unique initiative aims to bring together individuals from diverse backgrounds\, fostering an inclusive space for learners of modern Greek at all levels. This dynamic language table invites UCLA students and Greek speakers from the community to engage in a collaborative learning environment. Whether one is a beginner navigating the intricacies of the Greek language or an advanced learner looking to refine their skills\, Kouvenda welcomes everyone. Going beyond the traditional classroom\, Kouvenda offers the opportunity to learners of Greek to enhance their language skills through real-world interactions and cultural exchange. We believe that Kouvenda will serve as a catalyst for language learning\, cultural exchange\, and community building. Join us in this exciting venture as we embark on a journey of shared knowledge and cross-cultural connections. \nFor more information or to express your interest in participating\, please contact Center Associate Director\, Dr. Simos Zenios\, at szenios@humnet.ucla.edu. URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/kouvenda-greek-language-table-6/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Community,Language ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Kouvendalogo-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240427T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240427T210000 DTSTAMP:20240123T045656Z CREATED:20240123T045656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T045656Z UID:10000198-1714246200-1714251600@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Alkinoos Ioannidis in Concert DESCRIPTION:Alkinoos Ioannidis in Concert \na concert presented by\nthe UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture \nSaturday\, April 27\, 2024 \n7:30pm \nSchoenberg Hall\,\nUCLA campus \n(updated 11:00am 4/26/24) A note about the current protests at UCLA – They are not expected to affect this concert\, and campus events are not being canceled at this time. \nTickets:\n$40 – general admission\n$15 – students with valid ID (can be purchased in person at UCLA’s Central Ticket Office in advance\, or on April 27 at Schoenberg Hall Box Office)\nBuy Tickets \nAlkinoos Ioannidis is a singer-songwriter who has released multiple solo albums\, most of which have gone gold or platinum. As a guest singer\, he has performed on more than 40 albums with various artists. He has also written songs\, arranged and produced albums for other artists\, as well as music for dance and theater\, while his symphonic work is often performed by orchestras in Greece and abroad. His influences range from traditional Cypriot music\, Greek composers of the last decades\, Byzantine\, Classical and Rock. \nPlaying solo\, often without a microphone\, Alkinoos Ioannidis lets the songs and the environment take the lead. Open to all of the miracles of live performance\, as well as the countless possibilities created by letting the moment and the audience guide him\, he plays and performs his songs in their simplest form\, taking us back to the moment of their creation and connecting us with the very essence of this sacred form of Art. Every concert of Alkinoos goes beyond his poetry and musicianship\, transforming the show into a deep\, unforgettable experience. \nFollowing the centuries-old tradition of the troubadours\, Alkinoos travels from city to city\, sharing the sensations\, feelings\, thoughts\, experiences\, dreams and realities that concern us all. His amalgamation of Near Eastern influences\, together with Folk\, Classical and Rock musical elements\, combined with his unique vocal delivery\, have made him popular not only in the Greek-speaking community at home and abroad\, but also among people of different ethnic backgrounds from around the world. \nThis event is being held under the auspices of the Deputy Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Cyprus\, the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in the United States and the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Cyprus in Los Angeles.  This program is made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)\, with support from the Dean of Humanities at UCLA and Power Muse Productions. \nIoannidis will also give a lecture at Mong Auditorium on Friday\, April 26.  For more information\, visit: https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/alkinoos-ioannidis-the-word-and-the-note/  \nParking Information: \nParking for Schoenberg Hall is available in Parking Structure 2\, located at 602 Charles E Young Dr E\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095. \nFor a walking map from Parking Structure 2 to Schoenberg Hall\, click here.  \nNo parking attendants will be on-site at the parking structure\, and Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking is extremely limited in this lot\, so we highly encourage you to purchase a parking permit in advance: \n\nTo save time\, you may purchase your parking permit for $15 in advance using Bruin ePermit: https://bruinepermit.t2hosted.com/pnw2/selectValue.aspx Select “UCLA Campus Event”\, then “Alkinoos Ioannidis Solo”.  With the advanced parking permit\, you can park anywhere in Parking Structure 2 EXCEPT in the Pay-by-Space section. For instructions on how to use this portal\, please click here.\nTo purchase a permit when you arrive at Parking Structure 2\, please park ONLY in the Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking area of this structure\, and proceed to the Self-Service Pay Station machine to pay by credit card.\nGuest drop/Ride-share drop off is closest in front of Schoenberg Hall located at: 445 Charles E. Young Drive\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095 United States + Google Map.\nAccessible parking: If you have accessibility needs\, you may park in the Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking area of this structure\, and proceed to the Self-Service Pay Station machine to pay by credit card.  Please visit our Campus Accessibility Map to view additional parking areas and related information. URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/alkinoos-ioannidis-solo/ LOCATION:Schoenberg Hall\, 445 Charles E. Young Drive\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic,Modern Greece,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/unnamed-2-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240426T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240426T180000 DTSTAMP:20240123T045435Z CREATED:20240123T045435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T045435Z UID:10000197-1714147200-1714154400@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Alkinoos Ioannidis\, "The Word and the Note" DESCRIPTION:The Word and the Note \nlecture by \nAlkinoos Ioannidis\nSinger-Songwriter \nApril 26\, 2024 \n4:00 pm \nMong Auditorium\, Engineering VI\nUCLA campus\nReception to follow \nEvent is free but advanced registration is requested \nWhat is a song? When do words function as sound and when do notes represent meaning? Is tradition closer to conservatism or progress? Does poetry die when it is sung? Why do religions have hymns? How is it that\, when reading the written word\, we may actually perceive a musical score? What is a product of its time\, what is timeless\, and what is just a waste of time? How many centuries can fit inside three minutes? \nThe song is the breath of humanity through the centuries. \nWe are going to look at its source\, the course it follows\, and where it leads – the obvious paths\, its tools\, but also its intangible elements\, the way it engulfs us\, and how it weaves its way in and all around us. \nThis lecture is for those interested in music\, language\, or sound. And\, of course\, it is for the lovers of song. \nAlkinoos Ioannidis is a singer-songwriter who has released multiple solo albums\, most of which have gone gold or platinum. Born in Nicosia\, Cyprus\, he studied classical guitar at the European Conservatory and studied theatre at the Drama School of the National Theatre of Greece and philosophy at The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens\, and later signed to Universal Music. In addition to writing songs\, he has composed music for dance\, film\, and theater\, and arranged or produced albums for other artists. His symphonic work is often performed by orchestras in different countries. During the last three decades\, he has given more than 2\,000 concerts all over the world. His influences range from traditional Cypriot songs\, Greek songwriting\, Near Eastern traditions\, folk\, rock\, electronic\, and classical music. \nIoannidis will also give a live concert at Schoenberg Hall on Saturday\, April 27.  For tickets and details\, visit: https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/alkinoos-ioannidis-solo/  \nThis event is being held under the auspices of the Deputy Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Cyprus\, the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in the United States and the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Cyprus in Los Angeles.  This program is made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)\, with support from the UCLA Dean of Humanities. \nParking Information:  \nParking for Engineering VI is available in Parking Structure 8\, located at 555 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095. \n For a walking map from Parking Structure 8 to Mong Auditorium in Engineering VI\, click here.  \nNo parking attendants will be on-site at the parking structure\, and Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking is extremely limited in this lot\, so we highly encourage you to purchase a parking permit in advance: \n\nTo save time\, you may purchase your parking permit for $15 in advance using Bruin ePermit: https://bruinepermit.t2hosted.com/pnw2/selectValue.aspx Select “UCLA Campus Event”\, then “Lecture with Alkinoos Ioannidis”.  With the advanced parking permit\, you can park anywhere in Parking Structure 8 EXCEPT in the Pay-by-Space section. For instructions on how to use this portal\, please click here.\nTo purchase a permit when you arrive at Parking Structure 8\, please park ONLY in the Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking area of this structure\, and proceed to the Self-Service Pay Station machine to pay by credit card.\nGuest drop/Ride-share drop off is closest in front of UCLA Luskin Conference Center located at: 425 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095\, United States + Google Map.\nAccessible parking: If you have accessibility needs\, you may park in the Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking area of this structure\, and proceed to the Self-Service Pay Station machine to pay by credit card.  Please visit our Campus Accessibility Map to view additional parking areas and related information. URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/alkinoos-ioannidis-the-word-and-the-note/ LOCATION:Mong Auditorium\, 404 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, CA 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Community,Cyprus,Hellenic,Lecture,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ALKINOOS-PHOTO-2-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240330T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240330T120000 DTSTAMP:20240104T052703Z CREATED:20240104T052703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240104T052703Z UID:10000185-1711792800-1711800000@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Gefyra Greek Book Club: Η πολιορκία της Τροίας του Θοδωρή Καλλιφατίδη DESCRIPTION:RSVP here. \nFor further information about the book and the author\, please visit the publisher’s website\, where you can also purchase a digital copy of the book. Please read the instructions carefully. \nFor further information about the Gefyra Conversation with the Author series and the Greek Book Club\, please contact Dr. Simos Zenios (szenios@humnet.ucla.edu) or Dr. Eirini Kotsovili (dkotsovi@sfu.ca). \nThe Gefyra Greek Book Club meetings are part of Gefyra (Bridge)\, a collaborative program established by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture and the Simon Fraser University SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies with support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/gefyra-greek-book-club-%ce%b7-%cf%80%ce%bf%ce%bb%ce%b9%ce%bf%cf%81%ce%ba%ce%af%ce%b1-%cf%84%ce%b7%cf%82-%cf%84%cf%81%ce%bf%ce%af%ce%b1%cf%82-%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%85-%ce%b8%ce%bf%ce%b4%cf%89%cf%81%ce%ae/ LOCATION:by Zoom CATEGORIES:Community,Gefyra,Literature,Modern Greece,Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GefyraBookClub_4_Kallifatidis-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240329T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240329T130000 DTSTAMP:20240329T102215Z CREATED:20240329T102215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240329T102215Z UID:10000204-1711713600-1711717200@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Kouvenda: Greek Language Table DESCRIPTION:Kouvenda: Greek Language Table\, an innovative online language forum that transcends campus boundaries and promotes community-based learning. This unique initiative aims to bring together individuals from diverse backgrounds\, fostering an inclusive space for learners of modern Greek at all levels. This dynamic language table invites UCLA students and Greek speakers from the community to engage in a collaborative learning environment. Whether one is a beginner navigating the intricacies of the Greek language or an advanced learner looking to refine their skills\, Kouvenda welcomes everyone. Going beyond the traditional classroom\, Kouvenda offers the opportunity to learners of Greek to enhance their language skills through real-world interactions and cultural exchange. We believe that Kouvenda will serve as a catalyst for language learning\, cultural exchange\, and community building. Join us in this exciting venture as we embark on a journey of shared knowledge and cross-cultural connections. \nFor more information or to express your interest in participating\, please contact Center Associate Director\, Dr. Simos Zenios\, at szenios@humnet.ucla.edu. URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/kouvenda-greek-language-table-8/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Community,Language ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Kouvendalogo-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T180000 DTSTAMP:20231205T193810Z CREATED:20231205T193810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T193810Z UID:10000183-1710604800-1710612000@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:"Liberalism and the Foundations of the Modern Greek State (ca 1830-1880)" Lecture by Michalis Sotiropoulos DESCRIPTION:Liberalism and the Intellectual Foundations of the Modern Greek State (ca 1830-1880) \nLecture by Michalis Sotiropoulos\, The 1821 Fellow in Modern Greek Studies\, British School at Athens  \nSaturday\, March 16\, 2024\n4:00 p.m.\n314 Royce Hall\, UCLA\nReception to follow \nThis event is free to attend but advance RSVP is requested.\nRSVP link: https://forms.gle/k9RShpX6Y7yzxZYX7 \nIntroductory remarks by The Honorable Christina Valassopoulou\, Consul General of Greece in Los Angeles. \nQ&A moderated by Simos Zenios\, Associate Director\, UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture  \nThe lecture will be recorded\, after the event\, you will be able to find the recording on our YouTube channel here. \nAbstract:\nThe Greek state was a direct outcome of the Greek Revolution of 1821-30. During the revolution itself\, several attempts were made to give the state a political form\, with the Kapodistrias administration (1828-31) probably being the most consistent of them. After the assassination of Kapodistrias in 1831 and the anarchy that ensued\, the Great powers intervened and agreed to make the 17-year-old Prince Otto of Bavaria the monarch of Greece. The modern Greek monarchical state\, initially in effect absolutist\, was reshaped by two moments of revolt: 1843\, king Otto was forced to grant a constitution sanctioning a national parliament; and 1862\, when he was forced to abdicate\, opening the way for a new constitutional process\, the election of a new king\, and the promulgation of a new\, remarkably liberal constitution. Although both these processes were instrumental for the formation of the early Greek state\, they have received surprising little attention from historians. This lecture seeks to fill this gap and offer an interpretation of these political transformations and in particular of the ousting of King Otto. It argues that a significant factor in the criticisms against the Bavarian monarchy was a liberal ideology that was gradually formulated by a group of legal scholars – at times university professors\, lawyers\, jurists\, members of legislative committees\, politicians\, ministers etc. By focusing on the thought and public action of these jurists – figures such as Pavlos Kalligas\, Nikolaos Saripolos\, Ioannis Soutsos\, Ioannis Rallis\, to name but a few – this lecture has three aims: to shed new light on how and why these transformations came about;  to assess the liberal language that informed them; and to assess the short-term and long-term significance of these transformations for the history of modern Greece. \nBio:\nMichalis Sotiropoulos\, FRHistS\, is a historian of modern Europe specializing in the intellectual history of the Mediterranean and the Greek world in the long nineteenth century. Sotiropoulos has earned a PhD from the University of London and is currently the 1821 Fellow in Modern Greek Studies at the British School at Athens and principal investigator of the SNF-funded research project ‘Unpublished Archives of British Philhellenism during the Greek Revolution\, 1821-1832’. His publications include studies of the Greek Revolution of 1821\, on law and the formation of states\, and on the historiography on the Age of Revolutions\, while his monograph Liberalism after the Revolution: The Intellectual Foundations of the Greek State\, ca. 1830-1880 was recently published by Cambridge University Press. In October 2024 Michalis will be joining the University of Edinburgh as a Lecturer in Modern Greek Studies. \nThis event is held under the auspices of the Consulate General of Greece in Los Angeles and made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). \nGefyra (Bridge) is a collaborative program established by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture and the SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University with support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). Gefyra’s mission is to connect students\, faculty\, and communities along the West Coast of North America with Greek scholars\, artists\, and other creators\, so that they can together explore expansive and imaginative approaches to Greek culture and knowledge production. The program additionally supports academic conferences and cultural projects that bridge the West Coast and Greece. \n \nParking Information:\n \nParking for Royce Hall is available in Parking Structure 4. \nParking Structure 4 is located at: 221 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095. Parking Structure 4 is accessible from Sunset Blvd. onto Westwood Plaza which leads directly to the underground parking structure. To view the walking map from Parking Structure 4 to Royce Hall\, click here. \nNo parking attendants will be on-site at the parking structure\, and Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking is extremely limited in this lot\, so we highly encourage you to purchase a parking permit in advance: \nAdvance parking is available for Parking Structure 4. Parking Structure 4 is located at 221 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095. \n\nTo save time\, you may purchase your parking permit for Parking Structure 4 for $15 in advance using Bruin ePermit: https://bruinepermit.t2hosted.com/pnw2/selectevent.aspx. Select “UCLA Royce Hall\,” then “Sotiropoulos Lecture” With the advanced parking permit\, you can park anywhere in Parking Structure 4 EXCEPT in the Pay-by-Space section. For instructions on how to use this portal\, please click here.\nTo purchase a permit when you arrive at Parking Structure 4\, please park ONLY in the Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking area\, and proceed to the Self-Service Pay Station machine to pay by credit card.\nGuest drop/Ride-share drop off is closest at the turnaround at the front of Royce Hall located at: 10745 Dickson Court\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095.\nAccessible parking: For individuals with accessibility needs\, parking lot 4 is outfitted with ADA accessibility amenities\, such as multiple elevators on all floors. The elevators in Lot 4 provide access to Wilson Plaza\, with sidewalk access available. Upon reaching Janss Steps\, turn left towards the Anderson School of Business and Fowler Museum. Proceed past the Fowler Museum before you enter Anderson School of Business; take a right to access the elevator leading to Royce Hall. Please visit our Campus Accessibility Map to view related information.\nTo view the ADA map from Parking Structure 4 to Royce Hall\, click here.\n\nFor inquiries\, please contact hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/michalis-sotiropoulos/ LOCATION:Royce Hall\, 314\, 10745 Dickson Ct.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Community,Gefyra,Hellenic,Humanities,Lecture,Modern Greece ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screen-Shot-2024-02-02-at-10.35.54-AM-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240314T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240314T190000 DTSTAMP:20240123T035547Z CREATED:20240123T035547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T035547Z UID:10000192-1710439200-1710442800@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Kouvenda: Greek Language Table DESCRIPTION:Kouvenda: Greek Language Table\, an innovative online language forum that transcends campus boundaries and promotes community-based learning. This unique initiative aims to bring together individuals from diverse backgrounds\, fostering an inclusive space for learners of modern Greek at all levels. This dynamic language table invites UCLA students and Greek speakers from the community to engage in a collaborative learning environment. Whether one is a beginner navigating the intricacies of the Greek language or an advanced learner looking to refine their skills\, Kouvenda welcomes everyone. Going beyond the traditional classroom\, Kouvenda offers the opportunity to learners of Greek to enhance their language skills through real-world interactions and cultural exchange. We believe that Kouvenda will serve as a catalyst for language learning\, cultural exchange\, and community building. Join us in this exciting venture as we embark on a journey of shared knowledge and cross-cultural connections. \nFor more information or to express your interest in participating\, please contact Center Associate Director\, Dr. Simos Zenios\, at szenios@humnet.ucla.edu. URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/kouvenda-greek-language-table-4/ LOCATION:by Zoom CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic,Language,Modern Greece ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Kouvendalogo-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240302T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240302T160000 DTSTAMP:20240123T042308Z CREATED:20240123T042308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T042308Z UID:10000194-1709395200-1709395200@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Katherine Fleming\, "How to Think About the Past" DESCRIPTION:“How to Think About the Past” \nLecture by \nKatherine Elizabeth Fleming \nPresident and CEO\, J. Paul Getty Trust\nand Alexander S. Onassis Professor of Hellenic Culture and Civilization\,\nDepartment of History\, New York University (NYU) \nMarch 2\, 2024 \n4:00 p.m. \nUCLA Fowler Museum\, Lenart Auditorium\nReception to follow \nEvent is free but advanced registration is requested\n \nIntroductory remarks by The Honorable Christina Valassopoulou\, Consul General of Greece in Los Angeles. \nThis lecture will not be livestreamed or recorded. \nIn his poem “O gyrismos tou xenitimenou” (“The Return of the Exile”)\, Giorgos Seferis famously wrote that the protagonist’s nostalgia for Greece had created a “non-existent country.” \nWe access the past in various ways\, none of them totally reliable: memory\, nostalgia\, history — carry with them different implications and different defects. This talk will consider various ways in which these different pathways to the past connect to modern Greek history\, literature\, and nationalism. Drawing on examples from contemporary oral history and from Greek-Jewish memoirs\, it will consider the various ways in which the past is always with us — and always changing. \nKatherine Elizabeth Fleming is President and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust and the Alexander S. Onassis Professor of Hellenic Culture and Civilization in the Department of History at New York University (NYU)\, where she served as Provost from 2016 to 2022. A historian of Modern Greece and the Mediterranean\, her interests range from religious identity to historical memory to oral history. In Greece she is the co-director of the large-scale public history project ISTORIMA.ORG\, which she co-founded with the journalist Sofia Papaioannou with a significant grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.  From 2012-2016 she was President of the Board of the University of Piraeus in Greece. She currently serves as a political appointee to the administrative board of the University of Paris system in France.  \nThis event is being co-sponsored by the LMU Basil P. Caloyeras Center for Modern Greek Studies and held under the auspices of the Consulate General of Greece in Los Angeles. This program is made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). \n \n \nParking Information: \nParking for Royce Hall is available in Parking Structure 5 located at: 302 Charles E Young Dr N\, Westwood\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095. Parking Structure 5  is accessible from Royce Drive\, south of Sunset Boulevard\, and west of Hilgard Ave. (in the northeast section of the campus). \nTo view the walking map from Parking Structure 5 to the Fowler Museum\, click here. \nNo parking attendants will be on-site at the parking structure\, and Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking is extremely limited in this lot\, so we highly encourage you to purchase a parking permit in advance: \n\n\n\nTo save time\, you may purchase your parking permit for $15 in advance using Bruin ePermit: https://bruinepermit.t2hosted.com/pnw2/selectevent.aspx. Select “UCLA Campus Event\,” then “Katherine Fleming Lecture” with the advanced parking permit\, you can park anywhere in Parking Structure 5 EXCEPT in the Pay-by-Space section. For instructions on how to use this portal\, please click here.\n\n\nTo purchase a permit when you arrive at Parking Structure 5\, please park ONLY in the Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking area on the rooftop of this structure\, and proceed to the Self-Service Pay Station machine to pay by credit card (the parking on this level is very limited).\n\n\nGuest drop/Ride-share drop off is directly behind the Museum: 305 Royce Drive\, directly off Sunset Blvd.\n\n\nAccessible parking: If you have accessibility needs\, you may park in the Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking area on the rooftop (level 5) of this structure\, and proceed to the Self-Service Pay Station machine to pay by credit card.  Please visit our Campus Accessibility Map to view related information. Upon parking\, proceed to the elevators behind Korn Convocation Hall to reach the first floor. Once you exit\, you will find the Fowler Museum to your left.\n\n\n\nFor inquiries\, please contact hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/katherine-fleming-how-to-think-about-the-past/ LOCATION:UCLA Fowler Museum\, Lenart Auditorium\, 308 Charles E Young Dr. N.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic,History,Humanities,Lecture,Modern Greece ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2024-02-15-at-9.01.50-AM-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T190000 DTSTAMP:20240123T035405Z CREATED:20240123T035405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T035405Z UID:10000191-1709229600-1709233200@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Kouvenda: Greek Language Table DESCRIPTION:Kouvenda: Greek Language Table\, an innovative online language forum that transcends campus boundaries and promotes community-based learning. This unique initiative aims to bring together individuals from diverse backgrounds\, fostering an inclusive space for learners of modern Greek at all levels. This dynamic language table invites UCLA students and Greek speakers from the community to engage in a collaborative learning environment. Whether one is a beginner navigating the intricacies of the Greek language or an advanced learner looking to refine their skills\, Kouvenda welcomes everyone. Going beyond the traditional classroom\, Kouvenda offers the opportunity to learners of Greek to enhance their language skills through real-world interactions and cultural exchange. We believe that Kouvenda will serve as a catalyst for language learning\, cultural exchange\, and community building. Join us in this exciting venture as we embark on a journey of shared knowledge and cross-cultural connections. \nFor more information or to express your interest in participating\, please contact Center Associate Director\, Dr. Simos Zenios\, at szenios@humnet.ucla.edu. URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/kouvenda-greek-language-table-3/ LOCATION:by Zoom CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic,Language,Modern Greece ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Kouvendalogo-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T190000 DTSTAMP:20240123T035308Z CREATED:20240123T035308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T035308Z UID:10000190-1708020000-1708023600@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Kouvenda: Greek Language Table DESCRIPTION:Kouvenda: Greek Language Table\, an innovative online language forum that transcends campus boundaries and promotes community-based learning. This unique initiative aims to bring together individuals from diverse backgrounds\, fostering an inclusive space for learners of modern Greek at all levels. This dynamic language table invites UCLA students and Greek speakers from the community to engage in a collaborative learning environment. Whether one is a beginner navigating the intricacies of the Greek language or an advanced learner looking to refine their skills\, Kouvenda welcomes everyone. Going beyond the traditional classroom\, Kouvenda offers the opportunity to learners of Greek to enhance their language skills through real-world interactions and cultural exchange. We believe that Kouvenda will serve as a catalyst for language learning\, cultural exchange\, and community building. Join us in this exciting venture as we embark on a journey of shared knowledge and cross-cultural connections. \nFor more information or to express your interest in participating\, please contact Center Associate Director\, Dr. Simos Zenios\, at szenios@humnet.ucla.edu. URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/kouvenda-greek-language-table-2/ LOCATION:by Zoom CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic,Language,Modern Greece ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Kouvendalogo-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240210T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240210T120000 DTSTAMP:20240110T205344Z CREATED:20240110T205344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T205344Z UID:10000187-1707559200-1707566400@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Stavroula Tsiplakou\, "Present-day Cypriot Greek: Will the Dialect Survive?" DESCRIPTION:Present-day Cypriot Greek: Will the Dialect Survive? \n  \nA lecture by\nStavroula Tsiplakou\nAssociate Professor of Linguistics; Dean of Arts\, Open University of Cyprus \non the occasion of International Greek Language Day\nFebruary 10\, 2024\n10 a.m. Los Angeles / 1 p.m. Washington\, D.C. / 8 p.m. Greece & Cyprus \nVia Zoom \nMessages by\nthe Honorable Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece\, Georgios Kotsiras\n&\nthe Honorable Secretary General for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy\,\nProf. John Chrysoulakis – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece \nOpening remarks by\nHer Excellency\, Ekaterini Nassika\,\nAmbassador of Greece to the United States\n&\nHis Excellency\, Evangelos Savva\,\nAmbassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the United States \nRecent research has shown that the contemporary Cypriot Greek variety is changing because of close contact with Standard Modern Greek: mixed\, hybrid structures are emerging which make the pancypriot\, koine variety more standard-like; moreover\, local subvarieties tend to disappear and be replaced by the koine variety as a result of demographic changes post 1974. However\, we are a long way away from full convergence to Standard Greek\, and the pancypriot variety displays linguistic vitality. In her talk\, Professor Tsiplakou examines some of the reasons why Cypriot Greek does not fully converge with Standard Greek and argues that this is due to both structural and social factors\, including the increased local prestige of the dialect. \nStavroula Tsiplakou is Associate Professor of Linguistics\, Dean of Arts\, and Academic Coordinator of the M.A. program in Greek Linguistics and Literature at the Open University of Cyprus. She holds a B.A. in Greek Literature from the University of Athens\, an M.Phil. in Linguistics from the University of Cambridge\, and a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of London. Her research areas include syntax\, pragmatics\, text linguistics\, sociolinguistics\, and educational linguistics. She has published in Lingua\, Linguistic Inquiry\, Pragmatics\, Journal of Pragmatics\, and Multilingua\, Linguistics and Education. She has co-authored national curricula for language in Cyprus and in Greece and she has produced digital platforms for teaching Greek as a second language. \nIn case you missed it\, please view the video of the presentation below: \n \nThe event is held under the auspices of the Embassy of Greece in the United States\, the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in the United States\, the Consulate General of Greece in Los Angeles\, and the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Cyprus in Los Angeles. It is cosponsored by Thesaurus Linguae Graecae®. This program is made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/stavroula-tsiplakou-present-day-cypriot-greek-will-the-dialect-survive/ LOCATION:by Zoom CATEGORIES:Community,Cyprus,Hellenic,Language,Lecture,Modern Greece ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240201T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240201T190000 DTSTAMP:20240123T035030Z CREATED:20240123T035030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T035030Z UID:10000189-1706810400-1706814000@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Kouvenda: Greek Language Table DESCRIPTION:Kouvenda: Greek Language Table\, an innovative online language forum that transcends campus boundaries and promotes community-based learning. This unique initiative aims to bring together individuals from diverse backgrounds\, fostering an inclusive space for learners of modern Greek at all levels. This dynamic language table invites UCLA students and Greek speakers from the community to engage in a collaborative learning environment. Whether one is a beginner navigating the intricacies of the Greek language or an advanced learner looking to refine their skills\, Kouvenda welcomes everyone. Going beyond the traditional classroom\, Kouvenda offers the opportunity to learners of Greek to enhance their language skills through real-world interactions and cultural exchange. We believe that Kouvenda will serve as a catalyst for language learning\, cultural exchange\, and community building. Join us in this exciting venture as we embark on a journey of shared knowledge and cross-cultural connections. \nFor more information or to express your interest in participating\, please contact Center Associate Director\, Dr. Simos Zenios\, at szenios@humnet.ucla.edu. URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/kouvenda-greek-language-table/ LOCATION:by Zoom CATEGORIES:Community,Hellenic,Language,Modern Greece ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Kouvendalogo-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240120T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240120T120000 DTSTAMP:20240104T051259Z CREATED:20240104T051259Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240104T051259Z UID:10000184-1705744800-1705752000@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Gefyra Conversation with the Author: Brandy Sour with Constantia Soteriou DESCRIPTION:RSVP here. \nFor further information about the book and the author\, please visit the publisher’s website\, where you can also purchase a digital copy of the book. Please read the instructions carefully. \nFor further information about the Gefyra Conversation with the Author series and the Greek Book Club\, please contact Dr. Simos Zenios (szenios@humnet.ucla.edu) or Dr. Eirini Kotsovili (dkotsovi@sfu.ca). \nThe Gefyra Conversation with the Author meetings are part of Gefyra (Bridge)\, a collaborative program established by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture and the Simon Fraser University SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies with support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/gefyra-conversation-with-the-author-brandy-sour-with-constantia-soteriou/ LOCATION:by Zoom CATEGORIES:Community,Cyprus,Gefyra,Hellenic,Literature,Modern Greece ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GefyraBookClub_3_Soteriou-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231209T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231209T120000 DTSTAMP:20230804T152631Z CREATED:20230804T152631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230804T152631Z UID:10000175-1702116000-1702123200@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Gefyra Conversation with the Author: Δενδρίτες\, με την Κάλλια Παπαδάκη DESCRIPTION:RSVP here. \nFor further information about the book and the author\, please visit the entry on BiblioNet. \nFor information on how to secure a copy of the book\, the Book Club\, and to join the mailing list\, please contact Dr. Simos Zenios (szenios@humnet.ucla.edu) or Dr. Eirini Kotsovili (dkotsovi@sfu.ca). \nThe Gefyra Book Club meeting is part of Gefyra (Bridge)\, a collaborative program established by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture and the Simon Fraser University SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies with support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/gefyra-conversation-with-the-author-%ce%b4%ce%b5%ce%bd%ce%b4%cf%81%ce%af%cf%84%ce%b5%cf%82-%ce%bc%ce%b5-%cf%84%ce%b7%ce%bd-%ce%ba%ce%ac%ce%bb%ce%bb%ce%b9%ce%b1-%cf%80%ce%b1%cf%80%ce%b1%ce%b4%ce%ac/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Community,Diaspora,Gefyra,Hellenic,Literature,Modern Greece ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GefyraBookClub_2_Papadaki-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231104T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231104T170000 DTSTAMP:20230829T201735Z CREATED:20230829T201735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230829T201735Z UID:10000178-1699110000-1699117200@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:"Maria Callas: The Sacred Flame" Lecture by Helena Matheopoulos DESCRIPTION:Maria Callas: The Sacred Flame \nLecture by Helena Matheopoulos\, Associate Editor\, Opera Now Magazine \nSaturday\, November 4\, 2023\n3:00 p.m.\n314 Royce Hall\, UCLA\nReception to follow \nThis event is free to attend but advance RSVP is requested. \nQ&A moderated by Peter Kazaras\, Director of Opera UCLA \nIntroductory remarks by The Honorable Ioannis Stamatekos\, Consul General of Greece in Los Angeles. \nForty-five years after her death\, Maria Callas (nee Kalogeropoulos) is still worshipped as ardently as she was during her lifetime. Her records outsell those of any other diva\, past or present\, and she seems to mesmerize a new generation of opera lovers as potently as she bewitched the audiences of her day — a phenomenon unique in the history of opera. “Callas is not just unequaled — she is unequalable!” according to the legendary Italian film\, opera\, and stage director Luchino Visconti. The Italian press perceptively christened her “La Divina\,” thus emphasizing the extra\, metaphysical dimension that sets Callas apart from singers of her time and\, so far\, of all time. \nIn 2018\, she was the subject of a fascinating film by Tom Volf\, Maria by Callas. In 2019\, the Italian film actress Monica Bellucci starred in a one-woman show with Callas as its subject in Paris\, Athens\, and elsewhere. In 2020\, Marina Abramovic’s extraordinary show The 7 Deaths of Maria Callas was premiered at the Bavarian State Opera — a co-production in five more theaters\, including Athens\, Naples and Paris in 2021. No wonder Franco Zeffirelli chose to name his own film about her life\, Callas Forever. \nIn fall 2023\, the 100th anniversary of her birth\, the Mayor of Athens will inaugurate a Maria Callas Museum next to Athens Cathedral. UNESCO has named 2023 “Maria Callas Year” and Opera Houses all over the world are dedicating productions to her memory. “Without doubt\,” declares Kiki Morfoniou who sang Neris to her Medea at Epidaurus in 1961\, “Maria was The Voice of the Century.” \nIn fact\, Callas was more than that. More than the legend she was in her lifetime or the myth she became after her death. Beyond the magic and searing intensity of her personal performances\, she was a pioneer whose career marked a turning point in the history of opera. “She was a comet\, who shot through the operatic firmament and changed it forever\, by totally transforming operatic interpretation\,” according to soprano Barbara Frittoli. \nJames Levine\, former Artistic Director of the Metropolitan Opera\, explains that “Callas’ career was revolutionary. She invested opera with an unprecedented degree of musical/dramatic unity and dramatic credibility. This ‘Callas Revolution\,’ as it came to be known\, was so profound\, thorough and far-reaching that\, aided by inspired stage directors such as Luchino Visconti\, it transformed opera into believable theatre\, an art form that could survive and thrive in an era such as ours\, whose criteria of dramatic credibility have been shaped and dominated by cinema\, television and now\, also by digital media. So\, one is fully justified in talking about opera BC and AC – before and after Callas.” \nBIO:\nHelena Matheopoulos\, currently serving as the Associate Editor of Opera Now Magazine\, hails from Athens. With a background as a former fashion editor at Tatler and a consistent contributor to The Times (London)\, Gramophone\, and Opera Now\, she has garnered recognition for her authorship of several esteemed books on opera. Notable among her literary works are titles such as Placido Domingo\, Diva: The New Generation\, and Fashion Designers at the Opera. Matheopoulos holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Medieval History from the University College London. \nThis event is held under the auspices of the Consulate General of Greece in Los Angeles and is made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). \nGefyra (Bridge) is a collaborative program established by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture and the SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University with support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). Gefyra’s mission is to connect students\, faculty\, and communities along the West Coast of North America with Greek scholars\, artists\, and other creators\, so that they can together explore expansive and imaginative approaches to Greek culture and knowledge production. The program additionally supports academic conferences and cultural projects that bridge the West Coast and Greece. \nParking for Royce Hall is available in Parking Structure 5 located at: 302 Charles E Young Dr N\, Westwood\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095. Parking Structure 5  is accessible from Royce Drive\, south of Sunset Boulevard\, and west of Hilgard Ave. (in the northeast section of the campus). \nNo parking attendants will be on-site at the parking structure\, and Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking is extremely limited in this lot\, so we highly encourage you to purchase a parking permit in advance: \n\n\n\nTo save time\, you may purchase your parking permit for $15 in advance using Bruin ePermit: https://bruinepermit.t2hosted.com/pnw2/selectevent.aspx. Select “UCLA Royce Hall\,” then “Maria Callas Lecture” With the advanced parking permit\, you can park anywhere in Parking Structure 5 EXCEPT in the Pay-by-Space section. For instructions on how to use this portal\, please click here.\n\n\n\n\nTo purchase a permit when you arrive at Parking Structure 5\, please park ONLY in the Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking area on the rooftop of this structure\, and proceed to the Self-Service Pay Station machine to pay by credit card (the parking on this level is very limited).\n\n\n\n\nGuest drop/Ride-share drop off is closest at the turnaround at the front of Royce Hall located at: 10745 Dickson Court\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095.\n\n\n\n\nAccessible parking: If you have accessibility needs\, you may park in the Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking area on the rooftop (level 5) of this structure\, and proceed to the Self-Service Pay Station machine to pay by credit card.  Please visit our Campus Accessibility Map to view related information.\n\n\n\nFor inquiries\, please contact hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/mariacallas/ LOCATION:Royce Hall\, 314\, 10745 Dickson Ct.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Community,Gefyra,Hellenic,Humanities,Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-10-02-at-8.53.56-AM-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231028T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231028T213000 DTSTAMP:20230829T193450Z CREATED:20230829T193450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230829T193450Z UID:10000177-1698521400-1698528600@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:An Evening with Tassos Boulmetis and “1968” DESCRIPTION:An Evening with Tassos Boulmetis and “1968” \nSaturday\, October 28\, 2023\n7:30 p.m.\nBilly Wilder Theater\, UCLA Hammer Museum\n10899 Wilshire Blvd\nLos Angeles\, CA 90024 United States + Google Map \nPresented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and Gefyra \n7:30pm – Film Screening \nQ&A with: \nTassos Boulmetis (Director)\nPaul Malcolm (Senior Public Programmer\, UCLA Film & Television Archive)\nJohn K. Papadopoulos (Distinguished Professor of Archaeology & Classics\, UCLA\, and Director\, Athenian Agora Excavations) \nAdmission is free. No advance reservations needed. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come\, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Please visit the link below for more information. \nhttps://www.cinema.ucla.edu/events/2023/10/28/evening-with-tassos-boulmetis \nABOUT THE FILM\nApril 4\, 1968. Athens’ Kallimarmaro Stadium is abuzz\, with thousands of people gathered and millions listening through their radios. The AEK – Slavia Prague basketball game has just begun. A girl in love is dreaming of her wedding day\, while her future husband becomes more desperate with every Greek shot through the opposing team’s hoop. An elderly husband and wife remember the home they left behind. A young communist prisoner cheers from his jail cell and a PROPO betting shop becomes the place where old and new wounds resurface. Years before this night\, three Constantinopolitans decided to create an athletic union that will commemorate their story. At the end of this night\, a moment in Greek history had been made. \nDIRECTOR BIO\nTassos Boulmetis\, the director of A Touch of Spice and Mythopathy\, built his film\, “1968\,” around a true athletic triumph that made history and united a divided country. Mr. Boulmetis studied Physics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Film Production and Direction at the University of California\, Los Angeles (UCLA)\, with a scholarship from the A. S. Onassis Foundation. In Greece he started his career as a director/producer of TV shows for the state TV networks. In 1990 he wrote\, directed and co-produced the film The Dream Factory\, which won awards in both Greece and the U.S. A Touch of Spice\, a film that he wrote\, directed and co-produced became the most successful film ever in Greece with over 1\,600\,00 theater viewers. It has been distributed in 45 countries. His third feature\, Mythopathy\, a coming-of-age story of a young man during the 70’s in Greece\, is a sarcastic comedy about the Greek political system and its path to the recent economic crisis. Boulmetis is currently artist-in-residence for Gefyra. In fall 2023\, he is teaching at UCLA and engaging in public programming at Simon Fraser University. \nThis program is made possible thanks to the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). \nFor parking and theater details\, please visit https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/billy-wilder-theater \nABOUT GEFYRA\nThis event is part of a series of events held in collaboration with the SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation for this pilot program\, which seeks to create networks across the West Coast of North America and between the West Coast and Greece. For more information about this collaboration\, please visit https://hellenic.ucla.edu/Gefyra/. \nFor inquiries\, please contact hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/tassos-boulmetis-and-1968/ LOCATION:Billy Wilder Theater\, Hammer Museum\, 10899 Wilshire Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024\, United States CATEGORIES:Community,Film,Gefyra,Hellenic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231014T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231014T160000 DTSTAMP:20230818T171526Z CREATED:20230818T171526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230818T171526Z UID:10000176-1697295600-1697299200@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Aesthetics of Crisis: Political Street Art and Graffiti in Athens\, 2013-2023 DESCRIPTION:Aesthetics of Crisis: Political Street Art and Graffiti in Athens\, 2013-2023 \nLecture by Julia Tulke\, Assistant Professor\, Emory University \nSaturday\, October 14\, 2023\n3:00 p.m.\n314 Royce Hall\nReception to follow \nThis talk recapitulates the first ten years of Aesthetics of Crisis\, a longitudinal research project that has documented and examined political street art and graffiti in Athens since 2013\, generating an archive of nearly 7000 photographs. Initially probing the walls of the city as an artifact of and site of performative response to the Greek debt crisis\, the project has since adopted the notion of political street art as a “barometer” and method capable of rendering visible shifting currents of crisis and contestation. Over the course of a decade\, the project has traced and contextualized street-level responses to the 2015 austerity referendum\, the growing visibility of feminist and queer protest and expression since the mid-2010s\, the emergence anti-Airbnb and anti-gentrification graffiti since 2019\, reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic and first lockdowns of 2020 and\, most recently\, the turn to graffiti removal as an aspirational performance of post-crisis. By weaving together ethnographic and documentary sensibilities attuned to the complex material and affective realities of everyday life\, Aesthetics of Crisis offers a polyphonic counterpoint to the narrow and often fetishizing representation of the “crisis city” Athens through uncritical celebrations of “crisis creativity” and the attendant assertion that “Athens is the new Berlin.” \nJulia Tulke is an Assistant Teaching Professor at the Institute for the Liberal Arts at Emory University. She earned her Ph.D. in Visual and Cultural Studies at the University of Rochester. Located at the intersections of urban studies\, visual culture\, and anthropology\, Tulke’s research centers on the visual and spatial politics of crisis\, with a particular focus on the material and symbolic terrain of the “crisis city\,” for which Athens has served as her central case study. Her work in and on the city through the past decade includes research and writing on political street art and graffiti\, artist-run spaces\, queer and feminist protest\, and the poetics of ruination. This work has appeared in the journals City: analysis of urban trends\, culture\, theory\, policy\, action and Forum Kritische Archäologie\, as well as the edited volumes The Aesthetics of Global Protest: Visual Culture and Communication and Greece in Crisis: The Cultural Politics of Austerity\, among other places. Julia’s longitudinal research project Aesthetics of Crisis won the 2022 Prosser Award for Visual Methodologies from the International Visual Sociology Association. https://juliatulke.com/ \nThis program is made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). \nIn case you missed the lecture\, the recording is available below:\n \nGefyra (Bridge) is a collaborative program established by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture and the SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University with support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). Gefyra’s mission is to connect students\, faculty\, and communities along the West Coast of North America with Greek scholars\, artists\, and other creators\, so that they can together explore expansive and imaginative approaches to Greek culture and knowledge production. The program additionally supports academic conferences and cultural projects that bridge the West Coast and Greece. \nParking Information: \nParking for Royce Hall is available in Parking Structure 5 located at: 302 Charles E Young Dr N\, Westwood\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095. Parking Structure 5  is accessible from Royce Drive\, south of Sunset Boulevard\, and west of Hilgard Ave. (in the northeast section of the campus). \nNo parking attendants will be on-site at the parking structure\, and Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking is extremely limited in this lot\, so we highly encourage you to purchase a parking permit in advance: \n\n\n\nTo save time\, you may purchase your parking permit for $15 in advance using Bruin ePermit: https://bruinepermit.t2hosted.com/pnw2/selectevent.aspx. Select “UCLA Royce Hall\,” then “Julia Tulke Lecture” With the advanced parking permit\, you can park anywhere in Parking Structure 5 EXCEPT in the Pay-by-Space section. For instructions on how to use this portal\, please click here.\n\n\n\n\nTo purchase a permit when you arrive at Parking Structure 5\, please park ONLY in the Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking area on the rooftop of this structure\, and proceed to the Self-Service Pay Station machine to pay by credit card (the parking on this level is very limited).\n\n\n\n\nGuest drop/Ride-share drop off is closest at the turnaround at the front of Royce Hall located at: 10745 Dickson Court\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095.\n\n\n\n\nAccessible parking: If you have accessibility needs\, you may park in the Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking area on the rooftop (level 5) of this structure\, and proceed to the Self-Service Pay Station machine to pay by credit card.  Please visit our Campus Accessibility Map to view related information.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor inquiries\, please contact hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/aestheticsofcrisis/ LOCATION:Royce Hall\, 314\, 10745 Dickson Ct.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Community,Gefyra,Hellenic,Humanities,Modern Greece ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230930T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230930T120000 DTSTAMP:20230803T192234Z CREATED:20230803T192234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230803T192234Z UID:10000174-1696068000-1696075200@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Gefyra Greek Book Club: Ο Δύτης\, του Μίνου Ευσταθιάδη DESCRIPTION:Gefyra Greek Book Club \nΟ Δύτης\, του Μίνου Ευσταθιάδη \nSeptember 30\, 2023\n10:00 a.m. PDT / 8:00 p.m. Greece\nVia Zoom \nRSVP here. \nFor further information about the book and the author\, please visit the publisher’s site. \nYou can purchase a digital copy of the book at the publisher’s site\, Apple Books\, and Google Play. \nFor more information about the Book Club and to join its mailing list\, please contact Dr. Simos Zenios (szenios@humnet.ucla.edu) or Dr. Eirini Kotsovili (dkotsovi@sfu.ca). \nThe Gefyra Book Club meeting is part of Gefyra (Bridge)\, a collaborative program established by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture and the Simon Fraser University SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies with support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/gefyra-greek-book-club-thediver/ LOCATION:by Zoom CATEGORIES:Community,Gefyra,Hellenic,HUC@UCLA,Humanities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Book-Club-September-30-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230923T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230923T210000 DTSTAMP:20230724T171216Z CREATED:20230724T171216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T171216Z UID:10000173-1695495600-1695502800@hellenic.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Glendi! Beginning of the Year Celebration DESCRIPTION:Glendi!\nBeginning of the Year Celebration \nSaturday\, September 23\, 2023\n7:00-9:00 PM\nRolfe Courtyard\, UCLA campus \nMusic performance featuring \nPetros Antoniadis\, Alexis Cohen\, Emmanuela Chiotaki and Eirini Nomikos \nOpening Remarks by: \nIoanna Kakoulli\, Acting Director\, Professor\, Materials Science and Engineering\, UCLA \nAlexandra Minna Stern\, Dean of Humanities\, Professor\, Departments of English\, History\, and the Institute for Society & Genetics\, UCLA \nThe Honorable Ioannis Stamatekos\, Consul General of Greece in Los Angeles \nKelly Vlahakis-Hanks\, President & CEO\, ECOS and Chair of the Community Advisory Board \nJoin us for a true glendi with a fantastic musical performance\, dancing\, and delicious Greek food! Bring your family\, friends and dancing shoes. Meet the staff and learn more about the Center’s initiatives and programs. This is an outdoor event. \nRSVPs are no longer being accepted\, as we have reached capacity.\n  \nParking Information \nParking for Rolfe Hall is available in Parking Structure 5 located at: 302 Charles E Young Dr N\, Westwood\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095. Parking Structure 5  is accessible from Royce Drive\, south of Sunset Boulevard\, and west of Hilgard Ave. (in the northeast section of the campus). \nNo parking attendants will be on-site at the parking structure\, and Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking is extremely limited in this lot\, so we highly encourage you to purchase a parking permit in advance: \n\n\n\nTo save time\, you may purchase your parking permit for $15 in advance using Bruin ePermit: https://bruinepermit.t2hosted.com/pnw2/selectValue.aspx. Select “UCLA Campus Event” then “GLENDI – SNF Hellenic Center.” With the advanced parking permit\, you can park anywhere in Parking Structure 5 EXCEPT in the Pay-by-Space section. For instructions on how to use this portal\, please click here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo purchase a permit when you arrive at Parking Structure 5\, please park ONLY in the Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking area on the rooftop of this structure\, and proceed to the Self-Service Pay Station machine to pay by credit card (the parking on this level is very limited).\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe nearest guest drop off is the rooftop level of parking structure 5\, next to the Anderson School of Business (see directions above). Then taking the walking bridge east to the Rolfe Courtyard.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRideshare apps: For guests using rideshare apps like Uber and Lyft the nearest drop off is at the turnaround at the front of Royce Hall located at: 10745 Dickson Court\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessible parking: If you have accessibility needs\, you may park in the Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking area on the rooftop (level 6) of this structure\, and proceed to the Self-Service Pay Station machine to pay by credit card.  Please visit our Campus Accessibility Map to view related information.\n\n\n\nThis event is being held under the auspices of the Consulate General of Greece in Los Angeles\, and is made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). \nFor inquiries\, please contact hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/glendi2023/ LOCATION:Rolfe Courtyard\, 345 PORTOLA PLAZA\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Community,Dance,Hellenic,Humanities,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Glendi-Flyer-Transparent-Logo-V4-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR