Roderick Beaton, “Asia Minor in the Life and Work of George Seferis”
A Celebration of National Poetry Month In May 1944, at the height of a new crisis facing the Greek government in exile during World War II, which he served as...
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The Valerie Estes Memorial Lecture and Performance: “Echoes of the Great Catastrophe: Re-Sounding Anatolian Greekness in Diaspora,” by Panayotis (Paddy) League
Royce Hall, 314 10745 Dickson Ct., Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIn this talk, Professor Panayotis League explores the legacy of the “Great Catastrophe”—the death and expulsion from Turkey of 1.5 million Greek Christians following the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922—through the music and...
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Smyrna, My Beloved
FeaturedJames Bridges Theater, UCLA 235 Charles E Young Dr N, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesOPENING NIGHT OF THE LOS ANGELES GREEK FILM FESTIVAL!!! To purchase tickets, click here. Filio Baltatzi, an elderly Greek-American woman, goes to the island of Lesvos to help the refugees....
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Glendi! Beginning of the Year Celebration
Rolfe Courtyard 345 PORTOLA PLAZA, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin us for a true glendi with a fantastic musical performance, dancing, and delicious Greek food! Bring your family, friends and dancing shoes. Meet our new Consul General of Greece...
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Smyrna, My Beloved
Saint Sophia Cathedral 1324 S Normandie Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesCommunity Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Burning of Smyrna Sunday, September 25, 2022 4 pm reception followed by the film screenings Free admission and mezedes (No RSVP required)...
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Johanna Hanink, “Bones, Stones, Trees, and Roots: On the Enduring Urgency of Karkavitsas’ Archeologist (1904)”
by ZoomHow does a novella written more than one hundred years ago help to illuminate pressing issues in Greece today? Karkavitsas’ Archeologist, an allegory for the contestation of antiquity’s role in...
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Roger Michel, “Phidias Unbound: How Robot-Generated Replicas Could Solve the Parthenon Marbles Quandary”
by ZoomThe Parthenon Marbles, commonly known as the Elgin Marbles, were removed from the ancient Acropolis of Athens in 1801 by Lord Elgin, British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. Carved by...
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Evita Arapoglou, “Asia Minor Hellenism: Heyday – Catastrophe – Displacement – Rebirth”
by ZoomIn this lecture, part of the Hellenic Together 4.0 series held in collaboration with the Benaki Museum in Athens, exhibition curator Evita Arapoglou leads us through "Asia Minor Hellenism: Heyday...
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My Rembetika Blues
Royce Hall, 314 10745 Dickson Ct., Los Angeles, CA, United StatesFilm screening and discussion with filmmaker Mary Zournazi. My Rembetika Blues is a film about the power of music and what makes us human. Rembetika music or the Greek blues...
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Polymnia
Little Theater 1167 MacGowan Hall, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesPolymnia world premiere presented by the UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture Saturday, January 21, 2023 7:00 p.m. UCLA Little Theater Reception to follow Sunday,...
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Polymnia
Polymnia world premiere presented by the UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture Saturday, January 21, 2023 7:00 p.m. UCLA Little Theater Sunday, January 22, 2023 ...
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Themistoklis Aravossitas, “Greek Language Education in North America: New Directions and Challenges” on International Greek Language Day”
by ZoomThe lecture is offered on the occasion of International Greek Language Day. Her Excellency, Alexandra Papadopoulou, Ambassador of Greece to the United States, will offer opening remarks. February 11, 2023,...