Modern Greece
Tassos Boulmetis’ A Touch of Spice
James Bridges Theater, UCLA 235 Charles E Young Dr N, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Book Club: Η Μεγάλη Χίμαιρα, του Μ. Καραγάτση
Huffington Center, St. Sophia Cathedral 1324 Normandie Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesPlease join us for a lively discussion of Η Μεγάλη Χίμαιρα, του Μ. Καραγάτση. All readings and conversation take place in Greek. Light refreshments will be served.
UCLA Regents’ Lecture: Fotini Baxevani, “My Own Private Kastellorizo”
Royce Hall, 314 UCLA
Fotini Baxevani in The Lady of Ro. Written by Gianni Skaragas
Freud Playhouse 245 Charles E Young Dr E., Los Angeles, CA, United States
Book Club: The Lady of Ro with author Gianni Skaragas
Huffington Center, St. Sophia Cathedral 1324 Normandie Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Symposium: A Celebration of International Greek Language Day
Royce Hall, 314 UCLA
Greek Book Club
Please join us for conversation in Greek about Η γραμμή του ορίζοντος. The register for the book club, please contact the Center's Associate Director Simos Zenios: szenios@humnet.ucla.edu
Kouvenda
Join us for Kouvenda. To take part, please contact Associate Director Simos Zenios: szenios@humnet.ucla.edu 5-6 pm: virtual language table for students of Modern Greek and members of the community. Interested community members will take on a mentoring role and will participate in language learning at UCLA, while the students will be able to benefit from...
Celebrating Hellenic Authors: Louis Anastas
Louis Anastas discusses his recent book, Zeus Rising. Zeus is living anonymously in the hills of Los Angeles when he gets an unexpected marriage proposal, which triggers a mid-life crisis. He fights to find renewed purpose and even considers coming out of the shadows and reclaiming his power. Living forever has its problems, like losing...
Gelina Harlaftis, “Creating Global Shipping: From the Vagliano Brothers to Aristotle Onassis”
by ZoomThe lecture is based on the author's recent book, Creating Global Shipping: Aristotle Onassis, the Vagliano Brothers and the Business of Shipping, c.1820-1970 (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2019). It explores the evolution of the European shipping firm through the study of two Greek shipping firms, which provide a prime example of the regional European maritime...
Artemis Leontis, “Going after Eva Palmer Sikelianos”
by ZoomFor more than a decade, Artemis Leontis has carried out a recovery project researching and writing the life of Eva Palmer Sikelianos, publishing her biography in 2019. Leontis knew Palmer as a shadowy figure in Greek cultural history, known mostly as the wealthy American wife of the Greek poet Angelos Sikelianos, who spent all her...
Xenia Politou (Aegeas AMKE Curator of Modern Greek Culture, Benaki Museum), “The Costume of Women in Greece: Styles and References”
by ZoomLocal Greek women’s costumes are impressive because of their wide variety and large number of local variations. A more methodical analysis can bring to the surface certain common characteristics and will help the careful observer to identify from among these varieties the basic styles and main influences that contributed to their creation. The vicissitudes of...