Kouvenda: Hellenic Conversations
by ZoomKouvenda: Hellenic Conversations is a bi-weekly discussion forum where members of our community discuss in Greek topics of Hellenic interest. For further information, contact Dr. Simos Zenios (szenios@humnet.ucla.edu).
Spyros Kizis, “PAPADOPOULOS 100: Exhibiting a Century of Greek Entrepreneurship and Taste.”
by Zoom2022 marks one hundred full years in operation for the biscuit and food manufacturing company E.J. PAPADOPOULOS S.A. Through the items of the Historical Archive of the PAPADOPOULOU Company—one of the most complete and best-organized archives of a Greek company—the Benaki Museum presents for the first time all the important aspects of the hundred-year history...
Dinos Kogias, “Souvenir of Kütahya: Imprints of History on Kütahya Pottery (late 19th-early 20th century)”
by ZoomThe decorative repertoire of the pottery produced in Kütahya, a town in western Turkey and a major ceramic center in Ottoman times, has been influenced by events of modern history, such as the Balkan Wars, the Ottoman Constitution of 1908, and the Greek-Turkish War (1919-1922). Τhe purpose of this lecture is to contribute to our...
Kouvenda: Hellenic Conversations
by ZoomKouvenda: Hellenic Conversations is a bi-weekly discussion forum where members of our community discuss in Greek topics of Hellenic interest. For further information, contact Dr. Simos Zenios (szenios@humnet.ucla.edu).
Takis Mavrotas, “Theofilos: ‘The Evzone of Painting'”
by ZoomThis lecture, co-sponsored by the Embassy of Greece, will be introduced by Her Excellency Alexandra Papadopoulou, Ambassador of Greece to the United States The acclaimed folk artist Theophilos represents the tradition of Greece and its people. Born in ca. 1870 in a village close to Mytilene, his father was a cobbler while his mother, Penelope...
Evangelia Balta, “Karamanlides: Rum Orthodox Turkish-Speaking Anatolians before and after the Population Exchange (1923)”
Opening remarks by Her Excellency Alexandra Papadopoulou, Ambassador of Greece to the United States. This lecture focuses on the language, social history, and culture of the Rum Orthodox population that lived in Asia Minor and the urban centers of the Ottoman Empire. Among these were Orthodox Christians who spoke Turkish as their native language. Like...
Maria Pantelia, “Preserving Greek Literature from Homer to Solomos”
Opening remarks by Her Excellency Alexandra Papadopoulou, Ambassador of Greece to the United States. For almost three millennia Greek literature has been preserved in a variety of different media, encompassing inscriptions on stone, papyrus rolls, medieval manuscripts, and, most recently, digital formats. It is a checkered history. Natural disasters, accidents, wars, political and religious upheavals...
Kouvenda: Hellenic Conversations
by ZoomKouvenda: Hellenic Conversations is a bi-weekly discussion forum where members of our community discuss in Greek topics of Hellenic interest. For further information, contact Dr. Simos Zenios (szenios@humnet.ucla.edu).
Kouvenda: Hellenic Conversations
by ZoomKouvenda: Hellenic Conversations is a bi-weekly discussion forum where members of our community discuss in Greek topics of Hellenic interest. For further information, contact Dr. Simos Zenios (szenios@humnet.ucla.edu).
Kathara Deftera Celebration
Janns/Tongva Steps UCLA, Los Angeles, United StatesBring your family to fly kites with us to celebrate Kathara Deftera! Everyone is welcome! Janns/Tongva Steps, UCLA. Lagana and tarama will be offered. RSVP: hellenicstudentsucla@gmail.com Closest Parking: Parking Structure 4 is located at 221 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90095. Enter UCLA campus from Sunset Blvd. at Westwood Plaza. Proceed straight to the underground...