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
Alexander Kitroeff, “The Greeks and the Making of Modern Egypt”
Huffington Center, St. Sophia Cathedral 1324 Normandie Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesBook presentation and signing.
Hellenic Society of Constantinople: 53rd Annual Dinner Dance
Huffington Center, St. Sophia Cathedral 1324 Normandie Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin the members of the Hellenic Society of Constantinople to honor Philippos Trevezas and The Hellenic Library of Southern California.
Cretans Omonoia of Orange County: Apokriatiko Glendi
St. John Greek Orthodox Church 405 N. Dale Ave., Anaheim, CA, United States
Apollo Dukakis: An Iliad
William Bristol Civic Auditorium 16600 Civic Center Drive, Bellflower, CA, United StatesJoin us for a concert reading with Apollo Dukakis An Iliad by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’ Hare based on Homer’s Iliad translated by Robert Fagles
We Stay Home
Greek Book Club: Το έβδομο ρούχο, της Ευγενίας Φακίνου
Please join us for a Zoom discussion of this wonderful book. In order to take part, you must register at: hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu.
Lecture: Finding Atlantis
This talk by Professor Kathryn Morgan, Chair of the UCLA Department of Classics, explores the origins and some of the development of the myth of the lost island of Atlantis, from Plato to contemporary video games. This legend has fascinated its audiences since it first appeared in the works of the philosopher Plato, and like...
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
Celebrating Faith in Late Byzantium: The Valadoros Epitaphios at the Benaki Museum
This talk, delivered by Professor Anastasia Drandaki, presents the story of the exciting discovery of the Valadoros Epitaphios, a rare, gold-embroidered fourteenth- century epitaphios and a true masterpiece of Byzantine art. The epitaphios is part of the bequest of the siblings Anastasios and Maria Valadoros, which includes more than 300 icons and a large number...
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...