LAGFF proudly launches LAGFF-doc, its inaugural Documentary Festival, dedicated to the courage, craft, and hard work of documentary filmmakers whose stories give voice to lived experience and truth. Created to offer these films a distinct platform beyond Greece, the festival honors excellence with Orpheus Awards for Feature and Short Documentary, Audience Awards, and a Social Justice […]
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2026 | 7:00PM at the ODYSSEY THEATER NICK THE GREEK | a one-woman show Written, produced, and performed by award winning actress and producer Angeliki Giannakopoulos, the play tells the true story of Nick, a Greek immigrant whose dreams stretched far beyond the limits of his homeland. The performance is co-sponsored by the Hellenic […]
Clean Monday (Kathara Deftera) Sunday, February 22, 2026 2:00 P.M. Janss Steps, UCLA Campus Flying kites to celebrate Kathara Deftera and enjoy light refreshments! Clean Monday, known as Kathara Deftera in Greek, marks the beginning of Lent in Greek Orthodox tradition. This cultural event is widely celebrated in Greece as a day of personal renewal and togetherness. It […]
Live Greek Music SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2026 | 2:00PM PST An APOKRIA afternoon with live Greek music and dance Join us for an afternoon filled with live Greek music performed by local musicians and dancing at The Living Room (Malone Student Center, 1st floor) for the Sunday of Apokria (the Greek carnival), one of the most beloved Greek traditions. Apokria (literally […]
February 22, 2026 7:00 P.M. Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum In 2025, Giannis in the Cities, which was screened at Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Los Angeles, won both the Best Feature Film (Orpheus Award) and the Audience Award at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF). Ticketing Information: Admission is free. No advance […]
Seeing Like a Merchant: Jews and Greeks from Ottoman to Greek Rule Lecture by Paris Papamichos Chronakis Lecturer in Modern Greek History, Department of History Royal Holloway, University of London Presented by the UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies and cosponsored by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture February […]
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2026 | 7:00PM PST The Renaissance in Translation: a ZOOM reading and discussion with award-winning translator PATRICIA FELISA BARBEITO, translator of HARIS VLAVIANOS's poetry collection Renaissance PATRICIA FELISA BARBEITO is Professor of American Literatures at the Rhode Island School of Design and a translator of Greek fiction and poetry. Her translations include Menis Koumandareas’s Their […]
"Up Close and Personal" featuring the legendary Dr. Mike Vasilomanolakis as he discusses his latest book, Flatlines and Laugh Lines. Dr. Mike has spent decades staring at monitors, but he’s discovered that the best way to keep a heart beating is to give it something to laugh at. He’ll be sharing the "behind-the-scrubs" stories that prove medicine is part science, part soul […]
Neuroprotective Greek Herbs: Bridging Neuroscience and Cultural Heritage a seminar organized by Anastasia Tsingotjidou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) March 7, 2026 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. 314 Royce Hall, UCLA RSVP Here This seminar brings together researchers from neuroscience, pharmacology, biology, veterinary medicine, nutrition, and plant biodiversity to explore the neuroprotective potential of traditional Greek herbs. […]
West Coast Hellenic Book Club: The Jasmine Isle by Ioanna Karystiani, trans. Michael Eleftheriou (Europa Editions, 2006) Discussion led by Professor Sharon Gerstel, Director, UCLA SNF Hellenic Center and Dr. Eirini Kotsovili, Senior Lecturer, Global Humanities at Simon Fraser University Saturday, March 14, 2026 10 A.M. Los Angeles / 8 P.M. Greece Via Zoom RSVP Here […]
