Greece as a Pillar of Stability in the Mediterranean and Beyond: Perspectives and Prospects
2025-11-16 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Loyola Marymount University, 1 Loyola Marymount University Dr,, Los Angeles, 90045, United States
Greece as a Pillar of Stability in the Mediterranean and Beyond: Perspectives and Prospects
a lecture by Dr. Alexandros Kyriakidis
The Caloyeras Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Kyriakidis to LMU and our community.
His lecture will focus on the role of Greece as a consistent pillar of stability in the region of the Mediterranean across time, through a firm geostrategic alignment with the west, the strong sociopolitical and economic liberal ideals that underpin its sociopolitical and legal systems, and the pursuit of a foreign policy anchored firmly on international law, respect, and promotion of peace and stability, while ensuring the safeguarding of Greece’s national interests.
Dr. Kyriakidis is an expert on EU politics and constitutional law, Greek politics and law, the US political and legal system, International Relations, and International Political Economy.
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Pylos and Minoan Crete - Lecture
2025-11-22 16:00 - 18:00 | 314 Royce Hall, UCLA Campus
Pylos and Minoan Crete

November 22 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Royce Hall, 314, 10745 Dickson Ct.
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States

A lecture by
Andreas G. Vlachopoulos
Professor
University of Ioannina
Hosted by the
UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture
in collaboration with
The J. Paul Getty Museum
and held in conjunction with the exhibition
The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of Mycenaean Greece
(June 27, 2025 – January 12, 2026 at The Getty Villa)
Saturday, November 22, 2025
4:00 p.m.
314 Royce Hall, UCLA Campus
Reception to follow
RSVP Here
A recording of the event will be made available on our YouTube channel soon after.
Description:
Pylos, a vibrant and sun-drenched coastal region in Messenia (southwestern Peloponnese), features a rich landscape and abundant natural resources that closely resemble those of the palace of Knossos on Crete. In the heyday of the Neopalatial period of Crete (c. 1600-1500 BC), the area of Pylos gradually became the seat of powerful rulers of the Mycenaean elite, whose way of life reflected not only the strong influence of the art and aesthetics of the Minoans, but also a profound fusion of ideological and religious beliefs between the two societies.
In this engaging lecture, we will delve into the historical journey of these two fascinating Aegean cultures. We will uncover the extensive Minoan influence on Pylos and the surrounding Mainland regions, highlighting how the palatial Mycenaean world of early Greece gradually came into being. Join us for an exploration that illuminates the interconnectedness of these remarkable cultures.
Bio:
Andreas G. Vlachopoulos is Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology at the University of Ioannina. He completed undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Archaeology at the University of Athens, specializing in Aegean Prehistory. His 1995 dissertation on the Post-Palatial period on Naxos and the Aegean received the Michael Ventris Award. He has been a Research Fellow at Princeton University (1998-99) and at the New York University Institute of Fine Arts (2001-02). Currently, Andreas directs the Vathy, Astypalaia Archaeological Project and the Kokkino Vouno Project at Akrotiri, Thera. Among his main research interests are the Mycenaean Cyclades, the Mycenaean period in Pylos, the Thera frescoes, and the Aegean Early Bronze Age. He is the author of monographs on Mycenaean Naxos and Astypalaia and the editor of two volumes on Aegean Prehistory (Argonautes and Paintbrushes) and seven volumes on Greek archaeology. He is a Fellow of the Archaeological Society at Athens and a Corresponding Member of the German Archaeological Institute.
This event is organized by Professor David Schneller (UCLA) and Dr. Claire Lyons (Getty) and is made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
Co-Sponsored by:
UCLA College, Division of Humanities
The Peter J. and Caroline B. Caloyeras Endowment for the Arts
The George P. Kolovos Family Centennial Term Chair in Hellenic Studies
The Joan Palevsky Chair of Classics at UCLA
Gefyra
UCLA Global Antiquity
UCLA Department of Art History
UCLA Department of Classics
UCLA Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
UCLA David C. Copley Center for the Study of Costume Design

Messenia to Mesopotamia: New Directions in the Art and Archaeology of the Second Millennium BCE - Symposium
2025-12-06 09:00 - 16:30 | 314 Royce Hall, UCLA Campus
Messenia to Mesopotamia: New Directions in the Art and Archaeology of the Second Millennium BCE Symposium

December 6 @ 9:00 am – 4:15 pm
Royce Hall, 314, 10745 Dickson Ct
Los Angeles,CA90095 United States

Symposium with Emily Egan (Associate Professor, University of Maryland), Joanne Murphy (Professor, UNC Greensboro), David Schneller (Assistant Professor, UCLA), Efthymia Tsiolaki (Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto), and UCLA graduate students
Hosted by the
UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture
in collaboration with
The J. Paul Getty Museum
and held in conjunction with the exhibition
The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of Mycenaean Greece
Saturday, December 6, 2025
9:00 A.M. – 4:15 P.M.
314 Royce Hall, UCLA Campus
Reception to follow
RSVP Here
Join us for an interdisciplinary symposium that reimagines the art and archaeology of the eastern Mediterranean and western Asia during the second millennium BCE. This event—the culmination of a graduate seminar in ancient art history held in conjunction with the Getty Villa exhibition The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of Mycenaean Greece – brings together invited scholars and UCLA graduate students from Art History, Classics, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (NELC), and the Interdepartmental Program in Archaeology. Together, participants will share new discoveries, fresh ideas, and creative approaches to understanding the interconnected worlds of this pivotal era in the ancient past.
Bios:
Emily Catherine Egan is Associate Professor of Ancient Eastern Mediterranean Art and Archaeology in the Department of Art History & Archaeology at the University of Maryland. She holds a dual B.A. in Classics and Old World Archaeology and Art from Brown University, an M.Phil. in Archaeology from the University of Cambridge, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Classics from the University of Cincinnati. Her research focuses on artistic practice in the Bronze Age Aegean, and particularly on the production, consumption, and iconography of Mycenaean painted surface decoration. She has undertaken archaeological fieldwork in Italy, Turkey, Jordan, Armenia, Cyprus, and most recently in Greece, where she is engaged in the study of wall and floor paintings from the Palace of Nestor at Pylos, and Petsas House, Mycenae.
Joanne Murphy is a professor of Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Archaeology at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, where she has worked since 2008 and serves as Department Head. She is also the current Director of the Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies, President of The American Friends of the Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies (a 501c non-profit), and an Academic Trustee at the Archaeological Institute of America. She received her BA and first MA from University College Dublin, Ireland, and an MA and PhD from University of Cincinnati. Her research focuses primarily on religion and death and how they connect with identity, community, and political economies. As well as giving tens of lectures both nationally and internationally, she has published over 30 papers and five edited volumes on these and related topics and has one monograph in press and two other volumes underway. She has led two major research projects: one, a legacy study, on the tombs around Pylos in southwestern Greece and one, an archaeological survey on the Greek island of Kea. She has received awards for her research and for initiatives at UNCG and non-profits from various foundations including INSTAP, the Mellon Foundation, the Onassis Foundation, the NEH, and the Loeb Foundation. She has also been recognized for her teaching and was awarded the Archaeological Institute of America’s Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award and UNCG College of Arts and Sciences Teaching Excellence Award. She has a great love of sharing the past and has led tours in Greece, Ireland, France, England, Italy, and Turkey, as well as running an annual archaeological field school in Greece.
David Schneller is an art historian and archaeologist whose research and teaching focuses on the ancient eastern Mediterranean and western Asia. He is currently working on his first book, Crafting Across Time and Space: Artistic Exchange in the Eastern Mediterranean, a study of artworks that resist categorization in the conventionally accepted fields of art history. This study makes the case for creative, cross-cultural experiments and collaborations among a diverse group of artists and their patrons during the early first millennium BC by exploring materially-informed object histories and crafting knowledge. This research has been supported by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Alexander S. Onassis Foundation, and the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Prior to joining the Department of Art History at UCLA, Professor Schneller taught in the Core Curriculum and Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University and in the Art History Department at the State University of New York at New Paltz.
Efthymia Tsiolaki is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Classics at the University of Toronto. She is an archaeologist specializing in the Bronze Age Aegean, with a focus on the social and economic organization of the Greek mainland. Her current research project explores the long-term history of settlement and land use in Messenia from the bottom-up, integrating surface survey and excavation data with GIS-based analysis to highlight the dynamic character of peripheral communities before and during the rise of the Mycenaean palace at Pylos (ca. 3000 – 1100 BC). She also studies the technology and function of ground stone tools across several archaeological projects, examining their roles in domestic and craft activities.
This event is organized by Professor David Schneller (UCLA) and Dr. Claire Lyons (Getty) and is made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
Co-Sponsored by:
UCLA College, Division of Humanities
The Peter J. and Caroline B. Caloyeras Endowment for the Arts
The George P. Kolovos Family Centennial Term Chair in Hellenic Studies
The Joan Palevsky Chair of Classics at UCLA
Gefyra
UCLA Global Antiquity
UCLA Department of Art History
UCLA Department of Classics
UCLA Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
UCLA David C. Copley Center for the Study of Costume Design

“Χριστουγεννιάτικες παραδόσεις στην Ελλάδα,” lecture (in Greek) by Stavroula Pisimisi
2025-12-13 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom Meeting
“Χριστουγεννιάτικες παραδόσεις στην Ελλάδα,” lecture (in Greek) by Stavroula Pisimisi

December 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Via Zoom,

Χριστουγεννιάτικες παραδόσεις στην Ελλάδα
Stavroula Pisimisi, Folklorist and Director, Angeliki Chatzimihali Museum of Folk Art and Tradition
Saturday, December 13, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Zoom
This lecture will be in Greek
RSVP link to be provided soon

Governor Michael Dukakis Film Screening & Discussion
2026-01-13 16:00 - 18:00 | 314 Royce Hall, UCLA Campus
UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
January 13, from 4-6 pm in Royce 314
A screening of a short documentary about Governor Michael Dukakis.

The event is sponsored by the Aris Anagnos Family Chair in Hellenic Studies
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion including Rusty Bailey (former Mayor of Riverside, California); Daniel J.B. Mitchell (Professor Emeritus, UCLA Anderson School of Management & UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs); Erin Trahan (Film’s Co-Director); and Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks (President & CEO of ECOS)
RSVP: hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu

Constantine Cavafy: A New Biography | Zoom event
2026-01-17 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom Meeting
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2026 | 10:00AM PST | Zoom Presentation

CONSTANTINE CAVAFY: A NEW BIOGRAPHY
A special ZOOM book presentation and conversation
with Gregory Jusdanis and Peter Jeffreys, co-authors of Constantine Cavafy: A New Biography.
Drawing on extensive archival research, the authors offer the first major reexamination of Cavafy’s life in nearly 50 years, revealing the man behind the poems and the city that shaped him. The event will feature a moderated discussion followed by audience Q&A.
You may register here
Organized by the The Basil P. Caloyeras Center for Modern Greek Studies at LMU

West Coast Hellenic Book Club: Hecuba by Euripides | Zoom event
2026-01-17 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom Meeting
John Gibson, RAUlysses Forcing Polyxena from Hecuba to be SacrificedPhoto courtesy of the Royal Academy of Arts, London
West Coast Hellenic Book Club:
Hecuba by Euripides

Discussion led by Professor Kathryn Morgan, Joan Palevsky Professor of Classics, Professor Sharon Gerstel, Director, UCLA SNF Hellenic Center and Dr. Eirini Kotsovili, Senior Lecturer, Global Humanities at Simon Fraser University
Saturday, January 17, 2026
10:00 A.M. Los Angeles / 8:00 P.M. Greece
Via Zoom
RSVP Here
More info: https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/hecuba/
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture

Celebrating Alekos Fassianos , Greece's Most Iconic Modern Artist | Zoom event
2026-01-24 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom Meeting
Remembering Alekos Fassianos
Presented by Art Historian, Eleni Glinou See her bio at EleniGlinou.com
Hosted by: Hellenic American Women’s Council
Saturday, January 24, 2026
11am Eastern 10am Central
8am Pacific 6pm Athens 4pm London

Register for this most interesting and uplifting presentation on modern Greek art.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_VTcDYcHRsWVS9Y3YzU8Vw

LAGFF-doc Documentary Film Festival
2026-01-30 - 2026-02-01 | Loyola Marymount University, 1 Loyola Marymount University Dr,, Los Angeles, 90045, United States
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 Award offered by Loyola Marymount University (LMU). This first edition is presented in collaboration with LMU, celebrating powerful stories that deserve to be seen and heard.

NICK THE GREEK | a one-woman show
2026-02-07 19:00 - 21:00 | ODYSSEY THEATER
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 American Women’s Council – Pacific Region and
the Caloyeras Center for Modern Greek Studies

Tickets and info: http://itsmyseat.com/nickthegreek

For additional information, contact hawcpacific@gmail.com

Clean Monday (Kathara Deftera)
2026-02-22 02:00 | UCLA Campus
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 is traditionally observed with outdoor gatherings, kite flying, and the sharing of simple foods.
RSVP here
For questions, please email hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu.

Live Greek Music and Dance at LMU - An APOKRIA afternoon
2026-02-22 14:00 - 17:00 | Loyola Marymount University, 1 Loyola Marymount University Dr,, Los Angeles, 90045, United States
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 apo-kreo: away from meat) marks the beginning of Lent (Sarakosti).Organized by Prof. Alexandros Kyriakidis and his class Modern Greek History, Society, and Culture with the participation of LMU’s Hellenic Cultural Club (HCC), the event is open to the community.
RSVP by Wednesday, February 18 HERE
*Free parking at the Life Sciences Building (see the map)

“Giannis in the Cities” Screening and Q&A with Director Eleni Alexandrakis
2026-02-22 19:00 - 22:00 | Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 90024
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 reservations are required. Seats will be assigned when tickets are picked up at the box office and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event.
Presented by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture
and the UCLA Film & Television Archive

For more info: https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/giannisinthecities/

Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90024 United States + Google Map

“Seeing Like a Merchant: Jews and Greeks from Ottoman to Greek Rule” by Paris Papamichos Chronakis (Royal Holloway, University of London)
2026-02-24 14:00 - 16:00 | 314 Royce Hall, UCLA Campus
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 24, 2026
2:00 P.M.
314 Royce Hall, UCLA Campus
This event is part of the Maurice Amado Program in Sephardic Studies
This event is moderated by Aomar Boum, Professor, Maurice Amado Endowed Chair in Sephardic Studies,
UCLA Department of Anthropology
RSVP here

For more info: https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/parischronakis/
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UCLA Royce Hall, 314, 10745 Dickson Ct.
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States + Google Map

The Renaissance in Translation: a ZOOM reading and discussion
2026-02-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Meeting
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 Smell Makes Me Want to Cry; Elias Maglinis’s The Interrogation, shortlisted for the Greek National Translation Award and winner of the Modern Greek Studies Association’s Constantinides Memorial Translation Prize; M. Karagatsis’s The Great Chimera; Amanda Michalopoulou’s God’s Wife, shortlisted for the National Translation Award, and Christos Chomenidis’s Niki, shortlisted for the EBRD Literature Prize. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Translation Fellowship for M. Karagatsis’s Junkermann.
HARIS VLAVIANOS is a Greek poet whose work consistently probes the intersections of history and poetry. He is the author of fourteen collections of poetry, a range of prose works, all of which have been translated into numerous languages. His Self-Portrait of White was awarded the National Poetry Prize, the Academy of Athens Poetry Prize, and the Critics’ Poetry Prize. He teaches Contemporary History and Modern Greek Poetry at the American College of Greece and Creative Writing at the Hellenic Open University.
PLEASE, REGISTER HERE
The presentation is co-hosted by the Caloyeras Center for Modern Greek Studies at LMU and the Hellenic Studies Program at the California State University, Sacramento under the auspices of the Consulate General of Greece in Los Angeles.

HAWC Pacific presents Dr. Mike Vasilomanolakis - Your EKG results are in: You need a laugh.
2026-03-02 19:57 | Loyola Marymount University, 1 Loyola Marymount University Dr,, Los Angeles, 90045, United States
“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 and a whole lot of “you won’t believe what happened today!“
Date:
Time:
Place: LMU Caloyeras Center for Modern Greek Studies University Hall, 3900
Enter P1 for easy access to elevators and 3rd floor – Free Parking
Confirm your RSVP hawcpacific@gmail.com

Neuroprotective Greek Herbs: Bridging Neuroscience and Cultural Heritage
2026-03-07 09:00 - 12:00 | 314 Royce Hall, UCLA Campus
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. Through a combination of in-person and online presentations, the program highlights translational research, from animal models and isolated bioactive compounds to nutritional approaches and cultural heritage. The seminar concludes with a culinary demonstration using Cycladic herbs, emphasizing the connection between Greek history, daily life, and brain health.
View the full schedule here

Royce Hall, 314, 10745 Dickson Ct.
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States + Google Map

West Coast Hellenic Book Club: The Jasmine Isle by Ioanna Karystiani | Zoom event
2026-03-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom Meeting
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
For more info: https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/thejasmineisle/

A COMMUNITY-WIDE CELEBRATION OF WORLD DAY OF GREEK LANGUAGE
2026-03-14 16:00 - 22:00
SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2026 | 4:00 pm at the Bristol Civic Auditorium

RSVP philiptrevezas@yahoo.com

~ Event language will be Greek, description follows in Greek ~
Με πρωτοβουλία της Ελληνικής Βιβλιοθήκης και με τη συνεργασία πνευματικών φορέων της περιοχής του LA, οργανώνεται εκδήλωση για τον εορτασμό της πρώτης επετείου της 9ης Φεβρουαρίου που έχει καθιερωθεί από την UNESCO (Απρίλιος 2025) ως Παγκόσμια Ημέρα της Ελληνικής Γλώσσας.
Παράλληλα θα βραβευθούν μαθητές που πέρασαν επιτυχώς τις εξετάσεις Ελληνομάθειας τον Μάϊο του 2025 και θα τιμήσουμε την Ελληνική Βιβλιοθήκη που συμπληρώνει 40 χρόνια παρουσίας (1986-2026). Παρακαλούμε, επιβεβαιώστε την συμμετοχή σας (RSVP) μέσω του παραπάνω συνδέσμου.
Η εκδήλωση πραγματοποιείται υπό την αιγίδα του Ελληνικού Γενικού Προξενείου στο Λος Άντζελες και του Επίτιμου Γενικού Προξενείου της Κύπρου στο Λος Άντζελες, σε συνεργασία με το Κέντρο Μελέτης του Ελληνικού Πολιτισμού Ίδρυμα Σταύρος Νιάρχος (ΙΣΝ) στο UCLA, και το Basil P. Caloyeras Center for Modern Greek Studies του πανεπιστημίου Loyola Marymount.

Greek Viper | One Man Show with Elias Scoufaras
2026-03-20 - 2026-03-22
TICKETS: www.greekviper.com
Info: greekvipershow@gmail.com

OK, OLYMPIA, LET'S GO! - Celebration of the life of Academy Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis
2026-03-21 - 2026-03-22 | ODYSSEY THEATER
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents a multi-media celebration of the life of Academy Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis
that includes “You and Me,”
a one-act play written by Olympia’s brother, Apollo Dukakis, in which he also performs alongside Kandis Chappell.
The evening is hosted by playwright and film maker Graham Barnard with special invited guests.
Two performances only: Saturday, March 21 at 8 p.m. & Sunday, March 22 at 3 p.m.

Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West Los Angeles, 90025; (310) 477-2055;
www.OdysseyTheatre.com.

National Day of Greece 2026 - Reception
2026-03-21 18:00 - 21:00
The Consulate General of Greece in Los Angeles, invites you to a
Reception in the occasion of the 25th of March, the official National Day of Greece
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March 21, at 6:00 pm
Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Northridge
17037 Plummer Street · Northridge, CA · 91325

This is hosted event
Info and RSVP: rula.eliopulos@yahoo.com

2nd GREEK HERITAGE NIGHT - LA KINGS
2026-03-28 04:30 - 21:00
Join the Greek Consulate General and celebrate the 2nd Annual Greek Heritage Night on March 28th as the LA Kings take on the Utah Mammoth at 6:00PM.
Packages start at $80 and includes access to pregame reception (starting at 4:30PM), LA Kings Greek heritage Night Jersey and Post-Game Photo on the Ice!
A portion of the proceeds supports Kids n’ Cancer.
A special night of hockey, culture, and community.
Use the QR code on poster for tickets

Book Discussion with Katerina Angelopoulou, “The Fumes of Mars” | Zoom event
2026-03-28 10:00 - 23:00 | Zoom Meeting
Book Discussion with Katerina Angelopoulou, The Fumes of Mars
March 28, 2026
10:00 AM Pacific Time / 8:00 PM Greece
Via Zoom
RSVP Here
One of the deadliest wildfires ever recorded took place on July 23, 2018 just 30 km from the historical center of Athens in Greece. Artist Katerina Angelopoulou survived the fire and her book, The Fumes of Mars, combines her photographs with personal testimonies from other survivors, timelines, maps, and reports. With these materials Angelopoulou attempts to weave together a collective narrative of the events to better understand the violent disconnect between her own experience and the “official” account of the disaster in which facts were concealed and victims held culpable

For more info: https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/the-fumes-of-mars/

AMERICAN HELLENIC COUNCIL * ANNUAL AWARDS GALA
2026-04-18
http://www.americanhellenic.org

Backgammon Night
2026-04-24 18:00 - 20:00 | UCLA Campus
Backgammon Night
Friday, April 24, 2026
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
2117 Rolfe Hall, UCLA Campus
RSVP here
This event is free, but space is limited.

AHC - Hellenic Lyceum: The Reality of Ancient Hellenic Philosophy
2026-04-26 16:00 - 18:00 | Loyola Marymount University, Mcintosh Room
Join us for an Introduction to ancient philosophical thoughts of Plato and Aristotle and through them of Socrates· presentation will include excerpts of the Republic, Nicomachean Ethics and the City State of the Athenians.
Sunday, April 26, 2026 – 4:00PM
LMU McIntosh Center – University Hall 3999, 3rd floor
Free parking in P1, Loyola Marymount University
Event organized by the American Hellenic Council
In collaboration with: LMU Basil P. Caloyeras CEnter for Modern Greek Studies, Hellenic Library of SoCal, Chapman University

GLENDI! A Community Dance Celebration
2026-05-17 19:00 - 21:00 | 2117 Rolfe Hall, UCLA Campus
May 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Rolfe Courtyard, 345 PORTOLA PLAZA
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States + Google Map

20th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival
2026-05-26 - 2026-05-31
May 26 – 31, 2026
www.lagff.org

ANTIGONE | Theatrical Performance
2026-05-30 14:00 - 17:00
ANTIGONE by Sophokles
A live theatrical performance
Translated and Adapted by Kenneth Cavander
Directed by Andy Wolk
May 30, 2026
2:00 P.M.
Antaeus Theatre Company
Glendale, California
A post-performance talkback with Artistic Director Nike Doukas and Professor Kathryn Morgan (Department of Classics, UCLA) will follow the show. A reception will take place afterward.
Tickets will be on sale soon!
“And if I die
I will die happy.”
Antigone’s decision to oppose her uncle Kreon’s edict and bury her brother’s body sets into motion a series of events that will challenge the bonds of family, law, and justice. Kenneth Cavander (The Curse of Oedipus) returns to Antaeus in a powerful new adaptation of Sophokles’ Antigone.
Directed by Andy Wolk, this Greek tragedy delves deep into the clash between duty to the state and loyalty to one’s kin.

More info: https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/antigone/
Antaeus Theatre Company, 110 East Broadway
Glendale, CA 91205 United States + Google Map
