Clean Monday (Kathara Deftera)
2026-02-22 02:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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
