A Greek Calendar for New England: April 1996

Events Directory

From: pressoff@ix.netcom.com (Marina Kasdaglis)

CELEBRATION

Greek Orthodox Easter will be celebrated this year on Sunday, April 14. Services will be held throughout the Holy Week at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Boston and in the sixty-two Greek Orthodox Parishes of New England.

TV SPECIAL

A Greek Easter TV Special will be broadcast on Sunday, April 14 from 6:00-7:00 pm on Channel WMFP TV 62. This channel ison the air as a free UHF channel covering the entire Metro Boston area; all you need is the regular circular wire UHF antenna. This channel is also on cable in Boston and most cities and towns north and west of Boston. Check your local listings for the cable channel number. Sponsored by WUNR, "The Greek Voice of Boston."

EVENT

Monday, April 1 7:00 pm
A lecture and discussion, in Greek, by Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of Greeks Abroad Mr. Georgios Romeos
Sponsored by the Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of New England.
Maliotis Cultural Center, 50 Goddard Avenue, Brookline.

LECTURES

Thursday, April 4 7:00 pm
"The Novelist and the Ethnographer"
Michael Herzfeld, Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University
Sponsored by the Lectureship Committee of Hellenic College
Maliotis Cultural Center, 50 Goddard Avenue, Brookline. 522-2800.

Friday, April 5 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
"Renegotiating the Role of Religion in Greece and Turkey: Symptoms of the Legitimacy Crisis of the State"
Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou, Dept. of Politics, Princeton University
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 7th floor Cabot Building, Medford, MA. 627-3700.

Thursday, April 11 5:00 pm
"Castle-building in the Balkans: American Aspirations in Southeastern Europe"
Prof. Alexandros Kyrou, Dept. Of Political Science, Indiana U. Purdue U. At Fortwayne
Co-sponsored by the Greek Study Study Group, Center for European Studies and the George Seferis Chair, Harvard University
Center for Literary and Cultural Studies, 61 Kirkland St., Cambridge.

Wednesday, April 17 4:15 pm
"Nationalism and Gender Consciousness in Turn-of-the-century Greece"
Eleni Varikas, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Paris IIX
Co-sponsored by the Greek Study Group and Gender, Society and Politics Study Group, Center for European Studies
Garden Room. 27 Kirkland Street, Cambridge. 495-4303.

SYMPOSIUM

Saturday, April 27 1:30-5:15 pm
"Classical Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Reflections on the Vermeule Years. A Symposium in Honor of Cornelius C.Vermeule III."
Carlos A. Picon, and Ariel Hamill Herrmann, the Metropolitan Museum of Art; J. Michael Padgett, The Art Museum, Princeton; and Cornelius C. Vermeule III, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Co-sponsored Archaeological Institute of America, Boston Society and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 496-8991

EXHIBIT

April 20-August 11
"The Fire of Hephaistos: Large Classical Bronzes from North American Collections"
This innovative exhibition, comprised of full figures and body parts, will be the first ever to concentrate upon large-scale Classical bronze statues.
The Arthur M. Sackler Museum, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge. 495-2397.

RELATED EVENTS

Saturday, April 27 8:00-11:30 pm
Spring Party and Exhibition Opening Begin your evening at the Sackler with an introductury lecture by Carol C. Mattusch, curator of the exhibition, at 8:30 pm. At the Fogg, dance to the Back Bay Rhythm Makers Sextet and enjoy Greek and Italian delicacies. Call 495-4544 for more information.

Monday, April 29 6:00 pm
"In Search of the Greek Bronze Original"
Carol C. Mattusch, Professor of Art History, George Mason U.

"Reflections on the Piraeus Bronzes"
Olga Pelagia, Associate Professor, Dept. Of Archaeology and History, Athens University

Tuesday, April 30 6:00 pm
"Changing Practices in Antiquities Conservation: Preserving Objects or Cultures?"
Arthur Beale, Director, Objects Conservation and Scientific Research, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

"All That Glistens Is Not Gold: A History of Guiding with Particular Reference to Bronzes"
W. Andrew Oddy, Keeper of Conservation, The British Museum

Sponsored by the M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Fund. Sackler Auditorium, Cambridge.