EVENTS 2006-07

Year 2006-2007
Sunday, March 18 4:00 PM University Hall Room 1762 Loyola Marymount University	The Marbles of the Parthenon This includes an exhibit of artwork by Mr. Apostolos Papapostolou, inspired by the marbles of the Parthenon Marbles in the British Museum. The exhibit will be preceded by a talk by Prof. Matthew Dillon on "the Parthenon and the History of the Marbles". This event is made possible by a grant from the Greek Ministry of Culture and is co-cosponsored by the Basil P. Caloyeras Center for Modern Greek Studies and The Hellenic University Club. Open to the Public. No RSVP Required. Driving to University Hall Loyola Marymount University
Thursday, March 22 7:00 PM McIntosh Center Loyola Marymount University	Comparison of European and U.S. strategies in Southeastern Europe Lecture by former Greek Minister Yannos Papantoniou. Dr. Papantoniou’s talks are made possible by the Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA) This lecture is made possible by the Onassis Foundation and is cosponsored by The Caloyeras Center and The Hellenic University Club. Open to the Public. No RSVP Required. Driving to University Hall Loyola Marymount University
Sunday, March 25 5:00 PM Dinner Lecture Hilton Center for Business Room 300 Loyola Marymount University	The European Union fifty years after the signing of the Rome Treaty: The Prospects of Greece. Lecture by former Greek Minister Yannos Papantoniou This lecture is made possible by the Onassis Foundation and is cosponsored by The Caloyeras Center and The Hellenic University Club. RSVP Required, $35 per person. Please mail a check to: Hellenic University Club PO Box 45581, Los Angeles CA 90045-0581. (Space is limited, RSVP as soon as possible by calling 310-215-3130.) Driving to Hilton Center for Business Loyola Marymount University
December 16, 2006 Saturday 6:00 PM Cocktails 7:30 PM Dinner 9:00 PM Dance	Hellenic University Club Christmas Party Dinner Dance Dinner-Dance with The SYNTHESIS BAND Place: The California Club, Downtown L.A. 538 S Flower St. Los Angeles, CA 90071
Lecture September 27, 2006 Wednesday Loyola Marymount University	1. The Marvel of Greek Poetry (free lecture, no RSVP) A recitation in English translation of poems by Cavafy, Sikelianos, Seferis, Elytis, Ritsos and others, with commentary. Peter A. Bien Bio
Lecture Ahmanson Auditorium, University Hall 1000 Loyola Marymount University September 28, 2006 Thursday Lecture: 7:00 PM	2. Kazantzakis’s Post-Christian Religious Vision (free lecture, no RSVP) Often condemned as blasphemous, Kazantzakis was intensely religious in a way responsive to our modern understanding of reality. Needing to feel that his life’s meaningfulness was conferred by the cosmological context in which he resided, he searched in all religions and philosophies for his answers. His faith can be called “post-Christian” because, like orthodox Christians, he is unshakably optimistic, believing that the Spirit triumphs. Despite his quarrels with orthodox Christianity, in certain ways, Kazantzakis’s faith is somewhat compatible with elements in the mystical tradition of the Greek Orthodox Church. Peter A. Bien Bio
Lecture Roski Cafeteria University Hall Loyola Marymount University October 1, 2006 Sunday Social Hour: 5:00 PM Dinner: 6:00 Lecture at 7:00 PM	3. Inventing Greece The invention of Modern Greek identity in the 19^th & 20^th centuries Nationalism, at the deepest level, acts as a bulwark against death, fate, and contingency. In short, nationalism replaces religion, taking over attributes previously assigned only to God and claiming qualities for the state that clearly are not true. Indeed, nationalism is invented: it is a fiction. Prof. Bien will examine the theories and concepts, both foreign and Greek, that helped Greece in defining itself during the last two hundred years. Peter A. Bien Bio