EVENTS 2008-09

Year 2008-2009
1. Thursday, March 19, 2009, Reception will start at 6:00PM 2. Thursday, April 23, 2009, at 7:15 PM	Affiliated Institute Symposium The Huffington Ecumenical Institute is sponsoring 2 lectures, free and open to the public. 1. Thursday, March 19, 2009, Reception will start at 6:00PM Roski Center, University Hall, Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045 Free parking on Level 2-P2 "Who do people say I AM? True God and True Man: Chalcedon's Christology in a Post Modern World" Speakers: Bishop Maxim, Serbian Orthodox Church, Diocese of Western America Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Armenian Church, Western Diocese Space is limited, RSVP by March 10 at hei@lmu.edu or (310) 338-1917 Driving Instructions 2. Thursday, April 23, 2009, at 7:15 PM Ahmanson Auditorium, University Hall 1000, Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045 Courtesy parking under the building "East and West: Cultural Dissonance and the Great Schism of 1054" Speaker: Prof. Margaret Trenchard Smith, History Dept., LMU For more information call: (310) 338-1917 or (310) 338-4463 To make sure there is space for everyone, please call (310) 215-3130 or e-mail your reservations to hucorg AT gmail.com. Driving Instructions
LA GREEK FILM FESTIVAL June 25-28, 2009	For Details: www.lagreekfilmfestival.org
DO NOT FORGET TO MAIL IN YOUR MEMBERSHIP DUES!	PAST EVENTS THIS YEAR
Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009 Social Hour: 4:00 PM Lecture: 4:30 PM	Lecture on Early Greek Immigrants to USA SPEAKER: Dr. Thomas Gallant, Professor of Modern Greek History at UC San Diego TOPIC: Tales from the Dark Side: The "Other" Greeks of the Diaspora Prof. Thomas Gallant explores the social world of the Greek men and women who migrated from the Ionian Islands, the Greek Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire during the Nineteenth Century. Rather than focusing on the elites and the wealthy, this lecture focuses on the lives of working people -- sailors, stevedores, artisans and prostitutes -- many of whom fell afoul of the law. While theirs is not a story that is well-known, even among historians, this paper contends that no history of the Greek Diaspora will be complete unless it contains their history. PLACE: Loyola Marymount University Lincoln Blvd. and LMU Drive, Los Angeles MacIntosh Room, University Hall Room 3900
Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008 6:00 PM Cocktails 7:00 PM Dinner	Holiday Gala At The Jonathan Club Music by Synthesi Driving Directions Jonathan Club 545 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles
Suturday, Nov. 22, 2008 Social Hour: 6:00 PM Dinner: 7:00 PM Leecture:8:00 PM	"Hellenisms: Culture, Identity, and Ethnicity from Antiquity to Modernity" A Book presentation by Katerina Zacharia Associate Professor and Chair of Classics at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. The American Hellenic Council and the Hellenic University Club are jointly sponsoring a Dinner -Lecture which will have guest speaker Katerina Zacharia, She will speak on the recently published book Hellenisms: Culture, Identity, and Ethnicity from Antiquity to Modernity, of which she is the editor and major contributor. Books will be available for purchase and signing by Prof. Zacharia. PLACE: McIntosh Room 3900 in the University Hall Loyola Marymount University
Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008 Social Hour: 4:00 PM Leecture:4:30 PM	Book presentation by Alexis Stamatis The American Fugue Alexis Stamatis, is a well known Greek novelist and poet born in Athens. As a result of this experience and his fascination with America, he wrote a new novel American Fugue, which was translated and published in English by the Etruscan Press. This book won the 1st International Literary award by he US National Endowment of Arts. He is now touring the US to present his book at many US universities such as Harvard, Columbia, and Cornell. Alexis Stamatis Bio PLACE: University Hall, Room 1857, Loyola Marymount University Free Admission Refreshments will follow the lecture Driving to University Hall
Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 6 PM - 8:30 PM	We urge our members and friends to attend a presentation by author Giles Milton of his new book PARADISE LOST: SMYRNA 1922. The book describes the events that led to the destruction and deaths of the Greek and Armenian populations of Smyrna in 1922. The lecture is sponsored by the Friends of Glendale Library. The Hellenic University Club and the American Hellenic Council are co-sponsors. Place: The Glendale Police Community Room 131 N. Isabel St., Glendale, CA 91206 (The Glendale Police Department is located between Broadway & Wilson) Parking is available in the Civic Center parking garage, with additional parking on Broadway and Isabel streets. Admission: Free (refreshments will be served)