Calendar for Current Year, 2012-2013

For additional information call (310) 215-3130.
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P.O. Box 45581
Los Angeles, CA 90045-0581
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Dinner Option

Dinner Buffet $40.00 USD Vegetarian Option $40.00 USD Lecture only at 6:30PM $15.00 USD

We must receive your reservation no later than
Monday, May 27, 2013

Dinner-Lecture
"The Spiraling Shapes: A Journey from Prehistoric Times to Modern High Tech Applications

By Nicolaos G. Alexopoulos
Vice President, Antennas, RF Technologies and University Relations
Broadcom Corporation

The Hill, Malone Center
Loyola Marymount University,
Los Angeles, CA
(Park in the Seaver Lot - Parking D, Free)
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Summary
Spiraling forms are found to be ubiquitous in all cultures since prehistoric times. The spiral represents an artistic interpretation of spirituality and it is often of religious significance in ancient graves and tomb stones. Our journey will begin with a brief visit with spirals in natural phenomena. We will then focus on man- made spirals beginning with the Mal’ta spiral in Siberia (dated as early as 23,000 BC). We will trace various spiral forms in several cultures through the continents. We will visit spiral forms and other shapes induced by the effect of hallucinatory substances ingested by  early as well as modern humans, by Entoptic phenomena, by Scintillating  Scotoma and Ocular Migraines, as well as by Cortical Spreading Depression in the brain. The presentation will also focus on Greek history, science and mathematics, through spiral shapes. Finally, the discussion will survey modern high tech applications such as wireless communications, ultra-thin absorbers, metamaterials, spacecraft trajectories and the shape of the sun’s magnetic field.

Affiliate Organization Event
Los Angeles Greek Film Festival

Details to be announced
Web Site: www.lagff.org

Piano Bar
The event will showcase local Greek talent in music and visual arts.
In cooperation with the 
American Hellenic Council

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Menander's The Arbitration
A version by Katharine B. Free
Directed by Jim Holmes
Barnelle Theatre, Foley Building

Menander was the last great Athenian playwright of antiquity and The Arbitration (Epitrepontes) is one of his most famous plays. It deals with young newly-weds separated by rape and an unwanted baby. The play highlights the problems of slaves and masters, fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, prostitutes and respectable ladies giving us a surprising and funny look at ancient Greek society. Today only about one half of the play survives in fragments. Katharine Free has translated the fragments and created the missing parts to give us a complete ancient Greek Comedy.

Affiliate Organization Event
The American Hellenic Council is honoring community members and individuals contributing to Greek causes.

American Hellenic Council
Annual Honors Dinner Dance

For more information and reservations:
www.americanhellenic.org

Sunday, March 10, 2013
Social Hour: 4:30PM
Dinner: 5:30PM
Lecture: 6:30PM

SOLD OUT!
Please send us an e-mail
hucorg [AT] gmail.com
with a telephone number
for the waiting list
in case of cancellations.

Dinner-Lecture
"The Terrestrial Gospel of Nikos Kazantzakis: Will the Humans Be Saviors of the Earth?"
by
Thanasis Maskaleris
Mr. Maskaleris is an authority on the life and work on Nikos Kazantzakis.

Mr. Maskaleris recently published the book
"The Terrestrial Gospel of Nikos Kazantzakis"
an anthology of passages selected from various writings by Kazantzakis, centering on Nature and the workers of the soil. The book is a powerful and poetic work that raises environmental awareness and calls us to compassionate action. It contains new translations from the Greek originals to English.

The dinner lecture will take place at
The Hill, Malone Center
Loyola Marymount University,
Los Angeles, CA
(park in the Seaver Parking Lot)
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Sunday, Feb 24, 2013
Meet the Director &
Social Hour: 1:30PM
Film Screening & discussion: 2:30PM

Exclusive screening of the documentary film
"Mikis Theodorakis, Composer"
Including a presentation and discussion with the
Producer/Director Asteris Koutoulas

Organized by:
The American Hellenic Council of California
the Hellenic Library
and the Hellenic University Club
in association with the L.A. Greek Film Festival

ULTRASTAR CINEMAS
located at The Shops at Anaheim GardenWalk
321 West Katella Avenue, Anaheim, CA

Sunday, Feb 17, 2013
Film Screening & discussion: 6:00PM

Special Screening of Academy Award^®-Nominated
A Royal Affair
Reception with Director to follow

at the
The REAL D Theater
100 N Crescent Dr
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Los Angeles Greek Film Festival presents a special screening of A Royal Affair, one of the five foreign films nominated for an Academy Award^® at this year's Oscar^® ceremonies.
Nikolaj Arcel, the Greek-Danish director will be in attendance for an in-depth Q&A after the screening

To see the trailer and reserve your ticket, click here:
A ROYAL AFFAIR -It's my Seat
Los Angeles Greek Film Festival Web Site: www.lagff.org

Event of Greek Interest
Specific Dates in
August-September 2012
8:00 PM

GETTY VILLA,
Malibu, CA

Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, 7:00PM
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
$50.00 per person
The exact address will given upon receiving the reservation.

The Hellenic University Club and the American Hellenic Council invite you to an Award Ceremony and Cultural Night honoring our Consul General of Greece in Los Angeles, Hon. Elisabeth Fotiadou for her commitment to the Arts and for promoting Hellenic Culture.

The event will showcase an exclusive Tango performance by Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo of NBC's "Dancing Superstars" and "Forever Tango".

Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo, featured at NBC new series "Superstars of Dance" as the Tango Duet, will share with our guests their mastery and passion in a exclusive performance! Preceding the performance, there will be a complimentary tango lesson with Miriam and Leonardo.

The event will take place at the beautiful home of longtime community members Dr. John Romm and Mrs. Helen Romm in Beverly Hills, CA 90210. The exact address will given upon receiving the reservation.

There will be a complimentary Greek delicacies buffet along with eclectic Greek wine.

Click the link below for the web site of the
American Hellenic Council

Sunday, October 21, 2012
Social Hour: 4:30PM
Dinner: 5:30PM
Lecture: 6:30PM

Dinner-Lecture
"Climate Change, Hazards and Regional Impacts: Focus on California and Greece"
by
Menas Kafatos, Ph.D.
Fletcher Jones Professor of Computational Physics
Director, Center of Excellence CEESMO
Founding Dean, Schmid College of Science and Technology (2009 - 2012)
Chapman University
Orange, CA

Dr. Kafatos has an extensive experience in earth systems science, natural hazards and climate change, remote sensing and data information systems, physics, computational and theoretical astrophysics, and astronomy. He received his B.A. in Physics from Cornell University, his Ph.D.in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and did postdoctoral work at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. He joined Chapman University in 2008.

The dinner lecture will take place at
Hilton Bldg, Room 300
Loyola Marymount University,
Los Angeles, CA
(park in the Drollinger Parking Structure)
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Sunday, October 28, 2012. 6:00PM
Jane Bristol Civic Auditorium
16600 Civic Center Drive, Bellflower, CA 90706

Affiliate organization event:
Aeschylus’ ORESTEIA, the trilogy
Translated and directed by Lucas Thanos
Organized by the
Hellenic Library
For more information about the Hellenic Library and the schedule of events:
www.helleniclibrarysocal.com

Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. 5:00 PM
Royce 314 – UCLA

Event of Greek interest:
The Motya Youth and the Battle of Himera:
Classical Art and History in Sicily"
By Olga Palagia, Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Athens.

Organized by:
The Steinmetz Chair and
 the UCLA Department of Classics

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Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. 7:30 PM
Auditorium, Getty Villa

Event of Greek interest:
Life and Afterlife: Wall Paintings in Ancient Macedonian Tombs
By Olga Palagia, Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Athens.

Recently excavated tombs in Macedonia (northern Greece) preserve rare examples of Greek wall painting from the late classical and early Hellenistic periods, around 350-200 B.C. Art historian Olga Palagia examines the imagery and techniques of these frescoes as well as their broader cultural context. Presented with support from USC's Department of Art History.
Free; a reservation/ticket is required.
Parking fee: $10.

Details at the Getty Web Site

Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Recital: 2:00PM
Reception: 3:30PM

Murphy Recital Hall
Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045

Affiliate organization event:
BENEFIT PERFORMANCE
Organized by The Basil P. Caloyeras Center for Modern Greek Studies in Bellarmine College and

the Department of Music in the College of Communication and Fine Arts.

With guest artist Eric Castro, baritone, and Roger Cantrell, pianist

This recital is a tribute to Athan Karras, a long time professor at LMU

$30 per person

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Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012
Cocktails: 5:00PM
Dinner: 6:30PM
Dance: 8:00PM

Invitation (PDF)

RSVP Form (PDF)

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Christmas Gala
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Organized by the
Hellenic University Club
with the support of the
American Hellenic Council

Huffington Center
Saint Sophia Cathedral
1324 South Normandie Ave.,
Los Angeles, CA 90006

Catering by Petros Hellenic Cuisine
Live Music by The Hellenic Sounds

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