A Greek Calendar for New England: February 1996

Events Directory

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EVENT

Thursday, February 15 7:00 pm "The Role of Greece, as a NATO and EU Member in the New Balkan Reality" by Dora Bakoyannis, Former Minister of Culture Starr Auditorium, JFKennedy School of Government, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge. 292-7624 or 267-8828.

LECTURES

Sunday, February 4 3:00 pm "Mediterranean Diet and Longevity" (In Greek) by Dimitrios Trichopoulos, M.D., D.Sc. Professor and Chairman, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health The George Papanikolaou Memorial Lecture Sponsored by the N.E. Hellenic Medical and Dental Society Sackler Center for Health Communications Tufts University School of Medicine, 145 Harrison Avenue, Boston. 636-6866.

Friday, February 16 4:15 pm "Regulatory Change and Privatization in Southern Europe: the Case of Telecommunications" by Kostas Lavdas, Lecturer in Politics, University of the West of England Joint Seminar with the Iberian Group Sponsored by the Greek Study Group, Center for European Studies, 27 Kirkland Street, Cambridge. 493-4303.

Thursday, February 22 4:15 pm "Kai: A Polysemous Conjunction" by Constantine Canakis, Department of Linguistics, Princeton University Sponsored by the George Seferis Chair, Harvard University, at the Modern Greek Literature and Culture Seminar, 61 Kirkland Street, Room 24, Cambridge. 495-7783.

Monday, February 26 7:00 pm "Recent trends in Greek (women's) poetry" by Katerina Angelaki-Rooke, poet from Athens Sponsored by the George Seferis Chair, Harvard University at the Modern Greek Literature and Culture Seminar, 61 Kirkland Street, Cambridge. 495-7783.

Wednesday, February 28 8:00 pm "Highlights of Ancient Greek Medicine and Healing Practices" Rescheduled lecture by Dr. Guido Majno The Greek Institute, 1038 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. 547-4770.

FILMS

"Celebrating Greek Cinema at the Museum of Fine Arts"

Thursday, February 1 7:30 pm "Crystal Nights" (Kristallines Nichtes) (1991) by Tonia Marketaki

Friday, February 2 6:30 pm "Borderline" (Metechmio) (1993) by Panos Karkanevatos

Friday, February 2 8:15 pm "End of an Era" (Telos Epohis) (1994) by Antonis Kokkinos

Saturday, February 3 1:30 pm "The Tree We Hurt" (To Dendro pou Pligoname) (1986) by Dimos Avdeliodis

Saturday, February 3 3:00 pm "From the Snow" (Ap' to Hioni) (1993) by Sotiris Goritsas

Thursday, February 8 7:00 pm "Addio Berlin" (Addio Verolino) (1994) by Dimitris Athanitis

Saturday, February 10 2:30 pm "The Suspended Step of the Stork" (To Meteoro Vima tou Pelargou) (1991) by Theodoros Angelopoulos

Call 369-3306 to order, 369-3300 for information

DRAMATIC READING

Thursday, February 22 8:00 pm The Greek Insitute Players under the direction of Professor Fenno Hoffman will present Euripides' "The Bacchae" in the English translation of Professor Francis Blessington, author, poet, classicist and member of the faculty of Northeastern University. The Greek Institute, 1038 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge.

READING

Sunday, February 25 7:00 pm Author Niki Billiris presents her literary work Sonsored by the Cultural & Spiritual Life Committee St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 17 Meriam St. Lexington.