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A Greek Calendar of New England, March 1996
A GREEK CALENDAR
MARCH 1996
GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY EVENTS
Thursday, March 21 7:00 p.m.
Celebration of Greek Independence Day
City Hall, Boston
Hosted by The Honorable Thomas Menino, Mayor.
Friday, March 22 12:00 noon
Commemoration of the 185th Anniversary of Greek Independence
House Chamber, State House
Hosted by H.E. Governor William F. Weld and the State legislators of Greek
descent.
The Evzones of the Presidential Guard will be present.
1:30 p.m.
Reception at the Consulate General of Greece.
Hosted by
the Consul General Mr. Ioannis Economides.
Open to the entire community.
Saturday, March 23 7:00 p.m.
Reception of the Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of
New England,
57 Restaurant.
The Evzones will be present.
Sunday, March 24 10:00 a.m.
Doxology at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England
His Grace Bishop Methodios officating.
Sunday, March 24 1:00 p.m.
The second Parade in Boston to commemorate Greek Independence.
Organized by the Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of New England.
The Parade will start at Prudential Center, Copley Place, go down Boylston
Street and finish at the Boston Common, where concluding festivities will
be held. EVERYBODY IS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND!
EVENTS
Friday, March 1 7:00 p.m.
Two members of the Greek Parliament, Mr. Stelios Papathemelis,
Former Minister of Public Order (PASOK), and Mr. Theodoros Kassimis (New Democracy), will discuss
"Greek National Issues, Foreign Policy and the Crisis in the Aegean"
(In Greek).
Sponsored by the Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of New England
in cooperation with the Group for Hellenic Issues and the Hellenic Resources
Institute (HRI).
Maliotis Cultural Center, 50 Goddard Ave. Brookline. 267-8828 or 522-2800.
Sunday, March 17 6:00 p.m.
"The Importance of Geoeconomics in Greek Foreign Policy Options"
by Mr. Andreas Andrianopoulos, Former Minister and Former Member of Parliament.
Sponsored by the Harvard Hellenic Society.
Starr Auditorium, J. F. Kennedy School of Government, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge.
FILMS
March 1, 7:00 p.m.
"Ulysses' Gaze" (To Vlemma Tou Odyssea)
March 2, 8:30 p.m.
March 3, 6:00 p.m.
March 3, 9:00 p.m.
"Landscape in the Mist" (Topio stin Omichli)
March 6, 9:45 p.m.
March 10, 9:00 p.m.
March 2, 3:00 p.m.
"The Traveling Players" (O Thiassos)
March 9, 7:00 p.m.
All three films by Theodoros Angelopoulos will be screened at the
Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy St. Cambridge. 495-4700.
LECTURES
Monday, March 11 4:15 p.m.
"Greece in the 1990s: The Challenge of Reform"
by Mr. Dimitris Keridis, Doctoral Candidate in International Relations,
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.
Sponsored by the Greek Study Group, Center for European Studies.
27 Kirkland Street, Cambridge. 493-4303.
Thursday, March 14 4:15 p.m.
"Abducting the Past: The Traumatic Case of Lord Elgin, Or what
Happens when You Lose Your Marbles"
by Matthew Gumpert, University of Colorado.
Sponsored by the George Seferis Chair, Harvard University, at
the Modern
Greek Literature and Culture Seminar,
61 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, 495-7783.
PERFORMANCE
Sunday, March 31 4:00 p.m.
"A Retelling of the Iliad"
by John Lipsky
Sponsored by Maliotis Cultural Center, 50 Goddard Ave., Brookline.
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