A Greek Calendar for New England: April 1996
A GREEK CALENDAR
APRIL 1996
CELEBRATION
Greek Orthodox Easter will be celebrated this year on Sunday, April 14.
Services will be held throughout the Holy Week at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral
in Boston and in the sixty-two Greek Orthodox Parishes of New England.
TV SPECIAL
A Greek Easter TV Special will be broadcast on Sunday, April 14 from
6:00-7:00 pm on Channel WMFP TV 62. This channel ison the air as a free
UHF channel covering the entire Metro Boston area; all you need is the
regular circular wire UHF antenna. This channel is also on cable in Boston
and most cities and towns north and west of Boston. Check your local listings
for the cable channel number. Sponsored by WUNR, "The Greek Voice of Boston."
EVENT
Monday, April 1 7:00 pm
A lecture and discussion, in Greek, by Alternate Minister of
Foreign Affairs in charge of Greeks Abroad Mr. Georgios Romeos
Sponsored by the Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of New
England.
Maliotis Cultural Center, 50 Goddard Avenue, Brookline.
LECTURES
Thursday, April 4 7:00 pm
"The Novelist and the Ethnographer"
Michael Herzfeld, Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University
Sponsored by the Lectureship Committee of Hellenic College
Maliotis Cultural Center, 50 Goddard Avenue, Brookline. 522-2800.
Friday, April 5 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
"Renegotiating the Role of Religion in Greece and Turkey:
Symptoms of the Legitimacy Crisis of the State"
Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou, Dept. of Politics, Princeton University
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 7th floor Cabot
Building, Medford, MA. 627-3700.
Thursday, April 11 5:00 pm
"Castle-building in the Balkans: American Aspirations in
Southeastern Europe"
Prof. Alexandros Kyrou, Dept. Of Political Science,
Indiana U. Purdue U. At Fortwayne
Co-sponsored by the Greek Study Study Group, Center for
European Studies and the George Seferis Chair, Harvard
University
Center for Literary and Cultural Studies,
61 Kirkland St., Cambridge.
Wednesday, April 17 4:15 pm
"Nationalism and Gender Consciousness in
Turn-of-the-century Greece"
Eleni Varikas, Associate Professor of Political Science,
University of Paris IIX
Co-sponsored by the Greek Study Group and Gender,
Society and Politics Study Group, Center for European
Studies
Garden Room. 27 Kirkland Street, Cambridge. 495-4303.
SYMPOSIUM
Saturday, April 27 1:30-5:15 pm
"Classical Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston:
Reflections on the Vermeule Years. A Symposium in Honor of
Cornelius C.Vermeule III."
Carlos A. Picon, and Ariel
Hamill Herrmann, the Metropolitan Museum of Art;
J. Michael Padgett, The Art Museum, Princeton; and
Cornelius C. Vermeule III, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Co-sponsored Archaeological Institute of America,
Boston Society and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 496-8991
EXHIBIT
April 20-August 11
"The Fire of Hephaistos: Large Classical Bronzes
from North American Collections"
This innovative exhibition, comprised of full figures and
body parts, will be the first ever to concentrate upon
large-scale Classical bronze statues.
The Arthur M. Sackler Museum, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge.
495-2397.
RELATED EVENTS
Saturday, April 27 8:00-11:30 pm
Spring Party and Exhibition Opening
Begin your evening at the Sackler with an introductury
lecture by Carol C. Mattusch, curator of the exhibition, at
8:30 pm. At the Fogg, dance to the Back Bay Rhythm Makers
Sextet and enjoy Greek and Italian delicacies.
Call 495-4544 for more information.
Monday, April 29 6:00 pm
"In Search of the Greek Bronze Original"
Carol C. Mattusch, Professor of Art History, George Mason U.
"Reflections on the Piraeus Bronzes"
Olga Pelagia, Associate Professor, Dept. Of Archaeology and
History, Athens University
Tuesday, April 30 6:00 pm
"Changing Practices in Antiquities Conservation:
Preserving Objects or Cultures?"
Arthur Beale, Director, Objects Conservation and Scientific
Research, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
"All That Glistens Is Not Gold: A History of Guiding with
Particular Reference to Bronzes"
W. Andrew Oddy, Keeper of Conservation, The British Museum
Sponsored by the M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Fund. Sackler Auditorium,
Cambridge.
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