Diary of Events January - March 2011

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Greece: Images of an Enchanted Land Monday 7 February to Wednesday 16 February

JANUARY Sunday 9 January, 7.45pm - Purcell Room, South Bank Centre Recital with George Zacharias, violin and Jakob Fichert, piano. Programme to include works by Saint-Saëns, Ysaÿe, Shostakovich, Bartók, Prokofiev. For further information and bookings call 0844 847 9910. Tickets are £14 and £12. Tuesday 11 January, 6.30pm - Andipa Gallery, 162 Walton Street, London SW3 Vasilopitta organised by the Friends of Mount Athos. For further information and bookings call 020 7589 2371. Tickets £15, £10 students. Friday 14 January, 7pm - Great Hall, Hellenic Centre Vasilopitta Greek Celebration for the New Year with Tombola and traditional Greek dancing organised by Lykion ton Hellinidon. For further information call 020 8343 1353 or 020 8201 8332. Free entry. Monday 17 January to Thursday 27 January - Friends Room, Hellenic Centre From Ithaca to Abstraction An exhibition of paintings by Ioakim Raftopoulos. Private view on Tuesday 18 January, 6-9pm. Please call 020 7487 5060 for opening hours. Supported by the Hellenic Centre. Wednesday 19 January, 6.30pm to 8.30pm - Friends Room, Hellenic Centre Nasos Vayenas: The Perfect Order - Selected Poems 1974-2010 A Professor of Literary Theory and Criticism at the University of Athens, Nasos Vayenas was awarded the Greek National Poetry Prize in 2005. Published by Anvil Press, The Perfect Order is the first extensive selection of his poems to appear in English. The event will include readings by Nasos Vayenas at 7pm. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 8469 3033 or at [email protected]. Under the auspices of the Embassy of Greece. Supported by the Hellenic Centre. Friday 21 January, 7pm to 11pm - Great Hall, Hellenic Centre Hellenic Centre Vasilopitta and Greek Evening Share with us our traditional New Year’s cake and enjoy an evening Greek music, dance and food! Live Greek music by Cleopatra band. For further information and bookings call 020 7487 5060. Tickets are £15 and include a plate of Greek meze. Cash bar available. Organised by the Hellenic Centre. Sunday 23 January, 6pm - Andipa Gallery, 162 Walton Street, London SW3 Vasilopitta organised by the Ionian Society. Further information and bookings on 020 7589 2371 or at [email protected], [email protected]. Tickets £12. Monday 24 January, 7pm - Boardroom, Hellenic Centre The Art of Presenting David Windle and Guy Michaels from Opposite Leg deliver an introduction to their acclaimed Presentation Skills training. This unique approach, suitable for teachers, students and those in business alike will be focusing on the 'performance' element of presentation skills. Delegates will have the opportunity in this fun and challenging session to work on their natural performance style and learn some very useful hints and tips whether presenting to an audience of 1 or 1000! Visit www.oppositeleg.co.uk for more details on the work of this London based organisation. For further information and bookings call 020 7487 5060. Tickets £15. Organised by the Hellenic Centre. Office Opening Hours Monday-Friday 9.30am-5.30pm The Hellenic Centre, 16-18 Paddington Street, Marylebone, London W1U 5AS T: 020 7487 5060

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Thursday 27 January, 7pm – Great Hall, Hellenic Centre Lecture in Greek by Professor Ioannis Taifakos, University of Cyprus. Part of the celebrations for Christian and Greek Literature organised by the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain. Further information on 020 7723 4787. Friday 28 January, 6.30pm - Friends Room, Hellenic Centre Vasilopitta organised by Eteria Ellinon Epistimonon. Further information on 07887 878719 or at [email protected].

FEBRUARY Tuesday 1 February to Thursday 24 February - Friends Room, Hellenic Centre Summer in Cyprus An exhibition of oil paintings and etchings by Janet Scott. Private view on Tuesday 1 February, 6-9pm. Please call 020 7487 5060 for opening hours. Supported by the Hellenic Centre. Evening Fishing

Friday 4 February, 6.30pm to 8pm - Great Hall, Hellenic Centre The ‘Other’ in Contemporary Greek Fiction A discussion in English between contemporary Greek writers and critics on how ethnic, cultural, religious or gendered otherness is handled in contemporary Greek fiction. Participants: Mikela Chartoulari, Angela Dimitrakaki, Theodoros Grigoriadis, Dimosthenis Kourtovik. Dr Eleni Yiannakakis will chair the event. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7563 9835 or at [email protected]. Organised by the Hellenic Centre and Dr Eleni Yiannakakis (University of Oxford). Saturday 5 February - The Dorchester Hotel 16th Anniversary Dinner Dance organised by Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain. Further information and bookings on 020 7400 0846 (George Foustanos), 020 7398 3937 (Dinos Symeonidis) 020 8247 3960 (Dimitris Monioudis) or at [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]. Tickets £115, table of twelve £1300, table of ten £1100.

Mykonos Baptismal Festival Dancers

Monday 7 February to Wednesday 16 February - Great Hall, Hellenic Centre Greece: Images of an Enchanted Land, 1954-1965 An exhibition by the legendary photographer Robert A. McCabe curated by Gabriel Bauret. Private view on Wednesday 9 February by invitation only. Opening hours: Monday 7 February to Friday 11 February, 10am-6pm. For Saturday 12 February to Wednesday 16 February please call 020 7487 5060. Free entry. Supported by the Museum of Cycladic Art, Aegean and the Hellenic Centre.

Tuesday 8 February, 7.15pm- Great Hall, Hellenic Centre The A. G. Leventis Foundation, Third Decade, 1999 to 2008 A presentation of the book published by the A. G. Leventis Foundation to celebrate its 30th Anniversary. The evening will include a presentation of the book by the author, Struan Simpson, and a talk on the Foundation's work in relation to the natural environment and sustainable development

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delivered by the Chairman of the Foundation, A. P. Leventis. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7563 9835 or at [email protected]. Organised by the A. G. Leventis Foundation and the Hellenic Centre. Thursday 10 February, 7pm- Great Hall, Hellenic Centre Petras: 25 Years of Excavations and Studies in Minoan Siteia - The Settlements, the Palace, the Cemeteries Lecture in English by Dr Maria Tsiropoulou, Ephor of Antiquities. Further information on 020 7935 2020 (Anne Long) or at [email protected]. Organised by the Greek Archaeological Committee UK. Sunday 13 February - Great Hall, Hellenic Centre Greek Dance Workshop organised by Lykion ton Hellinidon. bookings on 020 7229 4086.

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Saturday 19 February, 7pm - Marriot Hotel, 128 King Henry’s Road, London NW3 Masquerade Ball organised by the Peloponnesian Association of Great Further information and bookings on 07901 705962, 07910 216082 [email protected]. Tickets £55.

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Wednesday 23 February, 7.15pm- Great Hall, Hellenic Centre Home for the Homeless: the History of Nikaia, an Urban Refugee Quarter in Piraeus Lecture in English by Dr Renee Hirschon, University of Oxford. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7563 9835 or at [email protected]. Organised by the Hellenic Centre. Thursday 24 February, 7.30pm - Great Hall, Hellenic Centre Tsiknopempti A celebration of Greek Carnival with food, music and Greek dancing organised by Lykion ton Hellinidon. Further information and bookings on 020 8441 6332, 020 8201 8332 or at [email protected]. Friday 25 February, 7pm - Friends Room, Hellenic Centre Cyprus Remembered Book launch by the well known photographer Reno Wideson. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7563 9835 or at [email protected]. Organised by the Hellenic Centre. Sunday 27 February, 3pm to 5pm - Great Hall, Hellenic Centre Children’s Fancy Dress Party A celebration of carnival for children. Adults admitted only if accompanying children. For further information and bookings call 020 7487 5060. Tickets are £7 and include one drink (coffee, tea, juice) and a plate of snacks for all and entertainment for children up to 10 years old. Cash bar available. Organised by the Hellenic Centre and Lykion to Hellinidon. Monday 28 February, 7.30pm to 8.30pm - Great Hall, Hellenic Centre Piano recital for Keys of Change - A journey Across the Amazon by Panos Karan Highly aclaimed Greek concert pianist Panos Karan performs a farewell piano recital, as he prepares to set sail on a long trip across the Amazon river in order to bring classical music to some of the most isolated communities of the planet. Programme will consist of Membership & Exhibitions Maria Kalli, 020 7563 9833 Greek Language Courses Evangelia Roussou, 020 7563 9831 or [email protected]

works across the spectrum of the piano repertoire, as will be presented in the Amazon rainforest, and will include the formidable Chopin Twelve Etudes Op. 10. Tickets at £15 from www.keysofchange.org or 0775 1676045. Supported by the Hellenic Centre.

MARCH Wednesday 2 March to Thursday 24 March - Friends Room, Hellenic Centre Greece: Ancient Mythology to Modern Reality An exhibition of paintings by Larissa Berlin, Alla Davydova, Yuliya Davydova, Veronika Leontyeva, Michail Shapiro. Private view on Tuesday 1 March, 6-9pm. Please call 020 7487 5060 for opening hours. Supported by the Hellenic Centre. Thursday 3 March, 6.15pm - Winsdor Building, Royal Holloway, Egham, Surrey TW20 From Mimesis to ’Aristotle for Screenwriters’ A talk by Greek author Apostolos Doxiadis on what a modern writer can learn fron the ancient Greeks about writing. Further information at [email protected] Monday 7 March, 12.30pm - Friends Room, Hellenic Centre Kathara Deftera Lunch A traditional vegetarian lunch to celebrate the beginning of Lent. Proceeds in aid of the Hellenic Centre. Further information and bookings on 020 7487 5060. Tickets £17, concessions £15. Organised by the Hellenic Centre. Thursday 10 March, 7pm - The Calder Bookshop and Theatre, 51 The Cut, London SE1 Z213 The leading contemporary Greek poet and playwright Dimitris Lyakos will be presenting the English translation of his acclaimed book. Further information and bookings on 020 7620 2900 or at [email protected]. Tickets £6, concessions £4. Monday 14 March to Wednesday 16 March - Great Hall, Hellenic Centre Face 2 Face A contemporary art exhibition, curated by Professor Thanasis Moutsopoulos, presenting ten new Greek artists, five of them working in Greece and five of them working in the UK. Thirty artworks of various media and styles aim to give the audience a fresh but also social view. Organised by the A.G. Leventis Scholars Association. Opening hours: 10am-5pm. Free entry. Supported by the Hellenic Centre. Friday 18 March, 7pm- Great Hall, Hellenic Centre Greater than Alexander, the Ancient Greek Adventure in India and its Legacy An illustrated talk in English by Michael Wood on the dramatic tale of Alexander’s successors in Asia with reflections on the fascinating afterlife of Greek culture in India. Organised by the Macedonian Society of Great Britain. Free entry. Further information on 020 8361 4512. Tuesday 22 March, 7pm—Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW1 Spring Concert of the UK-EU Societies organised by the Anglo-Hellenic League. Mixed programme of classical and jazz music. Further information and bookings on 020 7486 9410 (voicemail) or at [email protected]. Ticket price to include reception.

Conference Facilities Kay Stavrinou, 020 7563 9834 or [email protected] Catering & Events Christina Vagioti, 020 7563 9836 or [email protected]

Wednesday 23 March, 7.15pm - Great Hall, Hellenic Centre Thalassa or the Sea on Ancient Greek Vases: Myths and Realities An illustrated lecture in English by Aliki Samara-Kauffmann, archaeologist and collaborator of the Department of Etruscan, Greek and Roman Antiquities, Louvre Museum. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7563 9835 or at [email protected]. Organised by the Hellenic Centre. Sunday 27 March, 5.45pm - Great Hall, Hellenic Centre 25 March 1821 A celebration organised by the Peloponnesian Association of Great Britain with a lecture in Greek on ―How Kolokotronis Saved the Revolution‖ by Greek historian S. Kargakos followed by Greek traditional songs and dances. Further information and bookings on 07901 705962 or at [email protected]. Free entry. Tuesday 29 March to Wednesday 27 April - Friends Room, Hellenic Centre Illusions of Grandeur An exhibition of photographs by Yiannis Katsaris. Private view on Tuesday 29 March, 6-9pm. Please call 020 7487 5060 for opening hours. Supported by the Hellenic Centre. Wednesday 30 March, 3-6pm - Great Hall, Hellenic Centre A Touch of Greece An insight into national folk costumes from the various regions of Greece, traditional Greek dancing and an afternoon tea accompanied by authentic Greek hospitality. Further information and bookings on 020 8343 1353 or at [email protected]. Organised by FIWAL, Lykion ton Hellinidon and the Hellenic Centre. Thursday 31 March Visit to the Apothecary organised by the Ionian Society. Further information and bookings on 020 7589 2371 or at [email protected], [email protected].

HELLENIC CENTRE LIBRARY The Library of the Hellenic Centre houses an extensive collection of books on Greek and Cypriot history, geography, and literature. It also contains series and reference books such as encyclopaedias, dictionaries, reviews and journals. We have a particularly good selection of works on Greece in the Second World War, generously donated by Costas N. Hadjipateras and Maria Fafalios-Dragonas. The Library is open by appointment to members and researchers.

Information given in the Hellenic Centre Diary of Events was correct at the time of printing Events may be cancelled or changed without prior notice An updated events listing is available on our website A copy of the Diary in larger print but in a different format is available from our offices

FORTHCOMING HELLENIC CENTRE EVENTS Tuesday 5 April, 7-8pm New Arcaheological Work at Aegae, the Royal Capital of Macedon by Dr Angeliki Kottaridi, Archaeologist, Greek Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The lecture is organised on the occasion of the major archaeological exhibition ―Heracles to Alexander the Great, Treasures from the Royal Capital of Macedon, a Hellenic Kingdom in the Age of Democracy” hosted at the Ashmolean Museum from 7 April to 29 August. Tuesday 12 April, 7.15pm Lecture

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Book presentation by Aristidis Coudounaris winner of the University of Cyprus Award 2010. The event is under the auspices of H. E. The High Commissioner for the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Alexandros Zenon.

Greek Dance Lessons organised by Lykion ton Hellinidon every Saturday at the Crypt, St Sophia, Moscow Road, London W2 Further information on 020 7229 4086 or [email protected]

The next issue of the Diary of Events will be published in March 2011 and will cover the period April-August 2011 The deadline for submitting information about events for this period is Friday 4 March 2011

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