Event Calendar

Apr
19
Sun
Lykion ton Ellinidon Social Gathering @ Annunciation Cathedral "Kafenion"
Apr 19 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Lykion eventPlease RSVP to lykionellinidonatlanta@gmail.com if you plan to attend this event.

Apr
26
Sun
Lykion Book Club @ Private Residence
Apr 26 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Cahill book
Please join us for our April Book Club gathering, which will take place at a private residence (details TBD…stay tuned for updates).

The book we will feature is “Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter” by Thomas Cahill. Below is a brief synopsis:

In Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, his fourth volume to explore “the hinges of history,” Thomas Cahill escorts the reader on another entertaining — and historically unassailable — journey through the landmarks of art and bloodshed that defined Greek culture nearly three millennia ago.

In the city-states of Athens and Sparta and throughout the Greek islands, honors could be won in making love and war, and lives were rife with contradictions. By developing the alphabet, the Greeks empowered the reader, demystified experience, and opened the way for civil discussion and experimentation — yet they kept slaves. The glorious verses of the Iliad recount a conflict in which rage and outrage spur men to action and suggest that their “bellicose society of gleaming metals and rattling weapons” is not so very distant from more recent campaigns of “shock and awe.” And, centuries before Zorba, Greece was a land where music, dance, and freely flowing wine were essential to the high life. Granting equal time to the sacred and the profane, Cahill rivets our attention to the legacies of an ancient and enduring worldview.

May
3
Sun
Πρωτομαγιά Picnic @ Annunciation Cathedral
May 3 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

ProtomagiaPlease join us for the annual Πρωτομαγιά Picnic hosted by Lykion ton Ellinidon and the Hellenic Women’s Cultural Association on Sunday, May 3rd, 2015. Tickets are available PRE-SALE only, so make sure to purchase your tickets in advance. The afternoon will feature traditional activities such as wreath-making and the flying of kites, as well as music and dancing.
IMG_4935The afternoon will also feature a traditional Greek menu of souvlaki, spanako-tiropites, oven-roasted potatoes, tzatziki, pita bread, and soft drinks/water. Beer will also be available for purchase. Our kid-friendly menu will include hot dogs, chips and a drink.

May
15
Fri
Marietta Greek Festival @ Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church
May 15 @ 3:00 pm – May 17 @ 7:00 pm

MGF
It’s that time of year again…time to say OPA! and enjoy the food, music, and entertainment of the Marietta Greek Festival. Follow this link for information / directions and much more! This event takes place RAIN OR SHINE…with something for the whole family!

To volunteer, click here.

Jun
14
Sun
Lykion ton Ellinidon Social Gathering @ Annunciation Cathedral "Kafenion"
Jun 14 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Lykion

You are invited to a social gathering for Lykion members and friends. Before the summer break, please join us for coffee and refreshments, updates on exciting future activities, and a special treat – a documentary film! Please email your RSVP if you plan to attend, so we can plan for refreshments.

Jun
19
Fri
Greek Party @ Taverna Plaka
Jun 19 @ 8:00 pm – Jun 20 @ 3:00 am
Sep
29
Tue
The Middle East Refugee Crisis @ Troy Moore Library (GSU)
Sep 29 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

GSUFriends of GSU’s Center for Hellenic Studies,

 The deepening crisis regarding conflicting European attitudes and residential policies regarding the expanding refugee crisis impacts the poorer Mediterranean EU nations inordinately. While North African refugees have entered Europe primarily through Spain and Italy (and mostly Italy), the recent flood of Syrian refugees have entered Europe in overwhelming numbers through the Dodecanesian Greek islands (Lesbos, Kos, Chios and Samos).

 Please join us for a panel discussion of this crisis sponsored by the Center for Hellenic Studies’s Global Studies Initiative partner, the Middle East Studies Center, on Tuesday, September 29, from 3:00pm to 4:30pm in the Troy Moore Library.

Oct
11
Sun
Lykion ton Ellinidon Fall Meeting @ Annunciation Cathedral Kafenion
Oct 11 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

fall meeting

Our wonderful Cultural Exhibit at the Greek Festival was a big hit with
everyone. Many thanks to our volunteers who helped set it up and man it
for four days!

Summer is over, it is time to gather, re-connect, and catch up with what is going on. Before we know it, it will be Thanksgiving and Christmas. So….

You are cordially invited to our Fall Meeting this coming Sunday, October 11, at 3:00p.m. at the Kafenion for coffee and refreshments.

Hope to see you there and bring a friend!

Oct
14
Wed
Professor Hamilakis Lecture @ Carlos Museum - Emory University
Oct 14 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Please note this upcoming lecture at Emory University’s Michael C. Carlos Museum…Hamilakis colloquium flyer

hs post

Oct
15
Thu
24th Symposium of the Modern Greek Studies Association @ Loudermilk Conference Center
Oct 15 @ 9:00 am – Oct 18 @ 5:00 pm

GSU 1The Center for Hellenic Studies is very pleased that Georgia State University has been selected to host the 24th symposium of the Modern Greek Studies Association. The biennial conference, to be held on campus October 15-18, 2015, is the meeting of the largest professional organization for Hellenic Studies in the world. Some two hundred international scholars are expected to attend the conference, which typically features more than eighty presentations, a keynote address, music concerts, film screenings, and more. Some of the program highlights will be announced well in advance on the program’s website, which can be accessed via www.mgsa.org.