Monday January 28th, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
Upper Hall, Hellenic Community Centre
4500 Arbutus Street, Vancouver
The Greek city of Morgantina, Sicily
The elite houses
and monumental city centre of Morgantina in central Sicily have been the
subject of archaeological research for more than sixty years, but there’s
plenty of life in Morgantina beyond the agora.
James and Katharine Huemoeller will present on the recent excavations of
the Contrada Agnese Project: American Excavations at Morgantina in a
neighborhood west of the agora, where we can get a glimpse of ordinary life in
the Hellenistic city.
Katherine is
Assistant Professor of Roman History in the UBC Department of Classical, Near
East and Religious Studies; she is currently working on a monograph on the
sexual dimension of ancient Roman slavery. James is principal of JIM
Architecture, adjunct professor at UBC’s School of Architecture and Landscape
Architecture, and Project Architect and Geospatial Director for the Excavations
at Morgantina.
Monday February 25th, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
Upper Hall, Hellenic Community Centre
4500 Arbutus Street, Vancouver
Jonathan Vickers,
UBC
The Olympic
Games: Past and Present
In his Pharos
talk, Dr. Vickers will discuss three important factors in the birth of Greek
sport and their influence on modern athletics, covering ground from the
ancient Olympics to the modern Games. His focus is on the athletic
body and its symbolism, the social importance of athletes and the glory of
their victory, and the legacy of ancient Greek ideals in today's sporting
world."
Dr. Vickers is a
Lecturer at UBC, having previously taught at Trent University in Peterborough
(ON) and Mount Allison University in Sackville (NB). His research interests
include ancient sport and spectacle, the body in Greek culture, and ancient
performance and entertainment. He is currently preparing a monograph on ancient
Greek acrobatic performance and the rich social meaning expressed by
representations of the acrobatic body in action.
Monday March 25th, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
Upper Hall, Hellenic Community Centre
4500 Arbutus Street, Vancouver
Hector Williams,
UBC
Monday April 29th 2019 @7:30 pm
Upper Hall, Hellenic Community Centre
4500 Arbutus Street, Vancouver
A Musical Evening With
Yannis Fyssas and Friends
Σιγανά. Σιγανά: Ballads of Greece 1939 to 2018,
Yannis will present an eclectic collection of Greek
songs spanning Entehna, Rembetika and Laika from 1939 to 2018, performed in the
intimate setting of the upstairs hall in the Hellenic Community. Σιγανά. Σιγανά (Sigana, Sigana) roughly
translates as "softly, delicately" which describes the ideal
environment to hear and enjoy this music. He will be joined by musicians Natalia Pardalis – Piano;
Mark Hamilton – Laouto / Baglama; John
Mavrogeorge – Guitar / Vocals; George
Yioldassis – Bouzouki / Vocals and Kostaki
Roumeliotis - Drums / Percussion
