LECTURE
Thursday
October 16
1997
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The Parthenon
by Dr. Hara Tzavella-Evjen, Professor of Classics, University
of Colorado at Boulder.
This was an in-depth
presentation of the architecture, statutes, sculptures, ceremonies
and history surrounding the Parthenon. |
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PRESENTATION
Sunday
October 19
1997
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Sounds and Images of an Epic
By popular demand an updated rendition of last
year’s celebration of Greece’s entrance into World
War II was presented. The program features sounds, voices, and
images from the 1940s war era. The captivating narration of
events by Marina Sofos interweaved with songs by the Greek students
and the church choir, will create a dramatic, uplifting sensation. |
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LECTURE
Tuesday
November 11
1997 |
The story of Miriam Hoffman
A Greek Jew during the Nazi occupation of
Greece. Mrs. Hoffman will present the captivating details of
trying to escape the Nazi persecution in warn-torn Greece in
the 1940s. |
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LECTURE
Thursday
January 22
1997
|
Beneath Aphrodite's Sea: Underwater
Archaeology in Greece and Cyprus
By Dr. Robert Hohlfelder, Professor of Archaeology, University
of Colorado at Boulder.
Prof. Hohlfelder presented details on the impressive artifacts
uncovered in the seabed off the coast of Greece and Cyprus.
The unique difficulties and methodology associated with underwater
archaeology was examined. |
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SYMPOSIUM
January 1998
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Symposium on the Greeks in Colorado presented in three segments:
the Greeks of Denver, by Dr. Ed Demos; the Greeks of Southern Colorado, by Mr. Dino
Theodoran; and the Greeks of Northwest Colorado, by Mr. Gus Halandras. |
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LECTURE
March 1998
|
The Vlachs
(Βλάχοι) in Greece, by Mrs.
Maria Vasiliou.
In her lecture Mrs. Vasiliou, a native Vlach
from Greece, presented the history, customs, and language of
this ethnic group that makes its home on the mountains of Epirus,
Greece. |
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DISTINGUISHED
LECTURE
May
2
1998 |
Christianity and Hellenism in the United States
By Professor Speros Vryonis, 1998 HACAC Distinguished Lecturer.
Annual
subscription dinner followed. |
