During Spring 2011 the University of Alabama will host a series of events highlighting the connections between Greece (both contemporary Greece and its classical traditions) and other parts of the world, including Alabama.  These events will feature UA faculty along with two faculty members from Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece.

For a PDF of the poster advertising all of the Initiative’s events, please click here.

The Initiative’s events will be:

February 23 – Public Lecture: Dr. Angeliki Ziaka, “The Muslim Presence in Greece.”
3:30 pm in Gorgas Library 205.
Obtain a PDF copy of the flyer here; learn more here.

March 30 and 31 – Screening of two contemporary Greek films, with introductions by Dr. Tatiana Summers (Department of Modern Languages and Classics).
5:oo pm in Smith Hall 205
Learn more here.

April 1 – Symposium: The Place of Greece in Scholarship at the University of Alabama
9:oo am – 1:oo pm in Gorgas Library 205
Learn more here.

April 20 – Public Lecture, Dr. Danae Stefanou, “Improvising Greece.”
3:30 pm in Gorgas Library 205
Learn more here.

April 21 – Public Performance: “An Evening of Experimental Greek Music and Intercultural Improvisation” with Danae Stefanou (piano) and Andrew Raffo Dewar (New College; soprano saxophone).
7:30 pm in Moody Recital Hall (School of Music)
Hear more here and here.

Visit the main menu’s various tabs to learn more about each upcoming event.