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Annual Open Meeting
2013.05.21 19:00
Dr David W. Rupp (Director)
The activities of the Institute, 2012-2013
Dr Zisis Bonias (Hellenic Ministry of Culture)
Prof. Jacques Y. Perreault (Université de Montréal)
Argilos, colonie d’Andros (VIIème-IIIème siècles av. n.è.) Grecs, Thraces et Macédoniens sur le littoral nord-égéen
Tuesday 21 May, 19:00
at the Italian School of Archaeology in Athens
Parthenonos 14
Athens, Greece
Lecture by Alison Barclay
2013.04.10 19:30
Dr Alison E. Barclay
(Assistant Professor, Department of Modern Languages and Classics, Saint Mary’s University)
Centre and Periphery: Intercultural Relations in the Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 900-600 BCE
Wednesday 10 April, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Guided Tour of Exhibition
2013.03.28 18:30
The Athens Association of Friends of CIG presents
a guided tour (in English) of the Exhibition
Princesses of the Mediterranean in the Dawn of History
(reservation necessary: 210 7223201 or ad@cig-icg.gr)
Thursday 28 March, 18:30
In the Cycladic Art Museum
Neophytou Douka 4
Athens, Greece
Lecture by Mark Hammond
2013.03.13 19:30
The Athens Association of Friends of CIG presents
a lecture by Mark Hammond
(PhD Candidate, Department of Art History and Archaeology, University of Missouri-Columbia)
The ‘Fabric’ of Economic Activity: Tracing Systems of Ceramic Distribution in Late Roman Panayia Field, Corinth
Wednesday 13 March, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Lecture by Gino Canlas
2013.02.27 19:30
Gino Canlas
(Alföldi-Rosenbaum Fellow, Canadian Institute in Greece)
The Goddess on Horseback: the Spread of the Cult of the Thessalian Goddess Enodia
Wednesday 27 February, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Screening of a Canadian Film
2013.02.13 19:30
The Athens Association of Friends of CIG presents
the screening of a Canadian Film
Genius Within: the Inner Life of Glenn Gould
(109 minutes; in English; 2009)
Wednesday 13 February, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Lecture by Gerald Schaus
2013.01.30 19:30
Dr Gerald P. Schaus
(Professor of Classical Archaeology, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University; President, Canadian Institute in Greece)
Laconian Vase Painting’s BIG BANG Theory
Wednesday 30 January, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Lecture by Magda Roussi
2012.12.12 19:30
The Athens Association of Friends of CIG presents
a lecture by Magda Roussi
(Former Director, Fine Arts Group, University of Piraeus)
The Masks of Ancient Greek Drama: Reviving Masks from Aristophanes’ Lysistrata
Wednesday 12 December, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Lecture by Julia Shear
2012.11.28 19:30
Dr Julia L. Shear
(Senior Associate Member, American School of Classical Studies at Athens)
An Inconvenient Past in Hellenistic Athens: The Case of Phaidros of Sphettos
Wednesday 28 November, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Lecture by Hugh Mason
2012.11.14 19:30
Dr Hugh J. Mason
(Emeritus Professor, Department of Classics, University of Toronto)
November 8, 1912 and Other Events in the Harbours of Mytilene
Wednesday 14 November, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Lecture by Mary Dabney
2012.11.01 19:30
Dr Mary K. Dabney
(Research Associate, Department of Classical & Near Eastern Archaeology, Bryn Mawr College)
Consumerism, Debt, and the End of the Bronze Age Civilizations in the Eastern Mediterranean
Thursday 1 November, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Lecture by Andrew Todd
2012.10.17 19:30
The Athens Association of Friends of CIG presents
a lecture by Andrew Todd
(Andrew Todd Conservators Ltd., Bowen Island, British Columbia)
Totem Pole Conservation: Workshops and Projects
Wednesday 17 October, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Lecture & Recital by Krista Martynes
2012.10.11 19:30
The Athens Association of Friends of CIG presents
a lecture & recital by Krista Martynes
(Classical & Contemporary Clarinetist and Composer)
The Integration of Traditional Music in European and Canadian Composition
(featuring pieces by Scelsi, Denisov, Lang, Kovacs, and Sokolovic)
Thursday 11 October, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Fine Art Exhibition
2012.09.18 19:30
Friends of Canada present
an exhibition of fine art
Reflections: Canada in Greece – Greece in Canada
Featured artists (alphabetically): Terry Billings - Ana Kapodistria - George Roussis - Magda Roussi - Stephanie Sampson
Tuesday-Friday 18-21 September 2012
Official Opening: Tuesday 18 September 19:30 - 21:30
In the library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Colloquium in Memory of Frederick E. Winter
2012.06.22 15:00
The Canadian Institute in Greece presents
Meditations on the Diversity of the Built Environment in the Aegean Basin: A Colloquium in Memory of Frederick E. Winter
Friday-Saturday 22-23 June 2012
In the auditorium of the Italian School of Archaeology at Athens
Parthenonos 14-16
Athens, Greece
Annual Open Meeting
2012.05.09 19:00
Dr David W. Rupp (Director)
The activities of the Institute, 2011-2012
Dr Nigel M. Kennell (College Year in Athens)
Children and Youth in the Spartan Mirage
Wednesday 9 May, 19:00
In the Auditorium of the Danish Institute at Athens
Herefondos 14A
Athens, Greece
Lecture by Gerasimos Pagoulatos
2012.04.04 19:30
The Athens Association of Friends of CIG presents
a lecture by Gerasimos Pagoulatos
(Lecturer, Hellenic-American Educational Foundation and Hellenic Open University)
Seeking Balance in the Hellenic World: The Convergence of Historicism and a-historicism as seen in the Iconographic Evidence of Christ\'s Nativity and Baptism
Wednesday 4 April, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Lecture by Glenn Peers
2012.03.28 19:30
Dr Glenn A. Peers
(Professor, Department of Art and Art History, University of Texas at Austin)
Finding Middle Ground in the Christian Art of the Medieval Near East
Wednesday 28 March, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Lecture by Catherine Parnell
2012.03.14 19:30
Catherine Parnell
(Ph.D. candidate, School of Archaeology, University College Dublin)
Barbarian Cleavers or Greek Swords? Portrayals and Perceptions of Curved Swords in Ancient Greece
Wednesday 14 March, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Lecture by Mark Walley
2012.02.29 19:30
The Athens Association of Friends of CIG presents
a lecture by Mark Walley
(M.A. candidate, Department of Classics, Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Witches, Spells, and Drugs: Conceptions of Magic in the Golden Age of Athens
Wednesday 29 February, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Lecture by Matthew Buell
2012.02.15 19:30
D. Matthew Buell
(Doreen Canaday Spitzer Fellow, American School of Classical Studies at Athens; Ph.D. candidate, Department of Classics, University at Buffalo, SUNY)
Survey in the Heart of the Central Pediada: The Galatas Survey Project 2004-2006
Wednesday 15 February, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Screening of a Canadian Movie
2012.02.01 19:30
The Athens Association of Friends of CIG presents
the screening of a Canadian Movie
The Trotsky
(113 minutes; English/French with English subtitles; 2009)
Wednesday 1 February, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Exhibition by Chris Stewart
2011.12.07 19:30
The Athens Association of Friends of CIG presents
the opening of an exhibition by Chris Stewart
(Artist and Photographer)
Senses
Wednesday 7 December, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Lecture by Sherry Fox
2011.11.16 19:30
Dr Sherry C. Fox
(Director, Wiener Laboratory, American School of Classical Studies at Athens)
The Surgeon’s Tomb from Paphos and Evidence for Health in Roman Cyprus
Wednesday 16 November, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Lecture by Glenn Peers
2011.11.09 19:30
The Athens Association of Friends of CIG presents
a lecture by Glenn Peers
(Professor, Department of Art and Art History, University of Texas at Austin)
Byzantine Things in the World: A Forthcoming Exhibition at the Menil Collection, Houston
Wednesday 9 November, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece
Lecture by China Shelton
2011.10.19 19:30
Dr China P. Shelton
(Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Framingham State University)
A Holistic Approach to Environmental Archaeology: Plants, People, and Landscape in the Italic Iron Age
Wednesday 19 October, 19:30
In the Library of the Canadian Institute in Greece
Dionysiou Aiginitou 7
Athens, Greece