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SUMMARY:Yoga on the Roof
DESCRIPTION:Join the NHM for multi-level Yoga on the Roof. A limited number of yoga mats and wipes will be provided. Feel free to bring your own! \nMember Registration Non-Member Registration
URL:https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/event/yoga-on-the-roof/
LOCATION:National Hellenic Museum\, 333 South Halsted Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60661\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190718T180000
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SUMMARY:Sip & Paint
DESCRIPTION:Each session\, students will be guided to paint a unique Greek scene such as: Island sunsets & Parthenon Marbles. BYOB; Age 21 and older. \nRegister
URL:https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/event/sip-paint/
LOCATION:National Hellenic Museum\, 333 South Halsted Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60661\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190811T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190811T160000
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SUMMARY:MedGlobal on the Refugee Crisis in Greece
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Sunday\, August 11\, as the National Hellenic Museum hosts a conversation with MedGlobal Doctors John Kahler and Peter Houck on the current state of the refugee crisis in Greece. \n  \nMedGlobal has been at the Moria Refugee Camp since November of 2018. Moria is the largest refugee camp on the Greek Islands\, located in southeast Lesvos. There are currently about 6\,000 people in a facility built to hold 3\,000. In conjunction with a sister NGO\, Kitrinos Healthcare\, the MedGlobal clinic is there to serve the acute care needs of the camp residents. Their work includes attending to acute psycho-emotional needs as well as addressing medical needs such as respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses. Dr. Kahler along with Dr. Houck established MedGlobal’s presence at Camp Moria. \n  \nNon-Members: $15\, NHM Members: $10\, Students: $5 \n  \nSpeakers: \n  \nDr. John Kahler is a retired board-certified pediatrician who is currently the Chairman of the Board for MedGlobal as well as one of the organization’s cofounders. He has worked in the humanitarian space for 25 years and has been on medical missions throughout the world. \n  \nDr. Peter Houck is a physician from Seattle\, WA who has had a long\, active career in the medical care of refugees. He spent 28 years as an officer in the United States Public Health Service. He is currently a senior aviation medical examiner for the Federal Aviation Administration\, the coordinator for MedGlobal’s Greek operations\, and a consultant in public health for civil aviation. \n  \nWe apologize\, but online payments are no longer available. Payment will be accepted at the door.
URL:https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/event/medglobal/
LOCATION:NHM – Kamberos Special Events Hall\, 333 S. Halsted St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60661\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190914T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190914T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232239
CREATED:20190719T193701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190829T205505Z
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SUMMARY:NHM Member Night
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, September 14 for NHM Member Night! \n \nMember night is a family-friendly\, open house event where NHM Members can explore both our public museum galleries and the collections that are located behind the scenes! During Member Night\, NHM staff\, collections team\, and researchers will put together hands-on activities\, private tours\, and special experiences that highlight the work they do every day. \nAdmission to this exclusive event is 100% free to National Hellenic Museum Members*! Space is limited! Register below. \n*This event is for NHM Members. Entry is limited to the Membership Bearer and 1 Adult Guest. For those who hold Family and Sustaining Level Memberships\, you are entitled to bring unlimited children under 18 years old. There are no tickets available to the general public. \nNot an NHM member yet or need to renew your membership? Click here to join or renew or call the Development Team at 312.655.1234 x28. \n  \nWe apologize\, but online registration is no longer available. Registration will be accepted at the door.
URL:https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/event/member-night/
LOCATION:National Hellenic Museum\, 333 South Halsted Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60661\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191003T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191003T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232239
CREATED:20190830T194605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190904T223937Z
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: The Mettle Behind the Merit: The Steve Pisanos Story
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us for the Chicago film premiere of The Mettle Behind the Merit: The Steve Pisanos Story on October 3rd at 6pm. \n  \nImage: From the NHM Collections. Photo Courtesy of Steve Pisanos. 1998.53.8. To view more of our Steve Pisanos collection\, click here. \n  \nWe apologize\, but online payments are no longer available. Payment will be accepted at the door.
URL:https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/event/steve-pisanos-story/
LOCATION:NHM – Kamberos Special Events Hall\, 333 S. Halsted St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60661\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191006T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191006T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232239
CREATED:20190823T200433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190916T190802Z
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SUMMARY:Demetra Kasimis on Nostos in dialogue with Angeliki Tzanetou from UIUC
DESCRIPTION:  \nDr. Arthur G. Nikelly Annual Lecture\nfor the Preservation of Hellenic Heritage and Culture\n  \nAt a moment of unprecedented human mobility\, shifting asylum laws\, and raging anti-immigrant sentiment\, Professor Demetra Kasimis reflects on democracy’s longstanding relationship to immigration and nativism by returning to the thought and politics of classical Greece.  During the fifth and fourth centuries BCE\, immigrants called “metics” (metoikoi) settled in democratic Athens without a path to citizenship. Galvanized by these political realities\, such thinkers as Plato cast a critical eye on the nativism defining democracy’s membership rules and explored the city’s anxieties over intermingling and passing. Yet readers continue to treat immigration and citizenship as separate phenomena of little interest to theorists writing at the time.  Joined in conversation by Professor Angeliki Tzanetou\, Professor Kasimis will discuss the inspiration for her recently published book\, The Perpetual Immigrant and the Limits of Athenian Democracy (Cambridge\, 2018). If immigration was a central issue for the “originary” practices of democracy and political theory in Athens\, can this past speak in new ways to present questions of migration and citizenship? \n  \nBio: \nDemetra Kasimis is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago\, where she specializes in democratic theory and the thought and politics of ancient Greece. She is the recipient of awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities\, the American Council for Learned Societies\, and the Onassis\, Fulbright and Mellon Foundations. After graduating from Columbia University with a degree in philosophy and Modern Greek\, she received her Ph.D. from Northwestern University in political science. Before joining the faculty at the University of Chicago\, she taught at Yale as a postdoctoral fellow and at California State University\, Long Beach as an assistant professor.  The Perpetual Immigrant and the Limits of Athenian Democracy (Cambridge UP\, 2018) is her first book. \n  \nWe apologize\, but online payments are no longer available. Payment will be accepted at the door.
URL:https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/event/demetra-kasimis-on-nostos/
LOCATION:NHM – Kamberos Special Events Hall\, 333 S. Halsted St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60661\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191010T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191010T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232239
CREATED:20190920T204125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190920T205141Z
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SUMMARY:Repatriation of Cultural Patrimony
DESCRIPTION:Demands for repatriation of lost cultural patrimony and stolen human remains make weekly headlines around the world. Join the Chinese American Museum of Chicago\, the Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago\, the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian and the National Hellenic Museum in deepening your understanding of the complexities of repatriation in this panel discussion. Experts will share the history\, repercussions in the community\, and current repatriation efforts in Indigenous communities of the US and Canada\, China\, Greece\, and Ethiopia.  \nThe discussion will be accompanied by a photographic pop-up exhibit showing how the demands for the return of lost cultural treasures can unite ethnicities and nationalities. \nThe pop-up exhibit will open at 5pm followed by the discussion at 6pm. \nTickets are $5 and can be purchased at https://www.artful.ly/store/events/18358.  \nThis discussion is part of Inherit Chicago and is sponsored by the Chicago Cultural Alliance. \n  \nClick here to purchase tickets. You will be redirected to another page.
URL:https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/event/inherit-repatriation/
LOCATION:NHM – Kamberos Special Events Hall\, 333 S. Halsted St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60661\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191020T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191020T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232239
CREATED:20190926T210810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190930T230858Z
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SUMMARY:Cinematic Greek Gods in Contemporary Settings with Jon Solomon
DESCRIPTION:When the ancient Greek gods appear in popular movies and television\, how do filmmakers recreate them? How do they re-envision their size and image? Which gods do they portray? And what roles do they play\, especially in the modern technologically advanced Christian world? Come spend an hour with Zeus\, Apollo\, Aphrodite\, and the other Olympians as they come to life before your eyes. \n  \nBiography \nJon Solomon\, Dept. of the Classics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\, is the Robert D. Novak Professor of Western Civilization & Culture. He works on the classical tradition in literature\, opera\, and cinema. His books include Ptolemy’s Harmonics (Brill)\, The Ancient World in the Cinema2 (Yale)\, Up the University\, Ancient Worlds in Film and Television (Brill)\, and The Complete Three Stooges. Most recently: Volumes I & II of Boccaccio’s Genealogy of the Pagan Gods (I Tatti) and Ben-Hur: The Original Blockbuster. \n  \nWe apologize\, but online payments are no longer available. Payment will be accepted at the door.
URL:https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/event/cinematic-greek-gods/
LOCATION:NHM – Kamberos Special Events Hall\, 333 S. Halsted St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60661\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191027T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191027T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232239
CREATED:20190830T172155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190916T190934Z
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SUMMARY:Laura McClure on Nostos
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nDr. Arthur G. Nikelly Annual Lecture\nfor the Preservation of Hellenic Heritage and Culture\n  \nThis talk explores ideas about women and gender ancient Greece focusing on the life stages of birth\, adolescence\, marriage\, childbirth and old age. It considers both the constraints placed on the lives of women in classical Athens and the ways they influenced their communities and their possibilities for civic engagement across a wide range of sources. \n  \nBio: \nLaura K. McClure\, Ph.D.\, is Professor of Classics in the Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies in the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her diverse research interests include Athenian drama\, the study of women in the ancient world\, and classical reception. Her publications include books on the representation of women in Athenian drama and the courtesan in the Greek literary tradition. She is currently writing a book on the influence of the Greek chorus on the work of the American poet\, Hilda Doolittle (H.D.). \n  \nWe apologize\, but online payments are no longer available. Payment will be accepted at the door.
URL:https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/event/laura-mcclure-on-nostos/
LOCATION:NHM – Kamberos Special Events Hall\, 333 S. Halsted St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60661\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191110T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191110T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232239
CREATED:20191011T231510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191014T182012Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Arthur G. Nikelly Annual Lecture for the Preservation of Hellenic Heritage and Culture Presents On The Rock
DESCRIPTION:  \nBook Description: \nThe marble workers laboring on the decades‐long restoration of the Acropolis are the invisible force rebuilding one of the world’s most storied monuments. Inheritors of millennia-old tradition\, few carvers exist today; fewer pass the Acropolis entrance exams. Their work is a highly technical amalgam of past and present\, yet what these master marble carvers do and how they do it it has been undocumented until now. \nAs the restoration enters its final phases\, this book of interviews explores the workers’ craft\, techniques\, training\, and specific roles within the restoration in their unique and deeply personal voices. On the Rock: The Acropolis Interviews brings together ancient building practices\, the teaching of traditional craft\, changes in the practice of architectural restoration\, and the social and class dynamics within the restoration site. Concurrently\, the book considers Greece’s political and economic crisis from the workers’ position. Amidst crippling unemployment\, work on the Rock continues\, despite radical cuts. How has the Greek crisis affected the technicians’ thoughts about their craft\, jobs\, and citizenship? On the Rock explores the intersection of these issues. \n  \nBiography: \nArtist ALLYSON VIEIRA lives and works in New York. She has exhibited extensively both internationally and in the U.S.\, including institutional projects at Kunsthalle Basel (Basel\, CH)\, Swiss Institute (NY)\, Storm King Art Center (NY)\, PinchukArtCentre (Kiev\, UA)\, Non-Objectif Sud (Tulette\, FR)\, Frieze Projects (NY)\, The Public Art Fund (NY)\, The Highline (NY)\, and SculptureCenter (NY)\, and recent solo gallery exhibitions at Daniel Faria (Toronto\, CA)\, Company (NY)\, Klaus von Nichtssagend (NY)\, Mendes Wood DM (Sao Paulo\, BR)\, The Breeder (Athens\, GR)\, and Laurel Gitlen (NY). Her first major catalog\, Allyson Vieira: The Plural Present\, was published by Karma Books in 2016.  She is currently Assistant Professor of Foundations at the Corcoran School of Art at the George Washington University in Washington\, D.C.. \n  \nWe apologize\, but online payments are no longer available. Payment will be accepted at the door. \n  \n 
URL:https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/event/on-the-rock/
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CATEGORIES:Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191215T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191215T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232239
CREATED:20191028T220342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191204T201431Z
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SUMMARY:The Metropolis of Chicago and the National Hellenic Museum Christmas Open House
DESCRIPTION:The Metropolis of Chicago and the National Hellenic Museum\ninvite you to\nChristmas Open House\nat the National Hellenic Museum \n  \nSunday\, December 15\, 2019\n3 pm to 7 pm \nLight appetizers and refreshments will be served \n  \nLocation: 333 S. Halsted Street\, Chicago\, IL 60661 \n  \nFAQ\nIs the event free? The event is free. Access to the Museum will be free all day on Sunday\, December 15th. \nDo I need to RSVP? No.  \nDo you need to be an NHM Member to attend? No\, the event is open to the public. If you are interested in becoming an NHM Member\, click here. \nWill there be parking? There will be valet out front for $20. There is no onsite parking. You can also take public transit as we are a block away from the UIC-Halsted Blue Line stop. Additionally\, there is a parking garage in Arkadia Tower. You can reserve your spot by clicking here. \nWill NHM Staff be onsite? Yes\, NHM Staff will be on hand during the Open House to answer any questions. No Collections donations will be accepted during the Open House. \nAre children welcome? Yes\, we encourage them to explore our Monumental exhibit on the 2nd floor. \nWill there be food and drink? Yes\, we encourage you to visit the many restaurants in Greektown before or after the Open House. \nGreektown Restaurants: \n9 Muses Bar & Grill \nArtopolis Bakery and Cafe \nAthena Greek Restaurant \nGreek Islands Restaurant \nMeli Cafe \nSantorini Restaurant
URL:https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/event/metropolis-nhm-christmas/
LOCATION:National Hellenic Museum\, 333 South Halsted Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60661\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191219T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191219T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232239
CREATED:20191015T194721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191204T195318Z
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SUMMARY:Winter Sip and Paint
DESCRIPTION:Winter Sip & Paint\nJoin us on Thursday\, December 19th for BYOB Sip & Paint Class! \nStudents will be guided to paint a special winter theme piece. \nCost: $20 for non-members\, $10 for members and students \nDisclaimer: You must turn 21 on or before the day of the event. Those under 21 are not permitted to join this event. This event is BYOB and allows wine\, wine coolers\, beer\, and hard cider. Hard alcohol is not permitted. NHM will not serve alcohol nor provide supplies to open bottles or cans. \n  \nMake sure you sign up early because classes have sold out in the past. If the form has been removed\, that means we’ve moved to a waitlist. Please email development@hellenicmuseum.org to join the waitlist. \n  \nClick Here To Purchase Tickets
URL:https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/event/winter-sip-and-paint/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211118T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232239
CREATED:20211109T175501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211109T195520Z
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SUMMARY:NHM Virtual Book Club - Anna of Byzantium
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, November 18th at 7pm we will be discussing Anna of Byzantium by Tracy Barrett Virtually via Zoom \n  \nJoin the National Hellenic Museum’s Virtual Book Club as we begin our second year! \nFacilitated by NHM’s Resident Scholar Dr. Katherine Kelaidis & Manager of Programs & Events Cairo Dye\, each month the NHM Virtual Book Club chooses a book that is either inspired by the Hellenic legacy or by a Greek American author (and sometimes both!). Then we gather to discuss the book on Zoom. \nBook Club is free to join and meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7pm CST \nIn November we will be discussing Anna of Byzantium by Tracy Barrett. “[Anna of Byzantium] involves readers in a gripping saga of alliances\, intrigues\, deceits\, and treacheries worthy of a place among the tragic myths” about Anna Comnena of the Byzantine Empire. \n  \nPlease click here to register \n  \nTo purchase the book please click here
URL:https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/event/nhm-virtual-book-club-anna-of-byzantium/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211216T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211216T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232239
CREATED:20211109T195427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211109T195427Z
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SUMMARY:NHM Virtual Book Club - Holidays on Ice
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, December 16th at 7pm we will be discussing Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris Virtually via Zoom \nAbout this event \nJoin the National Hellenic Museum’s Virtual Book Club in our second year! \nFacilitated by NHM’s Resident Scholar Dr. Katherine Kelaidis & Manager of Programs & Events Cairo Dye\, each month the NHM Virtual Book Club chooses a book that is either inspired by the Hellenic legacy or by a Greek American author (and sometimes both!). Then we gather to discuss the book on Zoom. \nBook Club is free to join and meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7pm CST \nIn December\, we are excited to be revisiting David Sedaris with Holidays on Ice. \nMore about Holidays on Ice: \nDavid Sedaris’s beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces\, including a never before published story and includes such favorites as the diaries of a Macy’s elf and the annals of two very competitive families. \nNo matter what your favorite holiday\, you won’t want to miss celebrating it with the author who has been called “one of the funniest writers alive” (Economist). \n  \nTo purchase the book please click here \n  \nTo register please click here \n 
URL:https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/event/nhm-virtual-book-club-holidays-on-ice/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220317T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220317T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232239
CREATED:20220222T160913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T162140Z
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SUMMARY:NHM Virtual Book Club – Daughter of Sparta
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, March 17th at 7 PM we will be discussing Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews Virtually via Zoom \nAbout this event \nJoin the National Hellenic Museum’s Virtual Book Club! \nIn March\, we will be discussing Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews. \nThis selection was voted on by members of our book club! \nMore about Daughter of Sparta:\nIn this thrilling reimagining of ancient Greek mythology\, a headstrong girl becomes the most powerful fighter her people have ever seen. \nSeventeen-year-old Daphne has spent her entire life honing her body and mind into that of a warrior\, hoping to be accepted by the unyielding people of ancient Sparta. But an unexpected encounter with the goddess Artemis—who holds Daphne’s brother’s fate in her hands—upends the life she’s worked so hard to build. Nine mysterious items have been stolen from Mount Olympus and if Daphne cannot find them\, the gods’ waning powers will fade away\, the mortal world will descend into chaos\, and her brother’s life will be forfeit. \nGuided by Artemis’s twin—the handsome and entirely-too-self-assured god Apollo—Daphne’s journey will take her from the labyrinth of the Minotaur to the riddle-spinning Sphinx of Thebes\, team her up with mythological legends such as Theseus and Hippolyta of the Amazons\, and pit her against the gods themselves. \nA reinterpretation of the classic Greek myth of Daphne and Apollo\, Daughter of Sparta by debut author Claire Andrews turns the traditionally male-dominated mythology we know into a heart-pounding and empowering female-led adventure. \nBook Club is free to join and meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7 PM CST \n  \nTo purchase the book please click here \n  \nTo register please click here
URL:https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/event/12644/
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CATEGORIES:Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220421T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220421T200000
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SUMMARY:NHM Virtual Book Club – The Beekeeper of Aleppo
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, April 21st at 7 PM we will be discussing The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri Virtually via Zoom \nAbout this event \nJoin the National Hellenic Museum’s Virtual Book Club! \nIn March\, we will be discussing The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri \nMore about The Beekeeper of Aleppo: \nNuri is a beekeeper; his wife\, Afra\, an artist. They live a simple life\, rich in family and friends\, in the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo–until the unthinkable happens. When all they care for is destroyed by war\, they are forced to escape. But what Afra has seen is so terrible she has gone blind\, and so they must embark on a perilous journey through Turkey and Greece towards an uncertain future in Britain. On the way\, Nuri is sustained by the knowledge that waiting for them is Mustafa\, his cousin and business partner\, who has started an apiary and is teaching fellow refugees in Yorkshire to keep bees. \nAs Nuri and Afra travel through a broken world\, they must confront not only the pain of their own unspeakable loss\, but dangers that would overwhelm the bravest of souls. Above all\, they must journey to find each other again. \nMoving\, powerful\, compassionate\, and beautifully written\, The Beekeeper of Aleppo is a testament to the triumph of the human spirit. It is the kind of book that reminds us of the power of storytelling. \nBook Club is free to join and meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7 PM CST \n  \nTo purchase the book please click here \n  \nTo register please click here
URL:https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/event/nhm-virtual-book-club-the-beekeeper-of-aleppo/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220519T190000
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SUMMARY:NHM Virtual Book Club – Ariadne
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, April 21st at 7 PM we will be discussing Ariadne by Jennifer Saint Virtually via Zoom \nAbout this event \nJoin the National Hellenic Museum’s Virtual Book Club! \nIn March\, we will be discussing Ariadne by Jennifer Saint \nMore about Ariadne: \nAriadne\, Princess of Crete\, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening to her nursemaid’s stories of gods and heroes. But beneath her golden palace echo the ever-present hoofbeats of her brother\, the Minotaur\, a monster who demands blood sacrifice. \nWhen Theseus\, the Prince of Athens\, arrives to vanquish the beast\, Ariadne sees in his green eyes not a threat but an escape. Defying the gods\, betraying her family and country\, and risking everything for love\, Ariadne helps Theseus kill the Minotaur. But will Ariadne’s decision ensure her happy ending? And what of Phaedra\, the beloved younger sister she leaves behind? \nHypnotic\, propulsive\, and utterly transporting\, Jennifer Saint’s Ariadne forges a new epic\, one that puts the forgotten women of Greek mythology back at the heart of the story\, as they strive for a better world. \nBook Club is free to join and meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7 PM CST \n  \nTo purchase the book please click here \n  \nTo register please click here
URL:https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/event/nhm-virtual-book-club-ariadne/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221027T183000
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SUMMARY:Journey Chicago 2022
DESCRIPTION:Please join NHM and our colleagues from the Chinese American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC) and the Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) for an exciting program\, Stories That Travel: Mythology\, Folklore\, & Diaspora. \nThis panel discussion seeks to explore the varied relationships different Diaspora communities have with the mythological & folklore stories of their culture of origin. We will interrogate the ways in which different communities invest in or distance themselves from their ancient mythology and folklore in the American Diaspora\, and how those relationships have shifted over time. \nThis program is a part of the Chicago Cultural Alliance (CCA)’s Journey Chicago Festival \nOur Panel: \nAnna Cai (they/them) is a queer Indonesian Chinese American community-driven artist currently living in Chicago who explores the futurities of Asian diasporic identity through relationships\, textiles\, costume\, performance\, film\, graphic design\, and print media. At the center of their creative and social practice is a desire to steer their community into a future that embraces a transformation of fiction and reality and rejects outdated constructs of nation\, gender and capital.  \nCai has received multiple awards for their work in art\, design\, and community engagement. They were a finalist in Lesotho Fashion Week of 2018 and their work in film has been selected for Lesotho Film Festival between the years of 2018-2020. Most recently they were a recipient of the 2020 New Artist Society scholarship\, the 2022 Caxton Book Club grant\, and Graphic Design USA’s 2022 Students to Watch Award. They are also a member of the 2022 Spring Tanda Artist Research fellowship program hosted by Chuquimarca Art Library in Chicago\, Illinois. They have collaborated with several organizations internationally including the Morija Arts Centre\, The Hub in Morija\, Lesotho Girls in Tech\, the Public Housing Authority of Residents in Charlottesville\, the White House Kitchen Garden initiative\, and the Chinese Historical Society of Memphis & the Midsouth. They have initiated numerous independent publications and initiatives such as The Morija Makers (2018)\, Stories from Westhaven (2016)\, and the upcoming Chicago-based independent magazine Tongues (2022). \nThey received a BS in Architecture from the University of Virginia. In 2016 to 2018 they served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Lesotho. Upon leaving the organization\, Cai apprenticed with a local textile artist and began exploring identity expression through wearable sculpture and performance. During this time\, they gained invaluable experience on how to build trusting relationships and engage in art-making that embraces an art practice at the intersection of community building\, education\, and design. They recently completed an MFA Visual Communication program at the School of the Arts Institute of Chicago where they were immersed in rituals that combine mythology\, pleasure\, play\, historical fabulation\, and the reclaiming of archives. \nDr. Katherine Kelaidis is the Director of Research and Content at the National Hellenic Museum. She has held research appointments at the American University in Cairo\, Oxford University\, and the Free University Berlin. She is also a Senior Editor at Religion Dispatches. Dr. Kelaidis holds a B.A. in Classical Languages from the University of California\, Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Classics from the University of London. \nCori Nakamura Lin a midwest-based Japanese//Taiwanese-American illustrator and designer specializing in movement art and culture-centered storytelling. By visualizing narratives and illuminating concepts\, Cori makes art that fuels action. Some current projects include illustrating curriculum covering Japanese American Resettlement to Chicago in partnership with Katherine Nagasawa\, JASC\, and the JACS Grant\, and illustrating Cori’s sister\, Jami Nakamura Lin’s\, forthcoming book The Night Parade. \nWebsite: https://corilin.co/\nEtsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CoriLinArt \nInstagram: @cori.lin.art \nJami Nakamura Lin is the author of the illustrated speculative memoir The Night Parade (Mariner/HarperCollins and Scribe UK\, 2023). A Catapult columnist\, she’s been published in The New York Times\, Electric Literature\, Passages North\, the anthology What God is Honored Here? (U. Minnesota Press) and other publications. She received a 2016 National Endowment of the Arts and the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission\, and a 2015 Walter Dean Myers Grant from We Need Diverse Books. Her work interrogates mythology\, monstrosity\, mental illness\, and motherhood. \nWebsite: https://jaminakamuralin.com/ \nBook updates/newsletter: https://rokurokubi.substack.com/  \nInstagram: @jami_lin  \nTwitter: @jaminlin \nModerator: Cairo Dye\, NHM Programs & Events Manager \nRegister Here
URL:https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/event/journey-chicago-2022/
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