Winter, 2012

Dear Friends,

"From ancient times to the present, Hellenes of the diaspora have played a pivotal role in preserving and disseminating Hellenism throughout the world. The Greek Institute is part of that long tradition."
Dr. Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Professor of Philosophy, UCSD,
Board of Directors of The Greek Institute

"Although we no longer inhabit Antioch or Alexandria, we can travel back to these ancient places through the cultural richness of our museums and through the paideia expressed in the work of the Greek Institute. These institutions have become the new agora of Hellenism. Congratulations on a job well done!"
Dr. Christine Kondoleon, Curator of Greek and Roman Art
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The mission of The Greek Institute "to create a greater awareness and understanding of the extraordinary achievements of Greek culture from antiquity to the present" is reflected in all our programs: the language classes in Homeric, Classical, New Testament and Modern Greek; the Author/Lecture Series; Music/Film Series; Gallery exhibitions and publications. Our programs are often described as "high quality", "authentic", "relevant" and "meaningful".

In 2012, The Greek Institute will be supporting, co-sponsoring/presenting many initiatives and events. Here are some of the highlights:

• The Greeks Speak Lecture Series which will be open to the public and feature lectures by exceptional Greek scholars, authors, scientists and artists throughout 2012.
• Greek Fusion a concert featuring young and talented Greek musicians, who in their compositions and performances fuse Greek music/influences with other genres, such as jazz, world music, new age music, etc.
• An exhibition of Greek Embroideries and Folk Costumes from the private collection of prominent New England Philhellene, Doreen Canaday Spitzer (1914-2010), which was recently donated to The Greek Institute.
• Internet access to A Historiography of Greece: From Herodotus To Paparrigopoulos. This online collection, produced by the Thesavros Tis Hellenikes Glosses Project and led by Greek Institute founder, Dr. Athan H. Anagnostopoulos includes the works of ancient and later Greek historians such as Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybios, Psellos, Koraes, Trikoupis, Paparrigopoulos and others.

All dates and times of these events will be posted on our homepage at www.thegreekinstitute.org and on our Facebook page "The Greek Institute". Please search for us and "Like" us as we update Facebook regularly!

We hope you will join us for these events, and support The Greek Institute at any level possible. Broad community participation has made it possible for the Institute to present high quality programs in Greek culture for the last 20 years. We thank you in advance!

On behalf of The Board of Directors, Advisory Board, staff and volunteers of the Greek Institute, we wish you XPONIA ΠΟΛΛA! And a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2012!