Events

The Greek Professorship is strongly committed to making Greek culture accessible and open to the general public and boasts a wide variety of public events, from lectures and conferences to musical and theatrical performances.

PUBLIC LECTURES

Schedule of Public Lectures 2026 (and a preview of 2027)

 

The Leon & Ioanna Spanos Performing Arts Event

  • Time and Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM CT
  • Presenter: The Utopia Project with Nikitas Tampakis
  • Title: A Tribute to Mikis Theodorakis
  • Location: The Lee Theater at the Touhill

 

The Sam Nakis Memorial Lecture

  • Time and Date: Sunday, April 26, 2026 · 4:00PM CT 
  • Speaker: Professor Anastasia Giannakidou (University of Chicago)
  • Title: A Celebration of International Greek Language Day
  • Location: Century Rooms, Millennium Student Center

 

The Diane Touliatos Memorial Lecture

  • Time and Date: Sunday, September 13, 2026 · 4:00PM CT 
  • Speaker: Professor Alexander Nehamas, Princeton University
  • Title: Socrates and Greek Philosophy
  • Location: Century Rooms, Millennium Student Center

 

The Artemis Azariadis Memorial Lecture

  • Time and Date: Sunday, October 11, 2026 · 4:00PM CT 
  • Speaker: Professor Konstantinos Kourtikakis, University of Illinois-Champaign
  • Title: Greece and the European Union
  • Location: Century Rooms, Millennium Student Center

 

The Annual George Mylonas  Lecture

  • Time and Date: Sunday, October 25, 2026 · 2:00PM CT
  • Speaker: Professor Maria Liston, University of Waterloo
  • Title: Alexander the Great’s first battle at Chaeroneia
  • Location: St. Louis Art Museum

 

The Catharine Pelican Memorial Lecture

  • Time and Date: Sunday, December 6, 2026 · 4:00PM CT
  • Speaker: Dr. David D. Knapp, University of Denver
  • Title: Marathon and the Olympic Games
  • Location: Century Rooms, Millennium Student Center

 

The Dr. Nicholas Matsakis Memorial Lecture

  • Time and Date: Sunday, January 24, 2027 · 4:00PM CT
  • Speaker: Mr. Rip Kastaris
  • Title: Heroes of Greek Mythology
  • Location: Century Rooms, Millennium Student Center

 

The Leon and Johanna Spanos Concert

  • Time and Date: Saturday, April 11 · 4:00PM CT
  • Speaker: TBA
    Topic: Ancient Greek Music
  • Location: The Lee Theater at the Touhill