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 2025-2026
The Artemis Azariadis Lecture
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Date & Time: Sunday, October 5, 2025 · 4:00 PM CT
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Speaker: Professor Paschalis Kitromilides (Academy of Athens)
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Title: American Ideas of Liberty in the Greek Enlightenment and the Greek Revolution
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Location: Century Rooms, Millennium Student Center
The George E. Mylonas Memorial Lecture
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Date & Time: Sunday, October 12, 2025 · 2:00 PM CT
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Speaker: Professor Mary Voyatzis (University of Arizona)
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Title: Pilgrimage, Prayers, and Picnics at a Greek Mountaintop Shrine: Art and Mysteries at the Birthplace of Zeus
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Location: St. Louis Art Museum
The Nicholas & Theodora Matsakis Memorial Event
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Date & Time: Saturday, November 15, 2025 · 3:00–5:00 PM CT
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Title: A Commemoration of the Kyklos Project and Homage to Nick Karakas by the Hellenic Spirit Foundation
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Location: Century Rooms, Millennium Student Center
The Sam Nakis Memorial Lecture
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Date & Time: Sunday, February 22, 2026 · 4:00 PM CT
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Speaker: Professor Anastasia Giannakidou (University of Chicago)
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Title: A Celebration of International Greek Language Day
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Location: Century Rooms, Millennium Student Center
The Leon & Ioanna Spanos Performing Arts Event
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Date & Time: Saturday, March 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM CT
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Performers: The Utopia Project with Nikitas Tampakis
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Title: A Tribute to Mikis Theodorakis
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Location: The Lee Theater at the Touhill
The Catharine Pelican Memorial Lecture
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Date & Time: Sunday, April 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM CT
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Speaker: Professor Nikos Poulopoulos (University of Missouri–St. Louis)
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Title: The History of the St. Louis Greek Community: Presentation of Two New Books
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Location: Century Rooms, Millennium Student Center
The Diane Touliatos Memorial Lecture
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Date: September 2026
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Details: To Be Announced
