Calendar
On our calendar you’ll find a selection of Europe-related events in and around Boston. The calendar includes events organized by the Center for the Study of Europe at Boston University and by other departments on campus, as well as a some off-campus events of possible interest. You can narrow the selection by clicking the appropriate topic (e.g., “Center for the Study of Europe Events”) under Event Topics below.
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Other European Events at BU (January 1 through April 1)
Wednesday, September 24
- 5:00 PM
BU Study Abroad Spanish Programs Information Session
Join Madrid Program faculty member Mar Campelo and program alumni to learn how you can combine the study of Spanish language with a broad selection of academic courses and internship […]
Thursday, September 25
- 6:00 PM
T.S. Eliot and the Great War: A Lecture by Christopher Ricks
The 2014 Poetry Series presents Christopher Ricks, Co-director of the Editorial Institute and William M. and Sara B. Warren Professor of the Humanities at Boston University. Ricks, who was elected
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Thursday, October 2
- 6:00 PM
T.S. Eliot and the Second World War: A Lecture by Christopher Ricks
The 2014 Poetry Series presents Christopher Ricks, Co-director of the Editorial Institute and William M. and Sara B. Warren Professor of the Humanities at Boston University. Ricks, who was elected
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Tuesday, October 14
- 7:00 PM
Phoenix Century: Myths of Rebirth from the Ashes of WWII
Please join us for the second lecture in our John E. Sawyer series, "Reinterpreting the Twentieth Century." KEITH LOWE, London-based author, will deliver the lecture: "PHOENIX CENTURY: MYTHS OF
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Wednesday, October 15
- 3:00 PM
Writing to Remember: Art in Difficult Times - A Talk by Véronique Tadjo)
Véronique Tadjo is a writer, academic, artist, and author of books for young people. Born in Paris, she grew up in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire). She is Professor and Head of
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Thursday, October 16
- 7:00 PM
XIX Boston Ibero-American Film Festival: "O Consul de Bordéus" ("The Consul of Bordeaux") from Portugal
Screening of Portuguese film "O Cônsul de Bordéus" ("The Consul of Bordeaux") 2011 directed by João Corrêa and Francisco Manso. Free admission.
Friday, October 17
- 6:00 PM
Boston/Moscow: Culture Knows No Borders, Needs No Visas
Short stories by Moscow author, Yulia Tskhvediani, will be performed and acted by Georges Devdariani (Rotterdam), Aaron Larget-Caplan (Boston), and Maria Lyudko (St. Petersburg). Presented by the Educational
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Tuesday, October 21
- 7:00 PM
XIX Boston Ibero-American Film Festival: Screening of Blancanieves (Snow White) from Spain
Screening of Spanish movie "Blancanieves" ("Snow White") 2012 directed by Pablo Berger. Free admission.
Wednesday, October 22
- 6:00 PM
A Musical Celebration of the life of artist Yakov Vinkovetsky
"In all music there is Bach, In all of us is God."--Joseph Brodsky
Join us for an evening dedicated to the memory of Yakov Vinkovetsky (1938-1984). Music by Dmitri Shostakovich
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Tuesday, October 28
- 6:00 AM
Heaney’s Great Contemporaries: A Lecture and Reading by Grey Gowrie
The 2014 Poetry Series Presents Grey Gowrie. Educated and professionally engaged in England and the USA, Gowrie, who was born in Dublin in 1939, made his home in Ireland until
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Friday, October 31
- 7:00 PM
TALIJA Folk Dance Group featuring ROSA
The extraordinary dancers from Traditional Folk Dance Group TALIJA are coming to Boston this fall!
Kick off your Halloween night with TALIJA, the amazing dancers, food and drinks!
Featuring 25
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Thursday, November 6
- 6:00 PM
"Final Sale: The End of Jewish Businesses in Nazi Berlin" Opening Reception
Based on new and innovative research, this historical exhibition on economic segregation in Nazi Berlin explores the fate of 16 small businesses, focusing on the entrepreneurs who built them and […]
Sunday, November 9
- All Day
Dispossession: The Plundering of German Jewry, 1933-1945 and Beyond
This scholarly conference - open only to invited guests - aims to explore the connection between economic racism and political violence. Taking place over three days, it brings together scholars […]
- 5:00 PM
Kristallnacht and the Destruction of Jewish Commercial Activity in Germany
This lecture by Christoph Kreutzmüller, Senior Researcher and Educator at the Museum of the House of the Wannsee Conference, commemorates the anniversary of the pogrom that was conducted on November […]
Thursday, November 13
- All Day
Labour in a Single Shot: A Three-Day International, Interdisciplinary Conference
From 2011 to 2014 Antje Ehmann and Harun Farocki traveled to fifteen cities around the world to conduct workshops teaching students to make videos inspired by film history’s first movie,
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Tuesday, December 2
- 12:30 PM
Simon Rabinovitch: "Interpreting and Resisting the First Soviet Show Trials: The Case of Avrom Revutsky"
At our BUJS Forum for December, Professor Rabinovitch (Dept. of History) will present a case study from the Ukrainian War of Independence (1917-1921). Considering a minister for Jewish affairs in […]
Wednesday, December 3
- 9:00 PM
Kaz Hawkins (Blues Singer): Accompanied by Professor Victor Coelho and other BU Blues Musicians
Having grown up in a turbulent Northern Ireland, Kaz shows us how The Blues can help us refashion experiences. Hailed as “A Vocal Force” on stage, Kaz blends Blues, Soul, […]
Thursday, December 4
- 8:00 PM
Hebrew and Yiddish Art Songs: A Musical Salon with Benjamin Harris
Join us for an evening of Jewish art songs performed by Benjamin Harris, baritone, and Victoria Nooe, piano. The program will include Yiddish songs by Lazar Weiner and Moses Milner, […]
Wednesday, December 10
- 12:30 PM
25 Years After 1989, Do East Europeans Live Better?
The aftermath of communism dashed many hopes about immediate and substantial improvements in living standards across the former Eastern Bloc. Twenty-five years later, it has become clear that from this
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