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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European Events Off Campus (January 2 through May 8)
Wednesday, April 23
- 8:00 PM
French Algerian Guitarist Pierre Bensusan (Club Passim)
Born in Oran, French-Algeria, in 1957, when France was decolonizing its Empire, Pierre Bensusan's family moved to Paris when he was 4. He began formal studies on piano at the […]
Thursday, April 24
- 12:15 PM
Sweden, Poland, and Russia’s Western Theater 1772-1855 (Davis Center, Harvard)
Speaker(s): John LeDonne, Independent Scholar; Center Associate, Davis Center Sponsored by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.
- 5:00 PM
High Speed Photography – A journey from Edgerton to Oefner (swissnex)
Swiss Fabian Oefner (born 1984) is a curious investigator, photographer and artist, whose work moves between the fields of art and science. His images capture in unique and imaginative ways […]
Friday, April 25
Saturday, April 26
- 8:00 PM
Experimental musician Hauschka at Cafe 939
Experimental musician Hauschka is known for his “prepared piano” work, a tradition believed to have begun with the French composer Erik Satie in which objects are inserted between strings or […]
Sunday, April 27
- 3:00 PM
Cambridge Concentus: “The Monteverdi Vespers” Reimagined
$20 Suggested Donation. Visit cambridgeconcentus.org or call (617) 952-4050 for more information. We welcome all our audience members to join us in a reception with complimentary wine & cheese in
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Monday, April 28
- 7:00 PM
Katherine Vaz Reading at UMass Lowell
The Saab-Pedroso Center for Portuguese Culture and Research, in partnership with the departments of English and Cultural Studies, welcomes Katherine Vaz, the most prominent Portuguese-American fiction writer today, who […]
Tuesday, April 29
- 12:00 PM
The EU after the 2014 Elections Regime Change? (Center for European Studies, Harvard)
The Future of the European Union Study Group presents Franz Fischler former EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries; President, European Forum Alpbach. A snack will be available prior
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- 4:15 PM Antonin Baudry presents his novel "Weapons of Mass Diplomacy" and the film The French Minister based on it (Center for European Studies, Harvard)
- 5:30 PM
Political Elites and Public Opinion about European Integration with Dr. Konstantin Vössing (Center for European Studies, Harvard)
The Boston Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany and the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University cordially invite you to a discussion
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Wednesday, April 30
- 5:30 PM
The Clough Center, Boston College, presents Rainer Forst
Rainer Forst is Professor of Political Theory and Philosophy at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany. Typically identified with the Frankfurt School of critical theory, he was awarded the
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Thursday, May 1
- All Day The National Center for Jewish Film’s JEWISHFILM.2014 (May 1-11)
- 4:15 PM
The Ambiguity of Virtue: Gertrude van Tijn and the Fate of the Dutch Jews during the Second World War (Center for European Studies, Harvard)
Bernard Wasserstein Ulrich and Harriet Meyer Professor of Modern European Jewish History, University of Chicago.
Sponsors: Jews in Modern Europe; Harvard Center for Jewish Studies
Contact: Alex
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- 5:00 PM
Russian History in a Nutshell (MIT)
As Russia has come to dominate world news this spring, commentators have thrown around countless references to history and historical analysis. Yet anyone planning to visit Russia or do business
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- 5:30 PM
Selling-off the Family Silver? The Privatization of Public Utilities in Europe with Dr. Carina Schmitt (Center for European Studies, Harvard)
The Boston Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany and the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University cordially invite you to a discussion
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Friday, May 2
- All Day
Early Modern France and the Americas: Connected Histories (Boston College, May 2-3)
A 2-day Symposium to mark the Creation of the New England Pole of the Institut des Amériques at Boston College.
- All Day
Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville in a new digital restoration version (Kendall Square Cinema, May 2-9)
Set in a distant, dystopian future controlled by a cloud-like computer known as Alpha 60, Jean-Luc Godard's science fiction and film noir thriller Alphaville stars veteran tough guy Eddie Constantine […]
- 1:30 PM
The Irish Enlightenment 1690-1798 (Center for European Studies, Harvard)
Michael Brown Acting Director, Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies; Senior Lecturer of Modern History, University of Aberdeen. Contact: Thomas Weber, thomasweber@fas.harvard.edu.
- 3:00 PM
Serhii Plokhy discusses The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union (Harvard Book Store)
Harvard Book Store welcomes professor of Ukranian history at Harvard University SERHII PLOKHY for a discussion of his book The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union.
Monday, May 5
- 7:30 PM
Film Screening: "The Guilded Cage" (Boston Portuguese Festival)
THE GILDED CAGE directed by Ruben Alves (France; in French, Portuguese & English). New England Premiere. Preceded by a Portuguese dinner from 6-7 PM (separate admission fee).
Tuesday, May 6
- 4:15 PM
Understanding the Greek Crisis: The Pitfalls of Stereotypes (Center for European Studies, Harvard)
Petros Efthymiou, Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University (2012-2013); President, Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE (2010-2012); Minister of National Education and Religious Affairs of Greece […]
Wednesday, May 7
- 8:00 PM
Celebrating Europe Day in Boston (Berklee College of Music)
Berklee College of Music faculty and students perform a very special repertoire to celebrate Europe Day in Boston. Led by French pianist and composer Alain Mallet, this concert will feature […]
Thursday, May 8
- 5:00 PM
European Food Festival (French Cultural Center)
The European Food Festival is an informal night for professionals to mingle and meet other international colleagues from the GABC, the French-American Chamber of Commerce, the Netherland-America Foundation, the […]
- 7:30 PM
Abyss (Brandung): Staged Reading with Playwright Maria Milisavljevic in Person (Goethe Institut Boston)
Staged Reading in English - New England Premiere - Playwright Maria Milisavljevic in Person. Directed by Guy Ben-Aharon.
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Les Justes by Albert Camus (Harvard University)
La Troupe, Harvard’s first and only French theater group, invites you to its representation of "Les Justes". Based on an historical event that occurred at the turn of the last […]