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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All Topics (March 6 through May 1)
Saturday, April 19
- 7:30 PM
BU College of Fine Arts Presents Don Giovanni
The Boston University Opera Institute and Chamber Orchestra presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Don Giovanni. General Admission: $20 BU Alums, WGBH members, WBUR members, Huntington Theater Subscribers and Seniors: $15 […]
Sunday, April 20
- 2:00 PM
BU College of Fine Arts Presents Don Giovanni
The Boston University Opera Institute and Chamber Orchestra presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Don Giovanni. General Admission: $20 BU Alums, WGBH members, WBUR members, Huntington Theater Subscribers and Seniors: $15 […]
Tuesday, April 22
- 12:30 PM
European Armaments, Dependence, and Austerity: the case of Greece and European arms contracts - A lunch talk by Kaija Schilde
Join us for a luncheon discussion with Kaija Schilde, Assistant Professor of International Relations. Professor Schilde’s teaching and research interests include the politics of the European Union,
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- 5:00 PM
Greece and the Eurozone: Risks and Challenges (Harvard University)
Nicos Christodoulakis, Athens University of Economics and Business & London School of Economics. Cosponsored by the Southeastern Europe Study Group at Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies.
Wednesday, April 23
- 3:30 PM
Spanish Voices: Conversations with Andrés Neuman
Join us for two upcoming events with Spanish writer Andrés Neuman. On the afternoon of Wednesday, April 23, Neuman will take part in a seminar with the poet, scholar, and […]
- 4:15 PM
August Zaleski Lecture in Modern Polish History: Reflections on the Round Table and Transformation in Poland 25 Years Later (Center for European Studies, Harvard)
Adam Michnik Editor in Chief, Polish Daily Gzeta Wyborcza. Chaired by Grzegorz Ekiert Director, Center for European Studies; Professor of Government, Harvard University. Mr. Michnik will speak in Polish - […]
- 6:00 PM
The Legacy of the Cold War: Perspectives on Security, Cooperation, and Conflict
It is impossible to understand contemporary Russian foreign policy actions without understanding the legacy of the Cold War, the subject of a newly published book to which William Keylor, Professor
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- 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 […]
- 6:00 PM
Spanish Voices: Conversations with Andrés Neuman
Join us for a reading and conversation with prize-winning Spanish writer, poet, essayist, and translator Andrès Neuman. Neuman is the author of El viajero del siglo (published in the US
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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
- All Day
Holocaust Remembrance Day at Boston University
Each year the Boston University Community remembers the events of World War II and the Holocaust with a commemorative reading of the names of all those who perished. This year
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- 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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- 2:00 PM
Prospects for Transatlantic Cooperation in Science and Innovation in the Context of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
The Consulate of Greece in Boston, the Delegation of the European Union, and Boston University’s Center for the Study of Europe are pleased to present “Prospects for Transatlantic Cooperation in
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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
- 12:30 PM
Thomas Meyer on Leo Strauss
Leo Strauss’s story has yet to be told. Almost forty years after his death, Strauss (1899-1973) has unquestionably become one of the most controversial thinkers of the twentieth century. Yet […]
- 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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