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 (January 30 through February 26)
Thursday, February 7
- 4:00 PM
Religious Identity and Foreign Policy: Russia and Turkey in Southeast Europe — A Lecture by Dimitar Bechev
In recent years, both Russia and Turkey stepped up their policy in the Balkans. Doing so, they oftentimes pose a direct challenge to the West. The talk will explore the
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- 8:00 PM
Faculty Recital: Heather Braun, violin
School of Music faculty member Heather Braun performs works for violin by Hindemith, Rochberg, Ravel, and Bernstein. With Hyun-Ji Kwon, violoncello and Siu Yan Luk, piano. This event is free
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Friday, February 8
- 1:00 PM
Crossing the Channel: Translating Merle’s Fortunes de France for an Anglo-Saxon Audience (Translation Seminar)
Jefferson Kline, Emeritis Professor of French at Boston University, is the author of Bertolucci’s Dream Loom; Screening the Text: Intertextuality in New Wave French Cinema; Unraveling French Cinema, and a
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- 2:30 PM
How Distributional Conflict over Public Spending Drives Support for Anti-Immigrant Parties (Harvard University)
Speakers: Charlotte Cavaillé – Assistant Professor, Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan; Sofia A. Perez – Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston University.
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- 8:00 PM
Faculty Recital: Victor Cayres, piano
School of Music faculty member Victor Cayres performs works for solo piano by Miguéz, Nazareth, Guarnieri, Santoro, Mignone, and Chopin. This event is free and open to the public.
Monday, February 11
- 8:00 PM
Faculty Recital: Gila Goldstein, piano
School of Music faculty member Gila Goldstein performs works for solo piano by J.S. Bach and Schumann, as well as the Dvorak Piano Quintet Op. 81 with guest artists Lucia
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Tuesday, February 12
- 4:30 PM
From Puppets to Apps, around Don Quixote — A Works in Progress Presentation by Benjamin Juarez
Cervantes' masterpiece continues to be read, interpreted and staged 402 years after the authors dead. Prof. Benjamin Juarez has been working with a group of scholars, musicians, filmmakers, programmers and
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Wednesday, February 13
- 5:00 PM
Adorno’s Aesthetic Theory - A Spring 2019 Lecture Series at Harvard University — Adorno and the Default Theory of Aesthetic Value
Samantha Matherne – Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Harvard University.
Friday, February 15
- 7:00 PM
Painting Workshop with Marguerite Wibaux (French Cultural Center)
In this workshop the alla-prima painting technique, used by renowned painter Matisse, will be explored. Marguerite will lead this painting workshop, which will begin with an explanation of the alla-prima […]
- 7:30 PM
Stephane Wrembel Band at the Regattabar
Stephane Wrembel will be playing at the Regattabar in Cambridge on February 15, 2019 at 7:30 PM. Wrembel is one of the greatest guitarists of his generation, he's a "revelation," […]
Saturday, February 16
- 9:00 AM
MIT European Career Fair 2019
The ECF is a unique opportunity for students to expand their network or to find an exciting position in Europe. Registration, résumé upload, and entry to the fair are free […]
Tuesday, February 19
- 6:30 PM
Screening & Discussion of the Film 'La Piscine'
Movie screening of the French crime film La Piscine (The Swimming Pool) by Jacques Deray. The movie will be followed by a discussion with Executive Director Barbara Bouquegneau, complimentary refreshments
Wednesday, February 20
- 12:30 PM
Constitutional Crises in Central and Eastern Europe: A Legal Analysis
Speakers: Dominika Harasimiuk, PhD (Faculty of Law and Administration, Lazarski University, Warsaw), Vlad Perju, Professor of Law and Director of the Clough Center for Constitutional Democracy (Boston College)
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- 5:00 PM
Adorno's Aesthetic Theory A Spring 2019 Lecture Series at Harvard University — Adorno's Aesthetic Theory
Michael Rosen – Professor of Political Theory, Department of Government, Harvard University.
- 7:30 PM
"When Angels Fall" by Raphaëlle Boitel (ArtsEmerson)
"When Angels Fall" is a gripping tale of the survival of flightless angels following a global collapse. This production is a fusion of dance, cinema, and circus to illustrate the […]
Thursday, February 21
- 1:00 PM
By Land and By Sea: China's Belt and Road in Europe
Panel 1 - Geo-Economic Perspectives with speakers Kevin Gallagher, Philippe Le Corre, Thomas Berger, & Grant Rhode. Panel 2 - Geo-Strategic Perspectives with speakers Min Ye, Vesko Garcevic, George Dimitrakopoulos, […]
- 7:30 PM
"When Angels Fall" by Raphaëlle Boitel (ArtsEmerson)
"When Angels Fall" is a gripping tale of the survival of flightless angels following a global collapse. This production is a fusion of dance, cinema, and circus to illustrate the […]
Friday, February 22
- 1:00 PM
From Bonnefoy to Kinnel: Translation and Transmission (Translation Seminar)
Pascale Drouet is Full Professor in Shakespeare studies at the University of Poitiers in France. She has published several books (Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost, 2014; De la filouterie dans
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- 7:00 PM
Leila Slimani - Adèle (Brookline Booksmith)
Adèle appears to have the perfect life: She is a successful journalist in Paris who lives in a beautiful apartment with her surgeon husband and their young son. But underneath
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- 8:00 PM
"When Angels Fall" by Raphaëlle Boitel (ArtsEmerson)
"When Angels Fall" is a gripping tale of the survival of flightless angels following a global collapse. This production is a fusion of dance, cinema, and circus to illustrate the […]
Saturday, February 23
- 5:00 PM
An Evening with Prix Goncourt Winner Leïla Slimani (French Cultural Center)
The French Cultural Center and the Consulate General of France in Boston are hosting an evening with bestselling Franco-Moroccan author Leïla Slimani for her American release of Adèle (Dans le […]
- 8:00 PM
"When Angels Fall" by Raphaëlle Boitel (ArtsEmerson)
"When Angels Fall" is a gripping tale of the survival of flightless angels following a global collapse. This production is a fusion of dance, cinema, and circus to illustrate the […]
Sunday, February 24
- 2:00 PM
"When Angels Fall" by Raphaëlle Boitel (ArtsEmerson)
"When Angels Fall" is a gripping tale of the survival of flightless angels following a global collapse. This production is a fusion of dance, cinema, and circus to illustrate the […]
- 7:30 PM
French Baroque Music with Jordi Savall & Le Concert des Nations (Harvard(
Viol icon, Jordi Savall, will be revisiting Alain Corneau’s 1991 film Tous les matins du monde in an incredible concert of music from the French Baroque. Savall and Le Concert […]
Tuesday, February 26
- 4:00 PM
Madness in Jacobean England: The Asylum and the Playhouse — A Lecture by Pascale Drouet
In the Middle Ages, lunatics were sent away onto “ships of fools”. A major change took place in the early modern period: lunatics were to be confined in asylums. This
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