Events

The Classics & Archaeology Learning Community Series is a community building program designed to assist CLAR majors and minors in forming community with their peers and faculty and acquire academic skills and habits through attending the annual lecture series and related events. The 1-unit per semester course aims to enrich students' experiences by connecting them with fellow majors, introducing them to the faculty, exposing them to all of the opportunities in the department and on campus, and having fun talking about the diverse subject matter of our interdisciplinary program. It is an in-person experience and therefore an in-person class. It may be repeated for credit for up to 4 units.

Join us on Thursday, January 15th 2026 at the Classics & Archaeology department (UNH 3700) for our annual new year welcome and raffle event. All are welcome!

Our long-term community partner, the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) is celebrating its 20th year in 2026 and is launching the 1st LAGFF-doc festival. We are happy to co-host the inaugural documentary film festival as part of the LMU Greek Cinema Week. BCLA Classics & Archaeology will award the LMU Prize for Social Justice to outstanding films, with winners announced at the LAGFF closing ceremony. The event is co-sponsored by the Dean of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts.

We are thrilled to welcome Dimitris Papaioannou to LMU as Artist in Residence Feb. 16-27, 2026. An internationally renowned director and choreographer, he began as a painter and comics artist before establishing Edafos Dance Theatre in 1986. His iconic work MEDEA (1993) and the Athens 2004 Olympic Ceremonies marked his impact on large-scale experimental theatre. Papaioannou will join LMU class sessions, screenings, discussions, and more during his time at LMU.