Join us as we journey through the ancient Aegean, from the Bronze Age to the Byzantine Empire. Be delighted by a story of Gods, Greeks, and their Heroes woven into an evening of art, mythology, music, and spirits of the Old World.
7:00 p.m. Cocktail Hour
Signature Greek Cocktails
Silent Auction
Greek Wine Tasting provided by Delfinia Group
8:00 p.m. Dinner Program
Feast inspired by the Symposia of Ancient Greece Created by Chef Joe Jenkins with inspiration from Chef Maria Loi’s cookbook Ancient Dining
Welcome from Daniel Mendelsohn, Master of Ceremonies
Acknowledgments by Elizabeth Bartman, AIA President and Peter Herdrich, AIA CEO
Bandelier Award for Public Service to Archaeology awarded to Malcolm Hewitt Wiener
Presented by President Elizabeth Bartman
Tributes by: Richard Brilliant, Edward E. Cohen, and James Wiseman
Accepted by Malcolm Hewitt Wiener
Live Auction by Piers Davies, Auctioneer
Site Preservation Pledge Drive by James Delgado
World premiere of original music composed by Nikos Xanthoulis accompanied by
Panagiotis Andreou and Grace McLean
10:00 p.m. Lounge
Dancing and Live Music by Slavic Soul Party!
Silent Auction (10:30 p.m. bids close)
Ouzo Tasting
The Trustees and Staff of the Archaeological Institute of America are enormously grateful to the following friends for their generous support of the 2013 Gala
Honorary Chair
Ambassador Loucas Tsilas
Chairs
Elizabeth Bartman & Richard Brilliant
Gods & Heroes
Elie Abemayor
Ava Seave Michael Ambler
Harvey Beker
David Boochever
Bruce Campbell
Edward E. Cohen
Henry Davis
Mitchell Eitel
Ronald Greenberg
David Hariton
Brian J. Heidtke
Julie Herzig Desnick
Norma Kershaw
Deborah Lehr
Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis
Paul Rissman
Grant Smith
Charlie Steinmetz
Keith Suehnholz
The Wiener Foundation
Charles Williams
Michael Wiseman
