We, at the Calgary Chapter of the SSEA, hope you and your family all have a joyful and safe holiday season.
Holiday Event Cancelled
Please note that due to a tragic accident, the 2016 Holiday Event has been cancelled for the Calgary Chapter of the SSEA.
We extend our apologies for the short notice. Please check back with the Calgary SSEA website for updates in the New Year as we resume our lectures on the first Friday in February 2017.
Movie: The 20th Dynasty Tomb Robberies – Holiday Event
SPECIAL HOLIDAY EVENT EVENT CANCELLED
Date: 7:00 – 9:00 pm, 02-Dec-2016
Cost: Meetings are Free to members, Guests $5 – Students with ID $2
Description:
Unfortunately, the 2016 Holiday Event has been cancelled due to tragic accident. We extend our apologies for the short notice.
The Calgary Chapter of the SSEA is marking December as a special “Holiday Event” for our membership. Please join us for an hour-long video presentation about the 20th Dynasty tomb robberies and how they embody a symbolic ‘close’ to the New Kingdom in ancient Egyptian history. At this event, we plan to have a bit more variety of food and drinks as well as a more extensive book-raffle. It’s a great time to to kick back and relax to avoid the hectic backdrop of the holiday season.
Location:
Room EDC 287 in the Education Block at the University of Calgary.
Lecture: In the Footsteps of Amelia Edwards – a Modern Day Tour of the Monuments of Egypt
Date: 7:30 – 9:00 pm, 04-Nov-2016
Cost: Meetings are Free to members, Guests $5 – Students with ID $2
Description:
Best known for her novel, A Thousand Miles up the Nile (1877), Amelia Edwards’ travels in Egypt had made her aware of the increasing threats directed towards the ancient monuments by tourism and modern development. Determined to stem these threats by the force of public awareness and scientific endeavor, Edwards became a tireless public advocate for the research and preservation of the ancient monuments. Join us for an evening that is sure to be illuminating on this remarkable woman’s life.
About the speaker:
Dan Bruce has worked as a cowboy in the US and Canada, and is a bronc rider, cattle history expert, past manager of tourism at the Nicola and Eight Mile ranches, artefact restoration expert, past curator of the Kelowna Museum, and current curator of the historical site of Fintry.
The Coptic Period in Egypt
Date: 7:30 – 9:00 pm, 07-Oct-2016
Cost: Meetings are Free to members, Guests $5 – Students with ID $2
Description:
For our inaugural lecture of the 2016 – 2017 season, we are visited by a member of the Coptic Heritage Society of Alberta (CHSA, www.albertacoptic.org ) who is going to talk to our chapter about the Coptic Period in Egypt (42 CE – 640 CE). Through their lecture, the audience will learn about Coptic history and influences of the various civilizations that ruled Egypt after the decline of the ancient Egyptian dynasties; including the Hellenistic, Roman , Byzantine , Persian and Islamic phases.
About the speaker:
Dr. Jehan Joseph Bastawros born into a Coptic family 1953 and received a Bachelor’s of Pharmacy , Cairo University 1976, followed by a Master of pharmacy in Biochemistry and laboratory analysis 1990. They have studied Coptic theology, history and monuments at the Coptic Orthodox Church , Heliopolis , Cairo. In 1989, they received a certificate in Egyptology and operated as an official licensed tour guide by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism from 1990 – 1994. In 1994, they relocated to Canada and worked as a tour guide to St Mark’s Coptic Museum in Toronto before relocating to Alberta in 2001. They have served as an active board member of the Coptic Heritage Society of Alberta (CHSA) since 2011.
Location:
Room EDC 287 in the Education Block at the University of Calgary.
