Culture

Queen Elizabeth II Celebrates 400th Anniversary of King James Bible

England's Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the British royal family attended a service Wednesday to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible.

The service at London's Westminster Abbey paid tribute to the completion of the "Authorized Version" of the Bible, which took place in 1611, the BBC reports. The Duke of Edinburgh and The Prince of Wales also attended the ceremony, during which Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams gave the sermon.

Jubilee of SASA

The Serbian Academy of Sciencies and Arts celebrates the 170th anniversary. On this occasion from today until November 20 numerous programs, exhibitions, concerts and solemn academies will be held.

On the occasion of the 170th anniversary of the Serbian Academy of Sciencies and Arts from today until November 20 numerous programs, exhibitions, concerts and solemn academy will be held. At the SASA Gallery a concert was held where miniatures of all composers, academicians of the SASA were performed.

On the Kalimegdan a bust to Laza Kostic will be tomorrow revealed, and at the SASA Gallery an exhibition Academician the fine artist will be opened at which works from the Art collection of the SASA will be exhibited.

Books of Metropolitan Amfilohije promoted in Podgorica

On Saturday, on the feast day of Holy King Milutin, in the crypt of the church of the Resurrection of Christ in Podgorica, four new books of His Eminence Archbishop of Cetinje and Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral Amfilohije - "Chronicle of a new Kosovo's crucifixion".

Jeremic: Churches in Kosovo are, and will remain Serbian

Vuk Jeremic stated on Tuesday that on Serbia′s election to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will strengthen its positions regarding the nation′s heritage.
The Serbian foreign minister stressed that it will help in efforts to prevent the attempts of renaming Serbian Orthodox Christian monasteries in Kosovo and refer to them as "Kosovar". “If they are not Serbian, than nothing is. This deals a blow to the very core of our national identity, but as of next year we will be in a much better position to protect our identity,” Jeremić said in a statement for Tanjug.

LA Cultural Events in November and December from the Great Courses

Church Music Workshop for High School and College Students

Date: December 18, 2011 - December 21, 2011 - Make our Music Workshop and Retreat part of your Winter Break!
From Sunday, December 18 through Wednesday, December 21, we'll be offering high school and college students an opportunity to spend four days on our campus, learning and directing liturgical music and meeting and worshipping with young men and women from across North America. We'll also offer a trip to New York City to ice skate on the famous rinks of the Big Apple, and we'll form a chorus to sing Christmas Carols in our local neighborhood.