Sesquicentennial Events

A full plate of activities celebrating the University at Buffalo's 150th anniversary gets under way this fall, beginning with a symposium on epidemiology and preventive medicine taking place Sept. 19-21 at Hyatt Regency Buffalo, sponsored by the UB Department of Social and Preventive Medicine.

Events are free of charge unless otherwise noted.

Also take a look at the Reporter Calendar and at Conferences & Special Events web site for additional information.

Friday, Sept. 27
Athletic Hall of Fame Awards Dinner and Historical Tribute
Sponsored by UB Alumni Association to honor athletes being inducted into UB Alumni Association Athletic Hall of Fame, featuring historical tribute to Division of Athletics. 6 p.m. cocktails in Alumni Arena followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. in Center for the Arts. Tickets and reservations: Debra Palka, 829-2608.

Sunday, Sept. 29
Linda Yalem 5K Memorial Run
Annual run sponsored by Division of Student Affairs and Division of Athletics in memory of UB student and to promote safety awareness programs on campus. Starts (10 a.m.) and finishes in front of Alumni Arena. Registration and fees: 645-3141.

UB and Buffalo in Film: The History of Independent Film/Video Making in Western New York · Program I
Media Study Department series opens with compilation of silent films depicting Buffalo at the turn of the century. At 7:30 p.m., Screening Room 112, Center for the Arts.

Distinguished Speaker Series Presents Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Sponsored by UB and Don Davis Auto World Lectureship Fund. Gates is W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of Humanities at Harvard University, professor of English, chair of Afro-American Studies Department and director of Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research. At 8 p.m., Center for the Arts. Tickets: Center for the Arts Box Office, 645-ARTS.

Thursday, Oct. 3
"Border Disputes: Communications, Commerces and Cultures"
Symposium sponsored by Department of English and Department of Comparative Literatures will use U.S. and Canadian border as organizing metaphor to investigate edges of various identities, policies and practices. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 120 Clemens Hall.

Health Care Frontiers
Health care trade fair with presentations and lectures. Sponsored by School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and Health Care Trade Fair Association. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Student Union.

UB and Buffalo in Film: The History of Independent Film/Video Making in Western New York · Program II
Media Study Department Series continues with commentary and panel discussion of amateur and independent media history. At 4:30 and 7:30 p.m., Screening Room 112, Center for the Arts.

Music Alumni Sesquicentennial Concert
Co-sponsored by Music Department and UB Sesquicentennial Committee. Featuring performances by several alumni/faculty performers: soprano Laura Aikin, pianist Anthony de Mare, double bassist James Vandemark, guitar duo of Joanne Castellani and Michael Andriaccio and Amherst Saxophone Quartet. 8 p.m., Slee Concert Hall. Tickets: Center for the Arts Box Office, 645-ARTS, and Ticketmaster outlets (852-5000).

Friday, Oct. 4
Sesquicentennial Academic Symposium: Does the Body Matter?
Examining the frontiers of knowledge in nature, society and culture, symposium will explore if and how the body matters in the neurosciences and the digital world of computer technology and will examine embodied nature of change in the realms of biology and culture. Participants: Gerald Edelman, 1972 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine; N. Katherine Hayles, scholar, author of works on bodily basis of knowing in relation to cultural contexts and changing technologies; Bruno Latour, author of books and articles on society and technology; genetics scholar and author Richard Lewontin, Agassiz Professor of Zoology and professor of biology at Harvard, and medical anthropologist Margaret Lock, who has written on the difference in cultural sense of body and mind. Sponsored by James Fenton Lectureship Foundation and UB Sesquicentennial Committee. From 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Slee Concert Hall.

Triangulating the Bodies of Architecture
The 1996 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Northeast Regional Meeting, hosted by School of Architecture and Planning. Through Oct. 6 in Buffalo Marriott Hotel and at other sites.

The Legacy of Student Leadership
UB Sesquicentennial Student Leadership Conference, sponsored by Division of Student Affairs and Leadership Program in Office of Student Life. UB student leaders from recent decades return to campus to meet with current student leaders and explore issues of student leadership at the university. Opens with reception in Student Union; continues Saturday, Oct. 5.

Parents Weekend Check-In
From 4-8 p.m., 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Student Union lobby. Information: Toby Shapiro, 645-6125.

Unveiling of UB's Bronze Buffalo
Life-sized bronze buffalo, replica of one that graced concourse of Buffalo's old Central Terminal, will be installed on Coventry Loop in front of Alumni Arena and Center for the Arts. At 5 p.m.

Art Department Faculty Exhibition and Invited Alumni Exhibition
Dual show sponsored by University Gallery. Opening and reception 6-8 p.m., University Gallery, Center for the Arts.

UB and Buffalo in Film: The History of Independent Film/Video Making in Western New York · Program III
Media Study Department Series continues with screening of films made specifically about UB during past 50 years. At 7:30 p.m., Screening Room 112, Center for the Arts.

Sesquicentennial Gala: "Step into My Dream"
A jazz and dance collaboration featuring the Parsons Dance Company and the Billy Taylor Trio. At 8 p.m., Mainstage, Center for the Arts; with post-show birthday party. Tickets: Center for the Arts Box Office, 645-ARTS.

Saturday, Oct. 5

Nursing for the 21st Century
Celebration of nursing's past and future sponsored by UB School of Nursing in honor of its 60th anniversary. Daytime events in Buffalo Marriott Hotel and UB Center for Tomorrow, with dinner and alumni recognition ceremony at 7:30 p.m.

Homecoming Parade
Sponsored by Division of Athletics. Begins at 9 a.m. On Main Street and South Campus.

Parents/Homecoming Weekend
Lectures and tours sponsored by Office of Student Life begin at 10 a.m. Information: Toby Shapiro, 645-6125.

Homecoming Pre-Game Tent Party
Sponsored by Office of Alumni Relations, casual brunch and entertainment in University Stadium end-zone. 10 a.m. to kickoff at noon. Tickets: Debra Palka, 829-2608. Limited number of tickets available at door.

Homecoming Football Game · UB Bulls vs. Cornell University
Gates open at 11 a.m., kickoff at noon in University Stadium; special half-time activities. Tickets: 645-6666. Alumni tickets: 829-2608.

Parents/Homecoming Weekend Comedy Night Featuring Paula Poundstone
Sponsored by Division of Student Affairs. At 8 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m., Alumni Arena. Tickets: Student Union Ticket Office, 645-2353; Center for the Arts Box Office, 645-ARTS, and Ticketmaster outlets (852-5000).

Sunday, Oct. 6
Parents Weekend Brunch
Sponsored by Division of Student Affairs. From 10 a.m. to noon, Pistachio's, Student Union. Tickets: Office of Student Life, 645-6125.

Thursday, Oct. 10
"150: A Sesquicentennial Slide Tour of UB's History"
UB archivist emeritus Shonnie Finnegan addresses UB at SUNRISE breakfast program. At 7:30 a.m. in Center for Tomorrow. Tickets: Judith Schwendler, 829-2608

Creeley at 70 · Day 1
Three-day birthday tribute to distinguished American poet Robert Creeley, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Samuel P. Capen Professor of Poetry and the Humanities, opens with reading by poet Eileen Myles. Sponsored by Just Buffalo Literary Center. At 8 p.m., Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, fourth floor, Tri-Main Center, 2495 Main St. (entrance in rear of building).

Friday, Oct. 11
Creeley at 70 · Day 2
· Welcome by President William Greiner, readings by poets Gil Sorrentino and Amiri Baraka celebrate Robert Creeley's literary achievements and his enormous influence on making of poetry in English. Sponsored by UB English Department. From 3-5 p.m., Katharine Cornell Theatre, Ellicott Complex. · Opening of "30 Years of Poetry at UB," exhibition in honor of Robert Creeley sponsored by Poetry/Rare Books Collection. Reception from 5-6:30 p.m., Poetry/Rare Books Room, 420 Capen Hall.
· Talk by noted American artist Jim Dine, friend and collaborator of Robert Creeley, followed by "A Conversation with Creeley" and a reading by him of his poetry. Sponsored by Department of English. From 8:30-10 p.m., Katharine Cornell Theatre.

Saturday, Oct. 12
Creeley at 70 · Day 3
· Keynote poetry reading by Robert Creeley and John Ashbery. Sponsored by Department of English. From 4-5:15 p.m., Katharine Cornell Theatre; followed by reception in Jane Keeler Room.

· Jazz concert with two of the country's most celebrated jazz musicians: composer and pianist Steve Kuhn and singer Carol Fredette. Reception, party featuring Mercury Rev. At 8:30 p.m., Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, fourth floor, Tri-Main Center, 2495 Main St. (entrance in rear of building).

Sunday, Oct. 13
"Frontiers I"
Dance concert interpreting theme of UB sesquicentennial, explores new and old frontiers in movement and music. Sponsored by Department of Theatre and Dance. 2 p.m., Drama Theatre, Center for the Arts. Performances continue at 8 p.m. on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays through Oct. 27. Tickets: Center for the Arts Box Office, 645-ARTS.

Friday, Oct. 18
Sesquicentennial Gospel Music Workshop · Day 1
Gospel music to be explored and celebrated with lectures, seminars and great singing in event sponsored by Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Urban Affairs.
At 7 p.m., UB Gospel Choir and guest choirs open program; 7:30 p.m., discussion of "The Social and Cultural Functions of Gospel Music in Churches Today" by the Rev. Troy Bronner, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Mainstage, Center for the Arts. Tickets: Center for the Arts Box Office, 645-ARTS.

Saturday, Oct. 19
Sesquicentennial Gospel Music Workshop · Day 2
· Morning, afternoon workshops and seminars in Baird Hall feature recording artist Richard Smallwood and Horace Boyer, University of Massachusetts professor and noted scholar, arranger and performer of African-American gospel music. At 1 p.m., panel discussion of "The Social and Cultural Functions of Gospel Music in Churches Today." Tickets: Center for the Arts Box Office, 645-ARTS.

· Gospel Music Showcase with presentation, "The Old Ship of Zion: African-American Gospel Music," by Horace Boyer followed by concert featuring Richard Smallwood. At 6:30 p.m., Mainstage, Center for the Arts. Tickets: Center for the Arts Box Office, 645-ARTS.

Sunday, Oct. 20
Celebration of 150 Years of the University Libraries
· Annual Meeting of Friends of the Health Sciences Library. Talk by Martin M. Cummings, former director of National Library of Medicine, on 19th-century library leader John Shaw Billings. From 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Austin Flint Main Reading Room, Health Sciences Library.
· Acquisition of Their Three Millionth Volume. Sponsored by University Libraries, includes exhibitions in all UB libraries from 1-3 p.m. and presentation of CD-ROM on history of poetics produced by Poetry/Rare Books Collection at 1 p.m. in Poetry/Rare Books Room, 420 Capen Hall.