University of Buffalo

Distinguished Speakers Series:
Tony Blair

Alumni Arena, North Campus

Tony Blair, British prime minister from 1997 to 2007, is the graduate student choice for the Distinguished Speakers Series. Currently serving as envoy for the Middle East Quartet, Blair will share his thoughts as an international leader and an advocate of a values-based, activist, and multilateralist foreign policy. | Buy Tickets >

Class of 1959 50th Reunion

Various locations.

Schedule and Registration >.

An Evening with Whoopi Goldberg

Alumni Arena, North Campus

Whoopi Goldberg is one of a very elite group of artists who have won a Grammy, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, an Emmy and a Tony. In addition she has been honored with multiple NAACP Image Awards, numerous People's Choice Awards (including a special tribute in 1998), five Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards as "Favorite Movie Actress," as well as various awards and honors for her many humanitarian efforts. Goldberg currently appears as moderator on ABC's long-running talk show "The View." Buy Tickets >

CNBC Reporter Steve Liesman – “The Great Recession”

Center for Tomorrow

Free.

UB Alumnus and Senior Economics Reporter for CNBC, Steve Liesman reports on all aspects of the economy, including the Federal Reserve Bank and major economic indicators. For UB alumni and friends he will focus on the “The Great Recession: What have we learned? Where are we going?”

RSVP at 716-881-7481 or bswalsh@buffalo.edu

UB Faculty and Staff Appreciation Tailgate Party and Bulls Game

Behind the South Bleachers, UB Stadium (access through the South Ticket Gate)

Join your UB colleagues and their families as party before the game and then root for the hometown team – the UB Bulls - when they take on Gardner-Webb’s Runnin’ Bulldogs. The pre-game party is free (hot dogs, veggie burgers, chips and soft drinks). Bring the entire family to enjoy the activities: a bounce house, a deejay, giveaways and Victor E. Bull.

Discounted football game tickets available. Register for the game tickets and the party. If you have football tickets, then please register for the party so we can plan on having enough food. Don’t forget to wear your UB Blue. Special purchase True Blue Days t-shirts for those interested. shopubbulls.com | Register now >

Block B Tailgate Party (members only)

Coventry Loop island, North Campus

**This event is for Block B members only.** The Block B Letter Winners Association is open to former student-athletes, coaches, athletic trainers, managers, and cheerleaders. Visit www.buffalobulls.com to learn more.

Bulls Football vs. Akron

UB Stadium, North Campus

Root for the Buffalo Bulls as the team un-Zips Akron. Tickets: $28; group tickets available.
Call 877-UB-THERE or visit www.buffalobulls.com.

Illstyle and Peace Productions: Hip-Hop Dance

Mainstage theater, Center for the Arts, North Campus

Illstyle and Peace Productions is a multicultural mixed gender dance company whose work fuses the moves and spirit of hip-hop with various other styles of dance and delivers a positive message of individual expression to worldwide audiences young and old. | Buy Tickets >

Lea Salonga

Mainstage, Center for the Arts, North Campus

Tony Award–winner Lea Salonga, regarded as a national treasure in her Philippine homeland, has been captivating audiences around the world. Disney fans will instantly recognize her singing voice from the film Mulan and as Princess Jasmine in Aladdin. | Buy Tickets >

Avenue Q

Mainstage, Center for the Arts, North Campus

Avenue Q, Broadway's smash-hit 2004 Tony Award–winner for best musical, is a hilarious show about trying to make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. | Buy Tickets >

Ballet Hispanico

Mainstage theater, Center for the Arts, North Campus

Ballet Hispanico has roused audiences worldwide with works that combine elements of classical and contemporary forms to create a new sphere of concert dance in which theatricality and passion propel every move. | Buy Tickets >

Women’s Volleyball

Thurs., Oct. 8, 7:00 p.m., vs. Akron

Fri., Oct. 16, 7:00 p.m., vs. Northern Illinois

Sat., Oct. 17, 7:00 p.m., vs. Western Michigan

Alumni Arena, North Campus

Tickets: $4; available at the Alumni Arena ticket office. | Buy tickets >

Women’s Soccer

Fri., Oct. 9, 7:00 p.m., vs. Western Michigan

Sun., Oct. 11, noon, vs. Northern Illinois

UB Stadium, North Campus

Free.

Men’s Soccer

Fri., Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m., vs. Bowling Green

UB Stadium, North Campus

Free.