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  • Theatre and Dance to present "Myths and Hymns"
    10/21/05
    "Myths and Hymns," a contemporary music-theater piece, will be performed Nov. 9-13 by the University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance in UB's Center for the Arts Black Box theater in at the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB to Hold One of Few U.S. Humanities Conferences
    10/20/05
    "New Futures: Humanities, Theory, Art," the first annual conference sponsored by the University at Buffalo Humanities Institute, will be held here Oct. 28-29 and will feature presentations by some of the most exceptional scholars and researchers addressing humanities issues today.
  • Theatre and Dance to Present The Winter's Tale
    10/19/05
    BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo will present "The Winter's Tale," Nov. 17-20, 2005 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Scholar to Discuss TV Heartthrob, Textbook Battle
    10/19/05
    Noted Japanese feminist scholar Shimizu Kiyoko next week will present two lectures at the University at Buffalo, one about an east Asian television heartthrob who has bridged the cultural and political gap between Korea and Japan, and the second about women's role in the latest incarnation of Japan's century-old textbook controversy.
  • Bebe Neuwirth to Perform Broadway Favorites at UB
    10/14/05
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Bebe Neuwirth at 8 p.m. on Nov. 19 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. The performance is sponsored by GEICO.
  • R&B Artist John Legend to Perform in CFA
    10/13/05
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present John Legend at 8 p.m. on Nov. 25 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Ballet Flamenco Jose Porcel to Perform on Nov. 2
    10/13/05
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Ballet Flamenco Jose Porcel at 8 p.m. on Nov. 2 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. A pre-performance talk will be held at 7 p.m. The performance is sponsored by KeyBank. Media sponsor is WGRZ-TV.
  • Bestselling Author Mitch Albom to speak at UB
    10/13/05
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Mitch Albom at 8 p.m. on Nov. 18 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. The event is sponsored by the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care.
  • Zodiaque Dance Company to perform "Dance Wonders"
    10/13/05
    The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo will present Zodiaque Dance Company: Dance Wonders Oct. 19-23 in the Drama Theatre located in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Chinese Walls: Major Conference in Buffalo
    10/12/05
    From Oct. 20-23, more than 30 scholars from Taiwan, China and North America will converge on the University at Buffalo and Albright-Knox art galleries to examine, in their global contexts, the historical and aesthetic significance of the so-called "Great Wall," along with many other Chinese boundaries, both physical and metaphorical.