Arts and Culture

News about UB’s arts and humanities programs and related events. (see all topics)

Meet an Expert
  • "This American Life" Humorist and Best-Selling Author David Sedaris to Speak at UB on Oct. 16
    6/4/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present David Sedaris at 8 p.m. on Oct. 16 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. This event is sponsored by WBFO 88.7 FM, and Barnes & Noble Booksellers.
  • Winner of NBC's "The Apprentice" to speak at UB on Sept. 17
    6/4/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Bill Rancic at 8 p.m. on Sept. 17 in the Mainstage theater located at the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB to Host Technical Theater Workshops for High School Students Aug. 16-18
    5/19/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will hold Explore the Arts, its first technical theater workshops for high school students from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 16-18 in the Center for the Arts. Registration and fee are required.
  • UB Department of Theatre and Dance to Sponsor 2004 Summer Dance Program
    5/18/04
    The University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance again will offer its exciting and educational Summer Dance Program.
  • UB to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of "Bloomsday" with Exhibition from Its World-Famous James Joyce Collection
    5/10/04
    The University at Buffalo -- which holds the single largest collection of Joyceana in the world -- will celebrate "Ulysses," one of the most influential books of the 20th century, and the 100th anniversary of "Bloomsday," with "A Centennial Bloomsday at Buffalo," a public exhibition of documents, paintings and photographs from the James Joyce Collection of the UB Libraries' Poetry/Rare Book Collection.
  • Pop Music Icon Cyndi Lauper to Perform Aug. 8 in the Center for the Arts
    5/5/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Cyndi Lauper at 8 p.m. on Aug. 8 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Legendary Entertainer Bob Newhart to Present an Evening of Stand-Up Comedy at UB
    4/30/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Bob Newhart at 8 p.m. on Aug. 13 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. Tickets for the performance will go on sale at 10 a.m. May 7.
  • UB Center for the Arts to Hold "Explore the Arts" Theatrical Arts Summer Program for Grades 5-9
    4/23/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Explore the Arts, its first theatrical arts summer program for children, from July 12-16 at the Center for the Arts. Registration and fee are required.
  • Dozens of Items from UB's Joyce Collection Off to Ireland's National Library for 100th Anniversary of Bloomsday
    4/22/04
    The 100th anniversary of Bloomsday is in the wings and several treasured items from the University at Buffalo Libraries' James Joyce Collection are being packed up and sent off to Ireland for the largest celebration of that anniversary in the world.
  • "Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim like Me" -- the Classic Collection of Black "Toasts," the Daddy of Hip-Hop -- Is Resurrected
    4/16/04
    "Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me: Narrative Poetry From Black Oral Tradition," a book collected and compiled by SUNY Distinguished Professor Bruce Jackson of the University at Buffalo, is back for a second go 'round.