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  • Musical Troupe Barrage to Perform "Vagabond Tales" in CFA
    10/8/03
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo and WNED will present Barrage at 8 p.m. on Nov. 5 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Grammy Award-Winner Pat Metheny to Perform at UB on Nov. 8
    10/8/03
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Pat Metheny Solo & Trio at 8 p.m. on Nov. 8 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. The event is sponsored by WBFO.
  • Eric Idle's "Greedy Bastard Tour" to Come to Mainstage on Nov. 9
    10/8/03
    Jam Theatricals will present Eric Idle in "The Greedy Bastard Tour" at 8 p.m. on Nov. 9 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB to Host New York State Asian Studies Conference Oct. 17-18
    10/7/03
    The Asian Studies Program at the University at Buffalo will host this year's New York State Asian Studies Conference on Oct. 17-18 at the University Inn and Conference Center in Getzville.
  • Center for the Arts to Present Ailey II as part of KeyBank Dance Series
    10/2/03
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Ailey II at 8 p.m. on Oct. 23 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. The performance is sponsored by KeyBank. Media sponsors are WGRZ-TV and WJYE-FM.
  • "America's Foremost Commentator on Everything" Lewis Black to Perform at UB
    10/2/03
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present a performance by Lewis Black at 8 p.m. on Oct. 29 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. Sponsors for the event are the UB undergraduate Student Association and WBUF-FM.
  • UB Department of Theatre and Dance to Present "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"
    9/24/03
    The University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance will present a student production of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" on Oct. 16-19 and Oct. 23-26 in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. Media sponsor for this production is WBFO FM 88.7.
  • Center for the Arts to Present Excerpts from The China Beijing Opera "The Monkey Knows No Walls"
    9/24/03
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present the "Beijing Opera Monkey Troupe" from the International Center of Beijing Opera in Excerpts from The China Beijing Opera "The Monkey Knows No Walls" at 8 p.m. on Oct. 17 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • After Devastation, Japanese Designers Re-Imagined the Visual-Cultural Landscape of Their Nation
    9/15/03
    How and how much does our aesthetic environment affect our thoughts, actions and worldview? Maggie Kinser Saiki attempted to answer this question in her recent book, "12 Japanese Masters," in which she describes how, after the devastation of World War II, Japanese designers forged a new aesthetic that joined themes of destruction and rebirth with an appreciation for life and an awareness of the world around them.
  • Universidad de Granada Theatre Company to Present Ritos
    9/2/03
    The University at Buffalo Center for the Arts and the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures and the International Artistic and Cultural Exchange Program (IACE) of the Department of Theatre and Dance, both in the UB College of Arts in Sciences, will present The Universidad de Granada, Spain in Ritos at 7 p.m. on Sept. 25-26 in the Black Box Theatre located at the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.