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The Band of the Royal Marines and the Pipes, Drums and Highland Dancers of the Scots Guards
1/4/16
UB Center for the Arts presents The Band of the Royal Marines and the Pipes, Drums and Highland Dancers of the Scots Guards on Thursday, January 28. Hundreds of years of military traditions and pageantry come alive on stage in an evening celebrating the music of Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales.
University at Buffalo announces new Department of Jewish Thought
12/16/15
UB will launch a new department at the end of the current semester dedicated to the academic study of the Jewish intellectual tradition in the development of Western civilization.
Lecture to discuss impact of UB’s emerging role in queer studies in the arts
12/4/15
Without a doubt, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Cy Twombly are the three great post-abstract expressionists in American art, says Jonathan Katz, director of UB’s visual studies doctoral program.
Improv: Not just for the stage?
11/17/15
Scientists and artists will talk about how improvisation influences their work — or not — at Buffalo’s next Science & Art Cabaret.
Performance artwork raises online privacy awareness
11/16/15
The world’s premier festival for art and technology has a stand pitching a mobile phone service? This is Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria.
Molly Ringwald Revisits the Club: 30th Anniversary Screening, Discussion, and Q&A of The Breakfast Club
11/11/15
UB Center for the Arts presents Molly Ringwald Revisits the Club: 30^th Anniversary Screening, Discussion and Q&A of The Breakfast Club on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 7:00pm.
Emerging Choreographers Showcase
11/10/15
The University at Buffalo Theatre & Dance Department will present Emerging Choreographers Showcase directed by Melanie Aceto from December 4-6, 2015.
Award-winning poet Mark Doty to present 2015 Silverman reading
10/29/15
Renowned author of poetry and prose and National Book Award winner Mark Doty will present the 2015 Oscar Silverman Reading on Nov. 13 at the Jacobs Executive Development Center.
UB Theatre & Dance presents: "Legally Blonde"
10/29/15
The University at Buffalo Theatre & Dance Department will present "Legally Blonde" from November 19-22 and December 3-6, 2015. Performance times are: Thursday-Saturday at 7:30pm; Saturday and Sunday at 2:00pm. All performances will be held in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
Mythbusters Jamie & Adam Unleashed!
10/27/15
UB Center for the Arts presents the all-new live show Mythbusters Jamie & Adam UNLEASHED!, starring Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, co-hosts of the Emmy-nominated Discovery series "Mythbusters," on Friday, November 27, 2015 at 8:00pm.