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Published: June 2, 2011

  • Open figure drawing sessions set

    The Student Visual Arts Organization (SVAO) in the Department of Visual Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, is sponsoring open figure drawing sessions this summer from 7-9:30 p.m. on Wednesdays now through Aug. 17 in 218 Center for the Arts, North Campus.

    The sessions, which are open to the public, cost $5 per session. No registration is required. Easels are provided; artists must bring their own drawing materials.

  • Flags at half-mast today

    Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has directed that flags on state government buildings—including those at UB—be flown at half-mast on June 2 in honor of a Fort Drum soldier who was killed in action on May 27 in Afghanistan.

    Pfc. John C. Johnson died in Kandahar province of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.

    Cuomo has ordered that flags on all state buildings be lowered to half-mast in honor of and tribute to New York service members who are killed in action or die in a combat zone.

  • Dance program offered

    The Department of Theatre and Dance will offer a Summer Dance Program for intermediate and advanced students in the Dance Studio, B82 Center for the Arts, North Campus. The program is open to all members of the Western New York dance community.

    The Evening Program will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday from June 20-30 and from Aug. 1-11. Classes, targeted to intermediate- and advanced-level students, are open to students ages 16 and older with at least five years dance experience. Classes are taught by UB faculty and guest teachers. The fee is $15 per class.

    A new class, “Yoga for the Dancer,” will be offered from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 1, 3, 8 and 10. The cost is $10 per class.

    No registration is required for any evening class.

    The Day Program, which will run from July 11-15, will be offered to intermediate- and advanced-level students ages 13 and older with at least five years of dance experience. Classes will run from 9 a.m. to noon. Ballet will be taught daily; modern and jazz will be taught on alternate days.

    Registration is required. The cost for the Day Program is $200; $175 if the dancer registers before July 1.

    “Yoga for the Dancer” will be offered from noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The cost is $30.

    For more information or to register, contact Karen Georger at 645-0600 or kgeorger@buffalo.edu, or Shelley Hain at 645-0601 or hain@buffalo.edu.

    Registration forms also may be downloaded online.