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  • UB Anderson Gallery to Present "Walter Prochownik: In Retrospect, 1965-1995" from July 23 through Sept. 5
    7/14/04
    "Walter Prochownik: In Retrospect, 1965-1995," on exhibit from July 23 through Sept. 5 in the UB Anderson Gallery, is the first comprehensive survey of paintings and works on paper to highlight the long and productive career of Walter Prochownik (1923-2000), one of Western New York's most beloved artists.
  • 'Virtual Clay' Brings the Act of Sculpting to the Virtual World
    7/12/04
    Researchers from the Virtual Reality Lab at the University at Buffalo have developed a new tool for transmitting physical touch to the virtual world. Their virtual clay sculpting system enables users to replicate in real time on a personal computer the physical act of sculpting a block of clay or other malleable material.
  • New Play at the Edinburgh Fringe Will Feature Buffalo Playwright, Director and UB Cast
    7/9/04
    "Playing it Cool," a new one-act play by University at Buffalo alumnus and Buffalo native Rachel Lynn Brody, will premiere at Scotland's high-energy, often controversial Edinburgh Theatre Festival Fringe, which will take place next month.
  • Jazz, Rock, Blues, World-Music Artists The Derek Trucks Band to Perform Nov. 17 at UB
    7/9/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present The Derek Trucks Band at 8 p.m. on Nov. 17 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Charles Cary Rumsey's Massive Olympic Friezes, Now Cast in Bronze, Being Installed on UB's North Campus
    6/30/04
    The University at Buffalo is installing three monumental bas-relief friezes depicting athletes engaged in Olympic sports that were conserved, restored and cast in bronze by students and faculty of the Department of Art in the College of Arts and Sciences.
  • Flute Performance to be Focus of "Pantasmagoria" Conference at UB
    6/29/04
    Flute performers and educators from around the world will be in residence at UB July 8-17 for "Pantasmagoria," a series of master classes, interactive workshops and concerts aimed at exploring the changing world of contemporary classical flute playing.
  • 2,000-Pound, Multi-Page Bronze Book Will Introduce Airport Travelers to Buffalo's History, Architecture and Points of Civic Pride
    6/28/04
    A two-thousand pound "operable" bronze book, the pages of which chart the history and physical development of the City of Buffalo and describe many points of its civic pride, will be installed in The Gallery at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport on June 29, where it will be exhibited through December.
  • First Biography of Searing, Visionary Writer Audre Lorde Considers Her Life as a "Warrior Poet"
    6/25/04
    Audre Lorde -- an American original who became a major figure in women's, African-American and lesbian literature -- is the focus of the biography "Warrior Poet" (Norton, 2004), written by Masani Alexis DeVeaux, professor and chair of the Department of Women's Studies at the University at Buffalo.
  • Center for the Arts to Present Bela Fleck and the Flecktones on Oct. 6
    6/17/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present the Grammy Award-winning musical group, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones at 8 p.m. on Oct. 6 in the Mainstage theater, located at the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • A Stellar Year for UB Classicist Stephen Dyson -- A Major NEH Grant and the Publication of Two Critically Acclaimed Books
    6/8/04
    Classical archaeologist and author Stephen L. Dyson, Park Professor of Classics at the University at Buffalo, has had quite a year, professionally speaking. It has seen the publication of his two important new books and the receipt of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to fund a five-week seminar for college teachers this summer at the American Academy in Rome.