Arts and Culture

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  • Level Up: Study Reveals Keys to Gamer Loyalty
    11/16/12
    Online role-playing game developers can get ahead of the competition by giving gamers more opportunities to get social, collaborate and take control of their online personas, according to a study from the University at Buffalo School of Management.
  • True Crime: An Intriguing First-hand Tale of Bernie Madoff's Victims
    11/13/12
    In a new book about the uber con perpetrated by Bernard Madoff, Lionel Lewis, professor emeritus of sociology, University at Buffalo, presents an absorbing first-hand account, not of Madoff's behavior, but of the experiences of victims caught up in his ferociously destructive Ponzi scheme.
  • A Buoyant, Mischievous, Deep and Unsettling Writer: Tony Hoagland to Present the 2012 Silverman Reading
    11/13/12
    Award-winning American poet and essayist Tony Hoagland, whose distinctive work has been cited for its "...generous effervescence and a jujitsu cleverness" will present the University at Buffalo's 2012 Oscar Silverman Poetry Reading Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. in 250 Baird Hall.
  • Shrek The Musical Coming to UB Dec. 13-14
    11/7/12
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will welcome Shrek The Musical at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13, and Friday, Dec. 14, in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus.
  • The 20th Century's "Great Migration" of African Americans Becomes Art
    11/6/12
    John Jennings, associate professor of visual studies at the University at Buffalo and a 2012 UB Humanities Institute Fellow, will discuss his graphic novel on the Great Migration at 4 p.m. on Nov. 9 at Hallwalls, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo.
  • UB to Host India-China Institute for Teachers Next Summer
    11/5/12
    In July, 2013, the University at Buffalo Asian Studies Program will present a three-week India-China summer institute that will be open to 30 K-12 teachers throughout the region and the country.
  • UB Department of Theatre and Dance to Present The Threepenny Opera
    10/31/12
    The University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance will present The Threepenny Opera from Wednesday, Nov. 14, to Sunday, Nov. 18, in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus. Evening performances will be at 7:30 p.m. There will be matinee performances on Nov. 17 and 18 at 2 p.m.
  • Shaolin Warriors to Perform Nov. 29 in UB Center for the Arts
    10/31/12
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo welcomes Shaolin Warriors on Thursday, Nov. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus. Performed by disciples of the Shaolin schools in China, the Shaolin Warriors are admired across the globe for their exemplary discipline and ferocious martial arts prowess.
  • Media Advisory: Crossroads Culinary Center to Open, New Student Dining Facility Features Brazilian BBQ, Fireside Lounge and More
    10/24/12
    Today is the grand opening ceremony of the University at Buffalo's new Crossroads Culinary Center (C3), a student dining facility that puts UB at the forefront of the collegiate dining experience. The ceremony starts at 1:30 p.m. on the first floor of Red Jacket Quadrange in the Ellicott Complex on UB's North Campus.
  • The National Circus of the People's Republic of China to Perform Cirque Chinois
    10/23/12
    The Center for the Arts at University at Buffalo welcomes The National Circus of the People's Republic of China in Cirque Chinois on Tuesday, Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus.