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  • Gobbetti-Hoffman Has New CD of Music for Flute and Organ
    10/18/06
    Flutist Cheryl Gobbetti-Hoffman, of Buffalo, adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Music, College of Arts and Sciences, has a new CD on the Raven label with award-winning organist Bruce Neswick.
  • Two East German Films to be Screened
    10/12/06
    The Graduate Group for German and Austrian Studies at the University at Buffalo will screen two gems of East German cinema on Oct. 16 as part of the national tour titled "Rebels Without a Cause: The Cinema of East Germany."
  • The Derek Trucks Band to Perform at UB May 15
    10/12/06
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present The Derek Trucks Band at 8 p.m. on May 15 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • A Year of Literary Note for UB's Kazimierz Braun
    10/11/06
    Kazimierz Braun of Getzville, professor of theatre and dance in the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, is a historian, poet, translator, essayist, novelist, playwright, scholar and remains a leading theater director in his native Poland. On top of that, he is having a banner year. This year his work is the subject of a new 335-page book of essays, "Horizons of Theatre II: Kazimierz Braun's Way."
  • Robert Creeley to be Subject of 3-Day Conference of Scholars
    10/5/06
    "ON WORDS: A Conference on the Life and Work of Robert Creeley," to be held Oct. 12-14, will feature presentations and readings by some of America's premiere contemporary poets, critics, translators, essayists and theorists -- all focused on the literary production of one of their most influential colleagues.
  • UB Art Gallery to present "Kim Jones: A Retrospective"
    9/27/06
    "Kim Jones: A Retrospective" will open in the First Floor, Lightwell and Second Floor Galleries at UB Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) with a public reception on Oct. 19 from 5-7 p.m. The artist will be in attendance.
  • Midterm Elections: Control of House a "Toss-Up"
    9/26/06
    The Democratic Party is likely to net 10-16 seats in the House of Representatives as a result of the 2006 midterm elections, according to a forecast by University at Buffalo political scientist James E. Campbell.
  • Zodiaque Dance Company to Perform Oct 18-22
    9/14/06
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Zodiaque Dance Company: "8-Dance Is," Oct. 18-22 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. Performances will be held at 8 p.m. on Oct. 18-21 and 2 p.m. Oct. 21 and 22.
  • UB Anderson Gallery to Host Lecture by Smithsonian Curator Harry Rand in conjunction with the exhibition "John Hultberg: Vanishing Point"
    9/14/06
    "John Hultberg: Vanishing Point," an exhibition in UB Anderson Gallery highlighting 21 paintings and 14 graphic works from the University at Buffalo's permanent collection, will be celebrated on Sept. 29 with a reception from 6-8 p.m. and lecture at 7:30 p.m.
  • "The Card Index Scattered" to be Performed
    9/14/06
    The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo will present "The Card Index Scattered" at 8 p.m. Oct. 25-28 in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. Performances also will be held at 2 p.m. Oct. 28 and 29.