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Obama book to be featured on ‘Book TV’

“Go, Tell Michelle: African-American Women Write to the New First Lady,” a book edited by UB staff members Barbara Seals Nevergold and Peggy Brooks-Bertram, will be featured on C-SPAN2’s “Book TV.”

The segment, which was filmed during a talk and book-signing by Nevergold and Brooks-Betram at Bus Boys & Poets Book Store in Washington, D.C., is scheduled to air at 8:30 a.m. on May 25 and repeat at 8:30 p.m. the same day.

“Go, Tell Michelle” compiles letters written to Michelle Obama by ordinary women from across the country and the world offering messages of hope and advice for the new First Lady.

Since its publication on Jan. 14, the book has been enormously successful, with hundreds of letters pouring in—many more that could possibly be published in a single book.

The book also has garnered national media attention, including coverage by the Associated Press, the Philadelphia Daily News/Inquirer, the Chicago Tribune, the Albany Times-Union, the CNN program “American Morning,” Time Warner’s “All That Matters,” the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, News Talk Radio in Ireland and The Buffalo News.

Nevergold and Brooks-Bertram, both senior educational specialists at UB, co-founded the Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research and Education on Women at UB.

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 through Aug. 12 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.

EOC plans to be unveiled

Members of the university community are invited to attend a presentation on how UB plans to increase its footprint in downtown Buffalo, to be held at 11 a.m. May 22 at the corner of Goodell and Ellicott streets.

The event will include the official unveiling of plans for a new home for the Educational Opportunity Center adjacent to the former M. Wile Building at Goodell and Ellicott streets, as well as a presentation on how the former M. Wile building will be transformed into the new center for UB’s academic and outreach services to the community.

Speakers at the program will include President John B. Simpson; Assembly member Crystal Peoples; Sherryl Weems, EOC executive director and UB associate vice provost for continuing and professional studies; and William Chalmers, interim director of the University Center for Academic and Workforce Development, State University of New York.

Parking will be available on-site.

UB plans to break ground next year for the new EOC building, which will be joined to the M. Wile building by a multi-story atrium.

Farmers market opens

The third season of the University Community Farmers Market opened May 16 on the South Campus featuring a variety of new and old vendors and wineries selling fresh food and local products.

The farmers market is held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday through Oct. 17, with the exception of July 4, on the Main Street sidewalk at Kenmore Avenue. Attendees can park for free in the Allen, Main and Bailey parking lots on the South Campus, directly behind the market.

The market is one of many programs UB coordinates in the neighborhood and is part of the university’s efforts to strengthen its ties to the residents around its three campuses. Other initiatives include UB on the Green, a free outdoor performance series and neighborhood clean ups.

“Ongoing programs such as this farmers market are treasures of the neighborhood because they allow residents to come and meet each other, as well as to purchase local fresh food products to support their health. They also showcase our efforts to help make the South Campus neighborhood a fun, vibrant place to live,” says Vincent D. Clark, director of community relations.

This year's vendors include last year's returnees of Heaven's Gift Just for You home and personal fragrance products; Independence Hill produce, jams and jellies; James McHenry produce; Pasta Temptations and Sweet Greek Desserts.

New vendors include Fairy Cakes cupcakes; Graves-DeMario Maple Syrup; Ken's Maple Products and Honey; Cheese Needs artisan cheese; and local wineries selling and sampling their wine from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nutritional information on fruits, vegetables and plants will be available to attendees as part of UB’s educational mission.

The first Saturday of the month will have special events on such topics as healthy living, community building, safety and gardening. They will be held on June 6, July 11, Aug. 1, Sept. 5 and Oct. 3.

Deception topic at HSL meeting

“Sweats, Lies and the Law: History of Detecting Deception” will be the topic of a presentation at the annual meeting of the Friends of the Health Sciences Library, to be held from 6-9 p.m. May 29 in the Austin Flint Main Reading Room in the Health Sciences Library on the South Campus.

Speaking about polygraph lie detection equipment will be Charles Patrick Ewing, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the UB Law School, and Edward J. Fine, associate professor of neurology and director of the Clinical Neurophysiology Program in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Fine will talk about the history of the discovery of the physiological responses that the polygraph attempts to detect; Ewing will discuss the legal aspects of polygraph testing.

The evening will begin with a buffet dinner and beverages from 6-7. The presentation will begin at 7 p.m., with coffee, dessert, questions and answers following at 8 p.m.

The cost of the event is $18 for the general public, $16 for members of the Friends of the Health Sciences Library and $9 for students. The cost for those wishing to attend the program only is $5.

R.S.V.P. to Linda Lohr at lalohr@buffalo.edu. Deadline is May 22.