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Published: February 9, 2012

  • Hip hop film fest to be held

    Rapper MC Lupe Fiasco’s song “Double Burger with Cheese” serves as the inspiration for the 2012 Hip Hop Film Series, presented by the departments of Visual Studies and Media Study.

    The films will be screened on select Mondays at 6 p.m., beginning Feb. 13, in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. The series is free and open to the public.

    In “Double Burger with Cheese,” Fiasco “eloquently ties together the narratives of a number of seminal films from the hip hop-inspired ‘hood’ genre,” notes John Jennings, associate professor of visual studies and organizer of the series.

    “These films helped, to some degree, polarize how depictions of black masculinity, race, urban space, class, sexuality and other socialized aspects of identity were portrayed in popular media. These six films are a selection from Fiasco’s ingenious lyrics which, in his words, helped ‘raise a generation.’” notes Jennings.

    The festival schedule:

    • Feb. 13: “Dead Presidents,” directed by the Hughes Brothers
    • Feb. 27: “South Central,” directed by Steve Anderson
    • March 5: “Boyz ‘n the Hood,” directed by Jon Singleton
    • April 9: “Juice,” directed by Ernest J. Dickerson
    • April 23: “New Jack City,” directed by Mario Van Peebles
    • April 30: “Menace II Society,” directed by the Hughes Brothers

  • 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 from 7-9:30 p.m. on Wednesdays now through April 25 in 218 Center for the Arts, North Campus.

    No session will be held on March 14 due to spring break.

    The non-instructional 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.

  • UB celebrates women, girls, sports

    “Title IX At 40: In it for the Long Run” is the theme of the 22nd celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day at UB, to be held on Feb. 18 in Alumni Arena.

    The event will feature a multi-sport clinic for girls in grades 4-8 organized by various varsity and club sports teams at UB, as well as the UB women’s basketball game against Miami (OH) and post-game team activities.

    UB’s celebration also will include visits to local elementary schools by UB student-athletes, who will talk about the importance of Title IX, the opportunities it has provided for girls and the impact it has had on girls and women in sports.

    The cost to participate in the Feb. 18 program is $10, which includes clinic activities, a pizza party and a ticket to the game. Additional tickets for family members are $5.

    Visit the Division of Athletics website to register.

  • Zodiaque to present spring concert

    The Zodiaque Dance Company will present its annual spring concert, “The 38th Spring Season,” Feb. 23-25 and March 2-4 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.

    All performances will take place at 7:30 p.m., except for the March 4 performance, which will be at 2 p.m.

    The concert will feature the work of nine choreographers: UB faculty members Melanie Aceto, Karen Georger and Tressa Gorman Crehan; UB alumni Joe Celej (2001) a performing member with Elisa Monte Dance; Leanne Rinelli (2001), a faculty member at Buffalo State College; and Jon Lehrer (1993), artistic director of LehrerDance; Keith Thompson, international dancer and choreographer who’s on the faculty at Rutgers-Mason Gross School of the Arts; and Zodiaque members and UB students Elijah Coleman and Lawanda Hopkins.

    Tickets for “The 38th Spring Season” are $24 for general admission and $10 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the CFA box office and at all Ticketmaster locations, including Ticketmaster.com.