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The New Cars cancel show
The performance by The New Cars originally scheduled for 8 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Center for the Arts has been cancelled.
All tickets purchased at the CFA box office or at a Ticketmaster ticket center must be returned to the point of purchase to receive a refund.
Any tickets purchased through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone or Ticketmaster.com will be credited automatically back to the card used to order them.
For more information, call 645-ARTS or go to http://www.ubcfa.org.
"She Loves Me" to be performed
The Department of Theatre and Dance will present the musical "She Loves Me" Nov. 15-19 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
Performances will be at 8 p.m. Nov. 15-18 and at 2 p.m. Nov. 18 and Nov. 19.
Set in 1930s Budapest with music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, "She Loves Me" will be presented in a full production with orchestra and with newly designed and executed sets, lights and costumes.
Bock and Harnick are best known as the creators of the beloved musical "Fiddler on the Roof."
Based on a play by Miklos Laszlos, "She Loves Me" follows the story of two pen pals who are unknowingly also feuding co-workers. The story, which culminates on Christmas Eve, is well known through two films drawn from the same source. One film, "The Little Shop Around the Corner," starred James Stewart and is on Time magazine's list of the top-100 movies of all time. The more recent film, "You've Got Mail," starred Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
New York director Kent Paul, known to Buffalo audiences for his productions at Studio Arena Theatre, will return to Buffalo to direct "She Loves Me." Nathan R. Matthews, director of music theatre at UB, will music-direct and conduct the production. The cast features students in the music theatre B.F.A. program.
Tickets for "She Loves Me" are $16 for general admission and $8 for students and are available at the CFA box office from 10- a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and at all Ticketmaster locations, including Ticketmaster.com.
For more information, call 645-ARTS.
Lecture aims to "develop warm heart"
Frank Howard, director of the Amitabha Foundation, an organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the culture of Tibet, will follow up on the recent visit to UB by His Holiness the Dalai Lama with a lecture, "Developing the Warm Heart," at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at the UB Anderson Gallery.
The lecture will take place in the Museum Studies Room on the second floor of the gallery, located on Martha Jackson Place near Englewood and Kenmore avenues.
In his lecture, Howard will explore one of the classics of Tibetan literature, "The Jewel Ornament of Liberation," an 11th-century text written by the Tibetan physician-monk Gampopa. In this work, Gampopa offers a concise presentation of Buddhism and outlines how to develop a warm and genuine heart and mind.
"Developing the Warm Heart" is part of a series of events by the UB Art Galleries that follows up on the Dalai Lama's visit.
The lecture will be free and open to the public, but seating is limited and registration is required. To reserve a space, call Ginny Lohr at 829-3754, or email her at ginny@andersongallery.org.
Discussion group forms
A new discussion group, collectiveXchange, has formed at UB to explore the intersections of contemporary art practice, politics and culture.
The group meets from 5:30-7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month in the Second Floor Gallery of the UB Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. All meetings are free and open to the public. Anyone interested in participating in the discussion is encouraged to attend.
CollectiveXchange was organized by Sandra Firmin, curator of the UB Art Gallery, and Stephanie Rothenberg, assistant professor in the Department of Visual Studies, College of Arts and Sciences.
For its inaugural fall 2006 season, collectiveXchange has invited three artist collectives to discuss their history, missions and current projects.
The Nov. 7 meeting will feature Grieg de Peuter, Christine Shaw and Marcelo Vieta, members of the collective Toronto School of Creativity and Inquiry (TSCI). TSCI is a collaborative organization that coordinates forums, reading groups, exhibitions and other events. The group seeks to inquire into creative pathways of thinking, collaboration, organization and experimentation. Members will be discussing their recent project "Public Acts."
On Dec. 5, Meg Knowles, Dorothea Braemer and Carl Lee of the collective Termite TV will attend the meeting. The group, founded in 1992, is a video collective that aims to provide an alternative to corporate media. With members based in Philadelphia and Buffalo, Termite TV works collaboratively across artistic disciplines and encourages the expression of multiple styles and points of view, risk-taking, innovation and the blend of humor and intelligent critique.
Bellydance Superstars to perform
Bellydance Superstars, the world's premier touring bellydance troupe, will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
The performance is part of the Key Bank Dance Series sponsored by Key Bank.
The only professional dance company of its kind on tour, the Bellydance Superstars has brought the art of sensuality in motion to large audiences in more than 15 countries. With enthralling performances and mesmerizing choreography, the troupe has garnered international acclaim from critics, instructors, dancers and fans alike as it brings this ancient art form to mainstream audiences.
The "Raqs Carnivale" show that is coming to UB features all new choreography, costumes and production. The troupe will perform a cross-section of tribal, Egyptian and cabaret styles.
Tickets for Bellydance Superstars are $25 for general admission and $10 for students and are available at the CFA box office from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at all Ticketmaster locations, including Ticketmaster.com.
For more information, call 645-ARTS.
Global classroom culture topic of seminar
International students, who make up a significant percentage of the UB student population, offer opportunities for an enriched environment in the classroom, but they also can present special challenges for their instructors. International students bring expectations of classroom and academic culture that differ greatly from U.S. classroom culture.
Students from India, Korea and China will discuss the nuances of classroom culture in their home countries during a seminar, "Toward an Understanding of International Classroom Cultures," being presented by the Center for Teaching and Learning Resources.
The seminar will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. Nov. 10 in 120 Clemens Hall, North Campus.
Participating in the seminar will be Ellen Dussourd, director of the Office of International Student and Scholar Services; Keith E. Otto, director of the English as a Second Language Program in the English Language Institute; and students from the School of Management, Graduate School of Education, Department of Physics and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
Those attending the seminar will gain an in-depth understanding of these international students' expectations and behaviors, as well as learn useful techniques to bridge the cultural gap between a faculty member's teaching style and a student's expectations.
The seminar is free of charge and open to all UB faculty members, but space is limited and registration is required. To register, send an email with the words "Please register me for Toward an Understanding of International Classrooms" to ctlr@buffalo.edu.
For further information, call 645-6272.
Basket drawing set for Nov. 29
The drawing of the winners for the SEFA Basket Auction will take place at 1 p.m. Nov. 29 in the Student Union Social Hall, North Campus.
Michael Ryan, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education and chair of this year's SEFA campaign, will draw the winning tickets.
Members of the campus community can view the baskets and buy tickets for the raffle from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 16 in the Student Union Social Hall.
More than 30 gift baskets have been donated by units across the university and local vendors. Proceeds will benefit the SEFA campaign.
To view the baskets online, go to http://sefa. buffalo.edu/2006/auction.shtml.