The World Within: A Collaboration of Dance and Fiber, April 29–May 2

The Buffalo State Theater and Design departments present The World Within: A Collaboration of Dance and Fiber. This unique, creative collaboration features 30 student dancers choreographed with colorful fiber designs in an artful play of movement, color, and light.

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Clay-Fiber-Metal-Wood On View at Indigo Art Through April 26

Clay-Fiber-Metal-Wood, an art exhibition by award-winning Design Department faculty members Jozef Bajus, Sunhwa Kim, Tara Nahabetian, Stephen Saracino, Carol Townsend, and Robert Wood, is currently on view at Indigo Art, 74 Allen Street.

The exhibition runs through …

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Theatre du Reve Presents Voir un Ami Pleurer (To See a Friend Cry): April 22

Voir un Ami Pleurer (To See a Friend Cry) will be performed by the acclaimed acting company Theatre du Reve on Wednesday, April 22, at 8:00 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall.

Written in response to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the play chronicles …

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15th Annual Ambassador Awards, Tuesday, April 21

The Hospitality and Tourism Department hosts its 15th annual Ambassador Awards on Tuesday, April 21, at 5:30 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center auditorium.

This year's Hospitality Ambassador award winners are Tom Lombardo, owner of Ristorante Lombardo; Ted …

15th Annual Ambassador Awards, Tuesday, April 21

The Hospitality and Tourism Department hosts its 15th annual Ambassador Awards on Tuesday, April 21, at 5:30 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center auditorium.

This year's Hospitality Ambassador award winners are Tom Lombardo, owner of Ristorante Lombardo; Ted …

Swedish School of Textiles Students Visit Buffalo State

Five students from the Swedish School of Textiles in Boras, Sweden, are visiting the Buffalo area for three weeks of field research. The students will present, “Project Dignity—The Swedish School of Textiles," on Thursday, April 9, at 12:15 p.m. in Caudell Hall 212.

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Cultural Anthropologist Michael Taussig: April 10

Michael Taussig, professor of anthropology at Columbia University, will present the lecture “When the Sun Goes Down: A Pre-Copernican Turn of Remembrance” on Friday, April 10, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. at the Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College.

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Folk Legend Arlo Guthrie Brings His Lost World Tour to Rockwell Hall

Folk music legend Arlo Guthrie makes a stop on his Lost World Tour at the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall on Wednesday, May 6, at 8:00 p.m. This concert is the final installment of the Performing Arts Center's 2008-2009 Great Performers Series, presented by M&T …

Donate Your Old Musical Instruments

An instrument drive sponsored by the Buffalo State College Music Department and Music is Art, a nonprofit initiative led by Robby Takac of the Goo Goo Dolls, is being held through May 12. New and used instruments will be donated to area schools, in particular Buffalo …

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Women in the Sciences Lecture Series

The Women in Science and Mathematics Spring 2009 Lecture Series is planned for April. “We are very pleased that our speakers come from three different disciplines,” said Karen O’Quin, associate dean of the School of Natural and Social Sciences and a member of the …

American Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond, April 2

Julian Bond, chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)—the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization—will speak Thursday, April 2, at 12:15 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall.

He is the keynote …

Workshop: Job Searching in Today's Economy with Today's Technology

The Buffalo State Alumni Association and Career Development Center will be hosting “Job Searching in Today’s Economy with Today’s Technology, a workshop developed for alumni to help them navigate a successful journey in their job search, on Tuesday, March 24, at …

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Leadership Lecture Series: Tom Calderone

Tom Calderone, ’86, returns to Buffalo State on Tuesday, March 17, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 210 as part of the Leadership Lecture Series.

Calderone is one of media’s most influential executives. As president of Vh-1, he currently oversees the …

Nouveau Flamenco Guitarist Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra Heat Up Rockwell Hall

The Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall proudly welcomes Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra for a fiery concert of Nouveau Flamenco music on Saturday, May 2, at 8:00 p.m. This concert is part of the Performing Arts Center's 2008-2009 Great Performers Series, presented by …

Acclaimed Vocalist Steve Tyrell Returns to Rockwell Hall

The Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall proudly welcomes back Steve Tyrell for a concert featuring songs from his latest album, Back to Bacharach. The concert is Friday, April 24 at 8:00 p.m. and is part of the Performing Arts Center's 2008-2009 Great Performers …

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Bengal 5K Enters 12th Year

The Buffalo State Alumni Association will host its 12th annual Bengal 5K Run and Fun Walk on Saturday, March 14. Race proceeds benefit the Alumni Association’s Legacy Scholarship fund.

Legacy Scholarships are awarded annually to deserving students who are the …

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China Awareness Week 2009

The third China Awareness Week takes place March 9–13 on the Buffalo State campus and features two seminars that will highlight Chinese business, culture, and cuisine. Authentic Chinese arts and crafts will also be on sale from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily in the …

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Chocolatier Benjamin Desmartins, March 26

Prize-winning chocolate expert and creator Benjamin Desmartins will lecture on the fabrication of chocolate, the world-wide origins of its raw materials, the development of its tastes, and more at a lecture on Thursday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m. at Bulger Communication …

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Poet Anselm Berrigan, Friday, March 20

Anselm Berrigan, author of multiple chapbooks, poetry collections, and a spoken-word CD, will present a reading at Buffalo State on Friday, March 20, at 11:00 a.m. in the Campbell Student Union Assembly Hall.*

Berrigan is a poet and educator with a strong tie to the …

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An Evening with Alec Baldwin, February 28

An Evening with Alec Baldwin, February 28