Events calendar

2008

April 25, 2008

WB Yeats: Broken Dreams a one hour original production of music, comedy and drama by Vincent O'Neill, Josephine Hogan and Mary Ramsey on the life and poetry of WB Yeats, at 8:15 pm. Preceeded by the United States premiere of the short film "Yeats and the Theatre" (23 minutes) from RTE productions at 7:30 pm.
Albright Knox Art Gallery 7:30-9:30 p.m.

June 13-14, 2008

5th Annual Cinegael Buffalo Film Series. See Cinegael Buffalo for film information.
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

June 16, 2008

12th Annual Buffalo Bloomsday. A five hour extravaganza of music, drama, comedy, burlesque, dancing letters, jugglers, hat contests and lore (and Guiness and free food): the full reading of James Joyce's Ulysses by professionals, amateurs and both (politicians), hosted by Laurence Shine of riverrun.
Irish Classical Theatre, 5-10 p.m.

September 2008-
May, 2009

UB Humanities Institute/Riverrun Scholars at the Muse. A new monthly program at the Muse restaurant, Friday afternoons 4-5:30 pm, in collaboration with the U.B. Humanities Institute. Scholars present their latest research and authors their recent books. Hors d'ouevres, cash bar. Schedule and topics upcoming.
Albright Knox Art Gallery, Muse Restaurant

October 24, 2008

Henry James and Michel Foucault: Omniscience and Surveillance. Speaker information upcoming.
Albright Knox Art Gallery, 7-9:30 p.m.

2009

February 6, 2009

The Music of Ulysses. Robert Aubry Davis, host of the nationally syndicated "Millenium of Music" (WNED 10-11 pm Wednesday nights), XM Radio VOX programmer, and Trustee of the Grammy Foundation comes to Buffalo with baritone William Sharp, performer in recent seasons with the NY Philharmonic, the San Francisco Symphony, the National Symphony, and the St Paul Chamber Orchestra, among many others. They will perform songs from "Moore's Melodies", the famous Irish song book and constant inspiration and reference point for James Joyce. Mr. Sharp has recorded "Moore's Melodies" for Nonesuch Records. Also with Professor Laurence Shine.
Albright Knox Art Gallery, 7-9:00 p.m.

June 12-16, 2009

International James Joyce Symposium, Buffalo, New York. The Symposium, which has included prior stops in the great Joycean cities of Dublin, Paris, Trieste, and Zurich, comes to Buffalo for the first time, home of the greatest Joyce archive in the world. Full calendar of events upcoming.