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General Mills Foundation, the Robert J. and Martha B. Fierle Foundation, the Buffalo Bills Youth Foundation, and media support from WNED. *Please note: Parking is now $3 on Fridays from 3 to 10 pm. |
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5–7 pm
Art Activity for All Ages
Education Classrooms
6 pm
Performance
Vincent O’Neill and Josephine Hogan of the Irish Classical Theatre Company: An Evening of Dramatic Readings from the Novels and Poetry of James Joyce
7 pm
Discussion
James Joyce and Contemporary Irish with Music Professors Laurence Shine and Charles Mancuso
7:30 pm
Multimedia Presentation
Professor Charles Mancuso: B4U2—The Big Four of Early Irish Rock and Roll
Sponsored by UB Humanities Institute; The Rupp Foundation; Kennedy, Stoeckl & Martin
4 pm
Scholars at muse
Cynthia Wu: Conjoining the Republic: The Siamese Twins in American Literature and Culture
University at Buffalo Assistant Professor of American Studies Cynthia Wu continues our informal monthly series of lectures from cutting edge and emerging scholars. Organized in collaboration with the UB Humanities Institute and riverrun. A cash bar will be available.
muse
5–7 pm
Art Activity for All Ages: Mapmaking
Education Classrooms
6–7:30 pm
Family Treasure Hunt
Follow our treasure map through the special exhibition Topographies.
7 pm
Storytelling: The Drinking Gourd
7:30 pm
Puppet Show: Theatre Figüren presents Underground, Over the Moon
This puppetry performance inspired by our country’s greatest hardship and greatest triumph—slavery and the Underground Railroad—is a lyrical look at the quest for freedom, led by legendary characters risking their lives for the struggle against injustice.
5–7 pm
Art Activity for All Ages
Education Classroom 1
6 pm
Poetics of Space: Guillermo Kuitca in Conversation with Douglas Dreishpoon
Renowned Argentine mixed-media “painter of space” Guillermo Kuitca and Chief Curator Douglas Dreishpoon discuss Kuitca’s body of work in celebration of the opening of Guillermo Kuitca: Everything, Paintings and Works on Paper, 1980–2008, the first comprehensive survey of the artist’s work to circulate in the United States in more than ten years.
Auditorium
6 pm
Family Tour and Activity: Step on a Crack . . .
Associate Curator of Education Nancy Spector leads a tour celebrating the Albright-Knox’s first Artist-in-Residence, Ingrid Calame, and her exhibition Step on a Crack . . . . A special art activity will follow. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. To register, please email ajablonski@albrightknox.org or call 716.270.8254.
Tour will meet at the Membership Desk
5–7 pm
Art Activity for All Ages: Matter at Hand
Education Classroom 1
6–7 pm
One Step Beyond Tour: February Blues Tour
Associate Curator of Education Nancy Spector will lead a half-hour tour followed by an intriguing hands-on activity in the Education Classrooms. The tour is free but space is limited. To register, please call 716.270.8296 or email artclasses@albrightknox.org.
Meet at the Information Desk
6 pm
The Stafford Lecture Series
Women Artists Through the Ages: A Selection from the Eighteenth Century
With Curator of Education Mariann Smith.
Auditorium
7 pm
Aurora at the Albright-Knox
50 Dead Men Walking, 2008 (Directed by Kari Skogland, 117 minutes)
Join us for the Aurora at the Albright-Knox film series, featuring 50 Dead Men Walking, with writer/director Kari Skogland. Inspired by Martin McGartland’s autobiography and starring Ben Kingsley, Jim Sturgess, and Kevin Zegers, 50 Dead Men Walking explores the historic era of violent clashes between IRA terrorists and British “army invaders” in Northern Ireland during the 1980s. A Pre-film Talk with Curator of Education Mariann Smith features Irish art during “The Troubles.” Tickets are FREE for Members and $5 for non-members and are available at the Admissions Desk.
Auditorium