Events and Exhibitions

There’s always something amazing to see at the UBCFA. We host some of the world’s biggest music, theatrical and comedy acts. But some of our most amazing performances are put on by the students and faculty right here at UB. Concerts of every variety, plays, musicals, exhibitions, and dance performances - they’re all open to the UB student body and the Western New York community. No matter what you’re into, there’s something on our calendar that’s perfect for you.

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Featured Events and Exhibitions

9 to 5 The Musical

April 26, 2024 -
May 5, 2024

3/7/24 9 to 5 The Musical

looking at the center for the arts south entrance.

looking at the center for the arts south entrance.

Spring into Art

April 30, 2024
5 p.m.

4/27/24 Spring Into Art 2024

Yefim Bronfman playing piano with an orchestra wearing a tuxedo.

Yefim Bronfman playing piano with an orchestra wearing a tuxedo.

Yefim Bronfman

May 1, 2024
7:30 p.m.

12/7/23 Slee Visiting Artist Series

jon batiste portrait with hand on head.

jon batiste portrait with hand on head.

STREAMS: Jon Batiste At The Piano

May 10, 2024
8 p.m.

3/29/24 Jon Batiste

Upcoming

9 to 5 in bubble letters.

9 to 5 in bubble letters.

9 to 5 The Musical

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

April 26 - May 5, 2024

Drama Theatre

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outside of slee hall at night.

outside of slee hall at night.

Dept. of Music Faculty Recitals

UB Dept. of Music

Various Dates

Lippes Concert Hall at Slee Hall
Baird Recital Hall

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silouette of cathy wendel lista posing with arm up.

silouette of cathy wendel lista posing with arm up.

Cathy Wendel Lista Dance Showcase

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

April 28, 2024
2 p.m.

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filtered image of front entrance of cfa.

filtered image of front entrance of cfa.

Spring into Art

UB Center for the Arts

April 30, 2024
5-7:30 p.m.

More Info spring into art

yefim bronfman playing piano with an orchestra.

yefim bronfman playing piano with an orchestra.

Slee Visiting Artist Series

UB Dept. of Music

Various Dates

Lippes Concert Hall at Slee Hall

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colorful blury bubbles.

colorful blury bubbles.

Moving through Capillarity, FACT 22-24

UB Dept. of Art

April 23, 2024-
May 4, 2024

Department of Art Project Space
Room 155

More Info department of art

jon batiste wearing a plain t-shirt with hand on side of head.

jon batiste wearing a plain t-shirt with hand on side of head.

STREAMS: Jon Batiste At The Piano

UBCFA Presents

May 10, 2024
8 p.m.

SOLD OUT!

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3 duplicate images of student dancer outside.

3 duplicate images of student dancer outside.

Dancers Workshop

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

May 10-11, 2024

Katharine Cornell Theatre

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Impulse Dance Force Spring Showcase: Y2K

May 12, 2024
3 p.m.

Drama Theatre

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cutouts of student dancers on solid background.

cutouts of student dancers on solid background.

Senior Dance Showcase

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

May 12, 2024
4 p.m.

Katharine Cornell Theatre

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A birds eye photograph of many ceramic objects, all the same shape as plastic containers and glazed in green.

A birds eye photograph of many ceramic objects, all the same shape as plastic containers and glazed in green.

YOONMI NAM: AMONG OTHER THINGS

UB Art Galleries

April 18, 2024-
June 21, 2024

UB CFA Gallery
First Floor

More Info yoonmi nam

A print by Wuon-Gran Ho looking through a partially closed door at a female figure covering her eyes. She leans on a bed covered in eyes.

A print by Wuon-Gran Ho looking through a partially closed door at a female figure covering her eyes. She leans on a bed covered in eyes.

WUON-GEAN HO: THE HEART'S SIGHT

UB Art Galleries

April 18, 2024-
June 21, 2024

UB CFA Gallery
Second Floor

More Info the heart's sight

A serigraph by Clayton Pond depicting a blue spaceship with an open top. An astronaut is out of the ship, holding on to a yellow tube that is strung around planets throughout the background.

A serigraph by Clayton Pond depicting a blue spaceship with an open top. An astronaut is out of the ship, holding on to a yellow tube that is strung around planets throughout the background.

LOOKING UP / LOOKING DOWN

UB Art Galleries

April 6, 2024-
July 26, 2024

UB Anderson Gallery

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A woodblock print on paper by Zorawar Sidhu and Rob Swainston with many images overlayed including a monument with a person on horseback in the center, an image of a woman in red white and blue holding her cowboy hat up to the sky, and a protest sign that reads "our heritage".

A woodblock print on paper by Zorawar Sidhu and Rob Swainston with many images overlayed including a monument with a person on horseback in the center, an image of a woman in red white and blue holding her cowboy hat up to the sky, and a protest sign that reads "our heritage".

ZORAWAR SIDHU & ROB SWAINSTON: HISTORY IS PRESENT

UB Art Galleries

April 6, 2024-
July 26, 2024

UB Anderson Gallery

More Info history is present

group of dance students performing on stage.

group of dance students performing on stage.

Zodiaque Dance Company: 50th Anniversary Gala

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m. curtain
6:30 p.m. - pre-show awards ceremony

Drama Theatre

More Info Zodiaque

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