Events and Exhibitions
Explore what’s happening at the UB Center for the Arts, Western New York’s premier arts hub. Our calendar brings together nationally touring artists, UB student and faculty performances, exhibitions, talks, free events and more. Discover what’s coming up and find your next experience.
Fred Armisen: Comedy For Musicians But Everyone Is Welcome
October 10, 2026
7 p.m.
Ghostbusters in Concert
October 16, 2026
7:30 p.m.
Punch Brothers: Unsung North American Expedition
November 15, 2026
7:30 p.m.
Natvar Bhavsar: Free Yourself
UB Art Galleries
September 18, 2026-
April 3, 2027
UB Anderson Gallery
Free and open to the public
Karle Norman: Leather Prayers
UB Art Galleries
September 24, 2026-
April 30, 2027
UB CFA Gallery
Second Floor
Free and open to the public
Constructed Belief
UB Art Galleries
September 24, 2026-
April 30, 2027
UB CFA Gallery
Free and open to the public
Slee Beethoven String Quartet Cycle: Borromeo Quartet
Department of Music
September 24, 2026
November 10-11, 2026
7:30 p.m.
Lippes Concert Hall
Slee Hall
Visiting Artist Speaker Series
Department of Art
Mondays at 6:30 p.m.
UBCFA Screening Room
Room 112
Free and open to the public
Distinguished Speakers Series: Andrew Ross Sorkin
University Events
October 2, 2026
7 p.m.
Wolf Play
Department of Theatre and Dance
October 2-4, 2026
Black Box Theatre
Jupiter String Quartet
Department of Music
October 7, 2026
7:30 p.m.
Lippes Concert Hall
Slee Hall
Mobile Shakespeare Lab presents “Macbeth”
Department of Theatre and Dance
October 8, 2026
December 6, 2026
Katharine Cornell Theatre
Musicians from Slee Sinfonietta - Music by György Kurtág & Betsy Jolas
Department of Music
October 9, 2026
7:30 p.m.
Baird Recital Hall
Fred Armisen: Comedy For Musicians But Everyone Is Welcome
Live Nation
October 10, 2026
7 p.m.
Steve Reich@90: Cordancia with Guest Quince Ensemble
Department of Music
October 11, 2026
3 p.m.
Lippes Concert Hall
Slee Hall
Ghostbusters in Concert
UBCFA Presents
October 16, 2026
7:30 p.m.
One and Many Chairs
Department of Art
On view now through October 17, 2026
Department of Art Lower Gallery
Room B45
Free and open to the public
Chris Fleming Live
DSP Shows
October 22, 2026
8 p.m.
Zodiaque Dance Company 52nd Season Fall Concert
Department of Theatre and Dance
October 22-25, 2026
Drama Theatre
Art in the Open
Free and open to the public
October 29, 2026
5 p.m.
The Fourth Annual LV-Minute Shakespeare Showcase
Department of Theatre and Dance
November 7, 2026
7:30 p.m.
Katharine Cornell Theatre
LA Guitar Quartet
Department of Music
November 6, 2026
7:30 p.m.
Lippes Concert Hall
Slee Hall
Distinguished Speakers Series: Liz Cheney
University Events
November 10, 2026
7 p.m.
Emerging Choreographers Showcase
Department of Theatre and Dance
November 13-15, 2026
Black Box Theatre
Lucy Darling: The More the Merrier
Gate 52
November 14, 2026
5 p.m.
Punch Brothers: Unsung North American Expedition
UBCFA Presents
November 15, 2026
7:30 p.m.
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
Department of Theatre and Dance
November 20-22, 2026
Drama Theatre
Gary Owen: No Hard Feelings Tour
Icon Concerts
November 20, 2026
8 p.m.
The Wailin' Jennys
DSP Shows
November 21, 2026
8 p.m.
MFA Dance Showcase
Department of Theatre and Dance
December 4-5, 2026
Katharine Cornell Theatre
Crossover Artists: A Theatre Faculty Recital
Department of Theatre and Dance
January 29, 2027
7:30 p.m.
Katharine Cornell Theatre
Karen Slack & Kevin Miller
Department of Music
February 5, 2027
7:30 p.m.
Lippes Concert Hall
Slee Hall
UBMT Sings: Stephen Schwartz in Concert
Department of Theatre and Dance
February 6, 2027
7:30 p.m.
Katharine Cornell Theatre
Distinguished Speakers Series: Moogega Cooper
University Events
February 11, 2027
7 p.m.
Chrysalis
Department of Theatre and Dance
February 12-13, 2027
7:30 p.m.
Katharine Cornell Theatre
Theatre Senior Showcase
Department of Theatre and Dance
February 21, 2027
6 p.m.
Katharine Cornell Theatre
Eastman Organists
Department of Music
March 2, 2027
7:30 p.m.
Lippes Concert Hall
Slee Hall
Black Moon Trio
Department of Music
March 5, 2027
7:30 p.m.
Lippes Concert Hall
Slee Hall
Zodiaque Dance Company 52nd Season Spring Concert
Department of Theatre and Dance
March 5-7, 2027
Drama Theatre
Distinguished Speakers Series: Ella Al-Shamahi
University Events
March 9, 2027
7 p.m.
American Guild of Organists - Buffalo Chapter
Department of Music
March 12, 2027
7:30 p.m.
Lippes Concert Hall
Slee Hall
NYNME 50th Anniversary Concert
Department of Music
March 25, 2027
7:30 p.m.
Lippes Concert Hall
Slee Hall
Slavic Soul Party
Department of Music
March 30, 2027
7:30 p.m.
Lippes Concert Hall
Slee Hall
2191
Department of Theatre and Dance
April 2-4, 2027
Black Box Theatre
Parsons Dance
UBCFA Presents
April 3, 2027
7:30 p.m.
Slee Sinfonietta
Department of Music
April 7, 2027
7:30 p.m.
Lippes Concert Hall
Slee Hall
MFA Dance Thesis & ChoreoLab
Department of Theatre and Dance
April 9-11, 2027
Black Box Theatre
Slee Beethoven String Quartet Cycle: Harlem Quartet
Department of Music
April 14-16, 2027
7:30 p.m.
Lippes Concert Hall
Slee Hall
“Polaroid Stories,” A Theatre Studio Ensemble Production
Department of Theatre and Dance
April 16-17, 2027
Katharine Cornell Theatre
Cabaret
Department of Theatre and Dance
April 22-25, 2027
Drama Theatre
Spring Into Art
Free and open to the public
April 27, 2027
5 p.m.
Dancers Workshop 50th Anniversary – A Legacy of Student Passion
Department of Theatre and Dance
April 30-May 1, 2027
Drama Theatre
Dance Senior Showcase
Department of Theatre and Dance
May 2, 2027
4 p.m.
Katharine Cornell Theatre