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.

Featured Events and Exhibitions

group shot of members of 10,000 maniacs.

10,000 Maniacs

October 19, 2024
8 p.m.

student dancers performing on stage.

Zodiaque Dance Company

October 24-27, 2024

portraits of members of sweet honey in the rock next to rickie lee jones.

Rickie Lee Jones and Sweet Honey in the Rock

November 2, 2024
7:30 p.m.

ben folds leaning back on a piano with elbows on the keys.

Ben Folds: Paper Airplane Request Tour

November 7, 2024
7:30 p.m.

Upcoming

isadore string quartet performing on stage.

Isidore String Quartet: Slee Visiting Artist Series

UB Dept. of Music

October 9, 2024
7:30 p.m.

visiting artist seires logo in front of close up printed image.

Visiting Artist Speaker Series

UB Dept. of Art

Mondays
6:30 p.m.

Room 112 CFA

Jon Meacham sitting in front of a window.

UB Distinguished Speakers Series: Jon Meacham

University Events

October 16, 2024
7 p.m.

members of 10,000 Maniacs posing in front of dark background.

10,000 Maniacs

UBCFA Presents

October 19, 2024
8 p.m.

entrance to slee hall at night.

Talea Ensemble

UB Dept. of Music

October 22, 2024
7:30 p.m.

Maria A Guzman Capron, Encuentrame made of fabric, stuffing, and paint.

Maria A. Guzmán Capron: Fitting Room

UB Art Galleries

October 24, 2024-
May 18, 2025

UB CFA Gallery

group of dance students performing on stage.

Zodiaque Dance Company Celebration 50 Fall Program

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

October 24-27, 2024

Drama Theatre

art in the open logo,.

Art in the Open

UB Center for the Arts

October 29, 2024

ride the cyclone written in letters with moving lines.

Ride The Cyclone, The Musical

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

October 31, 2024 -
November 2, 2024

Black Box Theatre

mingus dynasty septet performing on stage.

Mingus Dynasty Septet: Slee Visiting Artist Series

UB Dept. of Music

November 1, 2024
7:30 p.m.

portraits of members or sweet honey in the rock next to a picture of rickie lee jones holding a microphone.

Rickie Lee Jones and Sweet Honey in the Rock

UBCFA Presents

November 2, 2024
7:30 p.m.

collage of musicians performing at the stars with guitars acoustic show.

The Stars with Guitars Acoustic Concert

Presented by Country 106.5 WYRK  and Transitowne

November 6, 2024
7:30 p.m.

ben folds sitting on piano bench leaning back on grand piano.

Ben Folds: Paper Airplane Request Tour

with special guest Lindsey Kraft

UBCFA Presents

November 7, 2024
7:30 p.m.

three birch trees in a dark forest.

Three Sisters (Ruhl), A Theatre Studio Ensemble Production

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

November 8-9, 2024

Rehearsal Workshop

nadia murad standing in front of a tree.

UB Distinguished Speakers Series: Nadia Murad

University Events

November 14, 2024
7 p.m.

members of dali quartet posing with string instruments.

Slee Beethoven String Quartet Cycle, Part I: Dali Quartet

UB Dept. of Music

November 14-16, 2024
7:30 p.m.

student dancers performing on stage.

Emerging Choreographers Showcase

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

November 15-17, 2024

Black Box Theatre

drawing of woman with one eye on forehead.

Fabulation or, The Re-Education of Undine

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

November 21-24, 2024

Drama Theatre

four images of student dancers performing on stage.

MFA Dance Showcase

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

November 22-23, 2024

Black Box Theatre

drawing of elephant next to beat logo.

BEAT - Belew/Vai/Levin/Carey play 80s King Crimson

SaveLive Presents

December 2, 2024
7:30 p.m.

ballerina and dancer performing on stage.

The Nutcracker

American Academy of Ballet Presents

December 7, 2024
1 p.m.
6 p.m.

samara joy wearing a dress with arms stretched out.

Samara Joy "A Joyful Holiday" featuring the McLendon Family

UBCFA Presents

December 17, 2024
7:30 p.m.

hand holding a polaroid of an egg with a crack.

A Crack in the Egg (a new musical)

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

February 7-8, 2025

UB Katharine Cornell Theatre

Misty Copeland with arms crossed in front of a dark background.

UB Distinguished Speakers Series: Misty Copeland

University Events

February 12, 2025
7 p.m.

ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMEMORATION EVENT

ernest and the pale moon in block letters.

Ernest and the Pale Moon

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

February 14-15, 2025

UB Katharine Cornell Theatre

vinyl record in front of sound waves.

Chamber Music

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

February 21-22, 2025

UB Katharine Cornell Theatre

painting of woman without clothes taking a picture with a cellphone.

gary l. wolfe: Who Told You That You Were Naked?

UB Art Galleries

September 19, 2024-
February 23, 2025

UB CFA Gallery

student dancers performing on stage.

Zodiaque Dance Company Celebration 50 Spring Program

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

February 27, 2025 -
March 2, 2025

Drama Theatre

flowers surrounding eyes of a face.

Fefu and Her Friends

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

March 6-9, 2025

Drama Theatre

damar hamlin smiling in front of a velvet curtain.

UB Distinguished Speakers Series: Damar Hamlin

University Events

March 13, 2025
7 p.m.

student dancers performing on stage.

Choreolab

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

March 28-30, 2025

Black Box Theatre

student dancers performing on stage.

MFA Dance Thesis Concert

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

April 4-5, 2025

Black Box Theatre

cartoon of dog man in front of a city skyline.

Dog Man: The Musical

SaveLive Presents

April 5, 2025
11 a.m.
3 p.m.

killers of kill tony logo.

Killers of Kill Tony

Outback Presents

April 11, 2025
7 p.m.

silhouette of woman drinking out of a can.

The Secretaries, A Theatre Studio Ensemble Production

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

April 11-12, 2025

Rehearsal Workshop

clothes hanging on a clothesline spelling out the pajama game.

The Pajama Game

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

April 25, 2025 -
May 4, 2025

Drama Theatre

filtered image of front entrance of cfa.

Spring into Art

UB Center for the Arts

April 29, 2025

student dancer posing in front of column at baird point on ub campus.

Dancers Workshop

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

May 1-3, 2025

UB Katharine Cornell Theatre

student dancers posing in front of rainbow background.

Senior Dance Showcase

UB Dept. of Theatre and Dance

May 4, 2025

UB Katharine Cornell Theatre

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