Dear Colleagues,
The Center for the Arts (CFA) is offering a $5 discount to University staff and faculty at any price level (limited to 6 tickets) to the following CFA Presents shows this fall!
Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023 | 7:30 p.m.
20-time Grammy® Award Winning Guitarist and Composer performs solo for a special evening that coincides with his new album “Dream Box”. The tour, a first of its kind for Metheny, will feature personal and fan favorites from his nearly 50 year career.
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 | 7:30 p.m.
Acclaimed singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and three-time Grammy® winner known for his soulful voice and genre-blending of folk, rock and blues. Following his 1994 debut, “Welcome to the Cruel World,” Ben Harper released a string of eight studio albums over a decade and a half. This extraordinary run, featuring contributions from the Innocent Criminals, established him as a singularly powerful songwriter and an unmatched ability to blend the personal and political.
Mary Chapin Carpenter & Shawn Colvin
Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 | 7:30 p.m.
Grammy® award winning singer-songwriters with deep roots in folk, Americana and country genres, perform together on stage for a special evening. Mary Chapin Carpenter has had an historical impact on women’s songwriting and fusion of pop, folk, and country has generated hits like “Passionate Kisses”. Shawn Colvin, a revered storyteller known for her inimitable voice and matchless guitar stylings and songs like “Sunny Came Home” have become treasured, lifetime companions for her listeners.
Penn & Teller Present: The Foolers
Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023 | 7:30 p.m.
A captivating and mind-bending showcase of magic and illusion, “The Foolers” brings an evening of jaw-dropping illusions curated by Penn & Teller. Celebrating television’s #1 rated magic show, this interactive and irreverent evening presents the “Fool Us” alumni who share the distinction of being among the few who have impressed the pair with mystifying mind magic and hilarious comedic routines. Please note that Penn & Teller will not be present at this event.
Natalie MacMaster and Leahy Celtic Christmas
Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023 | 7:30 p.m.
Experience Christmas with Natalie and Donnell like never before. Join their family as they warmly invite you to share their passion for traditional Cape Breton fiddle music and step dancing, their unique way of life, but also their personal life, raising children, farming, and Christmas traditions. This show will feature some traditional and original music with the whole family but also a few special numbers with their own stellar band.
>> To redeem the $5 per ticket discount, tickets must be purchased at the CFA ticket office and present a valid ID (no double discounts. Prior purchases and VIP tickets are excluded). Our ticket office is open Tuesdays-Fridays 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. and 90 minutes prior to curtain on event days.
In Solidarity,
Ken Kern
Chapter President
UUP Buffalo Center