UUCB provides enriching adult education classes that delve into religious exploration, promoting spiritual growth, alongside engaging courses in music comprehension, fostering a well-rounded learning experience for individuals seeking intellectual and cultural development.
UUCB Banned Book Club with Mary Lou and Sharon
Starting in September, the banned book club will be meeting on the 4th Saturday of each month at 10:00 am in the Marge Gardner Room.
Our first book discussion will be Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, Saturday morning September 28th. In September we also honor Banned Book Week, September 22-28.
Freed Between the Lines
From the ALA: “The theme for Banned Books Week 2024 (September 22-28) is ‘Freed Between the Lines.’ We can find freedom in the pages of a book — but book bans and censorship threaten that freedom, along with many other rights and institutions. During Banned Books Week 2024 and beyond, let’s share our love of right to read and the freedom found in books. Let’s be Freed Between the Lines!”
On October 26, we will be discussing The Absolutely True Story of the Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexi. 1984 by George Orwell will be on November 23rd.
For more information, contact Mary Lou Hill and Sharon Walker at uucbbbc@buffalouu.org or DRE Jess Pond at jpond@buffalouu.org.
SOMETHING FUNNY GOING ON!—The Silly Syllabus
Session One (May 8): Classical (and Neo-Classical) Laughs (Haydn, Mozart, Rossini, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, etc.)
Session Two (May 15): Divertissement! – French Musical Humor (Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Satie, Poulenc, Ibert)
Session Three: (May 22): Musical Depreciation – Spike Jones and His City Slickers
Session Four (May 29): Connoisseurs of Comic Music – Gerard Hoffnung and Dr. Demento
Session Five (June 5): Pranksters at the Piano – Victor Borge, Igudesman & Joo
Session Six (June 12): “I’m Not Making This Up, You Know!” – British Musical Wit (Anna Russell, Flanders & Swann)
Session Seven (June 19): The Nutty Math Professor – Tom Lehrer; Jonathan and Darlene Edwards
Session Eight (June 26): Decomposing the Classics – P.D.Q. Bach/Peter Schickele
Session Nine (July 10): Parodies and Polkas – “Weird Al” Yankovic
Session Ten (July 17): Be Our Guest – Christopher Guest’s Cinematic Musical Satires (This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind)
Session Eleven (July 24): Forbidden!– Gerald Alessandrini and Other Theatrical Satirists (Forbidden Broadway, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Musical of Musicals
Session Twelve (July 31): Song Parody as Political Weapon – Mark Russell, Capitol Steps, Randy Rainbow
This course celebrates the masters of musical satire, parody and buffoonery, including Victor Borge, Spike Jones, Anna Russell, Tom Lehrer, P.D.Q. Bach and “Weird Al” Yankovic. We’ll meet on Zoom, with the option for in-person sessions at UUCB. To register, click here or send your check (made payable to UUCB) to Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo; 695 Elmwood Ave; Buffalo, NY 14222. [Put ‘Something Funny’ on memo line of check.] For info, call 716-885-2136.
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