September 27, 2016 – Growing Small Fruit for the Home Garden
Learn about small fruit appropriate for the home gardener in western NY, varieties that do well in our area, and how to care for plants including pruning.
October 5, 2016 – Gardening for Pollinators
What does it mean to garden for pollinators? Why you should care and what you can do as a gardener to attract these beneficial pollinators.
October 12, 2016 – The Importance of Native Plants
What is a native plant and why is it important to include them in your gardens? A variety of plants that are suitable for the home garden will be highlighted.

The first class will be taught by a local nursery owner, while the second two sessions will be presented by current CCE Erie Master Gardeners. The classes are scheduled to take place in Dard Hunter Hall (upstairs meeting room) at the Print Shop on the Roycroft Campus at 21 So. Grove Street; East Aurora, NY 14052. Classes begin at 7:00 pm and will last 1.5 hours. The cost will be $20 per class or $50 for all three sessions. Registration information is available on-line at erie.cce.cornell.edu or call 716-652-5400 x 177 to have the information sent to you. For persons with disabilities requiring accommodations, please contact the CCE Master Gardener Program office at least one week prior to class(es) you plan to attend. (Check our website the day of the class, as the actual location of classes may be moved to another location on the Roycroft campus.)

Japanese Stab binding is a simple and beautiful bookbinding technique. Simple and more intricate techniques will be covered. Learn to make your own journals & hand-bound books!

Pair this workshop with our Advanced Japanese Stab Binding Workshop, offered in October!

Instructor: Kate Parzych

Cost: $40 ($30 Members)

Pre-payment is required for all workshops at WNYBAC. You can pay online, by phone, or by mail. If you would like to send a check, please email info@wnybookarts.org to let us know. If you would like to pay over the phone, please call 716-348-1430. All workshops will take place at the WNY Book Arts Center and have no prerequisite knowledge required unless otherwise noted. A cancellation fee of $25 will be assessed if cancelled less than 1 week ahead of the workshop. Cancellations with less than 48 hours will not receive a refund. Sold out classes will accept a waiting list.

September 29-October 1, 2016, Burchfield Penney Art Center

Public Lecture: “Rising From the Ashes: Iranian Art House Cinema” by Dr. Hamid Naficy, Northwestern University. Friday, September 30, 7 PM.

Special Guest: Noureddin Zarrinkelk, Iranian animator. Saturday, October 1, 2 PM.

Program:

Thursday, September 29

7:00-10:00 Restored Classics:

Downpour (1972), Bahram Beyzaie. Restored in 2011 by the World Cinema Foundation at Cineteca di Bologna/L’Immagine Ritrovata, in collaboration with Bahram Beyzaie. Restoration funding provided by the Doha Film Institute.
Introduced by Bruce Jackson, SUNY Distinguished Professor and James Agee Professor of American Culture, Department of English, UB

Friday, September 30

2:00-4:30 Documentary:

Remote Control (2015), Anonymous
Hair (2016), Mahmoud Ghaffari. Courtesy of Mahmoud Ghaffari.
Introduced by Nadia Shahram, Western New York Attorney Activist and Writer, Head of The Advancement of Moslem Women

7:00-8:15 Public Lecture: “Rising From the Ashes: Iranian Art House Cinema,” Hamid Naficy, Scholar of Iranian cinema, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor in Communication, Northwestern University

8:30-10:30 Women Filmmakers:

Tales (2014), Rakhshan Bani-E’temad.
Followed by a conversation with Hamid Naficy

Saturday, October 1

2:00-4:30 Animation and a Special Tribute to Abbas Kiarostami:

Roads of Kiarostami (2005), Abbas Kiarostami. Special thanks to Ahmad Kiarostami for arranging this screening.
Animation Shorts (1970-2011), Noureddin Zarrinkelk. Courtesy of Noureddin Zarrinkelk.
Followed by a conversation with animator and graphic illustrator Noureddin Zarrinkelk

5:00-7:00 New Voices/Renewed Visions:

Tenant (2015), Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Courtesy of the Makhmalbaf House
316 (2014), Payman Haghani.
Introduced by Laurence Shine, Lecturer at Buffalo State College, 2016 NY State Chancellor’s Award in Teaching

8:00-10:00 Film Future (presented separately from “Country in Focus: Iran”):

Notes on Blindness: A VR Journey Into the World Beyond Sight, trailer
Notes on Blindness (2016), Peter Middleton and James Spinney.
Introduced by Michael Faust, Film Editor, The Public

The riverrun Global Film Series aspires to create a dialogue between local community and institutions of higher education in Buffalo through a selection of films that provide a better understanding of our present existence in the globalized networked world.

The Wilson Support Center (formerly known as Life Transitions Center) of Hospice Buffalo is hosting Camp Blue Skies for children and teens who have lost a loved one. Camp Blue Skies is a weekend bereavement camp where kids will share memories of their loved one, identify supports and learn coping strategies that assist them on their grief journey. Kids will learn to express their feelings and emotions related to grief through art, music, poetry, and therapeutic activities. Children will leave with many great memories, treasured resources and most importantly, new supports!

The camp welcomes children and teens, age 7-17, in Western New York who have experienced the death of a loved one at least three months prior to the beginning of camp. Highlights include a weekend of teambuilding activities, adventure activities, art therapy activities, music, bonfires, and much more!