Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo

The Platform @ Shakespeare in Delaware Park
2018-08-05 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Delaware Park, Delaware Park, Buffalo, 14222, United States
Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo at Shakespeare in Delaware Park

Join the Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo on Sunday, August 5 for an evening of theater as we gather to see Shakespeare in Delaware Park’s performance of Much Ado About Nothing.
Join us on the platform at the top of Shakespeare Hill in Delaware Park at 7pm, the club rented the platform (with seating) for the night.
Delaware Park – Hoyt Lake is located behind the Rose Garden, off Lincoln Parkway near the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Please look for the platform at the top of the hill in a reserved section with chairs. Friends and family welcome but this event is limited to 30 attendees.
Feel free to bring blankets, snacks, drinks etc. as food and drinks will not be provided.
Only one spot left on the platform – please register in advance or email Sarah Piskun at sap36@cornell.edu to be notified about any cancellations.

For groups of more than one – bring a blanket or your own chair and find a spot on the hill – come chat with us before the show or at intermission!

Visit the SDP FAQ’s page for answers to common questions.

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Doing Well and Doing Good with M&T Bank
2018-07-19 17:30 - 19:00 | M&T Gold Dome, 1 Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
Doing Well and Doing Good with M&T Bank
July 19, 2018 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Join M&T President and COO Rich Gold ‘82 to learn how a community-focused approach to banking can transform the communities we serve.

“At our core and in our heart, we are and forever will be a community bank working on behalf of the customers and communities we faithfully serve” – Bob Wilmers

M&T Bank was founded on the belief that banks exist to help people succeed. We make sure we understand what’s important to our constituents, employees and customers because their success drives our own. We work hard every day to make a difference in people’s financial lives – and in the communities we serve – to build a better future for all of us. Please join us in an enlightening panel discussion on the values that help to drive M&T into the future, with opportunity for questions and networking.
Speakers include:

Rich Gold ‘82, President and COO
Rich McCarthy, Senior Vice President, Head of Retail Banking
Glenn Jackson, Group Vice President, Buffalo Promise Neighborhood
Matt Nagowski ‘05 , Group Vice President, Treasury

Please register in advance.
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July Book Club
2018-07-10 19:00 - 20:30
The July 10 Book Club will be hosted by Jen Friedman. Jen has selected “Born a Crime” by Trevor Noah. This nonfiction book is written by the host of The Daily Show. “[A] compelling new memoir. . . . By turns alarming, sad and funny, [the] book provides a harrowing look, through the prism of Mr. Noah’s family, at life in South Africa under apartheid and the country’s lurching entry into a postapartheid era in the 1990s.” —The New York Times

There are many copies in the library system.

For more information contact Celinda Crego ’79 at (cac432@aol.com)
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Cornell in Buffalo Presents: Faculty Speaker Jamila Michener
2018-06-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site, 641 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Cornell in Buffalo and the Cornell High Road Fellows Present:
“Health Equity and Democracy”
featuring Jamila Michener
Thursday, June 28th 6-8pm, TR Inaugural Site

Jamila Michener will be speaking at the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site about her book Fragmented Democracy: Medicaid, Federalism, and Unequal Politics:
“Medicaid is the single largest public health insurer in the United States, covering upwards of 70 million Americans. Crucially, Medicaid is also an intergovernmental program that yokes poverty to federalism: the federal government determines its broad contours, while states have tremendous discretion over how Medicaid is designed and implemented. Where some locales are generous and open handed, others are tight-fisted and punitive. In Fragmented Democracy, Jamila Michener demonstrates the consequences of such disparities for democratic citizenship. Unpacking how federalism transforms Medicaid beneficiaries’ interpretations of government and structures their participation in politics, the book examines American democracy from the vantage point(s) of those who are living in or near poverty, (disproportionately) Black or Latino, and reliant on a federated government for vital resources.”
Jamila Michener is an Assistant professor in the department of Government at Cornell University. Her research focuses on poverty and racial inequality in American politics. More specifically, her work explores two overarching themes: the conditions under which economically and racially disadvantaged groups engage in the political process, and the role of the state in shaping the political and economic trajectories of marginalized communities. Centering on these concerns, her research has been supported by the Ford Foundation, the National Science Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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Big Red Riders @ Ride for Roswell
2018-06-23
The Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo is excited to introduce the Big Red Riders, a first ever ride team for the Ride for Roswell 2018!
On Saturday, June 23rd, join thousands of riders and to raise funds for Roswell Park. Whether you’re already planning to ride, want a team to join, or are looking for a way to volunteer, we have an option for you.
Ride!
You can register as a Big Red Rider and select any route and starting time. Bike routes are available for all ages and fitness levels, ranging from 3 miles to 102 miles, including an 18 mile “slow roll” route.
Registration is $20, and each rider is asked to commit to a fundraising goal ($75 minimum for under 17 years, $200 minimum for adult riders).
Volunteer!
For those who want to be involved with the Ride, but don’t want to bike, we are organizing groups of route guides to cheer on the riders and provide directions at key intersections and turns along the route. If interested, please email Erin Decker ’12 (erin.e.decker@gmail.com) for more information.
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June Book Club
2018-06-12 19:00 - 20:30
The June 12 Book Club selection is “If You Were Here” by Jen Lancaster, at the home of Celinda Crego. This book is a humorous novel about buying and remodeling a house and is the fiction debut of the New York Times bestselling author of My Fair Lazy. There are many copies of this book in the Erie County library system.

Contact Celinda Crego ’79 (cac432@aol.com) for more information.

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June 1
2018-06-01
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CBBN Presents: Key Impacts of the Recent Tax Changes
2018-05-22 17:30 - 19:00 | The Guaranty Building, 140 Pearl St, Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Curious about what the recent changes to tax laws mean for you and/or your business?
Join the Cornell Buffalo Business Network for an overview of key impacts from legal, accounting, and investment perspectives. Speakers include:
– Tom Nelson, Esq., Hodgson Russ | Partner, Tax Practice Area Leader, International Tax Practice Leader
– Mary Ellen Mitchell, CPA, Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kirshner LLP | Principal, Tax Planning and Compliance
– Mark Beardi, CFP, SY Associates | Financial Advisor
A Q&A session and networking will follow the speaker series. Register today!
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Whirlpool Rapids Trail Hike
2018-05-19 09:30 - 11:30
Join us for an adventurous spring hike down the Niagara Gorge to the Whirlpool Rapids. The hike along the state park trail will bring us down to the rapids, up close and personal with the power of the Niagara River.
Parking is in the Whirlpool State Park lot accessible off the Niagara Scenic Parkway just north of Niagara Falls. Gather by 9:30 am in the area in front of the services building located off the parking area.
The walk is rated as difficult due to many steps, roots and large rocks along the trail. Sturdy tied shoes are suggested. The trail is 2.6 miles round trip, and may not be suitable for some younger children, or for persons who are physically challenged.

For details including how to navigate to the parking lot and trail maps click here.

This is event is free but please register in advance.

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May Book Club
2018-05-15 19:00 - 21:00
The May 15 (3rd Tues) meeting will be hosted by Jacqueline Egan. She has chosen the nonfiction book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.

“Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells—taken without her knowledge in 1951—became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, and more. This phenomenal New York Times bestseller tells a riveting story of the collision between ethics, race, and medicine.”

There are many copies of this book (in different forms) in the County Library System.

Contact Celinda Crego if interesting in attending.
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Faculty Speaker & Annual Meeting
2018-05-07 18:00 - 21:00 | The Saturn Club, 977 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, 14209, United States
Please join us at our annual meeting this May 7th – a Cornell faculty presentation and dinner at the Saturn Club. Come for a cocktail in the Lounge and Loggia Room followed by a delicious buffet of bruschetta, Tuscan pizzas, steak and chicken carvings stations, and dessert. Dinner begins at 6:30 pm.

The Club would like to welcome our faculty speaker, Professor Brian R. Davis, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, CALS.
Professor Davis conducts research in landscape prototyping, the industrialized rivers in the Americas, and the effect of public space design on water quality in urban rivers. He will be giving a talk on his research and a discussions of Buffalo’s waterways.

As part of our annual meeting we will vote on this year’s new Board Directors and Officers.
Registration includes dinner and dessert. Cash bar.
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Cornell Buffalo Business Networking Lunch
2018-04-24 12:00 - 13:30 | Chef’s, 291 Seneca St, Buffalo, NY, United States
Please join the Cornell Buffalo Business Network (BBN) for a networking lunch at Chef’s on April 24 from noon to 1:30.

The mission of the BBN is to “Promote interaction among Cornellians in the WNY business community and facilitate access to business resources at Cornell University.”

Lunch will include a choice of one of the following:
• Spaghetti with a meatball
• Spaghetti parmesan with a meatball
• Meatball sandwich parm
• Ravioli
• Chicken parmesan with spaghetti
• Pasta Broccoli
• Buffalo chicken tenders with onion rings
Lunch orders include: Chef Salad, Coffee or Tea & Sherbet
Please register in advance and contact Peggy Kingsley (mkingsley@mtb.com) with any questions related to this event or the Cornell Buffalo Business Network.
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ASSEMBLY HOUSE 150 TOUR
2018-04-21 10:30 - 12:30
Join the Cornell Club of Buffalo on Saturday April 21st as we tour ASSEMBLY HOUSE 150 with founder and noted architect/artist Dennis Maher ’99. Maher will take us through the journey of his organization: from idea inception and stabilizing the structure to current work with SACRA, the Society for the Advancement of Constructed Related Arts, which uses design arts to address critical needs related to neighborhood stabilization, preservation, and workforce training in Western New York.
ASSEMBLY HOUSE 150 is an experimental art/architecture space, specializing in the design and display of imaginative environments, furnishings, and aesthetic objects, while hosting public exhibitions, educational programs, and events that enhance the sense of wonder within everyday surroundings.
ASSEMBLY HOUSE 150 serves the Buffalo, NY community as an art/design/education incubator. The organization provides opportunities for students and apprentices to participate in projects that enhance their understanding of the built environment while teaching skills in the building arts. It hosts public exhibitions that support the theme of the “urban imagination” and we catalyze projects in collaboration with building industry tradespeople.
ASSEMBLY HOUSE 150 is located at 150 Edward Avenue, Buffalo NY 14201.
The Club will be meeting Dennis on the site at 10:30AM. Please dress weather appropriate as the church is not heated. Afterwards join us for a dutch-treat lunch at Betty’s, just down the street!
Registration is limited to 20 attendees, reserve your spot now!
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April Book Club
2018-04-17 19:00 - 21:00
Save the Date!

Book club will meet April 17th at the home of Catherine March ’14 to discuss The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz (Cornell MFA ’95).
Diaz will be in Buffalo on April 20th giving a lecture on the novel as part of the Just Buffalo BABEL series.
More information and tickets to the BABEL event at Kleinhan’s Music Hall available online
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Watch Red Hot Big Red Hockey With Your Cornell Club!
2018-03-24 13:00 - 16:00 | Creekview Restaurant, 5629 Main Street, Williamsville, NY, 14201, United States
Cheer on the Big Red Icers at Creekview Restaurant this Saturday at 1PM
Join your fellow Cornell alumni to cheer on the Cornell Men’s Hockey program as it takes on its historical rival, Boston University in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Cornell alumnus Dave Schutte ’88 will be hosting us in the bar at Creekview Restaurant in Williamsville. No registration necessary!
Cornell is currently ranked #3 in the country. The men’s hockey team has earned a No. 1 seed for a regional of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2003, learning on Sunday that it will be the top seed of the Northeast Region and face Boston University in the first round at 1 p.m. Saturday March 24th at DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. The game will air live on ESPNews.
The rivalry between Cornell and Boston University, which originated in the pre-Hockey East days of ECAC Hockey, has been rekindled in the last decade thanks to the addition of the biennial Red Hot Hockey series at Madison Square Garden in New York. The teams will now meet in the NCAA tournament for the first time since the national championship game in 1972.
Creekview Restaurant
5629 Main Street Williamsville NY 14221

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March Book Club
2018-03-20 19:00 - 21:00
Save the Date!
Book club will meet on March 20th, discussing a David Grann’s non-fiction work Killers of the Flower Moon.
Contact Celinda Crego ’79 at cac432@aol.com to learn more.

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Trivia Part II
2018-03-14 19:30 - 22:00
Name the Cornellian co-star of this 1980 drama about hypnosis induced time travel set on Michigan’s Mackinac Island.

Please join the Cornell Club for a night of Bar Trivia!
We will be playing at the World of Beer at the Walden Galleria Mall on Wednesday, March 14. Join team safety school to show off your skills!
There is no fee to attend this event. Participants are responsible for their own food and drink expenses.
please register in advance using the link below.

World of Beer
1 Walden Galleria
At the Walden Galleria Mall, near Macy’s
Cheektowaga, NY 14225

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February Book Club
2018-02-13 19:00 - 21:00
Cuddle up this February with a good read and gather to discuss on February 13th. Host Terri Zelasko has selected Strangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Russell Hochschild.

“The renowned sociologist Arlie Hochschild embarks on a thought-provoking journey from her liberal hometown of Berkeley, California, deep into Louisiana bayou country―a stronghold of the conservative right. As she gets to know people who strongly oppose many of the ideas she famously champions, Hochschild nevertheless finds common ground and quickly warms to the people she meets―among them a Tea Party activist whose town has been swallowed by a sinkhole caused by a drilling accident―people whose concerns are actually ones that all Americans share: the desire for community, the embrace of family, and hopes for their children.”
Contact Celinda Crego at cac432@aol.com to learn more.
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Marotto's Winter Soiree
2018-02-07 17:30 - 20:00
Save the Date!
Mark Marotto ’87 will be hosting Cornellians at Marotto’s in Kenmore on Wednesday, February 7th. Join us for drinks and appetizers and enjoy a mid-winter’s celebration.
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Buffalo to Lynah! Men's Hockey vs RPI
2018-02-03 | Lynah Rink, 536 Campus Rd, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
UPDATE: CORNELL MEN’S HOCKEY RANKED #2 IN DIVISION I and #1 in ECAC

Join the Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo as we once again traverse across Western New York to watch Big Red take on the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers. Alumni are invited to bring their kids, partners, aunts, great uncles, step-godmothers, accountants, or other hockey enthusiasts over to Ithaca, NY for the game. Snow or shine, we’ll be there, in red and white.
Meet us for pre-game food and festivities at The Nines and then head up to Lynah for puck drop at 7pm.
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January Book Club
2018-01-09 19:00 - 21:00
Save the Date!
Book Club will meet January 9th, 2018. We’ll be discussing A Trick of the Light by Louis Penney.
“Artist Clara Morrow is about to have a prestigious show of her paintings when her childhood friend is found murdered, and the finger of suspicion points to Clara. Chief Inspector Gamache is called to investigate, and using his trademark powers of deduction and his intuitive knack for the right question at the right time, he exposes the darkness that underlies the bright stars of Montreal’s art world, where competition between friends, and even between husband and wife, can turn lethal. .” ―Lisa Scottoline
Rick Greenberg will host January’s meeting at his home in North Buffalo. Please contact Celinda Crego at cac432@aol.com to RSVP.
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Cornell Cares Day
2018-01-06 09:00 - 12:00
The winter edition of Cornell Cares Day, an international day of volunteer and service for Cornell students and alumni, is scheduled for January 6. We will be observing as a group at a the Goodwill of Western New York. Head over to the North Buffalo store and donation center at Delaware Place Plaza, 2625 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY. We will help in the donations processing and retail areas 9am-12pm.

The Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo will provide lunch to volunteers after completion of our shift.
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Joint Ivy Holiday Party
2017-12-27 17:30 - 19:30
The Harvard Club of Buffalo is hosting a Joint Ivy Holiday Event during the week between Christmas and New Year’s, and you’re invited! This casual event at Lafayette Brewery Company in the Lafayette Hotel will be a chance to meet new alumni and current students in the area.
So come on downtown next Wednesday, Dec 27, 5:30-7:30pm. They’ll be a cash bar but please RSVP in advance to H. Drew at hdrew@buffalo.edu
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Burchfield Penney Tour
2017-12-02 10:30 - 12:30 | Burchfield Penney Art Gallery, 1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14222, United States
On Saturday, December 2, Nancy Spector (Agriculture and Life Sciences ‘79; BFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago ’90) will lead us on a tour of the galleries at the Burchfield Penney based upon a theme near and dear to all Cornellian hearts: SEEING RED. Tapping into her knowledge as a current Burchfield-Penney docent, Nancy will facilitate a conversation allowing participants to look at and learn about selected artworks with the theme and express their own reactions and interpretations.
After the tour, those who wish are welcome to stick around for a self-funded “healthy-style” lunch at the Museum Café run by Don Wharfe, formerly manager at the Buffalo Yacht Club & Albright-Knox.
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Kickoff Event for Cornell Buffalo Business Network
2017-11-16 17:30 - 19:30 | Lakeward Spirits, 65 Vandalia Street, Buffalo, NY, 14204, United States
The Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo is pleased to announce the newest addition to the Buffalo community:

The mission of the Cornell Buffalo Business Network (“CBBN”) is to Promote interaction among Cornellians in the WNY business community and facilitate access to business resources at Cornell University. Join us at our inaugural event on November 16th to:

Network and build relationships with other Cornellians in the Buffalo business community
Hear about input received from our survey of suggested CBBN events & initiatives
Learn about our Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo Directory on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2141930
Suggest events & initiatives that interest you

We hope to see you at Lakeward Spirits on November 16th, please registerby November 14, cost is $10 and includes light refreshments. Cash bar.
Please contact Kelly Scherer kkm53@cornell.edu with any questions.
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November Book Club
2017-11-14 19:00 - 21:00
The November 14 (second Tuesday) Book Club meeting will be hosted by Eli Kaufman. Eli has chosen a humorous nonfiction book, Buffalo Gal: a Memoir by Laura Pedersen. “A wonderful memoir about growing up in Buffalo in the 70s and 80s. ” – from Goodreads.
There are many copies of this book in the county library system.
Please contact Celinda Crego (cac432@aol.com) for additional information, or if you would like to attend or host an upcoming Book Club meeting.
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Board Meeting
2017-11-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Market Arcade, 617 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14209, United States
Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo board meetings occur every other month.
Board meetings are open to all Cornell Alumni, topics include communications and marketing, upcoming event planning, community opportunities, and Cornell University updates.
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Trivia Night at Cole's
2017-11-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Cole’s, 1104 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14222, United States
Reminiscent of your Chapter House glory days (RIP), join your fellow Cornellians for a night of pub trivia at Cole’s! The event is in the popular Geeks Who Drink format and covers everything from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television shows. Show off what you learned in Wines, Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds, Introductory Oceanography and Human Bonding.
Table reservations begin at 7:30 to allow participants time to order food and drinks (There is no cost to participate, but personal consumption is the responsibility of the person). Trivia begins at 8:00.
Please register in advance and reach out to Sarah Piskun (sap36@cornell.edu) with questions.
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