Speakers Lectures

thurs. 27 The Achievement of John Paul the Great Part of the Conversation in Christ and Culture series, lecture by George Weigel, author of "Witness to Hope, Pope John Paul II's" biography, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, Canisius College's Montante Center, 2045 Main St., Buffalo; free. 888-2824, www.c anisius.edu

sat. 29
Academy Award-winning filmmaker,
writer and activist Michael Moore,
known for his critical and often
controversial examination of
globalization, large corporations, gun
violence, the current presidential
administration, and the American health
care system, will speak as part of the
21st annual Distinguished Speakers
series, 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, UB
Alumni Arena, UB North Campus,
Amherst; $. 645-6147,
www.speciale vents.buffalo.edu/speakers
sun. 30
Mary Walsh - One of Canada's most
celebrated comedians and current events
CBC TV show host will speak on her
troubled childhood, personal demons
and whatever comes to mind, 11 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 30, the Shaw Festival's
Festival Theatre, 10 Queen's Parade,
Niagara-on-the-Lake; $.
1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.com
mon. 1
Early Holocaust Cinema: The
Case of the Vanishing Jew - A
Peter Canisius Distinguished
Professorship lecture featuring Stuart
Liebman from Queens College and
CUNY. Liebman will show his film and

take questions following, 7 p.m., Monday,
Oct. 1, Canisius College's Grupp Fireside
Lounge, 2045 Main St., Buffalo; free.
888-2327, www.canisius.edu
tues. 2
British Treasure Houses and
Romantic Gardens - Dr. B. G.
Flickinger presents a course on castles,
forts, palaces, mansions and aspects of
classical and romantic architecture, 1-3
p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 2-23, Larkin
Center and English Speaking Union,
Lafayette Presbyterian Church, 592
Lafayette Ave., Buffalo; $. 870-3662,
info@ thelarkincenter. com

The Opposition to Hitler and the
Jewish Question, 1938-45 - A
lecture presented by Professor Hans
Mommsen, emeritus of the University
of the Ruhr (Germany), 8 p.m. Tuesday,
Oct. 2, Canisius College's Grupp
Fireside Lounge, 2045 Main St.,
Buffalo; free. 888-2690,
www.c anisius.edu
wed. 3
Lilian Fairchild Series - "Smiles for
Belize," with Marti Gorman, writer,
activist and publisher, 2 p.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 3, auditorium of the Buffalo
Museum of Science, 1020 Humboldt
Parkway, Buffalo; $. 896-5200