Speakers

thurs. 18
Nineteenth Century Italian
Art: "Realism, Regionalism and the
Risorgimento," anarthistorylectureby
Laura Sommer, assistant professor at
Daemen College, 2:30 p.m. Thursday,
Oct. 18, Regis Room, second floor of
the Richard E. Winter '42 Student
Center, Canisius College, 2001 Main
St., Buffalo; $. 888-2790,
www.c anisius.edu
fri. 19
Center for Inquiry Fall
Speaker Series 2007 - Susan

Jacoby, scholar, historian and author of
seven books, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, the
Center for Inquiry - Transnational,
1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst; $.
636-4869, Ext. 408
sat. 20
Fall Speakers in the
Humanities Lecture Series -
Presented by the North Tonawanda
History Museum. Dr. J. Ward Regan
will present "Feet, Hooves and Rails:
Transportation in 19th Century
America," 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20,
North Tonawanda History Museum,
314 Oliver St., North Tonawanda; free.
213-0554, www.nthistorymuseum.org

sun. 21
Secular Sundays - The
platform is designed to encourage
ethical reflection and practice, with R.
Joseph Hoffmann exploring the topic of
"God Help Us? Competing Theologies
of the Middle East," 11 a.m. Sunday,
Oct. 21, Center for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet
Home Road, Amherst; free. 636-4869,
Ext. 409