Speakers
thurs. 15
Alice Roosevelt Longworth,
From White House Princess to
Washington Power Broker -
Author Stacy A. Cordery will speak
about the life of Teddy Roosevelt's
strong-willed daughter Alice, who led a
colorful life in Washington and was
intimately connected to the politics of
13 presidencies. Co-sponsored by the
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National
Historic Site, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov.
15, Buffalo & Erie County Historical
Society, 25 Nottingham Court, Buffalo;
free. 873-9644, Ext. 301, www.bechs.org
Hostage to the Devil -
"Exorcism, Possession and the New
Supernatural Panic," with John Koerner,
7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, Cornell
Cooperative Center, 21 S. Grove St.,
East Aurora; $. 655-6663
Kindertransport - Panel
discussion of the kindertransport, a
movement in which Jewish, Quaker, and
other British charities rescued 10,000
unaccompanied children between the
ages of 5 and 17 from Nazi-controlled
countries in 1938 and 1939 and found
British families to care for them until
the war was over, 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov.
15, the Buffalo & Erie County Public
Library, One Lafayette Square, Buffalo;
free. In conjunction with the Jewish
Repertory Theatre's production of
"Kindertransport" by Diane Samuels.
fri. 16
Earth Magic - "Earthly Energies
and Human Spirituality," with Sig
Lonegren, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16,
Cornell Cooperative Center, 21 S. Grove
St., East Aurora; $. 655-6663
Now I See the Light - A
conversation with artists from the Panza
Collection, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16,
Gallery Auditorium, Albright-Knox Art
Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $.
882-8700, www.albrightknox.org
Valerie Kuvakin - 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 16, Center for Inquiry,
1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst; $.
636-4869, Ext. 409
sun. 18
Secular Sundays - The
platform is designed to encourage ethical
reflection and practice, with Dr. John
Shook exploring the topic of "The
Problem of Evil," 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov.
18, Center for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet
Home Road, Amherst; free. 636-4869,
Ext. 409
The Angola Horror Train
Wreck- Alectureb
on the deadliest rail accident in WNY
history, 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18,
auditorium of the Pan-American
building, Buffalo and Erie County
Historical Society, 25 Nottingham Court
at Elmwood Ave, Buffalo; $. 873-9644,
Ext. 301
tues. 20
Making Money on the Stock
Market and Keeping More of It
- With Dr. B.G. Flickinger, 1-3 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 20, Larkin Center,
Lafayette Presbyterian Church, 592
Lafayette Ave., Buffalo; $. 870-3662