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SUMMARY:BOGO Spamalot Thursday Nights at the Lancaster Opera House
DESCRIPTION:The Lancaster Opera House has a Buy One\, Get On Free offer going for Thursday night performances of their current production of Monty Python’s Spamalot. \nSPECIAL STUDENT OFFER: Buy One\, Get One Free Spamalot Thursday Nights. Students can get two tickets for the price of one for the Thursday performances of Monty Python’s Spamalot (September 17 & 24). Tickets can be ordered in person or over the phone but you must present a valid student I.D. when picking up the tickets. Call 716-683-1776 to get your tickets. Prior sales excluded. \n 
URL:https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/gsa/event/bogo-spamalot-thursday-nights-at-the-lancaster-opera-house/
LOCATION:Lancaster Opera House\, 21 Central Ave.\, Lancaster\, NY\, 14086\, United States
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SUMMARY:Laverne Cox ~ Distinguished Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:Laverne Cox\nFree tickets are still available for graduate student at the Alumni Arena Box Office (1 per UB ID).\nTransgender Advocate and Award-Winning Actress; One of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2015 \nLaverne Cox is an Emmy-nominated actress who can be seen in the Netflix original series “Orange is The New Black” where she plays the ground breaking role of Sophia Burset. Cox is the first trans woman of color to have a leading role on a mainstream scripted television show. On the silver screen\, she can be seen as ‘Deathy\,’ a supporting role in the Lily Tomlin film “Grandma” from acclaimed writer and director Paul Weitz (release date: August 21\, 2015). The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival where it was acquired by Sony Picture Classics and it showed at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. \nCox was name one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2015. Her work as an actress and advocate landed her on the cover of TIME as well as an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Cox continues to break boundaries and make history with accolades including a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series\, a Critic’s Choice nomination for Best Supporting Actress\, and an NAACP Image Awards nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. \n\n\nCox has had stand out appearances on several TV shows including; the hit Fox comedy “The Mindy Project\,” Bravo’s “Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce” and MTV’s “Faking It.” She also appeared as a guest judge on “Project Runway All Stars” and hosted #GoBold brought to you by Revlon\, an empowering web series celebrating bold\, provocative women setting out to accomplish their goals. Her documentary “Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word” aired on MTV & Logo to impressive ratings. The hour-long documentary explored the lives of seven transgender youth from across the country and their determination to lead their lives as the people they are meant to be. Cox was the host and executive producer of the ground breaking documentary which was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award. \nCox is also producing another documentary (release: 2016) titled “Free CeCe” in order to heighten visibility and awareness surrounding CeCe McDonald\, a transgender woman who was controversially sentenced to 41 months in prison for second degree manslaughter after allegedly defending herself against a racist and transphobic attack. The documentary will focus on McDonald’s case\, her experiences while incarcerated in a men’s prison and the larger implications of her case for the transgender community. \nIn 2013 Cox won Best Supporting Actress at the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival for her work in the critically acclaimed film “Musical Chairs” directed by Susan Seidelman (“Desperately Seeking Susan”). Cox’s other acting credits include “Law and Order\,” “Law and Order: SVU\,” “Bored to Death\,” and the independent films “Carla” and “The Exhibitionists.” Cox is the first trans woman of color to produce and star in her own television show\, VH1’s “TRANSForm Me” which was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award. She is also the first trans woman of color to appear on an American reality television program\, VH1’s “I Wanna Work for Diddy” for which she accepted the GLAAD media award for Outstanding Reality Program. She also received The Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 2014 GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. \nIn addition to her acting\, Cox is a renowned speaker and has taken her empowering message of moving beyond gender expectations to live more authentically\, all over the country. Her work as an advocate landed her a coveted spot as one of Glamour magazine’s 2014 Women of the Year. She is the recipient of the Dorian Rising Star Award for her work in “Orange is the New Black\,” the Courage Award from the Anti-Violence Project and The Community Leader Award from the LGBT Center of New York City. She received the Reader’s Choice Award from “Out” Magazine\, and was named one of The Grio’s 100 Most Influential African Americans\, one of the Top 50 Trans Icons by the Huffington Post\, and one of Out magazine’s Out 100. She made the Ebony Power 100 and was ranked number 5 on the 2014 Root 100 list. \n\n\nFor more information\, please visit: \n\nhttp://www.lavernecox.com/bio-2/ \n\nLecture Sponsor:
URL:https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/gsa/event/laverne-cox-distinguished-speaker-series/
LOCATION:Alumni Arena\, Alumni Arena\, University at Buffalo\, Buffalo\, 14260
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