Since December 2009, The Center for the Study of Art, Architecture, History & Nature (C-SAAHN) has sponsored the Tuesday 'IMAGINE' Noon-Hour Lecture/Discussion Series at the Downtown Buffalo & Erie County Central Public Library. This is the 93rd C-SAAHN 'IMAGINE' Lecture. The first fifty in the "IMAGINE' Series (Dec. 2009 - Dec. 2011) were titled, "IMAGINE Buffalo Niagara in the 21st Century."
This lecture is the 22nd in the C-SAAHN 'IMAGINE' Series called "IMAGINE The Arts as Our Universal Language: In Pursuit of Happiness & Why The Arts Matter" (The first 15 lectures in the Series were called "IMAGINE The Arts as a 2nd Language: WHY DO THE ARTS MATTER?") http://www.buffaloah.com/h/center/lib/12lec.html scheduled for every 1st, 3rd, and occasional 5th Tuesday in 2012.
The speaker is Tod Kniazuk, Executive Director, Arts Service Initiative of WNY.
For an AUDIO introduction to this 'IMAGINE' Series: http://www.archive.org/details/December272011-DennisJ.GaluckiFounderCoordinatorCenterForThe
C-SAAHN (http://www.buffaloah.com/h/center/index.html) was established in 2009 as a unique digital enterprise and network designed to help link volunteers and lifelong learning communities as part of the "Buffalo-Chautauqua Idea: Exploring American Legacy." This recording is part of the C-SAAHN "IMAGINE" AUDIO Series.