Recorded Classes

What can be recycled, how should it be prepared, and, most important, what shouldn't go in your recycling tote? We'll talk about what to do with that old TV too.

Instructors: Gary Carrel, solid waste recycling specialist; Amy Alduino, recycling coordinator, Erie County Department of Environment and Planning, Division of Environmental Compliance Services; Phil Bove, Director of Sales, Sunnking

*This is a recording of the live streaming session that took place on October 2, 2020.

Early Buffalo Planning and Development How did Buffalo go from being a small pioneer town to the nation's ninth largest city? Examine its first 100 years of growth and development.

Instructor: Angela M. Keppel, AICP, project planner, Buffalo Place

*This is a recording of the live streaming session that took place on October 1, 2020.

What is the difference between condos, townhouses and patio homes? What are you buying? What are "common elements" ? How is a residential community like this managed? Who actually governs the homeowner's association? Are property taxes really lower or not? What types of financing are allowed for these types of properties? What is the best way to prepare for a move from a larger to a smaller residence? A local realtor with over 30 years of experience will help you answer these questions. Instructor: Michael Olear, MSW, Lead Broker, The Olear Team at MJ Peterson

*This is a recording of the live streaming session that took place on Thursday, June 18, 2020.

All of Western New York is a stage for Quince and her band of rude mechanicals. This series of scenes and monologues is the Shakespearean equivalent of a Greatest Hits Album. Four actors. Forty-Five Minutes of socially-distanced fun. Come celebrate 45 years of FREE Shakespeare with us! Coming soon to a Zoom, Park or Venue near you!

This was shown during a live streaming University Express class on 7/28/2020. Check out the next video to watch the Q&A session that took place after the showing.

Listen to the Q&A session with Lisa Ludwig, Grace Aroune, and Sean Crawford from Shakespeare in Delaware Park. This took place after the showing of the Shakespeare in Delaware Park's virtual series of scenes and monologues on July 28, 2020.

Join Erie County's recycling experts to find out what can be recycled, how your recycling should be prepared and perhaps most important, what should NOT go in your recycling tote. These staff members will also discuss the importance of reduction and reuse and the recently completed solid waste management plans for Erie County.

Instructors: Gary Carrel, Solid Waste Recycling Specialist; Amy Alduino, Recycling Coordinator, Erie County Department of Environment and Planning, Division of Environmental Compliance Services; Lori Caso, Public Affairs, Waste Management

*This is a recording of the live streaming session that took place on Tuesday, July 21, 2020.

This novella was the reason Hemingway won the noble prize for literature in 1954. Its simple story of an old man, the sea and a huge fish is a tale of recovery, faith and survival. It is a true classic of literature.

Instructor: Jim Banko, Retired English Teacher, Buffalo Public Schools

*This is a recording of the live streaming session that took place on Thursday, July 16, 2020.

Episode 11: Painting Shakespeare: Shakespeare's Influence on Art

Featuring guest artist Danielle Saeva, Locust Street Art Adult Painting Instructor

Sojourn into the lives of your ancestors through the digital world of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library's genealogy databases. You may be surprised at what you could discover.

Instructor: Rhonda Hoffman, Genealogy Specialist, Buffalo and Erie County Public Library

Most superstitions are examples of basic patterns of thinking, which postulate mystical interconnections and causations in nature. In this talk such patterns of thinking are explored, shown to be based in six distinct principles, and explained with reference to a number of different superstitions collected by Dr. Stevens - and provided by the audience (bring along your favorites!). Such principles are universal, found in all cultures and periods of history and prehistory, which suggests that they represent fundamental ways in which the brain works.

Instructor: Phillips Stevens, PhD, Associate Professor of Anthropology Emeritus, University at Buffalo

*This is a recording of the live streaming session that took place on July 9, 2020.