Center for the Study of Art, Architecture, History and Nature
C-SAAHN -  Est. 2009 as a unique digital enterprise and network designed to help link volunteers and lifelong learning communities as part of the "Buffalo-Chautauqua Idea."
Dennis Galucki, Founder
Chuck LaChiusa, Webmaster


2010-2011
Lecture/Discussion Series:
2nd Tuesday - "Imagine Buffalo Niagara in the 21st Century"
4th Tuesday - "Why are Buffalo Niagara's Art, Architecture, History, and/or Nature Important?"

12:15- 1 PM at the Downtown Public Library
"Ring Of Knowledge" Area (just past Fable's Cafe)

Eat - Listen - Discuss
All are welcome.

 New Year's Reflection on the "Buffalo-Chautauqua Idea" and C-SAAHN

July & August, 2011 - For the third year, C-SAAHN will sponsor the Buffalo Harbor "Landmark Cruise" on Miss Buffalo II, every Wednesday 3 - 5 PM., click HERE.

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Summer at Chautauqua Institution - C-SAAHN Sponsored Activities

July & August, 2011 - C-SAAHN will lead and record the "Chautauqua Stories" AUDIO Series from the Smith Library Monday Noon-Hour "Art of Investing" Discussion Group at Chautauqua Institution.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - C-SAAHN, along with The Buffalo News, WNED, and Visit Buffalo Niagara will sponsor the 2nd Annual "Buffalo Day @ Chautauqua" - featuring WNED's "Elbert Hubbard - An American Original" as part of the Week 8, Chautauqua Archives Heritage Lecture Series.

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September - December, 2011 Downtown Library C-SAAHN Tuesday Noon-Hour Lecture/Discussion "Imagine" Series - "Why Does Preservation Matter?" Click HERE for a list of speakers.

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For information about the National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference in Buffalo October 19 - 22, 2011, contact Preservation Buffalo Niagara. Please note, C-SAAHN will present an all day Field Session to Chautauqua Institution on Thursday, October 20, featuring Bonnie Foit-Albert, as part of this Conference and the "Buffalo-Chautauqua Idea."

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For an AUDIO of past Buffalo & Erie County Downtown Library 2009-2010 & 2010-2011 C-SAAHN Tuesday Noon-Hour "Imagine" Lecture/Discussion speakers, see above by speaker.

2nd Tuesday theme:
"Imagine Buffalo Niagara in the 21st Century"


September 14, 2010
Bridget Quinn-Carey
Director, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO

October 12, 2010
Dr. James A. Williams
Superintendent, Buffalo Public Schools
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO

November 9, 2010
Henry McCartney
Executive Director, Preservation Buffalo Niagara
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO


December 14, 2011
Mark Mortenson
President & CEO, Buffalo Museum of Science
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO

January 11, 2011
Julie O'Neill
Executive Director, Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO

February 8, 2011
Melissa N. Brown
Executive Director, Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO

March 8, 2011
Marian Deutschman, Ph.D.
Interim Director, Buffalo State College and Community Partnerships
Buffalo State College

LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO


April 5, 2011
Aaron M. Podolefsky Ph.D.
President, Buffalo State College
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO

April 12, 2011
R. Andrew Nixon
Executive Director, Chautauqua County Visitors Bureau
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO

THURSDAY, April 28, 2011
Louise Slaughter
Congresswoman
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO

May 10, 2011
Sherra Babcock
Director of Education, Chautauqua Institution
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO

Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Anthony Bannon
Director, George Eastman House
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO

FRIDAY, June 24, 2011
Chris Collins
Erie County Executive
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO
4th Tuesday theme:
"Why are Buffalo Niagara's Art, Architecture, History, and/or Nature Important?"

September 28, 2010
Chuck LaChiusa
Webmaster, Buffalo Architecture and History
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO

October 26, 2010
Douglas W. DeCroix
Editor, Western New York Heritage Press
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO

November 23 2010
Dottie Gallagher-Cohen,
President and CEO, Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO


December 28, 2010
Rocco Termini
President, Signature Development Corp.
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO


Jan 25, 2011
Jerold C. Bastedo
Executive Director, Penn Dixie Paleontological and Outdoor Education Center, Hamburg Natural History Society, Inc.
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO

February 22, 2011
Francis R. Kowsky
Author and Retired SUNY Distinguished Professor of Fine Arts at Buffalo State College - Online publications
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO

March 22, 2011
Gary N. Costello
Hull House Foundation President
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO

April 19, 2011
Randall "Randy" Kramer
Director, MusicalFare
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO

April 26, 2011
Jon Schmitz
Archivist and Historian, Chautauqua Institution
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO

May 24, 2011
Jim Charlier
President, Garden Walk Buffalo
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO
 
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Edythe “Kitty” Turgeon
Roycroft Campus Historian & Innkeeper
LECTURE SUMMARY/AUDIO

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For an AUDIO of past Buffalo & Erie County Downtown Library 2009-2010 & 2010-2011 C-SAAHN Tuesday Noon-Hour "Imagine" Lecture/Discussion speakers, see above by speaker.

C-SAAHN Award








October 26, 2010 
John Conlin
Former editor of Western New York Heritage Press, Inc.

Buffalo and Erie County Public Library - Downtown Central Library

September 2009, The Buffalo Downtowner: Buffalo Erie County Public Library

2009-10 Lecture Summaries/Audios

Please also note the March 2010 Buffalo Rising website story about the Center and the 2010 March speakers


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