Tickets for Distinguished Speakers Series
Purchasing Tickets
- Order online at Ticketmaster (except O'Brien)
- Order by phone through Ticketmaster : 800-745-3000 (except O'Brien)
- Mail or Fax an Order Form to the ticket office of the UB venue that is hosting the event: PDF (42KB)
- University at Buffalo, Alumni Arena Ticket Office, 188a Alumni Arena, Amherst, NY 14260. Fax: 716-645-3754.
- University at Buffalo, Center for the Arts Ticket Office, 103 Center for the Arts, Amherst, NY 14260. Fax: 716-645-6973.
- Visit UB Ticket Offices (UB North Campus, Amherst, NY)
- Alumni Arena Ticket Office*
Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
* Tickets for all events in the series except Robinson. -
Center for the Arts Ticket Office**
Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
** O'Brien and Robinson tickets only. -
Kleinhans Music Hall Box Office ***
3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY 14201, 716-885-5000
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***Soledad O'Brien tickets only. NOTE: O'Brien appears 2/16/12 at Kleinhans Music Hall – not UB. All other speakers appear at UB North Campus. - Group Purchase
Groups of 10 or more are eligible for discounted tickets. Call 716-645-3662.
While supplies last, same-evening tickets available from 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Tickets For UB Students
The support of Series Sponsor (Undergraduate Student Association-SA) and Affiliate Series Sponsor (Graduate Student Association-GSA) have allowed UB to make free tickets available to UB students. UB SA undergrads and GSA-represented graduate students are eligible for ONE free ticket to all speaker events, while supplies last. Graduate students in the following schools/programs are not represented by GSA: Law, Dental, Medical, MBA and Pharmacy P2-4 (P1's are eligible for undergrad tickets). A VALID UB ID IS REQUIRED.
Need a Ride for the O'Brien lecture at Kleinhans?
The O'Brien lecture will take place at Kleinhans Music Hall (3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY 14201). If you are a UB student with an O'Brien lecture ticket, you can sign up for FREE transportation. A bus will pick up at 6:45 pm on Putnam Way in front of the Student Union, and return you there after the lecture. Advance registration for the bus is required by Feb. 14. Sign up by doing ONE of the following:
- Use the bus sign-up sheet: this will be available where you pick up your ticket (350 SU or SBI Ticket Office), OR
- Register online
Must show UB ID and lecture ticket as you board.
The following schedule outlines when the free SA & GSA tickets will become available for each event and where they may be accessed:
| Event | Event Date | Student Ticket Distribution Begins | Where |
| Robert Gates | 9/21/11 | 8/29/11 | 1, 2 |
| Michael J. Fox | 10/19/11 | 10/06/11* | 1, 2 |
| Judy Shepard | 11/9/11 | 10/21/11 | 1, 2 |
| Soledad O'Brien | 2/16/12 | 1/25/12 | 1, 2 |
| Mary Robinson | 3/29/12 | 3/05/12 | 1, 2 |
| Seth MacFarlane | 4/28/12 | TBA | TBA |
1 - SA Undergraduate tickets: Undergraduate Student Association (SA), 350 Student Union
2 - GSA-Represented Graduate Students: SBI Ticket Office, 221 Student Union
*For those eligible students who did not receive a free ticket at the ticket distribution event which was held Oct. 4 & 5 at Alumni Arena
Discounts
The support of Contributing Series Sponsors (United University Professions - UUP, TIAA-CREF, UB Alumni Association) enable us to offer discount vouchers that provide significant cost savings on series subscriptions and individual lecture ticket purchases. Discount vouchers are redeemable only at the Alumni Arena and Center for the Arts ticket offices (and at Kleinhans for the O'Brien event).
UB United University Professions Chapter (UUP) Members
TIAA-CREF (for all UB faculty, staff and emeriti)
- Register for a Voucher
UB Alumni Association Dues-Paying Members
- Contact 800-284-5382, ubaa-membership@buffalo.edu or visit alumni.buffalo.edu/benefits-and-services
University Circle Members
- Contact Jen Silverman, 716-881-7482, js433@buffalo.edu
General Group Discounts
- Groups of 10 or more are eligible for discounted tickets. Call 716-645-3662.
UB Employees: Payroll Deduction
Available for Series Subscriptions and individual ticket purchases. Complete Payroll Deduction Form and submit it with your ticket order form: PDF (113KB)
For Series Subscriptions, please submit Payroll Deduction Form with your order form to Center for the Arts. For individual lecture tickets, submit the Payroll Deduction Form to the Ticket Office where the tickets are being purchased. Form is not recognized by TicketMaster.
Returns & Exchanges
With the exception of a lecture's cancellation, refunds or exchanges will not be allowed.
Getting to UB
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