Events

Fried & Fried in Buffalo is an exciting arts-filled weekend celebrating two generations of compassion, creativity and caring in a culturally iconic Buffalo family.

On November 18 and 19, Mindy Fried, daughter of the late Manny Fried, beloved Buffalo educator, actor, playwright and labor activist, comes to Buffalo for an exciting weekend that blends literature, scholarship and the arts in a series of events organized around family, caregiving and aging with dignity. Her newly released Caring for Red: A Daughters Memoir offers a moving and colorful account of caring for her fiercely independent, ninety-seven-year-old father in the last years of his life.

Join us in events and conversations that weave together theatre, spoken word performances, and conversations to explore parental caregiving, family and elder policy, political and cultural influences and the challenge of maintaining artistic vitality through life’s transitions.

All events are free and open to the public.

Friday, November 18, 2016

Forum on Aging, Caregiving and Social Policy

2:00 – 4:00 PM

Allen Hall, University of Buffalo South Campus, Main Street, Buffalo

A conversation with scholars, students, and practitioners

Dr. Mindy Fried, Sociologist and author of Caring for Red

Dr. Louanne Bakk, UB’s Institute on Innovative Aging Policy and Practice

Timothy Hogues, Erie County Commissioner of Senior Services

Fried & Fried: Crossing Generations

7:00 – 9:00 PM

Burchfield Penny Art Center, SUNY Buffalo State, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo

Caring for Red: A Daughter’s Memoir

Reading and Book Signing with Mindy Fried

The Un-American, a play by Anna Kay France

Professional Scene Readings

Featuring Richard Lambert, Lisa Vitrano, Phil Knoerzer, and Keith Elkins

Saturday, November 19, 2016

Taking Care: Emanuel Fried Drop Hammer Reading Series, Special Edition

2:00 – 4:00 PM

Bulger Communications Building, 2nd Floor Atrium, SUNY Buffalo State, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo

Student, faculty and staff readings explore issues of caretaking from a variety of perspectives

Coordinated by creative writing professor Michele Ninacs

Intersection: Social Justice and Theatre Arts

7:30 – 9:30 PM

Allen Hall, University of Buffalo South Campus, Main Street, Buffalo

The Mark of Cain, a play by Gary Earl Ross

Scene readings and conversations

Featuring Gary Earl Ross, Lawrence Rowswell, and others

Co-sponsors and Supporters

Partnership for the Public Good, Theatre for Change, Western New York Area Labor Federation, Open Buffalo, Just Buffalo Literary Center, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Erie County Senior Services, Talking Leaves Books, Subversive Theatre, Ujima Theatre, UB School of Social Work, SUNY Buffalo State.

For more information, contact any member of planning team:

Mindy Fried, mindy@fried.net

Anna Kay France, france@buffalo.edu

Lou Jean Fleron, lj.fleron@cornell.edu

Pam Henderson, prh7@cornell.edu

Darlene Pickering Hummert, theatreforchange@hotmail.com

Susan Woods, sew13@cornell.edu

Judy DeWald, jdbflo@gmail.com

Gabrielle Joyce, gabrielle@ppgbufffalo.edu

Sarah Wooton, sarah.wooton@ppgbuffalo.org