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“The Check Now” Luau Tonight (April 30)

The “Check Yo Nutz” campaign for testicular cancer will be hosting a luau tonight (April 30) from 6 – 11 p.m. in the Koessler Athletic Center. All are welcome to attend.

In addition to great food from Famous Dave’s BBQ, entertainment and activities include a dunk tank, jousting, coconut bowling, limbo and hula hoop contests and more. Sammy the Squirrel will make an appearance and a raffle will be held with many great prizes to be given away.

Tickets are available at the door for $3 each, and all ticket sales proceeds will directly benefit the campaign in the fight against testicular cancer and the fight to save lives. This event is sponsored by Main Urology Associates, P.C.

Submitted by: Public Relations

A Year of Full-Time Post-Graduate Volunteer Service

Do you know of any upcoming graduates who plan to do a year of full-time, post-graduate service in a volunteer program such as AmeriCorps, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Teach for America, PeaceCorps, etc.?  If so, we want to honor them at commencement!

Please contact Luanne Firestone at firestol@canisius.edu or Ext. 2422 with the names of any seniors who will volunteer full-time next year.  Thank you for your help to promote a culture of service at Canisius.

Submitted by:  Luanne Firestone, campus minister, campus ministry

Softball Hosts Huge MAAC Games This Weekend

Michelle Fridey

Seeding and playoff position will be on the line this weekend at the Demske Sports Complex as the Canisius softball team hosts Fairfield and Iona.

The Griffs meet Fairfield at Noon on Saturday and then host Iona at Noon on Sunday.  The Griffs are 8-2 in MAAC play, while Iona enters weekend play in first place with a 10-0 mark. Fairfield resides in fourth at 5-3, while Niagara, who will also play the Gaels and Stags this weekend, is in third with a 6-2 record.

Lizzy Gatto ’12 (team leading .406 batting average) and Katie Medina ’13 (.304 batting average) were honored by the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) for their efforts last week as the Golden Griffins went 4-0 to stretch the team’s winning streak to seven. Gatto was named MAAC Player of the Week while Medina was recognized as MAAC Rookie of the Week.

For more information on Canisius softball go to www.gogriffs.com.

Submitted by: John Maddock, associate athletic director – external affairs, athletics

Canisius College Chamber Orchestra Performs Sunday (May 2)

The Canisius College Chamber Orchestra, directed by Ansgarius Aylward, performs their final concert of the year on Sunday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center.  The concert will feature works by Bach, Handel, Mozart and others, and will showcase several students as soloists.  The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call Ext. 2536 or click here.

Submitted by:  Ellen Barnum, music events coordinator, ArtsCanisius

Canisius Chorale On The Road Again

The Canisius College Chorale, under the direction of Frank Scinta, continues its 2010 Sacred Spaces concert series with a program in Our Lady of Czestochowa Church on Monday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m.  Our Lady of Czestochowa Church is located at 64 Center Avenue in North Tonawanda.

The concert features works by Mendelssohn, Hogan, Bernstein, Hovland, Dawson and others. Admission to all events in the Sacred Spaces series is free.  Please join us for an evening of great choral music for all ages and tastes.

Sacred Spaces stems from an idea the choir proposed five years ago to feature its music in some of Western New York’s most beautiful and acoustically resonant environments – namely, the sanctuaries of our area’s churches.  The choir has performed a repertoire of sacred and secular music which spans five centuries in approximately 35 houses of worship.

Now in its 12th season, the Canisius College Chorale remains one of Western New York’s most active collegiate music ensembles.  Composed of one hundred undergraduate and graduate members, the Chorale regularly presents concert programs to school, church, and community audiences throughout Western New York and Southern Ontario.  The chorale releases its fourth CD recording in June 2010.

Submitted by:  Frank Scinta, adjunct professor, fine arts