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Our History: The 1970s

40 Years of Buffalo History - 1970s - Just Buffalo Literary Center
The 1970s
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Here are some Just Buffalo history highlights from the 1970s. Scroll down to move forward along the timeline.

Michael McClure & Tom Pickard

Friday, February 27, 1976

Featuring:
Michael McClure, poet and playwright
Tom Pickard, English poet

Where: Allentown Community Center
Date: February 27, 1976
Time: 8:00 p.m.

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Anselm Hollo & Alice Notley

Friday, March 10, 1978

Anselm Hollo Alice Notley March 10, 1978 - Just Buffalo

A Reading

Where: Allentown Community Center
Date: Friday March 10, 1978
Time: 9:00 p.m.

Joanne Kyger

Friday, March 17, 1978

Joanne Kyger 1978 - History - Just Buffalo

April Poets 1978

Friday, April 7, 1978

April Poets 1978 - History - Just Buffalo

Featuring:
Allen DeLoach, Jim Silvia, Judy Kerman, Liz Fenton, William Navaro, Kathy Rudy, Tom Clark, Maureen Owen, and Ed Sanders

Maureen Owen

Tuesday, April 25, 1978

Maureen Owen 1978 - History - Just Buffalo

Ed Sanders

Friday, April 28, 1978

Ed Sanders 1978 - History - Just Buffalo

May Poets 1978

Monday, May 1, 1978

May Poets - History - Just Buffalo

Featuring:
Bobbie Louise Hawkins, Michael Horovitz, Danny Zimmerman, Jim LaVilla-Havelin, Bill Pruitt, Bill Berkson, and John Daley

Where: Allentown Community Center
Date: May 1, 1978
Time: 9:00 p.m.

John Daley

Friday, May 26, 1978

John Daley 1978 - History - Just Buffalo

Carlene Hatcher Polite

Friday, October 13, 1978

Carlene Hatcher Polite 1978 - History - Just Buffalo

BASHO

Sunday, October 15, 1978

Featuring:
Buffalo Performance Company

Where: 180 Summer Street, Fisher Home
Date: October 15, 1978
(Program Unknown)

Nov-Dec Poets 1978

Saturday, November 4, 1978

Featuring:
John Logan, Ted Berrigan, Linda Zisquit, Joan Murray, Fielding Dawson, Ann Waldman, Josie Clare, Allen DeLoach, and Jim Selvia

Where: Allentown Community Center, 111 Elmwood Ave
Date: November-December 1978
Time: 9:00 p.m.

Anselm Hollo

Sunday, December 31, 1978

Anselm Hollo 1978 - History - Just Buffalo

Date: Unknown

May Poets 1979

Tuesday, May 1, 1979

May Poets - History - Just Buffalo

Featuring:
Kathy Rudy, Eric Mottram, Victor Hernandez Cruz, Juan Gonzalez, Sarah Provost, Jane Creighton, Sonia Sanchez, Emile Latimer, Sounds and Echoes of Yemonja, Larry Fagin, and Ted Berrigan

Where: The Shuper House
Date: May 1, 1979
Time: 8:30 p.m.

Rudy Burckhardt

Saturday, September 29, 1979

Rudy Burckhardt - 1970s History - Just Buffalo Literary Center

A Film Showing

Where: Allentown Community Center, 111 Elmwood Ave
Date: September 29, 1979
Time: 8:30 p.m.

Robert Creeley

Friday, November 2, 1979

Robert Creeley - History - Just Buffalo

Where: Allentown Community Center
Date: November 2, 1979
Time: 9:00 p.m.

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