Lecture Series: Winter 2026 Schedule - IMAGINE Greater Buffalo

WINTER 2026

Sponsored by: C-SAAHN & ImagineGreaterBuffalo.com
An affiliate of the nonprofit Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo
Partners: SUNY Buffalo State Newman Center Laudato Si’ Committee
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy & Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper

Tuesdays @ 12:30 p.m. on Zoom
Jan & Feb 2026 B&ECP Library virtual IMAGINE Greater Buffalo Schedule:

January 6, 2026 – 1st Tuesday – The Arts & Creativity

Theme: “IMAGINE Greater Buffalo as a Premier Cultural & Nature Center: Imagine Place-based Lifelong Learning”

12:30pm – 1:00pm Speakers: Tanya Staples, Community School Director | Community Schools & Parent Centers and Aaron Lowenger, Say Yes BPS 22 Community Schools C ommunications Director

Partnered with the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site, Western New York Heritage Press, The Buffalo History Museum & EC200+

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87613890346

January 13, 2026 – 2nd Tuesday – Architecture & Design

Theme: IMAGINE a Healthy, Wealthy , & Sustainable Community: Imagine Place-based Lifelong Learning”

12:30pm – 1:00pm Speaker: Pastor George Nicholas, CEO, Buffalo Center for Health Equity

Partnered with the Richardson Olmsted Campus & Explore Buffalo & Martin House & EC200

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86314497899

January 20, 2026 – 3rd Tuesday – History & Future

Theme: “IMAGINE Greater Buffalo as a Premier Cultural & Nature Center: Imagine Place-based Lifelong Learning”

12:30pm – 1:00pm Speaker: Dr. Kathryn Grow Allen, Heritage Engagement Project, Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy

Partnered with the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site, Western New York Heritage Press, The Buffalo History Museum & EC200+

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86104827180

January 27, 2026 – 4th Tuesday – Nature & Science
Theme: IMAGINE a Healthy, Wealthy , & Sustainable Community: Imagine Place-based Lifelong Learning”
12:30pm – 1:00pm Speaker: Nadine Marrero. Ex. Dir. Buffalo Office of Strategic Planning, “Buffalo’s “Smart Streets’ Initiative” – Invited

Partnered with the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site, Western New York Heritage Press, The Buffalo History Museum & EC200+

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83629555073

February 3, 2026 – 1st Tuesday – The Arts & Creativity

Theme: “IMAGINE Greater Buffalo as a Premier Cultural & Nature Center: Imagine Place-based Lifelong Learning”

12:30pm – 1:00pm Speaker: Douglas W. DeCroix, Ex. Dir. Western New York Heritage

Partnered with the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site, The Buffalo History Museum & EC200+

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81319827695