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27th Bach & Beyond Festival set for this weekend

The Bach & Beyond Baroque Music Festival celebrates its 27th year when it returns to the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center Friday to Sunday. Under Festival Director Grant Cooper, this year’s series of three concerts features a central theme of contrast and comparison, as well ...

Welshofer joins National Comedy Center staff

Award-winning former broadcast journalist, news anchor and producer Kate Welshofer has joined the National Comedy Center, the United States’ official cultural institution dedicated to the art form of comedy, as Communications and Content Strategist. Welshofer will supervise digital, social ...

All-County Festival Returns to Chautauqua

CHAUTAUQUA — Every spring since 1949 (with a few notable exceptions), the Chautauqua Institution has come alive with the sights and sounds of nearly 1,000 music students from around Chautauqua County who assemble for the Chautauqua County Music Teachers Association’s annual Spring ...

SUNY Fredonia Emeritus Professor receives acting nomination

SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus Tom Loughlin received a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play from the 2024 Artie Awards Committee for his performance as Gregory Solomon in the Irish Classical Theatre Company production of "The Price" by Arthur Miller. Conceived in 1991 by Artvoice Theatre Editor Anthony Chase, the Arties are the Buffalo theater community’s version of Broadway’s Tony Awards. This is Loughlin’s fourth Artie nomination in his 35 years acting in Buffalo theatres, including D’Youville Kavinoky, Jewish Repertory Theatre, Buffalo United ...

Anderson-Lee Library announces June events

SILVER CREEK — Anderson-Lee Library, at 43 Main St., has announced programming for the month of June. Programs are free and open to the public. Registration is required unless stated otherwise, to ensure enough seating and materials for all patrons attending the program. To register for ...

History series focuses on architect

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center concludes the spring installment of its Chautauqua County History Lecture Series on Thursday at 7 p.m., with an exploration of Louise Bethune, America’s first professional female architect. A 2023 book by a University of Buffalo ...