SWCS Grad Joins Warner Bros. Pictures Group

May 12, 2026

Michael Ireland, a 1995 graduate of Southwestern Central School, has joined Warner Bros. Pictures Group as president of production. The news was announced by the company in February, with Ireland starting the new position in March. In an email posted by thewrap.com in February, Jesse Ehrman, Warner Bros. president of production, lauded Ireland's work at Paramount Pictures from 2020 through 2025. Among the movies that Ireland had a hand in producing were Mission: Impossible, A Quiet Place, Scream, Sonic the Hedgehog, Transformers, Dungeons & Dragons, The Naked Gun, and Mean Girls: The ...

Aryn Nelson and Anthony Nalbone

March 7, 2026

The Rev. David and Kathy Nelson of Brocton announce the engagement of their daughter, Aryn Nelson of North Tonawanda, to Anthony Nalbone of Grand Island. Aryn Nelson is a homeschool graduate who earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Alfred State and presently attends D'Youville ...

Lecture to focus on an agency assisting Mexican families with migrants in the U.S

May 6, 2025

Ellen Calmus, whose organization supports Mexican families that have relatives in America, will give the final Brown Bag talk of the academic year at the State University of New York at Fredonia. The presentation, “Cross-Border and Mixed-Nationality Families in a Changing World: Potential ...

Nick Adams concert, master class postponed

March 1, 2025

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center announced today that the concert and master class with Broadway star Nick Adams, scheduled for Friday, April 4, has been postponed. “Sadly, Nick has had to postpone his planned concert here at the Opera House and his master class at the State University of New York at Fredonia,” notes Opera House Executive Director Rick Davis. “We are working with Nick to reschedule both to a mutually agreeable date, likely in the fall, and will announce that information as soon as possible.” Anyone currently possessing tickets for ...

Abigail M. Dobek and Justin Love

October 6, 2024

James Dobek and Mary Dobek of Jamestown have announced the engagement of their daughter, Abigail M. Dobek, to Justin D. Love. Love is the son of Charles Love and Daphane Shoenthel of Syracuse and is the wonderful father to his son, Jaxson Love, and daughter, Maliyah Stone. The couple met ...

Terry Braunstein and Gary Fancher

September 29, 2024

The engagement of Terry Braunstein of Buffalo to Gary Fancher of Fredonia has been announced. She has a master's degree in musical theater from University of Buffalo and a BA in theater and dance. She is a retired professor of theater, dance, and film at Erie Community College. She is ...