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Retirees plan to meet April 4 The Al Tech / Dunkirk Specialty Steel Retirees will on Saturday, April 4, at 8:30 a.m. at the Central Station Restaurant in Dunkirk. All retirees are welcome to attend. DAR group meets in Fredonia The Benjamin Prescott Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution held a regular meeting at the Barker Library in Fredonia earlier this month. The Opening Ceremony was conducted by Regent Myra Johnston and Chaplin Deborah Cenni. The President General’s Message was about the 250th celebration in Washington. A copy of the ...

Opera House presents ‘Fifth Step’ Saturday

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center will present Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden and Emmy and BAFTA Awards-winner Martin Freeman in “The Fifth Step,” the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland, on Saturday at 1 p.m. The National Theatre ...

A musical mashup of the science fiction, comedy and horror genres hits the stage this March at Fredonia. The Performing Arts Collaborative, a student-led theater group, presents “Little Shop of Horrors” from Friday to Sunday in the Alice E. Bartlett Theatre of Rockefeller Arts Center. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday. Tickets are available online 24/7 at fredonia.edu/tickets. Tickets may also be purchased on Mon-day, Wednesday or Friday by phone at 716-673-3501 or in person at the Ticket Office in the Wil-liams Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and at the door. “Little Shop of Horrors” follows a meek flower shop assistant who discovers a man-eating plant that promises fame and fortune in exchange for blood, forcing him into “a Faustian bargain to win the girl he loves.” In addition to dark humor, the show is known for its catchy pop/rock score including “Suddenly Seymour” and “Skid Row (Downtown).” Howard Ashman, book and lyrics, and Alan Menken, music, (Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” “Beauty And The Beast,” and “Aladdin”) are “the crea-tive geniuses behind what has become one of the most popular shows in the world.” PAC is Fredonia’s second largest student organization. In addition to productions like “Little Shop of Horrors,” PAC produces original student work and offers workshops and master classes. The organization’s goal is to provide opportunities to all students looking to pursue their interest in theater

A musical mashup of the science fiction, comedy and horror genres hits the stage this March at Fredonia. The Performing Arts Collaborative, a student-led theater group, presents “Little Shop of Horrors” from Friday to Sunday in the Alice E. Bartlett Theatre of Rockefeller Arts Center. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday. Tickets are available online 24/7 at fredonia.edu/tickets. Tickets may also be purchased on Mon-day, Wednesday or Friday by phone at 716-673-3501 or in person at the Ticket Office in the Wil-liams Center from 9 ...

Stations of the Cross event planned for Friday

Looking for a Lenten experience that touches the heart and lifts the spirit? Holy Trinity Church offers Contemporary Stations of the Cross in candlelight, featuring 16 live songs and guided reflections that make this centuries-old devotion come alive — Friday at 7 p.m. Participants ...

Art songs to be presented at SUNY recital

A vocal recital of art songs is slated for Friday, March 27 in Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall at the State University of New York at Fredonia. Works to be performed include composers Nikolai Medtner, Dmitri Shostakovich, Johannes Brahms and Richard Strauss. Performers will include ...

‘Choral’ screenings set for Opera House

The Cinema Series continues at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center with screenings of “The Choral,” starring Ralph Fiennes, on Saturday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The Tuesday night screening will be shown with captions visible on the screen. It’s 1916, and as war rages ...