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Community Choir plans fall concert Sunday

Fredonia Community Choir presents its annual fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Main Street Studios, 50 W. Main St., Fredonia. This year's work is widely considered one of the greatest works of contemporary choral music: Annelies is composed by James Whitbourn. Librettist Melanie Challenger uses the words of Anne Frank's diary to tell the story of Anne from before she went into hiding through her time in the Annex to their discovery and removal to the concentration camp. As with the diary this piece ends with hope. The choir is directed by Phillip McMullen and will be accompanied ...

National honors awarded to SUNY orchestra

The Fredonia College Symphony Orchestra, and its director, Dr. Emily Schaad, have been honored with The American Prize for 2025. The orchestra was entered into the category of Orchestral Performance (college/university division – larger program) and named a Finalist for the prize earlier ...

Comedian Correale adds Opera House show

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center will present Comedian Pete Correale on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. as part of his 30-city national tour, As I Was Saying. (A performance on Friday is sold-out.) Correale has performed on numerous late night TV shows such as The Tonight ...

Wind Ensemble, New Horizons set performance

The State University of New York at Fredonia Wind Ensemble and the New Horizons Band of Western New York will perform together on stage. This rarity will happen at a celebration of music and community at Harry A. King Concert Hall on Wednesday. The performance is free and open to the ...

‘Nickleboy’ presentation planned for this weekend at WACS

WESTFIELD — In “The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby,” Charles Dickens writes "Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes." Audiences at the upcoming Westfield Academy and Central School 26th Annual Dinner Theater production of ...

Cinema Series to screen ‘Roofman’

The Cinema Series continues at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center with screenings of the true story comedy, “Roofman,” on Saturday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The Tuesday night screening will be shown with captions visible on the screen. Based on an unbelievable true ...