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Opera House event examines Beatles

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center presents Deconstructing Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, a special program with Musicologist and Beatles Expert Scott Freiman, on Thursday at 7 p.m. The program is followed by an opportunity for audience members to ask ...

Fredonia Merrins Chamber Concert to feature dance

Nineteen Dance majors will perform when the Fredonia Dance Program presents the annual Merrins Chamber Concert from Nov. 3 to 5 at the State University of New York at Fredonia. The dance concert will include Contemporary Ballet, Jazz, Musical Theatre Styles and Commercial Contemporary, ...

Evening of cello, violin coming to Opera House on Friday

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center presents An Evening of Cello and Violin, with Cellist Jolyon Pegis and Violinist Maria Schleuning, on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Included on the program is the world premiere of a piano trio version of Partners, A Double Concerto for Violin, Cello ...

SUNY concert set for homecoming

A one-of-a-kind work by award-winning composer Avner Dorman, written for the Ekstasis Duo, will receive its local premiere with the Fredonia College Symphony Orchestra in King Concert Hall at the State University of New York on Saturday at 8 p.m. The duo includes cellist Drs. Natasha Farny ...

‘President’s Own’ Marine Band plays to near-capacity crowd at Fredonia

“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band played to a near-capacity audience Wednesday night at the State University of New York at Fredonia. A total of 1,001 people filled King Concert Hall at Rockefeller Arts Center for the performance by one of the nation’s finest military ...

Exhibit set for Monday at Barker

Join the staff at the Barker Museum in Fredonia for a tour of the current historical photography exhibit on Monday from noon to 4 p.m. The McClaren collection of antique cameras and equipment are on display, as well as many kinds of photographs dating back to 1839. This exhibit will be ending at the close of October. Visitors are invited to try their hands at an activity that was enjoyed by the summer children’s programs: silhouettes are drawn on paper, and reduced in size using a pantograph. The resulting picture is cut out and placed on cyanotype paper to develop a print. You can ...