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Ballet event canceled at 1891 Opera House

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center announces that the previously scheduled presentation of Bolshoi Ballet Live’s “The Pharaoh’s Daughter” on Saturday has been canceled. Opera House Executive Director Rick Davis notes that the production’s high definition satellite distributor, BYExperience, in April announced the indefinite postponement of all transmissions of Bolshoi Ballet performances “in light of the events in Ukraine.” Davis note that anyone with a presale ticket to The Pharaoh’s Daughter should contact the Opera House Box Office at ...

Jazz program earns honors again

It’s widely considered one of the most sought-after honors in Downbeat magazine’s Student Music Awards competition, but that didn’t prevent the Jazz Studies program at the State University of New York at Fredonia from winning its second award for Outstanding Performance by a College ...

‘Father Stu’ coming to 1891 Opera House

In the Cinema Series at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center is the true story-based “Father Stu,” starring Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson and Jackie Weaver. It will be screened on Saturday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long ...

Fredonia’s commencement-eve pops concert offers ‘Salute to the Big Apple’

Start spreading the news — a Rockefeller Arts Center pops favorite is returning to a live and in-person format. “Commencement Eve-Pops: Salute to the Big Apple” takes place on Friday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m. in King Concert Hall at the State University of New York at Fredonia. From Duke Ellington’s classic “Take the A Train” and Frank Sinatra’s iconic “New York, New York” to Billy Joel’s “New York State of Mind” and Weather Report’s “Birdland,” more than 3,000 songs have been written about New York City or one of its famous landmarks. A full evening of ...

Funeral home open for tours

Life is restored to Dunkirk’s own abandoned, haunted 1800s Victorian funeral home —formerly the Gardiner-Colletti Memorial Home — and the Ivy League Psychic Academy will kick off the summer season with the launch of new supernatural tours and self-guided tours on site. The Ivy League Psychic Academy, an internationally unmatched training academy for psychic mediums, announces the highly requested tours will begin Saturday, May 28. It’s located at 43 W. Fourth St. in Dunkirk. Self-guided tours will run from noon to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Supernatural tours are being offered ...

Gerry craft show on June 4

GERRY – The Gerry Fire Department Auxiliary will hold an outdoor craft show at the Gerry Town Park on Saturday, June 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., sponsored by Rodeo City Resales, with all proceeds benefitting the Auxiliary. The event will feature handmade crafts as well as products for the home. Admission is free. There will be a Chinese auction, games for the children, and food items available for purchase. Chairperson Cherin Mehs says that because of the large open space available at the park, there will not be a limit to the number of vendors accepted. Crafters and vendors ...