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SUNY’s youth theater series has strong opening

Fredonia’s Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center continues its mission to bring the thrill of live theater to young audiences in 2025-26. Rockefeller’s On Stage For Youth Series, which is designed to encourage thinking, creativity and fun in conjunction with school lessons, has returned ...

Fredonia singer releases new Christmas album

From the mud of Woodstock ’69 to the ancient incense of Orthodox Christianity, American singer-songwriter Jim Giatas has lived one of the most unlikely journeys in contemporary sacred music. Raised in the Orthodox Church, Giatas spent his youth chasing truth through the new age ...

Opera production dedicated to memory of Williams

The Hillman Memorial Music Association honored the memory of one of the true pioneers of the Hillman Opera – Helen Tinch Williams – at a reception prior to the Friday, Nov. 14 performance of Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The Consul.” Mrs. Williams, SUNY Fredonia Class of ‘60, had the ...

Holiday pops series concert features The Doo Wop Project

The Doo Wop Project is returning to the State University of New York at Fredonia for another DFT Communications Pops Series concert event. Rockefeller Arts Center presents “The Doo Wop Project: A Doo Wop Christmas” on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Harry A. King Concert Hall. Tickets ...

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 in ...

Coming events listed for area libraries

Weekly events at local libraries are listed. Check each library’s website for details: — Monday: Preschool Storytime at Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia, 10:30 a.m. — Tuesday: Storytime, take-home craft kit ages 2 to 5 at Dunkirk Library, 536 Central Ave., 11 a.m.; Cozy Crafters ...