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Performing Arts Collaborative opens with ‘Oedipus’

A new twist on a Greek tragedy is planned with the Performing Arts Collaborative’s production of “Oedipus the King.” The student-run organization will present performances of the Sophocles’ classic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27 and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28 in Bartlett Theatre at the State University of New York at Fredonia. Tickets are available online 24/7 at https://www.fredonia.edu/about/ticket-office. Tickets may also be purchased on Monday, Wednesday or Friday by phone at 716-673-3501 or in person at the Campus Ticket Office in the Williams Center ...

SUNY Jazz Orchestra, ensembles to perform

The acclaimed Fredonia Jazz Orchestra and small jazz ensembles will give a concert on Friday at 8 p.m. Dr. Leon Lee Dorsey, who is a lecturer in Jazz and a new faculty member in the College of Music, Theatre, and Dance, will conduct the ensembles at the concert to be presented in the Juliet ...

Opera House Cinema Series to screen ‘Sketch’

The Cinema Series continues at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center with screenings of the family-friendly fantasy film, “Sketch,” on Saturday, Sept. 20, and Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 p.m. The Tuesday night screening will be shown with captions visible on the screen. When ...

Broadway star to present concert and Master Class

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center will present acclaimed Broadway star Nick Adams in an evening of songs from the Broadway stage and the Great American Songbook on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Earlier in the day, Adams will lead a master class with musical theatre students at the ...

Westfield event to recall past residents

The Westfield Cemetery will come alive again this year. For the past several years spirits from generations of Westfield residents have come to the cemetery to visit and talk about their time here in Chautauqua County. Come out and see who visits this year. Timed tickets are available at ...

Juilliard-trained piano quintet brings new program to Fredonia

Experience five grand pianos performing in sync on classics, pop hits, movie themes and more when SUNY Fredonia’s Rockefeller Arts Center presents “The 5 Browns: The Edge of the World” on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in King Concert Hall. The 5 Browns, who performed at Rockefeller ...