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Fredonia Jazz Flextet repeats as top DownBeat ensemble

What does an ensemble do for an encore in DownBeat competition? Retain their top ranking and score an individual award. Not an easy feat, but that’s exactly what the State University of New York at Fredonia Jazz Flextet accomplished in DownBeat Magazine’s 2025 Student Music Awards ...

Opera House to screen ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’

The Cinema Series continues at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center with screenings of “The Ballad of Wallis Island” on Saturday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner, lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favorite ...

Opera House Continues Met Live Season with Salome

Live at the Met, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live, high definition (HD) opera transmissions to theaters around the world, continues its 2024-25 season at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center on Saturday, May 17, at 1 p.m., with Richard Strauss’s ...

Junque & Disorderly Market event set for Sunday

Mark your calendars for the upcoming Junque & Disorderly Antiques, Toys & Collectibles Market. On Sunday, the Junque & Disorderly Market will take place in Floral Hall at the Chautauqua County Fairgrounds, 1089 Central Ave., Dunkirk. This will be a marketplace of quality antiques, vintage ...

Concert series planned in Collins

COLLINS — Collins Library will kick off their concert series Friday, May 30 at 7 p.m. with Kokomo Time Band, a group that features upbeat oldies. Creek Bend will visit the library on June 27 to perform some of their best bluegrass and country favorites. The Buffalo Touch will be bringing polka to the library on July 11, which is one of the most fun and entertaining bands of the year. The Blue Mule Duo will perform some blue-grass and Americana on Aug. 1. Aug. 29 will bring a new group, The Untouchables with some oldies and rock hits. The final concert of the year will feature ...

New camps added to Fredonia Summer Music Festival

Two new camps – Composition and Songwriting, and Modern Band – have been added to the Summer Musical Festival at the State University of New York at Fredonia. “We are excited to offer two new camps this summer, in addition to the five camps we traditionally hold. These new camps will ...