DFT Communications Marketing & Public Relations Manager Dan Siracuse (right) presents a sponsorship check to Opera House Executive Director Rick Davis.

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center and DFT Communications are celebrating a 25-year relationship in which DFT has served as corporate sponsor of the Opera House’s Spotlight Series.

“We are very excited to be continuing this long-standing partnership between the Opera House and DFT Communications, ” says Opera House Executive Director Rick Davis. “DFT is one of the area’s oldest independent businesses. It is family-owned by founding members of the Opera House; and we are honored that the company is continuing to support us in this way.”

The Spotlight Series is a series of live performance events featuring popular national and international artists in a variety of musical genres, dance and theatre. This year’s series includes two performances coming this fall: The Billy Joel Tribute Experience with Pat Farrell and the Cold Spring Harbor Band, on Oct. 17; and a very special concert with Broadway star Nick Adams, on Sept. 19.

DFT Communications is a 127-year-old technology company linking neighbor to neighbor, friend to friend, and business to business offering High Speed Internet including fiber-optic Internet, DFT Wireless, and DFT Everyday Internet; Digital Phone Service: residential, Enterprise VoIP and DFT Mobile; Network Solutions; Wireless Technology and Solutions, including Ultimate Wi-Fi, Enterprise Wireless and the Command IQ App Suite; Network Solutions; and the DFT Customer Service Center for the ultimate broadband experience. DFT Communications is locally owned and operated by the Maytum Family. For more information on DFT Communication’s family of services, visit www.dftcommunications.com.

Mark R. Maytum, President & CEO of DFT Communications states, “DFT is proud to partner once again with the historic 1891 Fredonia Opera House for another season of bringing quality entertainment, music and programming to residents and families of Fredonia and the surrounding communities. For the past 25 years, we have supported the Opera House in various ways including our sponsorship of the Spotlight Series among other things. We encourage all of our area residents to attend as many events as possible and hope that people of all ages will take advantage of these unique performances in such a beautiful setting. We value our partnership with the Opera House and look forward to a continued and prosperous future as partners in the community.”

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center is a member-supported not-for-profit performing arts center with a mission to “present the performing arts for the benefit of our community and region … providing access to artistic diversity … and high quality programming at an affordable price.” It is located in Village Hall in downtown Fredonia. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.fredopera.org.