Events planned by student group for Family Weekend

Lisa Eikenburg
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Spectrum Entertainment is organizing a couple of activities for Family Weekend, Oct. 28 to 30, and encourages the campus and community to participate in the family-friendly fun.

On Friday, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m., Leon Etienne the Illusionist from “America's Got Talent” will perform at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Ticket prices are $8 for students and $12 general admission, and are available online at www.fredonia.edu/student-life/campus-life/familyweekend.

On Saturday, Oct. 29, from 5 to 8 p.m., a Psychic Fair will be held in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room with ticket prices at $5 for students and $8 for the general public. Tickets are only available at the door the day of the event, first come-first served, with 10-minute individual readings.

The Scholars Breakfast, hosted by the Fredonia College Foundation for scholarship recipients, their families, and benefactors to the scholarship funds, will be held Saturday morning at 9 a.m., by invitation only.

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