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Women Take Aim series features films by Pott, Arnehed, Johnston
The Women’s Studies Program will sponsor the Women Take Aim Film Series this fall, with a series of animated films by filmmakers Julia Pott, Asa Arnehed, and Jill Johnston. The two-day event is Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 25 and 26. All films will begin at 6:30 p.m. and presented in the Diers Recital Hall.
String concert features solo by student Lina Horwitz, concerto winner
A special highlight of this year's String Experience will include a performance by SUNY Fredonia concerto competition winner, Lina Horwitz. The free public concert is part of the annual String Experience workshop for high school string players, and will take place on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 4 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall. A reception will follow. She is a violin performance major from Rochester, N.Y., and was a first place winner in the SUNY Fredonia Concerto Competition last spring.
Writer Mat Johnson to speak at Opera House for "Big Read" celebration
Mat Johnson is the author of Pym: A Novel (cover below). Award-winning author Mat Johnson is keynote speaker for Big Read Daniel A. Reed Library...
All Hallow's Eve masked ball set for Oct. 29
The Pagan Student Union will be hosting the All Hallow’s Eve Masquerade Ball on Saturday, Oct.29 from 8 to 11 p.m. in Dods Multipurpose Room...
Rick Ray safari film opens World Travel Series Saturday
Filmmaker Rick Ray will personally present the travel-adventure film at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29 in King Concert Hall at Rockefeller Arts Center. This will be a high-definition, widescreen presentation.
Children’s Concerts Series continues season with Fredonia Guitar Quartet on Saturday, Nov. 5
The Musical Journeys Program of the Fredonia School of Music continues its sixth season of free concerts designed to appeal to very young children. The Fredonia Guitar Quartet will perform at the Nov. 5 concert. The musicians are Fredonia School of Music students Michael Mendoza of Buffalo, Mario Rubano of Farrell, Anthony LaLena of East Northport and Jahzeel Montes of New York.
Renovated art gallery unveils new name in honor of donors, during reception Oct. 22
The main art gallery at SUNY Fredonia will host its first exhibition of the season beginning Saturday, Oct. 22, and visitors will notice significant changes to the space. The gallery will be renamed the Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery, in honor of the Class of 1979 alumna and her husband, who are avid supporters of the arts around the world. In addition, the gallery has just completed a major renovation, which began this summer. The public will get its first look at the space, located on the main level of Rockefeller Arts Center, with the opening reception for the exhibition “Then and Again” from 7 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 22.
Open Mic events for kids and adults headline Big Read POEtry Contest
Community members are invited to participate in one of two Big Read POEtry Contest Open Mic events on Oct. 14 and 15. Teen and adult poets are invited to share their poems on Oct. 14 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Literacy Volunteers 21 East Book Store and Café, located at 21 East Second St. in Dunkirk. Young poets are invited to share their poems on Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Fredonia Farmers’ Market, located on Church St. in Fredonia.
Campus hosting third annual SUNYWide Film Festival of student work
Above is a frame from the film, “Sleepers,” by Jason Latore. It is one of 21 student films that will be shown at the third...
New installation for "In-Sight/On-Site" program
Sculpture artist Paul Howe, who specializes in site specific installations and commissions, installed his work, “Mudtub,” on the lawn between Mason Hall and Reed Library this week. The steel, brick and mortar piece, on loan for a three-year period, was brought to campus by the In Sight/On Site program, which accepts outdoor sculpture for ongoing, revolving exhibition to the campus and surrounding community.