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Frank and Sallie Pullano to receive Jessie Hillman Award for Excellence
Dr. Frank and Sallie (Shapley) Pullano will receive the Jessie Hillman Award for Excellence at the Saturday, Nov. 10, Hillman Opera performance in Marvel Theatre. Specially designed medals will be presented to the couple at 7:30 p.m. before the curtain rises on this year’s Hillman Opera. The Hillman Memorial Music Association bestows the honor to recognize dedicated and respected musicians or educators.
SUNY Fredonia welcomes Vanessa and Helen (Class of '60) Williams back to campus for presentation and book signing
Internationally acclaimed entertainer Vanessa Williams and her mother, Helen Tinch Williams, a member of the Class of 1960, will appear on SUNY Fredonia’s campus Saturday, Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. in Diers Recital Hall. The two have recently co-authored a collective autobiography, You Have No Idea, that characterizes the enduring relationship that aided Vanessa through a series of challenges which arose after she was crowned the first African-American Miss America in 1983.
Children's Concert Series moves Saturday location to Mason Hall
The School of Music continues its Musical Journeys free concerts for young children Sat., Nov. 3 in Mason Hall's Robert and Marilyn Maytum Rehearsal Halls. Student ensembles will perform two half-hour concerts at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.
Alumna Karen Volpe performing holiday show, "The Twelve Dates of Christmas," Nov. 9 and 10
Karen Volpe, Los Angeles actress and SUNY alumna, is returning to Fredonia to perform "The Twelve Dates of Christmas," directed by SUNY Professor Emeritus Mary Charbonnet, Nov. 9 and 10.
Election parody, "American President," delivers timely relief
With the general election just days away, SUNY Fredonia’s student-run improve theatre troupe Random Acts will perform “American President,” a parody that combines the drama and intrigue of the 2012 presidential campaigns with the glitz and glamor of the popular “American Idol” television program. It will be presented Thursday, Nov. 1, at the 1891 Opera House and on Friday, Nov. 2, at the Williams Center on campus. Tickets are free for both performances which start at 8 p.m
Buffalo artist shares insect-driven work on campus
“Invertebrates & Architecture: Works by Julian Montague” runs through Nov. 14 at the Marion Art Gallery.
"Hail Freedonia!" Marx Film Fest returns Nov. 3
The annual Marx Brothers Film Festival and Symposium also known as Freedonia Marxonia will feature the 1933 classic satire Duck Soup. The festival will include...
Visual Arts & New Media offering second "yarnbomb" workshop
The last of two workshops on "yarnbombing" will be held Friday, Nov. 9, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., in the Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery. The event is free and intended to prepare the campus and community for a yarnbomb installation in the gallery in April.
Senior Class sponsoring Chicken Barbecue this Friday
As part of Family Weekend, the Senior Class is sponsoring a Chiavetta's Chicken Barbecue (Limited on-site seating will be available) on campus on Friday, Oct...