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Visit by documentary filmmaker Byron Hurt to address gender issues in hip-hop culture
A unique look at hip-hop culture will be presented by activist and documentary filmmaker Byron Hurt during a talk and screening of his film, “Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes” on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. in Room 202 McEwen Hall. Among the scholars giving on-screen interviews during the film is Fredonia alumnus and author, Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, who teaches at Duke University.
Pianist Richard Goode to perform on new Steinway at SUNY Fredonia
A concert by internationally acclaimed pianist Richard Goode on Saturday, Sept. 29, is the highlight of a celebration of a special gift by the Elizabeth...
Photographic artists explore practices of optical image making
The role of photography in contemporary art will be explored in an exhibit set to open at the main gallery of Rockefeller Arts Center at the State University of New York at Fredonia. Entitled “Lines Not Drawn: Contemporary photographic depictions, fictions and contradictions,” the exhibit will open with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7.
DFT Communications to sponsor Pops Series
DFT Communications President and CTO Kurt Maytum, left, presents a sponsorship check to Rockefeller Arts Center Director Jefferson Westwood and Tim Murphy, Director of Development...
Local bank gives $10,000 to RAC
A long-time supporter of Rockefeller Arts Center and SUNY Fredonia, Lake Shore Savings has significantly increased its commitment to the arts by becoming the first-ever season-wide sponsor for the center.
“Fahrenheit 451” picked for Big Read
A grant to SUNY Fredonia Reed Library will make Fahrenheit 451 the Big Read focus in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties. Reed Library Washington, D.C.—June 25...
Theater day camp planned for area children
The SUNY Fredonia Department of Theatre and Dance is producing a week-long day camp called “PLAYGROUND” to provide a campus-based cultural experience that reaches out to a small group of children in a unique way. The camp runs from Aug. 20 to Aug. 25.
Howard Hanna Holt to sponsor Kaleidoscope
One of the area’s leading family-owned businesses will be partnering with the Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center at the State University of New York at Fredonia to bring the community the finest in family entertainment. Howard Hanna Holt Real Estate, with offices in Mayville and Fredonia and another scheduled to open soon in Westfield, will sponsor the 2007-08 Kaleidoscope Series at Rockefeller Arts Center
Seven-week workshop by The Quartet Program in residence
Local music lovers can feast their ears on magnificent chamber works performed by some of the world’s most talented young artists as The Quartet Program...
Chamber Singers plan Great Britain Tour
The Fredonia Chamber Singers, under the direction of Dr. Donald P. Lang, will launch their Great Britain Tour, a 17-day excursion that includes performances in historic churches and theatres in Wales and England, on Saturday, May 19. The tour will reunite Emma Hudson, a teacher, composer and music graduate of Oxford University, with Dr. Lang and the Chamber Singers. Ms. Hudson credits tri-annual visits by the Chamber Singers over the years and her brief study at a Fredonia Summer Choral program for her success in music. Ms. Hudson was just 2 years of age when she was introduced to the Chamber Singers.