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High school instrumentalists can register by June 1 for popular Summer Music Festival
The deadline to register for the 22nd annual Fredonia Summer Music Festival is June 1. Set on the beautiful campus of SUNY Fredonia and housed in the university’s School of Music, the Fredonia Summer Music Festival will teach instrumental students from grades 9 through 12 starting Sunday, June 24 and ending with a concert Saturday, June 30, taking advantage of Fredonia's first-rate facilities and world-class teachers.
SUNY Fredonia grad Helen Williams co-writes Vanessa Williams biography
Helen Williams, a SUNY Fredonia graduate and mother of actress Vanessa Williams, shares the spotlight in an enduring photograph on the front cover of a new biography, “You Have No Idea,” that she helped her famous daughter write. SUNY Fredonia will host a book-signing for both authors on Nov. 10. The widely anticipated book is the first by Vanessa, whose career includes starring roles on “The Right Stuff,” “Ugly Betty” and “Desperate Housewives.
Concert version of "Guys and Dolls" celebrates Commencement
“Guys and Dolls in Concert,” the university’s 21st annual Commencement Eve Pops Concert, will be presented on Friday, May 11 at 8 p.m. in King Concert Hall. Maestro Glen Cortese will lead the Western New York Chamber Orchestra and a cast of talented student performers in a concert version of this oddball romantic comedy. More than 20 student vocalists will take part, including 11 in featured roles. Watch a preview here>>
Children's Chorale presenting concert in Rosch on May 18
The Chautauqua Children's Chorale will perform its "Voices of Spring" concert on Friday, May 18 at 7 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall.
Hidden during Holocaust, Sophia Veffer to speak May 1
A hands-on workshop on challah baking and candle-making with Lorie Rakov Rudolph, founder of Cooks in Training, will be held Thursday, April 26 at 7 p.m. at the Newman Center. The series will close with a talk delivered by a Holocaust survivor, who is scheduled to speak Tuesday, May 1 at 12:30 p.m. in Dods Hall Multipurpose Room.
Art students to exhibit their "Last Show," opening April 27
The works of 11 students from the Department of Visual Arts and New Media at SUNY Fredonia will be displayed in the Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery at Rockefeller Arts Center beginning Friday, April 27
FunkGnosis named as opening act for Fred Fest headliner Lupe Fiasco
The student band, FunkGnosis, took the winning title for this year’s opening performance for Fred Fest 2012, after the three-day Battle of the Bands hosted by Sound Services, a student organization.
Opera Theatre students to perform "Opera a la Carte" on Tuesday in Diers; raising funds for exploited children
On Tuesday, April 17, at 8 p.m. in Diers Recital Hall, 36 SUNY Fredonia students in the Student Opera Theatre Association will present, "Opera a...
Children's Concerts Series concludes season with Jazz Duo April 21
The Time Traveling Jazz Duo will feature the guitar, accordion, harmonica, bass, etc. in two performances at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 am on Saturday, April 21, in the Dunkirk Free Library.
New Horizons Band presents Spring Concert April 19 in King
The New Horizons Band of Western New York will present a Spring Concert of “Songs, Dances & Marches” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, in King Concert Hall.