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Second guest artist to offer dance classes for campus community
Another guest artist of the Fredonia Dance Ensemble will be offering two free classes in October that will be open to the entire campus community. Cheryl Halliburton-Beatty, associate professor of Dance Studies at C.W. Post and co-director of the Post Concert Dance Company, will be at SUNY Fredonia for a week-long guest artist residency with the Fredonia Dance Ensemble. She will teach an African Dance class on Friday, Oct. 4 from 1 to 3 p.m., and on Thursday, Oct. 10, she will teach an Afro-Jazz class from 5 to 7 p.m., both in Dods Hall Room 148.
Bassoonist Nadina Mackie Jackson Gives Recital October 2
The SUNY Fredonia School of Music presents a guest artist recital featuring bassoonist Nadina Mackie Jackson on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public.
Canadian artist Guy Laramée to give talk at SUNY Fredonia
Guy Laramée, a Montreal-based artist who works in multiple disciplines and mediums, will give his talk on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 8:30 p.m. in 209 McEwen Hall on the SUNY Fredonia campus.
NPR's Michael Eric Dyson, acclaimed author/sociologist, to keynote 2013 Convocation
One of the nation’s most inspiring speakers, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, will deliver the annual Convocation address at SUNY Fredonia on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 3 p.m. at King Concert Hall. This year's Convocation theme is "Raising Cultural Awareness and Building Global Relations."
Guest Poet Matthew Olzmann to speak Thursday
Matthew Olzmann, author of the poetry collection, “Mezzanines,” will present his work on Thursday, Sept. 26, from 4 to 7 p.m. in McEwen Hall Room...
Children’s Concerts Series Kicks Off Eighth Season with Fredonia School of Music Percussion Trio on Saturday, Oct. 5
A percussion trio will perform as part of the Children's Concert Series at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct 5. The concert, designed to introduce very young audiences to musical instruments, will be held at the Darwin R. Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia. For more information, call (716) 673-4628. This is a free event.
Beach cleanup rescheduled for Sunday, Sept. 22
Groups of volunteers from SUNY Fredonia will lead beach cleanups at Point Gratiot and Wright Park in Dunkirk on Sunday, Sept. 22, from noon to 2:30 p.m., as part of the Ocean Conservancy’s 28th International Coastal Cleanup Campaign. This is a rescheduled date due to a severe weather forecast for Sept. 21. SUNY Fredonia’s Academic Community Engagement (FACE) Center is directing the cleanup with assistance from the New York branch of the American Littoral Society and SUNY Fredonia’s Sustainability Committee and Office of Volunteer and Community Services.
SUNY Fredonia's Ethos New Music Society presents student composers concert
The first Student Composers Concert of the new school year, featuring student instrumentalists and vocalists performing works by both undergraduate and graduate students, will be...
The 85th Annual Meeting of New York State Geological Association will be hosted by the Department of Geosciences
The 85th Annual Meeting of New York State Geological Association will be hosted by the Department of Geosciences on Sept. 20 to 22 as part of the department’s 50th anniversary celebration. Activities will include five field trips on Saturday and Sunday, and a Saturday night banquet featuring a talk by Dr. Gary Lash.
DFT Communications marks seventh season as pops sponsor at SUNY Fredonia
The 2013-14 pop music series at SUNY Fredonia’s Michael C. Rockefeller Arts will be sponsored by DFT Communications for the seventh consecutive season. The DFT...