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Premium Blend celebrates fifth anniversary with BLENDSTOCK a cappella music fest
SUNY Fredonia's mix of male and female a cappella voices, Premium Blend, will celebrate the group's fifth anniversary with the first a cappella invitational entitled, BLENDSTOCK. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13, in the Multipurpose Room in the Williams Center. More than a dozen Premium Blend alumni will also be returning for an alumni luncheon earlier in the day.
Community invited to Spanish dance classes, programs Nov. 8 and 12
Members of the community are invited to take part in Spanish and flamenco dance classes and a special dance program being offered at SUNY Fredonia...
Children's Concerts Series continues season with School of Music String Quartet on Nov. 13
Selected student ensembles from the Fredonia School of Music will perform half-hour Children’s Concerts on four Saturday mornings with two performances at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 am on Saturday, Nov. 13 in Dunkirk Free Library, 536 Central Avenue in Dunkirk.
Theater production becomes call to action for clean water in third world countries
Director Tom Loughlin, center, makes a point during a rehearsal discussion with cast members of the SUNY Fredonia production of the “The Altruists.” The cast...
Performances celebrate bicentennial of Chopin, Schumann, Liszt
A festival that celebrates the 200th anniversary of the births of three prominent 19th century piano composers – Frederick Chopin, Robert Schumann and Franz Liszt – will be presented by the SUNY Fredonia School of Music with public performances by guest pianists on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 6 and 7, at Rosch Recital Hall.
Ventriloquist brings family show to Rockefeller Arts Center this Friday
The Kaleidoscope Family Series at Rockefeller Arts Center will present “The Vocal Illusions of Lynn Trefzger” on Friday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. Trefzger is known for her off-the-wall audience interplay that is described as “riotously funny.”
Travel series makes high definition debut with Oct. 30 feature on Northern Europe
Rockefeller Arts Center Director Jefferson Westwood said he is very excited about the move to widescreen, high definition images for the World Travel Series, which has drawn more than 58,000 patrons during since its inception in 1983.
Mainstage offering, <i>The Altruists,</i> takes jab at left-wing radicals
An acclaimed dark comedy by Nicky Silver will be the next offering presented by the dept. of Theatre and Dance. “The Altruists” opens Friday, Nov. 5 in Bartlett Theatre at Rockefeller Arts Center. Director Tom Loughlin describes the play as “a modern adult farce — a dark comedy that skewers left-wing political causes.”
Creative uses of social media in upcoming "The Altruists" is next Brown Bag topic
As part of the Arts & Humanities Brown Bag Series’ year-long exploration of creativity, SUNY Fredonia Professor of Theatre and Dance Tom Loughlin and SUNY...
Fredonia School of Music presents Fifth Annual String Experience for high school artists
October 30th event includes master classes for each instrument, a fiddling clinic with guest artist Emily Schaad, an Improv session with Dr. David Rudge and a final concert. The day ends with a post-concert reception. All participants will enjoy lunch as a group on campus, the cost of which is included in the registration fee.