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Fredonia celebrates Valentine’s Day weekend with The Vagina Monologues

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Reading Time: 3 minutesHanna Neumann and other members of the cast perform “My First Period.” Mary Laing / Special to The Leader CHRISTINA CONCEICAO Sports Editor This past weekend, SUNY Fredonia put on its 13th annual performance of “The Vagina Monologues,” a play written by Eve Ensler, a Tony Award winning playwright, performer......
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Less is more: WNYCO performs world premiere of Mahler chamber arrangement

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Reading Time: 2 minutesGlen Cortese conducts the WNYCO as they perform his arrangement of Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde.” Photo courtesy of Melissa Rechin / Photo Editor     COURTNEE CESTA Assistant Reverb Editor   More than 115 years after it was first composed, Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde” was given new......
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Interactive Theatre Society to put on murder mystery dinner

Reading Time: 2 minutesREBECCA HALE Staff Writer This weekend, murder will run rampant in the Williams Center. In the Horizon Room, the Interactive Theatre Society will put on “Where There’s a Will,” a student-written and directed murder mystery. Co-written by Rachel Gregg, Sam Ploetz, Tiffany Conners and alumni Shawn Hallet, the event will......
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Mason Hall rundown Spring 2014

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Reading Time: 2 minutesCOURNTEE CESTA Assistant Reverb Editor Students in Mason Hall are being presented with some amazing opportunities this semester and are preparing an outstanding line-up for the spring. Check out what’s in store for Mason this semester! Western New York Chamber Orchestra performs world premiere of Mahler’s “Song of the Earth”......
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GRAMMY win brings Fredonia alumnus praise, swag and Twitter trends

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Reading Time: 5 minutesMAGGIE GILROY Reverb Editor The cafeteria of Westfield Secondary School added a new addition to its decor Friday evening: a red carpet fit for a GRAMMY winner. Members of the Westfield community filled the quaint school’s cafeteria eager to greet Kent Knappenberger, recent winner of the first ever GRAMMY Music......
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‘Sound of Music’ telecast garners huge ratings and mixed reviews

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Reading Time: 5 minutesMAGGIE GILROY Reverb Editor The hills are alive with … a former American Idol? As soon as the casting was announced for NBC’s live telecast of “The Sound of Music,” with former American Idol winner and country superstar Carrie Underwood in the leading role of Maria, fans of the beloved......

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