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Life & Arts

Artist Dylan Miner speaks about ancestry, background and inspiration

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Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Life & Arts Editor For Dylan Miner, being an artist is a multi-dimensional experience. It’s bringing different sources, images, cultural and earthly references into one space to create a visceral realm. Miner is the director of an American Indian and Indigenous Studies program at Michigan State College and......
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The Hillman Opera presents ‘Cendrillon’

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Reading Time: 2 minutesBRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader Opening this week, The Hillman Opera will present “Cendrillon” (Cinderella) in Marvel Theater, located in Rockefeller Arts Center. The opera is a collaborative project put on by many departments that will run Nov. 15 through Nov. 17. “Cendrillon” is an opera classic written by......
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Fredonia’s dancers and athletes compete for a good cause

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJESSICA MEDITZ Asst. Life & Arts Editor Fredonia’s Student Dance Organization (SDO) makes the running joke of “twinkle toes in the NFL” somewhat a reality. Even with the lack of a football team, members of Fredonia’s variety of athletic teams will be participating in the organization’s yearly event, Dancing with......
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Fredonia alumni return to BJ’s stage

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKATIE LENDA Special to The Leader From dream pop to garage rock, BJ’s welcomes a diverse group of bands to their Wednesday night concert series. Bands Canetis, Laveda and Tooth will be taking the BJ’s stage on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Each band differs in style and sound, but they all......
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‘Brown, White, Black’: Nishta Mehra speaks about identity

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Reading Time: 2 minutesHANNAH JOHNSON Special to The Leader Nishta Mehra, a wife, author and first generation daughter of Indian immigrants has a goal to promote dialogue across differences of culture identity through her book, “Brown, White, Black.” Born and raised in Memphis, T.N., Mehra is an alum of St. Mary’s Episcopal school......
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Hannah and Matt on Music: Issue 2

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Reading Time: 5 minutesHANNAH LUTEREK AND MATT TURNER Specials to The Leader Hannah’s Choice: “Closer” by Joy Division Matt’s Take: Joy Division is undoubtedly one of the biggest and most influential bands to come out of the post-punk music movement, going on to inspire legions of big rock acts including The Cure, Nine......
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Hannah and Matt on Music: Issue 1

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Reading Time: 4 minutesHANNAH LUTEREK AND MATT TURNER Special to The Leader Hannah’s Choice: “Little Dark Age” by MGMT Matt’s Take: Without much exposure to MGMT, outside of “Oracular Spectacular,” I was cautiously optimistic to dig into their latest album. The album, which was released back in 2018, hadn’t really popped up on......
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New Music Listening Club promotes diversity in music taste

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Reading Time: 3 minutesBRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader The new Music Listening Club (MLC) might have something for you, despite your listening tastes or preferences. The club is for everyone with a thirst for hearing music that they generally wouldn’t listen to or just new music that they would listen to. In......
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Get ready to HoliSLAY: Everything you need to know about the Fall Drag Show

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Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Life & Arts Editor Some people are arguing it’s Christmas time. Others say the Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé tunes can wait until after Thanksgiving. The Fredonia Fall Drag show says who cares, it’s every holiday wrapped into one glitzy night. This year, you can expect a focus......
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