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A musical event in Dods Grove to celebrate Halloween

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Reading Time: 2 minutesBRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader The air is getting colder, but there’s still time left to be outside enjoying life and music and doing fun activities. Rocktoberfest will be the perfect event to wrap up the excellent outdoor shows that go on at Fredonia and kick off Halloween. The......
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Indie bands and brass players take the BJ’s stage

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Reading Time: 2 minutesBRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader On Oct. 16, Last Call Entertainment hosted their bi-weekly show at BJ’s that featured three bands that resulted in an energetic and confident performance. The show was filled with something for everyone with a stacked lineup that featured ’90s emo pop band Cooler, a......
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ACT UP Locally and Pride Alliance recognize LGBTQ change-makers and the AIDs epidemic

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSHENECA SHARPE Special to The Leader Fredonia Pride Alliance is partnering with the convocation committee to host: ACT UP Locally. (WNY) Members of the ACT UP Western New York chapter will be in attendance to provide oral histories with a focus on issues of activism and social change. ACT UP......
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Latinos Unidos honors Hispanic Heritage Month

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJESSICA MEDITZ Asst. Life & Arts Editor Hispanic Heritage Month is often a period of recognition, celebration and pride for many Latinos across the country. Fredonia hasn’t forgotten about it, either. Latinos Unidos, one of Fredonia’s clubs, has arranged several events to honor the month. Their most recent event, known......
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SUNY’S Got Your Back: Students volunteer to help survivors of violence

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMADDIE LITTLE Special to The Leader According to www.theHotline.org, “24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States.” SUNY’s Got Your Back Started in 2016. It’s an initiative to provide comfort bags with personal hygiene products to local domestic......
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Walter Gloor Mainstage Series presents ‘The Grapes of Wrath’

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Reading Time: 2 minutesBRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader The department of theater and dance will present a stage production for the American novel, “The Grapes of Wrath” in Marvel Theater. The stage production, which holds very true to the novel by John Steinbeck in themes and plot, was written by Frank Galati......
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‘Killer Rack’ movie viewing: A horror-comedy in support of Breast Cancer Awarenes

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Reading Time: 2 minutesBRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader October is a time for spookiness and horror as much as it is a time for awareness, particularly with it being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. HAIL! Fredonia Records, in the spirit of both spookiness and awareness, is screening a horror comedy on campus......
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BJ’s welcomes Keep Flying, Plans and Cooler to their stage

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJESSICA MEDITZ Asst. Life & Arts Editor BJ’s Fredonia and entertainment event company, Last Call Entertainment, have been consistent in keeping the local music scene alive. Music enthusiasts of the Fredonia area look forward to Wednesday nights, as several bands have been introduced via the BJ’s stage. This week, on......
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Colleges Against Cancer to collaborate with American Cancer Society for Cabaret for a Cure

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Reading Time: 2 minutesBRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader In the spirit of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Fredonia club Colleges Against Cancer is putting on a fundraising and awareness event with the American Cancer Society. Cabaret for a Cure will take place Tuesday, Oct. 15 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the......
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Eerie Shores to release first EP ‘Wicked Disposal’ at BJ’s

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Reading Time: 2 minutesBRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader Next week at BJ’s, it will be a special night as local Fredonia band Eerie Shores is having a release show for their first EP, “Wicked Disposal.” The release show will also feature a stacked lineup, including The Joke’s On Us and The Standby.......

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