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Phi Mu Alpha hosts 11th annual Safe Halloween

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ELYSE GRIECO Life & Arts Editor   Phi Mu Alpha will be hosting the 11th annual Safe Halloween this Sunday, Oct. 28. Phi Mu Alpha is the national professional music fraternity on campus. Every fall, the organization welcomes children from the Fredonia area, along with their guardians, to come trick-or-treating......
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Marvin Bjurlin exhibit: ‘A Potter’s Path’

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VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor   Distinguished teaching professor and emeritus Marvin Bjurlin returned to Fredonia on Friday to celebrate his 50-year-long journey as both a potter and educator. His exhibit titled, “A Potter’s Path,” is located in the Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery. It hosts a collection of......
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Freedonia Marxonia: A Fall Fredonia Tradition

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ERIKETA COST Staff Writer   Hail! Hail Freedonia! Land of the Brave and Free! This phrase can be heard around Fredonia this time of year, and the Marx Brother film, “Duck Soup,” can tell you why. The film debuted in 1933. “Duck Soup” takes place in an imaginary country called......
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The Extinct Bird Project: Making a statement

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STEPHEN SACCO Staff Writer Alberto Rey’s “The Extinct Bird Project” will be featured this fall at The Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History (RTPI) in Dunkirk. The project was inspired by Roger Peterson aka “the artist” who left a legacy on environmentalist art, most famously known for his field......
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Remembering Bernard Woma

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ERIKETA COST Staff Writer   Fredonia’s own Ghanaian xylophone player, performer and mentor recently passed away on April 27 after battling cancer. A memorial service will be held for Bernard Woma Saturday, Sept. 29 at 1 p.m. in Mason Hall. It will begin with prayers and an unveiling of the......
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Visiting Artist Program presents Melanie Walker

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ELIZABETH SUSKI Special to The Leader   SUNY Fredonia will be welcoming Melanie Walker as part of the Visiting Artist Program on Sept. 27. The Visiting Artist Program (VAP) is a class that Barbara Räcker coordinates through the Visual Arts Department. Räcker is the gallery director at the Marion Art......

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