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Lurking Lucy looks over the woodlot: Art student’s jarring sculpture grabs attention

Reading Time: 3 minutesAMBER MATTICE Assistant Reverb Editor   The woodlot behind Rockefeller Arts Center is home to many a discarded project. Various things lurk behind trees and in the brush. And if people venture there, they are sure to find something worthwhile. It is here where “Lucy” was found. Directly on the......
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Being ‘professional with professionals’ WYNCO/Women’s Choir collaboration delights on all fronts

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Reading Time: 3 minutesEMMA SCHAIBLE Special to The Leader   Inside the immaculate King Concert Hall, the audience was surrounded by the peaceful and splendid musical sound of orchestra and choir. On a snowy April afternoon, the Western New York Chamber Orchestra’s (WNYCO) “Chords and Cords” concert, conducted by Glen Cortese, seemed as......
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A nude, blank canvas Alumna exhibits art gallery featuring the human body

Reading Time: 3 minutes  MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   Fredonia alumna Cecelia Ivy Price will be exhibiting her work at the Sensory Winery & Art Gallery in Ripley, New York, through May 8. Price, who graduated from Fredonia in 2015, creates paintings that address human nature and vulnerabilities. Price paints sensuous, undulating lines......
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How to succeed after college Raskin’s new book might answer all your questions

Reading Time: 2 minutesRIANNA SEELIG Staff Writer   As the end of the semester approaches, a great deal of stress is likely setting in for most seniors. Graduation is drawing nearer, and decisions concerning the future will soon need to be made. How far can a degree truly take a college graduate? How......
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From Lollapalooza to Steele Hall Sammy Adams likes playing colleges, Fredonia has mixed feelings

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  CLAIRE O’REILLY Staff Writer   Originally born with the name “Samuel Adams Wisner” in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the 28-year-old rapper, Sammy Adams, has spent the past few years making a name for himself in the music industry. He may be best remembered as the 22-year-old college kid who remixed Asher......
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‘A rollercoaster of emotions’ Opera Scenes promises to take audiences for a ride

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  LERON WELLINGTON Special to the Leader   While opera may not be for everyone, a whole new dynamic is added when it’s being performed by Fredonia students. The Student Opera Theatre Association (SOTA) will be performing its annual Opera Scenes, which will feature three operas that range in style......
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Chords on chords on cords WYNCO and Women’s Choir to take King’s Concert Hall

Reading Time: 2 minutesKRISTOFER HARRIS Staff Writer   This upcoming Sunday, the Western New York Chamber Orchestra (WNYCO) will be performing “Chords and Cords” at 4 p.m. in King Concert Hall within the Rockefeller Arts Center. The name of the concert comes from conductor, Dr. Glen Cortese. “Chords and Cords” is a play......
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Casper in Kansas Parsons’ ‘Geist’ published on Laurel Review

Reading Time: 3 minutes  RIANNA SEELIG Staff Writer   Success has hit the Fredonia English Department once again. Dustin Parsons, a faculty member of the English Department and recipient of the Midwest Short Fiction Contest, recently had his story “Geist” published on the Laurel Review. Parsons is an associate professor of English at......

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