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The passage of time in Dunkirk and Fredonia: Sala Wong and Peter Williams in, and outside, the gallery

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Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=5916] CLAIRE O’REILLY Special to The Leader Originally hailing from China and Canada respectively, artists Sala Wong and Peter Williams have brought a different sort of art experience to the Marion Art Gallery on campus this month. “They interact with their audiences,” said animation illustration major Katie McDonough. “They......
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Saturday at Spirit Brew Local Opener, Ellsworth, Bobby Meader Music and Annasun rock the house

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Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=5921] KRIS HARRIS Staff Writer   There is something about house shows here in Fredonia. Walking up to someone’s residence and hearing the low bass and drums pound against the walls immediately gets a person excited. There is almost always a crowd set up outside giving off the smell......
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No auditions necessary: Beginners, pros welcome to jam with Fredonia Ukulele Club

Reading Time: 2 minutesEMMA SCHAIBLE Special to The Leader   Have you ever wanted to try something new or get back into a hobby that you once started? Look no further. On campus there is a new club starting up: Fredonia Ukulele Club. “The club is meant to help others in their field,”......
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‘Back to our roots’ Orchesis to present Spring performance

Reading Time: 2 minutes  AMBER MATTICE Assistant Reverb Editor   On March 12, in the dance studio in Dods Hall, Orchesis will be presenting its 2016 Spring performance. This year’s performance will be particularly interesting, as it will feature eight different pieces choreographed by students as well as an intermission during which other......
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Roomful of excitement Ethos gets ready to host Grammy-winning Roomful of Teeth

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Reading Time: 2 minutesLERON WELLINGTON Special to The Leader   As cliche as it sounds, music is universal and can be enjoyed by everyone. On March 15 in the Multipurpose Room in the Williams Center, Ethos New Music Society will be bringing musical group Roomful of Teeth to perform. At a first glance,......
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‘Feminist and Womanist sensibilities’ Fredonia Big Read events include Hurston, stage-adaption of novel

Reading Time: 3 minutes  MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   The Big Read, a program funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, provides grants for unique community reading initiatives. This year, Fredonia was honored with a grant to be a Big Read community. Each community in the program has a single, classic novel......
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Breaking: Sammy Adams is coming to Fredonia

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Reading Time: 2 minutesCHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer   Even though FREDFest is no longer a part of Fredonia, Spectrum has been working hard to organize this year’s Spring Concert. Headlining the event is American rapper and songwriter, Sammy Adams, best known for his hits “All Night Longer” and “L.A. Story.” “We used to......
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Enter Bartlett, visit Wyoming ‘The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later’ transports audiences

Reading Time: 3 minutesSHENECA SHARPE   Special to The Leader   “The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later” is about going back to Laramie, Wyoming, to talk to people who had connections with Matthew Shepard, who knew Matthew Shepard, or who even had connections to the murder. The play showed the difference between memories......
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Education and expression through spoken word: Button Poetry aims to popularize slam poetry

Reading Time: 3 minutesAMBER MATTICE Assistant Reverb Editor   Words are pretty incredible on their own, but add in the intense and emotional tones that characterize slam poetry, said words become something new entirely. Button Poetry, a Minnesota-based organization, is dedicated to bringing slam poetry to the forefront. The organization takes poets from......
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A simple backdrop for a shining message: ‘The Laramie Project’ opens in Barlett Theatre

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   The black space of Bartlett Theatre darkened as cast members, one by one, blew out a candle. “The Laramie Project” ended as it began: Cast members in a circle on a dimmed stage hummed “Amazing Grace.” The stage was simple: a painted satellite image of......

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