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Education and expression through spoken word: Button Poetry aims to popularize slam poetry

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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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A choir, two choruses and an orchestra ‘St. Matthew Passion’ to fill King Concert Hall

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  EMMA SCHAIBLE Special to The Leader   On March 9, the School of Music at Fredonia will work with locally talented music ensembles to showcase the “St. Matthew Passion.” Dr. Gerald Gray, who is the director of choral activities, will be conducting. “St. Matthew Passion” is an emotionally involved......
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Protest music: The new generation Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj fuel conversation

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  RIANNA SEELIG Staff Writer   Music can change the world — this is acknowledged by many. Music has power to inspire, change people, fuel political movements and start social change. Music has power completely beyond the imagination. Music or musical performances leading to social or political change likely became......
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Review: Committed to the characters: Summer of ’42 showcases great acting start to finish

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Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=5657] LERON WELLINGTON Special to The Leader   A musical about adolescence and all the awkwardness along with it may not sound very enjoyable, but the Performing Arts Company’s production of “Summer of ‘42” was a light-hearted comedy that left audiences with a few chuckles and smiles from ear......
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A sneak peak of ‘St. Matthew Passion’ in Rosch School of Music hosts sixth Intercollegiate Choral Festival

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Reading Time: 3 minutesEMMA SCHAIBLE Special to The Leader   Three conductors, two schools and one theater. The talent in Rosch Recital Hall was overflowing with the many sounds of collegiate choir students. On the sunny afternoon of Feb. 20, the Sixth Annual Intercollegiate Choral Festival was hosted by the Fredonia School of......
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Light head-banging and mellow chords Half Animal and Younger Then take the BJ’s stage

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  KRISTOFER HARRIS and MOLLY VANDENBERG Staff Writer and Special to the Leader   Those who braved the snow this past Wednesday and came down to BJ’s were not disappointed as Buffalo’s Half Animal and Younger Then took the stage. Half Animal was the first band to play, and every......
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V-Day presents ‘The Vagina Monologues’ [Video]

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Reading Time: < 1 minute[metaslider id=5481] SHENECA SHARPE Special to The Leader   V-Day at Fredonia presented its annual show, “The Vagina Monologues,” once again in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room. With the proceeds going towards the V-Day campaign and Anew Center in Jamestown, it was an experience most people won’t forget. The Vagina......
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A percussion and flute partnership: Ethos presents A/B Duo

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Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=5484] EMMA SCHAIBLE Special to The Leader   It was a cold and snowy evening outside, but inside the cozy theatre of Rosch Recital Hall the audience was embraced in the warm and musical sounds of percussion and flute.                                                                                                   On Feb. 12, the duet ensemble A/B Duo came......
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