May 27, 2026
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Frostie Mocha and JP Makerquake for the win Contestants own the stage in Fall Dragapalooza

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Reading Time: 4 minutesNAOMI LYNCH Social Media Manager   “Fredonia! Let me hear you make some noise!” Kimmi Moore screamed into the microphone as the packed Williams Center Multi-Purpose Room roared in response. Last Friday, Pride Alliance held its Fall 2015 Drag Show: Dragapalooza, hosted by Moore, 2013 Drag Queen winner and Fredonia......
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An American in Berlin ‘Cabaret’ to open Oct. 14

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKRIS HARRIS Special to The Leader   “Cabaret” is an exciting musical that combines a range of subjects from love to politics. What is even better is that it can be seen on campus next week. The musical is being put on by the Department of Theatre and Dance this......
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Quartet Conversations Shanghai Quartet gives lectures and master classes

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMARIA MELCHIORRE Special to The Leader   Over the course of the past week, Sep. 30 – Oct. 3, Fredonia has been honored to host the world-renowned Shanghai Quartet for a series of lectures, master classes and a performance. Joining the quartet was music education expert Roberta Guaspari-Tzavaras. The residency......
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Blurb: Dance Off

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Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=3673] REBECCA HALE Reverb Editor   Late Sunday afternoon, students, faculty and community members filed into the Steele Hall Fieldhouse to watch Orchesis’ first ever faculty dance-off, a competition which pitted different departments against one another. In the end the English Department won, with Iclal Vanwesenbeeck and Susan McGee’s......
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Rhythm and Brews

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Reading Time: < 1 minute[metaslider id=3660] CARLY KNASZAK Assistant Reverb Editor   Music Industry Club had its first fall event last Wednesday, titled “Rhythm and Brews.” The event took place at Tim Hortons’ The Spot. The place was packed with students, sound equipment and even the campus television station, WNYF-TV.   Junior Aidan Licker......
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Encore! Shanghai Quartet receives standing ovation

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Reading Time: 2 minutesRIANNA SEELIG Staff Writer         The Shanghai Quartet is one of the world’s foremost chamber ensembles. The performers include Weigang Li (violin), Yi-Wen Jiang (violin), Honggang Li (viola) and Nicholas Tzavaras (cello). The four main performers were accompanied by Fredonia professor Sean Duggan, a pianist and monk of St. Joseph......
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Guitar professor releases new CD

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Reading Time: 2 minutesRIANNA SEELIG Staff Writer   One of Fredonia’s own was recently involved in an exciting project. Composer and SUNY Distinguished Professor of the School of Music James Piorkowski had his newest recording, “NINE: The Guitar and Beyond,” released by Centaur Records. The recording is a collection of nine new works.......
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Musicians conduct impromptu jazz improv during “An Evening of Ella and Ellington”

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Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=3336] STAFF REPORT   With the exception of a few scattered seats, Harry A. King Concert Hall was packed last Saturday night for An Evening of Ella and Ellington, the first concert in the DFT Communication Pops Series, which featured the acclaimed Cleveland Jazz Orchestra. The night started off......
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