Photo by Shimire Foots
KRIS HARRIS
Staff Writer
Steele Hall Ice Arena will be home to Rock N’ Skate, an evening filled with fun and music hosted by the Fredonia Radio Systems from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Fredonia Radio Systems (FRS) is the student-run radio station here on campus running both WDVL 89.5, “The Inferno,” which students can hear walking past McEwen, and WCVF 88.9, which broadcasts throughout car radios and online.
Students can simply come in and listen to some live music if skating isn’t their thing. Some of the bands on the list include Battle of the New Bands finalist 42 Eagle, Buffalo alternative-rockers Kill the Clock, and the acoustic talents of Aidan Licker, also known as The Otherme. There will also be food and tons of raffles, with one of the raffle prizes, including a $100 gift card to Tops, which is sure to help out any college student.
All this came from one little old flyer left inside the station.
“The former News Director, Krystina Ventry, and I saw an old poster for the event in the station and really wanted to bring it back. This year, being on the eboard helped me to push the idea,” said Megan Lewandowski, a senior sculpture major and the chief engineer at the station.
Taking inspiration from the poster and enlisting the help of several other members of FRS’s executive board, Rock N’ Skate went from just an idea to a full-fledged event with months of planning and promotion. Even though it’s a large amount of work, Lewandowski simply said, “It’s coming along nicely.”
The original focus of the event in the past was to benefit the high school music programs of Dunkirk and Fredonia, encouraging those coming to Rock N’ Skate to wear a costume. This time around, the event will benefit FRS themselves, sans the costume wearing, to help support their upcoming events.
One of these events is the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Conference (IBS), a three-day annual conference in New York City. Several members of the station are up for awards including Lewandowski with Station Manager Lexi Ziccardi.
Tickets for the event are $3, and skate rentals will be an additional $4. Students are welcome to bring their own skates, as well.