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Pulitzer Prize winner lectures to aspiring journalists

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 4 minutesGIOVANINA VANCHERI Special to The Leader ANALYSIS Fredonia’s chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists hosted their annual conference this weekend. As usual, the event was composed of three special topic speakers and a keynote speaker. For the first time ever, the keynote speaker was a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist:......
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Life & Arts

The Hillman Opera presents ‘Cendrillon’

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutesBRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader Opening this week, The Hillman Opera will present “Cendrillon” (Cinderella) in Marvel Theater, located in Rockefeller Arts Center. The opera is a collaborative project put on by many departments that will run Nov. 15 through Nov. 17. “Cendrillon” is an opera classic written by......
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Life & Arts

Get ready to HoliSLAY: Everything you need to know about the Fall Drag Show

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Life & Arts Editor Some people are arguing it’s Christmas time. Others say the Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé tunes can wait until after Thanksgiving. The Fredonia Fall Drag show says who cares, it’s every holiday wrapped into one glitzy night. This year, you can expect a focus......
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Writers @ Work presents opportunity for students to connect with professionals

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKATIE LENDA Special to The Leader The opportunity to meet and interact with seasoned professionals is an event students will have the chance to attend on Nov. 7 – 8. Fredonia is set to welcome Grammy award winner, Kent Knappenberger, Nannette Knappenberger and sound engineer, Anthony Casuccio back to their......
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Get ready to be spooked: Terror in the Trees brings Halloween spirit to campus

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Reading Time: 2 minutesELIZABETH SUSKI Special to The Leader With one of the spookiest holidays right around the corner, the Halloween spirit is alive and well on campus. Once again, the campus woods will be causing terror to those who dare enter them. This event is led by the group Fredonia Immersive Theatre......
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Life & Arts

Buffalo natives take BJ’s stage for Halloween show

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesJESSICA MEDITZ Asst. Life & Arts Editor This week, the BJ’s stage will get a taste of Buffalo — and I’m not talking about chicken wings. Last Call Entertainment, along with BJ’s Fredonia, are adding three Buffalo-born groups to their concert series. Alternative rock group, Post Prom, will be accompanied......
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Life & Arts

Visiting Artist Program welcomes filmmaker Julia Yezbick

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesSHENECA SHARPE Special to The Leader Visiting Artist Program (VAP) hosted a film screening of “Into the Hinterlands” directed by filmmaker and anthropologist, Julia Yezbick. VAP wanted Yezbick to come to this event because it provides the opportunity for students to see how art can be combined with a multitude......
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Life & Arts

Spooky Circus Cabaret to come to Dunkirk

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Reading Time: 2 minutesANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer What if the circus traded laughs for frights instead? After scaring a full house last year, Crash/Mat is returning for a new show this Saturday, Nov. 2. Hosted by the Adams, this Spooky Circus Cabaret will include dance trapeze, aerial contortion and other unique performances. The......
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