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Music review: Birdhaus hosts last show Celebration held in honor of ‘Marchi Gras’

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CARLY KNASZAK Staff Writer Happy Marchi Gras — the very special celebration that was hosted at Birdhaus by Fredonia student Brandon Perdomo. “Well, for the past three years, I’ve turned my living room into a salon-style gallery, where I bring in student visual artists, as well as traveling artists, including......
Life & Arts

Music Director of ‘Kinky Boots’ visits Fredonia

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KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Broadway’s most sought-after musical, “Kinky Boots,” is a story of finding friendship, inspiration and passion where you least expect it. It has won six Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Score, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album. Its raging success......
Life & Arts

Music review: Artists on the Rise Hellogoodbye is announced as Spring headliner

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WILLIAM MOHAN Special to The Leader The Williams Center was full of energy from various forms of musical talent that shared their love of their craft with an enthusiastic and hyper audience this past Thursday night, Feb. 26. This was all courtesy of Spectrum Entertainment Board. Following the performance of......
Life & Arts

And the Best Picture award goes to … “Birdman”

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CONNOR BURTON Special to The Leader At the 87th Academy Awards ceremony, of the eight best picture nominees, the deserved winner was “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).” It won against such competition as “American Sniper,” “The Imitation Game,” “Boyhood,” “Selma,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “The Theory of Everything”......
Sports

Swimming and diving teams score personal bests at SUNYACs

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MICHELLE HALE Assistant Sports Editor Fredonia’s men and women’s swimming and diving teams competed for the SUNYAC title this past week. The women’s swimming and diving team placed fourth overall, and the men placed fifth. Although they did not clinch the title of champion, many Blue Devil swimmers placed first......
Sports

Teammates, friends reflect on alumnus who was more than just another teammate

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SEAN MCGRATH Sports Editor “Loyal.” “Humble.” “Outgoing.” “Charismatic.” “Bucketz.” Look at any of these words in the dictionary, Amir Billups is sure to be listed as a synonym. Yes, even ‘Bucketz’ would be in the dictionary if the men’s basketball team had their way. This past Saturday, Billups lost his......
Life & Arts

Ethos New Music Society hosts Third Coast Percussion

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KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Ethos New Music Society kicked off its 15th Newsound Festival with the “vibrant” and “superb” Third Coast Percussion ensemble this past week. Hailed as groundbreaking for their expansion of the percussion repertoire, “Third Coast Percussion explores and expands the extraordinary sonic possibilities of the percussion repertoire......
Scallion

New class spotlight LART 160: Pursuit of Trivia

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TARA DACTYL Special to the Lampoon Losing a game of Trivia Crack may be one of the saddest moments one can experience. Coming in last at Ellicott Brewing Company or Wing City Grille’s trivia can ruin a person’s entire week. Getting question after question incorrect can really do a number......

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