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‘Orange is the New Black’ sets new standard for mainstream media Characters shed new light on the representation of the queer community on TV

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ATHENA TORRES Special to The Leader The year’s most talked about show, “Orange is the New Black,” has proven to be not only incredibly funny and heartwarming, but extraordinarily diverse. According to GLAAD, “Orange is the New Black” features more queer characters than almost any other broadcast or cable series......
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Pulitzer Prize winner to reside in Fredonia

KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Winner of a 1978 Pulitzer Prize and 1982 Emmy Award (among other awards), Michael Colgrass is an American-born Canadian musician, composer and educator known for his work as a percussionist with ensembles like the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera, as well as his......
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Quartetto Gelato to bring an amusing twist on traditional music

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KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Described on their website as “supremely talented, deliciously smart, endlessly creative, refreshingly funny and totally surprising,” Quartetto Gelato, a virtuosic, classically trained, multi-genre group from Toronto, will bring its theatrical style and a taste of acrobatics to the Fredonia campus this week. Formed nearly 20 years......
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Fredonia alumni inducted into Buffalo Music Hall of Fame

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JORIAN HOLKA Special to The Leader Each year at its annual induction gala, the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame recognizes and honors natives and residents of Western New York who have proven invaluable to the local music scene. This year’s event will take place on Oct. 2, when 18 new......

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