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Cinema Alternatives: The club that takes cinema from ‘Hollywood’ to ‘Hollyweird’

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJESSICA MEDITZ Staff Writer Since we as college students are often focused on our academics, it’s important to find outlets for expression that are outside of our majors. Among Fredonia’s wide variety of clubs is Cinema Alternatives — a film-based club that allows students to do so. Cinema Alternatives’ main......
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Hail Freedonia: Reed Library presents annual Marx Brothers-inspired events

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJESSICA MEDITZ Staff Writer Many college-aged people might not know or recognize how iconic the Marx Brothers are considered in pop culture. Students of SUNY Fredonia, however, will have it brought to their attention if it hasn’t been already. To honor the connection between the Marx Brothers and Fredonia, the......
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Project 22: Fredonia alum produces suicide prevention movie with a focus on veterans in civilian life

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Reading Time: 3 minutesBRENTON NEWCOMB  Special to The Leader The entire month of September is Suicide Prevention Month. In the spirit of strengthening the fight against suicide and creating awareness, The Community Alliance for Suicide Prevention is bringing a free movie screening to Fredonia  — co-produced by alum and Afghanistan veteran Theo Collins.......
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Fredonia professor Armand Petri writes score for local horror film

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Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Life & Arts Editor You may be familiar with the recent local horror film “Widow’s Point,” that was shot at the Dunkirk Lighthouse. Fredonia professor Armand Petri wrote the musical score for the film and recently took part in a discussion panel at the premiere. Petri, born in......
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Martha Colburn’s opening exhibition at Marion Art Gallery

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Reading Time: 2 minutesBRENTON NEWCOMB  Special to The Leader The Marion Art Gallery is starting this season with an exhibition from Martha Colburn — an internationally renowned, award-winning artist. She is known for her experimental stop-motion animated films.   The exhibition, “Imagined Histories,” features five stop-motion animated films and will be open to the......
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Local horror film set at Dunkirk Lighthouse premieres Friday, Sept. 13

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Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Life & Arts Editor An indie horror thriller movie is coming to Fredonia for Friday the 13th. More than that, it was filmed at the Dunkirk lighthouse. The film, “Widow’s Point,” will premiere at the Fredonia Opera House on Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. “Widow’s Point” is based......
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Latinos Unidos hosts El Carnaval

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Reading Time: 2 minutesWith deadlines and the end of the semester approaching, there are still many groups that are hosting their final events of the Spring Semester.  And what’s a better way to end the semester than with a carnaval? Latinos Unidos will be hosting their annual El Carnaval on Sunday, April 28.......
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Spectrum announces phenomenal comedians for comedy show

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteJOSEPH MARCINIAK Assistant Editor of the Scallion   Spectrum has finally announced the comedians at the comedy show coming up. Two phenomenal comedians. The opener has been announced as a homeless man they found outside of Sunny’s. According to Spectrum, his name is Reggie, and he is a card! “Unfortunately,......

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