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

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JESSICA 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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JESSICA 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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BRENTON 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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ERIKETA 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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BRENTON 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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ERIKETA 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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Visiting Artist Program presents revolutionary artist Dread Scott

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ELYSE GRIECO Life & Arts Editor   Fredonia’s Visiting Artist Program presented guest speaker Dread Scott this past Thursday, Feb. 28. Scott is an award winning artist who some may call reckless, but others call revolutionary. In 1998, while he was still a college student, Scott’s work titled “What is......

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