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From Pompeii to Fredonia: Worldwide showing of 2016 David Gilmour concert includes the Fredonia Opera House

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMORGAN HENDERSON Staff Writer   Last Wednesday night, David Gilmour, former guitarist of Pink Floyd, had his live concert movie played in over 2,000 movie theatres worldwide for one night only. The movie was filmed during his two July 2016 concerts played in the ancient Pompeii ampitheatre.   The movie......
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The spirit of the 70s to visit Fredonia: A preview of ‘You’ve Got a Friend: The Music of Carole King & James Taylor’

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMORGAN HENDERSON Staff Writer Fredonia’s bringing the 70s back to the Rockefeller Arts Center with “You’ve Got a Friend: The Music of Carole King & James Taylor” on Sept. 21, at 7:30 p.m. “Carole King and James Taylor made ‘thee pop music’ in the 70s,” said Jefferson Westwood, director of......
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Festivals Fredonia to kick off 22nd annual Red, White and Blues fest

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Reading Time: 2 minutesBETHANY CLANCY Staff Writer   For 22 years, a local non-profit group, called Festivals Fredonia, has been putting on the Red, White and Blues festival in downtown Fredonia. It’s a two-day free music festival featuring red and white wines from local wineries along with blues styled music in Barker Commons.......
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Curtain Up: A preview of the upcoming Opera House events

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMELISSA FUCHS Special to The Leader   The arts are alive and well in Fredonia both on and off campus. From the variety of arts majors to off-campus concerts at the bars downtown, it’s undeniable the role art plays in Fredonia. One art-oriented point of interest in Fredonia, often not......
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Spectrum holds safari-themed Block Party on Tim Hortons patio

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Reading Time: < 1 minute[metaslider id=9473] KARA CEKUTA Staff Writer   Where can you find fellow students enjoying a sunny afternoon while jamming out to indie tracks and enjoying safari-themed snacks? Spectrum’s annual Block Party was held on Friday at the end of their “Welcome Week,” which lasted from Aug. 20 to 25. The......

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