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Rockefeller renovations Part I: The good, the bad and the nitty gritty

Reading Time: 3 minutesREBECCA HALE Reverb Co-Editor   The “RAC Project,” designed by architect Deberah Berke, began in the summer of 2014 and was set to be complete in the Spring of 2016. Unfortunately, due to delays and unexpected complications, the project is still incomplete, and much of the Rockefeller Arts Center (RAC)......
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Cleaning up Fredonia Rotaract club gives back

Reading Time: 2 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Walking around the Fredonia campus is usually a pleasant time, with breathtaking foliage and relatively clean streets. Still, sophomore musical theatre major Patrick Brett makes a good point: “There are a lot of cigarette butts on the ground for a smoke-free campus.” The garbage situation only......
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A Pulitzer well-deserved All about the hit musical, ‘Hamilton’

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Reading Time: 3 minutesRIANNA SEELIG Staff Writer   For those who don’t know — Alexander Hamilton was kind of a big deal. He was a Founding Father, a big player in the drafting and writing of the Constitution, the founder of the Federalist Party, the first Secretary of the Treasury, part of George......
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Shakespeare in Buffalo Local celebrations of Shakespeare’s 400th year

Reading Time: 3 minutes  MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   In the center of the first floor of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library sits the unassuming Rare Book Room. The city owns an impressive number of rare books, kept in the archives of the Grosvenor Room and available by request. The Rare......
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Everything is peachy keen ‘James and the Giant Peach’ to come to Bartlett Theatre

Reading Time: 3 minutesAMBER MATTICE Assistant Reverb Editor   This year the Department of Theatre and Dance will be putting on a particularly interesting show. It will be whimsical, humorous and enjoyable for all ages. The show is “James and the Giant Peach,” which many know as the book written by Roald Dahl.......
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The many scenes of love SOTA presents Opera Scenes

Reading Time: 3 minutesEMMA SCHAIBLE Special to The Leader   It was a cold April Sunday, but things were heating up at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House as the Fredonia Student Opera Theatre Association (SOTA) presented Opera Scenes. This annual Fredonia event showcased students with immense talent and devotion to passion in a......
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Keeping dancers — and the audience — on their toes Fredonia Dance Ensemble puts on show seven months in the making

Reading Time: 3 minutesAMBER MATTICE Assistant Reverb editor   The lights dimmed and soft, whimsical music filled the Marvel Theatre on the night of April 8. The audience members were immediately engrossed in the performance before them, although they had no idea what was in store. Fredonia Dance Ensemble had been preparing for......
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‘My foundation, my rock: EDP’ Many honored at Education Development Program Awards

Reading Time: 4 minutesCAMRY DEAN Special to The Leader                         Dozens of students were honored on March 15 at the 34th annual Educational Development Program (EDP) awards ceremony.             The program, which has been on SUNY campuses since the early 1960s, provides motivation, support and financial assistance to students who have the......

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