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Sneak peek: The Hillman in the making Hillman Opera to present “The Merry Widow” this weekend

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[metaslider id=4570] REBECCA HALE Reverb Editor       The word in the halls of Rockefeller is that this year The Hillman Opera will be an English-adapted version of Franz Lehar’s “The Merry Widow,” a lighthearted and comic operetta. With the help of over 100 instrumentalists, vocalists and technicians, the production will......
Life & Arts

Six psychics Spectrum holds Psychic Fair on Family Weekend

[metaslider id=4279] MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   Last weekend was Fredonia’s annual Family Weekend. For many students, finding entertainment to keep the whole family occupied can be a bit of a struggle. This is where Spectrum comes in. The student-run campus entertainment group has been organizing presentations and activities for......
Life & Arts

A play within a play The Department of Theatre and Dance presents its second Mainstage production

RIANNA SEELIG Staff Writer   The Fredonia Department of Theatre and Dance has been in the process of rehearsing an adaptation of “Six Characters in Search of an Author” by Robert Brustein. The production is the second of the semester in the Walter Gloor Mainstage Series, directed by Dr. James......
Life & Arts

Lizards in the Garden PAC performs ‘Lizards’ in the Japanese Garden

[metaslider id=4291] STAFF REPORT   While many this past Halloween weekend were dressing up as monsters on the outside, members of  Fredonia’s student-run Performing Arts Company were dealing with monsters on the inside. The company performed “Lizards,” a piece of work that deals with the struggles of change and how......
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A shadowcast-less ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Live-action aspect of the film screening gets canceled

COLIN PERRY Assistant News Editor Fans of the annual “Rocky Horror Picture Show” shadowcast screening may have to do the Time Warp themselves if they want to see it this year, as Pride Alliance has announced the cancellation of the live-action portion of the event. For the last three years,......
Life & Arts

‘Two words that make the magic’ Broadway star conducts master class

HOLLY BURDICK Special to The Leader   “What if” — two words that can imply many things. “What if” — two words that permit the imagination to run wild. “What if” — two words that Tony Award-nominated, Karen Akers used many times to explain what she wanted to teach. “What......
Life & Arts

The Marx Brothers take over Reed Library

VERONICA PENOYER Layout Editor Freedonia Marxonia, a film festival and art symposium dedicated to celebrating the Marx brothers’ contribution to American culture, started last Thursday. This celebration began as a way to show the connection between Fredonia and “Freedonia,” the setting of the Marx Brothers’ film, “Duck Soup.” The Marx......

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