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A shadowcast-less ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Live-action aspect of the film screening gets canceled

Reading Time: 3 minutesCOLIN 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,......
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‘Two words that make the magic’ Broadway star conducts master class

Reading Time: 3 minutesHOLLY 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......
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The Marx Brothers take over Reed Library

Reading Time: 2 minutesVERONICA 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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An American in Berlin ‘Cabaret’ to open Oct. 14

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKRIS HARRIS Special to The Leader   “Cabaret” is an exciting musical that combines a range of subjects from love to politics. What is even better is that it can be seen on campus next week. The musical is being put on by the Department of Theatre and Dance this......
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Fredonia Radio Systems Rocks The Commons

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Reading Time: 4 minutes[metaslider id=3356] SCOTT DOWNEY Special to The Leader   It was a beautiful day in Barker Commons this past Sunday, where Fredonia Radio Systems (FRS) presented its 25th annual Rockin’ The Commons. The event ran from 11 a.m. until after 9 p.m. and all proceeds, which totaled over $4,500, benefited......
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Cleveland Jazz Orchestra to open the DFT Communication Pop Series

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Reading Time: 2 minutesCARLY KNASZAK Assistant Reverb Editor   The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra will make its Fredonia debut with “An Evening of Ella and Ellington” this Saturday opening for the DFT Communication Pops Series. The performance will pay tribute to jazz legends Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington.   The jazz orchestra is led......
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“Cabaret” and “Snow White” to grace Fredonia stages

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Reading Time: 2 minutesLINDSAY TOMAKA Special to The Leader Sultry love affairs, witty comedy and audience participation are all things to look forward to with this semester’s Fall theatre productions. Last July, theatre students already knew what to expect for the semester and were preparing; by the first week of school they were......
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Remembering Malcolm Communication Professor Emeritus dies at 77

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Reading Time: 4 minutesMANDA DEDIE Assistant News Editor John P. Malcolm, the founding father of the Department of Communication of Fredonia, died on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Malcolm, Professor Emeritus of the communication department, joined the Fredonia staff in 1963 as the director for the Instructional Resources Center (IRC), or what is now......

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