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Licensing issue with Fredonia’s Performing Arts Company

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LEAH GRAZIANO Special to The Leader One of the most interesting aspects about Fredonia is that it has such a strong theatre presence. There are multiple clubs that showcase theatre performance. One of them is Fredonia’s Performing Arts Company, or PAC. It was founded nearly 10 years ago and has......
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Pause what you’re doing: Interactive Theater Society hosts annual Applause for Paws

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ELIZABETH SUSKI Special to The Leader   An event based solely on helping an animal shelter? Sounds like a wonderful destresser before finals plague the campus. Applause for Paws is an annual charity event run by the Interactive Theater Society (ITS) group on campus. The event helps benefit the Lakeshore......
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Walter Gloor Mainstage Series’ presents: ‘Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson’

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ATERAHME LAWRENCE Special to The Leader   “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” is the Walter Gloor Mainstage Series’ next big show. Making its debut in 2010, this comedic historical rock musical takes on the infamous legacy of the 7th president of the United States. Jackson was best known for being a......
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Sexual assault survivors offered safe space to share stories Fredonia Feminists host annual ‘Take Back The Night’

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ELYSE GRIECO Life & Arts Editor   Fredonia Feminists will be hosting “Take Back The Night” this Wednesday, Nov. 7. “Take Back The Night” is a confidential event where victims and survivors of sexual assault are welcomed to come share their stories with one another in a safe environment. Opal......
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Fredonia School of Music and Hillman Opera present ‘Don Giovanni’

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GIOVANINA VANCHERI Special to The Leader   Fredonia’s School of Music and The Hillman Opera are collaborating to put on a production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” “Don Giovanni” is an opera based on the legend of Don Juan. It tells the classic story of a young nobleman who is sexually......
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Pride Alliance’s Fall drag show brings new and inclusive changes

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ERIKETA COST Staff Writer   You can always expect people dancing to ABBA and lip-synching to Lady Gaga at Fredonia Pride Alliance’s semesterly drag shows. However, some new and inclusive changes have been made this time around. Participants no longer fall under “king” and “queen” categories. This way, they do......
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New “Halloween” movie is sure to scare the pants off of horror fans

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MATTHEW TURNER Special to The Leader   The wait is now over for a return-to-form sequel in the long-running and controversial “Halloween” franchise. The series has proved to be something of a wildcard following the release of John Carpenter’s original 1978 “Halloween.” The movie is often seen as one of......
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Actress and Fredonia alumna, Mary McDonnell, returns for Homecoming Weekend

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ELIZABETH SUSKI Special to the Leader   Lights. Camera. Action! Academy Award-nominated actress Mary McDonnell visited Fredonia over homecoming weekend. McDonnell attended Fredonia and graduated in 1974. Born and raised in Ithaca, N.Y., McDonnell chose Fredonia because she needed to go to a state school, and she wanted to be......

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