A 2023 book by a University of Buffalo architect uncovers and explores previously unknown aspects of the largely veiled life and career of Buffalo’s Louise Blanchard Bethune, America’s first professional female architect and designer of Dunkirk’s Brooks Mansion, now the current site of Brooks Hospital. Kelly Hayes McAlonie, FAIA, UB director of campus planning, will […]
In a nod to this year’s 27th Annual Bach & Beyond Baroque Music Festival, the Opera House presents the 1985 Best Picture Oscar winner in which the life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was deeply jealous of Mozart’s talent and claimed to have murdered […]
In a nod to this year’s 27th Annual Bach & Beyond Baroque Music Festival, the Opera House presents the 2022 film inspired by the incredible true story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George. The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Joseph Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jr. in a tour-de-force performance) […]
The Soldiers’ Chorus, founded in 1957, is the vocal complement of the United States Army Field Band of Washington, DC. The 29–member mixed choral ensemble travels throughout the nation and abroad, performing as a separate component and in joint concerts with the Concert Band of the “Musical Ambassadors of the Army.” The chorus has performed […]
The MostArts Festival features the brilliance of timeless classical music performed by world class musicians, the Young Pianist Competition, daily chamber series, evening concert series and the vibrant world of Alfred art. Get Tickets! Schedule for Events Sunday, July 14th Opening Gala Concert featuring the 2023 Young Pianist Competition Winner, Anna Bray Monday, July 15th […]
In 1964, Fredonia’s Winter Garden Theatre was packed for the Beatles’ film A Hard Day’s Night. To celebrate the movie’s 60th birthday, that theatre, now the 1891 Fredonia Opera House & Performing Arts Center, presents the film on the big screen again. In this classic of musical comedy, the baggage car gig on the train […]
The National Gallery of London is one of the world’s greatest art galleries. It is full of masterpieces, an endless resource of history, an endless source of stories. But whose stories are told? Which art has the most impact and on whom? The power of great art lies in its ability to communicate with anyone, […]
Get ready for a side-splitting comedic experience that’s tailor-made for those who appreciate the wisdom that comes with age. Join us for an uproarious evening with New York’s very own Tom Briscoe as he takes the stage in a show that’s bound to leave you in stitches. It’s Not Mansplaining, It’s Old Mansplaining is a collection […]
In celebration of 30 years of the Folk in Fredonia Music Series, the Opera House in 2024 is bringing back some of the artists who performed in the earlier years of the series. John McCutcheon first appeared in 2003, and we’re thrilled that he is returning! No one remembers when the neighbors started calling the […]
Named in honor of Bill Monroe, “The Father of Bluegrass Music,” Monroe Crossing dazzles audiences with an electrifying blend of classic bluegrass, bluegrass gospel, and heartfelt originals. Their superb musicianship and on-stage rapport have entertained audiences across the United States, Canada and Europe. Based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, Monroe Crossing plays an average […]
In celebration of 30 years of the Folk in Fredonia Music Series, the Opera House in 2024 is bringing back some of the artists who performed in the earlier years of the series. Garnet Rogers first appeared in 1996, and we’re thrilled that he is returning! In a darkened bedroom, lit only by the amber […]