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Like many artists, Amy Hauber never knows when and where inspiration will strike. Thus, she is an avid gatherer of found objects, hanging on to a diverse collection of items and waiting for that moment when a particular item’s purpose is revealed.  The results of Hauber’s efforts are currently on display at the State University of New York at Fredonia in the art gallery of Rockefeller Arts Center.

A half-century after the death of beloved teacher Dr. Georgiana von Tornow, alumni returned to christen the lobby of the 400-seat Marvel Theatre in memory of the former speech and drama teacher who is considered the founder of SUNY Fredonia's theatre arts program.

Critically acclaimed for its unique style and structure, "Marat/Sade," a “play within a play,” will feature a cast of 27, as well as seven musicians from the SUNY Fredonia School of Music. It opens in Bartlett Theatre on Friday, Oct. 24.

Boys and girls from Silver Creek, Dunkirk, Fredonia, Westfield and Brocton attended the five-day camp, and quickly were turned into “Playground Players,” an acting troupe, by the energetic staff. The Fredonia College Foundation’s Carnahan-Jackson Humanities Fund provided funding for scholarships that allowed more than a dozen additional children to attend the camp.

The 2008-09 Lake Shore Savings Season will feature events in the Kaleidoscope Family Series sponsored by Howard Hanna Holt Real Estate, the World Travel Series sponsored by Fredonia Place, and the Pops Series, sponsored by DFT Communications.  Season or single-event tickets are available at the SUNY Fredonia Ticket Office at 673-3501 (1-866-441-4928).

A reception Friday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. opens the next exhibit of mixed media works by artist Amy Hauber in the  Art Gallery at Rockefeller Arts Center. The work by Ms. Hauber is a mixture of media including digital papercraft prints, sculpture, ceramics and digital video and installation

Rockefeller Arts Center Director Jefferson Westwood said he is pleased to welcome Fredonia Place back as the corporate sponsor of the World Travel Series.

A new SUNY Fredonia Ticket Office has returned to the Williams Center, but in a larger, more customer-friendly "digs." The office is now located in room G-144, which is directly across from its previous Williams Center location.

Lake Shore Savings has again made a $10,000 commitment to support the arts and entertainment programming at the Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center at the State University of New York at Fredonia.

Child’s Play Touring Theatre, which specializes in performing original works written by young authors, will bring “Kids for President” to Marvel Theatre at the State University of New York at Fredonia for a 7 p.m. performance on Friday, Oct. 3.

The Best of Broadway will perform its program “Broadway Showstoppers” on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. in King Concert Hall. The show follows last November’s Best of Broadway performance of “The Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber,” which proved to be the most popular single event in the 2007-08 season.

"The Synergy Project," an installation by artist Claudia Esslinger, will open with a free public reception on Friday, Sept. 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the university art gallery. The exhibit will continue through October 1.

The sev enth annual Jurgen P. Banse-Fay Production Management Internship Award at the Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center has been presented to Rick Haug, a BFA Production Design major at the State University of New York at Fredonia

Student vocalists will join Bruce Johnstone and the Little Apple Big Band on Friday, May 16, at 8 p.m. for the 2008 Commencement Eve Pops Concert: “Big Band Classics.”  The student performers were chosen by competitive auditions earlier this semester.

The upcoming Walter Gloor Mainstage Series production of “Victor/Victoria” will be a large undertaking in every sense of the word.  The show opens April 25 in Marvel Theatre and features a cast of 30, a crew of 40, a 26-person orchestra, a production and design crew of 16, nine different full sets — including a one that depicts two floors of a hotel — and 16 scene changes.