Fall series of events announced at 1891 Fredonia Opera House
9/5/2007 - Fall at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House will offer an assortment of live performance events, with everything from classical music to comedy, free folk music to freewheeling stories, and British pop artists to everyone's favorite nun.
"We've worked to schedule what we think is a nice mix of events," said Opera House Executive Director Rick Davis. "Some events are the result of suggestions from patrons; others include artists that we think will appeal to many in the area. Overall, we believe the season offers a little something for everyone."
The fall series of events includes:
n Chad and Jeremy: Wednesday, Sept. 19, 8 p.m. Reserved seating, $22 ($20, Opera House members)
The famed 1960s pop duo of Chad and Jeremy, best known for the hits "Summer Song," "Yesterday's Gone" and "Willow Weep for Me," has reunited and is touring for the first time in 30 years. With 11 U.S. Top 40 hits and appearances on the Patty Duke Show, Dick Van Dyke Show, Hullabaloo, Shindig and Batman, Chad and Jeremy became one of the most successful of the British Invasion acts to follow the Beatles.
n Free-For-All: Sunday, Sept. 23, 3 p.m. Free admission.
The Opera House Folk in Fredonia Music Series kicks off its 2007-08 events with this annual free performance. Folk in Fredonia sponsors Carmen and Dick Gilman have pulled together an afternoon program of fine folk music, step dancing and storytelling.
n Stories from the Pumpkin Patch: Saturday, Oct. 13, 2 p.m. Free admission.
This free storytelling event for children is part of the Opera House's annual Fredonia Storytelling Festival. It features stories from throughout New York state — from New York City to the Finger Lakes to an elm bark longhouse in Western New York — and includes an Iroquois legend, an African-American Halloween tale, a Jewish folktale and a tall tale about Johnny Appleseed, all with a harvest theme. The stories are told by The Wondermakers, a group of improvisational actors from Buffalo and Rochester who trained with Second City Toronto & Chicago and City Limits NYC.
n A Storytelling Cabaret, featuring Dennis Collins, Annemarie Jason, Doug Manly, John Scott, Chris Shaw and Nick Siracuse: Saturday, Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. General admission, $10.
The Fredonia Storytelling Festival continues with this special event for adults only. Several regional storytellers and Adirondack singer/songwriter/storyteller Chris Shaw will gather to share wild and witty stories designed to tickle your funny bone and make you laugh out loud. The ticket includes a post-show reception with the storytellers and light refreshments.
n Ying Quartet: Saturday, Oct. 20, 8 p.m. General admission, $15 ($12, Opera House members; $10, students/children).
One of the nation's most sought-after string music ensembles, the Grammy Award-winning Ying Quartet is well known throughout the classical music world for impeccable musicianship and artistic expression. Playing together for more than 15 years, the Ying siblings have played throughout the world for audiences ranging in size from six to 6,000.
n Fieldstone: Saturday, Nov. 10, 8 p.m. General admission, $15 ($12, Opera House members).
"Celtic music with an artful American twist" is how Fieldstone describes its music. This group from north central Pennsylvania mixes traditional Irish and Scottish tunes with Old Time and Appalachian influences and features 2005 and 2006 Pennsylvania State Fiddle Champion Tara Sansom.
n White Christmas: Saturday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m. Free admission.
As a gift to the community, the Opera House and D.R. Barker Library join forces to present this holiday film classic. Seen and loved for years by millions, nothing can compare to seeing it on the big screen in the venerable Opera House beautifully decorated for the holidays. This is part of the village's Miracle on Main Street celebration.
n Sister's Christmas Catechism: Saturday, Dec. 8, 8 p.m. Reserved seating, $27 ($25, Opera House members).
Taking a seat in the audience puts you in Sister's classroom — and at her mercy! In this hilarious interactive holiday show, Sister returns to the Opera House with plans for a special Christmas celebration. In the process, she becomes convinced that someone has stolen the Magi's gold. What transpires is a crime scene re-enactment that puts even CSI to shame.
n Dufflebag Theatre presents "A Christmas Carol:" Friday, Dec. 14, 7 p.m. General admission, $10 ($8, seniors/students; $5, children 12 and under).
This interactive version of Dickens' tale of Ebenezer Scrooge lets the audience play along (literally) as unsuspecting audience members are plucked from their seats to serve as cast members. After being given a costume from the trunk, that person becomes Tiny Tim, the Ghost of Christmas Past or even Scrooge himself. It's spontaneous and hilarious family fun for the holidays.
Opera House Fall Series events are supported in part by the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and the United Arts Appeal of Chautauqua County.
Tickets to all events are on sale now. For more information or to reserve or purchase tickets, call the Fredonia Opera House Box Office at 679-1891 or visit www.fredopera.org.
"We've worked to schedule what we think is a nice mix of events," said Opera House Executive Director Rick Davis. "Some events are the result of suggestions from patrons; others include artists that we think will appeal to many in the area. Overall, we believe the season offers a little something for everyone."
The fall series of events includes:
n Chad and Jeremy: Wednesday, Sept. 19, 8 p.m. Reserved seating, $22 ($20, Opera House members)
The famed 1960s pop duo of Chad and Jeremy, best known for the hits "Summer Song," "Yesterday's Gone" and "Willow Weep for Me," has reunited and is touring for the first time in 30 years. With 11 U.S. Top 40 hits and appearances on the Patty Duke Show, Dick Van Dyke Show, Hullabaloo, Shindig and Batman, Chad and Jeremy became one of the most successful of the British Invasion acts to follow the Beatles.
n Free-For-All: Sunday, Sept. 23, 3 p.m. Free admission.
The Opera House Folk in Fredonia Music Series kicks off its 2007-08 events with this annual free performance. Folk in Fredonia sponsors Carmen and Dick Gilman have pulled together an afternoon program of fine folk music, step dancing and storytelling.
n Stories from the Pumpkin Patch: Saturday, Oct. 13, 2 p.m. Free admission.
This free storytelling event for children is part of the Opera House's annual Fredonia Storytelling Festival. It features stories from throughout New York state — from New York City to the Finger Lakes to an elm bark longhouse in Western New York — and includes an Iroquois legend, an African-American Halloween tale, a Jewish folktale and a tall tale about Johnny Appleseed, all with a harvest theme. The stories are told by The Wondermakers, a group of improvisational actors from Buffalo and Rochester who trained with Second City Toronto & Chicago and City Limits NYC.
n A Storytelling Cabaret, featuring Dennis Collins, Annemarie Jason, Doug Manly, John Scott, Chris Shaw and Nick Siracuse: Saturday, Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. General admission, $10.
The Fredonia Storytelling Festival continues with this special event for adults only. Several regional storytellers and Adirondack singer/songwriter/storyteller Chris Shaw will gather to share wild and witty stories designed to tickle your funny bone and make you laugh out loud. The ticket includes a post-show reception with the storytellers and light refreshments.
n Ying Quartet: Saturday, Oct. 20, 8 p.m. General admission, $15 ($12, Opera House members; $10, students/children).
One of the nation's most sought-after string music ensembles, the Grammy Award-winning Ying Quartet is well known throughout the classical music world for impeccable musicianship and artistic expression. Playing together for more than 15 years, the Ying siblings have played throughout the world for audiences ranging in size from six to 6,000.
n Fieldstone: Saturday, Nov. 10, 8 p.m. General admission, $15 ($12, Opera House members).
"Celtic music with an artful American twist" is how Fieldstone describes its music. This group from north central Pennsylvania mixes traditional Irish and Scottish tunes with Old Time and Appalachian influences and features 2005 and 2006 Pennsylvania State Fiddle Champion Tara Sansom.
n White Christmas: Saturday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m. Free admission.
As a gift to the community, the Opera House and D.R. Barker Library join forces to present this holiday film classic. Seen and loved for years by millions, nothing can compare to seeing it on the big screen in the venerable Opera House beautifully decorated for the holidays. This is part of the village's Miracle on Main Street celebration.
n Sister's Christmas Catechism: Saturday, Dec. 8, 8 p.m. Reserved seating, $27 ($25, Opera House members).
Taking a seat in the audience puts you in Sister's classroom — and at her mercy! In this hilarious interactive holiday show, Sister returns to the Opera House with plans for a special Christmas celebration. In the process, she becomes convinced that someone has stolen the Magi's gold. What transpires is a crime scene re-enactment that puts even CSI to shame.
n Dufflebag Theatre presents "A Christmas Carol:" Friday, Dec. 14, 7 p.m. General admission, $10 ($8, seniors/students; $5, children 12 and under).
This interactive version of Dickens' tale of Ebenezer Scrooge lets the audience play along (literally) as unsuspecting audience members are plucked from their seats to serve as cast members. After being given a costume from the trunk, that person becomes Tiny Tim, the Ghost of Christmas Past or even Scrooge himself. It's spontaneous and hilarious family fun for the holidays.
Opera House Fall Series events are supported in part by the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and the United Arts Appeal of Chautauqua County.
Tickets to all events are on sale now. For more information or to reserve or purchase tickets, call the Fredonia Opera House Box Office at 679-1891 or visit www.fredopera.org.
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