The main event was the October 1 debut of There's Nothing Like Liberty: The Marx Brothers and America, the virtual sequel to 2020's program. All activities are open to students, faculty, staff, and members of the community.Ģ021 - "The Marx Brothers: Coast-to-Coast" looked at the Brothers and the U.S. Freedonia Marxonia's main activities are held over two days close to Groucho Marx's October 2nd birthday.
In 2014, materials and event planning were transferred to the university's Reed Library. From 2010 to the present, it has been supported by the Hahn Family Freedonia Marxonia Fund of the Fredonia College Foundation. The festival was not held from 1991 to 2008, but in 2009, it returned with the sponsorship of Mr. The event received international media coverage.
Screenings of Marx Brothers' films, look-alike contests, duck soup tasting competitions, speakers, artwork submissions, and postal cancellations were part of the festival from 1987 to 1990. The objective of the annual festival was to incorporate academics and fun, while involving the university and the village of Fredonia. The Marx Brothers' 1933 movie, Duck Soup, is set in the fictional country of "Freedonia." Using this connection, "Freedonia Marxonia: Marx Brothers Film Festival and Symposium" began in 1987 at The State University of New York at Fredonia when marketing major Douglas Canham, class of '87, proposed the idea of an annual Marx Brothers festival to then university president, Dr.