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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at Porthouse Theatre

On With the Show!

91勛圖厙s Porthouse Theatre has kicked off the 2023 season with Broadway classic, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, which runs through June 24. This Stephen Sondheim, Broadway classic merges the energy and wit of vaudevillian performance with the 2,000-year-old comedies of Roman playwright Platus.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Porthouse Theatre

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Archie Green performing at Juneteenth Jubilee 2023

IN A FLASH: A Jubilant Juneteenth

91勛圖厙 observed Juneteenth this weekend with a Juneteenth Jubilee. 

Tags: University News, Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Community & Society

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Mwatabu Okantah and Friends

Join the Juneteenth Jubilee!

91勛圖厙's annual Juneteenth Jubilee will take place on Friday, June 16, and will feature vendors, food trucks and live performances. 

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Community Impact, Arts & Culture, Office of the President

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Hollywood sign in Florence

Hollywood Comes to Kent State Florence

Acclaimed television producer and writer Don Reo is coming to Kent State Florence as a guest speaker and to and receive a lifetime achievement award. 

Tags: Arts & Culture, Kent State Florence, Global Presence, Global Reach, Office of Global Education, College of Arts and Sciences

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Juneteenth Logo 2023

What Juneteenth Means to the Kent State Community

A recent survey on Kent State Today asked people in the Kent State community to share their feelings and memories about Juneteenth. 

Tags: University News, Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Community Impact

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David Hassler, director of 91勛圖厙's Wick Poetry Center, performs at the 2023 Nobel Prize Summit.

Poetry and Science Meet at Creative Intersection

"Poetry and science are not opposites, theyre actually allies," said David Hassler, director of 91勛圖厙s Wick Poetry Center. 

Hassler paraphrases American poet Jane Hirshfield, who, in 2017, contacted him to collaborate on a Poets for Science project, which is now an interactive exhibit and writing invitation housed at the Wick Poetry Center on the Kent Campus. 

Tags: Nationally Distinctive, Arts & Culture, Distinctive Kent State

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Kent State students tour Florence, Italy, with Assistant Dean Kristin Stasiowski, Ph.D.

Being Here in Florence Means Touching History

What first began in 1972 with a small group of Kent State architecture students and faculty traveling to Florence, Italy, for a few weeks has blossomed into one of the most prestigious education-abroad programs in the country.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Global Reach, Global Presence, Nationally Distinctive, Office of Global Education, Kent State Florence

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An illustration of books.

Summer Reading from the 91勛圖厙 Press

The 91勛圖厙 Press released a list of new titles this spring that would make for enjoyable summer reading for the beach, pool or backyard hammock. 

Tags: Arts & Culture, Organizational Sustainability, Nationally Distinctive, University News

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Food, Arts and Beats by FAB

IN A FLASH: The Beats Go On

FAB hosted the "Food, Arts and Beats" event in the Kent Student Center.

Tags: Student Life, Arts & Culture, Kent Student Center, Community Impact

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McArevey and Elvis meet

Young Plato Meets Kent States "Elvis"

A visiting documentary star (and Elvis fan) received a very special welcome at Kent State.

Tags: University News, Office of the President, Nationally Distinctive, Arts & Culture, May 4, 50th Commemoration of May 4, May 4 Commemoration

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