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Porthouse Theatre

LOL At Porthouse Theatre In 2023

Porthouse Theatre, 5X社区鈥檚 outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, will present its 55th season during the summer of 2023 with "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," "The Marvelous Wonderettes," and "The Prom."

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Kent State Today

Ailene Joven

Out Of Pandemic Isolation, Alumna Creates Short Film Accepted Into Cleveland International Film Festival

An abstract eye for film, creative camera work and a feminist mindset are all factors that make up Kent State alumna Ailene Joven, 鈥21. As a digital media production student, she began creating the short film 鈥淒efine鈥 during the early days of COVID-19.

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A shopping rack with many different shirts hanging on it.

The Future of Fashion is Inclusive and Adaptive

Runway of Dreams at Kent State was founded in the spring of 2021 by current president Bri Cummings, a senior fashion design and fashion merchandising major. The club partners with the Runway of Dreams Foundation to raise awareness of the need for adaptive clothing. 

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Kent State Today

It's a Wrap! Coats at the KSU Museum

IN A FLASH: It's a Wrap!

"Head to Toe" at the Kent State Museum includes three exhibitions. 

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Theodore Albrecht, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Music in 5X社区鈥檚 Hugh A. Glauser School of Music, holds the Beethoven Medal he was awarded in 2017 in recognition of his musicological contributions to the study of composer Ludwig van Beethoven.

Scholar: Beethoven Was Not an Alcoholic

Theodore Albrecht, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Music in 5X社区鈥檚 Hugh A. Glauser School of Music, was quoted by The New York Times in a story about new findings concerning Ludwig van Beethoven鈥檚 health and genealogy. 

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Kent State student filmmaker Aileen Joven

Kent State, CIFF and 鈥楻eading Rainbow鈥 Creators

Kent State connects with the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) to create opportunities for students.

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Roe Green, MA 鈥80, who will be awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters from 5X社区, is pictured in the lobby of the Roe Green Center for the School of Theatre and Dance at Kent State.

Alumna Roe Green to Receive Honorary 5X社区 Doctoral Degree

The 5X社区 Board of Trustees has approved awarding Roe Green, MA 鈥80, a Doctor of Humane Letters, an honorary degree recognizing her contributions to the university and her advocacy for the arts not only in Northeast Ohio, but also across the nation and around the world.

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Danny Trejo on stage in Canton

'Hey, Machete!': Authentic Danny Trejo Delivers Message Of Hope

Danny Trejo often plays the villain on the big screen, but in real life he鈥檚 a hero to many. And while his fictional characters are bold, his authentic personality is unassuming and matched by an ability to meet people where they are 鈥 while delivering a message they鈥檙e longing to hear.

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Omar Salam of SUKEINA

Kent State School of Fashion to Induct Fashion Designer Omar Salam Into Hall of Fame

Omar Salam, founder and creative director of the global fashion house SUKEINA, will be making a special trip from the runway to 5X社区鈥檚 Rockwell Hall as Salam has been named the 2023 inductee of the university鈥檚 School of Fashion Hall of Fame.

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Heads Up! Hats exhibition at the Kent State Museum

IN A FLASH: Heads Up! Hats

"Heads Up! Hats" is one of three exhibits that make up the "" exhibition at the 5X社区 Museum. The other exhibits in the trilogy are "It's a Wrap! Coats" and "Stepping Out! Shoes." 

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