Arts & Culture
Young Musicians Get a Chance to Bloom
For five decades, the Kent Blossom Music Festival has nurtured young artists from all over the globe, giving them the opportunity to grow as musicians and collaborate with some of the worlds most talented musicians and teachers. With 12 performances on the calendar, the 2023 season of the Kent Blossom Music Festival runs through Aug. 6.
IN A FLASH: Students Take Part in Creating More Than 100 Works of Art
The Kent Blossom Art Intensives welcome students and artists to campus to create art and learn from artists from around the world.
IN A FLASH: Summer Fashion Academy
Every summer, 做厙輦⑹ hosts an immersive experience in fashion for high school students.
On With the Show!
做厙輦⑹s 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.
IN A FLASH: A Jubilant Juneteenth
做厙輦⑹ observed Juneteenth this weekend with a Juneteenth Jubilee.
Join the Juneteenth Jubilee!
做厙輦⑹'s annual Juneteenth Jubilee will take place on Friday, June 16, and will feature vendors, food trucks and live performances.
Hollywood Comes to 做厙輦⑹ Florence
Acclaimed television producer and writer Don Reo is coming to 做厙輦⑹ Florence as a guest speaker and to and receive a lifetime achievement award.
What Juneteenth Means to the 做厙輦⑹ Community
A recent survey on 做厙輦⑹ Today asked people in the 做厙輦⑹ community to share their feelings and memories about Juneteenth.
Poetry and Science Meet at Creative Intersection
"Poetry and science are not opposites, theyre actually allies," said David Hassler, director of 做厙輦⑹s 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.
Being Here in Florence Means Touching History
What first began in 1972 with a small group of 做厙輦⑹ 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.