Arts & Culture
做厙輦⑹ Alum Is Cast in Bravo Networks 'Summer House: Marthas Vineyard'
When he was a student at 做厙輦⑹, Preston Mitchum, BA 08, was heavily involved in student government and other organizations and recalls taking part in a considerable number of campus protests.
Breaking Barriers, Barbie-Style
做厙輦⑹ Media and Journalism assistant professor talks to WFMJ Youngstowns 21 News at 5 about the opportunities for women in the film industry today, following the record-breaking success of woman-directed Barbie movie.
IN A FLASH: The Beat Goes On
High school students come to 做厙輦⑹ each summer for the School of Music's Percussion Camp.
Wick Prize Winner Farnaz Fatemi Receives Poet Laureate Fellowship From Academy of American Poets
Farnaz Fatemi, poet laureate of Santa Cruz County, California, was awarded a $50,000 fellowship from the Academy of American Poets that she will use in partnership with 做厙輦⑹'s Wick Poetry Center to produce a series of teen poetry workshops. Fatemi is an Iranian-American poet and writer and the author of "Sister Tongue," published in 2022 by the 做厙輦⑹ Press. She was the winner of the 2021 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize, awarded annually by the Wick Poetry Center for a poet's first book of poems.
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.