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7:30 P.M.
TUESDAY, OCT. 6
THURSDAY, NOV. 19
THURSDAY, FEB. 25
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30
Troy Carter
Soledad O’Brien
Alan Page
Mark Kelly
The award-winning careers of
Lady Gaga and John Legend,
among others, are accredited
to music industry professional
Troy Carter. In 2010, the brand
marketing strategist and
entrepreneur founded the Atom
Factory, a multidimensional,
entertainment, media and music
management company, regarded
as an industry paradigm by his
peers. Carter’s ability to predict
trends, coupled with an uncanny
understanding of content consumption and brand loyalty, has
produced and nurtured many
musical artists and thriving corporations. Atom Factory’s angel
fund and technology division, AF
Square, holds interest in more
than 60 companies, including
Spotify, Uber and Pinterest.
Journalist Soledad O’Brien,
one of today’s most respected
and recognized broadcasting
personalities, has eloquently
covered the world’s breaking
news at various networks,
including NBC News, CNN, HBO
and Al Jazeera, over the past 25
years. Deeply passionate about
U.S. race relations, her critically
acclaimed documentary series,
Black in America and Latino in
America, are among CNN’s most
successful franchises. O’Brien’s
authentic coverage of Hurricane
Katrina, the Haitian earthquake,
BP’s oil spill and other high-profile stories has earned her
many awards. Her multiplatform
company, Starfish Media Group,
exposes challenging issues of
race, class, wealth and poverty
through personal narratives.
Alan Page became Minnesota’s first African-American
supreme court justice in 1992.
Prior to his legal career, he was
renowned as a defensive tackle
for the Minnesota Vikings,
playing in all four Vikings’ Super
Bowl appearances and voted
league MVP in 1971. A native of
Canton, Ohio, and graduate of
Central Catholic High School,
he worked on a construction
team that erected the Pro
Football Hall of Fame more
than two decades before his
1988 induction. His devotion
for helping children prompted
the Page Education Foundation
which has awarded $12 million
in grants to 6,000 students of
color in exchange for their volunteered community service.
Retired astronaut Mark Kelly’s
life exemplifies leadership,
teamwork and courage under
pressure. In his naval career, he
flew Gulf War combat missions,
earning two Defense Superior
Service Medals, two Distinguished Flying Crosses and
other military awards. Selected
to fly for NASA in 1996, he piloted the Endeavour and Discovery
space shuttles, as well as visited
the International Space Station
on four occasions. He is involved
in ground-breaking research
with twin brother and fellow
astronaut, Scott, making them
the only siblings to have traveled
in space. Kelly and his wife,
former U.S. Congresswoman
Gabrielle Giffords, co-authored
the best-selling memoir of hope
and resilience, following her
2011 assassination attempt.
Tickets available September 14.
Tickets available October 26.
Tickets available February 1.
Tickets available March 7.
Community, Connection,
Consumption: A Business
Case for Social Media
Diversity: On TV, Behind
the Scenes and In Our Lives
Mentoring and Role Models:
Two Things Youth Cannot
Live Without
Endeavour to Succeed
ALL FEATURED SPEAKERS SERIES PROGRAMS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; HOWEVER, TICKETS ARE REQUIRED.
TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE MAIN HALL INFORMATION DESK ON THE SPECIFIED DATE LISTED WITH EACH SPEAKER.
MAIN HALL ART GALLERY
ART EXHIBITS
MONDAY - FRIDAY: 11 A.M. - 5 P.M.
FREE, TICKETS NOT REQUIRED
SEPTEMBER 2-25
(CLOSED LABOR DAY - SEPT. 7)
NOVEMBER 5 – DECEMBER 4
(CLOSED NOV. 11, NOV. 25-27)
Sculpture installation
by Claire Murray
& Susan McClelland
Illustrations by
Yelena Bryksenkova
Divergence
OCTOBER 5 – 30
Supra Ecology
Prints by Taryn McMahon
The Firebird
DECEMBER 7 - 18
Expedition Painting
By Painting IV
FEBRUARY 10 – 26
Climbing the Social Ladder
Drawings by Jennifer Jones
MARCH 7– APRIL 6
(GALLERY CLOSED MARCH 21-25)
On and Off the Grid
Paintings by Liz Yamin, Emily Berger,
Sue Post and Bosilijka Raditsa
62nd Scholastic
Art Exhibit
January 19 - February 3
Campus Center,
Fine Arts Gallery & Lobby,
Main Hall Gallery
MONDAY - THURSDAY:
8 A.M. - 8 P.M.
APRIL 11 – MAY 6
FRIDAY:
8 A.M. - 5 P.M.
Sculpture by Isabel Farnsworth
& Shannon Hines
FREE, TICKETS NOT REQUIRED
palpable / sensory / tactile
MUSIC PERFORMANCES
SUNDAY, SEPT. 27
MONDAYS, NOV. 16 & 23
SATURDAY, FEB. 20
SATURDAY, APRIL 2
St. George and the Dragon
Music Technology Showcase
An Evening of Art Song TUESDAY, DEC. 8
» Melissa Davis, soprano
» Jerry Wong, piano
Gabriel Fauré’s
Mysterious Boat Songs
Kent State Stark
Concert Band*
SATURDAY, MARCH 5
MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 3 P.M.
Bernardus Medieval Music Ensemble
» Jay White, voice
» Craig Resta, vielle
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21
MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 7:30 P.M.
Hendectet Jazz Collective
MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 7:30 P.M.
FINE ARTS THEATRE, 7:30 P.M.
Tickets available November 30
11-piece chamber jazz ensemble
» Bobby Selvaggio, director
SATURDAY, DEC. 12
SATURDAY, OCT. 24
The Lyric Theatre Ensemble
Tickets available November 30
MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 7:30 P.M.
An Evening of World Music
Featuring music and dance
from Thailand, Ghana and Haiti
SUNDAY, OCT. 25
MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 3 P.M.
Inspired Impressions
Works by Bach, Debussy,
Piazzola and Brahms
» Keith Robinson, cello
» Donna Lee, piano
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28
MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 7:30 P.M.
A Dickensian Christmas*
FRIDAY, FEB. 12
MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 7:30 P.M.
The Angie Haze Project
MONDAY, FEB. 15
MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 7:30 P.M.
Faculty Guest Artist Recital
» Richard Shuster, piano
FRIDAY, APRIL 8
MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 7:30 P.M.
MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 7:30 P.M.
A Dance of American
and Celtic Tunes
Tina Bergmann and Bryan Thomas MONDAY, MARCH 14
MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 7:30 P.M.
» Jennifer Magistrelli, clarinet
» André Belding Elson, violin and viola
» Yuka Nakayama-Lewicki, piano
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16
Bobby Selvaggio Jazz Quartet
Sebastian Birch Composition Recital
Electric Blues
Wallace Coleman Band
MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 7:30 P.M.
TUESDAY, MAY 3
FINE ARTS THEATRE, 7:30 P.M.
Kent State Stark
Concert Band*
SATURDAY, MAY 7
MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 7:30 P.M.
THURSDAY, FEB. 18
New music for two saxophoness
» Noa Even and Phil Pierick,
saxophones
WEDNESDAYS, APRIL 13 & 20
Tickets available April 25
MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 7:30 P.M.
MONDAY, MARCH 28
MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 6 P.M.
Kent State Stark Music
Faculty Showcase
Music Technology Showcase
The Aurora Trio
» Mary Kay Fink, flute
» Nicholas Underhill, piano
MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 7:30 P.M.
Ogni Suono:
MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 7:30 P.M.
MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 7:30 P.M.
Bernstein on Broadway*
MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 7:30 P.M.
Faculty Artist Recital
The Lyric Theatre Ensemble
Tickets available April 25
* THESE EVENTS ARE FREE; HOWEVER, TICKETS ARE REQUIRED.
CONTACT THE FINE ARTS BOX OFFICE AT 330-244-3348
FOR RESERVATIONS.
THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
FINE ARTS THEATRE
Almost, Maine
The Bicentennial Project
These Shining Lives
NOV. 13, 14, 20 & 21 AT 8 P.M.
NOV. 15 & 22 (ASL) AT 2:30 P.M.
FEB. 26, 27 & MARCH 4, 5 AT 8 P.M.
FEB. 28 & MARCH 6 (ASL) AT 2:30 P.M.
APRIL 22, 23, 29, 30 AT 8 P.M.
APRIL 24 & MAY 1 (ASL) AT 2:30 P.M.
On a cold winter’s
evening, under
the magnetic
magic of the
northern
lights, several
couples in the
sleepy, mythical town of Almost,
Maine experience love’s joys and perils
through a series of romantic, whimsical,
unpredictable and often hilarious
vignettes. Hearts are embraced, bruised,
broken and mended – almost – leaving
the people of this remote town forever
changed. Tickets available November 2
Take an authentic
walk into 200
years of life in
Stark County
as portrayed
through the
powerful lens
of the media. In collaboration with
The Canton Repository, this tapestry
play is the narrative of our community.
Experience living excerpts of history that
reveal where we came from, how we got
here and where we are going.
Tickets available February 15
Set in the 1920s,
this impactful
true account
chronicles the
strength and
courage of female
factory workers
who hand paint glow-in-the-dark watch
faces. When their health declines, proving
their employer has poisoned them with
radium becomes a valiant legal battle.
Their story of survival is beautifully tragic
as they strive to improve conditions for
future working women.
Tickets available April 11
Tickets: $10 adults; $7 students under
17 and senior citizens; KSU students
free with current ID
Tickets: $10 adults; $7 students under
17 and senior citizens; KSU students
free with current ID
Tickets: $10 adults; $7 students under
17 and senior citizens; KSU students
free with current ID
By John Cariani
MAINE
By Arwen Mitchell
By Melanie Marnich
» TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED ONLINE AT KENT.EDU/STARK/THEATRE OR BY CALLING THE BOX OFFICE AT 330-244-3348.
CULTURAL EVENTS
2015-2016 CALENDAR
OCTOBER 24
FEBRUARY 12
OCTOBER 25
FEBRUARY 15
An Evening of World Music
Inspired Impressions
MONDAY, SEPT. 21
CONFERENCE CENTER, 7 P.M.
OCTOBER 28
Unchained Fashion Show
UNCHAINED is a fashion
show that tells the story of a
human trafficking survivor
through garments, music and
narration designed by Season 5
Project Runway designer Korto
Momulu. The goal of the fashion
show is to increase awareness
of human trafficking both
locally and globally.
(CLOSED LABOR DAY - SEPT. 7)
MAIN HALL ART GALLERY
Divergence
St. George and the Dragon
NOVEMBER 5 – DECEMBER 4
(CLOSED NOV. 11, NOV. 25-27)
MAIN HALL ART GALLERY
The Firebird
Gabriel Fauré’s
Mysterious Boat Songs
APRIL 8
Kent State Stark Music
Faculty Showcase
APRIL 11 – MAY 6
MAIN HALL ART GALLERY
APRIL 13 & 20
By Arwen Mitchell
APRIL 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 & MAY 1
Theatre Presentation
NOVEMBER 16 & 23
Music Technology Showcase
Alan Page
The Bicentennial Project
Featured Speaker
MARCH 5
Soledad O’Brien
A Dance of American
and Celtic Tunes
DECEMBER 7 - 18
MARCH 14
Expedition Painting
palpable / sensory / tactile
Music Technology
Showcase
These Shining Lives
By Melanie Marnich
MAY 3
The Aurora Trio
Kent State Stark
Concert Band*
MARCH 16
MAY 7
Bobby Selvaggio Jazz
Quartet
Bernstein on Broadway*
MARCH 7– APRIL 6
A Dickensian Christmas*
FEBRUARY 10 – 26
Hendectet Jazz Collective
APRIL 2
FEBRUARY 26, 27, 28
& MARCH 4, 5, 6
Theatre Presentation
DECEMBER 12
OCTOBER 21
Mark Kelly
By John Cariani
Almost, Maine
OCTOBER 6
Troy Carter
Featured Speaker
Featured Speaker
Supra Ecology
Featured Speaker
An Evening of Art Song
MARCH 30
NOVEMBER 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22
Theatre Presentation
Kent State Stark
Concert Band*
MAIN HALL ART GALLERY
FEBRUARY 20
FEBRUARY 25
DECEMBER 8
OCTOBER 5 – 30
Mary Kay Fink, Nicholas Underhill
Wallace Coleman Band
MAIN HALL ART GALLERY
SEPTEMBER 27
Faculty Guest Artist Recital
FEBRUARY 18
Patchwork
NOVEMBER 19
SEPTEMBER 2-25
The Angie Haze Project
MAIN HALL ART GALLERY
Climbing the Social Ladder
(GALLERY CLOSED MARCH 21-26)
MAIN HALL ART GALLERY
On and Off the Grid
@KentStateStark
MARCH 28
Faculty Artist Recital
Sebastian Birch
MORE INFORMATION
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