Shown touring the Performing Arts Center are (left to right)
Brad Bielski, Ph.D., dean and chief administrative officer
of Kent State Tuscarawas; Jeff Auman, business
development manager for Michael Taylor Insurance and
Financial Inc.; and Mike Morelli, general manager of the
Performing Arts Center at Kent State Tuscarawas.

Kent State University at Tuscarawas is announcing that Michael Taylor Insurance and Financial Inc., the local Allstate agency, will be the first designated season sponsor for the Performing Arts Center.

“We are so honored to have had Michael Taylor Insurance and Financial Inc. approach us to support the center through this sponsorship,” says Brad Bielski, Ph.D., dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State Tuscarawas. “They will be sponsoring both our 2015 Summer Series and the 2015-2016 season. While we have had show sponsors since our center opened in 2010, this is the first time to feature a season sponsor.”

“As the season sponsor, Michael Taylor Insurance and Financial Inc. will receive several benefits, with the most prominent one being the inclusion of their name and logo on most, if not all, of our advertising and promotions,” says Mike Morelli, Ph.D., general manager of the Performing Arts Center. “The public will begin seeing the agency’s logo on our Summer Series that we announce in the near future.”

The 2015 Summer Series features three performances. The 2015-2016 Performing Arts Center schedule, which begins in September, is still being finalized and will be announced this summer.

“This new partnership presents a great opportunity to increase our ties with the community through concerts, events and promotions taking place at the Performing Arts Center,” says Jeff Auman, business development manager for Michael Taylor Insurance and Financial Inc. “We are pleased the partnership has a long-term commitment component included, as the Performing Arts Center, like Michael Taylor Insurance and Financial Inc., will continue to serve generations of Tuscarawas Valley families for years to come. We feel it is very important for our agency to have a major involvement with one of the state’s premier entertainment venues, which happens to operate right here in our own backyard. We take great pride in associating our agency name with this state-of- the-art facility and the quality events it hosts.”

Michael Taylor Insurance and Financial Inc. is the local Allstate agency with locations in New Philadelphia and Coshocton. In business since 1972, the agency offers many types of insurance coverage, which include home, landlord, renters, auto, boat, motorcycle and more. In addition, the agency offers life insurance and retirement planning, including how to maximize Social Security benefits, with free reviews and consultations regarding those products.

For more information about Michael Taylor Insurance and Financial Inc., call the New Philadelphia office at 330-364-7716 or the Coshocton office at 740-623-2207.

Kent State Tuscarawas is located at 330 University DR. NE in New Philadelphia. The Performing Arts Center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be reached by calling 330-308-6400 or online at www.kent.edu/tusc.