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Start Planning Your Homecoming Events

Kent State University students Christopher Woods and
Taylor Winter were named the 2014 Kent State
Homecoming King and Queen.

Although Homecoming will not take place until Oct. 3, it’s not too early to start planning your Homecoming events. Many Homecoming activities are already being scheduled, including the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, the parade and more!

The deadline to register Homecoming events planned by university departments or offices is Monday, July 27. The registration form is available on the Kent State University Alumni Association’s website and can be submitted online. Registered events will be promoted on the Homecoming website, and, as space allows, in other marketing materials.

Swedish Psychiatrist Harald Blomberg to Speak at Rhythmic Movement Training Symposium

Swedish psychiatrist Harald Blomberg, M.D., works on a
student during a session. Blomberg will share his work,
Rhythmic Movement Training, at a symposium that will take
place at Kent State University from July 21-28.

(Photo credit: Erin LaBelle)

Swedish psychiatrist Harald Blomberg, M.D., will share his work, Rhythmic Movement Training (RMT), at a symposium hosted by Kent State University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services from July 21-28. RMT has been successful since the 1980s in improving emotional functioning, reading and writing, motor difficulties including Parkinson’s disease, and behaviors associated with ADHD and autism. Blomberg will hold four sessions, all located in Room 200, White Hall on the Kent Campus:

Presentation and Reception
Tuesday, July 21
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Free and open to the public

Rhythmic Movement Training: Level II
Wednesday, July 22, and Thursday, July 23
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Lecture and experiential learning: 15 hours
This session focuses on emotions and inner leadership. Learn how to promote healthful emotional development via specific rhythmic movements.

Dreams and Inner Healing
Friday, July 24, and Saturday, July 25
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Lecture and experiential learning: 15 hours
Learn about dreams that may accompany the RMT process: Their meanings and relationship to healing, as well as tools to work through those that may feel scary.

Rhythmic Movement Training: Level III
Monday, July 27, and Tuesday, July 28
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
This session focuses on addressing reading and writing difficulties affected by various factors such as vision, articulation and motor ability.

For more information or to register for one or more sessions by Tuesday, June 30, contact Lisbeth Justice, Ph.D., at 330-673-5839 or lkjusti1@kent.edu. For more information about RMT, visit www.blombergrmt.com.

The Kent/Blossom Music Festival Announces Its 2015 Season

Festival celebrates 48th season, presenting some of the finest chamber music in Northeast Ohio

The Kent/Blossom Music Festival celebrates its 48th
season with performances in July and August.

The Kent/Blossom Music Festival offers a special and unique program with unparalleled excellence in chamber music, private instruction and a terrific working relationship with the Cleveland Orchestra. It is an advance training institute for professional music training operated by Kent State University in cooperation with the Cleveland Orchestra and Blossom Music Center presenting public performances by distinguished artist faculty and talented young musicians. This year, the Kent/Blossom Music Festival again will feature its highly anticipated Faculty Concert Series, which features performances by some of the region’s most coveted musicians from the Cleveland Orchestra, as well as a variety of world-class soloists.

Highlights of the upcoming season include the Miami String Quartet in concert with Steinway Artist Spencer Myer; a program by Mark Kosower, principal cello of the Cleveland Orchestra; and a special free concert by Stanislav Khristenko, 2013 first-prize winner at the Cleveland International Piano Competition, presented in collaboration with Kent State’s Piano Institute. Opera returns to the Kent/Blossom Music Festival this year with a performance of La Cambiale di Matrimonio, a comic opera in one act by Gioachino Rossini. Additional highlights include guest performances by Kent State Assistant Professor of Music Danna Sundet, Hiram College Professor of Music Randall Fusco, Kent State Associate Professor of Music Jerry Wong, Kent State Associate Professor of Music Timothy Culver, members of the Cleveland Orchestra and more.

In collaboration with the Kulas Foundation, the Kent/Blossom Music Festival is excited to announce a special performance and masterclass by musician, teacher, writer, entrepreneur and life coach Jeff Nelsen as the Kulas Visiting Guest Artist. This program was established in 2013 to bring an artist of stature to spend one week of the five-week festival to work intensively with the group of talented students.

Additionally, the public is invited to enjoy the talents of some of the world’s finest young musicians performing in the Kent/Blossom Music Festival Student Concert Series, which is free and open to all. This year, 46 students from all over the world whose visit will culminate in a side-by-side performance with the Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Center will join the Kent/Blossom Music Festival.

As in past seasons, the Kent/Blossom Music Festival will offer discounted concert subscriptions. A six-concert subscription is $72 for adults and $60 for seniors, with a total savings of $18 for the subscriber. A $30 subscription for college students with valid IDs also is available. Also, thanks to a generous donation from a long-time supporter and patron of the Kent/Blossom Music Festival, anyone 18 and under can attend the concerts for free, although a ticket must be reserved.

Subscriptions may be purchased by calling 330-672-2787 or in person at Kent State’s Performing Arts Box Office located in the lobby of the Roe Green Center, Center for the Performing Arts at 1325 Theatre Drive on the Kent Campus from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Single tickets also are available at $15 for adults, $13 for seniors and $5 for college students. The Ludwig Recital Hall Box Office will open one hour prior to the performance for walk-up sales and will accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover. Tickets and more information are available by calling 330-672-ARTS (2787) or visiting www.kent.edu/blossom.

Faculty Concert Series:

Concert 1
Wednesday, July 1, at 7:30 p.m.
Kulas Guest Artist Jeff Nelsen, horn

Concert 2
Monday, July 6, at 7:30 p.m.
Miami String Quartet with Spencer Myer, piano

Concert 3
Wednesday, July 8, at 7:30 p.m.
Mark Kosower, cello

Concert 4
Saturday, July 18, at 3 p.m.
Kent/Blossom Music Festival Opera

Special Free Concert
Sunday, July 19, at 7:30 p.m.
Stanislav Khristenko, piano
2013 first-prize winner at the Cleveland International Piano Competition
(Presented by Kent State’s Piano Institute in collaboration with Kent/Blossom Music Festival)

Concert 5
Wednesday, July 22, at 7:30 p.m.
Jung-Min Amy Lee, violin; Tanya Ell, cello; Daniel McKelway, clarinet; Barrick Stees, bassoon; Randall Fusco, piano; Jerry Wong, piano

Concert 6
Wednesday, July 29, at 7:30 p.m.
Stanley Konopka, viola; Richard Weiss, cello; Danna Sundet, oboe; Robert Woolfrey, clarinet; Joela Jones, piano

All faculty concerts take place in Kent State’s Ludwig Recital Hall, Center for the Performing Arts, located at 1325 Theatre Drive in Kent.

The Kent/Blossom Festival also provides students with the opportunity to perform throughout their residency. Below is the list of concerts, which are free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.

Student Concert Series:

Recital 1
Friday, July 10, at 7:30 p.m.
Ludwig Recital Hall

Recital 2
Saturday, July 11, at 2 p.m.
Ludwig Recital Hall

Recital 3
Sunday, July 12, at 2 p.m.
Hudson Library

Recital 4
Sunday, July 12, at 7:30 p.m.
Ludwig Recital Hall

Recital 5
Friday, July 24, at 7:30 p.m.
Ludwig Recital Hall

Recital 6
Saturday, July 25, at 2 p.m.
Ludwig Recital Hall

Recital 7
Sunday, July 26, at 2 p.m.
Hudson Library

Recital 8
Monday, July 27, at 7:30 p.m.
Ludwig Recital Hall

Performances at Blossom Music Center:

Tickets for this series are available through the Cleveland Orchestra by calling 216-231-1111.

Kent/Blossom Music Festival Chamber Orchestra
Saturday, Aug. 1, at 7 p.m.

Kent/Blossom Music Festival Side-by-Side With the Cleveland Orchestra
Saturday, Aug. 1, at 8 p.m.

For more information about the Kent/Blossom Music Festival, visit www.kent.edu/blossom.

Porthouse Theatre’s 2015 Season Opens With Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music

Production will leave you smiling under summer’s starry skies

Desiree Armfeldt (Terri Kent) navigates her tangled love
affairs with Frederik (Fabio Polanco, far left) and Count
Carl-Magnus (Jim Weaver, far right).

Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University’s outdoor summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, will open its 47th season with Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece A Little Night Music.

Directed and choreographed by Sean Morrissey, A Little Night Music opened June 12 and runs through June 27. With music and lyrics by Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler, A Little Night Music explores the romantic web that entangles actress Desiree Armfeldt as she moves through 1900 Swedish society. Performances are June 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. and June 21 at 2 p.m.

Porthouse Theatre’s producing artistic director and Kent State Professor Terri J. Kent* returns to the Porthouse stage as Desiree Armfeldt, accompanied by Associate Professor Fabio Polanco* as Fredrik Egerman, Jim Weaver* as Count Carl-Magnus, Lenne Snively* as Madame Armfeldt and Lucy Anders* as Anne Egerman. Music direction is by Associate Professor Jonathan Swoboda, scenic design by Ben Needham, costume design by Associate Professor S.Q. Campbell, lighting design by T.C. Kouyeas, Jr., technical direction by Associate Professor Steve Pauna and sound design by Brian Chismar. The production stage manager is Kristen Boehnlein*.

Subscriptions and group tickets can be purchased by phone at 330-672-3884 or in person at the Porthouse Box Office. Single tickets can be purchased by phone at 330-672-3884, in person at the Porthouse Box Office or online at www.porthousetheatre.com. The Porthouse Box Office is located in the Roe Green Center lobby of Kent State’s Center for the Performing Arts at 1325 Theatre Drive on the Kent Campus and is open Monday-Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Subscriptions for the gold center section range in price from $79-$93. Subscriptions for the reserved left and right center sections range in price from $72-$84 for adults, $69-$84 for seniors, $57-$66 for college students and $51-$60 for children 18 and under.

Single tickets range in price from $32-$40 for adults, $30-$35 for seniors, $26-$33 for college students and $24-$30 for children 18 and under. Special rates for groups of 20 or more also are available.

The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program/organization with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

For more information about Porthouse Theatre, visit www.porthousetheatre.com.

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

Kent State University at Stark Bookstore Holds Liquidation Sale

The Kent State University at Stark
Bookstore is having a liquidation sale.

The Kent State University at Stark Bookstore is having a massive liquidation sale! Discounts are 50 percent and more, and sale includes everything in the store (excluding textbooks). Clothing, gifts, supplies and more are all at a minimum of 50 percent off! Sale ends Thursday, June 18. The bookstore hours are 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.