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Kent State’s Piano Institute Presents Its Seventh Annual Gala Concert and Series of Performances

Donna Lee, an associate professor of
music at Kent State University, leads a
class during last year’s Piano Institute.
The university presents its seventh annual
Piano Institute on July 15-25.

The 2012 Piano Institute, in association with the Piano Division of the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at Kent State University, will present a series of master classes from July 15-25 on the university’s campus.

The seven-year-old program is a highly intensive festival for talented piano students in grades 7-12. The July 24 gala concert at Severance Hall’s Reinberger Chamber Hall in Cleveland will feature 14 highly gifted pre-collegiate pianists from the United States, China and the Czech Republic. All master classes and the gala concert are free and open to the public.

Instructors of the Piano Institute include Donna Lee, Ph.D., associate professor and coordinator of the Piano Division at Kent State, and Jerry Wong, Ph.D., associate professor of piano at Kent State. Guest artists for this year’s Piano Institute are Sandra Shapiro, concert pianist and preparatory and continuing education dean at the Cleveland Institute of Music, and Joela Jones, principal keyboardist with The Cleveland Orchestra.

Piano Institute participants receive four hours of one-on-one lessons daily; attend master classes; and study sight-reading, technique, practicing and audition/competition preparation. They also will have the unique opportunity to share in the Kent/Blossom Music program, a premiere summer institution for summer collegiate-level study of solo, chamber and orchestral literature.

For more information, please call 330-672-1061 or visit www.kent.edu/pianoinstitute.

Piano Institute Activities

Monday, July 16, 3:45 - 5 p.m.
Master class with Jerry Wong, Kent State associate professor and co-director of the Piano Institute
University Auditorium in Cartwright Hall, Kent State University

Tuesday, July 17, 3:45 - 5 p.m.
Master class with Donna Lee, Kent State associate professor and coordinator of the Piano Division in the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music, and co-director of the Piano Institute
University Auditorium in Cartwright Hall, Kent State University

Thursday, July 19, 3:45 - 5 p.m.
Master class with Sandra Shapiro, concert pianist and preparatory and continuing education dean at the Cleveland Institute of Music
University Auditorium in Cartwright Hall, Kent State University

Saturday, July 21, 10 a.m. - Noon
Master class with Joela Jones, principal keyboardist with The Cleveland Orchestra
University Auditorium in Cartwright Hall, Kent State University

Monday, July 23, 3:45. - 5 p.m.
Recital dress rehearsal
University Auditorium in Cartwright Hall, Kent State University

Tuesday, July 24, 7 p.m.
Gala Concert
Featuring all Piano Institute participants
Reinberger Chamber Hall at Severance Hall in Cleveland

University Auditorium in Cartwright Hall is located on the Kent State University campus at 650 Hilltop Dr., off of St. Rt. 59 in Kent. Reinberger Chamber Hall at Severance Hall is located at 11001 Euclid Ave. in Cleveland.

Kent State University at Stark Announces Its 2012-2013 Theatre Season

Kent State University at Stark will begin
its 2012-2013 theatre season with
Buried Child, a Pulitzer Prize-winning
drama by Sam Shepard.

Kent State University at Stark has announced scheduled theatre performances for the 2012-2013 academic year. The upcoming productions will be performed at the Kent State Stark Fine Arts Theatre at 6000 Frank Ave. NW in Jackson Township.

The opening night of each theatre production is Scholarship Night. Proceeds from those performances will benefit students in the Kent State Stark theatre and music programs. Tickets may be conveniently purchased online by visiting www.stark.kent.edu/theatre. Theatre patrons may also obtain reservations and ticket orders through the Fine Arts Theatre Box Office by calling 330-244-3348, Monday to Friday, from 1 – 5 p.m.

Note: All shows listed below are for mature audiences only.

Buried Child
By Sam Shepard
Nov. 2, 3, 9 and 10, 2012 at 8 p.m.
Nov. 4 and 11, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. (American Sign Language interpretation will be provided at the Nov. 11 performance.)
Ticket Prices: $10 adults; $7 students under 17 and senior citizens; Kent State students free with current ID. Tickets will be available online and at the Fine Arts Theatre Box Office, beginning Oct. 22.

Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama takes a macabre look at the disintegration of the American dream. Mystery and humor combine in the Midwestern home of a dysfunctional family with a very dark secret that plunges them into bizarre degeneration and finally, toward hope.

I Love You Because
Music by Joshua Salzman; Book and Lyrics by Ryan Cunningham
Feb. 15, 16, 22 and 23, 2013 at 8 p.m.
Feb. 17 and 24, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. (American Sign Language interpretation will be provided at the Feb. 24 performance.)
Ticket Prices: $14 adults; $10 students under 17 and senior citizens; Kent State students free with current ID. Tickets will be available online and at the Fine Arts Theatre Box Office, beginning on Jan. 28.

In this romantic musical’s modern twist on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, a young, uptight greeting card writer’s life is changed when he meets a flighty photographer. Along with their eccentric friends and siblings, they learn to love each other, not in spite of their faults, but because of them.

Voices from Hurt Street
By Kent State University at Stark Students
April 12, 13, 19, and 20, 2013 at 8 p.m.
April 14 and 21, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. (American Sign Language interpretation will be provided at the April 21 performance.)
Ticket Prices: $10 adults; $7 students under 17 and senior citizens; Kent State students free with current ID. Tickets will be available online and at the Fine Arts Theatre Box Office, beginning on April 1.

Written by students from Kent State University at Stark’s Devising Theatre course, this multi-genre theatre piece enacts true and personal stories of abusive relationships and social injustice that move the characters through the hopeful journey from hurt to healing.

The Crucible
An opera adaptation of the play by Arthur Miller
Music by Robert Ward; Libretto by Bernard Stambler
June 7 and 8, 2013 at 8 p.m.
June 9, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. (American Sign Language interpretation will be provided at the June 9 performance.)
Ticket Prices: $14 adults; $10 students under 17 and senior citizens; Kent State students free with current ID. Tickets will be available online and at the Fine Arts Theatre Box Office, beginning on May 28.

An unfaithful husband’s life turns tragic in this operatic version of an American classic that examines justice, honor and courage. He finds himself fighting against a monstrous political and religious “witch hunt” and is forced to face his past and reconcile his actions before the power of the court.

Directing Kent State Stark’s theatrical productions is Assistant Professor of Theatre and Theatre Director Brian Newberg. Louis Williams is the scenic and lighting designer, Susan Blurton is the costume designer and Ron Jarvis is the sound designer. The music director for I Love You Because is Associate Professor of Music Laurel Seeds and Judith Ryder is the music director for The Crucible.

For additional information about the 2012-2013 Kent State Stark theatre performances, including audition dates and production team opportunities, visit www.stark.kent.edu/theatre or call 330-244-5151.

Learn How to Make Smart Money Choices at Ohio State Treasurer’s Free Personal Finance Education Conference

The Ohio State Treasurer’s Office is hosting a series of free, half-day, personal finance conferences titled Smart Money Choices to equip Ohioans with the knowledge they need to make more informed personal finance decisions.

Kent State University faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the half-day conference that will take place on Friday, July 20, from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Akron West on 4073 Medina Rd. in Akron.

Can’t make the conference in Akron? A second conference will take place on Aug. 10 at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center at 7300 N. Palmyra Rd in Canfield.

Attendees will learn from financial experts teaching a variety of topics that include budgeting, consumer scams, credit and debt management, estate planning, investment fundamentals, retirement planning, social security, and new this year, student funding and debt management, which provides parents and young people with information about college readiness, funding choices and financial management.

"The Smart Money Choices conference series is an excellent opportunity for faculty, staff, incoming and current students, and new graduates to learn more about personal finance,” says Josh Mandel, state treasurer of Ohio. “There is something for everyone, with courses on budgeting, investments, student funding, debt management, retirement, estate planning and more. The Credit and Debt Management course is a good course for students as they may not realize that credit history may be a factor in hiring decisions.”

To register for the conference and for more information, visit www.ohiotreasurer.gov or call 800-228-1102, option #1.

For financial tips, informative articles and interactive financial planning tools to help you make smart money choices, visit www.facebook.com/smartmoneychoices.

Stow-Munroe Falls Chamber of Commerce Will Hold Women2Women Breakfast Event on July 26

The Stow-Munroe Falls Chamber of Commerce presents its Women2Women July Breakfast event on July 26 from 8-9:30 a.m. in Room 306 at the Kent Student Center. Parking is free in the visitor’s lot near the Student Center on Risman Drive. Student ambassadors will be on hand to direct guests to the meeting room.

Kent State alumna and president and CEO of FedEx Custom Critical Virginia Albanese will present “Networking for Business and Career Growth.”

The cost to attend the event is $10 and includes a breakfast buffet. Payment by cash only can be made at the door. Cancellations will not be accepted after noon on Friday, July 20, and all no shows will be billed. Send a representative in your place if you find you are unable to attend.

The Women2Women events provide a venue for networking and growth opportunities for women. The goal of the conference is to help women find balance, create friendships and address the many issues facing women professionally and personally.

The July breakfast event is sponsored by the Victim Assistance Program and Minuteman Press.

To RSVP for the event, call 330-688-1579 or email smfcc@smfcc.com.