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- Kent State Employee Appreciation Day at Porthouse Theatre
- Get Ready for Homecoming 2015
- Kent State University Bookstore Hosts Star Wars Saturday, July 18
- Shrek Takes the Kent State Trumbull Theatre Stage
Kent State Employee Appreciation Day at Porthouse Theatre
Kent State University's Employee Appreciation Day at
Porthouse Theatre is Saturday, Aug. 15.
Kent State University’s Division of Human Resources, in conjunction with the School of Theatre and Dance, is sponsoring a Kent State Employee Appreciation Day on Saturday, Aug. 15, at Porthouse Theatre, located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, located at 1145 W. Steels Corners Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44223 (for GPS directions use: 3143 O’Neil Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44223).
Employees can purchase up to four deeply discounted tickets at $20 each to see Hairspray, a fun-filled, family musical. A complimentary lunch will be served in the picnic pavilion from 12:30-1:45 p.m. (please note that lunch will begin at 12:30 p.m. not noon as was previously communicated via email), and the production will begin at 2 p.m. Parking is free, and guests are encouraged to bring games to play on the lawn. The event is rain or shine. The pavilion and theatre are both covered and safe from the elements. To order tickets, call the Porthouse Theatre Box Office at 330-672-3884. For more information about Hairspray, visit www.porthousetheatre.com.
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Get Ready for Homecoming 2015
Kent State University students celebrate Homecoming.
Many fun-filled activities are already planned for Kent State University’s Homecoming. The festivities will kick off early on Oct. 3 with activities such as the Bowman Cup 5K Race, the hospitality tent at the Williamson Alumni Center, the Kent State Alumni Spirit Party, the parade down Main Street, Kiss on the K and the Homecoming game against the Miami RedHawks.
The deadline to register Homecoming events being planned by university departments or offices is Monday, July 27. The registration form is available on the Kent State 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. You can also download a parade registration form from the alumni association website.
For additional information on Homecoming 2015, please visit www.ksualumni.org/homecoming or email alumni@kent.edu. To join in the conversation about Homecoming on social media, use #KentHC.
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Kent State University Bookstore Hosts Star Wars Saturday, July 18
The Kent State University Bookstore will host Star Wars
Saturday on July 18 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The force will be strong at the bookstore in July as the Kent State University Bookstore hosts Star Wars Saturday on July 18 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Star Wars Saturday is part of the bookstore’s “Get Pop Cultured” events throughout July. Members of the public, including jedi, padawans, sith and bounty hunters alike, are encouraged to come to celebrate this time-honored series. There will snacks, trivia, cool merchandise and more. Costumes are encouraged.
For more information about the Kent State University Bookstore, visit http://kent.bncollege.com/.
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Shrek Takes the Kent State Trumbull Theatre Stage
The Kent State University at Trumbull Theatre and Summer
Stock 38 will present Shrek: The Musical this month.
The Kent State University at Trumbull Theatre and Summer Stock 38 will present Shrek: The Musical this month.
With showings on July 17-19 and July 24-26, the production is the story of a hulking green ogre who, after being mocked and feared his entire life by anything that crosses his path, retreats to an ugly green swamp to exist in happy isolation. Suddenly, a gang of homeless fairy-tale characters -- including Pinocchio, Cinderella and the Three Pigs – raid his sanctuary, saying they have been evicted by the vertically challenged Lord Farquaad. Shrek agrees to get their homes back for them, if they agree to leave his!
But when Shrek and Farquaad meet, the Lord strikes a deal of his own: He’ll give the fairy-tale characters their homes back if Shrek rescues Princess Fiona. Shrek obliges, yet finds something appealing – something strange and different – about this pretty princess. He likes her. A lot. But why does she always run off when the sun sets?
Friday and Saturday evening performances will take place at 8 p.m. on July 17, 18, 24 and 25, with Sunday matinees slated for 3 p.m. on July 19 and 26.
For additional information or to order tickets, call 330-675-8887 or email trumbullboxoffice@kent.edu.
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