Film director and producer Oliver Stone will join Kent State University to mark its 43rd annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with the dedication of the May 4 Visitors Center. The center, which tells the May 4 story set against the political and cultural changes of the 1960s, will be dedicated Saturday, May 4, with other traditional commemorative events beginning Friday, May 3.
From 7:30-9 p.m. on May 4, Stone will share his thoughts on “History and Memory in Film,” drawing on his films that depict ’60s-era events. Stone, an Oscar-winning director, producer and screen writer of numerous movies and documentaries, served in the U.S. Army Infantry in Vietnam from 1967-68, and received a Bronze Star for Valor.
The event with Stone is free and open to the public.
For more information about May 4, Kent State’s May 4 Visitors Center and dedication events for the visitors center, visit www.kent.edu/may4. For information about the May 4 Task Force and this year’s May 4 Commemoration events, visit .
Event Information
“History and Memory in Film” with Oliver Stone
Saturday, May 4
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The program begins at 7:30 p.m.
University Auditorium at Cartwright Hall, Kent State University
Free, all welcome (as seating is available)
Prohibited Items
Please note that the following items are not permitted:
- Animals – other than those used as a service animal
- Baby strollers
- Backpacks
- Bags (larger than 14” x 14”) or sealed packages of any kind
- Cameras, video recorders, audio recorders, or other similar electronic devices
- Umbrellas
- Food and drink
- Smoking only allowed outside
- Weapons of any kind