Arts & Culture

鈥楲ight Is What Reconciles Us With the Value of Everything鈥�
Named for the designer's mother, Sukeina features stunning fashions by Kent State University School of Fashion and Merchandising Hall of Fame inductee Omar Salam.

IN A FLASH: The Truth is ... Downtown?
An art exhibition in the Kent State University Downtown Gallery uses images of UFOs to evoke questions about reality in a world where truth is often reframed.

IN A FLASH: Red Moon Rising
A Kent State staffer captured spectacular views of a red moon over the Kent State University Airport.

IN A FLASH: High School Brass
Local high school student musicians came to Kent State to rehearse and perform with the Flasher Brass Pep Band.

Verse That Gives Voice: Wick Poetry Center to Celebrate 40 Years
Kent State University鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center marks its 40th anniversary this year with three days of poetry events and a gala planned for September to celebrate the program that has provided a platform for creative voices across the globe.

Flash Friday: Sally Maltempi
Sally Maltempi, a senior chemistry major with a focus in biochemistry and a music minor at Kent State University from Rootstown, Ohio, tests foodborne diseases by day and sings opera at night.

Painting a Pathway
Since childhood, Maria McDonald loved painting. But it wasn鈥檛 until she got to college that she saw how painting could be a career. Now, this Kent State alumna is enjoying her first solo art show in Massillon Museum鈥檚 Studio M.
IN A FLASH: "Black Is ..."
Black United Students invited students to express their thoughts on "What is Black to You?" by adding their words and a handprint to a banner.

'Rent' Performances Feel 'Like Home' for Director Amy Fritsche
鈥�525,600 minutes - how do you measure, measure a year?鈥� These lyrics will fill the E. Turner Stump Theatre this weekend as the run of 鈥淩ent鈥� finishes up on Sun, Feb. 25. Amy Fritsche, associate professor of acting and musical theater and director of 鈥淩ent鈥� for Kent State, walked alongside students performing in the show from start to finish to ensure their first performance of the Spring semester was a hit.

IN A FLASH: Behind the Lights
An associate professor working on the School of Theatre and Dance provided a behind-the-scenes look at the school's current production of "Rent."