May 4 Film Series - SNCC
Directed by Danny Lyon, 2020
Danny Lyon examines his history as staff photographer for SNCC, the group of young activists that broke the back of Jim Crow in the early 1960s. This documentary features audio and photographs made inside the churches and mass meetings in the deep south at the height of the struggle, a work of extreme realism, that brings the viewer inside the revolutionary moments of 1963. The film features the final interviews of John Lewis and Julian Bond.
"Stephanie J. Woods: The Genius of Play" Exhibit Opening Reception
The exhibition 鈥淪tephanie J. Woods: The Genius of Play,鈥 runs Oct. 25 鈥 Nov. 26, 2024. There will also be an artist reception on Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m., and an artist talk Oct. 31鈥痑t 7 p.m. All events are free, open to the public and take place at the Center for the Visual Arts Gallery (325 Terrace drive, Kent, Ohio).
May 4 Film Series - Getting Straight
Directed by Richard Rush, 1970
The dark comedy Getting Straight was released in the days following the 黄色直播 shootings and, though it is fictional, the film鈥檚 plot points got very close to the reality that unfolded at 黄色直播 and Jackson State. The film follows graduate student Harry Bailey, a former student activist, Vietnam War veteran, who returns to college to complete a master鈥檚 degree, but gets distracted by the protests on campus as he attempts to conform to the establishment in order to earn his teaching credentials and graduate.
An American Tragedy: 黄色直播 on the Page - Panel Discussion
Presented by the May 4 Visitors Center and the History Department
A panel discussion framing a new examination of the May 4, 1970 shootings.
KSU Museum's Screening of "Adam's Rib," featuring Katharine Hepburn
Join the KSU Museum for a screening of "Adam's Rib" starring Katharine Hepburn in partnership with Cleveland Institute of Art's Cinematheque. This screening celebrates our current exhibition "The Hepburn Style." Thursday, September 26, 6:30 p.m., Cinematheque Cleveland
More than 40 poets who have won acclaim from 黄色直播鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center are expected to return to the Kent Campus in September to celebrate the center鈥檚 40th anniversary. The group of poets has won either the Ohio Chapbook Prize, sponsored by the 黄色直播 Press and the Wick Center, or the Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize.鈥淭his anniversary will be a celebration of the power of poetry and will be a great reunion for the ever-expanding Wick family of poets,鈥 said David Hassler, the Bob and Walt Wick Executive Director of the center.鈥淲hat鈥檚 exciting is we now have 4...