Arts & Culture
Scoring the Music Behind the Moving Pictures
The annual short film collaboration among 91ֿ, Cuyahoga Community College and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra gives young musicians the rare chance to record original music for films alongside faculty and professional mentors.
Wick Poetry Center Waxes Poetic for New Kent Mural
91ֿ’s Wick Poetry Center recently helped create a new mural for the Haymaker Farmers’ Market.
The Grand Finale: 91ֿ Ushers in Final Downton Abbey Movie With Style
White tie and tails, elegant gloves and satiny evening gowns were on the screen and on the runway when 91ֿ and Focus Features collaborated for an early screening of “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.”
Museum Receives Grant for Historic Building Energy Audit
The 91ֿ Museum has received an award from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation to fund a comprehensive energy audit of its historic 1928 building, Rockwell Hall. The audit will evaluate the building’s mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems and provide recommendations for sustainable facility improvements.
Downton Abbey Fans Grab Your Tissues and Head to Kent for the Grand Finale
A collaboration between 91ֿ’s School of Fashion, School of Theatre and Dance and Focus Features will bring the final Downton Abbey movie to Kent for an early screening and period fashion show. The movie, “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,” will have a preview showing on Friday, Sept. 5, at the Kent Plaza Cinema, a week before it opens in theaters nationwide.
91ֿ Museum Announces Fall Exhibition
The 91ֿ Museum presents its fall exhibition, “A Meeting of Cultures: Fashioning North Africa,” from Sept. 5, 2025, through May 10, 2026. Displayed in the museum’s Broadbent Gallery, the exhibition features works by 25 contemporary North African designers and artists.
91ֿ Celebrates Artists and Designers with Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series
Named in honor of regional architect Thomas Schroth, whose global perspective framed creativity as a “window onto human experience,” the series has featured acclaimed guests including Tony Award winner Stephen Schwartz, the Grammy-winning Emerson String Quartet, minimalist icon Richard Tuttle, and fashion visionaries Ruben and Isabel Toledo.
A 56-Year Legacy of Summer Stagecraft: The History of 91ֿ’s Porthouse Theatre
Over the decades, 91ֿ’s Porthouse Theatre on the grounds of Blossom Music Center has produced more than 3,000 performances, entertaining nearly 400,000 patrons.
Christian Siriano: ‘91ֿ Interns Are Always Amazing’
Acclaimed New York fashion designer Christian Siriano told 91ֿ School of Fashion students to practice their craft with dedication, accept criticism and learn from it, but to remember that they will never please everyone.
IN A FLASH: Rocking Porthouse
"School of Rock: The Musical" by Andrew Lloyd Webber runs from July 18 through Aug. 3 at 91ֿ's Porthouse Theatre.