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Arts & Culture

Kirk Magnus' Restored Murals

Late 91²Ö¿â Professor’s Legacy Lives On Through Oral History By Students

The late Kirk Mangus was an art professor at 91²Ö¿â renowned for his ceramic art, sculpture, drawings, paintings and murals.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Student Life, Community & Society, Community Impact

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2022 Rainbow Run 5K

Annual Rainbow Run Brings LGBTQ+ Community Together Despite Rain

“Best Rainbow Attire,†“Best Rainbow Pet†and best personal records were all tracked at this year’s 7th Annual Rainbow Run at Risman Plaza (and online) to raise money for the LGBTQ Emergency fund, a service that assists LGBTQ+ students in financial crises.

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Tony Hardin, the new director of the School of Theatre and Dance,

‘91²Ö¿â Values the Arts’ Says New School of Theatre and Dance Director

Tony Hardin grew up loving the arts, pursuing a career in scenic, lighting and projection design. Learn more about Hardin, the new director for the School of Theatre and Dance, as he answers these five questions.

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Beauty With a Birthmark at CDC outdoors

Family’s New Book Raises Awareness for Birthmarks

EHHS alumnus Erica Maxwell and her teenage daughter, Jessica Alexander, visited the Child Development Center to read from their newly published book, â€œBeauty With a Birthmark.â€

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Bobby Selvaggio

Music Professor Jazzes Up Life Lessons for Students

Bobby Selvaggio, associate professor in the School of Music and director of the jazz studies program, has a storied musical resume. But what he is most proud of are the lessons he can pass on to his students.

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Professor Scott Hallgren Conducting Orchestra for Score of Local Film

Professor Scores Big With Short Film, Book

Scott Hallgren, associate professor in the School of Media and Journalism, teaches several classes in digital media production with a focus on sound in picture. He recently showcased his skills outside the classroom by composing the score for a local short film while also releasing his first book.

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Dear Vaccine, the Global Pandemic Poem, will soon become a stage production.

Wick Poetry Center’s ‘Dear Vaccine’ to Debut in October as Staged Theatrical Production

The performance, titled  will have its opening night at 7 p.m. Oct. 24, in the 700-seat auditorium of the National Academy of Science in Washington, D.C. 

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Map of Akron neighborhoods, courtesy of LocalWiki.

Mapping Akron: Wick Poetry Center Begins New Effort to Highlight Akron Neighborhoods Through Poetry

Using poetry to explore Akron, Ohio residents’ sense of belonging to their neighborhoods is the goal of a new project by 91²Ö¿â’s Wick Poetry Center. 

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Student Employee Sergio Roper leading the Wick Weekly poetry writing workshop

Wick Weekly Poetry Workshops Create a Community of Creatives

Every Friday, the 91²Ö¿â community can come together to create poetry and share a more vulnerable side of themselves at the Wick Poetry Center. The Wick Weekly poetry writing workshop brings students together to help develop them as poets and create a community of creatives.

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91²Ö¿â Trumbull Theatre

91²Ö¿â Trumbull to House Performing Arts School

91²Ö¿â at Trumbull is opening the Hart’s School of Performing Arts in October. Shiloh Hart was featured on WKBN for starting an eight-week program for high school students searching for knowledge and experience in the performing arts.

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