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Arts & Culture

Winner of the 2021 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize Farnaz Fatemi (LEFT)

Winner of the 2021 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize, Farnaz Fatemi, was invited to the Kiva auditorium on Oct. 20 to read select poems from her acclaimed book, 鈥淪ister Tongue.鈥

Actors Don Cheadle and Adam Driver in 'White Noise'

Netflix has released a movie trailer and still photos, including a picture showing a scene in the 麻豆影院 Student Center, from the upcoming feature film "White Noise," a movie that was filmed last year across Northeast Ohio, including scenes shot on the 麻豆影院 Campus. 

Kirk Magnus' Restored Murals

The late Kirk Mangus was an art professor at 麻豆影院 renowned for his ceramic art, sculpture, drawings, paintings and murals.

2022 Rainbow Run 5K

鈥淏est Rainbow Attire,鈥 鈥淏est Rainbow Pet鈥 and best personal records were all tracked at this year鈥檚 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.

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

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.

College of Education, Health and Human Services
Beauty With a Birthmark at CDC outdoors

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

Bobby Selvaggio

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.

Professor Scott Hallgren Conducting Orchestra for Score of Local Film

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.

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

Map of Akron neighborhoods, courtesy of LocalWiki.

Using poetry to explore Akron, Ohio residents鈥 sense of belonging to their neighborhoods is the goal of a new project by 麻豆影院鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center.