Porthouse Theatre Collage

Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University’s outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, will celebrate its 50th Anniversary Season with "Anything Goes," "Next to Normal," and "Oklahoma!". Directed by Porthouse producing artistic director Terri Kent, "Anything Goes" opens June 15 and runs through June 30. A preview performance will take place on June 14. With music and lyrics by Cole Porter, original book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse, and new book by Timothy Crouse & John Weidman, "Anyt...

A discussion panel answers audience questions after the showing of “The True Cost” in the KIVA on Thursday Oct. 26, 2017.  Photo by Matt Arnold, Kent Wired

By Ella Abbott, Kent Wired Sustainability month came to a close Thursday, with the presentation of the documentary “The True Cost,” which offers a view into the effects of the fashion industry on the rest of the world. This October was the fifth annual Sustainability Month at Kent State and the year Kent Mayor Jerry Fiala signed a proclamation making it Sustainability Month for the entire city of Kent. In the fashion industry, a demand for lower costs has led to using cheaper materials to create garments and paying lower wages to workers. The effects of these practices have created a ...

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