Arts & Culture
![Kent State students from Sri Lanka took first place!](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/MicrosoftTeams-image_1.jpeg?VersionId=7dpywb9nUNq_TmP0wp10me8Pn6GSkte4&h=aedf22a3&itok=rK5CaLP9)
Team Sri Lanka took first place in the Fall International Cook-Off
![The Kent Opera Theatre](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/opera-83_0.jpg?VersionId=IbgfDYD4SjHE87utb1xXRJgKRjNEELPs&h=78aab1d8&itok=c_PwDwrI)
The Kent State Opera Theatre will peform on Nov. 18, 19 and 20 in the Wright-Curtis Theatre.
![International students with flags at a Kent State basketball game. International students with flags at a Kent State basketball game.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/20220218_BC_220088_Athletics_Basketball%20VS%20Ohio%20U_568-2_0.jpg?VersionId=jXQYYbdLSh8iO_UL85ti8ifpjbX2xQ6A&h=10d202d3&itok=NxVqS5vV)
Kent State celebrates International Education Week with a full schedule of events.
![Traditional Global Wedding Dresses](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/weddingdressbanner2.jpg?VersionId=PcGRPxsDghOVXW2TBXxciDyAd.cRIg07&h=1d18de3c&itok=ivjkuvsX)
When most people think of wedding dress, they imagine a traditional white dress. Sara Hume, Ph.D., curator at the Kent State University Museum, thinks of how wedding dresses transcend global borders in all different shapes and colors.
![International students at Kent State's Homecoming International students at Kent State's Homecoming](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-14%20at%2012.56.01%20PM_1.png?VersionId=oVp_KIpNvp7yVM_Mkp_KL6D9hr9UCGbS&h=1acc4165&itok=2584HnXB)
International Education Week comes to campus with a full schedule of fun activities.
![Resources displayed at Sustainable Fashion Workshop](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/3D%20Print%20Waste%20Banner.png?VersionId=_OSyqQCy2QMopO7dMTMP1ZvvKgI777EY&h=e6f36a9c&itok=mK0qfysC)
Excitement buzzed from the MuseLab in Kent State University’s Design Innovation Hub as students learned firsthand about sustainability opportunities in the fashion industry.
![From left: Catrina Johnson, Gregory King and Elaine Hsiao Three researchers spoke at the Research & Innovation Forum](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/314328879_492018392987259_2015236457988442773_n_0.jpg?VersionId=WPdjZkreif06sOfI3AxOK0oOOudkPWhY&h=84071268&itok=z0rgW3lt)
Three Kent State researchers presented their projects at a Research and Sponsored Programs event hosted by the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute.
![A scene from "Head Over Heels," playing now through November 13](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/221103-HeadOverHeels_RD-00655_1.jpg?VersionId=hRC28SoWtDdrLLANtnnY4ugWbkTmdy5g&h=5463d0de&itok=aB8YJ1G7)
What happens when a 16th century romance combines with music from '80s pop group The Go-Go's?
![Matthew Williams and his fashion collections](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Matthew%20Williams%20Banner_Final.png?VersionId=k_9eGy2bpUutK4tTaY4dPI7A.VB1u_o3&h=e6f36a9c&itok=3VMu7JGx)
Imagine making a dress out of LEGO dots. Matthew Williams, a junior fashion design major at Kent State, is doing just that.
![Modern Methods](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Discover%20Front_0.png?VersionId=UlJkZwtlOvtVZFg0iCqr9q0H1n7UGPRl&h=96cb6d4a&itok=42qsTIyQ)