Arts & Culture
![Kent State alumnus Michael Weber (far right) and his band, The Michael Weber Show The Michael Weber Show](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Michael%20Weber.jpg?VersionId=BqkKOa7Lb83ek6uNKmk35g5UCRqrOGLZ&itok=7f93s0dQ)
The 2019 Kent State University graduate and award-winning musician can now add film score composer to his resume.
![Kent State All-Star Band Weekend 2024 Kent State All-Star Band Weekend 2024](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20240113_MB_All%20Star%20Band%20Concert-6.jpg?VersionId=AYcmMIxCEw8SebSuavvTOE3DueTSocWT&itok=jXxGRL6w)
Students from area high schools came to campus for the Kent State All-Star Band weekend.
![Author L.M. Elliott poses with a horse](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/L.M.Elliott-OdellPrizeBanner.jpg?VersionId=XY4JB6LdajV1YZE0lMfuX3o6BU1vYHSt&itok=9HPo_4B0)
The Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction Selection Committee is thrilled to announce that the winner of the 2024 award is Bea and the New Deal Horse by L.M. Elliott.
![Sun shining through the Star Sphere 2010 sculpture Sun shining through the Star Sphere 2010 sculpture](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20231101_BC_November_2023%20Feature_265.jpg?VersionId=Sc9cIiPKYTmnZtdbKoMCIplhH1olrLNq&itok=cSN2gnSD)
A photgrapher captured Earth's star shining through the Star Sphere 2010 sculpture near Franklin Hall.
![Director and Kent State alumnus Samuel "Blitz" Bazawule Director and Kent State alumnus Samuel "Blitz" Bazawule](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Blitz.jpg?VersionId=0kiQREqxjnR0lYIKAFIUqixuIr5GLyxs&itok=Aigz0MFK)
Director behind the new musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel is a 2005 Kent State graduate.
![Kent State NYC Fashion students visiting The Big Button Kent State NYC Fashion students visiting The Big Button](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/230908-Fashion-NYC-Day3_RD-00055.jpg?VersionId=FwiQnFSi.b6LFpWKj00OfFXFV3enZgWL&itok=En6HX_v2)
Students at Kent State's New York City Fashion location experience what it's like to live and work in the city's fashion industry.
![Flags at the Kent State University Airport Flags at the Kent State University Airport](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20231207_BC_Hypoxia%20Chamber_127.jpg?VersionId=nCYgDwRQNQa8iWYQFP5jlEHTrtxQasQo&itok=0IcQNGj1)
An antique lens provides unique depth and detail to the photos it captures.
![Student-made blown glass items at the School of Art Holiday Sale Student-made blown glass items at the School of Art Holiday Sale](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Image_4.jpeg?VersionId=b5E9vVtdL36_kljhaoKHLk6J_ph19f_x&itok=4H6q_g4H)
The School of Art Holiday Sale is Dec. 7 and 8 in the Center for the Visual Arts Gallery.
![The ground floor lobby of the Ohio Judicial Center in Columbus. The ground floor lobby of the Ohio Judicial Center in Columbus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Burry%20p36%20-%20Ground%20floor%20lobby%20with%20mosaic%20ceilings.jpg?VersionId=0ifbqhxntSV5f2bpqO.OY.BqmQ7PY4xZ&h=54df75fa&itok=CWQXSPq-)
Looking for holiday gifts for the avid reader on your list?
Kent State University Press, the book publishing arm of the university, may have just what you need.
![One of performances in "Dance 23: One World." One of performances in "Dance 23: One World."](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/405480106_881841167281555_1853808959463085095_n.jpg?VersionId=ScxXELnsdgGEk.UFxsZ7Kz0VWTbLtDSy&itok=1-ovqTlL)