Kent

157 Lounge

Serves sake, wine, whiskey, beer, rum, gin, scotch, tequila, vodka and bourbon alongside sushi and tempura desserts.

4PM-2:30AM·$4-12

Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

AMLCI

Birthplace of the Twisted Numeric LCD (when it was in Smith Hall). Has an art installation outside, and occasionally offers conferences. The building interior is normally off limits, but is sometimes opened up for seminars.

Free

Bistro on Main

Bistro is dark and quiet, with an extensive wine list and innovative menu selections.

Mon-Thu 3-9PM, Fri Sat 3-9:30PM·$6-26

Black Squirrel Festival

Annual festival featuring university organisations, local companies, and student organizations.

Free

Center for the Performing Arts

PABO

This building is the core of the Kent State Performing Arts programs. The basement houses the Performing Arts Library which features some special collections. The first floor houses the Ludwig Recital Hall for musical performances, as well as several dance rooms and theaters.

Mon-Fri noon-5PM

Center for the Visual Arts

CVA Gallery

Features many galleries of Student Artwork, as well as workshops. Partially built out of an old power plant.

Tue Wed 10AM-5PM, Thu 10AM-7PM, Fri 10AM-2PM·Free (parking may cost depending on lot)

Crooked River Adventures

A Kent State University program open to the public that offers canoeing on the Cuyahoga River.

$18

Eastway Center

The second floor of Eastway houses the Eastway Fresh Food Company, a dining hall frequented by freshmen and vegans. Downstairs there is a deli and market. Eastway Deli is popular with upperclassemen and can prepare custom sandwiches. Eastway Market carries a small selection of international brands outside the usual fare.

Eastway Game Room

Bowling Alley and Video Game Arcade in the Eastway Center. Operated by Kent State University but rarely used by students so you can usually get it for yourself.

Ernest B. Miller Trail

An easy walking path along the Cuyahoga River. Near the site of "Brady's Leap" where Samuel Brady is said to have jumped across the Cuyahoga River in 1780 while fleeing Native Americans.

Free

Euro Gyro

Pizza, wings, gyros, and sandwiches. They also have bar and drink specials. A large 1-topping pizza is $5 on Wednesday. Open late.

Mon-Wed 10:30AM-3AM, Thu-Fri 10:30AM-3:30AM, Sat 11AM-3:30AM, Sun 11AM-2:30AM·$5-20

FS²

Annual Fashion Show

Kent State's spring fashion show. This event showcases student work and alumni success in the field of fashion. Tickets for the event are available at the Performing Arts Box Office (PABO) in the center for the Performing arts, which is in a different building then Rockwell Hall.

$30 matinee, $55 awards show, $250 VIP

Fashion Tech Hackathon

A collegiate hackathon centered on fashion and technology as an interdisciplinary field.

Free

Franklin Square Deli

In addition to its wide array of sandwich selections, they offer a full breakfast menu, soups and dessert items. The restaurant provides quick, courteous service and maintains a large local customer base.

Mon-Sat 10AM-9PM, Sun 11AM-7PM·$2-10

Guy's Pizza

Fresh ingredients from local vendors. In addition to the regular and specialty pizza pies, nine different fresh salads are on the menu, as are subs, calzones, and traditional and boneless wings.

$8-20

Kenneth W. Berger Hearing Aid Museum and Archives

Hearing Aid Museum

Created by accident in the 1960s due to a misprint in a news article, this museum of hearing aid technology that houses over 3000 hearing aids, making it among the largest collections in the world. The collection includes devices and patents dating back from 1830's to the digital age.

Mon-Fri 8AM-5PM·Free

Kent 'Round Town

Kent State Folk Festival

A fall music festival that started in 1966 as the Kent State Folk Festival.

Free

Kent Hack Enough

Annual collegiate hackathon at Kent State University. Visitors are encouraged, especially for the opening and closing ceremonies. Non-computer science majors and Non-Kent students are very welcomed to compete.

3 Day event in October·Free

Kent Heritage Festival

A midsummer festival held in the beginning of July celebrating the heritage of Kent. The heritage festival has food, activities, entertainment, and fireworks.

Kent Historical Society & Museum

Local history of the city and residents, the railroad that passes through the town, and Kent State University.

Fri Sat 9AM-2PM and by appointment·Free

Kent State Ice Arena

Dual rink ice arena. Features hockey games and public skating.

8AM-10PM in the fall semester

Kent State Student Center

The first and second floors of the Kent State Student Center serve as the primary dining hall of the area. The Hub is on the first floor and serves branded fast food alongside branches of local restaurants. The Hub has bagel, sub, pretzel, Asian, and Mexican specialty resaurants. Because the Hub is a favorite with students, between 11AM and 2PM they don't accept meal plan to accommodate commuter students and visitors - conversely the times immediately before 11AM and immediately after 2PM are extremely busy. Also on the first floor is the Kent Market, which is a small convince store in a nook that also sells soup and bent tree coffee. On the Second floor is the Kent Market 2, which handles the influx of students between 11AM and 2PM. Besides American food, the Kent Market 2 also has Italian and Indian options, as well as a deli.

7AM-11PM·$4-9

Kent State University

Kent State, a public research university founded 1912 as a teachers' college, offers 300 degree programs on eight campuses. The main campus in Kent houses 28,800 of the system's 42,500 students. Programs include nursing, liquid crystals, business, history, library science, aeronautics, journalism and fashion design.

Kent State University Bookstore

The Bookstore

Travelers might find the bookstore's selection of charging cables, umbrellas, water bottles, bookbags, clothing, cosmetics, and memory cards useful, if somewhat overpriced. Besides books the bookstore sells Kent State brand apparel, stationary, and computers.

8AM-5PM

Kent State University Museum

Kent State Fashion Museum

The Kent State University Fashion Museum is in Rockwell Hall, and features historical and cutting-edge articles of fashion.

Wed-Sun 10AM-4:45PM·$5 General Admission, Free on Sundays

Laziza

Laziza is a Mediterranean-style restaurant in the downtown Kent area that offers lunch and dinner dining. The menu here offers steaks, seafood and Mediterranean specialties. The space here features two levels available for dining, a bar and an area for private parties. The restaurant also provides catering services for private events and functions.

Mon-Thu 11AM-10PM, Fri 11AM-11PM, Sat noon-11PM·$7-17

May 4 Visitors Center

May 4 Memorial

The May 4th Visitors Center surrounds the area where the May 4th Shootings occurred. The Visitors Center has an exhibit that helps provide context to the shootings including larger scale conflicts such as the Vietnam War. Informational packets are available near the site when the Visitors Center is closed. Often offers special programming around May 4th.

Semester hours: Mon-Fri 9AM-5PM, Sat noon-5PM·Free

Mike's Place

Mike's place has a huge menu, and all items have an unusual name (Ms. McNaster's Disaster, the Nunsiatta Devita, etc.). The atmosphere is similar to Dick's Last Resort's.

Mon-Thu 6AM-11PM, Fri Sat 6AM-midnight, Sun 7AM-10PM·Dinners $6-15, Sandwiches $5-10

Partially Buried Woodshed

A woodshed that was created to fall apart after being partially buried in 1970.

Open now · open 24 hours·Free

Popped!

Popped offers a variety of hot popcorns, from butter or caramel to more unusual flavors such as Baja or Cayenne. Also offers gift tins of cold popcorn.

Tue-Sat 11AM-5PM·$5-12