Schedule of Events
To honor and remember the events that occurred on that tragic day, virtual events and exhibits hosted by ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University students, faculty and staff are scheduled through May 4.
This is the Award-Winning National PBS Public Broadcast-screened film- Produced and Directed by ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ May 4 1970 Veterans, Daniel Miller, Chic Canfora, Bill Whitaker with support from Joe Walsh, and contributions from Alan Canfora, Chic Canfora, Bill Whitaker, Ken Hammond, Candy Knox, Larry
Harvest celebrates the timeless songwriting, electric jams and acoustic artistry of classic-era Neil Young.
This cornerstone of the commemoration began in 1971. There will be food before the Candlelight Walk on the Commons and in the Prentice Hall parking lot, and there will be an online signup for the Candlelight Vigil.
Authors: Barbara Child, Laura Davis, Rodney Dillman, Susan Erenrich, Tom Grace, David Hassler, Miriam Jackson, Peter Jedick, Neal Johnson, Donald Miller, Chera Thompson, and Paula Stone Tucker.
Come meet and remember with this year's authors.
¾«¶«Ó°Òµcampus community and visitors will gather at noon on the May 4 site at the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Commons to commemorate the moment that gunfire erupted 55 years ago.
Continue the momentum immediately following this year's May 4 commemoration with a social mixer and open mic just up the hill in Taylor Hall.
Explore the Kent campus via golf cart, with the scholars behind behind the oral histories map site MappingMay4.kent.edu. Visitors will tour the area and hear audio clips from those who experienced events at each site in 1970.
Join the Trumbull County Historical Society in a conversation with Modern Props’ John Zabrucky and Devo’s Gerald V.
Join acclaimed folk duo Magpie—Greg Artzner and Terry Leonino—for a powerful evening of music and reflection on the 55th anniversary of the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ shootings. Originating in Kent in 1973, Magpie has spent over 50 years using music to advocate for justice, peace, and social change.
Jerry Lewis was professor of sociology at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University from 1966 to 1996. He witnessed the May 4 shootings as a faculty marshal and dedicated much of his career to researching, memorializing, and lecturing about the events of May 4, 1970.