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Greetings Kent! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How will Kent State athletes be coaching your kids this fall?
• Why Kent State's newest exhibit turns handmade paper into stunning fashion

Also on today's calendar: Rummage sale and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
• Sunday: Partial sunshine, temps: high: 83, low: 66.
• Monday: Warm with sunny intervals, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Kent State Athletics Partners With Team Tressel Fitness Challenge to Mentor Local Students (kentstatesports.com) — Kent families can expect Kent State student-athletes to visit local elementary and middle schools this fall, mentoring kids through the statewide Team Tressel Fitness Challenge. The free program runs August 31–December 4, helping grades 3–8 build healthy habits in fitness, nutrition, sleep, and mental well-being while connecting directly with Golden Flashes role models.
   

• In 'Every Last Scrap' artist reflects on fashion, tradition with 'hanji' gowns (spectrumnews1.com) — Kent residents can explore Aimee Lee's "Every Last Scrap" exhibition at the Kent State University Museum, where intricate hanji paper garments reimagine fashion, sustainability, and Korean tradition. On view through May 2027, the show highlights painstaking papermaking with Ohio plants like milkweed and celebrates using every scrap to create something new.
   

📸 Around Kent

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kent

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Saturday August 29
• Rummage sale →
  Streetsboro United Methodist Church, 8940 OH-43, Streetsboro
  9:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Summer Concert Series
  Reed Memorial Library - Outdoor Pavilion
  2:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Open House 6-12
  Southeast Local Ravenna, OH 44266
  2:30 pm
• Open House K-5
  Southeast Local Ravenna, OH 44266
  3:15 pm
• Master Gardener Series
  Reed Memorial Library - Jenkins Room
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Children's Halloween Costume Swap
  Reed Memorial Library -
• Community Cup Challenge!! NEW
  Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce 135 E Main St, Ravenna, OH 44266
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Makerspace Drop-Ins
  Reed Memorial Library - Makerspace
  3:00 pm
• LEGO® Academy
  Reed Memorial Library - Children's Room
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• NOT AVAILABLE →
  Munroe Falls, OH Calendar, 38 Guise Park Dr, Munroe Falls
  9:00 am
• Dog Days at the Library
  Reed Memorial Library - Carlin Room
  10:30 am
• Books A Go Go Bookstore 1-Year Anniversary →
  Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce Books A Go Go Bookstore, 220 W. Main St, Ravenna, 44266, United States
  11:00 am
• Open Mic and Performance Lab
  Akron-Summit County Public Library Main Library - Auditorium
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The FINAL eclipse of 2026 is tonight.
  https://fox8.com/news/blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-when-youll-see-it-in-northeast-ohio/ (Nextdoor Kent State Franklin)

• Raising Cane's posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in Kent. Apply here.
• NMG Aerospace posted a job opening for CNC Machinist - 3rd Shift in Stow. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kent here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ravenna

• Ravenna considering new e-bike helmet, multi-family unit requirements (theportager.com)
• Shalersville man admits he raped, sexually abused girl (record-courier.com)
• News and scores from Week 2 of Portage County high school football (record-courier.com)

Streetsboro

• ODOT report predicts more crashes at new Streetsboro stoplight, but says they'll be less severe (cleveland19.com)

Ok Kent! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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