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KentStater

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

The Kent Stage, built in 1927 and located at the corner of East Main and Depeyster, and the only remaining downtown theater in Portage County, hosts about 150 concerts a year, and numerous other events, including the Kent Folk Festival, Blues Fest and Reggae Fest.

Kent Stage’s Ghost Walk gears up for horrifying Halloween history

Andrew Bowie, Beat Reporter October 16, 2024

The Kent Stage gears up for the Halloween season with one of their premier spooky offerings, the Kent Ghost Walk, running from Oct. 11-12.  The Ghost Walk details the unexplained and unusual events...

Kent Stage’s 16th annual Ghost Walk reveals secrets of Kent’s spooky past

Andrew Bowie, Reporter October 27, 2023

The Kent Stage's Ghost Walk took patrons around older places in downtown Kent Oct. 13 and 14. Some stories involved familiar locations like the Phi Sigma Kappa and Alpha Tau Delta fraternity houses on...

Kent’s Ghost Walk celebrates its 15th anniversary

Kent’s Ghost Walk celebrates its 15th anniversary

Genevieve Krejci, Reporter October 15, 2022

The night air was crisp; stars filled the sky and lanterns lit the way through the Wolcott Lilac Gardens to storytellers waiting to tell eager ears about the folklore of Kent on Oct. 14. The Kent Stage’s...

Tour guide tells story of unsolved mystery on haunted stage.

Downtown Kent hosts annual Ghost Walk

Patricia Battle October 14, 2018

Downtown Kent’s 11th annual Ghost Walk drew in an eager crowd of participants Saturday night. The walk is Kent’s warm welcome to the October month leading up to Halloween.The Ghost Walk starts with...

The Kent Stage sign introduces the Kent Ghost Walk in downtown Kent Friday, Oct. 13, 2017.

Kent locals get spooky, celebrate decade-old Ghost Walk

Kassandra Kaczmarek October 14, 2017

The Kent Stage kicked off its 10th annual Ghost Walk this weekend. The long-time Kent tradition took participants through a night of historical venues, live-speakers and re-enactments.In celebration of...

Haunted Kent

Ghost Walk introduces locals to the characters of Kent’s haunted past

Mark Oprea October 21, 2014

Editor's note: This story was updated to make corrections on October 28, 2014.In the middle of Parker Mathews' ghost story, it sounded like a door slammed on the second floor of his 19th century home at...

Ghost Walk offers glimpse into past

Rachel Sluss October 5, 2014

The Kent Stage is inviting Kent residents to experience the city’s paranormal side during the Kent Stage Ghost Walk on Oct. 10 and 11.The Kent Stage offers two tours: the Downtown Kent Ghost Walk, a...