The Kent Stage
Location submitted by: sdonley on 02/16/2015
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PANICd#: 1407
The Kent Stage was constructed in 1927 as a silent movie and vaudevillian theater and is the sole surviving downtown theater in the county.
175 East Main Street
Kent , OH 44240
Phone: (330) 677-5005
Open to the public: Yes
Lat: 41.1539538
Lon: -81.35659069999997
Database Summary:
Demographic Rank: 6
History: 1
Stories: 0
Claims: 9
Evidence: 0
Resources: 3
Retrievals: 3818
Vistor Rating: 0.0
Votes: 0
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History
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The Kent Stage was constructed in 1927 as a silent movie and vaudevillian theater and is the sole surviving downtown theater in the county. In 2002, the Western Reserve Folk Arts Association took over management of the venue and the rest is history. The Kent Stage was named the Best Acoustic Venue in Northeast Ohio by The Plain Dealer when Nickel Creek stepped out in front of the mics and sang an encore.
Along with the concert venue, The Kent Stage is also the home of All Folked Up - a full service bar equipped to satisfy your desire for an adult beverage or two. Yes, you can take your drink into the theater.
The Kent Stage is the host of approximately 150 concerts a year, the Kent Folk Festival, the Kent Blues Fest, Kent Reggae Fest, the Kent State Around Town Music Festival, film festivals and numerous plays.
Added by: sdonley on 02/16/2015
DB#:249
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http://www.thekentstage.com/about/
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| Claim # | Added | Added By | Claim |
| 2171 | 02/16/2015 | sdonley | Guests and employees have claimed to be poked. |
| 2172 | 02/16/2015 | sdonley | Guests and employees have claimed to be pushed. |
| 2173 | 02/16/2015 | sdonley | There have been items to come up missing an then reappear months later. |
| 2174 | 02/16/2015 | sdonley | An apparition of a lady in a long dress would walk from the project booth, down the balcony, out to the theatre into the lobby. |
| 2175 | 02/16/2015 | sdonley | An apparition has been reported sitting in one of the seats of the empty theater. |
| 2176 | 02/16/2015 | sdonley | Shadow figures have been reported. |
| 2177 | 02/16/2015 | sdonley | The piano has played with nobody there. |
| 2178 | 02/16/2015 | sdonley | Cups have been thrown across the bar area when it was quiet. |
| 2179 | 02/16/2015 | sdonley | Performers always get the feeling like there is someone right behind them. |
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Added: 02/16/2015 By: sdonley |
Blog post about this location on CoolCleveland.com |
| Psychic Paranormal Investigation
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