Monday, September 26, 2011
Stone Arch Bridge Gala celebrates 134th birthday of the Main Street Bridge in downtown Kent
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- Kasha Legeza
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Monday, September 26, 2011
On Sept. 25, 1877, about 100 Kent residents gathered downtown to celebrate the city’s brand new stone arch bridge. Exactly 134 years later – to the day – about 100 Kent residents gathered to celebrate the iconic span’s continued existence Sunday afternoon. The Kent Historical Society and Kent Parks and Recreation Department teamed up this weekend to present two back-to-back events: the dedication of the city’s new Bicentennial Sculpture and the Stone Arch Bridge Gala. The sculpture, a bronze relief created by artist George Danhires, was unveiled in its permanent home on the small parcel of Franklin Avenue park land situated between the downtown gazebo and the Pufferbelly restaurant. Mounted on a base of sandstone from the former Plum …
Celebrating a city art sculpture centerpiece
Kent unveiled its Bicentennial Sculpture, created by artist George Danhires, at a ceremony Sunday afternoon downtown. The sculpture, commissioned in 2006 as part of Kent's Bicentennial Celebration, will stand on park land between the Pufferbelly restaurant and the downtown gazebo on Franklin Avenue. The sculpture unveiling coincided with the marking of the opening of the Main Street Bridge on Sept. 25, 1877. The Kent Historical Society organized an event to mark the bridge's 134th birthday.
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Hometown Bank
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Friday, September 23, 2011
Bicentennial Sculpture dedication, bridge re-enactments mark Sept. 25 milestone on Main Street this Sunday
Figures integral to Kent’s history will again take their places downtown this weekend. Both as images cast in bronze and through live re-enactments, their names will be part of a public celebration Sunday along Main Street. Beginning at 1 p.m., the Bicentennial Sculpture, a bronze relief created by artist George Danhires, will be dedicated at its permanent home in park land on Franklin Ave. between the gazebo and the Pufferbelly restaurant. Mounted on a base of sandstone from the former Plum Creek Park dam, the raised images in bronze both of familiar and symbolic figures tell the story of the transition from Kent’s formation to its present day. The dedication will include remarks from Kent Mayor Jerry Fiala as well as an interpretive …
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Heritage Park
Main Street, Kent, Oh
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
George Danhires puts finishing touches on Bicentennial Sculpture for downtown Kent
George Danhires will be putting the finishing touches on his Bicentennial Sculpture in the next week — in time to debut it at the annual Art in the Park. The bronze sculpture will be 6 feet by 4 feet and weigh about 550 pounds when completed. It will be set in its final resting place on park land between the Pufferbelly restaurant and the downtown gazebo on Franklin Avenue. There will be a dedication ceremony during the 134th anniversary of the Main Street bridge on Sept. 25. You can get a sneak peek, however, during Art in the Park at Fred Fuller park on Sept. 11 where the sculpture will be on display before installation. The sculpture has been done in a style known as relief, which means that the artwork looks like a wall of bronze with…
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Middlebury Road Haymaker Parkway, Kent, Oh
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Monday, August 15, 2011
The Kent Parks and Recreation Department is readying the site for the Bicentennial Sculpture, commissioned in 2006 to celebrate the city's 200th birthday
The foundation has been set for Kent's Bicentennial Sculpture, commissioned in 2006 to celebrate the city's 200th birthday. The Kent Bicentennial Committee commissioned the sculpture as part of its last act regarding the yearlong string of bicentennial celebrations held in 2006. Kent Parks and Recreation Director John Idone said the bronze sculpture was finished Thursday night by Kent artist George Danhires, but it won't be unveiled to the public until Art in the Park on Labor Day weekend. Originally, the Bicentennial Committee dedicated its remaining funds — about $26,000 — to commission the sculpture, which depicts images of Kent's history. Idone said the project will have cost about $30,000 by the time the finished sculpture is set in …
Kasha Legeza
9:31 pm on Saturday, September 24, 2011
And there will be free cake -- so c'mon downtown Sunday!!! more ›