Hannah Hilty is Stage Manager for Western Reserve Playhouse’s production of “Assassins,” which opens this Friday, Oct. 25. As the weather chills and leaves begin to drop, Northeast Ohioans’ continue their search for spooky ways to spend their weekend nights. And what better way to enjoy the season than to see John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald and many other famous … [Read more...]
Akron ministry celebrates 20 years of breaking the prison cycle for local men
Truly Reaching You, also known as TRY, will mark 20 years since Founder and President Perry Clark, having served time in prison, decided it was time to do something to break the prison cycle. TRY will host its 20th Anniversary Celebration Thursday, Oct. 24, at 5:30 p.m., at the Trailhead at Cascade Lofts, 21 W. North St., in Akron. In its 20 years, TRY has helped … [Read more...]
Weathervane experience helps launch professional acting career
Editor's note: Michael Swain-Smith plays Cousin Kevin in Weathervane Playhouse’s production of The Who’s “Tommy,” which runs through Sept. 29. This is my first show back at Weathervane since 2015, when I was in “Raisin in the Sun.” I’m so excited to back here again. I started in their Emerging Artist Series as the Lion in “The Wizard of Oz,” then as Issachar … [Read more...]
Communications, marketing firm Amp Strategy announces newly expanded team
(L to R): Morgan Lasher, Lindsey Phillips, Becky DeHart, Kat Pestian and Meghan Meeker Amp Strategy recently added two new employees: Meghan Meeker, who joined the team after her work as the social media manager at the University of Akron; and Lindsey Phillips, a specialist in operations with a background in corporate banking and nonprofit communications, added her skills … [Read more...]
Erin Molnar named Summit Food Coalition’s 2019 Local Food Hero
Summit Food Coalition has announced that Erin Molnar, director of Food Programs at Countryside Food and Farms, will be the recipient of the 2019 Liam Murray Local Food Hero award. New this year, the award has been renamed to celebrate the life of Liam Murray, a local activist who was heavily involved in sustainable agriculture work. According to Beth Knorr, executive … [Read more...]
Columbine survivor, director of ‘We Are Columbine’ featured at Canton event Sept. 8
Laura Farber was a freshman attending Columbine High School in Colorado when the shooting occurred that killed 12 students and one teacher. Today, 20 years later, the name Columbine is synonymous with school shootings and still ranks as one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history as well as one of the deadliest episodes of school violence. In an effort to showcase … [Read more...]
Greater Akron Chamber, Women’s Network announce partnership
Collaboration will support women’s leadership programs, gender equity The Greater Akron Chamber and Women’s Network recently announced a formal partnership with the goals of enhancing gender equity and inclusion across the region. (From left) Women’s Network Executive Director Jan Conrad and Greater Akron Chamber President and CEO Steve Millard “We’re thrilled to … [Read more...]
Summit Artspace exhibit features gender transition through self-portrait paintings
Month-by-month between 2018 and 2019, Akron artist Max Markwald documented the dissociative process of gender transition through self-portraits. Summit Artspace on East Market is featuring, “Dissociation,” an exhibit of 12 large format paintings by Markwald, in the Transition Gallery through Saturday, Sept. 7. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Markwald … [Read more...]
The Lowsiders celebrate album release with Rialto Theatre concert (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flJQupbikfM&feature=youtu.be Akron-based psychedelic garage rock band The Lowsiders will celebrate the release of their new album, “Can’t Stop the World From Spinning,” with a concert at The Rialto Theatre, in Kenmore, Saturday, Aug. 24, at 8 p.m. The band also will play at @hHighland Square PorchRokr Festival, Saturday, Aug. 17, 6 p.m., … [Read more...]
World War II book reveals Akron’s role in conflict
When Tim Carroll discovered hundreds of letters written by his grandfather during World War II, it opened the door to a much larger project than he anticipated. Carroll was so immersed in local World War II history that he wrote a book, “World War II Akron,” completed earlier in the year, which chronicles Akron’s role in the war. And his research led to a number of … [Read more...]
