North Akron Community Development Corp. (NACDC) has named Katie Beck as its new executive director. Beck, who formerly managed the Exchange House for Better Block Foundation, along with directing NACDC activities since July 2019, will lead the neighborhood-based nonprofit by building organizational capacity and increasing community participation in the new role. “I am … [Read more...]
Akron Art Bomb Brigade hosts 3rd Annual Flannel Fest Feb. 15
Akron Art Bomb Brigade, a community arts project that breathes new life into Akron neighborhoods through vibrant public murals, will host its 3rd Annual Flannel & Music Fest fundraiser, Saturday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m., at Musica, The event includes live music, contests and raffles and contests celebrating winter beards, flannels and the limbo. Musica is located at 51 E. … [Read more...]
Community Legal Aid hosts free legal workshops in February
Community Legal Aid is offering free workshops in February to anyone who may need legal assistance or who has an interest in these topics. Programs are taught by attorneys and are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. All Community Legal Aid events may be found at www.communitylegalaid.org/events. Workshops are regularly added to the site. ** Indicates an … [Read more...]
Rubber City Ukes makes Akron Civic Theatre debut Feb. 16
The Rubber City Ukes, an Akron-area ukulele collaborative, will take the stage at the Akron Civic Theatre for “Ukulele Explosion,” Sunday, Feb. 16. at 2:30 p.m. The concert will celebrate the small but mighty stringed instrument, whose influence spans from traditional Hawaiian music to American folk and pop, classical and country. “Ukulele Explosion” also will feature local … [Read more...]
‘Outlaw Ink’ at UA’s Emily Davis Gallery captures dark humor of hillbillies, urban dystopia
Photo courtesy of University of Akron. “Outlaw Ink: Hück and Hogarth,” currently on view at the Emily Davis Gallery, in the University of Akron’s Myers School of Art, consists of everything from “hillbillies doing bad stuff” in Middle America to the urban dystopia of 18th century England. On display through Feb. 14, the exhibit features works by American printmaker Tom Hück … [Read more...]
Stan Hywet hosts job fair Feb. 8
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is hiring for the 2020 season and will host a job fair Saturday, Feb. 8, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Carriage House on the Estate, 714 N. Portage Path. Applicants must have weekend and holiday availability from April through December. Department managers will process applications and conduct same-day interviews at the job fair. “We are … [Read more...]
Applications open for Countryside farmers’ market vendors at Howe Meadow
Countryside is accepting applications for its 2020 Farmers’ Market season at Howe Meadow -- through Feb. 13 for returning vendors, and through Feb. 27 for new vendors. Howe Meadow is the largest market for Countryside, whose markets serve a three-fold purpose: to provide farmers and food producers with a viable direct-to-consumer sales outlet; to connect consumers with the … [Read more...]
Akron Soul Train artist-in-residence debuts new film Jan. 30
Akron Soul Train, in partnership with the University of Akron’s Myers School of Art, will premiere “Disconnected,” a short film by Jonathan Chiarle, Thursday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. The event takes place at the Myers School of Art auditorium, 150 E. Exchange St. Chiarle was Akron Soul Train’s 2019 LGBTQ artist-in-residence. As part of his residency, he conducted workshops, … [Read more...]
Fresh Art juried show returns to Summit Artspace Jan. 10
‘Dick’s Picnic’ by David King, won second place in FRESH 2019. The show returns Friday, Jan. 10 at Summit Artspace on East Market. The first show of the year at Summit Artspace on East Market, the “FRESH 2020 Juried Art Exhibition,” opens Friday, Jan. 10, and this year’s show will include an expanded footprint. Juror and artist Katina Pastis Radwanski chose 69 works of … [Read more...]
Millennial Theatre’s ‘Spring Awakening’ explores adolescent themes like shame, rebellion
Editor’s note: Tessa Gaffney appears in the Millennial Theatre Project’s production of ‘Spring Awakening,” which takes place Jan. 9 through 11 at Akron Civic Theatre. “The question is: shame. What is its origin? And why are we hounded by its miserable shadow?”Melchior asks in “Spring Awakening.” This is a central theme in this story written over 100 years ago, infused … [Read more...]
