Grab your sneakers and hold on to your energy domes: the 5KDEVO, Sunday, July 30, is the only area race to celebrate one of Akron’s most unique cultural exports. The race, which kicks off at Lock 3 in downtown Akron at 8 a.m., will celebrate all things DEVO, in honor of the world renowned band that formed here in 1973 under the philosophy of the “de-evolution” of society and … [Read more...]
Tracey Thomas celebrates 40 years of music-making at Jilly’s Music Room
Tracey Thomas invites friends and fans to join her in celebrating her first 40 years of music-making in and around Akron with a concert at Jilly's Music Room on Thursday, Aug. 11. The show will be chock full of music, memories and special guests from the early days of the "Akron Sound." Thomas is an Akron Sound pioneer and the former front-woman of Unit 5 who has spent … [Read more...]
Kids tune in to their inner rock stars this summer at Akron Art Museum
Singers, drummers and dazzling guitarists aren’t the only artists in the world of rock. The Akron Art Museum will help kids imagine a colorful world for their inner rock star through fun art projects this summer with School of Rock Summer Camp. The program, designed for ages 7 to 12, will be presented each Thursday in July, from 1 to 3 p.m. Inspired by the creativity on … [Read more...]
Mark Mothersbaugh receives key to the city, will speak at Akron-Summit County Public Library
'Myopia' exhibit spans from Akron to Cleveland, four decades of musician's career -- Akron native and artist Mark Mothersbaugh will receive the key to the city from Mayor Dan Horrigan on Saturday, May 28 at the Akron-Summit County Public Library. The artist will be honored on the day "Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia" opens at the Akron Art Museum. "Myopia" is the first … [Read more...]
Wayne Beck’s ‘Akron Sound’ Museum will ‘pop-up’ at Summit Artspace in May
Wayne Beck is on a mission. It is 9 a.m. on a chilly March Saturday morning and I have been charged with transporting him and his collection of “Akron Sound” Museum artifacts from his Highland Square apartment to the Big Love Festival at Summit Artspace in Akron. We unload the contents of my minivan onto the loading dock, and Wayne protects his collection as though it were … [Read more...]
Rock and Roll photographer gives free talk at Akron Art Museum Aug. 20
Janet Macoska, the artist behind the iconic Chili Dog Mac photograph of Akron rock band Devo, will present a free talk about her work at the Akron Art Museum Thursday, Aug. 20 at 6:30 p.m. Her appearance at the art museum follows the scheduled Aug. 15 unveiling of a reproduction of the Chili Dog Mac Devo photograph in a permanent installation in downtown Akron—near where the … [Read more...]
VIP DEVO Meet & Greet Added to May 24
The Akron RubberDucks will be hosting a VIP meet-and-greet with DEVO’s Bob Mothersbaugh to benefit the family of the late Bob Casale at the newly-constructed Fowl Territory in Canal Park during the May 24 game vs. Reading Fightin’ Phils at 6:35 p.m. Tickets are $35, and include entrance to the game, a 90-minute all-you-can-eat picnic buffet starting at 5:30 p.m., and the … [Read more...]
