Hower House Museum’s Annual Artisan Fair Friday, March 17: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 18: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. **Friday Only Special (4 to 7 p.m.): Gnibbles & Reception; BOGO Entry Fee (mention this add) General Admission: $5 per person Please note that guided tours will not be available during this event. Proceeds go to benefit Hower House Museum … [Read more...]
Rubicon Cinema features silent film, live-mixed VHS performance
Walking into the artist studio in Highland Square on this Saturday night, I felt like I was privy to one of Akron’s best kept secrets. But I have a feeling it won’t stay this way for long. The Blue Sky ceramic studio and its abundance of eye-catching sculptures seems to be an ideal home to the Rubicon Cinema, a collective that screens experimental art films monthly for a … [Read more...]
Rubicon hosts black radical cinema lineup March 18
This Saturday, March 18, Rubicon Cinema will present, "Body & Soul: Black Radical Cinema," curated by Chris Stults, associate curator of Film/Video, Wexner Center for the Arts, in Columbus. The program, which starts at 8 p.m., gathers short films that expressively portray the black experience from the Civil Rights era to today. Stults will visit Rubicon Cinema to … [Read more...]
Akron Art Museum seeks neighborhood suggestions for Inside|Out art exhibit
In which neighborhoods would you like to see art from the Akron Art Museum? The Museum’s Inside|Out, community-activated art project will return in 2017 to four new communities in and around Akron. Forty high-quality reproductions of iconic artworks in the Akron Art Museum collection—10 per community—will find their way into the neighborhoods and outdoor spaces this summer … [Read more...]
Jazz with Jack Schantz & his Combo at Hower House Museum
Friday, February 17, 2017 7:00-8:30 pm Surprise someone special with tickets for a lively evening of jazzy romance at the Hower House Museum. Ticket price includes a self-guided tour of the vintage Valentine exhibit; the Cellar Door Store will be open from 6:00 until 7:00 pm. Light refreshments following. Prepaid reservations by February 13. Limited seating. Call … [Read more...]
Rethinking Race: Life as a Domestic Worker, Then & Now
Special Tours at Hower House Museum: February 13, 14, & 15, 2017 In support of Black History Month and in conjunction with The University, we offer a special series of tours at Hower House Museum to initiate discussions about race and class in the wealthy Victorian era of our city and nation’s history. Call for additional information: 330.972.6909 We will be taking … [Read more...]
Artist shares her ‘natural eye’ in Mustard Seed exhibit
Show coincides with art exhibit at Montrose location Jodi Ashe-Crossley draws inspiration from her art through nature. “Art is my therapy,” says Ashe-Crossley, whose exhibit “Her Natural Eye” is on display through February. “One of the things I like to do is take my camera out and take random photographs of things that catch my eye. “ She adds, “It really comes from my … [Read more...]
Akron’s largest Halloween event returns, expecting another sold out crowd
Akron’s largest charitable Halloween event, the 13th Annual Halloween Charity Ball, presented by Ashton, Wartko & Wilgus, Attorneys at Law, will take place Friday, Oct. 28, from 8 p.m. to midnight at The Tangier. The event includes a $500 costume contest grand prize, complements of Gavin Scott Salon and Spa. The costume contest will be open to all who self-register by … [Read more...]
Knight Arts finalist New World Performance Lab previews performance based on 1930s labor novel
New World Performance Laboratory (NWPL) presents preview performances of its work-in-progress, “Industrial Valley” the third part of "The Devil’s Milk Trilogy," a long-term project based on Akron’s relationship with rubber and the rubber industry on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday October 20, 21 22, 24 2016 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. in The Balch … [Read more...]
Foster care and adoption information meeting set for Highland Square Branch Library on Tuesday, October 11
Summit County Children Services is sponsoring a free Foster Care and Adoption Information Meeting on Tuesday, October 11 at 6 p.m. at the Highland Square Branch Library, 807 W. Market St., Akron. There is always a need for foster and adoptive parents in Summit County. Summit County Children Services presently has more than 200 children in foster care – including … [Read more...]
