Howard Parr, executive director of the Akron Civic Theatre, will receive an Ohio Governor’s Awards for the Arts. The award will be given in May during the 2018 Arts Day luncheon in Columbus. Parr, who has been with the Civic Theatre for 20 years, is one of nine selected for this statewide distinction. His award is in the Arts Administration category. Parr has more than 30 … [Read more...]
Akron Art Museum’s ‘Heavy Metal’ is weighty, sometimes lighthearted exhibit
Whether in pure element, alloy or compound form, metal has served as a mother lode of ideas and materials for artists for centuries. On Saturday, Aug. 12 the Akron Art Museum will presents contemporary approaches to all things metallic in "Heavy Metal," which pairs internationally known artists such as Yayoi Kusama and Lorna Simpson with artists who live in the Northeast … [Read more...]
Ohio’s first poet laureate speaks at Summit Artspace May 20
NEOMED grad's visit coincides with FUSION science-inspired exhibit -- Summit Artspace will be filled with poetry and art from the worlds of science and medicine on Friday, May 20, when the public is invited to a reading by Ohio's first Poet Laureate, Amit Majmudar, M.D. A graduate of Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), Dr. Majmudar will be joined by two NEOMED … [Read more...]
Roomful of Teeth concludes Tuesday Musical’s Fuze series
The vocal vibrancy of the Grammy-winning a cappella ensemble Roomful of Teeth concludes this season of Tuesday Musical’s Fuze series on Tuesday, April 5. Praised by The New York Times for “making nerdiness cool,” Roomful of Teeth mines the expressive potential of the human voice with world-inspired grooves. The concert begins at 7 p.m. at the Akron-Summit County … [Read more...]
