Akron philanthropists Bud and Susie Rogers will be honored on Saturday, July 16, at the dedication of the Bud and Susie Rogers Garden at the Akron Art Museum. The ceremony includes a ribbon-cutting and private, ticketed event. From 2 to 9 p.m., the Art Museum will welcome the community into the Garden for an afternoon and evening of free events, including programs for kids … [Read more...]
Residents brave cold for ‘sweet’ Wesley Bright performance
It was an intimate affair, replete with some of Akron's better known personalities, all joining together to lend an ear to one of their own, Wesley Bright. Wesley is one of Akron's best known and most popular soul performers, and on a busy Saturday night in mid-January people were lining up outside newly opened Sweet Mary's Bakery on Mill Street in the frigid cold for a … [Read more...]