The Arts & Culture Weekly Highlights bring you general information to help you plan your weekly arts activities. You can access the full calendar of exhibits, concerts and more at www.akronareaarts.org .
Thanks to everyone who participated in the headphone contest for the launch of the new Arts & Culture Weekly Highlights. We had 1,500 openings of the newsletter during the three-week period. We're grateful that the residents of the Akron area and Summit, Portage and Medina counties are interacting and sharing the new format. The winner of the donated Audio-Technica US headphones was local artist Ron White of Akron. Keep sending us your comments by email and share the newsletter to keep art news circulating! See the forward button at the bottom of the newsletter for an easy way to share the content. Thanks to Audio-Techinica US, located in Stow, for partnering with us on this project.
 

 
See KSU students' artwork and vote for your favorite at Stratosphere 

 

Stratosphere is a juried art competition that features the top 25 works submitted by a wide variety of Kent State students, regardless of major or experience. The annual art competition gives away cash prizes to Best in Show, First Runner Up, Second Runner Up and People's Choice Award. 

 
Open through April 30
KSU School of Art's Downtown Gallery
Gallery is open Wednesday - Friday, 12-5 pm & Saturday, 12-4 pm
FREE!

Winners announced at a reception on Thursday, April 16 at 6 pm.

Enjoy an evening of music, food and dancing to support KSU students

The Kent State University Orchestra Society hosts its 40th Annual Evening with the Orchestra this Saturday. The event includes cocktails, dinner, an orchestra concert with Director Charles Latshaw and Guest Conductor Christine Bhargava and dancing with the KSU Jazz Ensemble. Proceeds support the KSU Orchestra Society's scholarship fund.

Saturday, April 18 at 6:00 pm
KSU Ballroom
$65 per person
Always wanted to visit Maine and capture its natural coastal beauties with a camera?

Learn from Dave Longfellow during
Rocks, Water, Pines: Landscape Photography on the Maine Mid-Coast about what makes the Maine coast so special for photographers. Longfellow will share stories from his 30-plus years of exploring Maine and visiting well-known places, as well as those unique spots off the beaten path. This presentation is hosted by the Cuyahoga Valley Photographic Society.

Thursday, April 16 at 7:00 pm   
Happy Days Lodge  
Free!   

Scottish Theatre Company performs "Lifeboat" at The University of Akron

The University of Akron's Theatre program, in collaboration with the Akron-based Center for Applied Theatre and Active Culture (CATAC ), presents "Lifeboat" by the Catherine Wheels Company of Scotland. " Lifeboat" tells the true story of two 15-year-old girls and their journey evacuating from Britain to Canada during WWII. Catherine Wheels Theatre Company is an award-winning, international touring company that produces shows primarily for children and young people.

April 13 & 14 at 7:30 pm
Daum Theatre in Kolbe Hall
General Admission: $12; Seniors, UA faculty, staff and alumni: $10; Studens: $6

UA Dance Company's Spring Concert with two special guests

Choreographers Tom Smith, Robin Prichard, Cydney Spohn and guest French choreographer Alexandre Munz collaboratively created a show performed by UA dance students accompanying live music by Philip Thomson. Guest choreographer Munz changed the scope of ballet training with his dance pedagogy creation, S.A.F.E. While Thomson, who is on the piano faculty at the School of Music at UA, has performed in 11 different countries and gained international attention in 1991 when he made the world premier 
recording of Liszt's  De Profundis.                                 
                                                 
More Information Here
April 16 & 17, 7:30 pm                  
E.J. Thomas Hall
General Admission: $14; Seniors, faculty, staff, alumni: $12; Students: $7

No admission charge for the all new Mom and Pop Shoppe, Saturday, April 25

The new Crafty Mart  show,  The Mom & Pop Shoppe , is set for Saturday, April 25, 10am-5pm. The Spring marketplace will expand to include ninety vendors across three venues in downtown Akron. The three locations are Musica (51 E. market St.), the Akron Art Museum (1 S. High St.) and Summit Artspace (140 E. Market St.)  

  Summit Couty Logo

140 East Market Street, 2nd Floor
Akron, OH 44308
Phone: 330-376-8480
Fax: 330-379-9475

Email: [email protected] 
Website AAAA & Summit Artspace: www.akronareaarts.org 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Akron-Area-Arts-Alliance

www.facebook.com/summitartspace 

 

The Akron Area Arts Alliance (AAAA) is a non-profit advocacy member organization promoting arts and cultural activities in Summit, Portage and Medina Counties. The organization brings together the premier arts organizations in the area committed to building public awareness of the value of arts and culture to the quality of life and thelocal economy. The alliance office is located in Summit Artspace, the community arts center operated by the alliance at 140 E. Market St., Akron. 
 
Send us your comments, ideas for exhibits or projects or ask about volunteering at Summit ArtSpace. Click here for email. We'll be in touch.