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Downtown@Dusk concert has largest crowd ever

The Akron Art Museum kicked off its 25th season of Downtown@Dusk outdoor concerts on Thursday, July 9, with the Wanda Hunt Band. Downtown Akron was certainly the place to be … the audience of 1,552 was the largest in the Downtown@Dusk recorded history. It was a beautiful sight! All those folks enjoying good music…good company…good food … in a GREAT town!

Downtown@Dusk 2009 Schedule

Thursday, July 9 – Wanda Hunt Band, Old School Rhythm & Blues

  • ArtTalk@Dusk, 7:30-7:45 pm, Charles and Jane Lehner Auditorium, Canine Appreciation 101: A Brief History of the Dog in Art, Laura Gelfand, University of Akron art history professor

Thursday, July 16 – Carlos Jones and the P.L.U.S. Band, Roots/Reggae

  • ArtTalk@Dusk, 7:30-7:45 pm, Charles and Jane Lehner Auditorium, William Wegman’s Studio, Deb Pinter, former Wegman studio assistant and Orange Art Center director

Thursday, July 23 – 15 60 75 The Numbers Band, Rock/Abstract Blues

  • ArtTalk@Dusk, 7:30-7:45 pm, Charles and Jane Lehner Auditorium, The Pedigree of Photography, Andrew Borowiec, University of Akron photography professor

Thursday, July 30 – Alex Bevan, Original Singer-Songwriter

  • ArtTalk@Dusk, 7:30-7:45 pm, Charles and Jane Lehner Auditorium, Furry Fandom, Barbara Tannenbaum, Akron Art Museum director of curatorial affairs

Thursday, August 6 – Horns & Things, Jazz

  • ArtTalk@Dusk, 7:30-7:45 pm, Charles and Jane Lehner Auditorium, A Sneak Peek into Art Storage: Recent Acquisitions, Arnold Tunstall, Akron Art Museum collections manager

Thursday, August 13 – The Roberto Ocasio Latin Jazz Project, Salsa

  • ArtTalk@Dusk, 7:30-7:45 pm, Charles and Jane Lehner Auditorium, Greetings From…Artists Working on Vacation, Allison Tillinger Schmid, assistant to the director

Thursday, August 20 – T-Condo, Oldies Rock and Roll

  • ArtTalk@Dusk, 7:30-7:45 pm, Charles and Jane Lehner Auditorium, Oy Vey!: Phillip Guston’s World View, Mitchell Kahan, Akron Art Museum director & CEO

Thursday, August 27 – Robin Stone, Neo Soul

  • ArtTalk@Dusk, 7:30-7:45 pm, Charles and Jane Lehner Auditorium, Helen Levitt: Her True Subject was Human Nature, Barbara Tannenbaum, Akron Art Museum director of curatorial affairs

Parking is free in the High Street municipal garage directly across the street from the entrance of the Akron Art Museum. No smoking, pets, bottles, cans, bikes, skateboards, sporting equipment or chalk allowed.

For more information, please call 330.376.9186 x230 or visit www.AkronArtMuseum.org.

Downtown@Dusk 2009 is made possible by The City of Akron. It is presented in cooperation with 89.7 WKSU.

Family Fun Nights are made possible by a gift from Lexus of Akron-Canton.

ArtTalks@Dusk are presented by the Gertrude F. Orr Trust Advised Fund of

Akron

Community Foundation.