Picture Yourself Downtown
Picture Yourself Downtown is your invitation to celebrate and be a part of the reopening of Main Street in Downtown Akron. Look for Picture Yourself Downtown programs for everyone, with opportunities to enjoy new, iconic sights and experiences you can only have downtown. Share your experiences in downtown with #PictureYourselfOnMain or #PictureYourselfAkron.
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Picture Yourself in Lock 3
A Vote for Devo is a Vote for Akron! The Akron-original rock band, Devo has been nominated for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Use your voice and vote on the fan ballot to support the band. The top 5 vote-getters by May 7 will be considered for inclusion: vote.rockhall.com
Find All 51 Energy Domes. Click here for a list of the locations of all 51 Devo Energy Domes.
Through April 30 | On Your Own Book Club: Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall
Tuesdays | 2 - 8 p.m. | Treatery Taco Tuesdays
Wednesdays and Sundays | 8 p.m. | Live Streaming Claim Sale at Rubber City Comics
Wednesdays | 7 - 9 p.m. | Sporcle Live Trivia at Akronym Brewing
Sundays | 10 a.m. | Yeti Squad Rides with Dirty River Bicycle Works
Sundays | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Sunday Brunch and Brews at Akronym Brewing
Friday, Apr. 16 | 12 - 12:05 p.m. | Lunchtime Five – Get Art: Why Tell Stories About Art?
Friday, Apr. 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Livestream: Detention in Residence at Jilly's Music Room
Saturday, Apr. 17 | 10 a.m. | Devo Bike Ride (short ride, 33 Energy Domes)
Saturday, Apr. 17 | 12 p.m. | Akron City Gospel Singers Masterclass
Saturday, Apr. 17 | 7:30 p.m. | Livestream: Mo' Mojo from Jilly's Music Room
Sunday, Apr. 18 | 10 a.m. | Devo Bike Ride (long ride, 50 Energy Domes)
Sunday, Apr. 18 | 3 p.m. | Summit Choral Society Concert at the Akron Civic Theatre
Tuesday, Apr. 20 | 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. | Virtual: Fantasy Science Fiction Book Club
Tuesday, Apr. 20 | 7:30 p.m. | Tuesday Musical presents Bass Virtuoso Edgar Meyer
Wednesday, Apr. 21 | 6:45 - 8:45 a.m. | 28th Annual Greater Akron Speaks Out for Values Virtual Breakfast
Friday, Apr. 23 | 6 - 8 p.m. | #BandAkron Light Up Reveal
More things to see in downtown Akron
The finest independent and world cinema from the Nightlight Cinema's Virtual Screening Room
Curated Storefront Presents Band by Ian Brill (after dark, look up at the 19th floor of the former Akron City Center Hotel, located at 20 West Mill St.)
Through Jun. 25 | The Art of a Pandemic
Through Jun. 25 | Akron Artist Danny Ratcliffe at Summit County Courthouse
Through Sept. 19 | Totally Rad: Bold Color in the 1980s, Akron Art Museum
Through Sept. 19 | Totally Radical: Art and Politics in the 1980s, Akron Art Museum
Shop local
Happy Little Paintings: May Flowers Edition at Akron Soul Train
Eat local
The rooftop patio at The Lockview has reopened.