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February 2019
Experience best of dance in Northeast Ohio at ‘Lose Your Marbles’ on March 1
February 12, 2019
Double Dare Live will play at Akron Civic Theatre
February 8, 2019
Leadership Akron accepting applications for Leadership Akron Community Leadership Institute this spring
February 6, 2019
New laser light event to be offered at Akron Zoo
February 1, 2019
The Akron Symphony Orchestra explores the mysteries of the sea with La Mer on Feb. 9
February 1, 2019
January 2019
METRO offers free fares for the remainder of the week due to expected arctic blast
January 28, 2019
Portage Path earns Medicaid approval to provide dual diagnosis services
January 23, 2019
Come downtown and say, “Hi”
January 18, 2019
Mayor Dan Horrigan to deliver 2019 State of the City address Feb. 20 at the John S. Knight Center
January 17, 2019
13th Annual Firefighters’ Chili Challenge - Friday at Lock 3
January 16, 2019
Akron Zoo offering free admission for MLK Day
January 11, 2019
Winter on the Boardwalk
January 10, 2019
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration for families at Akron Art Museum
January 8, 2019
Akron Zoo offers new winter event
January 3, 2019
December 2018
METRO RTA partners with the Summit County Board of Developmental Disabilities to bring art show to RKPTC
December 17, 2018
Young powerhouses of chamber music in Akron concert Jan. 22
December 13, 2018
Kaleidoscope is an area holiday tradition
December 11, 2018
Akron Zoo to ring in 2019 with new event
December 11, 2018
John Cusack live on stage for a conversation and Q&A after a screening of High Fidelity
December 6, 2018
November 2018
Mid-century modern furniture store opens in downtown Akron
November 29, 2018
ASO to present Home for the Holidays on Dec. 7
November 28, 2018
Akron Children's Museum hosts Hands-On Holidays Spectacular
November 27, 2018
UA School of Music’s Jingle Jazz and Friends; Dec. 9 at E.J. Thomas Hall
November 26, 2018
Opening celebration of Winterfest at Lock 3 is Friday, Nov. 23
November 20, 2018
Restoration of Akron Civic Theatre will help build a more vibrant, connected downtown Akron with $5 million investment
November 16, 2018
Rising Star Center for the Arts opens in downtown Akron
November 14, 2018
City of Akron partners with Weston on CitiCenter redevelopment
November 14, 2018
Alyson Hannigan live on stage for a conversation and Q&A before screeing of 1999 hit film American Pie
November 12, 2018
Akron Zoo to host Wild Lights this holiday season
November 9, 2018
METRO RTA is offering free line-service rides on Veterans Day
November 6, 2018
METRO RTA offering free line-service rides on Veterans Day
November 6, 2018
Akron Zoo looking for stars of 2019 TV commercial
November 2, 2018
October 2018
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture curator to speak at Akron Art Museum
October 31, 2018
City to host public meeting on second phase of Main Street corridor project
October 23, 2018
Akron Zoo to open two new wildlife experiences in 2019 and 2020
October 18, 2018
Tell-Tale Heart opening Fuze series Nov. 3
October 16, 2018
Summit County Probate Court to host an art show with Summit DD
October 15, 2018
Fall Main Event series resumes with No.1 Ladies Detective Agency bestselling Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith
October 11, 2018
High Arts Festival results announced Oct. 6
October 7, 2018
Akron offering free two-hour parking to encourage downtown patronage
October 5, 2018
Quebec favorite Les Violons du Roy in Tuesday Musical concert Oct. 16
October 4, 2018
Boo at the Akron Zoo kicks off on Oct. 13
October 2, 2018
September 2018
Akron Municipal Court to offer Halloween weddings
September 24, 2018
Quirky characters star in Brian Bress: Pictures Become You
September 20, 2018
Downtown Akron’s latest space life project to be unveiled on Sept. 20
September 17, 2018
High Arts Festival showcases local art in downtown Akron
September 12, 2018
Festival of Beers set for September 22 at Canal Park
September 10, 2018
Akron Art Museum Presents folded, crumpled and sewn paintings and prints in The Fabricators
September 5, 2018
METRO RTA announces contract negotiations with final pick for executive director.
September 4, 2018
August 2018
Grown-Up Play Date Fundraiser to benefit Akron Children’s Museum
August 31, 2018
Rosie, the tunnel boring machine, completes historic mile-long journey under downtown Akron
August 30, 2018
Musk deer fawn makes public debut
August 28, 2018
“Synapse” series connects art and science at The University of Akron
August 24, 2018
Pokémon GO revs up for downtown Akron's "In the 330" event on August 25
August 21, 2018
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad powers ahead with campaign
August 21, 2018
Keep Akron Beautiful hosts “Green the Scene” celebration
August 21, 2018
RubberDucks playoff tickets on sale now
August 7, 2018
Akron Symphony Orchestra announces single tickets for 2018-19 concert season now on sale
August 6, 2018
City, University of Akron and volunteers to build Exchange Street bike lanes Aug. 11-15
August 2, 2018
3rd annual Akron Ale Fest celebrates Ohio local craft beers and artisans in August
August 1, 2018
Walk [Your City] signs provide easy directions to downtown Akron destinations
August 1, 2018
July 2018
Development Fund of the Western Reserve announces sixth Community Loan Fund project financing
July 30, 2018
The Love Akron Network announces speaker and honorees for 7th annual breakfast
July 30, 2018
The Akron Art Museum wants you to connect with Dot, a new digital tour guide
July 30, 2018
Akron's first parklet to be unveiled on July 19
July 19, 2018
Brew at the Zoo on July 21 introduces new theme: Paradise Island
July 17, 2018
From First Night to every night in downtown Akron
July 16, 2018
Eartha Vision has a home in downtown Akron Historic Arts District
July 12, 2018
Summit County Italian-American Festival comes to Lock 3 for an unforgettable weekend in Akron
July 11, 2018
New exhibit at Summit Artspace gives local artists chance to be part of Front International
July 9, 2018
Flights of Imagination with Planes, Trains & Automobiles at the Akron Art Museum
July 5, 2018
Akron Art Museum seeking community input for upcoming exhibition
July 3, 2018
City of Akron Rib, White and Blue Festival runs through July 4
July 2, 2018
June 2018
City to begin work on Main Street Corridor project
June 28, 2018
Canal Park Hosting “Fourth on the Field” July 4
June 25, 2018
Akron Zoo to host Princess and Pirate Day on June 30
June 22, 2018
UA public arts programs team up with DAP to transform Akron’s Historic Arts District into street art block
June 18, 2018
Women's Art League celebrates 85th anniversary at Summit Artspace
June 18, 2018
Summer is in full swing in downtown Akron
June 14, 2018
Akron Zoo to kick off first Brew at the Zoo event on June 16
June 7, 2018
High Arts Festival accepting entries through June 18
June 6, 2018
First summer camp offering at the Akron Children's Museum
June 4, 2018
May 2018
Live Creative summer studio for families at the Akron Art Museum
May 30, 2018
DAP and ASCVB announce new contest designed to encourage downtown Akron dining
May 29, 2018
New species on exhibit at the Akron Zoo
May 29, 2018
Canal Park’s First Movie Night of 2018 – “Beauty and the Beast” June 9
May 18, 2018
Free Cleveland Orchestra concert at The Akron Children’s Museum
May 16, 2018
Akron Zoo welcomes male snow leopard
May 14, 2018
Akron Symphony Orchestra plans a season of hits in 2018-19
May 12, 2018
Meet innovative Northeast Ohio artists at the Akron Art Museum
May 12, 2018
Akron Zoo to celebrate Mother’s Day
May 10, 2018
Akron Symphony Orchestra Spring Gala supports education and musical excellence
May 7, 2018
April 2018
The Love Akron Network’s 7th Annual awards breakfast celebrate contributions of women leaders
April 30, 2018
Verdi’s Requiem on May 5
April 23, 2018
Akron Zoo unveils first aerobic composter to be used at any zoo in world
April 23, 2018
Lock 3 releases 2018 summer concert and event schedule
April 20, 2018
Akron Children's Museum to hold first Earth Day celebration with “Earth Day Fun Fest”
April 18, 2018
Akron Zoo to host Earth Day celebration
April 13, 2018
Treat mom to an art experience at the Akron Art Museum’s Mother’s Day Open House
April 13, 2018
Finale of Tuesday Musical season featuring Brentano and flutist Marina Piccinini
April 13, 2018
Wandering Aesthetics presents Tell Tail (A folk tale theater adventure of four furry friends)
April 11, 2018
ASO to present Jazz Meets Symphony on April 14
April 9, 2018
Akron Zoo to host brand new event, A Wild Appetite
April 9, 2018
March 2018
Life in the 24: New photo exhibit captures passion, pride, hope, despair and the everyday in Akron's neighborhoods
March 31, 2018
MonsterPianos at E.J. Thomas Hall April 8 — The University of Akron School of Music
March 29, 2018
T-shirt wearers have chance to win two round-trip Spirit Airlines vouchers in “Wear Your 330 Shirt to Work Day” contest
March 27, 2018
Downtown Akron Partnership invites downtown green thumbs to adopt a planter
March 26, 2018
UA Steel Drum Band at E.J. Thomas Hall April 7 — The University of Akron School of Music
March 21, 2018
Free event at Akron Art Museum celebrates World Tai Chi and Qigong Day on Saturday, April 28
March 19, 2018
An Ohio premiere of the 2015 Olivier Award winner for Best New Play at Ohio Shakespeare
March 19, 2018
The Akron Symphony Orchestra presents Planet Earth on March 23
March 15, 2018
Akron PeaceMakers sponsor glow-in-the-dark egg hunt and pancake dinner on March 16
March 13, 2018
Akron Children's Museum Inclusion Awareness Event to be held on March 16
March 12, 2018
Akron Zoo offering popular ZooCamp summer program
March 9, 2018
Mayor Dan Horrigan announces $8 Million TIGER grant to city of Akron for Phase II of Downtown Promenade Project
March 9, 2018
Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau promotes “Wear Your 330 Shirt to Work Day” on March 30
March 7, 2018
14th annual FRESH show draws regional works; winners announced
March 6, 2018
July 2017
Downtown Akron Partnership to improve Akron’s public spaces, increase city vibrancy with $1.5 million from Knight Fdn
July 12, 2017
