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An evening of art and music The Akron Art Museum's Downtown@Dusk series, which takes place on Thursday evenings through Aug. 11. On June 30, The Speedbumps were the featured music...  Read Story.

Restored carousel horses, auto and aviation collection at WRHS The Western Reserve Historical Society's Cleveland location has several highlights, including a display of restored Carousel horses and its Crawford Auto Aviation Museum. For details, call...  Read Story.

Quilts show a kaleidoscope of color, variety by April Helms | Special Products Editor Quilting is generally regarded more as a craft, but "Kaleidoscope Quilts: The Art of Paula Nadelstern" combines quiltmaking with both art and science, said Barbara...  Read Story.

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'Egg'cellent artistry: Members of Ohio Egg Artists' Guild highlight talent The annual 2010 Elegant Egg Art Show, sponsored by the Ohio Egg Artists Guild, was March 27 and 28 at the First Presbyterian Church in Akron. The egg show features a variety of...  Read Story.

Spooky stories delight trainriders by April Helms Special Products Editor It was a dark and stormy night... Well, actually, it was in the middle of the day. And the sun was shining, an uncommon site in Northeast Ohio in the middle of March. But the...  Read Story.

Three theaters work to stage 'The Great White Hope' by April Helms Special Products Editor Northeast Ohio audiences will get a chance to see a production that hasn't been staged since 1977 in Ohio, compliments of three area theaters, said director...  Read Story.

Cuyahoga Falls artist tells stories through paintings at 'Narratives' by April Helms Special Products Editor Sean O'Donnell's artistic talent emerged at an early age and was encouraged by his parents. "I drew a lot as a kid, and my parents enrolled me...  Read Story.

New theater cruises into Cuyahoga Falls by April Helms Special Products Editor The curtain was raised on a new theater in downtown Cuyahoga Falls March 12. Sean Derry and Alanna Romansky launched the none too fragile theatre with Paula Vogel's "How I...  Read Story.

More than 2,000 attend Festival of Nations Eight cultural groups performed songs and dances on the Akron Civic stage on March 6. Before the dance program, the estimated 2,000 guests could try an Irish step dance, sample cuisine from different nations...  Read Story.

Akron Derbytown Chorus readies for its upcoming annual show by April Helms Special Products Editor Ray Stone said he first heard the Akron Derbytown Chorus -- or, actually, one of its quartets -- at Akron's First Night celebration. "I think it was at the...  Read Story.

Exhibit shows aspects of famed abolitionist by April Helms Special Products Editor Selections from artist Jacob Lawence's "The Legend of John Brown" series will be on exhibit at the Akron Art Museum through Feb. 14. The fall of 2009 was the 150th...  Read Story.

Hospitality students at UA showcase creativity by April Helms Special Products Editor The University of Akron was the site for cool art Jan. 13. Members of the university's ice carving team and Garde Manger Club -- all in the UA Summit College...  Read Story.

Illustrations from fashion magazine on display at Kent State's museum by April Helms Special Products Editor "If we write here the story of dresses, the dresses will write in due time the story of their times." That was the idea, expressed by Henri...  Read Story.

A tip of the hat to ... hats by April Helms Special Products Editor While hats may not be so much in vogue today, there was a time when the proper chapeau was a regular part -- even a necessity -- of the wardrobe. The many hats of one woman is currently...  Read Story.

Stow artist's love for glass art shines through by April Helms Special Products Editor Stow resident Russ O'Brien's love for glass art started "a long time ago," and by accident. The glassmaking program at Kent State University "was relatively new, only...  Read Story.

Holiday decor 'back to basics' at historic mansion by April Helms Special Products Editor Handmade decorations. Nature as inspiration. Those are a couple of ideas behind the Christmas decorations this year at Perkins Mansion, said Leianne Neff Heppner,...  Read Story.

Annual show highlights variety of art by April Helms Special Products Editor A kaleidoscope of color decorates the walls and the floor of the Summit Artspace Gallery with its current exhibit. The Alliance for the Visual Arts, a group representing more...  Read Story.

The 2009 Holiday Tree Festival, which benefits Akron Children's Hospital, opened Nov. 21 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The first day featured drawings for gifts, the Children's Hospital Doggie Brigade and...  Read Story.