Akron Life August 2022

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8/7 Beethoven’s Ninth Listen as the Cleveland Orchestra performs this classic work with the Blossom Festival Chorus and Kent Blossom Chamber Orchestra as a part of the Blossom Music Festival. Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steel Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls. 7 p.m. $26-$121. clevelandorchestra.com 8/7 Sunday Cinema The city of Akron movie series includes Sunday Cinema at Lock 3, which features children’s movies for free, starting at dusk. See “The Secret Life of Pets 2,” “Zootopia,” “The Mitchells vs. the Machines” and “Encanto.” Come at 8 p.m. for activities, and bring a blanket, food or chair. Lock 3, 200 S. Main St., Akron. 8-11 p.m. Free. lock3live.com 8/9 Music by the Lake Enjoy live music at Summit Metro Parks by the Metro Parks Ensemble. Munroe Falls Metro Park, lake area, 521 S. River Road, Munroe Falls. 7-8 p.m. summitmetroparks.org

8/9-8/14 Akron RubberDucks vs. Bowie Baysox Cheer on the Akron RubberDucks, our minor league baseball team affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. Canal Park, 300 S. Main St., Akron. $5-$27. akronrubberducks.com 8/10 & 8/24 Hooks & Books Discuss what you’ve been reading while you sew or knit at this event at 6 p.m. Aug. 10 and 2 p.m. Aug. 24. White Rabbit Galleries, 571 W. Tuscarawas Ave., Barberton. barbertonlibrary.org 8/10, 8/17, 8/24 & 8/31 Lunch on Main Pick up some food from your favorite downtown restaurant and make your way to the Main Street sidewalk in front of Lock 3 for live music including Tom Guarino, the Steel Drum Trio and more. Lock 3, 200 S. Main St., Akron. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. lock3live.com

8/11 Summer Serenades: String Quartet Experience the outdoors while listening to the Canton Symphony Orchestra play classics, pop tunes, jazz songs, folk pieces and more. Deer Creek Reservoir, 14514 Price St. NW, Alliance. 6:30 p.m. starkparks.com 8/12 Shakespeare & Dinner Savor salad, chicken with wild mushroom Madeira cream sauce, roasted red skin potatoes and more at this meal before the outdoor performance of Ohio Shakespeare Festival’s “The Taming of the Shrew.” Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, 714 N. Portage Path, Akron. 6-7:30 p.m. $49.95 Ohio Shakespeare Festival season subscribers, $69.95 nonsubscribers. stanhywet.org 8/12 & 8/13 Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival Watch Pilobolus’ performances as a part of the open-air dance festival that’s in its 48th year. Goodyear Heights Metro Park, 2077 Newton St., Akron. 8:45 p.m. Free. akrondancefestival.org

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