Akron Life May 2022

AGENDA

JOSEPH RUBIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA PRESENT

SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY: MUSICAL MEMORIES OF SUMMIT BEACH PARK

Through 5/15 “The 10,000 Things” Cleveland artist Jordan Wong melds inspiration from Asian art with graphic design, iconographies and his musings on triumph and growth. The exhibit features brightly colored large-scale vinyl printworks both inside the museum and outside in the Bud and Susie Rogers Garden. Akron Art Museum, 1 S. High St., Akron. Thursday 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Wednesday, Friday-Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $3- $12. Gallery admission is free every Thursday. akronartmuseum.org Through 5/21 “The Bikinis” This beach party show will have you dancing in the aisles. The Bikinis get back together to relive their summer of 1964 and to raise money for Sandy Shores Mobile Home Beach Resort. Songs include “Heat Wave,” “Under the Boardwalk” and “It’s Raining Men.” The Hudson Players, 41 S. Oviatt St., Hudson. $12-$15. hudsonplayers.com Through 5/22 “Un-settling: A Story of Land Removal and Resistance” View this artwork by contemporary Native American artists. Massillon Museum, Massillon. Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 2-5 p.m. Free. massillonmuseum.org Through 5/31 The Pup Crawl Enjoy craft beer and get a bite at this crawl of local breweries, supporting the Humane Society of Summit County. Stops include Akronym Brewing, HiHo Brewing Co., Missing Falls Brewery and more. Return your completed passport by June 10. Summit County. $20. summithumane.org Through 6/1 Michael Gill: “The Grownups Keep Talking/Nobody Knows Why” Check out this exhibit of woodcut prints and associated artist books. Massillon Museum, Studio M Gallery, 121 Lincoln Way E, Massillon. Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 2-5 p.m. Free. massillonmuseum.org Through 7/17 “What’s in Your Bag?” The Kent State Museum features an exhibit inspired by a purse in the museum’s collection that still had personal items in it. This display imagines what could be in others’ purses. Kent State University Museum, 515 Hilltop Drive, Kent. Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday noon-4 p.m. Free, students, staff and all on Sundays, otherwise $6 general public. kent.edu/museum Aultman Health Foundation Gallery, 121 Lincoln Way E,

FRIDAY, MAY 13, 7:30 PM AKRON SUMMIT COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MAIN LIBRARY AUDITORIUM

Join us for this free performance and hear musical memories from the Big Band era. Featuring the music of an Akron favorite, Clyde McCoy, and his "Sugar Blues" Orchestra, who performed at Summit Beach Park from 1937 to 1946. Doors open at 7 pm and the concert begins at 7:30 pm. For more information, visit bit.ly/ascpl-sentimentaljourney

MAIN LIBRARY 60 South High Street Akron, Ohio 44326

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