Akron Life September 2023
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by Maggie Harris and photo provided by Akron Zoo
seen + heard
Artist Mac Love and Akron Zoo president and CEO Doug Piekarz
Bright Sight A vibrant dragonfly mural has landed at the Akron Zoo. Designed and painted by Mac Love of Art x Love, it’s in the main fountain in the Lehner Family Zoo Gardens. The mural, which took 100 hours to complete, consists of 11 colors and thousands of shapes such as diamonds, hearts, houses, stars, water lilies, waves and fish that create a mosaic appearance. The gardens already have a butterfly maze and a caterpillar center piece, and now the wetland polli nators — a symbol of life, change and new beginnings — are rep resented too. 500 Edgewood Ave., Akron, akronzoo.org
Beat Goes On Catch the new Downtown Canton Music Fest with more than a dozen bands and musicians Sept. 7 and 8. Replacing the Canton Blues Fest, the free festival’s lineup includes alt-rock band Ravenwood featuring Canton native and former Eagles percussionist Joe Vitale Sr., acclaimed Rust Belt honky-tonk band the Shootouts and local favorite indie pop-rock band the Scenic Route. Plus, find tribute bands to Tom Petty, Rush, the Temptations and more. There are plenty of tunes to keep you groov ing all day. Centennial Plaza, 330 Court Ave. NW, Canton, facebook.com/ downtowncantonmusicfest
Sip Anywhere Get the taste of local cocktails with top-shelf spirits — in cans. After the owners of Lager & Vine GastroPub & Wine Bar in Hudson began selling their popular cocktails for takeout in 2020, their kids in college created canned North Shore Crafted Cocktails. Find preservative-free options like El Diablo Margatini with agave spirit, fresh lime juice and jalapeno-infused honey, and pomegranate martini with vodka and fresh pomegranate and orange juices and orange wine on shelves at Acme Fresh Market and Lager & Vine. 30 W. Streetsboro St., Hudson, northshorecrafted.com
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