On Thursday, Sept. 15, Musica hosted Texan singer, songwriter, and musician Amanda Shires and her country western band. An intimate crowd of fifty people paid the reasonable price of $18 to watch the performance....
America's Got Talent performer Kenneth "XClusive" Parya brought an exciting mix of dancing, comedy, singing, and music to The University of Akron on March 8.
Featured on Season 3 of America’s Got...
In spite of a lukewarm audience, PigPen Theatre Co. instantly brought life to E.J. Thomas’s Stage Door when they stepped on stage on Wednesday, Sept. 16.
The band’s unique sound, humor, and smooth...
Four musicians in identical suit coats, plaid button-downs, jeans, and black Converse took the stage on Sep. 14 in the Guzzetta Recital Hall.
The quartet, ATLAS, consists of two tuba performers, Matt...
As if taking an exam that your grade is dependent on isn’t anxiety provoking enough, imagine doing it in front of an audience full of people. The UA music students performed their end of semester pieces...
UA’s School of Music hosted guest clarinetist Nathan Williams and pianist Colette Valentine on April 1 at Guzzetta Hall.
Williams and Valentine gave a free concert to the public, and performed various...
The University of Akron Brass Choir performed their concert for this semester on Tuesday, March 10 at the Guzzetta Recital Hall.
The ensemble of 21 students performed six pieces over the span of an...
By Sofia Syed, Arts & Life Editor
• March 12, 2015
With over 90 students in attendance, The University of Akron held a drag show on Tuesday, March 10 in the Student Union Theatre from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The show was a way to engage and for UA to promote...
The northeast Ohio dance company GroundWorks performed their annual spring show on Thursday, March 5 and Friday, March 6. Now, in it’s 16th season, the inaugural show was performed in E.J. Thomas Hall’s...
By Jenna Ramolt, Arts & Life Writer
• February 9, 2015
UA’s Dance Institute presented an original production titled “The Snow Maiden” at EJ Thomas Hall last weekend.
More than 90 performers took the stage, all varying in age from first-graders to...
By Zaina Salem, Managing Editor
• October 28, 2014
Akron was booming with energy when the award-winning band, Bastille, took the stage of E.J. Thomas Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 22.
The English alternative rock band performed songs from their debut album,...
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