By Jessica Ricks, Arts & Entertainment Editor

November 5, 2019 • No Comments

Video game artists Angela Washko will speak at the Akron Art Museum on Nov. 9 from 2 to 3 p.m. to cover an interdisciplinary approach to feminism by combining installation art, video performance and game-making The museum’s current exhibit Open World: Video Games and Contemporary Art includes several of Washko’s installations. These use snippets of gameplay from both World of Warcraft and The Sims to portray attitudes toward gender both in and out of video games. Washko’s World of Warcraft recordings, “Nature,”...

By Jessica Ricks, Arts & Entertainment Editor

November 5, 2019 • No Comments

From Nov. 9 through March 15, 2020, the Akron Art Museum will display its newest exhibition “The Distance of the Moon.” According to a press release from the museum, the exhibit will feature images of the moon taken by NASA, contemporary artworks and historic prints.  Annie Wischmeyer, the museum’s curator of collections, said this exhibit blends fact with fiction and explores ways science and art mutually inform each other. Works featured will include Nancy Graves’ film on surface textures and sonic...

By Amanda Piekarz, Arts & Entertainment Editor

March 24, 2019 • No Comments

The Rape Crisis Center of Medina and Summit Counties is hosting a poetry night on April 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Taber Student Union atrium to give survivors of sexual assault a voice and people a chance to read their work.   “We are hoping for students to submit work that is empowering or uplifting in some way, but really anything that students wish to share,” Angelica Corrado, the Campus Education & Outreach Advocate at the Rape Crisis Center, said.   As one of the several events planned by...

By Amanda Piekarz, Arts & Entertainment Editor

February 25, 2019 • No Comments

Women’s Studies is scheduled to hold two more Rethinking Gender talks before the end of the spring semester, according to their events page. With the emergence of Five-Star Fridays, students should find these talks more accessible, as the Rethinking Gender Series presents on Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. The Rethinking Gender series is sponsored by the Women's Studies Program, and generally hosts speakers with research, speeches or creative approaches to gender-related topics. “Rethinking Gender provides a forum...

By LeKesha Parkman, Arts & Entertainment Contributor

November 5, 2019 • 2 Comments

The Vindys proved themselves more than capable of providing guests with a spectacular experience on Nov. 1 during their performance at Music Box Supper Club in Cleveland. According to guitarist John Anthony, the band’s live performance rivals their recorded music.  The interplay between the members worked to keep the crowd engaged, while singer Jackie Popovic stunned the audience with her incredibly powerful and soulful voice.  At one point during their set, the other members of the band left the stage...

By LeKesha Parkman, Arts & Entertainment Contributor

October 29, 2019 • No Comments

Looking for something to do on Oct. 30? The Way Down Wanderers is performing at 7 p.m. at Happy Days Lodge, 500 W Streetsboro St, Peninsula, OH 44264, on Wednesday Oct. 30. Doors open at 6 p.m. Hailing from Peoria, Ill., the Wanderers will be featured in Cuyahoga Valley National Park’s Concert Series and have performed across the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Tickets are available at the event website. General admission tickets are $21. Conservancy member tickets are $17. Students with valid ID tickets are $10....

By Jessica Ricks, Arts & Entertainment Editor

September 8, 2019 • No Comments

A free showing of the 1977 science-fiction film “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” will take place on the Great Meadow of the Glendale Cemetery, located at 150 Glendale Ave., on Sept. 21. This event is part of an ongoing effort by the volunteer committee Free Akron Outdoor Movies to provide affordable entertainment for Akron residents and is made possible by support from the Knight Foundation and the Akron Community Foundation. Guests are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs, flashlights and blankets...

By Sala Wier, Copy Editor

March 13, 2019 • No Comments

The Bechdel Film Fest is hosting their first ever 48-hour filmmaker's challenge where teams are challenged to make an original film within 48 hours, starting March 22 and screen it in front of other participants on March 24 at the Nightlight Cinema in Downtown Akron.   This is a free and friendly competition, where teams are competing for fun awards and possibly even the chance to screen their film during the Bechdel Film Fest on May 29-June 2. “If you participated in these type of events before, you know how...

By Amanda Piekarz, Arts & Entertainment Editor

April 29, 2019 • No Comments

The University of Akron School of Dance, Theatre and Arts Administration and the New World Performance Lab are partnering to present Out of Silence: Abortion Stories from the 1 in 3 Campaign on May 2-4 at 7:30 p.m. each night at Guzzetta Hall.   According to a University webpage, Out of Silence is a series of short stories written by women who are exploring the obstacles people may experience with the possibility of abortion.   Tessa Gaffney, a graduate assistant in the School of Dance, Theatre and Arts...

By José Suárez, Reporter

March 21, 2019 • No Comments

Set on a tour ending in London, Dena Blizzard will be performing her one-woman comedy act at E.J. Thomas Hall at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, 2019.   Blizzard is a mother who shows her talent of comedy about motherhood after her time as Miss New Jersey and a host for Miss America alongside Anderson Cooper.   Becoming a hit on the Internet, Blizzard’s most popular video on YouTube is her “Back to School Rant,” which according to the UA events webpage, had reached over 96 million views as of recently....

By Amanda Piekarz, Arts & Entertainment Editor

February 13, 2019 • No Comments

The University of Akron Dance Institute hosted the production of “The Snow Maiden” on Feb. 2, at EJ Thomas Hall. "The Snow Maiden" is an opera composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1881 and has since been adapted into new formats as time went on. UA performed a ballet adaptation of the original opera, with incidental music by Tchaikovsky. In an email interview, the current manager of The Dance Institute Christina Foise said, “Lana Carroll Heylock, a previous manager of Dance Institute, first produced this...

By Megan Parker, Copy Editor

November 13, 2018 • No Comments

The University of Akron Dance Company will be performing its Fall 2018 Dance Concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Kolbe Hall Daum Theatre on Nov. 15,16 and 17. Tickets for this event can be purchased by calling 330-972-7895. General admission is $12, student admission is $6 and seniors, UA alumni, faculty and staff admission is $10. According to the UADC website, the faculty choreographer is visiting professor Nick Carlisle with guest choreographers Holly Bass, Kaleb Reilly and Mary-Elizabeth Fenn. The performance will...

By Megan Parker, Editor-in-Chief

October 29, 2019 • No Comments

Zippython is hosting their Pie-a-Thon event at Coleman Common from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 30 as part of their efforts to raise money for Akron Children’s Hospital. For just $3, anyone from the campus community will have the opportunity to pie one of the members from Zippython, The University of Akron chapter of the student-run organization Miracle Network Dance Marathon (MNDM). Junior Abigail McKenna, a social work major and President of Zippython, said just over $31,000 was raised for Akron Children’s...

By Jessica Ricks, Arts & Entertainment Editor

October 22, 2019 • No Comments

One of the next Family Days at the Akron Art Museum will include its annual Trick or Treat event on Thursday, Oct. 24 from 6 to 8:30 p.m at the museum’s 1 South High St. location. Those who attend will be able to collect trinkets in the galleries as well as participate in art making and sensory activities. There will also be a “monster mash” on the dance floor.  Amanda Crowe, an associate educator at the museum, said this family-friendly party event helps children build meaningful and cultural experiences...