By LeKesha Parkman, Arts & Entertainment Contributor

September 10, 2019 • No Comments

Summit Artspace, a non-profit community art center organization, is introducing an exhibit celebrating the beauty found in everyday life that will be open to the public from Sept. 13 through Oct. 5 located at 140 East Market St.   The exhibit “Function and Form: Artful Approaches to Everyday Living” will utilize several different mediums to combine art with functionality in an effort to enhance everyday surroundings with beauty.   Kamelia Fisher, Executive Director of the Summit Artspace, said the...

By Megan Parker, Editor-in-Chief

August 27, 2019 • No Comments

On Aug. 29 from 5 to 8 p.m., the Mary Schiller Myers School of Art and the Emily Davis Gallery at The University of Akron will be hosting a reception for this years Faculty Exhibition.   Located in UA’s Folk Hall at 150 E Exchange St, this exhibition is free for the public to attend and features creations from 26 faculty and staff members from the school’s practicing artists.   While the exhibition originally opened last week, students and other members of the community will be able to view the featured...

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 José Suárez, Reporter

April 12, 2019 • No Comments

Since 1933, the fraternity and sorority community at The University of Akron has played a role in putting on annual performances with a certain theme while also raising money for charitable causes.   According to UA events, this year’s Songfest will follow the theme, “A Red Carpet Affair,” featuring live, philanthropic performances showcasing various soundtracks from some of Hollywood’s greatest movie hits.   Each Songfest involves groups of UA students working together in order to prepare routines...

By Megan Parker, Copy Editor

February 11, 2019 • No Comments

As part of Rethinking Race and the 7:17 events on campus, vocalist and guitarist Nelly’s Echo performed in the Jean Hower Taber Student Union Starbucks on Feb. 5. The 7:17 Coffee House series is run by the Residence Hall Program Board, where the first 100 people to attend are given a voucher for one free coffee or tea while listening to either a musical or comical performance. Sophomore Lexie Gore, the music and comedy chair for RHPB, said they saw Nelly’s Echo at a convention for residence life committees...

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...

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 14, 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 Veronica Janosek, News & Sports Editor

August 27, 2019 • No Comments

The University of Akron kicked off the Fall 2019 semester for incoming first year students through a variety of events and activities at New Roo Weekend.   While there were many activities involved, a few of the main events included: the walk to Downtown Akron, the First Year Speaker, Fall in Love with Akron Fest and a showcase of the student organizations on campus.   Saturday morning, Aug. 24, started as the first year students met with “Troop” Leaders to tour campus and get to know their fellow...

By Megan Parker, Copy Editor

February 25, 2019 • No Comments

Are you a student at The University of Akron who wants to get involved at an event on campus? Can you sing, dance, play an instrument or have another unique talent? Open auditions for Akron’s Got Talent, a campus-based talent show hosted by the Zips Programming Network, are on Feb. 27 from 7:45 to 9:15 p.m. in room 314 of the Taber Student Union. Josh Villers, Traditional Events Chair for ZPN, is hosting the event for the second time this year and said he is looking forward to students showcasing their abilities. “Students...