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UPCOMING EVENTS
Kenmore Silent Disco Dustup
ART x LOVE is working with support from Torchbearers to bring the coolest neighborhood cleanup back to Akron – 2025's SILENT DISCO DUSTUP will tour Akron's Middlebury, Kenmore, Summit Lake, and North Hill neighborhoods with a FREE neighborhood cleanup + dance party. Attendees will receive all cleanup gear and silent disco headsets upon arrival. 1-2 mile routes have been planned for each neighborhood, and will focus on cleaning up low-traffic and neglected corridors. If you want to make a big difference and have a great time doing it, this is the event for you!
Open House
Join us for the official opening of Forever Changes, downtown Akron’s new art studio and commercial art gallery. More than 150 pieces by 20 local artists are on display and for sale. Discover and shop for local art, and stick around for live music and a creative mixer with local artists and creative advocates. This event is FREE and open to the public.
Summit Lake Silent Disco Dustup
ART x LOVE is working with support from Torchbearers to bring the coolest neighborhood cleanup back to Akron – 2025's SILENT DISCO DUSTUP will tour Akron's Middlebury, Kenmore, Summit Lake, and North Hill neighborhoods with a FREE neighborhood cleanup + dance party. Attendees will receive all cleanup gear and silent disco headsets upon arrival. 1-2 mile routes have been planned for each neighborhood, and will focus on cleaning up low-traffic and neglected corridors. If you want to make a big difference and have a great time doing it, this is the event for you!
North Hill Silent Disco Dustup
ART x LOVE is working with support from Torchbearers to bring the coolest neighborhood cleanup back to Akron – 2025's SILENT DISCO DUSTUP will tour Akron's Middlebury, Kenmore, Summit Lake, and North Hill neighborhoods with a FREE neighborhood cleanup + dance party. Attendees will receive all cleanup gear and silent disco headsets upon arrival. 1-2 mile routes have been planned for each neighborhood, and will focus on cleaning up low-traffic and neglected corridors. If you want to make a big difference and have a great time doing it, this is the event for you!
Middlebury Silent Disco Dustup
ART x LOVE is working with support from Torchbearers to bring the coolest neighborhood cleanup back to Akron – 2025's SILENT DISCO DUSTUP will tour Akron's Middlebury, Kenmore, Summit Lake, and North Hill neighborhoods with a FREE neighborhood cleanup + dance party. Attendees will receive all cleanup gear and silent disco headsets upon arrival. 1-2 mile routes have been planned for each neighborhood, and will focus on cleaning up low-traffic and neglected corridors. If you want to make a big difference and have a great time doing it, this is the event for you!
Beyond the Water
You're invited to the opening reception for the new art exhibition at Stewart’s Caring Place’s Healing Arts Gallery, titled Beyond the Water, featuring the work of more than 30 artists from Asheville, NC whose lives and creative practices were upended by Hurricane Helene in 2024. The River Arts District, a once-thriving tourist attraction with a billion-dollar industry, is now rebuilding after devasting flooding. Stewart's Caring Place understands and values the healing capacity of art, and we are excited for this special show of support.
The opening reception is March 19, from 5-8pm at Stewart’s Caring Place: Thomas And Lisa Mandel Cancer Wellness Center, at 3501 Ridge Park Dr., in Fairlawn, Ohio. Join us for food, drinks, an opportunity to meet the Stewart's staff, mingle with local arts patrons, and discover the powerful and resilient art of creative community.
ART x LOVE + Tea
Urban Troubadour’s special brunch with Art x Love and The Tea Lady in the historic Chemstress Building. Art x Love’s studios will feature live music, and brunch provided by the Tea Lady. Flute and cello music will be provided by Jane Berkner and Derek Snyder, and will also feature harpist Nancy Paterson. Brunch is included with ticket.
12:00pm – Brunch with harp music
1:15pm – Concert with flute and cello
Silent Jazz Storm
Art x Love is turning it’s studio into a Silent Jazz Storm for this free Akron ArtWalk event celebrating the power of jazz as a catalyst for creative exploration. Throughout its history, jazz has informed and inspired some of humanity’s most brilliant creations, innovations, and insights. Take a break to learn about some of this history and discover what jazz can inspire for you!
Art x Love’s Silent Jazz Storm will feature three unique jazz-scape playlists for attendees to immerse themselves using silent disco headsets while reflecting, sketching, and brainstorming. Bring your notebook or sketchpad and curious mind, and join us for this mind-expanding creative experience!