Los Straitjackets/Big Sandy @Beachland 9.29, 8:30 PM

Los Straitjackets (feat. the return of Daddy-O Grande) plus Big Sandy and His 
Fly-Rite Boys play the Beachland Ballroom Sat., Sept. 29th, 8:30 PM.

Los Straitjackets, from Nashville, Tennessee offer a unique brand of instrumental/
surf/garage music. When combined with their goofy stage antics and personalized Mexican wrestling masks it becomes fun and exciting for all ages. Original Straitjackets member Daddy-O Grande (aka Danny Amis) has won his battle with cancer and will be back with his piledriving, lucha libre-powered riffs lucha libre-powered riffs. Come celebrate the return of this beloved guitarist with not just a set by the Straitjackets, but by another Beachland fave, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys, the legendary West Coast band who 'do a swingin’ thing the best it’s ever been done!'

Tix $20.00

Afrobeat's Antibalas Plays The Beachland 9.17 8:30PM

Antibalas, Afrobeat's premier second-wave ensemble are back and at The Beachland Ballroom Monday, Sept. 17th, 8:30PM.

'After a five year hiatus—during which its various members worked on a wide variety of projects, including the hit Broadway musical Fela!—this politically-charged and funk-laden group returns to the Beachland wielding the unstoppable power of Afrobeat.' Opening is CLE’s New Orleans-inspired horn and rhythm group, the Revolution Brass Band. Price: $15–$17

CMA Chalk Festival 2012 Sat. 9.15 and Sun. 9.16

THIS YEAR'S Cleveland Museum of Art's Chalk Festival, is being held Saturday, Sept. 15th, 11AM–5PM and Sunday, Sept. 16th, Noon–5PM (rain or shine.)

Children and adults alike enjoy this great annual event where regular folks join professional artists in using the walkways around the Fine Arts Garden as a colorful canvas. Begun in 1990, the festival is a modern expression of a Renaissance tradition from 16th-century Italy, in which beggars copied paintings of the Madonna by Raphael and his contemporaries, using chalk on the plazas outside cathedrals. Watching the chalk artists and enjoying the entertainment is free.

Large square (approx. 3 x 4 ft.) and 24-color box of chalk: $16
Small square (approx. 2 x 3 ft.) and 12-color box of chalk: $8
Individuals, families, schools, and neighborhood groups are all invited to participate. Children under 15 must be accompanied by supervising adults. For questions contact Nan Eisenberg at 216.707.2483 or via e-mail.

Sparx City Hop Saturday, 9.15, 11AM–9PM

THERE ARE FOUR distinct trolley routes on this year's Sparx City Hop, Saturday, Sept. 15th, 11AM–9PM. As you loop through neighborhoods on trolleys, tour guides will share interesting facts and points of interest about architecture, culture, history and the talented residents who embody the visual and performing arts, and a thriving culinary scene. No two neighborhoods are quite alike, and this is the perfect time to explore them!

The Four Routes are: Campus District, Art Quarter and Asia Town, Ohio City and Tremont neighborhoods. Start at either East 4th Street at Prospect Avenue or 200 Public Square. 

'The Wilma Smith Project' at Brandt Gallery 9.14

During this week's Tremont Art Walk be sure to check out Dana Depew's "The Wilma Smith Project", currently at the Brandt Gallery. 'The work that I do is highly reliant upon concept, making fleeting ideas come to fruition, and the nostalgia of childhood memories. I have several conceptual projects pertaining to the exhibit to honor Wilma Smith that I am exploring.'

—Dana Depew

Dr. Sketchy's Pencil Riot! @IngenuityFest 9.14

Pencil Riot! is Dr. Sketchy on the move: They bring the models (for those who can't get enough of the lovely Faith Mcfluff, I understand she's one of the models) and will move throughout this year's Ingenuity Festival. Models will pose and interact with bystanders. Come prepared to 'draw on the go,' comfortable shoes are recommended. From 7:30PM until 11:45PM and here's the general starting location.

TangoNovo One Year Anniversary Celebration 9.14

Dance to a variety of modern tango music (with some traditional favorites too) in a high energy, club style atmosphere with custom lighting. We'll also spin unique salsa, cumbia, cha-cha, and merengues with a Euro vibe.

$10 per person, BYOB. Wine and cheese provided.
TangoNovo, a nuevo tango experience! -- Every 2nd Friday, hosted by KB and Carmen and Umberto Amante

All About Dancin' Dance Studio
2115 Freeman Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113

Ingenuity 9.14 – 9.16 @New Lakefront Location

Ingenuity, the Cleveland Festival of Art & Technology, announces a new location for 2012. The Festival will take place on September 14 – 16 at Docks 32 and 30, on the lakefront north of Browns Stadium and the Great Lakes Science Center. 

Two warehouses will provide over 120,000 sq/ft of indoor space with ample outdoor space directly on the lakefront with stunning views of the city. This new location is made possible through a strong partnership between the City of Cleveland, the Port Authority and IngenuityFest, allowing the Festival audience a rare chance to enjoy the lakefront in a completely new context. With cutting edge art installations, performances, and exhibitions populating the space, the area will be completely transformed and will offer a glimpse of the long-range lakefront development plan unveiled by the city earlier this year. Check out the Preview Lineup.

Space Odysseys @ Loren Naji Gallery 9.7, 9.9

A Cleveland's favorite, writer-art critic-artist Douglas Max Utter is curating Space Odysseys at Loren Naji Studio Gallery, featuring art by Douglas Max Utter, Tom Yody, Erik Neff and blind stone carver, Chappelle Letman. The show opens Friday, September 7th from 5:30PM–Midnight.

ALSO, on the following Sunday morning, Sept 9th at 11AM Loren Naji Studio Gallery is hosting—of all things!—a PANCAKE BREAKFAST with an artist and curator talk! You must RSVP for the Sunday morning breakfast event.

Of course there will be wine, beer, food, music and the outdoor patio! EASY PARKING in the lot across the street from the gallery! Two not-to-be-missed events!

Loren Naji Studio Gallery
2138 West 25th Street, Cleveland OH 44113
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Proximity Cleveland's It's Only a Paper Moon 9.7

The nine artists in It's Only a Paper Moon, on view at Proximity from September 7th through October 6th, have distinctive and creative ways of manipulating a flat piece of paper from a conveyance of information to an object, communicating on it's own.

Co-curated by Dante Rodriguez, It's Only a Paper Moon features work by: Patricia Alvarez Leon, Tom Balbo, Angela Bohley, Lisa Cheng, Laura Cooperman, Rachel McPherson, Kenneth Melendez, Ana Luisa Sanchez and Robin Van Lear. Tonight's opening is from 6 –10PM. Check it out.

Proximity Cleveland
1667 E 40th Street

Cleveland OH 44103
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Some Spirits at Zygote Press 9.7, 6 – 9PM

Johnny Coleman, 2003 Cleveland Arts Prize winner and professor of studio art and African American studies at Oberlin College specializes in installation pieces that use architectural constructions, audio, and even smells to immerse audiences. Part of Zygote Press' artist-in-residence program, Coleman presents a series of printworks he calls Some Spirits: The Free Side of the River. In Some Spirits, Coleman strives to memorialize some of the slaves whose search for liberty brought them to Northeast Ohio. He has both success stories and chronicles of loss to tell.

An opening reception will be held Friday, September 7th, 6 – 9PM with an artist talk Thursday, September 13th at 6:30PM.

Some Spirits: The Free Side of the River, 9.7 – 10.6
Zygote Press
1410 East 30th St.
216.621.2900

Murray Hill Group Workshop and Pot Luck Party 9.8

THE DATE selected for the Murray Hill Group Workshop and Pot Luck Party at Larry Zuzik's place is Saturday, Sept. 8th. Hopefully it'll be nice enough to have a model outside. If not, pack supplies accordingly since inside space is limited. Format will be the usual; drawing from one or two models starting at 1PM and breaking out the food about 6PM.

Please bring something to share. EVERYONE is welcome for the potluck that starts at 6PM (or come with an artist and hang out, read etc. til 6PM.)

Booker T. Cleveland Society for the Learned 9.7

The Booker T. Cleveland Society for the Learned strives to unite through books. Inspired by the Book Club in Paris, the rules are simple: Bring a book that you have already read, and be prepared to swap it with another member of the society. Friday, September 7th at 6:30PM, will be a night of fun, conversation, and new friends.

From Andrew: 'We think it would be fun if people dressed up absurdly fancy. In costumes or three-piece suits and gowns and such; codpieces and monocles and whatever else you can imagine. The pictures would be hilarious. So, if you're looking for an excuse to get dressed up and drink in an old bank vault, this, 'mis amigos', is it.' But, it's not required. What IS Required, though, is: NO BOOK, NO ADMITTANCE!

Rockefeller Restaurant In Cleveland

Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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CPT's Annual Pandemonium Benefit 9.8

Pandemonium, Cleveland Public Theatre's annual benefit features dozens of area theatre, dance, visual and performance artists along with fabulous food and drink. Pandemonium is a benefit like no other and an evening not to be missed. Pandemonium's action takes place in unexpected places throughout the campus as guests decide how they choose to experience this innovative and unusual benefit!

Help support Cleveland Public Theatre and enjoy The Party of the Year.
While you're waiting, check out the video of Pandemonium 2011!

Chalk Festival 2012 Prep Workshops 9.9 and 9.12

GET READY for the Cleveland Museum of Art's Chalk Festival 2012, this year being held Saturday, September 15, 11AM–5PM and Sunday, September 16, noon–5PM (rain or shine) by attending one of the museum's Preparatory Workshops on Chalk Making and Street Painting (choose one session):

Sunday, September 9, 2–4:30PM
Repeats Wednesday, September 12, 6–8:30PM

Make chalk using an old world recipe with new world materials. Practice professional techniques for masking, stenciling, shading, and enlarging a picture.

$25/individual, $75/family. Children under 15 must register and attend with someone older. Fee includes materials and reserves chalk and a square for the Chalk Festival. For questions contact Nan Eisenberg at 216.707.2483 or email commartsinfo@clevelandart.org.

NOIS member Show: Anything Goes 9.7, 6–9PM

Jungle Cats by George Kocar

Anything Goes, featuring members of the Northern Ohio Illustrators Society has it's opening Friday, September 7th from 6–9PM. George Kocar, Milan Kecman, Lou Grasso, Nancy Lick, Ron Hill, Karen Sandstrom, Jamie Hills, Christine Bruce, Jackie Freedman and Jeff Suntala are participating year.

Brecksville Center for The Arts
8997 Highland Dr, Brecksville, Ohio 44141
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Special Live Tango Music Event 8.31 8PM

AllGoSigns at Tremont's Arts In August 8.25

AllGoSigns will be featured  in a FREE staged performance Saturday, Aug 25th from 5–11PM. Part of Arts In August this promises 'an eclectic environment of music and performance art.'

Lincoln Park

West 14th St

Cleveland, OH 44113

http://www.TremontWest.org

Drink And Draw Social Club Cleveland 8.23 7PM

Drink and Draw Social Club Cleveland continues their occupation of The Lava Lounge in Tremont this Thursday, August 23rd starting 7PM. You know... you show up... you drink... you draw. A great way to socialize and I believe they give out free puppies! (Could be wrong about that.)

Lava Lounge
Cleveland, Ohio
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COSE Networking Night 8.23 5:30–7:30PM

Mix and mingle with COSE and fellow small business owners at Wendy Park at Whisky Island for an evening of delicious food, great networking and summer games. You can also enter for a chance to win free registration at the 2012 Small Business Convention. Come casual (we mean it, no suits!) with a pocket full of business cards and enjoy a summer evening on the shores of Lake Erie. Register.

CIM@CMA: Music in the Galleries 1st Wednesdays 6PM

Galleries at the Cleveland Museum of Art come alive with chamber music in the second season of this new series. The FREE first-Wednesday of the month evening concerts, featuring students from CIM and the Case Western Reserve University early music program, is devoted to highlighting the wealth of classical music talent in and around University Circle.

The performances are casual in format at only fifty minutes long, and the musicians interact with audiences, describing the works to be performed.

Audiences can whet their musical appetites at 6PM @CMA and then head over for full length performances at 8PM @CIM. Visit cim.edu for information on 8PM concerts.

Arts In August 8.10–8.12 Featuring MorrisonDance

MorrisonDance will be featuredin a FREE staged performance Friday, Aug 10th at 8:30PM. Part of Arts In August this is a shared evening of theatrical choreography with Antaeus Dance. [Alternative rain site: Pilgrim Church, 2592 W. 14th street.]

Lincoln Park
West 14th St
Cleveland, OH 44113
http://www.TremontWest.org 

Fri 8/10 @ 8:30pm – Antaeus Dance and MorrisonDance

Sat 8/11 @ 8:30pm – Verb Ballets

Sun 8/12 @ 7pm – GroundWorks DanceTheater

Sat 8/18 @ 6:30pm – Opera Per Tutti

Sat 8/25 @ 5 – 11pm – ALLGOSIGNS – an eclectic environment of music and performance art

Booker T. Cleveland Society for the Learned 8.10

The Booker T. Cleveland Society for the Learned strives to unite people through books. Inspired by the Book Club in Paris, the rules are simple: Bring a book that you have already read, and be prepared to swap it with another member of the society.

Friday, August 10th at 7PM, join us for a fun night of conversation, drinking and new friends.

Oh and NO BOOK, NO ADMITTANCE!

Georgetown Lakewood, Ohio
18515 Detroit , Lakewood, Ohio 44107

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Art House's August Sippin' in the Studio 8.23

Art House's series of night classes for adults, Sippin' in the Studio offers high quality art instruction in a relaxed and creative environment. A great class for a fun date or girls' night out, no prior art experience required! Each class is themed and all supplies are included. Class includes two glasses of wine (white or red), all art materials and a ton of creative fun!

August Sippin' in the Studio will be Thursday, August 23rd, from 7–9PM and features Batik and Dye Immersion with Wendy Mahon. Class capacity is 8 students, SPACE IS LIMITED!

Class fee: $40
Supply fee: $10

Register

Art House, Inc.
3119 Denison Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44109
216.398.8556

Progressive Arts Alliance 'Ten Years of Rhapsody' 8.11

Join us for Ten Years of Rhapsody: A Progressive Arts Alliance Celebration on Saturday, August 11th at House of Blues Cleveland to celebrate PAA's 10th anniversary of providing dynamic arts education programs to our community.

The event will feature DYNAMIC performances including: A Dance Party with turntable legend Grandmaster Flash; a performance by the PAA All Stars, PAA's most exceptional students; and hands-on experiences for the family – learn how to scratch a record and more!

Tall Walls, Unjuried Uncensored 8.3

'Tall Walls, Unjuried Uncensored' Friday, August 3rd at the Loren Naji Studio, 2138 W. 25th Street. Live music, food & drink, and 70+ artists showing provocative, offensive and politically incorrect art in an air-conditioned, beautiful gallery with an outdoor patio and a parking lot directly across the street. Come be offended and enjoy the scene!

8th Annual Warehouse District Street Festival 8.5

The 8th Annual Warehouse District Street Festival is this Sunday, August 5th from Noon to 8PM on West Sixth Street. Admission is FREE. Attracting thousands of people each year this popular festival offers delicious food from neighborhood restaurants and clubs, a variety of live bands in two staging areas, street performers, an art show, art demos, cold beverages, residential open houses from Noon– 5PM, retail booths, an architectural tour at 5:30PM, a Take a Hike tour at 3PM, children's activities and more.

Entertainment Schedule

15th Annual Cinema at the Square Starts 8.2

This summer the Palace Theatre’s famous screen (a 20 foot-high by 47 foot-wide super Hurly-Glo projection screen) will feature 13 film favorites as The Fifteenth Annual Cinema at the Square Series returns to the Palace Theatre at PlayhouseSquare August 2–19.

Moviegoers will be treated to pre-show organ recitals on a restored 1927 Kimball organ that contains 17 sets of pipes, a xylophone, Glockenspiel, a complete set of drums and many cymbals. The organ, donated to PlayhouseSquare in 1975, was painstakingly restored by volunteers and is the perfect complement to your evening at Cinema at the Square!

All tickets for Cinema at the Square are only $5 each or save 50% on tickets when you purchase a FlixTIX pass, 6 vouchers for $15. Vouchers can be used in any combination and at any movie.

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Ride a Bike and SAVE! Ride down to any screening and park your bike indoors for FREE in our designated bike zone just across from the Ticket Office in the State Theatre lobby and receive a $2 off discount for tickets to any film!

Drawing I offered @ Lakeland Community College 8.27

Kirtland's Lakeland Community College Fall Semester begins August 27th. On Monday and Wednesday nights from 6:30–9:10PM Art Drawing I, a three credit hour class, is offered. Stressing observational drawing, experimentation with various media, how to plan and design a page, and a touch of perspective and figure drawing it's the foundation to all other drawing, painting and visual communication. The class is no larger than 15 people of all ages and backgrounds. It is a good place to start. Deb Steytler, adjunct faculty, has taught at Lakeland for over 12 years, and has the practice of figure and landscape drawing and painting. She looks forward to meeting you!

Tri-C Portrait Drawing & Painting Classes Begins 8.27

Xin Xin Liu 'Portrait of Grandmother'

Beginning Monday, August 27th take advantage of a wonderful opportunity to draw and paint portraits from live models! All facets of portraiture are explored. The class meets on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 1–2:50PM. This is a 3 credit semester course and is offered only once-per-year. Questions? Email Sharlene Green or call 216.987.5056.

Portrait Drawing & Painting Classes 

Fall Semester, 2012
Cuy. Community College West Campus
Art 2080, CRN 80870

Art House: Sippin' in the Studio, Thurs. 7.26

Embellished Serving Bowl Set
Handbuilding with Gina DeSantis
Thursday, July 26th 7–9PM
$50.00 (incl. clay, glazes, firing and wine)
Learn new handbuilding skills while you create a set of ceramic serving bowls. Using templates, create interesting surface designs and glaze them on the spot! Your pieces will be clear-coated and fired in a kiln for pick up at a later date.

Art House's series of night classes for adults, Sippin' in the Studio offers high quality art instruction in a relaxed and creative environment. A great class for a fun date or girls' night out, no prior art experience required! Each class has a theme with all supplies are included. Class includes two glasses of wine (white or red), materials and a ton of creative fun! Register

Holden Arboretum's Garden Series Tuesdays thru 8.14

Holden Arboretum's summer concert series returns, showcasing local musicians performing in their beautiful gardens, which feature more than 120,000 plants and flowers. Bring a blanket and a picnic supper and enjoy a relaxing evening.

Every Tuesday through August 14th, all concerts start at 6:30PM and are FREE and open to the public. In the event of rain, these concerts will be held in the Corning Visitor Center. For a complete schedule, visit the Holden Arboretum's website.

July 24 folk jazz from Mike Uva and the Bad Eyes

July 31 CLE Institute of Music concert featuring the Edgewater Brass Quintet

Aug. 7 CLE Institute of Music featuring Classical Revolution

Aug. 14 CLE Institute of Music featuring JinJoo Cho and Hyun Soo Kim

'Art Teachers: Rediscovered' @78th St. Studios 7.20

During this week's Third Fridays event at 78th Street Studios don't miss Art Teachers: Rediscovered, a group exhibition of laid-off art teachers and their supporters who found inspiration through crisis. Find more details here, and be sure to support those who have given so much to enrich the lives of this city's youth. 

smARTspace at 78th St., Suite 116
One night only Friday, July 20th
Opening is from 5–9PM.

78th Street Studios is located between W. 78th and W. 80th Streets just north of Lake Avenue in Cleveland, OH.

Dr. Sketchy: Youth and Three Beauties at CMA 7.20

Dr. Sketchy Cleveland celebrates Youth and Beauty: Art of the American Twenties at this happy hour event. Check out the exhibition, then enjoy a cocktail as you try your hand at live life-drawing from Dr Sketchy Cleveland, with models and poses inspired by the exhibition. Music by Adam Ritenauer. Twenties dress-up optional but encouraged! Drinks and food will be available for purchase throughout the night. Starts 6:30PM sharp. 

The museum has asked that there be no charcoal at the event, so lets keep it to markers, pens, pencils, and possibly pastels.

Cleveland Museum of Art's Youth and Beauty: Art of the American Twenties. This comprehensive exhibition examines American art from the end of the Great War to the Great Depression with a focus on the evolving concept of the human form. Adult admission is $15. The exhibit is open through September 16 at 11150 East Blvd.

Stuart Pearl Photos at the Meyer Center 7.20

Check out the new  summer photography show featuring the work of Stuart Pearl at the Meyer Center in the Geauga Park District. Enjoy a pleasant evening stroll in a beautiful Metropark, an exhibit of contemporary photos and some light refreshments at the opening this Friday, July 20th from 7– 9PM in the Meyer Center, located at 9160 Robinson Rd., Chardon Township. 

10th Annual Taste of Tremont 7.15 Noon–8PM

Taste of Tremont is celebrating its 10th anniversary! A showcase event for the historic Tremont neighborhood, this year’s event is scheduled for Sunday July 15th from Noon until 8PM.

Last year, there were over over 20,000 visitors to the neighborhood. Taste has a regional draw with visitors from throughout Ohio and neighboring states. Over 50 restaurants, galleries, artists and other Tremont businesses participated, offering fine food, beer, wine and art along Professor Avenue, the commercial heart of the neighborhood.

Visit www.tasteoftremont.com for more information including parking and transportation, times, vendors, etc.

Cain Park Arts Festival 7.13–7.15

For more than 30 years, the Cain Park Arts Festival has showcased work from artists from around the country. This year, the festival will feature more than 150 artists from as far away as California, New Mexico, Vermont and Georgia.

While the arts festival is FREE there will be a wine tasting Friday night from 6–7:15PM that costs $10. NOTE: because of limited space and crowded pathways, no courtesy vehicles will be in operation during the Arts Festival. No pets, bicycles, rollerblades or skateboards will be admitted.

Fanciful Fantastique: July 13th, 6PM @Aperture

Part of this month's Tremont Art Walk, Fanciful Fantastique: New Work and Other Edens, features the sculptures and works on paper of Cleveland artists Jordan Elise Perme & Adrienne Slane. Inspired by the fantastic and ephemeral quality of curiosity cabinets, the two artists offer their own fantastic and curious creations that could exist in other versions of Eden.

Aperture. A Photography and Variety Store
2541 Scranton Rd., Cleveland, Ohio 44113
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Last Days of Nature Show/Stuart Pearl Photos 7.20

LAST DAYS to see the Murray Hill Landscape Show at the Meyer Center in the Geauga Park District. ALSO, check out the new show featuring the talented Stuart Pearl, currently in the Butler Institute Nat'l Juried Show. Artist's Reception is Friday, July 20th from 7–9PM.

Booker T. Cleveland Society for the Learned 7.13

The Booker T. Cleveland Society for the Learned strives to unite people through books. Inspired by the Book Club in Paris, the rules are simple: Bring a book that you have already read, and be prepared to swap it with another member of the society.

Friday, July 13th at 6:30PM, join us for a fun night of conversation, drinking and new friends.

Oh and NO BOOK, NO ADMITTANCE! 

Renaissance Cleveland Hotel
24 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44113
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Lost State of Franklin @Akron Art Museum 7.12

On Thursday, July 12th at 6:30PM enjoy live Rockabilly music from Lost State of Franklin at Downtown@Dusk. In addition to the concert, patrons can enjoy ArtCamp@Dusk, 6:30–8:30PM where children from 7 to 12 can enjoy hands-on art activities in the museum’s classroom (Each session is free for members and $5 for non-members) and ArtTalk@Dusk, 7:30 – 8PM, Inspirations & Artwork by recycled material artist Michelle Stitzlein.

Enjoy tasty treats from the museum’s café and quench your thirst with a latte or an imported beer outside under the museum’s terrace. Stop inside and browse the gift shop. Galleries are open until 9PM with paid gallery admission. Parking is free after 6PM in the city deck adjacent to the library.

Lost State of Franklin

Thursday, July 12th, 2012 6:30PM
Akron Art Museum Thursday Concerts
One South High Akron
Akron, OH
330.376.9185
http://www.akronartmuseum.org/