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Entertainment Schedule

First Night Entertainment takes place throughout Downtown Akron from 6 p.m.-Midnight!

Check out the First Night Akron 2012 Event Guide!

SELECT VENUE: Akron Art Museum | Akron Civic Theatre | Akron-Summit County Public Library | METRO Transit Center | The Shoppes at Akron Centre | Greystone Hall | Around Town | Summit Artspace | John S. Knight Center | Zion Lutheran Church | Mainstage

All Venues

Akron Art Museum

Akron Art Museum: Auditorium

6-6:45 p.m. –Magical Theatre Company
7-7:45 p.m. –Magical Theatre Company
8-10 p.m. –Akron Film

Akron Art Museum: Corbin Gallery

6-10 p.m. –Create Your Own Personal Garden at the Akron Art Museum

Akron Art Museum: Lobby

6-6:30 p.m. –Lisa & Heather Malyuk
6-10 p.m. –Fun 2012 Hats and Plaques
6:45-7:15 p.m. –Lisa & Heather Malyuk
7:45-8:30 p.m. –Ashley Brooke Toussant
8:45-9:30 p.m. –Ashley Brooke Toussant

Akron Civic Theatre

Akron Civic Theatre: Lobby

6-11 p.m. –joyUNSPEAKABLE Productions

Akron Civic Theatre: Stage

6-6:45 p.m. –O'Hare Irish School of Dance
7:15-8 p.m. –Colin Dussault's Blues Project
8:15-9 p.m. –Colin Dussault's Blues Project
9:30-10:15 p.m. –Hard Day's Night - Beatles Tribute
10:30-11:15 p.m. –Hard Day's Night - Beatles Tribute

Akron-Summit County Public Library

7-7:45 p.m. –Kathy Johnson
8-8:45 p.m. –Kathy Johnson

Akron-Summit County Public Library-Children's Room

6-9 p.m. –Akron-Summit County Public Library Children's Make & Take

Akron-Summit County Public Library-Classroom

6-6:30 p.m. –Ohio College of Clowning Arts
6:45-7:15 p.m. –Ohio College of Clowning Arts
7:30-8 p.m. –Ohio College of Clowning Arts
8:15-8:45 p.m. –Ohio College of Clowning Arts
9:15-10 p.m. –Magic Mike Productions
10:15-11 p.m. –Magic Mike Productions

Akron-Summit County Public Library-High St. Level

6-6:45 p.m. –Tants Muziky
9:15-10 p.m. –Post Comedy Theater

Akron-Summit County Public Library-Main St. Level

6-6:30 p.m. –Steve Free
6:45-7:15 p.m. –Steve Free
7:30-8 p.m. –Steve Free
8:30-9:15 p.m. –Alex Bevan
9:30-10:15 –Alex Bevan
10:15-11 p.m. –Post Comedy Theater
10:30-11 p.m. –Alex Bevan

Akron-Summit County Public Library: Auditorium

6-6:30 p.m. –Constellations Dance Company
6:45-7:15 p.m. –RED Company real.edge.dance
7:30-8 p.m. –Constellations Dance Company
8:15-8:45 p.m. –RED Company real.edge.dance
9:15-10 p.m. –Brass Band of the Western Reserve
10:15-11 p.m. –Brass Band of the Western Reserve

Around Town

6-9 p.m. –Marlowe the Magic Clown
6 p.m.-12 a.m. –The Seelie Players
6-9 p.m. –Buck and Buffy
6-11 p.m. –Drip E. Faucet - Magician, Juggler and Plumber
6-9 p.m. –Franklin T. Moose
7-11 p.m. –Michael Roy's Cirque Du Papier
7-11 p.m. –Street Beat Drummers
7-10 p.m. –Horse Drawn Sleigh Rides by Carriage Limousine Service
8-10 p.m. –The T.A.G. Art Company Stilt Walkers
9 p.m.-Midnight –Verb Ballets
9-10 p.m. –Ohio College of Clowning Arts
11:30-11:50 p.m. –The T.A.G. Art Company Stilt Walkers

Greystone Hall

Greystone Hall-Theater, 6th Floor

6-9 p.m. –Actors' Summit Presents Broadway & More

Greystone Hall: Ballroom, 2nd Floor

6:15-7 p.m. –Mame Daiko, Taiko Drumming Ensemble
7:15-8:15 p.m. –Mame Daiko, Taiko Drumming Ensemble
8:30-9:30 p.m. –A Band Named Ashes

Greystone Hall: Doric Room, 4th Floor

6-6:45 p.m. –Kyle Magilavy Trio
7-7:45 p.m. –Kyle Magilavy Trio
8:15-9 p.m. –Silent Lion
9:15-10 p.m. –Silent Lion

John S. Knight Center

John S. Knight Center-Exhibit Hall 1

6-6:45 p.m. –B.E. Mann
7-8 p.m. –B.E. Mann
8:30-9:30 p.m. –UA Steel Drum Band
9:45-10:30 –UA Steel Drum Band
10:45-11:15p.m. –UA Steel Drum Band

John S. Knight Center-Exhibit Hall 2

6:15-7 p.m. –Zydeco Kings
7:15-8 p.m. –Zydeco Kings
8:30-9:15 p.m. –Lost State of Franklin
9:30-10:30 p.m. –Lost State of Franklin
10:45-11:15 P.M. –Lost State of Franklin

John S. Knight Center-Goodyear Ballroom

6:15-7 p.m. –Yiddishe Cup
7:15-8 p.m. –Yiddishe Cup
8:15-9 p.m. –Yiddishe Cup
9:30-10:15 p.m. –Wanda Hunt Band
10:30-11:15 p.m. –Wanda Hunt Band

John S. Knight Center-Main Floor 1

6-6:45 –The Juke Hounds
7-7:45 p.m. –The Juke Hounds
8:15-9:15 p.m. –Memphis Cradle
9:30-10:30 p.m. –Memphis Cradle
10:45-11:15 p.m. –Memphis Cradle

John S. Knight Center-Main Floor 2

6-6:45 p.m. –Fergie & The Bog Dogs
7-7:45 p.m. –Fergie & The Bog Dogs
8:15-9:15 p.m. –Horns and Things
9:30-10:30 p.m. –Horns and Things
10:45-11:15 p.m. –Horns and Things

John S. Knight Center: Karder Terrace

6-10 p.m. –Rediscover Akron with Anitra Redlefsen

John S. Knight Center: Maidenberg Concourse

6-11 p.m. –Hall of Resolution
6:30-8:30 –Weathervane Playhouse Kids Theatre and Make & Take
7-11 p.m. –Heads Up Productions

Mainstage

6:55 p.m. –Midnight Wedding Festivities
8:15-9 p.m. –ZOBAPAGO
9:15-11 p.m. –Kent State Ice Carving Club
11-11:25 p.m. –Kent State Ice Carving Club
11:45 p.m. –Midnight Wedding Festivities

METRO Transit Center

6-10 p.m. –METRO Make & Take
6-10 p.m. –Smile! You're on Camera!
7-10 p.m. –Moustache Yourself!
8 p.m. –Stickman Launch

The Shoppes at Akron Centre

6-9 p.m. –PNC's Grow Up Great
6-9 p.m. –Pat Catan's Mask Making
6-9 p.m. –Braids & Beads
6-9 p.m. –Get Painted Temp Tattoos
6-9 p.m. –Let's Face it Caricatures
6:15-6:30 p.m. –The Illusion Factory
7-7:45 p.m. –The Illusion Factory
8-8:15 p.m. –The Illusion Factory

Summit Artspace

6-9 p.m. –Confucius Institute Make & Take

Summit Artspace: 2nd Floor

6:15-9 p.m. –PNR Improv
7-9 p.m. –Summit County Songwriters Circle

Summit Artspace: 3rd Floor

6-9 p.m. –The Terry Klausman Studio and Gallery
6-9 p.m. –Westside Steve Simmons
6-9 p.m. –Asian Services in Action, Inc. (ASIA, Inc.)
6-9 p.m. –Artists of Rubber City: The BOX
6-9 p.m. –Cari Miller's Sunthing Special
6-9 p.m. –Carolyn E. Lewis Studio
6-9 p.m. –The Center for Literacy
6-9 p.m. –Connie Bloom's Quilting Arts Studio and Gallery

Summit Artspace: Conference Room

6-9 p.m. –Let's Move, Summit County!

Summit Artspace: Gallery

6:30-8:30 p.m. –Hans F. Utter - Sitar

Zion Lutheran Church

6-6:45 p.m. –Gospel Wonders
6:15-6:45 p.m. –Bonnie Baughman
7-9 p.m. –Face Painting
7-7:30 p.m. –Arlington Praise
7-7:30 p.m. –L.I.O.N. Players
7:45-8:15 p.m. –Bonnie Baughman
7:45-8:30 p.m. –Gospel Wonders
8:30-9 p.m. –L.I.O.N. Players
8:45-9:15 p.m. –Arlington Praise
9:15-9:45 p.m. –Zion's Praise Singers