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Download the entire First Night Akron 2010 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 | Lock 3 | John S. Knight Center | UA Polsky Building | Main & Bowery | Main Street

All Venues

Akron Art Museum

6-11 &ndash Confucius Institute Make & Take

Akron Art Museum: Auditorium

5-5:45 &ndash Chil
6-6:30 &ndash Chil
7-7:45 &ndash Case Sensitive
8-8:45 &ndash Case Sensitive
9:30-10:15 &ndash Stimulus
10:30-11:30 &ndash Stimulus

Akron Art Museum: Corbin Gallery

5-11:30 &ndash Welcome to the Akron Art Museum & At One South High

Akron Art Museum: Lobby

5:30-6:15 &ndash Kerry Kean
6:30-7:15 &ndash Kerry Kean
7:30-8 &ndash Kerry Kean
8:30-9:30 &ndash Lisa & Heather Malyuk
9:45-10:30 &ndash Lisa & Heather Malyuk
10:45-11:30 &ndash Lisa & Heather Malyuk

Akron Civic Theatre

Akron Civic Theatre: Lobby

5:30-10:30 &ndash Linda Hutchinson

Akron Civic Theatre: Marquee

5-12 &ndash Small-Field Studios: Beneath the Land of Ice and Snow

Akron Civic Theatre: Stage

5-5:45 &ndash The Juke Hounds
6-6:30 &ndash The Juke Hounds
7-7:45 &ndash Mo' Mojo
8-9 &ndash Mo' Mojo
9:30-10:15 &ndash Hard Day's Night
10:30-11:30 &ndash Hard Day's Night

Akron Civic Theatre: Upstairs

5:45-6 &ndash Matthew Abelson
6:30-7 &ndash Matthew Abelson
7:45-8 &ndash Matthew Abelson
8:45-9 &ndash Matthew Abelson

Akron-Summit County Public Library

6-10 &ndash North East Ohio Girl Scouts Make & Take
6-6:30 &ndash Harmonica Hotshots
7:30-8 &ndash Harmonica Hotshots

Akron-Summit County Public Library-Children's Room

5-9 &ndash Akron-Summit County Public Library Children's Make & Take
5:30-6 &ndash Kathy Johnson
6:15-6:45 &ndash Kathy Johnson
7-7:30 &ndash Kathy Johnson
7:45-8:15 &ndash Kathy Johnson

Akron-Summit County Public Library-Classroom

5:30-6 &ndash Silent Lion
6:15-7 &ndash Silent Lion
7:15-8 &ndash Silent Lion
8:30-9:30 &ndash Brian Lisik
10-11 &ndash Brian Lisik

Akron-Summit County Public Library-High St. Level

5-6 &ndash Magical Theater Company
6-10 &ndash A.H.D Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program-Free Photo
6:30-7:30 &ndash Magical Theater Company
8-9 &ndash The Illusion Factory
9:30-10:30 &ndash The Illusion Factory

Akron-Summit County Public Library-Main St. Level

5-5:45 &ndash Lightly Seasoned
6-6:45 &ndash Lightly Seasoned
7-8 &ndash Lightly Seasoned
8:30-9:15 &ndash Martin and Marshall
9:30-10:30 &ndash Martin and Marshall

Akron-Summit County Public Library: Amphitheater

5-11 &ndash A Field of Snow

Akron-Summit County Public Library: Auditorium

5-5:45 &ndash Constellations Dance Company
6-6:30 &ndash Constellations Dance Company
7-7:45 &ndash O'Hare Irish School of Dance
8-8:45 &ndash O'Hare Irish School of Dance
9:15-10 &ndash MacConamra Academy of Irish Dance
10:15-11 &ndash MacConamra Academy of Irish Dance

Around Town

5-12 &ndash First Night Luminaries
5:30-9:30 &ndash Michael Roy's Cirque Du Papier
6-9 &ndash Scavenge the Summer: Summer Arts Experience Scavenger Hunt
6-10 &ndash Bo Bo & Gina
6-9 &ndash Magic Mike Productions
6-6:30 &ndash Geldryk, The World's Tallest Elf
6:45-7:15 &ndash Geldryk, The World's Tallest Elf
7-10 &ndash The New Salvino Show
7-12 &ndash Street Beat Drummers
7:45-9 &ndash Geldryk, The World's Tallest Elf

Greystone Hall

Greystone Hall-Egyptian Room, 4th Floor

5-5:45 &ndash Mixed-Up Strings
6-6:45 &ndash Mixed-Up Strings
7-7:30 &ndash Mixed-Up Strings
8-8:45 &ndash The Backporch Swing Band
9-9:45 &ndash The Backporch Swing Band
10-10:45 &ndash The Backporch Swing Band

Greystone Hall-Theater, 6th Floor

5-6 &ndash Gospel Wonders
6:15-7 &ndash Gospel Wonders
7:30-8:15 &ndash Mercy Rising
8:30-9 &ndash Mercy Rising
9:30-10:15 &ndash The Chapel Worship Band
10:30-11:15 &ndash The Chapel Worship Band

Greystone Hall: Ballroom, 2nd Floor

5:30-6:30 &ndash The Singing Angels
7-7:30 &ndash ETC School of Musical Arts
8-8:30 &ndash ETC School of Musical Arts
9-10 &ndash Akron DerbyTown Barbershop Chorus

Greystone Hall: Doric Room, 4th Floor

6-7 &ndash Dan Robertson
7:15-8 &ndash Dan Robertson
9:30-10:15 &ndash Hey Mavis
10:30-11:15 &ndash Hey Mavis

John S. Knight Center

John S. Knight Center-Exhibit Hall 1

5-5:45 &ndash Big Daddy and the HooDoo Men
6-6:30 &ndash Big Daddy and the HooDoo Men
7-7:45 &ndash Wanda Hunt Band
8-9 &ndash Wanda Hunt Band
9:30-10:30 &ndash Howard Street Blues Band
10:45-11:30 &ndash Howard Street Blues Band

John S. Knight Center-Exhibit Hall 2

5-5:45 &ndash Alex Bevan
6-6:30 &ndash Alex Bevan
7-7:30 &ndash Blood, Sweat & Beers
7:45-8:30 &ndash Blood, Sweat & Beers
9-10:15 &ndash Gypsies in the Palace
10:30-11:30 &ndash Gypsies in the Palace

John S. Knight Center-Goodyear Ballroom

5-5:45 &ndash Zach
6-6:30 &ndash Zach
7-7:45 &ndash Cats on Holiday
8-9 &ndash Cats on Holiday
9:30-10:15 &ndash JiMiller Band
10:30-11:30 &ndash JiMiller Band

John S. Knight Center-Lobby

5-11 &ndash Studio Hope
6-10 &ndash "What a Character!"
6:30-10:30 &ndash joyUnspeakable Productions

John S. Knight Center-Main Floor 1

6-7:30 &ndash First Night Idol
8-8:45 &ndash Martell School of Dance
9-10:30 &ndash First Night Rock Band: Beach Boyz Entertainment

John S. Knight Center-Main Floor 2

5:30-6:15 &ndash Jim Gill
6:30-7 &ndash Jim Gill
7:30-8:15 &ndash Lou Santini
8:30-9 &ndash Lou Santini
9:30-10:30 &ndash Fergie & The Bog Dogs
10:45-11:30 &ndash Fergie & The Bog Dogs

Lock 3

Lock 3: Indoors

5-5:45 &ndash Hey Mavis: Songwriting Workshop
6-6:45 &ndash Hey Mavis: Songwriting Workshop
7-7:45 &ndash Hey Mavis: Songwriting Workshop

Lock 3: O'Neil Commons

5-8:30 &ndash First Night Make & Take
6-11 &ndash Braids & Beads

Lock 3: Outdoor Stage

5-11:30 &ndash Beach Boyz Entertainment
7-7:45 &ndash Elegant Ice Creations
8-8:45 &ndash Elegant Ice Creations
8:15-8:45 &ndash Hey Mavis
9:15-10 &ndash Elegant Ice Creations

Main & Bowery

5-12 &ndash First Night Dragon

Main Street

5-11:30 &ndash Scouting with the Great Trail Council of the Boy Scouts

METRO Transit Center

5-11 &ndash METRO Make & Take
6-9 &ndash METRO Birthday Clown
7-10 &ndash Intransit

The Shoppes at Akron Centre

5-9 &ndash Dream Pillows - How Cassie Learned To Fly!
5-9 &ndash Green Print Akron
5-9 &ndash Pat Catan's Mask Making
5-9 &ndash The University of Akron Garde Manger Club - Vegetable Carvin
5-5:30 &ndash Stow Heritage Ringers
5:30-6:30 &ndash The New Salvino Show
5:45-6:30 &ndash Stow Heritage Ringers
6:45-7:30 &ndash Stow Heritage Ringers

Summit Artspace

5-11 &ndash Summit County Historical Society Presents Days of Akron Past

Summit Artspace: 3rd Floor

5-11 &ndash Creatures of the Midnight Sun
5-9 &ndash Akron Society of Artists
5-11 &ndash Artists of Rubber City: The BOX
5-9 &ndash Carolyn E. Lewis Studio

Summit Artspace: Gallery

6:30-7:30 &ndash Brian Henke
8-9 &ndash Brian Henke
9:30-10:30 &ndash Brian Henke

UA Polsky Building

5-11 &ndash Holiday Window Displays

UA Polsky: High Street Level

5-5:45 &ndash Steve McClain
6-6:30 &ndash Steve McClain
7-7:45 &ndash Ian Ross Trio
8-9 &ndash Ian Ross Trio
9:30-10:30 &ndash The Speedbumps
10:45-11:30 &ndash The Speedbumps

UA Polsky: Main Street Level

5-5:45 &ndash Rio Neon
6-6:45 &ndash Rio Neon
7-7:30 &ndash Rio Neon
8-9 &ndash UA Steel Drum Band
9:30-10:15 &ndash UA Steel Drum Band
10:30-11:15 &ndash UA Steel Drum Band