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Entertainment Schedule | The Backporch Swing Band — archive

Historical First Night Akron record: Entertainment Schedule | The Backporch Swing Band. Captured 2009-12-15; original information from an earlier edition, separate from the returning 2027 event.

Historical record · capture 2009-12-15
Original text from an earlier festival edition. Dates, performers, prices, addresses and application instructions below are historical; they do not describe the returning 2027 edition. Old forms and transaction controls are disabled. Read current information ↗

The Backporch Swing Band

Ohio's premiere western swing band features the Ohio State Fiddle Champion Adam Jackson, the smooth vocals of Kris Geis and jazzy stylings of mandolinist Zeke Huthinson.

Premiere: A new First Night artist!

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Greystone Hall-Egyptian Room, 4th Floor 8-8:45
Greystone Hall-Egyptian Room, 4th Floor 9-9:45
Greystone Hall-Egyptian Room, 4th Floor 10-10:45