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Registration is now open for the Summit Choral Society children's choir performance program. Children will experience learning through sequential development of musical skills with emphasis on music literacy and the development of a solid and healthy vocal technique. Students move through the core choir levels of Bel Canto, Advanced and Performance; attend weekly training/rehearsal sessions with professional music teachers; and progress at their own speed. Each season includes performances in November, December, March, April and May; and performance schedules vary by choir and year. A singer referral program is also available, which offers $100 for referring a new singer who registers and completes the season. For more information and to register, visit summitchoralsociety.org/childrens-choir-program.
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Tuesday Musical's 2022-23 six-concert season includes the Soweto Gospel Choir, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra with violinist Nicola Benedetti, the Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass, "Our Song, Our Story," pianist Martin Garcia Garcia, and "An Evening With Itzhak Perlman." For tickets or more information, visit tuesdaymusical.org; or call 330.761.3460. Subscriptions for all six concerts are available now and begin at $90; single-concert tickets start at $19 and will be available August 10; and picking just four concerts will save you 15%. The concert series runs from October 2, 2022, through April 27, 2023, at E. J. Performing Arts Hall (198 Hill St.).
ALL STUDENTS of every age, from every school, can get free tickets simply by coming to the EJ Ticket Office on concert evenings or to the check-in table for the lawn concerts. In many cases, parents/chaperones can also get tickets for $15 each (and often for free). And, we’ll provide bus funding for school groups.
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Residents of Summit, Portage and Medina counties are invited to explore the YMCA without cost or obligation from Sept. 9-18. Stop in to any Akron Area YMCA location, and let them know that you're there to "Try the Y." You can take group exercise classes, jump in the pool, walk on the track, workout with the machines and experience the Y difference. Look at the schedule at Akronymcaorg/schedules. Children must be accompanied by adults, and adults need to bring a photo ID. YMCA locations include Barberton, Cuyahoga Falls, Green, Wadsworth and Akron. Addresses and hours or operation are available at Akronymca.org/locations.
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Treat yourself to Sunday afternoon music from around the world, all on the front lawn of the historic Barder House in West Akron. Pack your lawn chair or blanket (and even a picnic) to embark on musical journeys to France, Italy and Cuba with one-hour concerts at 1 and 3 p.m.
- September 11, Cuba Jazz and Latin Rhythms with Justo Saborit and Havana Nights
For more information and tickets, visit tuesdaymusical.org.
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The Oberlin Trio kicks off The University Akron's Kulas Concert Series at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, at the School of Music's Guzzetta Recital Hall (157 University Ave.). Current members of the Trio are pianist Haewon Song, violinist David Bowlin and cellist Dmitry Kouzov. Recent performance highlights include concerts in Seoul, Los Angeles, Portland and San Francisco and live broadcasts on WCLV Cleveland. In 2022, they released an album of trios by F.J. Haydn on the Naxos label. Tickets are $12 for general admission, and all students are free with student ID. For more information call 330.972.8301; or email concerts@uakron.edu.
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Project Ujima is a grassroots community engagement organization that teaches and facilitates Discussion Circle processes that enable diverse citizens to come together, discuss issues of shared concern, develop relationships of trust, discover common ground and go from talk to action. The organization is named after the third principle of Kwanzaa, which means “Collective Work and Responsibility: To build and maintain our community together and to make our brother’s and sister’s problems our problems and to solve them together.” Project Ujima focuses on fostering the conditions that lead to citizens discovering their own efficacy and capacity to work together to strengthen the community. In addition to providing Circle processes, we provide logistical support to assist with implementation of actions that are agreed upon by Circle participants. If you'd like to stay up to date on what's happening at Project Ujima, visit the website (and you can also sign up for the newsletter).
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