Upcoming Event Midwinter 2026: A Free Celebration of Art, Music & Creativity
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Saturday, February 7, 2026
6:00 – 9:00 pm
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A FREE evening of happenings – music, art, performance – at the Akron Art Museum!Warm, bright, and energetic – exactly what a February night in Akron, Ohio calls for and what this annual Museum celebration of art, music, and community brings!
This evening of creative happenings delights with performances, interactives, and tasty snackings: perfect for friends, couples, family, and fellow creatives to gather, discover, and remember.
CUSP (Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project) will curate music performances at a designated stage in the Museum’s lobby.
- 6:00pm Bob Drake (synthesizers) / Kristen Ban Drake (synthesizes) /Laura Swedenborg (butoh dance), Synthesizer collaboration with butoh dancer
- 7:00pm Stephan Haluska (harp, live-processing electronics) / Leia Hohenfeld (flute) / Torstein Johansen (upright bass) / Liam Battle (cello), Interactive audio “game” for live-processed acoustic instruments
- 8:00pm Horses 4K, Jacob Trombetta (pedal steel guitar) Robin Guiler (synthesizer), Ambient project for pedal steel and electronics
Akron Soul Train will showcase one of their 2026 Emerging Artists, Maddie McSweeney for in-gallery artist performance that will be ongoing throughout evening.
NCCAkron (National Center for Choreography) has curated dancer and choreographer Teagan Reed for three performances of her work Somewhere Between to occur once a hour in Alfred McMoore: All This Luck in My Head.
As an extension of their work in the Akron Art Library program, Time Change Generator will have an interactive lounge installation in the Lobby. A pop-up shop of Time Change Generator goods will also be available.
Ron Copeland will be mural painting live in the Museum’s lobby.
DJ Palaces is set to curate music in the galleries for the ultimate winter night atmosphere.
Good Company Akron will once again present a delicious limited menu of snackables for purchase.
Screen takeovers by Nightlight Cinema will add an extra dash of visual wonderment in the Lobby.
Beer, wine, and additional drinks will be available to purchase at the bar.
FREE, registration requested. Finalized schedule to be announced.
| Midwinter Tunes is made possible with support from Acme Fresh Market; BLU-Tique, Akron, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel; and Audio-Technica U.S. Inc. Media sponsorship is provided by 91.3 The Summit. |
![Alfred McMoore. Untitled [Linoleum Imprint], Undated. 5 ft x 15 ft 8 in. Graphite and colored pencil on paper. On loan from the Auerbach family.](https://akronartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mcmoore.png)
