Past Event Midwinter Tunes

A FREE, annual celebration of all things creative and local will feature six musical acts, visual arts and artists, poets, a dance performance, and interactive pop-ups from Akron-Summit County Public Library, East Ave Gallery & Market, Elizabeth’s Bookshop and Writing Centre, The Nightlight Cinema, and food from Bereka Coffee & Food.

Event Schedule:

6—6:30pm Missingno.

Retro video game-like sounds with elements of today’s Pop and Hip-Hop / R&B

6:30pm – Poets Kevin Latimer and Risha Nicole perform in RETOLD: African-American Art & Folklore exhibition

6:40-7:10pm – Lemon Quartet

Intricately arranged instrumentals straight from the cosmos

7:20-7:50pm – Djapo! Cultural Arts Institute performance

Cleveland-based non-profit aiming to preserve culture through music and dance

8-8:30pm – PAL

Art, egg punk rockers from Cleveland

8:40-9:10pm – 12 O’Clock Tribe

Self-proclaimed Reggae Earth Defenders

9:20- 9:50pm – Anteater

Electronic, ethereal Kraut-pleasing synthesizer beats

In between the music sets in the lobby, DJ Palaces will spin beats and keep the pacing of the night. Bereka Coffee & Food will be selling delicious Ethiopian meals and coffees. Hands-on activities and gathering places to hang out with friends and families will be sprinkled throughout the Museum’s building.