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    Artists at work

    Published March 2, 2012 by

      In Alexandria, Va., an old torpedo factory has been repurposed as a cooperative artist space. In Santa Cruz, Calif., the site of a former tannery was transformed into 100 live/work spaces for artists. There’s a common thread of urban redevelopment at work. The...
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    A rocker’s return

    Published February 29, 2012 by

    Way before The Black Keys, Akron gave birth to another pop culture icon: Chrissie Hynde. Last weekend, GroundWorks Dance Theater recharged the gritty ‘70s rock of Hynde and the Pretenders in "Hindsight," an irresistible work by veteran choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett. GroundWorks...
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    “Fresh & Springy”

    Published February 24, 2012 by

    Joan Colbert isn’t hoping for familiar paintings of flowers for the upcoming "Fresh & Springy" juried show at the Summit Artspace gallery — just the opposite. For the eighth year of the annual show, the artist/gallery coordinator has thrown down the gauntlet...
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    FUZE! concert mesmerizes

    Published February 22, 2012 by

      It takes tremendous imagination to conceive a program like the one that the Calder Quartet and singer/violinist Iva Bittová presented in such satisfying style on the FUZE! series at the Akron Art Museum on Feb. 17. The warmth of Hungarian/Czech/Moravian folk-infused writing miraculously...
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    Gospel Meets Symphony

    Published February 17, 2012 by

    Nineteen years of following a dream of togetherness. That’s how co-chair and event coordinator Brenda Justice views the annual Gospel Meets Symphony concert by the Akron Symphony Orchestra, a Knight Arts grantee. On Saturday, Feb. 25, singers from 75 different area churches will...