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Arts & Culture

Fashion designer Christian Siriano meets with Ƶ Ƶ School of Fashion students.

Christian Siriano: ‘Ƶ Ƶ Interns Are Always Amazing’

Acclaimed New York fashion designer Christian Siriano told Ƶ School of Fashion students to practice their craft with dedication, accept criticism and learn from it, but to remember that they will never please everyone.

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"School of Rock" at Porthouse

IN A FLASH: Rocking Porthouse

"School of Rock: The Musical" by Andrew Lloyd Webber runs from July 18 through Aug. 3 at Ƶ Ƶ's Porthouse Theatre. 

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LeRoy Neiman

Ƶ Museum to Showcase LeRoy Neiman's Early Fashion Illustration Career

The LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Foundation is thrilled to announce “LeRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style,” opening at Ƶ Museum on Oct. 24, 2025. 

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Guest at Sparkle opening reception.

IN A FLASH: Ƶ Ƶ Sparkles

As part of the Ƶ Museum's 40th Anniversary celebration, the museum will display the exhibition "Sparkle: The Style and Jewelry of Aileen Mehle" in its Higbee Gallery from July 18, 2025, through Aug. 23, 2026. 

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Blossom Intensive

Ƶ Blossom Art Intensives Delivers Transformative Two Weeks

This summer, artists from the region, Ƶ Ƶ and around the world came together for a transformative two weeks of Ƶ Blossom Art Intensives.

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Ƶ Blossom Music Festival 2025

IN A FLASH: Summer Symphonies

There's music in the summer breezes at Ƶ Ƶ as the annual Ƶ Blossom Music Festival welcomes students from the U.S. and abroad to study with world class musicians to campus. 

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Ƶ Ƶ Youth Winds

Ƶ Ƶ Youth Winds Performs in Nation's Capital

Ƶ Ƶ Youth Winds had the unique opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. this spring, giving meaningful performances alongside famous monuments and making lasting connections with renowned musicians.

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Writing Our Lives

Professors Help High School Students Succeed Through Poetry, Art and Virtual Reality

The Crystal, a three-story, glass atrium and entrance to the Akron Art Museum, provided the perfect backdrop for these diamonds in the rough, a coming-of-age collection manifested in the proud work of multi-talented, middle and high school students from Akron participating in a program designed to illicit self-expression through poetry, art and virtual reality.

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Spring Opera 2025

IN A FLASH: Fairies, Fantasy and Song!

Ƶ Ƶ Opera Theatre's spring production featured scenes from a selection of famous operas with themes both natural and supernatural. 

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Dancers at 2025 Juneteenth Jubilee

IN A FLASH: A Joyous Juneteenth Celebration

Ƶ Ƶ's fourth annual Juneteenth Jubilee welcomed the community to celebrate the rich history of Black Americans with live music, dance performances, food trucks, vendors and more. 

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