Your weekend plans
On Friday, The Nightlight and the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park will co-host a screening of “The Shining” at Happy Days Lodge in Peninsula. Tickets are $10 in advance, plus a canned good donation at the door (the donations will benefit Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank). The movie begins at 7:30 p.m.
Young music fans are invited to the Akron Children’s Museum for Saturday’s Kids’ Listening and Hip Hop Dance Party. Musician Durrell LeGrair, aka Rellee, will perform songs from his upcoming children’s album at the event, which aims to inspire kids to get creative and to celebrate their individuality. The party begins at 2 p.m. The event is included with museum admission. Admission for adults and kids is $7. Infants younger than 1 are free.
The weather might be frigid, but the folks at Summit Metro Parks are already thinking ahead to warmer months. Join a naturalist Sunday for Planning Your 2025 Wild Back Yard at Liberty Park Nature Center. Attendees will learn how to create a backyard that’s both beautiful and rich in biodiversity. The free event runs from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Items of interest
Artists: Get help with your taxes
Have tax questions? Elaine Grogan Luttrell is here to help. Join the finance expert, and founder of Minerva Financial Arts, for It’s Raining 1099s: 2025 Tax Update. The artist-centered financial literacy class is Saturday at Summit Artspace from 1 to 3 p.m. Tickets are $5, and registration is required. Sign up to attend by Friday at 5 p.m.
Share input on Lock 3
The City of Akron wants to hear from residents about spring and summer programming at Lock 3. Community input will help the city plan programming that reflects Akron’s vibrant and diverse population. The survey is open through March 14.
Midwest Jazz Collective launches tour
The Benny Benack III Quartet will play BLU Jazz+ on Wednesday, March 26. The Akron stop is part of a tour organized by the Midwest Jazz Collective, a new consortium of jazz clubs across eight states, including Ohio. The goals of the organization are to offer an efficient touring circuit to bring more national artists to the Midwest; to host educational classes at regional universities; and to provide networking opportunities for regional artists. Outside of the group’s Akron stop, the Benny Benack III Quartet will play 13 other Midwest shows on this tour and visit four universities. Tickets to the show at BLU Jazz+ are $35. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m.
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