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Opened in 1973, The University of Akron's E. J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall is a 125,000-square-foot (11,600 m 2) hall, that can seat up to 2,955 people, depending on the arrangement of the facility. It seats 2,955 with the ceiling at full height, 2,343 with it at the front edge of the flying balcony, and 743 when the grand tier is entirely ...
James A. Rhodes Arena, nicknamed "The JAR", is an arena in Akron, Ohio, United States, on the campus of the University of Akron. Named for former Ohio governor Jim Rhodes, the arena opened in 1983 and is home to the Akron Zips men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball team. It was built next to and replaced the university's ...
She also sold more live concert tickets than any other solo performer in music history. "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical" will open the 2024-2025 Broadway in Akron season Sept. 24-25 at E.J. Thomas ...
Trumpeter Sean Jones, this year's visiting artist in residence for the University of Akron's jazz program, will perform and speak at the Rubber City Jazz & Blues Festival in Akron Sept. 5 through ...
Facilities include a 250-seat recital hall, the 2,895-seat Edwin J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, a music computer center, a music resource center, and an electronic music composition laboratory. Guzzetta Hall, home of the School of Music, combines with the Edwin J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall to form a center for the performing arts.
The first performance of the Akron Symphony Orchestra was on Feb. 24, 1953, in a concert "led by John Francis Farinacci, a high school teacher and band director," at Central-Hower High School. [3] On October 9, 1973, "E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall opened with a world premiere by Mexican composer Carlos Chavez" and performed by the Akron ...
Opera singer Joyce DiDonato, left, hugs senior Ivy Ioraah after her solo piece during a masterclass at Firestone CLC on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, in Akron, Ohio. Vocal Jazz gets coaching at Firestone
The John S. Knight Center is a large convocation center located in Akron, Ohio, named after the newspaper publisher and editor John S. Knight. Opening in June 1994, it is a 123,000-square-foot (11,400 m 2 ) facility with 43,000 square feet (4,000 m 2 ) of exhibit space, a 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m 2 ) banquet hall, a conference center, and 18 ...