Things to Do in Northeast Ohio: April 22-28
Akron Beacon Journal
Massillon Museum “The Genius of Marian” online screening: Through May 2. Part of NEA Big Read. Upon registration at http://massillonmuseum.org/bigread or 330-833-4061, viewers will be provided with a link to the film.
Youngstown State University’s Department of Art Lecture Series presents Winnie Soon: 9 a.m. Thursday. Researching in the areas of software studies and computational practices, Soon is currently based in Denmark and is an associate professor at Aarhus University. To view the lecture series, go to https://art.ysu.edu/.
Cuyahoga Falls Library presents Earth Day: Eco-friendly organizing and cleaning: 1 p.m. Thursday via Zoom. Learn about eco-friendly maintenance, organizing and cleaning, as well as donating and recycling options for de-cluttering. Registration is required. Go to https://cuyahogafallslibrary.evanced.info/signup/calendar.
New Jersey Youth Symphony to host virtual playathon
Updated Mar 17, 2021;
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The New Jersey Youth Symphony will host a virtual Playathon on Sunday, March 21 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on WhartonArts.tv. The event will feature virtual ensemble performances, raffles, trivia contests, interviews with NJYS conductors and a live auction to bid on the conductor’s baton and the chance to lead the New Jersey Youth Symphony performing John Williams’ “Superman.”
WNYC’s “Weekend Edition” and “The Christie Tracker Podcast “Host David Furst will serve as emcee.
The annual fundraiser raises nearly $100,000 for the organization to support performing arts education, including scholarships and tuition assistance for the youth orchestra program. This year, NJYS students are participating in a practice challenge to help raise funds for the event and have logged 279,500 minutes to date. Donations may be made online at whartonartsdonate.org.