FREE First Sunday / Sunday Sampler

The museum has teamed up with two downtown neighbors, the Akron-Summit County Public Library and Summit Artspace, to present a full, diverse schedule of FREE programs and activities on the first Sunday of every month, appropriately titled Sunday Sampler.

Museum
At the museum, open from 11 am - 5 pm, the following activities will take place:

• Hands-on Holiday Workshops - Get a jump on the holidays and warm up your creativity with family-friendly, hands-on drop-in workshops. Learn how to make your holiday packages beautiful and eco-friendly at the Recycled Materials Gift Wrapping station and make fabulous mini "gingerbread" houses at the Edible Architecture station.

Library
Across the street at the library, which is open from 1 - 5 pm, the story of Akron's famous historic resident and abolitionist comes to life in the Special Collections Department's John Brown artifacts exhibition. The exhibition is part of the community’s commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), and his December 2, 1859 execution. Throughout the day, teens can visit the third floor Teen Division for Crafts to Go projects and families with young children can enjoy Sunday Story Time Sampler in the Children’s Library at 2 pm. Also at 2 pm, the Manchester Dance Ensemble will perform in the auditorium.

Summit Artspace
Summit Artspace, located two blocks east of the museum at the corner of Market and Summit, is open from 11 am – 5 pm and features the seventh annual juried show Kaleidoscope. The Akron Society of Artists will be conducting tours, artists will be demonstrating from 12 – 2 pm and an Artist Meet & Greet will take place from 2 – 4 pm in the What’s New? exhibition featuring new work by local artists. Refreshments, an artwork sale and door prize drawing add to the fun.

Sunday Sampler is made possible by generous support from The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Fund of Akron Community Foundation and The J.M. Smucker Company.