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Published on Monday, Jun 30, 2008
Today
Akron's oldest church — At 7 p.m., restoration architect Elizabeth Murphy of Chambers Murphy & Burge leads a tour of the First Congregational Church of Akron, 292 E. Market St., for members of Progress Through Preservation, Akron's architectural preservation group. Five years ago, Murphy's firm began the process to put the church on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, Akron's oldest church, established in 1833, has achieved not only National Register status, it also has recently undergone a complete restoration by the same architectural firm. Preceding the tour is an optional 5 p.m. dinner at Bricco, 1 W. Exchange St.; participants will order from the menu. Information: http://www.ptpakron.org. To make a dinner reservation, call 330-374-3787.
Potting around — Bob Yost, potter and owner of Yost Tile and Middlebury Pottery and School, 1643 Massillon Road, Akron, offers a five-week beginning pottery class from 7 to 9 p.m., starting today. Cost is $135 per person. 330-734-0763.
Worth noting
Arts LIFT — This is the eighth year that the University of Akron Myers School of Art Arts LIFT program, conceived and directed by art education assistant professor Elisa Gargarella, gives young artists a chance to explore visual art and culture beyond the boundaries of their Akron high school classrooms. Through Thursday, four Arts LIFT alumni participants are in England along with Gargarella and professor Susan McKiernan and students from the Myers School of Art. The students are Paul Levack, a junior in the magnet arts program at Firestone High School; Chialla Geib and Marissa Harper, both entering freshmen at the Myers School of Art; and Deanna D'Amico, a sophomore at Malone College. They are scheduled to visit the Victoria and Albert Museum National Gallery, Tate Modern, Design Museum, National Portrait Gallery, the Museum of London, plus other London cultural sites. Plans also include travel to Stratford-upon-Avon, Windsor, Winchester and small villages to explore ruins, castles, cottages and art work.
Egypt in Akron — University of Akron emeritus professor Earl L. Ertman has written an article for Ancient Egypt magazine that focuses on the number of Egyptian-style monuments that can be found in Akron's Glendale Cemetery. Included in those monuments are ''dozens of obelisks,'' the tallest of which is one with the name Hower on its base, which, as Ertman explains in his article, was a ''very prominent family in Akron's history.'' Ertman also cites a mausoleum in the Egyptian style with the name Reifsnider carved over the doorway. Ertman is also associate director, Egyptological Art Historian and Object Analyst of the KV10 and KV63 missions in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt.
Si's reward — On June 21, Kent State University dedicated an Evan Lewis kinetic sculpture on the lawn of its alumni center. Given by Canton artist Sandi Knell Tamny in memory of her late husband, the widely respected engineer, Simon Tamny, the sculpture was commissioned in 1996 by Tamny, who tracked down Lewis, the sculptor who created the kinetic pieces featured in the 1996 movie, Twister. Tamny said the work, which is activated by the wind, is ''emblematic of Simon's energy and outlook on life.''
New director — Spaces chose Christopher Lynn as its new director after a four-month search with more than 40 candidates. Lynn will lead the alternative Cleveland art gallery into its fourth decade. He had been director of the Gallery of Contemporary Art at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs. He received his BFA in painting and drawing from Brigham Young University and his MFA in painting and drawing from Ohio State University. He takes the helm in late August. He is married to Maria Samuelson, a performance artist. Spaces interim executive director Mikelann Ward Rensel will work with the board and staff until Lynn's arrival.
Dorothy Shinn writes about art and architecture for the Akron Beacon Journal. Send information to her at the Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron, OH 44309-0640 or dtgshinn@neo.rr.com.
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