Revelers ring in New Year at First Night in downtown Akron
Brandon Townsend, 5, of Akron, toots in the new year playing a kazoo he made in First Night Akron activities at the Akron-Summit County Library in Akron. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Kte Schimmoeller, 8, of Richfield, plucks a harp during a harp clinic conducted by Holly Pratt, of Holly's Harps, during First Night Akron activities at Greystone Hall in Akron. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Barbara and Donald Dieterich play along during a harp clinic in First Night Akron activities at Greystone Hall in Akron. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Holly Pratt, of Holly's Harps, finishes a tune with a glissando during First Night Akron activities at Greystone Hall in Akron. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
First Night revelers ignore the falling snow as they move between activities outside the John S. Knight Center in Akron. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Kte Schimmoeller, 8, of Richfield, is wrapped up in a harp during a harp clinic in First Night Akron activities at Greystone Hall on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, in Akron, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
