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The Bechdel Film Festival is taking place in Akron.

The University of Akron is a comprehensive public university that empowers students from diverse backgrounds to achieve academic, professional, and personal success through inclusive higher education.

Akron Urban League mission is to improve the quality of life for Summit County residents, particularly African Americans, through economic self-sufficiency and social empowerment.

Akron's community-owned magazine is called The Devil Strip. We're here to help you get to know your neighbors, learn about the city, participate in civic life, and have fun while doing it.

Tuesday Musical Association Sharing the best classical music and musicians from around the world with Greater Akron and Northeast Ohio.

Ranked a Best Children's Hospital by US News & World Report, Akron Children's is the largest pediatric provider in northeast Ohio. With two pediatric hospitals, and 20 primary care and 67 pediatric specialty locations, we handle more than 600,000 patient visits a year. We also serve as a major teaching affiliate of Northeast Ohio Medical University, and offer a number of pediatric subspecialty fellowship programs.

Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park a non-profit organization and friends club, to enrich people's lives and communities.

Stark State College of Technology, located in Stark County, Ohio, is a comprehensive community college. Academically diverse, Stark State offers over 230 majors, one-year certificates and career enhancement certificates. This school has an open enrollment academic policy, which means that anyone who wants a college education has a right to pursue one. Open enrollment students do not have to take placement tests for admissions. Stark State is renowned for its low tuition prices, and is credited with being one of the most affordable colleges in the area. This school is perfect for students who plan on obtaining a bachelor’s degree, but do not want to pay a university rate for all four years. For those who need additional help with tuition, Stark State offers financial aid through federal and state programs in addition to foundation grants and work programs. Furthermore, this school has approximately 50 scholarships available based on academic achievement, areas of study, and financial need. The admissions process for Stark State is very straightforward. Students need to submit an application and their high school transcript or GED certificate, fill out a FAFSA if they are interested in receiving financial aid, take the COMPASS placement assessment test and meet with an admissions counselor. There is not an admissions fee for this school, and students who have taken the ACT test within two years of applying can submit their scores in order to bypass the placement test.

Rubber City Theatre formerly Rubber City Shakespeare Company, is to bring affordable Shakespeare and classical drama to Akron, Ohio. They use our "Free Theatre Project" to stage Shakespeare and other plays that are open to the public. The "Free Theatre Project" includes free staged readings all year and pay-what-you-want performances for each production in an artistic year.