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Akron Children’s Hospital Holiday Tree Festival celebrates 45 years of magic
The sights, sounds and spirit of Christmas are already filling Akron's John S. Knight Center, where 150 uniquely-decorated Christmas trees are helping kick off the holiday season while raising money for Akron Children's Hospital.
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Wooster documentary screening takes on college culture wars
A national fight over politics, academic freedom and who controls college campuses will take the screen in Wooster when “First They Came for My College” is shown Nov. 15 at The Lyric Theater . The College of Wooster President's Office and The Lyric Theater of Wooster are co-sponsoring the 6 p.m. screening, according to a community announcement. A panel discussion will follow the documentary. “First They Came for My College” focuses on changes at New College of Florida under Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and follows students, a professor and the student newspaper as the campus becomes a focal point in debates over political involvement in higher education. Panel discussion Wooster Provost Ashley Kistler, a former anthropology professor at Rollins College in Florida, will moderate the post-screening discussion. Panelists include Christa Craven, a New College alumna and College of Wooster professor of anthropology and women's, gender and sexuality studies; Amy Reid, director of gender studies at New College of Florida and a representative of PEN America; and Axel Anderson, a Wooster Class of 2028 student who previously attended New College of Florida. Anderson studies global and international studies, writes for The Wooster Voice and is president of Leftists of Wooster. Craven
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U.S. Air Force Jazz Ensemble Airmen of Note Performs a Free Concert in Akron
Not everyone who enlists in the U.S. military has a role that directly involves defense and war: some have a higher purpose. The Airmen of Note is just one of ne of six ensembles that make up the U.S. Air Force Band, which was founded in 1950. It features 18 active-duty musicians who perform both traditional big-band and contemporary jazz. The Airmen of Note is a smaller group that performs in more intimate settings and events; they’ve also performed with many noted jazz stars including Dizzy Gillespie, Doc Severinsen and Sarah Vaughan.
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Fake AI image fuels false claims that lions escaped from Akron Zoo
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Akron Zoo says African lions remain in habitat after false escape claims
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The Akron Zoo responded Saturday in a social media post to false claims that its African lions escaped earlier this week. The zoo said some of the false information shared included an AI-generated image of a lion in Akron, adding that “our lions remain in the safety of their habitat.”