<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><b>FIRST NIGHT AKRON</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center; font-size: 8px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6" style="font-size: 15px; "><b>Saturday December 31</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center; font-size: 8px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6" style="font-size: 15px; "><b>from 6-Midnight in Downtown Akron</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">Make plans for New Year’s Eve and join the fun in Downtown Akron! Now in
its 16th year, First Night Akron is a New Year’s Eve celebration unlike
any other.<b> This family-friendly, alcohol-free celebration of the arts
brings the community together to experience a brief momen</b><span class="text_exposed_show"><b>t
in time while creating lasting memories.</b> Come in out of the cold and
celebrate the New Year! </span></font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="text_exposed_show"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="text_exposed_show">On Saturday, December 31, 6 p.m.-Midnight, enjoy
indoor entertainment and fun for all ages throughout Downtown Akron
featuring the region's best in music, dance, theater, visual and
interactive arts! Entertainment and fun will delight the whole family!<br></span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><br></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><b>HEADS UP PRODUCTIONS</b></font></div><div><div style="text-align: center; font-size: 13px; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" style="font-size: 15px; "><span class="text_exposed_show">from 7-11 </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" style="font-size: 15px; "><span class="text_exposed_show"> </span></font></b></div><div style="text-align: center; font-size: 13px; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" style="font-size: 15px; "><span class="text_exposed_show">John S. Knight Center- </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" style="font-size: 15px; "><span class="text_exposed_show">Maidenberg Concourse & Roaming </span></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="text_exposed_show"> </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="text_exposed_show"><br>
</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="text_exposed_show">Visit Heads Up Productions at the John S. Knight Center to share your
First Night experience for a chance to be featured on Heads Up Arts
Radio, a family-friendly podcast centering on arts in the Akron area. Or
see if you can catch the Heads Up Street Performers as you move through
the First Night footprint! If you do, they're sure to entertain you
with songs, poetry, stories and MORE!</span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><b><br></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-size: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><b>First Night Buttons are only $10!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-size: 14px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="text_exposed_show"><b>Check out all the cool artists/musicians/things to do and see:</b></span></font></div><div style="font-size: 14px; "></div><div style="font-size: 14px; "></div><div style="font-size: 14px; "></div><div style="text-align: center; font-size: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><a href="http://www.firstnightakron.org/entertainment/schedule" target="_blank" rel="nofollow nofollow"><b><span>http://</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>www.firstnightakron.org/</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>entertainment/schedule</b></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><br></font></div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>