🏳️🌈 Museum offers screen printing and mascot naming for Akron Pride. Clayton Bailey's World of Wonders will celebrate Akron Pride Festival with extended hours on August 23, featuring a screen printing workshop from noon to 2 p.m. where visitors can print designs on their own materials. Inside, guests can explore exhibits, take photos with new mascot creatures, and enter a naming contest for a chance to win a $100 gift card. The museum, which celebrates California funk artist Clayton Bailey's legacy, will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. with free admission during the festival.
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📼 Akron's Killer Video resurrects the nostalgic thrill of video stores. Located in the historic Selle Generator Works building, this unique museum showcases horror enthusiast Jonathon Carmichael's collection of 2,000 VHS tapes, vintage posters, and promotional materials from the video rental era. Unlike traditional museums, Killer Video encourages visitors to handle the VHS cases, creating an authentic browsing experience. Though the VHS tapes aren't available to rent, the nonprofit museum plans to offer Blu-ray rentals soon and hosts special events including horror movie screenings with filmmaker Q&As. Tickets are $15 for this hands-on trip down memory lane that perfectly captures the magic of the pre-streaming era.
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🏫 Akron schools scramble to fill 162 vacancies before classes start. The district needs to hire 94 teachers, 52 paraprofessionals, and eight secretaries across 47 schools before August 21, with special education positions being particularly critical. Officials are hosting a talent fair on August 20 where candidates can apply, interview, and potentially be hired on the spot. District leaders emphasize their commitment to recruiting teachers from within the community through programs like "Grow Your Own" and partnerships with Stark State College. The board is also considering bringing retired educators back to address the staffing shortage.
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