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ReelAbilities Film Festival Cleveland and Akron

2024-11-09 13:00:00 2024-11-09 16:30:00 America/New_York ReelAbilities Film Festival Cleveland and Akron See an award-winning film celebrating the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with disabilities. A panel discussion along with a Q & A will follow. ASL Interpreted. Main Library - Auditorium, Meeting Room 2AB

Saturday, November 09
1:00pm - 4:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-11-09 13:00:00 2024-11-09 16:30:00 America/New_York ReelAbilities Film Festival Cleveland and Akron See an award-winning film celebrating the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with disabilities. A panel discussion along with a Q & A will follow. ASL Interpreted. Main Library - Auditorium, Meeting Room 2AB

Main Library

Auditorium, Meeting Room 2AB

See an award-winning film celebrating the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with disabilities. A panel discussion along with a Q & A will follow. ASL Interpreted.

See an award-winning film celebrating the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with disabilities.
This event is ASL interpreted.

1pm: Hearts for Music Reception in Meeting Room 2AB
Hearts for Music is a non-profit organization created to provide opportunities and avenues for individuals with special needs wanting to pursue their love for creating and performing music in a professional ensemble setting.

2pm: Left Alone Rhapsody film screening in the Auditorium, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.

Panel discussion will feature Stewart M. Schulman, Director-Writer-Producer of the film; Alicia Hopkins, artist and advocate who inspired the Accessibility Library; and Kitrael Chin, Director and Founder of Hearts for Music, Inc.

Enjoy the Look Beyond Art Gallery installed by Summit Art Space in the Atrium and check out local organizations dedicated to accessibility.

ReelAbilities Film Festival is the largest festival in the US dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with different disabilities. Initiated in New York in 2007, the festival presents award-winning films by and about people with disabilities in multiple locations throughout each hosting city. Post-screening discussions and other engaging programs bring together the community to explore, discuss, embrace, and celebrate the diversity of our shared human experience. For a complete schedule of this year's events, visit the ReelAbilities Cleveland and Akron website.

At 25, Leonard Bernstein protégé, John Bayless, debuted at Carnegie Hall, performing “Rhapsody In Blue” with full orchestra. His jaw-dropping technical prowess at the piano initiated a 30-year-long concert and recording career as a solo pianist, composer, and improvisor. At 54, a left-brain stroke immobilized his dominant right side. The music stopped. John’s magical ‘first act’ disappeared.

Left Alone Rhapsody chronicles John’s rise from four-year-old Texas musical prodigy to international star; John’s fall post-stroke and courageous struggle to transcend paralysis; and John’s determination to re-invent himself as a one-handed musician and storyteller.

As neurologists discuss his brain, rabbis his Jewish conversion, friends the loss of his husband to cancer, and Yamaha’s representatives their Disklavier piano technology which could allow him to play with ‘two hands,’ John embarks on an amazing journey. This is his musical story. 1hr 40 min.

Please Note: Some films may contain content and language not suitable for children.

For questions regarding accessibility, please contact cadiv@akronlibrary.org two (2) weeks before the event.

For more information contact Culture & AV Division at cadiv@akronlibrary.org or 330.643.9015.

AGE GROUP: | Teen | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Movies |

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Main Library

Phone: 330.643.9000
Branch manager
Michael Bianchi

Hours
Mon, Sep 08 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Sep 09 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Sep 10 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Sep 11 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Sep 12 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Sep 13 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Sep 14 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.

Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.

Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.

Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.

Upcoming Events

Tue, Sep 09, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Tue, Sep 09, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Wed, Sep 10, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Sep 10, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room 2AB

Wed, Sep 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Sep 10, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Sep 10, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
TechZone

Thu, Sep 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Sep 11, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Sep 11, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Sep 11, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Teen Meeting Room

Thu, Sep 11, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Thu, Sep 11, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Fri, Sep 12, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Sat, Sep 13, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Special Collections

Sat, Sep 13, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Mon, Sep 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Mon, Sep 15, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1

Mon, Sep 15, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Meeting Room

Tue, Sep 16, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Tue, Sep 16, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1

Tue, Sep 16, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Wed, Sep 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Sep 17, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room 2AB

Wed, Sep 17, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1

Wed, Sep 17, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Sep 17, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Atrium

Wed, Sep 17, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Library Educator Lab

Thu, Sep 18, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Sep 18, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Sep 18, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Sep 18, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1

Thu, Sep 18, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teen Meeting Room

Fri, Sep 19, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Sat, Sep 20, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room

Sat, Sep 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
TechZone

Sat, Sep 20, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium

Mon, Sep 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Mon, Sep 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
TechZone

Mon, Sep 22, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Meeting Room

Tue, Sep 23, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Tue, Sep 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space B

Rescheduled
Tue, Sep 23, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
New date Tuesday, September 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Tue, Sep 23, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Wed, Sep 24, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Sep 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Sep 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
TechZone

Wed, Sep 24, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room 1

Thu, Sep 25, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Quiet Study Room 1

Thu, Sep 25, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Sep 25, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Sep 25, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Sep 25, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Sep 25, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Auditorium

Thu, Sep 25, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Fri, Sep 26, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Sat, Sep 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
TechZone

Mon, Sep 29, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Mon, Sep 29, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
115 E. Market St., Akron, OH 44308

Tue, Sep 30, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Tue, Sep 30, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Wed, Oct 01, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Oct 01, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Oct 01, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teen Meeting Room

Thu, Oct 02, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Oct 02, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Oct 02, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Oct 02, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Meeting Room

Fri, Oct 03, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Sat, Oct 04, 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Quiet Study Room 1

Sat, Oct 04, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Atrium,Auditorium,Meeting Room 1,Meeting Room 2AB,Meeting Room 3

Sat, Oct 04, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
TechZone
Registration opens Saturday, September 13 2025 at 10:00am

Mon, Oct 06, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Meeting Room

Tue, Oct 07, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Tue, Oct 07, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Tue, Oct 07, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Business, Government & Science Patent Alcove

Wed, Oct 08, 9:30am - 11:00am
Auditorium

Wed, Oct 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Oct 08, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Auditorium

Wed, Oct 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Oct 08, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
TechZone
This event is full

Wed, Oct 08, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Oct 09, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Oct 09, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Oct 09, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Oct 09, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teen Meeting Room

Thu, Oct 09, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium