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World Tour Of Music with Larry & Joe

Culminating Concert at Main Library

2026-03-22 14:00:00 2026-03-22 16:00:00 America/New_York World Tour Of Music with Larry & Joe Join Larry & Joe for a powerful fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music, featuring a blend of lively traditions and stories about the ties between music and social movements. Main Library - Auditorium

Sunday, March 22
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-03-22 14:00:00 2026-03-22 16:00:00 America/New_York World Tour Of Music with Larry & Joe Join Larry & Joe for a powerful fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music, featuring a blend of lively traditions and stories about the ties between music and social movements. Main Library - Auditorium

Main Library

Auditorium

Join Larry & Joe for a powerful fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music, featuring a blend of lively traditions and stories about the ties between music and social movements.

Larry & Joe perform a fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music on harp, banjo, cuatro, fiddle, maracas, guitar, upright bass, and whatever else they decide to throw in the van.

Larry Bellorín hails from Monagas, Venezuela and is a legend of Llanera music. Joe Troop is from North Carolina and is a GRAMMY-nominated bluegrass and old-time musician.

Branch Library performances leading up to the culminating concert at Main Library:

  • Tuesday, March 17, 6 pm at Fairlawn Bath
  • Wednesday, March 18, 6 pm at Highland Square
  • Thursday, March 19, 4 pm at Portage Lakes
  • Thursday, March 19, 6 pm at Firestone Park

Ohio Regional Music Arts and Cultural Outreach (ORMACO) presents a week-long World Tour of Music residency series connecting students and community with unique cultures from major world groups. The program aims to broaden communities’ positive exposure to different cultures, help them recognize and respect differences and similarities between themselves and persons of other cultures, and strengthen their own cultural identity. The week culminates in a concert for the community.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Music | Live Performance |

Main Library

Phone: 330.643.9000
Branch manager
Michael Bianchi

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Mon, Jun 22 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jun 23 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jun 24 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jun 25 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jun 26 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jun 27 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jun 28 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Drive-up Window closes fifteen minutes before the building closes for the day.

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.

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Sat, Jul 18, 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Mon, Jul 20, 10:30am - 11:00am
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