Fridays at 8:30 PM
Saturdays at 1:30 AM
Sundays at 8 PM
Enjoy live performances that capture artists and audiences connecting in the closest of confines. To experience these unique concerts live, you have to be a member of The Summit FM, a public radio station serving Akron, Canton and Youngstown. This series allows you to watch these intimate music moments on PBS Western Reserve.
Friday, Sept. 2: Best of 2018, Part 1
Friday, Sept. 9: Best of 2018, Part 2
Friday, Sept. 16: Best of 2018, Part 3
Friday, Sept. 23: Best of 2018, Part 4
Friday, Sept. 30: Eric Hutchinson / Guster
Friday, Sept. 7, at 9 PM
Saturday, Sept. 3, at 2 AM
Acclaimed artist Joseph O’Sickey spent seven of his more than nine decades painting and teaching. In JOSEPH O’SICKEY: THE ART OF LIFE, we visit the artist’s Ohio home and garden that serve as the inspiration for many of his paintings. We learn about the love affair that he had with his belated wife, Algesa. It’s a touching story of the beauty and the brush.
First Monday of every month at 5 PM and 5:30 PM
This public affairs series provides a local viewpoint on global topics. Subjects covered are both educational and entertaining, and are hosted by a Northeast Ohio community member who assists in determining the show’s content.
Monday, Sept. 5, at 5 PM: Laboratories of Autocracy
Monday, Sept. 5, at 5:30 PM: Nutrition and Wellness
Saturday, Sept. 3: Mike Olszewski–Author, Educator, Journalist
Monday, Sept. 5 & Saturday, Sept. 10: Mentoring Through Youth Sports
Monday, Sept. 12 & Saturday, Sept. 17: Emerging Philanthropic Institute
Monday, Sept. 19 & Saturday, Sept. 24: Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind
Monday, Sept. 26 & Saturday, Oct. 1: Ten Ohio Disasters
Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 10:30 PM
Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 3:30 AM
Idealistic college students and Black activists came together in Oxford, Ohio, in 1964 to find their humanity and the common ground to fight as one. This documentary weaves their stories with critical historical analysis. It explores how people from dramatically different worlds broke down barriers of race, class and gender to organize the most comprehensive campaign of the civil rights movement.
Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 10:30 PM
Thursday, Sept. 15, at 3:30 AM
Monday, Sept. 19, at 3 PM
Saturday, Sept. 24, at 2 PM
Monday, Sept. 26, at 12:30 AM & 9:30 PM
Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 2:30 AM
Saturday, Sept. 17, at 1:30 PM
Sunday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 PM
Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 10:30 PM
Friday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 PM
This monthly half-hour shines a spotlight on all of the good things that Akron has to offer. Each show consists of four stories, including segments on dining, arts and culture, history, business, and movers and shakers.
Friday, Sept. 23, at 10:30 PM
Saturday, Sept. 24, at 3:30 AM
Ken Nordine, nationally known voice-over and commercial recording artist, is featured in a local production that is the work of Uniontown resident Carl Palmer of Wild Life Media. KEN NORDINE: VIDEO FOR THE EAR celebrates Chicago’s oldest living hipster and original beatnik. Musical and performance artist Laurie Anderson provides narration for the production.