Go downtown to dine
Downtown Akron Restaurant Week will celebrate its third year beginning Monday.
The dates are Monday through Thursday, and Sept. 16 to 19. During those eight days, 22 restaurants, bars and food establishments will offer specials deals on lunch, dinner and drinks.
Downtown Akron Restaurant Week is sponsored by the Downtown Akron Partnership’s Emerging Leaders to encourage residents to explore downtown’s restaurant scene.
Downtown spots taking part are: 3 Point, the Barley House, Baxter’s, Bricco, Brubaker’s Pub, Cilantro, Crave, dba, Diamond Deli, House of Hunan II, Insomnia Cookies, Lockview, Luigi’s, Paolo’s, Schumacher’s at Quaker Square, Urban Eats, 69 Taps Pub & Eatery, Jimmy’s, Karma Kafe, Tear-EZ, Uncorked Wine Bar and ZAR.
Reservations are encouraged. Menus for participating restaurants can be found at www.downtownakron.com/restaurantweek.
Fun in Cuyahoga Falls
The 34th annual Cuyahoga Falls Oktoberfest begins Friday and runs through Sunday.
Oktoberfest was the first festival held on the Front Street Mall (now Riverfront Square). It started a tradition of events that includes Rockin’ on the River, the Irish-American Festival, the Italian-American Festival, the Rib Roast and others.
For more information, including a list of entertainers, visit www.oktoberfestcfo.com.
Classic Woody Allen
Woody Allen is once again in the middle of Oscar talk thanks to Blue Jasmine and the lead performance by Cate Blanchett.
But any discussion of Allen’s best work has to include Manhattan, the grim but romantic black-and-white epic that will be shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Cedar Lee as part of Cleveland Cinemas’ “7 From the ’70s” series. That weekly presentation of vintage movies began Sept. 4 with Mean Streets and continues after Manhattan with Nashville, Barry Lyndon, Dirty Harry, Chinatown and The Exorcist.
Visit www.clevelandcinemas.com for more information.
Art in the Park
Dozens of artists will display and sell their work during Art in the Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Fred Fuller Park in Kent.
The art festival includes entertainment, a children’s art area and food in addition to booths displaying paintings, pottery, fiber arts, jewelry and more.
The park is on Middlebury Road south of state Route 59. Admission and parking are free.
For more information, visit www.kentparksandrec.com.
