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Tours

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Events

JUST ANNOUNCED!!! 

Saturday February 15th @ 6:15PM

Sunday February 16th @ 1:15PM

Makeshift Theater Inc. Presents Love Letters

$8 HHM Members / $10 Public

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Light Appetizers and Wine will be served Saturday Evening
Desserts and Coffee will be served Sunday Afternoon
Shopping in Cellar Door Boutique available before show
Play begins 45 minutes after doors open
Play runs approximately 1.5 hours with a 10-minute intermission
Payment arrangements are to be made at the time of reservation. Accepted forms of payment are cash, check, or credit card.
Make reservations by calling the Hower House Museum at 330.972.6909 or
by emailing Dawn Wiltheiss, HHM Administrative Assistant, at dmm47@uakron.edu
Seating is limited to 40 guests
Please RSVP by February 6th at 4:00PM
Location of Event: 60 Fir Hill Akron OH 44304
Parking is available on site; Please Enter at the Front Door of the Hower House Museum

http://www.makeshiftakron.org

Monday March 3rd @ 6:30PM

Museum Musings Book Club Presents Susan Blair

Valley of Sages; House of the Wild Fox

Free for Current HHM Member / $8 Public

To RSVP Call 330.972.6909 or Email Dawn at dmm47@uakron.edu
Please feel free to leave a message and we will return your call.
(Reservations are encouraged but not required.)
Free for HHM Guild members with current membership; $8 special price for our HHM guests! $2 for Students with proper ID
(If you decide to join the HHM Guild this evening, you will not have to pay the door charge.)
Limited seating, light refreshments served; free onsite parking for guests.

Monday April 7th @ 6:30PM
Museum Musings Book Club

Presents Kathyrn Hardgrove Popio
Cross Keys, Carpet Bags, and Pen

Free for Current HHM Member / $8 Public

To RSVP Call 330.972.6909 or Email Dawn at dmm47@uakron.edu
Please feel free to leave a message and we will return your call.
(Reservations are encouraged but not required.)
Free for HHM Guild members with current membership; $8 special price for our HHM guests! $2 for Students with proper ID
(If you decide to join the HHM Guild this evening, you will not have to pay the door charge.)
Limited seating, light refreshments served; free onsite parking for guests.

Monday May 6th @ 6:30PM
Museum Musings Book Club
Presents Irv Korman
I Was Jerry Lewis' Body Guard for 10 Minutes...and Other Celebrity Encounters
Free for Current HHM Member / $8 Public

To RSVP Call 330.972.6909 or Email Dawn at dmm47@uakron.edu
Please feel free to leave a message and we will return your call.
(Reservations are encouraged but not required.)
Free for HHM Guild members with current membership; $8 special price for our HHM guests! $2 for Students with proper ID
(If you decide to join the HHM Guild this evening, you will not have to pay the door charge.)
Limited seating, light refreshments served; free onsite parking for guests.


Exhibits

Coming in Spring 2025

Architecturally Speaking: Lasting influence of Jacob Snyder

Research is underway for our spring 2025 exhibit on the topic of Jacob Snyder,
well-known Akron architect and designer of the Hower House [Museum] along
with many other buildings in Akron, around Ohio, and across the mid-west.


Holiday 2025

We are currently looking for groups or individuals who would like to decorate during the 2025 Holiday Season!

Please contact Dawn Wiltheiss at dmm47@uakron.edu for more details. 

Opens to the Public on Thursday November 6th!

Tour days/times:
Thursdays - Saturdays - 12 noon until 3 p.m. (last tour at 2 p.m.)
Holiday Sundays   - 1 p.m. Until 4 p.m. (last tour at 3 p.m.)
Admission charged

Now Scheduling Group Tours for the 2025 Season! 

*Discounted Rates may be available for scheduled group tours. 

Please contact Dawn for more information at 330.972.6909 or dmm47@uakron.edu

Cellar Door Boutique - unique gift shop open during tour times

Free onsite parking for tours/events
Location: 60 Fir Hill, Akron Ohio 44304
On the campus of The University of Akron
330.972.6909