Drink in the ambience at museum’s Art & Ale beer tasting
The Akron Art Museum’s very popular Art & Ale beer tasting runs from 6 to 9 p.m. in the museum’s McDowell Lobby, 1 S. High St., You can sip craft beers, sample food from area purveyors and check out the galleries. Tickets are $50. http://akronartmuseum.org.
Dance fans have options in both Akron and Kent
• The contemporary Neos Dance Theatre melds technology and dance with Media and Movement at the Akron Civic Theatre at 8 p.m., with film effects accompanying two world premiere works. (Neos notes that the performance is rated PG-13 for suggested nudity and language.) Cost is $25 or $10 for students. Call 330-253-2488 or see www.akroncivic.com.
• Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance presents original choreography by students in WE16HTLESS — Program A at 8 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday, and Program B at 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Performances are at Erdmann-Zucchero Black Box Theatre, 1325 Theatre Drive, Kent State University. Tickets are $18, with discounts for alumni, seniors, staff and students. 330-672-2787 or www.kent/edu/theatredance.
Playhouse Square takes ultimate voyage with ‘Star Trek’ music
If you’re the kind of person who knows the original Star Trek theme’s lyrics (“Beyond the rim of the star-light / My love is wand’ring in star-flight …”), you’ll enjoy Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage at 8 p.m. at Playhouse Square’s State Theatre, 1519 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. It promises music from the shows and movies performed by a live orchestra, with footage beamed up (sorry) on a big screen. Tickets are $10-$65 at 216-241-6000, www.playhousesquare.org.