What to expect

Located in the Harbor area near Kent State University, the Ashtabula Arts Center is a multi-arts nonprofit offering year-round programming in theater, dance, music, and visual arts. See a performance in the indoor 13th Street Theatre or outdoor Straw Hat Theatre, take a visual arts workshop, visit the gallery, or relax on the lawn for a summer concert. Check out the annual Paul & Norma Tikkanen Painting Prize exhibit in October, and December visitors shouldn’t miss the annual production of The Nutcracker by Ballet Theatre Ashtabula.