1.5 hours
Patterson Park Community Center
Starting at USD 0
Sat, 27 Sep, 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm (GMT-04:00)
Patterson Park Community Center
800 Patterson Avenue, Akron, United States
Join us for Once Upon a Brick: A Brick Painting Experience — a joyful, hands-on event where art, food, and literacy come together for a powerful purpose!
Hosted by The Marion F. Walker Queen’s Project, this family-friendly evening invites adults and children 👥 Ages 10+ — to paint bricks designed to look like their favorite books. Every brushstroke supports summer reading programs for Summit County youth.
🎨 What’s Included:
🍱 Choose your meal at checkout:📦 Storytime Slider Box | 📦 Pasta Prologue Pack📦 Garden Reader Box (Vegeterian) | 📦 Once Upon a Brunch
Bricks represent the foundation of literacy. Each painted brick is a symbol of support for a child’s reading journey. All proceeds support free tutoring and books for Summit County youth through The Queen’s Project.
Tickets are limited — reserve yours today!
We get it — schedules are busy. But there are three powerful ways you can still be a part of our literacy movement:
🍗 Dine with Us at Raising Cane’s! Join us at Raising Cane’s on Tuesday, October 7th | 4:00PM - 9:00PM. 200 Howe Ave in Cuyahoga Falls — a portion of proceeds will support our summer reading program! (No paintbrush required 😉)
📚 Donate a Book! Choose a title from our community reading wish list and help us fill home libraries for local kids.
💸 Make a Tax-Deductible Donation Every dollar helps us provide reading mentors, free books, and programming for Akron youth.
🔗 Support Our Mission Here:👉 https://linktr.ee/QueensProject
Also check out other Arts events in Akron, Nonprofit events in Akron, Fine Arts events in Akron.
Tickets for Once Upon A Brick: A Brick Painting Experience For Book Lovers can be booked here.
Ticket type | Ticket price |
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Paint-Only Pass | 39 USD |
The Storytime Slider Box | 50 USD |
Pasta Prologue Pack | 50 USD |
The Garden Reader Box | 50 USD |
Once Upon a Brunch | 50 USD |
Sponsor A Child | Free |
Additional Bricks | 15 USD |
Blind Date with a Book – Raffle Ticket | 7 USD |
Assorted Chips | 3 USD |
Assorted Beverages (water or pop) | 4 USD |