OHMS Civic Club

The OHMS Civic Club is the community heartbeat of the Ohio Music Scene. It’s a network of local chapters — beginning with the Akron Chapter — dedicated to bringing musicians, fans, historians, and preservationists together to celebrate and sustain Ohio’s rich musical heritage.

Each Civic Club operates like a grassroots arts organization:

  • Community Outreach: Hosting local meetings, listening sessions, and “OHMS Nights” where members can share music, stories, and history from their own towns.

  • Preservation & Archiving: Gathering flyers, recordings, photographs, and memorabilia for the OHMS Archive Foundation, ensuring Ohio’s music history is documented and remembered.

  • Support & Collaboration: Connecting artists, venues, and fans to create opportunities for live shows, collaborations, and cross-city events.

  • Education & Involvement: Encouraging younger generations to get involved in the arts through mentorship, zine projects like OHMZINE, and community radio initiatives.

Joining the OHMS Civic Club means becoming part of a statewide movement — a revival of local pride and artistic connection across Akron, Canton, Cleveland, and Youngstown. Whether you’re an artist, archivist, fan, or supporter of local music, there’s a place for you in the OHMS Civic Club. Contact us if you are interested in starting a chapter in your city.

Together, we preserve Ohio’s sound — past, present, and future.

IMPORTANT: This month's meeting will be on the 4th Sunday of the month

  • Akron Chapter - January 25th - Akron / Summit County Public Library, Room 1 at 2pm
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If you were wondering what you could do for OHMS, down below is a button to a link with a form that lists volunteer opportunities. Please scroll down through these explicit instructions to the bottom of the page where you will find this button.

Please note, we are not here to insult your intelligence. Some folks are not computer savvy and need a little extra help.

Instructions:

  • Click on this Image or the one below these instructions to open in full screen view.

  • If you're still having trouble viewing the contents of the image displaying the form at the end of these instructions, "Save image as" on your device then zoom in further to see all available positions

  • The button you see in this screenshot below is located at the very end of these instructions, click on it to open the PDF of the form in Adobe Acrobat

  • Click on an empty box on the form and a new window will open prompting you sign in/ sign up to edit the form

  • Click on an empty box on the form again, then select "Create a Copy" when the "Create a copy to modify" window pops up

  • Fill out form the same way you see it filled out in the image below these instructions

  • On Adobe Acrobat, find the 3 dots next to the share button towards the upper right-hand corner of the page, select "Download this file" in the drop-down menu then select "This PDF" and press the "Download PDF" button. Attach the new file to an email then send it to ohms2k15@gmail.com

If you need further assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out by sending us an email to the email listed above in the instructions

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