The John S. Knight Center is a large convocation center located in

Akron, Ohio Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city prop ...

, named after the newspaper publisher and editor

John S. Knight John Shively Knight (October 26, 1894 – June 16, 1981) was an American newspaper publisher and editor based in Akron, Ohio. Early life and education Knight was born in Bluefield, West Virginia, to Charles Landon Knight and Clara Irene Shivel ...

. Opening in June 1994, it is a facility with of exhibit space, a banquet hall, a conference center, and 18 meeting rooms. Accessed March 4, 2009

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John S. Knight Center Official WebsiteRubber City Rollergirls Official Website
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