Stark County roundup: News from around the Canton region
'A Christmas Carol' at library
ALLIANCE – The University of Mount Union’s Department of Performing Arts will bring selected scenes and songs from its production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” to Rodman Public Library’s Main Auditorium at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
The full production, which will be staged in Brush Performance Hall of the Giese Center for the Performing Arts on the Mount Union campus from Nov. 18-21, will feature actor and Alliance native Perry King as The Narrator. The adaption of the holiday classic is written and directed by Kevin P. Kern, associate professor of theatre at Mount Union.
There will be a raffle for two free tickets to the full production during the Rodman Library preview. Registration is required for the library event at rodmanlibrary.evanced.info/signup or 330-821-2665, ext. 107.
Mount Union concerts set
ALLIANCE – The University of Mount Union has scheduled several free, public musical performances in November. A Jazz Band concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Gallaher Black Box Theatre. The Woodwind Ensemble and Flute Choir will perform at 3 p.m. Nov. 14 in Presser Recital Hall. A Repertory Strings Concert will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 in Dewald Chapel Myers Sanctuary. Solo Con Tutti will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 30 in Brush Performance Hall.
Learn to make candies
ALLIANCE – Sara Bir, a chef, writer and editor with the recipe website Simply Recipes, will visit the Rodman Public Library's Auditorium at 2 p.m. Saturday to demonstrate how to make some easy candies in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Bir, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America who has authored three cookbooks, will provide recipes and show how to make peanut butter buckeyes, Christmas cracker candy, and caramel corn.
Registration is required by calling 330-821-2665, ext. 107, or at rodmanlibrary.evanced.info/signup.
Dallas Brass to perform at Malone
CANTON – The Dallas Brass will perform at 7 p.m. Monday at Malone University’s Johnson Center for Worship and the Fine Arts. Prelude music will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the main lobby. The ensemble’s repertoire includes classical masterpieces, Dixieland, swing, Broadway, Hollywood and patriotic music. As part of the program, the Dallas Brass will perform with the Malone University Symphonic Band, Faculty Brass, and the High School Honors Band, featuring outstanding young musicians from across Northeast Ohio.
Buy $10 general admission tickets for the concert at www.malone.edu/dallasbrass. Tickets also will be available for purchase at the door. For more information, call 330-471-8231.
Art exhibition at Goodwill
CANTON – Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio and Coming Together Stark County present the See Your Neighbor art exhibition. The exhibit showcasing diversity, equity and inclusion issues is on display through Dec. 31 at Goodwill Industries, 408 Ninth St. SW.
Featured artists are Michael Barath, Diane Belfiglio, Tracy Dawn Brewer, BZTAT, Chloe Croskey, Errick Freeman, Gracie Ford, Amber Frenz, Priscilla Ivanoff, PJ Johnson, Addison Kern, Abigail Logan, Selina Lovo, Phyllis McDougal, Nicholas Pepper, Shelby Rastle, Dawn Reif, Alaska Thompson, Tom Schneider, Scott Simler, Bernadine Selleck and Jane Vignos.
Virtual discussion on greatest sitcoms
DOVER – Author and pop culture historian Martin Gitlin hosts a presentation based on his book “The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time” at 6:30 p.m. Monday on Zoom. Gitlin will show funny snippets from those shows and others, challenge patrons to identify theme songs and answer other sitcom trivia, discuss the criteria he used to rank the best of the best and talk about how sitcoms have evolved over the decades in humor, presentation and content.
Gitlin has authored more than 130 books, including “The Great American Cereal Book” and “Powerful Moments in Sports: The Most Significant Sporting Events in American History.”
Go to www.doverlibrary.org/register or email Sherrel at srieger@doverlibrary.org to receive a Zoom invitation. For more information, contact the Dover Public Library at 330-343-6123.
'Living Library' returns to Dover library Nov. 13
DOVER – The Dover Public Library hosted its first “Living Library” in November of 2019. About 60 people were able to hold conversations with one of the 14 “living books” available that day. According to Adult Program Specialist Sherrel Rieger, “It was so successful that we planned to make it an annual event, but the pandemic changed that for the year 2020. We are happy to announce that the “Living Library” will return this year on Nov. 13.”
The Living Library program has been enjoyed for nearly two decades in 84 countries around the world. It is designed to bring the community together through dialogue with people who are different from ourselves. The goal is to challenge prejudices and to help people understand racial and cultural issues, to be inspired by everyday heroes, and to learn more about ourselves through our connection with other people.
How does the “Living Library” work? The “books” (who are real people) will be seated around the library. You come to the library and see which “books” are available. After you “check out” one of “books,” you sit with that person and converse with him/her for about 15 minutes. Then, you can check out another book. You can check out as many books as time and availability allow.
This year’s card catalog includes:
Greta Baker, retired teacher/librarian and fashionista, Just Me!;
Gamaliel Bautista, “Dreamer”, Our Dream;
Victoria Buss, CEO of Clear Communications, Living the American Dream
Pat Crolley, artist, The Memory Painter;
Fred Delphia, retired band director and principal, It Don’t Mean a Thing (If it Ain’t Got that Swing);
Perci Garner, executive director of The Rainbow Connection, Dreams and Wishes are Not the Same;
Larry Glasgow, Desert Storm veteran, Soldier Survives SCUD Missile Attack;
Glen Groh, retired principal and naturalist, It’s Me - GGG!;
Linda Kate, former judge, From Juvenile Court to the Deserts of Iraq;
Kathy Neal, director of a local women’s shelter, Beneath the Shade; Kathy Neal and Company, Temptation.
This list is available on the library website: www.doverlibrary.org and at the library. Register ahead of time by calling the library at 330-343-6123. Walk-ins are welcome on the day of the event, which from 10 a.m. until noon in the Community Room. The library is at 525 N. Walnut St.
MAPS sets Thanksgiving dinner/dance
GREEN – MAPS Air Museum plans a Thanksgiving dinner/ dance Nov. 19. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. Enjoy a turkey dinner and then listen to the music of LaFlavour.
Tickets are $21.72. Make reservations at www.mapsairmuseum.org or www.laflavour.com. Tickets are required for the meal and dance. Deadline for ordering tickets is 1 p.m. Nov. 16. For a second option, call 330-896-6332, ext.110, for the dance only. No reservations are needed to attend the dance only. Gates will open for the dance at 6:30 p.m. Cover charge is $10.
MAPS Snack Bar will be open throughout the event. No food or drink may be brought in.
MAPS Air Museum is on the west side of the Akron Canton Airport at 2260 International Parkway just off Route 241 (Massillon Road). Contact MAPS at www.mapsairmuseum.org or call 330-896-6332 for more information.
Food drive
JACKSON TWP. – The Jackson Township Police Department and the Ohio Highway Patrol will conduct their “Can the Cruiser” food drive event 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 20 at Buehlers Fresh Foods. Donations will help stock the Stark County Hunger Task Force shelves for the holidays. Nonperishable or monetary donations will be accepted.
Park gets Urban Night Sky Place certification
MAGNOLIA – Stark Park’s Fry Family Park has been awarded an Urban Night Sky Place certification from the International Dark Sky Association. Fry Family Park is the first park in Ohio to achieve this designation, and is one of only two Dark Sky certified parks in Ohio.
An Urban Night Sky Place certification is awarded to a park, open space, observation site, or other similar property in or near a large urban environment. To become certified, parks must demonstrate planning and design that actively promotes an authentic nighttime experience in the midst of significant artificial light.
During Fry Park’s planning, special light fixtures that emit a dark-sky friendly light were installed throughout the park. These low color-temperature lights produce less light pollution and preserve the natural nighttime darkness. Artificial light pollution can impact the natural environment, from prematurely budding trees and plants, to disrupting native wildlife, and the circadian rhythms of humans.
Library sets Local Author Fair
MASSILLON – The Massillon Public Library will hold a Local Author Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the library’s auditorium and Duncan Room. The fair will include Don Ake, Marcus Calvert, Deborah Edmisten, Roger Gordon, Cat Russell and more.
Local authors will read from their latest works, answer questions and sign books. Browse each author's table where various books will be available for purchase. Enjoy a pop-up "short-story generator" and free refreshments. No registration required. For more information, contact Laura Klein at 330-832-9831, ext. 319, or kleinla@massillonlibrary.org.
Vinyl Night at the library
MASSILLON – The Massillon Public Library will hold a Vinyl Night from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 15 in the library auditorium for people who like vinyl records. Club members will present some of their favorite artists, and newcomers can bring a record of their own to share. Sometimes there is trivia and prizes. Open to the public. No registration is required. For more information about this free program, contact Sherie Brown at brownsh@massillonlibrary.org or 330-832-9831, ext. 314.
Knit, crochet and chat at the library
MASSILLON – Massillon Public Library will hold Stitch Therapy, a needlework and social group, from 10:30 a.m. to noon Nov. 16 in the library auditorium. Knitters, crocheters and other needleworkers are invited to meet new people and chat while working on their stitching projects. All ages and skill levels are welcome, and no registration is required. For questions, call 330-832-9831, ext. 342.
Couples’ Clay Class
MASSILLON – Enjoy a date at the Massillon Museum’s Ceramics Studio from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday for Couples’ Clay Class. Registration is open, and space is limited. Visit massmu.org/tickets or call 330-833-4061. The fee, $40 per couple ($35 for a Massillon Museum member couple), includes all supplies and firing. The Massillon Museum’s ceramics studio is accessed through the Museum’s main entrance.
Meet a turkey vulture
PERRY TWP. – The Canton Audubon Society invites the public to attend the club’s monthly meeting on the third Wednesday of each month at Stark Park’s Exploration Gateway, 5712 12th St NW at Sippo Lake Park. This month’s program at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 will feature a presentation on turkey vultures by Carrie Elvey from The Wilderness Center, preceded by a 6:15-6:45 p.m. “meet and greet” at the Stark County Park District’s Sommer Wildlife Conservation Center, on the west side of Sippo Lake Park, 800 Genoa Ave. NW, where attendees will meet Volt, a live turkey vulture that serves as an educational ambassador for Stark Parks.
The Sommer Center features accessible parking and restrooms, and a drop-off circle in front of the building. The Exploration Gateway has accessible parking and restrooms, and an elevator to take guests to the meeting room on the lower level.
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