Things to do: '5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche,' Holiday Kick-Off, Elvis impersonator, NFL film
1. '5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche' presented in Canton
'5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche' will be staged at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday in Fellowship Hall at Trinity United Church of Christ, 3909 Blackburn Road NW in Canton.
The story is set in 1956 in middle America, where the annual quiche breakfast of the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein is being held. When atomic bomb sirens sound in the town, the five women find themselves locked inside.
Tickets cost $20 and are available at the door or online at https://search.seatyourself.biz/webstore/accounts/trinityucc/buy-tix.
Co-written by Andrew Hobgood and Evan Linder, the play features Zen Davis, Jacki Dietz, Mary Lou Ianni, Jodi Wilson and Heather Wylie.
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Wilson and Deer have worked together on past theatrical productions, including in the 1980s at the Players Guild Theatre and at North Canton Playhouse. Derr and Ianni also have collaborated theatrically.
Deer founded the Contract Players Theatre in the mid 1980s in Jackson Township, featuring new works and those produced in the Stark County area. She also is the former drama teacher at GlenOak High School.
"Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche" is recommended for ages 13 and older.
2. Holiday Kick-Off with the Kilgen organ
The Laurel and Hardy silent film "Big Business" will be shown at 2 p.m. today at the Canton Palace Theatre.
Accompanying the film will be Jay Spencer on the historic Kilgen organ. There will also be a holiday singalong and piano music by Jim Mismas and vocals by Lisa Knight.
Doors open at 1 p.m. Admission is $12; groups of 10 cost $10 each. All seating is general admission.
3. Baroque Bash with the Canton Symphony Orchestra
Canton Symphony Orchestra will present the Baroque Bash MasterWorks concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Umstattd Hall at Zimmermann Symphony Center.
Longtime Canton Symphony piccolo player Julie Sarver will be featured on Vilvadi's Piccolo Concerto in C Major.
Music also will include the Overture in C Major by Marianna Martinez, a little-known 18th century female composer who was an acquaintance of Mozart and Haydn. Conducted by Kelly Corcoran, the concert concludes with Handel's "Music for the Royal Fireworks."
Tickets, $10, $25, $37 and $50, can be purchased online at https://cantonsymphony.org/ or by calling the box office at 330-452-2094.
4. 'Triangle Park' is documentary film about first NFL game
"Triangle Park," a documentary about the first NFL game, will be shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Canton Palace Theatre.
Written and directed by Allen Farst, the documentary is based on the first NFL football game and features scenes filmed at Bender's Tavern in downtown Canton.
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The Dayton Triangles and Columbus Panhandles played on Oct. 3, 1920 in front of 5,000 fans.
Descendants of the former players are interviewed in the documentary, with appearances by modern NFL greats Troy Aikman, Eric Dickerson, Cris Collinsworth and Ben Roethlisberger, as well as Joe Buck and Larry Fitzgerald.
Tickets cost $20 and are available online at https://cantonpalacetheatre.org/ or at the door.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Following the 90-minute movie, there will be a question-and-answer session with Farst.
Narrated by Michele Tafoya, the movie also will be shown at AMC Theatres on Nov. 22 in every city that is home to an NFL franchise.
5. '4 Shades of Elvis' in Massillon
KAVAN will perform the "4 Shades of Elvis" on Saturday at Lions Lincoln Theatre in downtown Massillon.
Backed by the Memphis Flash Band and a three-piece horn section, KAVAN will cover Elvis Presley's early years, movie era, the '68 comeback and "Aloha from Hawaii."
KAVAN also has performed as Elvis in the musical "Million Dollar Quartet." He also appeared on the BBC's "The World Greatest Elvis" television competition.
Tickets, $20, $25 and $30, are available online at https://www.lionslincolntheatre.org/ and by calling 330-481-9105.
6. A Motown Christmas at the Palace
A Motown Christmas will feature performances on Nov. 18 at the Canton Palace Theatre by a vocal group consisting of past and present members of The Temptations, The Miracles and The Contours.
The concert will combine Motown's greatest hits with holiday classics. Dance choreography also will be featured.
Doors open one hour before the 7:30 p.m. concert. Tickets, $44, $49 and $54, are available online at https://cantonpalacetheatre.org/. The Palace Theatre can be reached at 330-454-8172.
7. A 'Blue Christmas' with Elvis impersonator
Elvis impersonator Mike Albert will perform Nov. 17 at the Canton Palace Theatre.
Supported by a band, Albert will present "Elvis' Blue Christmas" at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, $33 and $36, are available online at https://cantonpalacetheatre.org/. The Palace Theatre can be reached at 330-454-8172.
8. Cornell Gunter's Coasters in Massillon
Cornell Gunter's Coasters will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at Lions Lincoln Theatre in downtown Massillon.
Tickets, $20, $25 and $30, are are available online at https://www.lionslincolntheatre.org/ and by calling 330-481-9105.
Members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, The Coasters rose to popularity with a string of doo-wop era hits in the '50s and early '60s, including “Yakety Yak” and "Charlie Brown." The group pays homage to late member Cornell Gunter.
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