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2011 Downtown Event Schedule Downtown Canton’s stre etscape comes alive with fun fe stivals!

First Friday of every month

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FIRST FRIDAY back and bigger than ever in 2011!

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irst Friday, the arts, music and entertainment festival that transforms downtown Canton on the First Friday of each month, is back with its fourth year of monthly art rendezvous in the Arts District!

Each month, the art galleries and studios of Canton welcome you to experience a night of creativity, the local restaurants cook up heavenly cuisine, and the shops are open for business.

Live theatre, poetry slams, public art demonstrations, painting experiments, improv comedy, children’s activities and gallery openings abound, as do opportunities to get to know the artists, craftsmen and entrepreneurs who are making the revitalization of our center city a reality.

Mark your calendar now for the exciting lineup of themes coming in 2011 – and make sure you come back downtown throughout the month for even more to see and do in the Canton Arts District and surrounding community.

June 10 & 11

June 29

September 15

SAVE THE DATE NOW ... 2011 LINE-UP January 7th Imagine Ice February 4th Art from the Heart March 4th pARTicipate April 1st Sketch into Spring May 6th Gone to the Dogs June 3rd Get Down Tonight July 1st Chalk the Walk August 5th Come Out & Play September 2nd Flashback!

October 7th Dancin’ in the Moonlight November 4th Noteworthy November December 2nd Cookies & Carols (continued on page 7)

December 1 M a rk your calendar and plan to atte n d !

PARTNERSHIP REPORT BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT GUEST COLUMN LOOKING INSIDE SPECIAL FEATURES • First Friday Line Up • Local Art Awards • SID Annual Report WHATWHEREWHEN

Downtown Developments is published bi-monthly by Canton Development Partnership, a department of Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with Downtown Canton Special Improvement District

Muggswigz Coffee & Tea Company 137 Walnut Avenue Northeast • Canton, OH 44702 • (330) 452-6336 Hours: Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to midnight; Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to midnight More Information: www.Muggswigz.com The crowd inside Muggswigz is vibrant – students studying in small groups for upcoming exams, downtown employees hosting intense meetings, throngs of friends popping in for a quick pick-me-up from the cold weather outside. While the crowd is reminiscent of a bustling Sunday morning, it is, in fact, a weekday afternoon at 2 p.m.

222 Market Ave. N. Canton, OH 44702 (330) 456-0468 fax (330) 452-7786 cdp@cantonchamber.org www.DowntownCanton.com

Dennis P. Saunier President & CEO Michael P. Gill Director Kelly Blandford Bah Project Manager Annette Rosenberger Administrative Assistant Denise Burton Membership Director Jessica Bennett Marketing Director & Editor Sarah Bhatia Graphic Designer

The Canton Development Part n e rship is a coalition of area development organizations and city g ove rn m en t that share an interest in downtown C a n ton’s continual imp rovement, revitalization, image, and quality of life for its citizens.

Its mission is to support and coordinate the activities and programs of its partner organizations in order to encourage and sustain community and economic development in downtown Canton.

The partnering organizations include: Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Canton Special Improvement District, Downtown Canton Land Bank, Canton Tomorrow, Inc., and City of Canton.

Information regarding downtown events and news can be submitted for reprint at the discretion of the Partnership director and publication editor.

The Canton Development Partnership reserves the right to edit all copy. Deadlines are the 15th of the month, two months prior to publication (i.e., May 15 for the July/August issue).

Statements of fact and opinion within Downtown Developments are the responsibility of the authors alone and do not imply the opinion of the members of Canton Development Partnership or its partnering organizations.

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Gone are the days of coffee as America’s morning wake up call; here to stay is coffee as a way of life, day or night.

In April 2003, Alex Haas opened Muggswigz Coffee & Tea Company (Muggswigz: as in taking a swig from your mug) in downtown Canton, several years before he was joined by greater numbers of enterprising developers, retailers, artists and restaurants.

Haas grew up in Canton and attended Canton Central Catholic High School before traveling to the University of Rochester in New York and ultimately St. Andrews in Scotland to study psychology and molecular genetics.

From Genetics to the Swiggery Rather than spend years in a lab conducting research, Haas returned to Canton and started Muggswigz.

“My dad owned a small business and I liked the allure of it all – it’s a way to give back to the community, and in a small way, to give back to coffee and tea,” Haas explains.

Haas finds a culinary pleasure in fresh roasted coffee and tea. The ultimate in affordable culinary luxury – low cost to your wallet, low cost to your body.

Re s e a rch shows that coffee is chock full of important antioxidants and some reports even suggest that moderate drinking can help stave off more serious health problems.

“So it’s pleasure without any side effects, if you will,” laughs Haas. And Muggswigz certainly delivers the right environment for what Haas has in mind: big tables, smiling baristas, the perfect community-building atmosphere.

Coffee: Crop to Cup At Muggswigz, each delicious cup comes from green coffee beans imported from around the world and roasted right in the store. The fresh roasted beans are prepared for customers in store as well as a variety of wholesale clients.

“We get about a ton of coffee at a time, literally, in 150 pound bags. Coffee freshness is a huge factor.

When you see the phrase ‘fresh roasted’ in our industry, it really has come to mean next to nothing. Ten days out of the roaster, the enzymatic aromas are lost, making the coffee go stale. But that’s why it smells so wonderful in here,” explains Haas.

Haas puts a “roasted date” on each bag to ensure the freshest products head home with customers. The company has been recognized for their roasting and even received a score of 91 out of 100 from respected coffee industry reviewer Ken Davids, a score higher than any other Ohio-based company.

Muggswigz also makes their own flavor syrups and baked goods, and they blend and import a multitude of specialty teas.

Foam Canvases Also on the awards front are the annual barista competitions held by the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA). During the competition, each barista must prepare four espressos, four cappuccinos and four signature drinks. They have 15 minutes to create all 12 drinks for a panel comprised of four sensory judges, two technical judges and the head judge.

Muggswigz routinely has the highest-ranked baristas in Ohio, and they hope to hold onto that honor at the next regional SCAA competition in February. In order to be competition-ready, a barista must also be well versed in latte art – by creating shapes, symbols and even letters in the microfoam of the coffees.

“The trick is that you can’t do the latte art unless you have a solid coffee pour to begin with,” says Haas, and he describes the proper end product as having a rich, velvety and sturdy feel, as though the fine air bubbles in the milk froth like you’re drinking heavy cream.

Haas is proud of his quality staff, explaining that proper preparation training can take up to six months, while proficiency in latte art can take much longer. “I think it’s significant that all of our baristas can do latte art. They do it because they love it, they care about the guests, they care about the coffee. They truly make competition-grade cups for every guest who walks in the door,” says Haas.

After Hours & Late Night Entertainment Open late, until midnight every night of the week, Muggswigz offers an exciting alternate nightlife for the downtown Canton community, presenting regular open mic nights and poetry slams. Local musicians take to the stage every weekend. (continued on next page)

by Michael P. Gill, director, Canton Development Partnership

Partnership Report We hope you and yours had a wonderful holiday season – and we sure did! In fact, our last major downtown event of the year, Light Up Downtown, was a huge success and

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helped get everyone into the Christmas spirit. The program was outstanding and judging by the huge crowd downtown, Christopher Pop-in-Kins, Santa’s first children’s elf, was a huge hit in his ELF-tacular main stage extravaganza. Thanks to all of our volunteer committee members for a job well done again this year!

We look forward to another successful year in 2011. Undoubtedly, this year will be a challenging one due to the economy. Our focus will be on marketing, city aesthetics and downtown economic development to help ensure that we are serving downtown Canton well. This year will also be spent studying, planning and (hopefully) implementing strategies for the expansion of downtown living. Not only is there a market for downtown living – the long term sustainability of our central city depends on it.

Technology wishes to develop a downtown Canton campus. This plan aligns perfec t ly with the revitalization that has ta ke n place in our central business district. We look forward to partnering with Stark State College as we advance both of our missions.

Finally, we continue to look at programs and events that bring people to our downtown.

We also expect economic development activity to remain on the forefront this year. To date, our calls and inquiries have increased from 2009 levels.

Downtown Canton will continue to be an attractive urban destination for business. It was announced to the community recently that Stark State College of

Please remember to support our retail, restaurant and arts venues during the winter months. As always, thank you for your support of our downtown.

(Muggswigz continued from page 2) Upcoming events include Christopher Bell on Saturday, January 15, from 9 to 11 p.m. and TriggTrogg on Saturday, February 5, from 9 to 11 p.m.

Despite being a bit off the arts district path, Muggswigz also sees tremendous traffic on First Fridays and an eclectic mix throughout the rest of the month. They have many pieces of local art for sale, and those interested in showing should contact the store.

Whether you’re looking for a quick cup to go, fun after-hours entertainment, a new stomping ground for meet-ups with friends, or even just a cozy place to read, stop by Muggswigz day or night. You’re guaranteed a delicious – and creative – cup of joe.

Muggswigz baristas Sarah Bruckner, Jillian Roholt and Faith Wieder show off their latte art.

I am always surprised to find how many people in Canton don’t know about all the exciting things that are going on downtown.

When I first moved to the area about a year and a half ago, I was immediately drawn to “the downtown scene” not knowing at all at the time what that might mean. Coming from Washington, D.C., I was positive that downtown Canton had to be similar, that the center city would be the place with the best restaurants, the liveliest nightlife and endless cultural opportunities to entertain me as I became accustomed to a new city.

In the end, what surprised me most was not the city itself, but the fact that “downtown” did not have the same exciting allure to everyone in the area.

I recently completed Spotlight Stark County, a Leadership Stark County program aimed at introducing young professionals to the issues, leaders and places in our community and developing their leadership skills. During a tour of “The Arts District” downtown, several of my fellow Spotlight participants mentioned that they had never been downtown before. My peers that had never ventured out of their cozy neighborhoods were surprised to find that the buzz about great restaurants, art galleries and First Fridays was all true.

Heading down to the office each morning, I can’t help but feel a buzz as I drive past the eclectic mix of architecture styles and the hundreds of Cantonians walking to their buildings dressed and ready for work. Running out for lunch offers more than just an opportunity for a delicious break in the day. Walking to Bender’s or Thatsa Wrapp to grab something and take it back to office means a trip down brick sidewalks and through the courtyard where you can catch a glimpse of small groups of people grabbing a bite, chatting or just taking a stroll down Market Avenue.

Downtown may have had an unsavory reputation in the past but being new to the area means that I am looking at Canton with unaffected eyes.

I cannot imagine that I would enjoy living in Stark County quite as much without downtown as my home for both work and play.

Kathryn Siegfried Supervisor of Operation Siegfried Enterprises

Local awards honor business and community proponents for STARK COUNTY’S ARTS ...

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or the fourth year in a row, ArtsinStark, the County Arts Council, honored area businesses and individuals who have embraced their mission of growing the arts to create smARTer kids, new jobs and healthier communities. The ArtsinStark Annual Arts Awa rds luncheon, held on Tuesday, Nov. 2, in The Cultural Center for the Arts was comprised of seven categories to recognize the efforts of those who have gone above and beyond by increasing arts awareness and action in 2010.

Business Arts Award for Medium Companies American Electric Power, the recipient of the Business Arts Awards for medium companies, was the first area company to provide a three-year grant in support of the SmArts program to supercharge learning in schools. Each year, AEP hosts one of the nearly 20 workplace campaigns for the arts in Stark County.

AEP has opened up its warehouses to artists to get recycled art materials, and the company is currently hosting a monthly “arts experience” to get its employees more involved with innovation in the arts.

This year’s winners included: Richie Kindler, Bob Leibensperger, Mercy Medical Center, American Electric Power, Motter & Meadows Architects, Louisville Middle School and the Canton Farmers’ Market.

Business Arts Award for Small Companies Motter & Meadows Architects designed the school that became the Canton Academy for the Arts. Owner Rod Meadows has championed the development of Canton’s new Arts District. He has been leader in the “Illuminarts” mentoring program. Each year Meadows takes groups of high school students into area artist studios to see firsthand the creation of art. Motter and Meadows commissioned a new piece of public art for in front of their offices. In Louisville, Meadows has led the movement to save the Julliard House and to create the Louisville Arts Council.

Citizen Artist of the Year This year’s winner was Richie Kindler, the musician who opened Jupiter Studios in “old” downtown Alliance two years ago. An art gallery, recording studio and concert hall combined, Kindler financed this venture with his own money along with a loan from the City of Alliance. From February through July 2009, Jupiter Studios hosted a concert series filled with music, art and food.

Kindler is truly using the arts to create community.

Arts Volunteer of the Year Bob Leibensperger, a former Timken Company executive, has made volunteering his passion and was the recipient of the Arts Volunteer of the Year award this year. For years, Leibensperger has given countless hours to the Canton Symphony Orchestra. He and his wife Donna have done the same for the Canton Ballet, the Canton Museum of Art and others. Leibensperger helped raise funds for The Stark County Story, a new $1 million permanent exhibit at the William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum.

Best SmARTs Project Louisville Middle School was honored for hosting the Best SmARTS Project, using the arts to supercharge learning. Art teacher Kathy Guidone led the charge to immerse the school in a Dr. Seuss theme, and all three grades were led through academic core lessons utilizing the rhyming and rhythms of this classic author. Sixth graders concentrated on math concepts of reflection and rotation with Seuss’s One Fish, Two Fish, while seventh graders explored creative thinking concepts in their science lessons with Seuss’s The Butter Battle, leading them to create new inventions. Eighth grade students challenged the principles of force, motion and energy through The Grinch that Stole Christmas, while physical education classes conducted nutrition lessons around Green Eggs and Ham. Language arts students created work in Seuss style while art students worked on gigantic books to illustrate them. This project demonstrates the power of the arts educationally in a cross-curriculum, total immersion way.

Most Innovative Special Project Grant The Canton Farmers’ Market, now in its seventh year, continually looks for ways to bring new people and new ideas into the downtown Canton Arts District. It is the recipient of the award for the Most Innovative Special Project Grant. In the summer of 2010, regular drumming classes were offered for four weeks under the direction of Elec Simon, a performer from STOMP, to target lower income children in the city. Other arts elements included the Professional Food Sculpting Invitational, where food as art was displayed to the public and a continual and changing display of local art was created on a moveable canvas at the weekly Saturday market.

Business Arts Award for Large Companies Mercy Medical Center believes the arts are important for every citizen. CEO Tom Cecconi chaired the 2007 Annual Arts Campaign, and each year Mercy hosts one of the nearly 20 workplaces for the arts in the county. Mercy has partnered with the Summit Arts Academy to host neighborhood art projects and has commissioned artists to create murals in its current building and in its new Intensive Care Unit.

For more information about the Annual Arts Awards and ArtsinStark, visit ArtsinStark.com.

All winners were chosen by a panel of ArtsinStark board and community members.

(Below) Kelly Blandford Bah accepts the Most Innovative Special Project Grant award on behalf of the Canton Farmers' Market from Robb Hankins of ArtsinStark.

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Hours: Wednesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Sunday through Tuesday Downtown Canton has added a new gallery to its impre s s i ve lineup. At November’s First Friday celebration, well-known local furniture designer, John Strauss, opened the doors of Elemental Arts (236 Walnut Avenue NE) and four other artists opened unique, independent studios inside the building.

The gallery is more like an urban design showroom, featuring more than three dozen pieces of Strauss’s work in a well-appointed, vibrant space. Pieces range from bedroom to living room items, and beyond. Strauss thinks of his work as “art for the home” and himself as an artisan of the home, and you’ll certainly find those notions in his pieces. He describes the style of his work as transitional – his pieces can work in contemporary or traditional spaces. He uses clean lines and the Art Deco movement of the 20s and 30s has been a big influence.

“I’ve been thinking about joining in the downtown arts movement for a long time; I love downtown urban spaces, very attracted to them having lived in New York and Chicago,” said Strauss. “My work has an urban aesthetic. I like what’s going on downtown and the timing seemed right.”

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like a family. There’s one entrance to the building and so there’s a great deal of sharing.” He credits the vision of Mike Gill and the Canton Development Partnership for making the space a possibility, and Robb Hankins, president and CEO of ArtsinStark, for being vocal and supportive of the new gallery endeavor.

“We’ve created an artistic center here that can become a destination for those interested in the arts,” explained Strauss. There is one remaining space in the building, but Strauss is weighing his options for further plans. “My dream when I first saw the open space is to have a contemporary art gallery on par with the Joseph Saxton Photography Gallery. To show strong contemporary work in order to help get the word out to Northeast Ohio that downtown Canton is indeed a destination for the arts.”

For craftspeople and artisans interested in showing their work on consignment, contact John Strauss at (330) 456-0300 or john@straussfurniture.com. For more information about Strauss’s collections, visit StraussFurniture.com.

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Strauss describes his past work as being heavily fixated on the designer trade, working from his furniture design studio on Fourth Street SE, but as he starts to create more for the retail market, the timing for opening his own retail showroom was ripe. “The arts district has reached a critical mass, but I’m still able to be a pioneer here.” In the two months since opening, Strauss has already sold several pieces off the sales floor and taken custom commissions that could only have come from the exposure Elemental Arts provides.

His concept from the very beginning was to incorporate other local artisans. In the showroom itself, he features artists and craftsmen from Studio Arts and Glass (North Canton) and SECO Furniture (North Canton). He also has designs from Lighten Up Designs (Brooklyn, New York) run by a woman who grew up in Canton, and the Glass Bubble Project (Cleveland). His own work often uses hand forged metalwork produced from Forged Accents, a small division of local company Solmet Group. Over the past year, his collaborative work was featured in the New York Times and a national design magazine, as well as him being a featured artist in St ark ARThology, the first book dedicated to the local artists of Stark County, Ohio.

The building, built sometime in the 1910s, holds Strauss’s showroom, along with auxiliary spaces suited to each of four artists who have developed studios there. “We all get along very well here – it’s

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Carey McDougall Carey McDougall is a professor and oversees the sculpture program at Kent State University at Stark, though she thinks of herself more as a conceptual artist. “I find questions I want to answer and choose a medium that answers those questions. I like to work with my hands, so my work tends to be sculptural.”

McDougall is currently working on pieces that examine the cellular structures of the human body, and the similarities that our bodies share with the structures of plants. She also has a collection of 1,000 “Little Women,” an army of dresses made of muslin and encaustic, which explores the strong force of femininity that can reside in the simple, decorative form of a dress. This spring, she has a planned sabbatical to study the building forms and culture of the Shaker movement – examining the progressive thinking that the culture employed regarding race, religion and vegetarianism. She’s also preparing her large space to permit the use of woodworking tools and other media.

“My favorite part about being here is living in Canton. I love being a part of these neighborhoods.

Being a part of this movement. I’m really excited about bringing my students down here.”

Colette Wasdahl On the second floor, in the old art department of the printing company that occupied the building before Strauss and company moved in, Colette Wasdahl has started her sustainable fashion design and consultation business.

Wasdahl is working on designing her first line, No Harm Done, using sustainable and eco-fri e n d ly materials to create funky clothing and polished silhouettes. She creates with materials like Hemp/Yak blends and the softest bamboos, along with colorgrown cotton, which is natural, organic cotton created without the use of dyes. Wasdahl also works in the most sustainable process of all – creating reused or remanufactured clothing from existing pieces.

Dominica Sanchez Dominica Sanchez, St rauss’s wife, runs the Elemental Arts retail operation and uses the front office as her drawing studio.

“My main reason for coming downtown is to connect with other people. I do best when I bounce ideas off of other creatives. I’m here to see what people want and see what’s possible.”

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(continued from page 5) phy. In all of her work, whether photography, ceramics or her current passion, drawing, she focuses on the tactile experience of seeing, touching and feeling a story.

“I love downtown, I’ve always liked it, the sense of history it holds. The hardest thing for Canton is for people to learn to trust their own gut reactions to the work without second-guessing. We need to teach our children how to look at artistic work and how to talk about it. And how to be fearless.”

SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT Board elections and annual report The Downtown Canton Special Improvement District’s annual meeting was held Thursday, Nov. 18. During the meeting, the following individuals were elected to the SID board of directors for a two-year term: Ronald D. Becker, chairman and CEO, Hilscher-Clarke Electric Company Steve Coon, owner, Coon Restoration and Sealants, Inc. Jon H. Jacob, owner, Bender’s Tavern Robert King, owner, CPSstatements Dennis P. Saunier, president, Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce Michael P. Gill is the president of the SID

Chad Hansen Chad Hansen is a Northeast Ohio native who is also currently teaching at Kent State University at Stark. He occupies an upstairs studio to create his historical drawings, mostly from walnut ink and latex paints on paper.

“I’m trying to cobble together different events from the past, trying to make a creation myth for different things that have happened. My current series is of the U.S. Presidents, those who have added states to the Union – I’m trying to envision them as Vikings, conquering the country.” Other historical work has included what Hansen calls his “captains of industry,” movers and shakers like Henry Ford and Ray Kroc. He utilizes this imagery as placeholders for events in history.

“I definitely want to get more involved with the local arts movement – and that was a big part of the appeal for moving my studio downtown.”

(Below, Elemental Arts Showroom)

In addition, the Special Improvement District recognized Michael Zeigler, The Brownstone Steakhouse; Jeff Wagner, Thatsa Wrapp; Thomas Kolp, Kolp Real Estate; John Boyett, Canton Glass Works; and John Crook, Carnegie Management & Development, Ralph

Regula Federal Building, for their commitment and investment in downtown Canton.

For more information about the year’s developments, and a look back at the programming in 2010, visit DowntownCanton.com or stop by the Canton Development Partnership for your copy of the 2010 Downtown Canton Special Improvement District Annual Report.

First Friday ...

Coming Up! Hear the rip roaring sounds of chainsaws as world champion ice carver Aaron Costic and his team, along with local ice masters and artists, carve crystal canvases and sculpt snowy silhouettes at the Imagine Ice First Friday on January 7. Get sprayed by live ice sculpting demonstrations, rock out to The Brighter Side Band and bite into gooey s’mores as you take in the many glistening and impressive ice sculptures that will sparkle downtown.

Let’s have a little heart to heart, shall we? Or how about a little art from the heart? We will warm your soul with the February 4 Art from the Heart First Friday. Come down for all the sweetest things about the downtown Canton Arts District. This month’s First Friday will tug at your heartstrings as it presents you with the sweetest dishes, the sweetest melodies and the sweetest art around! Love will be in the air downtown!

For the most up-to-date First Friday information, visit www.DowntownCanton.com and click on the First Friday logo.

First Friday is celebrated every first Friday of the month from 6 to 10 p.m. in downtown Canton. First Friday is presented by ArtsinStark, the County Arts Council, and the Downtown Canton Special Improvement District.

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THRU March 6 Dean Mitchell: Space, People & Places Canton’s Second Pulitzer Prize: C.R. Macauley Stephen McNulty: Finding Home Changing Face of Portraiture Canton Museum of Art cantonart.org JANUARY Thru Jan 1 Deck The Walls: Art for the Holidays Anderson Creative andersoncreativestudio.com Thru Jan 8 There is No Eye: A Retrospective

By John Cohen Joseph Saxton Gallery of Photography josephsaxton.com 6 Art Film Dinner & Movie at the Palace Canton Palace Theatre cantonpalacetheatre.org 7 First Friday: Imagine Ice Canton Arts District cantonfirstfriday.com 7-29 Personal Affects: New, strangely personal works from Kevin Anderson Anderson Creative andersoncreativestudio.com 8 Joel Gordon: Made in America Canton Palace Theatre cantonpalacetheatre.org 12-13 SymphonyLand Concert Canton Symphony Orchestra cantonsymphony.org 13,20,27 Art Film Canton Palace Theatre cantonpalacetheatre.org 14 Hollywood Hit Movie Canton Palace Theatre cantonpalacetheatre.org 15-16 SymphonyLand Concert Canton Symphony Orchestra cantonsymphony.org 16 Sunday with the Symphony Canton Symphony Orchestra cantonsymphony.org

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Academy Award Series Film Canton Palace Theatre cantonpalacetheatre.org Love Is Eternal: A Special “Be My Valentine” National First Ladies’ Library firstladies.org Valentine’s Day Dinner and Movie Special Canton Palace Theatre cantonpalacetheatre.org “Henry V” Kathleen Howland Theatre 2nd April Galerie & Studios secondapril.org Academy Award Series Film Canton Palace Theatre cantonpalacetheatre.org Sunday with the Symphony Canton Symphony Orchestra cantonsymphony.org Kids Movie Special Canton Palace Theatre cantonpalacetheatre.org Movie Night Joseph Saxton Gallery of Photography josephsaxton.com The Elephant Man Players Guild Theatre playersguildtheatre.com Perry High School Performance Canton Palace Theatre cantonpalacetheatre.org “Henry V” Kathleen Howland Theatre 2nd April Galerie & Studios secondapril.org Academy Award Series Film Canton Palace Theatre cantonpalacetheatre.org Canton Palace Theatre 5th Annual Auction Canton Palace Theatre cantonpalacetheatre.org KeyBank MasterWorks Series: Barber of Seville Canton Symphony Orchestra cantonsymphony.org

For more downtown event information log on to www.DowntownCanton.com