Stark County roundup: News from around the Canton region

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.

ALLIANCE – The University of Mount Union has scheduled several free, public musical performances in November.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

After you “check out” one of “books,” you sit with that person and converse with him/her for about 15 minutes.

For a second option, call 330-896-6332, ext.110, for the dance only.

MAGNOLIA – Stark Park’s Fry Family Park has been awarded an Urban Night Sky Place certification from the International Dark Sky Association.

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.

Artificial light pollution can impact the natural environment, from prematurely budding trees and plants, to disrupting native wildlife, and the circadian rhythms of humans.

Browse each author’s table where various books will be available for purchase.

Club members will present some of their favorite artists, and newcomers can bring a record of their own to share.

Knitters, crocheters and other needleworkers are invited to meet new people and chat while working on their stitching projects.

MASSILLON – Enjoy a date at the Massillon Museum’s Ceramics Studio from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

– 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.

The Sommer Center features accessible parking and restrooms, and a drop-off circle in front of the building.

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