Annual Community Day Festival coming Saturday in Canton Township

Malcolm Hall, The Repository
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Canton Township's annual Community Day unfolds at 5 p.m. Saturday in Faircrest Park in the 1000 block of Faircrest Street SW.
Canton Township's annual Community Day unfolds at 5 p.m. Saturday in Faircrest Park in the 1000 block of Faircrest Street SW.

CANTON TWP. – Township officials are getting ready for the annual Community Day, which unfolds at 5 p.m. Saturday in Faircrest Park in the 1000 block of Faircrest Street SW.

The event, featuring live musical performances, food and a fireworks display, is being held for the third time. With the exception of the food, the event is free to the public. Canton Township shares some of the expenses of putting on the annual festival.

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"A lot of it is covered by donations," township Fiscal Officer John Ring said. "I think we are in the vicinity of $19,000. We manage it. Township officials and employees work together to put this on."

Sounds from the Cellar to perform

The featured musical performer will be the regional band, Sounds from the Cellar.

Sounds from the Cellar specializes in, "I would say rock with a little bit of pop," said Dan Stelluto, bass guitarist with the group. "We are going to be playing 40 or 41 songs total. We will be playing for three hours."

Prior to their performance, those at Community Day will hear Steven R. Trent perform.

"We have tried to add additional food vendors as the event has grown," township Trustee Mark Shaffer said. "What people will look forward to is the live music."

Township officials are leasing a stage to accommodate the live performances.

Canton Township's annual Community Day is set for 5 p.m. Saturday in Faircrest Park in the 1000 block of Faircrest Street SW.
Canton Township's annual Community Day is set for 5 p.m. Saturday in Faircrest Park in the 1000 block of Faircrest Street SW.

The inaugural Community Day was held in 2019. Township officials skipped one year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Community Day started because "we felt the need and we had requests to have more community events," township Trustee Christopher Nichols said. "Last year, I think the estimate was we had close to 2,000 people. And in a township of 13,000 people, that is pretty good."

Starfire Corp. puts on fireworks display

The fireworks display, scheduled to start at 10 p.m., will be put on by Starfire Corp., a regional pyrotechnical company.

The fireworks display will run "somewhere between 20 and 25 minutes," said Chad Hockenberry of Starfire Corp. "This is an aerial show. We like constant action. We like to pace the show with multiple crescendos and decrescendos."

Parking will be available at the nearby Faircrest Elementary School at 616 Faircrest St. SW. From there people will be transported to Faircrest Park.

"We will have courtesy transportation." Shaffer said. "We will have shuttle buses."

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