Best bets: Things to do around Akron this week (and on Valentine's Day)

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Iron Maiden singer brings speaking show to MGM

An Evening with Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at MGM Northfield Park, 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield. For tickets and information, go to https://www.ticketmaster.com/mgm-northfield-park-center-stage-tickets-northfield/venue/42085.

Dwight Yoakam at Canton Palace

Dwight Yoakam: 8 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Canton Palace Theatre, 605 Market Ave. N., Canton. Tickets are $52, $72, $82, and $122. For tickets, call 330-454-8171 or go to http://www.cantonpalacetheatre.org.

Country music star Dwight Yoakam will perform in Canton on Feb. 11.
Country music star Dwight Yoakam will perform in Canton on Feb. 11.

Akron’s Real Deal at Knight Stage

Akron’s Real Deal, an R&B singing group: 8 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Knight Stage, 182 S. Main St., Akron. Tickets are $20. Go to akroncivic.com.

Ladies Night at Jilly’s

The Ladies Night: 8 p.m. Feb. 12 at Jilly’s Music Room, 111 N. Main St., Akron. $5-$10. For more information, go to https://jillysmusicroom.com/events-calendar/.

Red Wanting Blue in Youngstown

Red Wanting Blue: 8 p.m. Feb. 12 at Westside Bowl, 2617 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown. $30. For more information, go to https://www.westsidebowl.com/.

Red Wanting Blue will play Feb. 12 at Westside Bowl in Youngstown.
Red Wanting Blue will play Feb. 12 at Westside Bowl in Youngstown.

Free UA Band Clinic Concerts

University of Akron Band Clinic Concerts: 3:15 and 6:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at E.J. Thomas Hall, 198 Hill St., Akron. Guest clinician will be Alfred Watkins, retired director of bands at Lassiter High School in Marietta, Georgia. The Orange High School Wind Ensemble, Cuyahoga Falls High School Symphonic Band and Lake High School Symphonic Winds will join UA’s Concert Band, Symphony Band and Wind Symphony, conducted by Galen Karriker and Andrew Feyes. Free. Face coverings are required. For information, call 330-972-8301 or email concerts@uakron.edu.

Rick Springfield: Stripped Down for Valentine’s Day

Rick Springfield: Stripped Down: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at Goodyear Theater, 1200 E. Market St., Akron. $49.50-$75. For tickets and information, go to http://www.goodyeartheater.com/shows/28.

Rick Springfield brings his Stripped Down tour to Akron's Goodyear Theater on Feb. 14.
Rick Springfield brings his Stripped Down tour to Akron's Goodyear Theater on Feb. 14.

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