Best bets: Things to do around Akron
Guitar virtuoso Albert Lee at Kent Stage
Albert Lee: 8 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Kent Stage, 175 E. Main St., Kent. With The Cryers. $25. For tickets, go to https://kentstage.org/.
Comedian Dave Landau at Funny Stop
Comedian Dave Landau, as seen on Comedy Central, NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” and on “Louder With Crowder,” will perform at 7:20 and 9:20 p.m. Jan. 28-29 at the Funny Stop, 1757 State Road, Cuyahoga Falls. Tickets, $20, are available at FunnyStop.online or by calling 330-923-4700.
Championship Boxing in Warren
Don King Productions Championship Boxing: 6:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren. The main event is WBC cruiserweight champion Ilunga Junior Makabu (28-2 with 25 KOs) against WBC silver champion Thabiso Mchunu (23-5, 13 KOs). Tickets start at $80. For tickets and information, go to https://www.ticketmaster.com/packard-music-hall-tickets-warren/venue/41338.
Ana Popovic at Kent Stage
Ana Popovic Hot Blues: 8 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Kent Stage, 175 E. Main St., Kent. $20. For tickets, go to https://kentstage.org/.
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