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/.

Albert Lee will perform Jan. 28 at the Kent Stage.
Albert Lee will perform Jan. 28 at the Kent Stage.

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.

Dave Landau
Dave Landau

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/.

Ana Popovic
Ana Popovic

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