Stark County roundup: News from around the Canton region

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Harlow Wilson, 2, mixes colors with clay as her mother, Chelsea Wilson of North Canton, watches during a Family Art Party at the North Canton Public Library.
Harlow Wilson, 2, mixes colors with clay as her mother, Chelsea Wilson of North Canton, watches during a Family Art Party at the North Canton Public Library.

Cruise-in Friday in Alliance

ALLIANCE − Cruise-In to Downtown Main Street will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday. Participating businesses can be found between 117 E. Main and 501 E. Main. Many free, family-friendly activities will be available.

The Alliance Area Chamber of Commerce downtown Summer Concert Series will present Mellow Villains at the caboose from 6 to 8 p.m.

Olde Canal Days Festival this week

CANAL FULTON − The Olde Canal Days Festival will take place downtown Thursday through Saturday. The festival mixes history with carnival entertainment, and will include a vintage baseball game and Civil War reenactment camp.

The Grand Parade will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, and the fireworks show will be at 10 p.m. The festival will be open from 5 to 11 p.m. Thursday and Friday; and 11 am to 11 p.m. Saturday. For more festival info, events and schedule, visit DiscoverCanalFulton.com.

Black History Archive Day is Saturday

CANTON − Black History Archive Day will be 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Wm. McKinley Presidential Library and Museum, 800 McKinley Monument Drive. Community members are invited to stop by and reminisce, share your history, and help the museum preserve the history of the Black community in Stark County.

Bring stories, photographs, letters, documents, scrapbooks, and 3-D objects and share the history surrounding your mementos. Museum staff will scan or photograph your items and give you a digital copy back on a USB (while supplies last). Items will be returned to you immediately. Contributors will receive a free digital copy of all images collected.

The event is in partnership with the Committee to Preserve Stark County Black History.

Carson, 5, and Rylee Griffin, 6, of North Canton paint during a Family Art Party at the North Canton Public Library.
Carson, 5, and Rylee Griffin, 6, of North Canton paint during a Family Art Party at the North Canton Public Library.

Italian American Festival this weekend

CANTON − The Stark County Italian American Festival will be held in downtown Canton’s Centennial Plaza, 330 Court Ave. NW, from Friday through Sunday.

The festival is 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday. A Catholic Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday. The festival features food, music and live entertainment, bocce and a casino. For more information and a schedule, visit https://cantonitalianfesta.org/.

'Despicable Me 2’ at the Palace

CANTON − The Anniversary Film Series continues at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Palace Theatre, 605 Market Ave. N, with a showing of "Despicable Me 2.” Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is $7, with tickets available at the door.

Elvis tribute concert in Hartville

HARTVILLE − The Hartville Kitchen 1015 Edison St. NW, will present Jay Freeman Tribute to the King - Elvis Tribute Matinee Concert from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. For more information and to buy tickets, visit https://hartvillekitchen.com/events/ or call 330-877-9353.

Rachel DeCapito of North Canton looks on as her son, Elijah, 5, works to make a bracelet at a Family Art Party at the North Canton Public Library.
Rachel DeCapito of North Canton looks on as her son, Elijah, 5, works to make a bracelet at a Family Art Party at the North Canton Public Library.

Creative Movement, Outback Ray at Jackson amphitheater

JACKSON TWP. − Creative Movement, a free program for children ages 3-5, will be offered at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays this month in the Nash Family Jackson Amphitheater, 7454 Community Parkway NW.

Barb Craven of Craven Dance Studio will lead the children in exercising, singing and creative movement through music. Sessions will be about 45 minutes in length. Registration is not required for the program. Parents should bring a lawn chair. For more information, contact amphitheater coordinator Chylece Head at 330-832-2845.

Meanwhile, Outback Ray and his Amazing Animals will present a free show from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the amphitheater.

Journey tribute band E5C4P3 to perform Friday

JACKSON TWP. − Journey tribute band E5C4P3 will perform Friday at the Nash Family Jackson Amphitheater, 7454 Community Parkway NW. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. and end around 9:30 p.m. Parking is free. Buy tickets at www.jacksonamphitheater.com.

Writing Circles, Casual Clay program at Massillon Museum

MASSILLON − The Massillon Museum, 121 Lincoln Way E, will offer a writing circle with Expanding Circles Collective from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. The session is open to anyone ages 18 and older with an interest in writing and art. Payment is made on a self-assessed sliding scale between $15 and $35. A writing circle also will be offered from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Aug. 19. Separate registration will be required.

Meanwhile, adults and children are invited to make their own clay masterpieces during the Casual Clay class in the Massillon Museum’s Ceramics Studio from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. July 9. The fee, $25 ($20 for Massillon Museum members) per person, includes all supplies.

Register for the Writing Circles or Casual Clay at MassillonMuseum.org/Tickets or by calling 330-833-4061.

Leo Lombardo, 5, of Washington, D.C., builds a piece of art during a Family Art Party at the North Canton Public Library while in town for a visit with his grandparents Mike and Andrea Coomes of North Canton.
Leo Lombardo, 5, of Washington, D.C., builds a piece of art during a Family Art Party at the North Canton Public Library while in town for a visit with his grandparents Mike and Andrea Coomes of North Canton.

Music and food trucks Thursday

NORTH CANTON − The North Canton Public Library Summer Series continues with the Ben Gage Trio, a folk-Americana band out of Akron, performing music from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday on the City Hall portico. Food trucks will be Swensons and Completely Cookied.

Summer camp Saturday at Sippo Lake Park

PERRY TWP. – Summer Camp, a free drop-in event, will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at all three entrances to Sippo Lake Park (off Perry Drive, 12th Street, and Genoa Avenue). Bring along families and friends to enjoy your favorite summer camp activities.

You can drive or walk using the trails to different activity areas, each with different options to participate in. Follow the signs in each area to get started and pick up an event map. No pre-registration is required. For more information, visit https://starkparks.com/summerfest/.

Sippo Lake Park – North (Exploration Gateway), 5712 12th St. NW, will have a native plant sale, live music, Trail Tales activity with Stark Library, hoverball archery, concessions

Sippo Lake Park – East, 5300 Tyner St., will have fishing with the Berkley Fishing Team (bait and fishing poles provided), free pedal and paddle boat 15-minute rental, concessions and food

Sippo Lake Park – West, 800 Genoa Ave., will have live animal viewing at the Wildlife Conservation Center, scavenger hunt, yoga, Bird Beak Buffet, snacktivity

Explore the sky at the Wilderness Center

SUGAR CREEK TWP. − The Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave. SW, will host the planetarium show Journey to a Billion Suns at 9 p.m. Friday in the Astronomy Education Building.

Please arrive 10 minutes early. For more information or to register for the planetarium show, visit https://tinyurl.com/29wmkusc or call 330-359-5235. Cost is $6.

The Wilderness Center’s Astronomy Club will host its monthly first Friday Star Watch at 10 p.m. Friday. Telescopes will be available, or you may bring your own. Club members will be available to help.

Registration is required for this free event; visit https://tinyurl.com/3ba4takh or call 330-359-5235. Star Watch is canceled if cloudy. Registrants will receive an email the afternoon prior to this event stating if the Star Watch will take place as scheduled or if it is canceled.

Canton Concert Band to perform

The Canton Concert Band will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Sippo Lake Park in Perry Township and at 3:30 p.m. July 9 at the Hoover Park Festival at the Hoover Historical Society in North Canton.

Kelli Liddle of North Canton works on projects with her children Mason, 4, and Peyton Liddle, 7, during the Family Art Party at the North Canton Public Library.
Kelli Liddle of North Canton works on projects with her children Mason, 4, and Peyton Liddle, 7, during the Family Art Party at the North Canton Public Library.

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