Things to do: Canton First Friday, 'Peter Pan Jr.,' 'Ghost: The Musical,' ceramics sale
First Friday in downtown Canton
A new outdoor season of First Friday kicks off for May in downtown Canton.
Hours are 5 to 9 p.m.
Originally scheduled to perform at Centennial Plaza, a show by Fool House, a '90s music party band, has been canceled.
Performances by a Canton Symphony Orchestra trio and Vox Audio, part of Sing Stark!, have been moved inside the Auricle because of the weather forecast; those performances had been scheduled outside the Auricle on the Kempthorn stage.
The Auricle is at 201 Cleveland Ave. NW.
The orchestra trio, featuring flute, viola and trombone instrumentalists, will perform from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. The a cappella Vox Audio singing group will perform at 7:15 p.m.
Guided by staff of the Canton Symphony Orchestra, visitors will get to touch and have a chance to play orchestra instruments. Demonstrations of the instruments will take place at 5 and 6:15 p.m.
No other First Friday activities will be impacted by the weather in terms of what is scheduled. Vendors and food trucks are still planned.
Other attractions include family-friendly activities and oversized games. Make-and-take crafts will be available in the Arts District.
New gathering areas, including custom-designed tables, also will be part of First Friday, according to a release from ArtsinStark, which coordinates the event.
Canton Ceramic Artists Guild sale
The Canton Ceramic Artists Guild will host its annual spring sale from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Canton Museum of Art.
The event will include work from 13 master potters and ceramic artists, along with functional stoneware, sculpture, wall pieces and raku.
A portion of sale proceeds will benefit the museum’s Ceramic Education Program, helping to purchase additional pottery shop equipment and sponsor workshops for local artists, while also purchasing ceramic artwork for the museum's permanent collection, a news release said.
Each participating potter is donating six or more handmade bowls for the Empty Bowls for Hunger project, with all proceeds donated to the Stark County Hunger Task Force.
Admission to the sale is free, and admission to the Canton Museum of Art's spring/summer exhibits also will be free from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday.
Peter Pan Jr. at Palace Theatre
St. Paul Catholic School in North Canton will present "Peter Pan Jr." at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Canton Palace Theatre.
"Peter Pan Jr." is being directed by Lisa Knight and Taylor Bond. The show will be performed by the St. Paul Theatre Company.
This production follows a two-year hiatus for the program with a cast of more than 50 students.
The Indiana-based "Flying by Troy" has been hired to train and assist some of the children with incorporating flight scenes into the play.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and each performance begins at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 per person. Tickets can be purchased in advance at https://www.etix.com/ticket/o/9073/stpaulschool or at the door starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday.
The Palace Theatre is at 605 Market Ave. N in downtown Canton.
'Ghost' the musical opens in Canton this weekend
The Players Guild Theatre will present the stage version of "Ghost" starting this weekend.
"Ghost: The Musical" opens with performances at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and a 2 p.m. showing Sunday. Single tickets are $34. Children age 17 and younger are $27 and seniors are $31.
Tickets can be purchased online through the theatre www.playersguildtheatre.com/ghost. The box office can be reached at 330-453-7617.
Follow-up performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Sundays on May 13, 14 and 15 and on May 20, 21 and 22.
The cast includes Jordan Potter as Sam Wheat; Kayla Lehman as Molly Jensen; Ashley Kendall as Oda Mae Brown; and Mike Burke as Carl Bruner.
The 1990 hit movie starred Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg and Patrick Swayze.
Set in modern-day New York City, the musical "is a poignant romance that builds comedy, suspense and deeply felt emotion, all while celebrating the supernatural power of love," the Players Guild Theatre said in promoting the performances.
Spring Fling fundraiser for Montessori
Canton Montessori School will hold a "Spring Fling Fundraiser: Trivia Night" from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Canton Palace Theatre.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit https://cbo.io/bidapp/index.php?slug=cantonmontessori.
New art exhibits at Strauss Studios
New art exhibits will open at 6 p.m. Friday at Strauss Studios in downtown Canton featuring textile work and nature-inspired oil paintings.
The work of Stephen Tornero and Leanna Marie Cosgrove will be displayed in the Upstairs Gallery at Strauss Studios, 236 Walnut Ave. NE.
Tornero has previously exhibited his work at the Massillon Museum and elsewhere. This will be Cosgrove's debut exhibition.
Tornero works in textiles, weaving his work on a digital loom. Cosgrove's canvas paintings are inspired by her love of nature.
Tornero was named the 2022 art educator of the year in Stark County by the Canton Symphony Orchestra. Tornero is a visual art teacher at Oakwood Middle School, part of Plain Local Schools.
Cosgrove received a degree in digital media and design from Baldwin Wallace University in 2020. In addition to graphic design work, she's a self-taught oil painter.
'Golden Girls' tribute show in Massillon
Spotlight Entertainment will present a "Golden Girls" tribute show at 7:30 p.m. on May 14 at Lions Lincoln Theatre in downtown Massillon.
Actors will portray the iconic characters of Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia. Denise Robb, Melissa Day, Kathy Lewis and Jenny Shaw Kessler will play the title roles in the comedy show, which includes material based on three of the popular television show's most famous episodes.
The show finishes with a murder mystery twist.
VIP tickets are $30; main floor tickets are $25; and balcony and wheelchair accessible seating is $20.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.lionslincolntheatre.org/. To purchase tickets by phone, call 330-481-9105.
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Canton First Friday with music, 'Peter Pan Jr.,' 'Ghost' on stage
