Things to do: Joe Satriani, Canton Ballet, Minerva art, Agent Orange, first ladies music

Virtuoso guitarist Joe Satriani at Canton Palace on Sunday

Guitar ace Joe Satriani will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Canton Palace Theatre.

The Canton stop is part of the musician's "Earth Tour." Earlier this year, Satriani released his 19th album, "The Elephants of Mars."

“I want to show people that the instrumental guitar album can contain far more complexity of creative elements than I think people are using right now," he said in a news release from Live Nation.

Satriani launched the U.S. leg of his world tour last month.

Doors open one hour before showtime. Tickets, $42.50, $57.50 and $75, plus service fees, can be purchased at https://cantonpalacetheatre.org/ and by calling the box office at 330-454-8172. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at the Palace Theatre, 605 Market Ave. N.

Tickets also are available through https://www.ticketmaster.com/, including a pre-show VIP question-and-answer session for an additional $160. Seating is limited, and the price includes an autographed poster; Satriani also will sign one of the attendee's personal items.

For Q&A ticket buyers, COVID-19 safety guidelines will be enforced. All attendees to and during the Q&A must wear a face mask. Non-Q&A ticket holders do not need to wear masks if they choose not to, the Palace Theatre said.

For more information on the venue's COVID policies, visit https://cantonpalacetheatre.org/covid-19-policies/.

Canton Ballet performing at Palace Theatre on Saturday

The Canton Ballet will present "Celebrate Dance!" on Saturday night at the Canton Palace Theatre.

The 7:30 p.m. performance features new works, from classical to contemporary, commissioned specifically for the individual talents of the ballet's dance artists, the Palace Theatre said.

"The performance presents work choreographed by today’s most talented dancemakers and highlights the broad range of styles that Canton Ballet’s training provides," a show announcement said.

Run time for the show is 90 minutes. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.cantonballet.com/. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door starting at 7 p.m.

The Palace Theatre does not sell tickets directly for the ballet's performance.

First ladies honored in song at Canton church on Friday

The National First Ladies' Library will present "East Wing Songs" at 7 p.m. Friday at Christ Presbyterian Church in Canton.

First Ladies' Library, in conjunction with the church, will debut a new set of musical compositions inspired by the first ladies of the United States.

Tickets are free and available online via the National First Ladies’ Library Eventbrite site at https://eastwingsongs.eventbrite.com.

“Researching and getting to know these first ladies has been a joy," performer Ann Marie Daehn, a mezzo soprano, stage director and associate professor at Missouri State, said in a First Ladies Library news release. "To know them beyond their husbands and the politics was and is important to me."

"Music, and song in particular, is the perfect way to bring a bit of them to life for us all,” she said.

The pieces will be performed by Daehn and long-time collaborator Dr. Elizabeth Avery.

The songs featured were composed by Leanna Kirchoff, who selected women who span time, age, political party, and approach to their role within the White House, the news release said. Volume I will include songs for Martha Dandridge Washington, Margaret Smith Taylor, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Ida Saxton McKinley and Rosalynn Smith Carter.

The new pieces are set to tour the country with stops at other historical sites. Christ Presbyterian Church, 530 Tuscarawas St. W, has on-site parking.

Laura Donnelly is featured artist at Minerva gallery

Laura Donnelly is the featured artist this month at the Market Street Art Spot in Minerva.

The award-winning artist will have a reception 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the art gallery, 219 N Market St. Live music will be provided by Matt Morgan.

Most of Donnelly's current works, fashioned from stoneware and porcelain clays, are designed to be either functional or nonfunctional to satisfy both sides of her artistic drive, the Market Street Art Spot said in a news release.

Donnelly, a retired local art teacher, currently works in a private studio and is a founding resident artist at the Market Street Art Spot in Minerva. She received her bachelor of fine arts degree from Kent State University and a master of arts in education degree from Walsh University.

Gallery hours are 1 to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 1 to 9 p.m. every second Friday of the month.

Punk rockers Agent Orange performing at The Auricle in Canton

Punk-surf rock band Agent Orange will be in concert on Oct. 17 at The Auricle in downtown Canton.

The longtime and high-energy Southern California band is known for combining a surf guitar sound with the frenzy of punk rock.

Celebrity Etc presents is promoting the 8 p.m. concert. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online through https://www.ticketweb.com/.

"Agent Orange invented the formula that would come to define the Orange County punk sound," Atomic Music Group says of the group.

Credited for being highly influential in the West Coast punk rock scene, the band has maintained a strong connection to the "action sports world," resulting in their music being featured in movies, video games and surf and skate films, Atomic Music Group says on its website.

The Auricle is at 201 Cleveland Ave. NW. Doors open one hour before the 8 p.m. show.

Tawnya Reynolds of 'The Voice' in downtown Massillon

Nashville country music artist Tawnyna Reynolds will be performing at Downtownhecks Tap Room from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.

Downtownhecks is at 43 Lincoln Way E in downtown Massillon. Also featured Wednesday night will be Stark County-based singer songwriter Dan Monea and Charlie Oliver. Monea is part of Hey Monea, a popular pop rock band with Americana and mainstream influences.

Downtownhecks describes Wednesday's show as being in "an intimate setting" with a "nurturing (and) back and forth (conversation) and collaboration between artists."

In 2013, Reynolds was asked to audition for NBC's reality television singing show "The Voice," and was added to Team Shakira before advancing to the top 32.

Highlight moments on the show included her rendition of "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys" and "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac.

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Reynolds performs at venues in Nashville and elsewhere and has toured the country.

Blending classic and contemporary country, her last album was the 2019 release, "Watering Dead Flowers." She also has appeared on "King of The Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller" on the duet, “I’d Come Back To Me” with Radney Foster.

Reach Ed at 330-580-8315 and ebalint@gannett.com. On Twitter: @ebalintREP.

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