Things to do: Rhythm and Brews, ELO show, Massillon art
Beer, food and music
Rhythm and Brews is Friday at the Cultural Center for the Arts in downtown Canton.
The event is 6 to 9 p.m. at 1001 Market Ave. N.
Participating vendors include The Nook Smokehouse & Grille, R. Shea Brewing, Hog Heaven, Fat Head's Brewery, Canton Brewing Co., UnHitched Brewing Co., Muskellunge Brewing Co., Paradigm Shift, Bocca Grande Italian Steakhouse, Royal Docks Brewing Co., Codex Brewing and Eighty-Three Brewery.
Food and craft beer samples will be served. Disco Inferno and DJ Smooth Beats will be providing music.
Proceeds benefit the Arc of Ohio's efforts to support camps for children with disabilities. Tickets, $25 to $45, can be purchased at www.eventbrite.com.
Unheard African American stories at Massillon Museum
The Massillon Museum’s "Missing History of Massillon: Unheard African American Stories" exhibition will open on Saturday with a free public reception from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the Aultman Health Foundation Gallery.
The exhibition features oral histories, archives, photographs and artifacts "celebrating the rich narrative of Massillon’s Black community" a museum news release said.
Some items will be from the museum’s permanent collections; others will be recent acquisitions gathered from the community throughout the project.
The Marva L. Dodson CHARISMA Collection will be featured, as will contemporary photographs by Cleveland artist Amber N. Ford.
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Staff and volunteers recorded 30 histories from the past and present. Submissions from the community and scans from the museum's permanent collection now total more than 2,500 items that document Massillon's Black history.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East in downtown Massillon. Admission is free.
'Drop Dead' performed at Minerva High School
"Drop Dead" will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Minerva High School auditeria.
The Minerva Area Chamber of Commerce is presenting the play in collaboration with Louisville Community Theatre.
"In this farce by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore, a cast of has-been actors plan to revive their careers in a potboiler murder mystery directed by 'Wonder Child of the Broadway Stage' Victor Le Pewe (a psychotic, eye-twitching megalomaniac)," said a news release from the Minerva Area Chamber of Commerce.
Doors will open at 6:15 p.m., and all seating is general admission. Tickets are $10 and can purchased at the Minerva Chamber office, which can be reached at 330-868-7979, or online at www.eventbrite.com/ by searching under "Drop Dead community theater production."
“Drop Dead” is presented by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals. All profits from the performances will support renovations and improvements at the Roxy Theatre in Minerva.
Mural dedication in Minerva
A mural by Minerva native and Florida-based artist Matt Kress will be dedicated at 5 p.m. Friday at 227 N Market St. in Minerva.
Kress, a 1994 graduate of Minerva High School, studied art at Kent State University before moving to Florida in 2013, where he has completed several large murals on the Gulf Coast, including sponsorships from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and several city art commissions.
The project is being funded by the Minerva Arts Commission, the Village of Minerva and through a grant from Visit Canton.
Sandy Springs Brewing Co., 232 N Market St. in Minerva, will host an artist’s reception 5 to 9 p.m. to celebrate the completion of the mural, with live music from 6 to 9 p.m. by Luke Schreffler, 6-9 p.m. in the beer garden weather permitting.
ELO tribute show at Jackson Amphitheater
"Into the Blue," an ELO tribute band, will perform Saturday night at Jackson Ampitheater.
The area band features 11 professional musicians and a string section from the Tuscarawas Philharmonic. ELO's hit songs include "Don't Bring Me Down," "Livin' Thing," "Do Ya" and "Sweet Talkin' Woman."
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The concert is 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at 7454 Community Parkway. The amphitheater opens at 5:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10 plus fees and can be purchased online at www.eventbrite.com/
For more information about the venue and other upcoming concerts, go to www.jacksonamphitheater.com/.
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Stark County fun: Rhythm and Brews, 'Drop Dead,' ELO concert, dog show
