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Photo By Submitted PhotoThe Dave Kasper Quintet will play for a swing dance at the Metropolitan Centre Ballroom from 9 p.m. to midnight.

Tri-County Opry with the Stockdale Family

Saturday, March 6, 6 p.m. doors open; $5 for age 10 and older; Bayard Grange, east of Minerva.

Supper before the show at 7 p.m. is homemade soup, sandwiches, and desserts. Special guests are the Speelman Sisters, one-woman music machine Marilyn Gobely, Matt Coleman of the Ohio Valley Opry, Heart of Country Cloggers, Donna Kandel, Francis Abel, Bill Dragomir, Aaron Carle, Jesse Huddleston and more.

For more information, call 330-894-2902.

Blaze Bryan fundraiser/musical theater performance

Sunday, March 7, 11:45 a.m.; donation; Minerva United Methodist Church, 204 N. Main St., Minerva.

Blaze will be a People to People student ambassador this summer. Fundraiser will feature a ham luncheon and basket silent auction. Performing during the luncheon will be singing musical theater students of the Powell Dance-Sing Center.

2010 Berlin Bass Casters Fishing and Outdoor Show

Friday-Sunday, March 5-7, 5-9 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; $2, free for children younger than 14; Minerva Community Building,

Fishing tackle, new boats, used equipment and tackle, 50/50 raffle, kids' casting contest.

For more information, call 330-205-7810.

Toney Brothers

Saturday, March 6, 7 p.m.; love offering; First Christian Church of Malvern, 4046 Coral Road NW, Malvern.

Family gospel music concert.

For more information, call 330-863-1303.

Adult Egg-Decorating Class

Saturday, March 6, 10-11:30 a.m.; $5, registration required; Carroll County Arts Center, 204 W. St., Carrollton.

Olga Pierkowski will teach participants the Pisanki style of decorating eggs.

For more information or to register, call 330-627-3739.

Kevin Spencer & Friends

Saturday, March 6, 7 p.m.; love offering; Carrollton Bible Chapel, 365 Steubenville Road, Carrollton.

Southern-gospel concert.

For more information, call 330-739-4005 or 330-323-9251.

Turkey seminar and amateur calling contest

Saturday, March 6, 2 p.m.; free; Mount Union Theatre, 1745 S. Union Ave., Alliance.

Featuring Alex Vidrinski, turkey call expert, specializing in "gobbling."

Photo Contest Open House and Artists' Reception/Folk Jam

John T. Huston-Dr. John D. Brumbaugh Nature Center, six miles south of Mount Union College on Daniel Street, off of state Route 183.

Friday, March 5, 7-9 p.m.; free.

Artists' reception for annual photo contest.

Sunday, March 7, free.

Folk Jam - Bring an instrument or just come to listen. Beginners are welcome.

For more information, call 330-823-7487.

"Annie" by the Carnation City Players

Friday and Saturday, March 5-6, 8 p.m., Sunday, March 7, 2:30 p.m.; $12 adults, $10 students; Carnation City Players, 450 East Market St., Alliance.

Musical featuring favorites such as "Tomorrow," "It's a Hard Knock Life," and "Easy Street."

For more information, call 330-821-8712 or see www.carnationcityplayers.org.

Bird in Hand

Saturday and Sunday, March 6-7, noon-3 p.m.; free; Beech Creek Botanical Garden & Nature Preserve, 11929 Beech St. NE, Alliance.

Hand feed birds.

For more information, call 330-829-7050 or see www.bcbgarden.org.

Music at Jupiter Studios

Friday and Saturday, March 5-6; Jupiter Studios, 346 E. Main St., Alliance.

Friday, 8 p.m., Ram n Bush, In a Circle, Rumble Daddies.

Saturday, 8 p.m., Queue It Up, At Last, Hannah & Jon Fox

Every Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon, Winter Market.

For more information call 330-823-6776 or see www.jupiterstudios.org.

Music at Forest Lanes and Lounge

Forest Lanes and Lounge, Kensington.

Saturday, March 6; karaoke.

For more information, call 330-223-2208.

March First Friday - Art Works

Friday, March 5, 6-10 p.m.; free; Downtown Canton Arts District.

Vocal performances, live music, dance, "Alice in Wonderland" audience-participation play, poetry showcase and contest, crafts, caricature drawings, photography, 28 Variations Project, demonstrations and more.

For more information, see www.cantonfirstfriday.com.

First Friday Swing Dance

Friday, March 5, 8 p.m.-midnight; $10; Metropolitan Centre Grand Ballroom, 601 Cleveland Ave. NW, Canton.

Beginning/intermediate jitterbug lessons by Get Hep Swing, 8-9 p.m., followed by dancing to live music by the Dave Kasper Quintet, 9 p.m.-midnight.

For more information, see www.cantonfirstfriday.com.

Canton Palace Theatre events

Canton Palace Theatre, 605 Market Ave. N, Canton.

For more information, call 330-454-8172.

Arts in Stark Kick-off Event

Friday, March 5, 5:30 p.m.; free.

Featuring the Timken High School band, GlenOak cheerleaders, hot dogs, and popcorn.

St. Pet's Day Celebration

Friday, March 5, 7 p.m., free with donation of dry dog or cat food.

An evening of Irish entertainment to benefit Stark County animal rescue groups.

Battle of the Bands

Saturday, March 6, 6 p.m. doors open; $8 (cash) at the door, $13 (credit) at the door.

Academy Award Series Film - "District 9"

Sunday, Feb. 28, 5 p.m.; $5.

Rated R, run time 1 hour, 53 minutes.

Canton Symphony Orchestra MasterWorks Classical Concert

Sunday, March 7, 4 p.m.; $20-40, $17 senior citizens, $10 students; Umstattd Hall, 2323 17th St. NW, Canton.

MasterWorks Classical Concert featuring mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor performing "Neruda Songs."

For tickets, call 330-452-2094 or see www.cantonsymphony.org.

Pottery Student Show and Sale

Friday, March 5, 4-6:30 p.m.; Canton Museum of Art, 1001 Market Ave. N, Canton.

See ceramic creations by CMA pottery students. Portion of the sale proceeds help support the CMA.

Introduction to Turkey Hunting/Hunter's Education

Saturday, March 6, 9 a.m./1 p.m.; free; Sippo Lake Clubhouse,

Review local laws, locations, scouting, decoys, turkey-calling demonstration by 2007 Ohio State Gobbling Champion Dan Garloch. Participants can bring a call with them to get pointers. For all ages.

For more information, call 330-477-3552.

Hunter education is for ages 10 and up and covers a variety of topics, such as safe firearm handling skills, hunting regulations, hunting techniques, and good sportsmanship. The course is required for anyone purchasing their first hunting license. Participants must complete all end-of-chapter questions, print them, and bring them to class. Questions are available at www.dnr.state.oh.us.

For more information, call 330-477-3609.

Leave No Child Inside workshop/Wildlife Rehabilitation Volunteer General Care Orientation

Saturday, March 6, 9 a.m./10 a.m.; free; Exploration Gateway, Perry Drive NW, Canton.

Leave No Child Inside informational workshop for adults focuses on new ways to promote nature exploration with children. Speakers and sessions 9 a.m.-noon; optional hike at 8 a.m.; registration and coffee, 8:30-9 a.m. Some sessions will be outdoors.

For more information or to make a reservation, call 330-409-8096, or see www.starkparks.com.

Wildlife rehabilitation orientation runs 10-11:30 a.m. for age 16 and up in the Distance Learning Lab. The class provides a thorough description of volunteer tasks at Sanders Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and is required for volunteers. Topics include food preparation and diet, enclosure cleaning, animal enrichment, and an overview of zoonoses (diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans).

For more information, call 330-477-0448.

"Winnie the Pooh"

Saturday, March 6, 7 p.m., and Sunday, March 7, 2:30 p.m.; $12-15; Player's Guild Theatre, William G. Fry Theatre, 1001 Market Ave. N, Canton.

Pooh's intentions are always the best, but his passion for honey keeps getting him into trouble. A family classic.

For more information or to reserve tickets, call 330-453-7617, or see www.playersguildtheatre.com.

Teddy Bear Picnic

Sunday, March 7, 4-5 p.m.; $10 per bear, "human pets" admitted free; Player's Guild Theater, 1001 Market Ave. N, Canton.

Follows matinee performance of "Winnie the Pooh." Activities include make and take craft, picnic lunch, photos with favorite Pooh friends from the play, teddy bear spa.

Call 330-453-7617 for reservations.

Sew Many Memories

Friday-Saturday, March 5-6, tours 1-5 p.m.; Hoover Historical Center, 1875 E. Maple St., North Canton.

Unique showing of quilts that reflect North Canton community history, including a full-size crazy quilt dating to the late 1800s, with numerous names of North Canton families embroidered and painted throughout. Also displayed is an 1845 coverlet made by New Berlin resident Isaac Shafer and several quilts on loan from the North Canton Heritage Society.

For more information, call 330-244-4667.

From Script to You: 2010 New Works Festival

Friday and Saturday, March 5-6; $10, $8 opening night; North Canton Playhouse, 525 7th St. NE, North Canton.

One-act festival features seven never-performed plays written by national and local authors.

For more information, call 330-494-1613, or see www.northcantonplayhouse.com.

American Cancer Society Polar Bear Plunge

Saturday, March 6, 12:30-1:40 p.m. registration, 2 p.m. plunge; at least $25 in donations; Lake Milton, 16801 Mahoning Ave., Lake Milton.

For people willing to brave the elements of winter to raise money for the American Cancer Society. People can run into the water and back out after just a few seconds. EMTs and Milton Township Fire Department personnel will be on hand.

For more information, call 1-888-227-6446, ext. 2204, or e-mail ladawn.whitman@cancer.org.

Rhythms Concert/Big Read Kick-off event

Massillon Museum, 121 Lincoln Way East, Massillon.

Exhibition openings "Nelly Toll: Imagining a Better World"/"Nelly Toll: Now"

Friday, March 5, 6-9 p.m.; free, no reservations.

Prints of childhood paintings by Holocaust survivor, author and artist Nelly Toll, as well as contemporary abstract and impressionistic paintings and collages in the second-floor and Studio M galleries.

Do the Mu! Expressive Arts

Saturday, March 6, noon-2 p.m.; free.

mandala making with Karen Elvin and museum staff. Museum tour, art activity, snacks..

For more information, call 330-833-4061 or see massillonmuseum.org.

"Steel Magnolias"

Friday and Sunday, March 5 and 7, 7:30 p.m.; $7 adults, $5 seniors and children younger than 12; and Saturday, March 6, 6:30 p.m. dinner theater; $17 adults, and $15 seniors and children; United Methodist Church of Canal Fulton, 363 W. Cherry St., Canal Fulton.

Canal Fulton Players present "Steel Magnolias" by Robert Harling, the story of six women who deal with marriage, love and death in a small Louisiana town in the 1980s. $1 of each ticket sold will be donated to the American Diabetes Association.

For more information, call 330-494-1022 or 330-854-4387.

Kent Stage events

175 E. Main St., Kent

Stephen Stills

Friday, March 5, 8 and 10:30 p.m.; $45-75.

For more information, call 330-677-5005, or see www.kentstage.org.

Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart

Saturday, March 6, 8 p.m.; $.

Veterans of the Dukes of Steve Earle and the Dukes. Stuart also toured in Freddy Fender's band.

For more information, call 330-677-5005, or see www.kentstage.org.

Wilderness Center events

The Wilderness Center, just north of highway 250, Wilmot.

Star Watch and Planetarium Show

Friday, March 5, 8 p.m.; free.

Join TWC's Astronomy Club for a planetarium show, then view the real things through telescopes. For all ages.

Mountains and Flowers of Patagonia

Sunday, March 7, 2 p.m.; free.

Join the Botanizers while Fritz and Alice Schimitthenner present a slide show on mountains and flowers on their December trip to Patagonia.

For more information, call 877-359-5235 or see www.wildernesscenter.org.

Maple Syrup Festival

Saturday and Sunday, March 6-7, noon-4 p.m.; free; Malabar Farm State Park, 4050 Bromfield Road, Lucas.

Horse-drawn wagon rides to the sugar camp for demonstrations of sugar-making, pioneer life, and entertainment. Food is available and maple products are for sale.

For more information, call 419-892-2784.

Looking for the American Dream: a lecture by Andrew Borowiec

Sunday, March 7, 2 p.m.; free, first-come, first-served; Akron Art Museum, One South High, Akron.

Borowiec experiments with computers and digital printing to better document the rapid changes taking place throughout the heartland. A collection of his photography, "Looking for the American Dream: Andrew Borowiec's Ohio Photographys," is currently being exhibited at Akron Art Museum.

Sunday Sampler

Sunday, March 7, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; free; Akron Art Museum, One South High, Akron.

At the museum, Andrew Borowiec lecture, 2 p.m.

Across the street from the museum at the Akron-Summit County Public Library, open 1-5 p.m., enjoy teen crafts, story time at 2 p.m., "Getting Started in Family History" exhibit.

At Summit Artspace, two blocks east of the museum at the corner of Market and Summit, open 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Artists of Rubber City demo, 1-3 p.m., and Kate Budd sculpture exhibition.

For more information, 330-376-9185.

E.J. Thomas Hall events

E.J. Thomas Hall, Akron University, 198 Hill St., Akron.

LOVEDRUG with Dolson

Saturday, March 6, 9 p.m., ; $10; Stage Door.

Back to the Ballroom - Big Band Dance II

Sunday, March 7, 3 p.m.; $5-10; Stage Door.

Back by popular demand, Jack Schantz, the US Jazz Lab Band, and Jazz Ensemble return with the big band sounds of the 30s and 40s. Former and current servicemen invited to wear their uniforms.

For more information, see www.ejthomashall.com.

Family and Community Day/Art Cart

Sunday, March 7, 1-4; free; Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland.

Family and Community Day includes dancing and drumming, music, workshops and craft demos. Art Cart at 1:30 p.m. is a guided, hands-on experien ce with real works of native art.

For more information, call 1-877-262-4748.

Star Babies

Saturday, March 6, 10:30 a.m.-up to age 2; $2 adults, free children; Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland.

A special sky show for little ones up to 2 years old.

For more information or to make a reservation, call 800-317-9155.

For the lazy cooks:

Relay for Life Pancake Breakfast

Saturday, March 6, 8-11 a.m.; St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 515 E. Line St., Minerva; $4 adults, $2 children.

Lenten fish fry-St. Gabriel Catholic Church

Friday, March 5, 4:30-7 p.m.; fish dinners-$8 adults, $4 ages 6-12, free for children younger than 6; rigatoni-$5 adults, $3 ages 6-12; St. Gabriel Catholic Church, 400 W High St., Minerva.

Lenten fish fry-St. Francis Catholic Church

Friday, March 5, 5-8 p.m.; $8 fish or shrimp, $7 spaghetti, $4 children 10 and younger; St. Francis Catholic Church, 125 Carrollton St. N, Malvern. For more information, call 330-863-0760.

Spaghetti supper

Saturday, March 6, 3:30-6 p.m.; New Alexander Christian Church, 7665 Rochester Road; $6 adults, $3 children 6-10, free children 5 and younger. For more information, call 330-894-2132 or 330-525-5363.