oodwill will ask you to imagine the possibility of a community campus – aunified group of service organizations dedicated to helping people. Manyhelping hands, one roof.

Well, imagine no more.

The Community Campus at Goodwill became a reality in October of last year in downtown Canton. The Campusis an allied collective of organizations that are sharingspace and resources. But the organizations that havemade their homes inside the 90,000 square foot facility

share more than an address and an electric bill. They share those they care for, those who needthem most.

Right now, individuals in need can walk through one set of doors to be served by more than adozen organizations, some of which they may never have had access to in the past.

“The Community Campus at Goodwill is what we envisioned as the solution for a very real dilemma,” said Ken Weber, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland andEast Central Ohio. “On the one side we have rapidly shrinking resources. On the other, a growingdemand for these resources. Our board devised the Community Campus at Goodwill to best servethese opposing issues.”

Goodwill believes that by consolidating services and the agencies that provide them, there isgreater exposure for and access to each of the individual agencies at the campus.

How does it work?When all 90,000 square feet have been developed, there will be room for more than 20 agencies. Each agency has a low-cost office space that they occupy and all of the other space in the facility is shared, including meeting rooms, rest rooms, lobby and reception. A non-profitrenting 2,500 square feet of space for $7.50 a square (gross) would conservatively save 800square feet of space and $500 per month in rent by moving into the Campus. At $500 per monthfor 20 agencies, the savings realized from shared space would equate to $120,000 per year!

The Power of Imaginations Running WildGoodwill delivers the reality of a ‘Community Campus’

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First Friday TidbitsArt Works for the March 5 First Friday, where all facets of the arts will be celebrated! ArtsinStarkkicks off their 2010 fund drive campaign with live performances at the Canton Palace Theatrebeginning at 5:30 p.m. Also at the Palace will be Celtic music and dancing as part of the St. Pet’sDay festivities. Downtown gallery Acme Artists will celebrate their third anniversary and new art willbe on view at the galleries and studios. The Players Guild Page to Stage traveling troupe will perform the audience participation play Alice in Wonderland. Matthew Brown, assistant conductorfor the Canton Symphony Orchestra, will set poetry to music, followed by a poetry showdown and contest at the Kathleen Howland Theatre. Whatever your arts pleasure – whether dance, theatre,music, visual arts or written word – you are sure to find it downtown at the March First Friday!

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Update: Wayfinding Signage ProgramProgress is being made on the Wayfinding Signageprogram. The vehicular signs will be installed thisMarch in order to direct visitors to points of interest,including city and public buildings, as well as art,cultural and recreational locations. The lower partof each sign will be dedicated to identifying the dis-trict drivers are in, be it the Arts or Historic Districts,Lincoln Highway or Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Memorial Corridor.

The Arts District signage in downtown Canton isalready up and is a great representation of howother vehicular signs will look. The signs throughoutthe city will be approximately 30” x 40” and willhang from decorative trusses on the light poles sothat they are highly visible for drivers. Signs will alsobe mounted on the bri ck columns th roughout the city. All signs for the project will be producedlocally.

In late 2010 we will begin Phase II of the project by producing large pedestrian maps that identifybusinesses, organizations and points of inte re stthroughout the central business district. There will bes p o n s o rship opportunities for businesses in the central business district to promote their businesseson these map signs and we’ll be making periodicupdates to the maps to account for new businessesopening downtown over time. We hope to beginmounting these large maps strategically throughoutthe city in the spring of 2011. The third and finalphase, including historical and event land markers,is on the horizon as well.

Streetscaping DowntownThe city is working on several revitalization projectsdowntown involving streetscaping for developingareas. Currently in the planning stage is a project tostreetscape along 12th Street N, between I-77 andMahoning Avenue. This will include widening thestreet to account for turn lanes at the Market Avenueintersection. We will also be adding decorativelighting and planting trees, as well as developing amulti-use trail and sidewalk on the south side of thestreet. The project is estimated for completion in2014.

An update on projectsin the City of Canton!This month’s Partnership Report features special guests Dan Moeglin, city engineer, and NickLoukas, assistant city engineer, for the City of Canton. Moeglin and Loukas are giving readers anupdate on projects in the works in the City.

Streetscaping projects are almost complete atthe Federal Center site and are being consid-e red for the area surrounding Corm o nyDevelopment’s Hercules project.

Energy EfficientThe City of Canton has received an $803,000Community Development Block Grant for ener-gy efficiency projects to help reduce energyconsumption and make Canton greener.

The energy efficiency stimulus money will beused for a total of eight projects, including anenergy audit for the City of Canton, replacingthe remaining incandescent traffic signals withLED signals, replacing lighted road signs withLED signs, replacing decorative sodium lightsthroughout the city with more energy-efficientLED lights, and replacing lighting at the CantonMemorial Civic Center and other miscella-neous buildings.

We prioritized the selection of energy efficientprojects based on the savings they represent tothe City’s general fund budget. In 2005, thee n e rgy ex p e n d i t u re for the incandescent traffic signals alone was $144,000 in today’sdollars. When we complete the replacement ofall of the signals in the city, our annual cost willbe $30,000 - a savings of $114,000 per year.This is just one of the eight energy efficient projects. When we fully implement all of theprojects, we’ll see a significant impact to ourenergy efficiency and to our budget.

Nick LoukasDan Moeglin

In October 2007, Jeremy Aronhalt took CindeeSwanson on a “going away” date to celebrate hermoving away from Canton. It was their first date.Now, they are engaged, have a little boy, and justopened A Studio Photo gra p hy in dow n tow nCanton.

Passionate photographers, the couple shares aunique ability to see the world in a different light. Itis their philosophy to capture every moment natu-rally. “I want a bride to look at her pictures and say‘when did that happen,’” Swanson said.

Aronhalt and Swanson opened A Studio on a FirstFriday, December 3, 2009. Both were photogra-phers before they met, but they have since learnedthat they are most inspired by each other. “Jeremyhas a lot of passion for photography, and it makesme love it even more,” said Swanson.

The duo specializes in weddings, senior portraitsand family events. They also offer what they call“The Art of Family,” in which a family can docu-ment 13 events over the course of a year. Thisunique offering allows families to capture candid,everyday moments and create personal, visual artfor their homes.

Optical StorytellersAronhalt and Swanson like to keep photographytrue to what it is. They are passionate about tellingthe stories of their subjects from an artistic perspec-tive. When shooting, they stay out of the way of theevent and like things to happen naturally.

The couple appreciates people who trust them todo their thing and who care about what they aregetting, “We want them to really feel the pictures,not just look at them.”

They also believe they are more than just photog-raphers for their clients. They are willing to do any-thing to make the day work and are there to bemore than just workers, “We’re your photogra-phers, but we are your friends, too,” Swanson said.

Why Downtown Canton?“We come downtown a lot, we are friends with thelocal business owners, and we believe the center of

community should be downtown,” said Aronhalt.The couple used to go to Joe’s Bar and realizedthat some space was available down the block, sothey jumped at the opportunity.

“Stark County is a bit of a gem with how manygreat photographers there are around here. Bybeing around a lot of other creative people, we areconstantly challenged to be better, to be the best,”said Aronhalt.

Although they are just getting started, they alreadyhave plans to expand into a larger shooting space.The studio on Sixth Street is their first opportunity toexpose themselves to the public, and they are excit-ed about developing their future in Canton.

Frequent bloggers, the couple stays active in socialmedia like Facebook and Twitter. Currently, theyhave a portfolio website (www.astudionow.com)and a blog (w w w. a st u d i o b l o g . c o m), but th eyintend to launch their official site in the summer.

A Studio Photography602 Sixth Street N.W. • Canton, Ohio 44703Phone: (330) 323-5659 • www.astudionow.comConsultation By Appointment Only • Open to the Public First Fridays

Community One Credit Union has proudlyserved the financial needs of Canton arearesidents since 1936, and we are thrilled to have a front row seat to the continuingrevitalization of the downtown area fromour office at Sixth Street NW andCleveland Avenue.

Originally serving employees of the telephone company, Community One now offers membership to the entire StarkCounty area. Our office locations includethe recently-renovated office at 537Cleveland Avenue NW and Frank Avenuein Jackson Township.

We are excited to participate in the FirstFriday events. First Fridays offer a wonder-ful family environment in which to exploreall that Canton has to offer – from artgalleries to great restaurants! Each monthgives us more insight on the benefits of this involvement. It’s exciting to watch thestreets come alive, and even in the coldestof weather, people are out bundled up and ready to go. We see a lot of familieshaving fun and enjoying the entertainment.It’s wonderful to see artists demonstratingtheir abilities to create such unique pieces.

Our participation has provided us with atremendous opportunity to grow, as theseevents bring people from all over StarkCounty to downtown Canton. First Fridayevents at Community One Credit Unionfocus on the financial well-being of StarkCounty families. We cater to all ages, starting with youngsters with our DollarDog, Teen, and Edge accounts, tomembers of any age with loans of all types,retirement accounts, and financial planning assistance.

Our presence in downtown Canton isimportant and we are proud to supportthe downtown community.

Evelyn Canterbury is the president andCEO of Community One Credit Union

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By Evelyn Canterbury

G u e s t

C o l u m n

By Carson Pavkov

On April 23, the Canton Community Initiative toReduce Violence (CIRV) will host its first “call-in”at the Stark County Courthouse. This is the first cal-culated, public step in reducing gang violence inour community through CIRV.

CIRV is a multi-agency and community collabora-tive effort, designed to quickly and dramaticallyreduce gun-violence and associated homicides inCanton. The call-ins are the first step in the strategyto show violent gangs and their members that thereis another way, another life.

During the call-in sessions, parolees and probation-ers who are known to be affiliated with violentgroups are presented with a clear, consistent mes-sage of nonviolence. Law enforcement representa-tives explain there will be focused scrutiny on sub -sequent violent incidents. In other words, the nextshooting or homicide will result in swift, targetedenforcement by any legal means available for theentire group that is affiliated with the individualresponsible for the violence.

Although only the suspect will be held accountablefor the violent act itself, the ongoing criminal activi-ties of other group members will receive greatlyincreased scrutiny by law enforcement based onany past or future criminal behavior.

“We believe that this strategy will send the mes-sage to the entire group that law enforcement will

do all it can if it results in saving a life from violence.Too many lives are being tragically lost or ruinedbecause groups endorse violence among theirmembers instead of convincing each other of thetragic consequences for everyone involved,“ saidCaptain Bruce E. Allison (retired), project direc-tor for Canton’s CIRV initiative.

CIRV’s progressive partnership includes multiplelaw enforcement agencies at the local, state andfederal level, social service providers and the community. CIRV has been established to deliver a clear message to violent street groups: the violence must stop! This message is communicat-ed through the call-in sessions, as well as throughmentors, police, probation, and parole officers,community outreach and via media outlets.

Law enforcement agencies have gathered intelli-gence on violent street group networks. This intelli-gence shows that, from April of 2007 to May of2009, there were 148 shootings in the City ofCanton. 105, or 71%, of these shootings weregroup member involved.

The intelligence gathering has also identified 12violent street groups comprised of approximately620 to 963 individuals, many of whom have beenidentified by name. Also identified during the intel-ligence gathering were the geographical locationsof each group, their networks and their level of violence ranging from high, medium or low.

“Our absolute primary goal is to reduce violence,but we’re also offering alternatives to individualswho want out of the life,” said Marc Warner,co-owner of the CIRV systems team and courta d m i n i st ra tor for Sta rk County Court ofCommon Pleas.

Those offenders seeking a more productive lifestyleare provided streamlined social services, trainingand educational opportunities with the hope of better employment opportunities. The communityand law enforcement are working as partners, andas a result, strengthening their relationships. Servicep rov i d e rs present alte rn a t i ves to violence by offering job, educational, and social services tothose individuals who want them.

Members of the community plea for an end to theviolence, articulating the grief and damage it produces and invalidating any excuses for the violence. The general message to be conveyed is,“We will help you if you will let us, but we will stopyou if you make us.”

Forms of this type of violence reduction effort haveresulted in reductions of homicides ranging from30-80% in cities across the country. Canton’s CIRVinitiative is based on successful implementation inCincinnati, Dayton and other cities in Ohio andacross the U.S.

THE VIOLENCE MUST STOP!Canton Community Initiative to Reduce Violenceto host first ‘call-in’ in April

Likewise, agencies at the Campus also share recep-tionists, security, phone systems, IT Support, internetaccess, basic janitorial services, parking, meetingrooms and amenities and beverages. The combinedsavings on these services for 20 agencies is morethan $460,000 per year.

Factor in utility costs at $80,000 in total savings andthe Community Campus at Goodwill is providing thep otential for total operational savings of$667,760 per year.

It’s th rough these savings that the CommunityCampus at Goodwill puts the participant before theagency that serves them in the most economical waypossible. All of the participating part n e rs are501(c)3 non-profit entities or charitable organiza-tions with meaningful missions who are willing andable to collaborate in a Campus setting.

Who does it help?“It’s difficult to pinpoint our ‘at-risk’ population. Inthese economic times we serve the homeless, the

impoverished, those suffering from disease and dis-ability and those who are just down on their luck.Our population is dive rs e ,” explained We b e r.

For a diverse population in need comes a diverseo ffe ring of organizations. Current collabora t i vea gencies include Access Health Sta rk County,Alzheimer’s Association, Big Brothers Big Sisters,Coming Together Stark County, Leave a LegacySta rk County, Mayor’s Lite racy Commission,Prescription Assistance Network of Stark County,Reentry Bridge Network, Inc., Senior EmploymentCenter, SPARK, Stark County Hunger Task Forceand United Way 2-1-1.

What’s next for the Community Campus?Plans are in the works to create a structured, com-mon intake process for all of the agencies to betterserve those who come through the doors. Theprocess will extend beyond the bounds of theCampus to ensure that agencies can seamlesslyrefer those in need to agencies and organizationsoutside of the physical Campus walls.

Goodwill of Gre a ter Cleveland and East Central Ohio is still working to raise $2 million in their capital campaign, which concludes August of 2011. For donation information, visitTheCommunityCampus.org.

“There’s something great happening here in Cantonand we’re very proud to be a part of the effortsunderfoot to really try to create a gateway from theSouth,” said Weber.

The Community Campus at Goodwill is located atopen at 408 Ninth Street SW in downtown Canton.For more information about the Campus, to learnabout joining the Campus, or to volunteer withone of the participating agencies, visitTheCommunityCampus.org.

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That was a turning point in Canton’s futurearts district.

“The more we thought about it, wesearched through our pockets and came upwith the deposit,” said Mark Ball, co-ownerand one of many talented artists at AcmeArtists.

After signing the lease in January 2007,Acme Art i sts was given a white - wa l l e dspace and told to go to town. They werethe first ones in and have been in their loca-tion at 332 Fourth Street NW the longest.Acme Artists will celebrate its third birthdayin a big way on First Friday, March 5.

“Art is a very organic business and whenyou’re starting out you soon discover thatthere aren’t any business plans. It has amind of its own,” said Ball. Despite being inwhat is essentially a luxury goods market,Ball says that they have begun to see theeconomy swing back up for them, thatthings are turning around.

Before opening Acme Artists, Ball workedfor FirstEnergy for 22 years. He admits thathe didn’t truly begin exploring the arts until1998. The other half of the dynamite artis-

tic duo is business partner Dylan Atkinson,who’s been an artist for 20 years. Atkinsonalso owns Plan 9 Designs, a computer net-working and web development firm.

“Art is similar to other business models. Thediversity of the arts downtown gives peoplechoice, it gives people different flavors totry,” said Ball. “We’re one of those flavorsand we can’t wait for more to come.”

According to Ball, Acme is serious aboutart, but they don’t take themselves all thatseriously.

“We ’ re re a l ly just a diffe rent type ofgallery. We have some traditional stuff, butwe made a decision early on to have a cer-tain identity, and we have fun with it.”

Other artists who have carved out wallspace in Acme’s close quarters are RonCopeland, Steve Ehret, Lynn Digby, MartiJones Dixon, Tim Reisinger, John Pinkerton,Bili Kribbs, Bill Shearrow and Holly “Buffy”Atkinson.

“A lot of our artists show all over the UnitedStates. If you think about it, all artists arelocal. Jackson Po l l o ck was somebody’s

neighbor. You can be a national artist witha national name, but you’re still just some-body’s guy next door.”

Beyond their mantra “BUY ART,” Atkinsonand Ball are very much for keeping moneylocally at all levels.

“I think it’s important for people to see thenecessity of keeping money here in thecommunity. We want to watch it travelaround the community,” said Ball. “Youmight not think that a little $5 purchasemeans much but it does. Keeping thatmoney in our community has a great effecton us all.”

One thing is certain – these guys are show-ing that the creativity per capita in Cantonis incredible.

Check out more about Acme Artists onlineat AcmeArtists.com.

5Looking inside... Acme Artists

h ree ye a rs ago Mark Ball, Dylan Atkinson and their good friend Chri stian Harwell we re at a re c e ption being hosted by Mike King and Art s i n Sta rk. They we re debuting the Studio 5 on Fourth Street gallery and studio concepts, and showing off the first of the completed spaces. T

Federal Center full steam ahead

IlluminArts back with CELEBRATION 2010 art extravaganza!IlluminArts will host a countywide interactive arts extravaganza for the StarkCounty community this month! The event, dubbed IlluminArts Celebration2010, is scheduled for Saturday, March 27, at Timken Senior High School,521 Tuscarawas St. W in downtown Canton. IlluminArts Celebration 2010 is thefifth annual arts festival produced by IlluminArts, an all volunteer, non-profitorganization dedicated to promoting the arts throughout Stark County and thesurrounding area.

The IlluminArts Celebration, a collaboration of IlluminArts and the Canton City Schools, with funding support from ArtsinStark, the County Arts Council, is FREE and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Celebration 2010 willfeature hands-on activities for all ages, musical and theatrical performances,workshops, demonstrations, exhibits and food. Celebration is held to raiseawareness of the arts, increase participation in the arts and build connectionsbetween the arts and the community.

IlluminArts Celebration 2010 will showcase the program displays from the recentIlluminArts Mentoring Program. In addition, the event will feature Battle of theBrush, in which professional and student artists compete in a mural painting con-test for prizes, Picture It! Photo Exhibit and performances by area high schoolrock bands.

For more info rmation about IlluminArts and Celebration 2010, visitwww.illuminArts.org. IlluminArts Celebration 2010 is sponsored by DowntownCanton Special Improvement District, Mercy Medical Center, Stark County ESC,Motter and Meadows Architects and Creative Juices Communications.

Come to the Arts District for fun foolery, amazingart and magical music for the April Fool’s FirstFriday on April 2. Pranks, tricks and silliness willabound among the art, music and performancesthat make First Friday great! Wear a silly hat ormix and match your clothes for the evening…any-thing goes for this light-hearted theme. Adding tothe fun, 2nd April Galerie is holding a party tocelebrate 2 years at their downtown ClevelandAvenue location on this serendipitous date ofApril 2nd.

Spring Fever will be in the air as the First Fridayfe stivities head back outdoors in full fo rce on May 7. Outside grills from the downtownrestaurants, art vendors and street musicians willbe lining Court Avenue and Fourth Street in celebration of the return of warmer temperatures!

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he Federal Center project is right on time,” said John Crook, director of retail

development and in-house architect at Carnegie Management, the developer

behind Canton’s new Federal Center.

The Federal Center will open in early June, after the Memorial Day holiday. New Federal Centertenants, including the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. Trustees, U.S. Marshals, Social SecurityAdministration, and Internal Revenue Service, will begin moving in this May.

The new center will incorporate new federal security requirements and provide a modern workplace,emphasizing efficiency and design excellence. It replaces the Frank T. Bow Federal Building, and isbound by 3rd Street SW, McKinley Avenue SW, 5th Street SW, and High Avenue SW.

The project is the culmination of the commitment and cooperation by U.S. Congressman RalphRegula, along with the City of Canton, the developer, the new Federal Center tenants and the U.S.General Services Administration.

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7Vicki Boatright, owner and artistof BZTAT Studios in downtownCanton, is the artist behind the l a te st installation of public artplanned for downtown Canton’sA rts Dist rict. Her mura l ,Downtown Cats, will be hung thisJuly on the side of the HEAPBuilding along Fifth Street NW.

Downtown Cats is a four-panelp a i n ted installation fe a t u ring her four eclectic kitties, from leftto right:

Noah, named after he escaped abasement flood by floating tos a fety inside his own pers o n a lRubbermaid arc.

Slick, who was rescued from anoil slick on the Tuscarawas River15 years ago.

Who, originally Boatright’s moth-er’s cat, got his name from theLilian Jackson Braun’s “The CatWho” series. He is Noah’s brother.

And finally, Brewskie Butt, who is Boatright’s social mediaspokescat. Brewskie has a veryactive, global following and fre-quently takes his fans on tours ofthe Canton Arts Dist rict viaTwitter.

“I’ve been wanting to do a muralfor some time and I wanted to dos o m ething fun and whimsical.

Having Brewskie become a per-manent part of the art landscapeseemed fi t t i n g ,” said Boatri g h t .Boatright and Brewskie Butt havea significant online global follow-ing, and Boatright was recentlynamed a finalist in the ShortyAwards, honoring the best pro-ducers of short, real-time contenton Twitter.

Each panel of the mural is 4’ x 8’with the cats sitting in windowsreminiscent of the neighbori n gJoseph Saxton Gallery ofP h oto gra p hy’s arts and cra ft sst yle. Each window panel isdesigned so that the cats arelooking inward with the city as thebackdrop.

Downtown Cats is being createdf rom MDO ply wood, the kindused by sign makers to ensurel o n gevity aga i n st the elements.Other materials that Boatright isusing for the project are likewisesuited for exterior murals, and sheis adding a UV coating to protectthe artwork from fading. Boatrightbelieves that the materials will sur-vive for as long as 15 to 20years.

Downtown Cats is made possiblewith funding from the Timothy S.Belden Foundation at the StarkCommunity Foundation and isbeing coordinated by ArtsinStark.

New downtown mural features a fantastic quartet of felinesBoatright’s artistic niche is pet portraits and animal artwork, but this isn’t herfirst endeavor into murals. As a mental health therapist, Boatright helps trau-matized children. Her large-scale collage, Jesse’s Journey, created for theStark County Traumatized Child Taskforce, brings attention to the issue ofchildhood trauma. Many of her other pieces represent hope, faith, peaceand other socially-conscious themes.

For more about Boatright, to follow her process online or to get toknow Brewskie, visit her blog at bztat.com.

18 Soup at Six: “On the Move: The EarlyAuto Industry in Stark County”McKinley Presidential Library & Museumwww.mckinleymuseum.org

19 The Wizard of OzCanton Balletwww.cantonballet.com

19 Ice Cream SocialCanton Balletwww.cantonballet.com

19 Folk FridaySecond April Galeriewww.secondapril.org

19, 20 True WestKathleen Howland Theatrewww.secondapril.org/theater

19 (Thru Apr. 4) - Stark County High School Art ExhibitionCanton Museum of Artwww.cantonart.org

20 Socrates CaféSecond April Galeriewww.secondapril.org

20 The Wizard of OzCanton Balletwww.cantonballet.com

21 The Works of John Rutter VOCI at Christ Presbyterian Churchwww.voicesofcanton.org

23 Stark County High School Art Exhibition ReceptionCanton Museum of Artwww.cantonart.org

24 Coffee & Crafts: “Beading Chain”McKinley Presidential Library & Museumwww.mckinleymuseum.org

25 Aultman Cameo ConcertCanton Symphony Orchestrawww.cantonsymphony.org

26, 27 True WestKathleen Howland Theatrewww.secondapril.org/theater

26-28 Fiddler on the RoofPlayers Guild Theatrewww.playersguildtheatre.com

26 Ohio Legacy Casual ConcertCanton Symphony Orchestrawww.cantonsymphony.org

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Cost is $75 per issue.

For more downtown event information log on to www.cantondevelopmentpartnership.com

Steve McCurry:The Unguarded Moment ExhibitJoseph Saxton Gallery of Photographywww.jsaxtongallery.comA Stitch in Time: Highlights from the Museum’s Quilt & Coverlet CollectionsMcKinley Presidential Library & Museumwww.mckinleymuseum.org

MARCH5 First Friday - Art Works

Canton Arts Districtwww.cantonfirstfriday.com

5 TEAM ARTS Annual Arts Campaign Kick-offArtsinStark at Palace Theatrewww.artsinstark.com

5-7 Winnie the PoohPlayers Guild Theatrewww.playersguildtheatre.com

6 The Canton Repository Battle of the BandsPalace Theatrewww.cantonpalacetheatre.org

6 Scared Scriptless ImprovKathleen Howland Theatrewww.secondapril.org/theater

7 MasterWorks Classical Concert VCanton Symphony Orchestrawww.cantonsymphony.org

8 Tea with the Curator: “Hearth & Home”McKinley Presidential Library & Museumwww.mckinleymuseum.org

10 Fine Wednesday WineJoseph Saxton Gallery of Photographywww.jsaxtongallery.com

10-11 SymphonyLand! Brass13 Canton Symphony Orchestra

www.cantonsymphony.org11 Turning Point Opening Reception

Second April Galeriewww.secondapril.org

13 History DayMcKinley Presidential Library & Museumwww.mckinleymuseum.org

13 The Voice of the American Soul: Marian AndersonNational First Ladies Librarywww.firstladies.org

13 “Get Together”Second April Galeriewww.secondapril.org

14 About Showcase Choral ConcertCanton Symphony Orchestrawww.cantonsymphony.org

APRIL2 First Friday – April Fools

Canton Arts Districtwww.cantonfirstfriday.com

3 Scared Scriptless ImprovKathleen Howland Theatrewww.secondapril.org/theater

2-4 Fiddler on the RoofPlayers Guild Theatrewww.playersguildtheatre.com

9-10 ArtisAlive Art Show & SaleCultural Center for the Artswww.artisalive.com

9-11 Fiddler on the RoofPlayers Guild Theatrewww.playersguildtheatre.com

10 MasterWorks Classical Concert VICanton Symphony Orchestrawww.cantonsymphony.org

10 Bridal ShowMcKinley Presidential Library & Museumwww.mckinleymuseum.org

10, 11 Applause Dance CompetitionPalace Theatrewww.cantonpalacetheatre.org

14 Fine Wednesday Wine Joseph Saxton Gallery of Photographywww.jsaxtongallery.com

16 Form, Function & Figure: ContemporaryOhio Ceramics Exhibit OpensCanton Museum of Artwww.cantonart.org

17 Socrates CaféSecond April Galeriewww.secondapril.org

17 Amelia and EleanorNational First Ladies Librarywww.firstladies.org

21 Volunteer RecognitionMcKinley Presidential Library & Museumwww.mckinleymuseum.org

22 Aultman Cameo ConcertCanton Symphony Orchestrawww.cantonsymphony.org

23 Ohio Legacy Casual ConcertCanton Symphony Orchestrawww.cantonsymphony.org

28 Kinder ConcertsCanton Symphony Orchestrawww.cantonsymphony.org

28 Coffee & Crafts: “Stamping”McKinley Presidential Library & Museumwww.mckinleymuseum.org

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Through 6/6