J-Jams – FREE noon concerts on Wednesday in June/July (covered patio) Cultural Center for the Arts 1001 Market Avenue North. CANTON Food available for purchase includes hot dogs, chips, popcorn, soft drinks, BBQ sandwiches Free Parking Rain or Shine No admission Tables and Chairs set up Everyone welcome Need more info? Call Judi at ArtsinStark 330-453-1075, ext 206 White Sky Outcast, the indie-alternative favorite sons from North Canton , and top contenders for the Repository Battle of the Bands, will be playing a FREE noon concert as part of the J-Jams series, hosted by Artsi...
Dirty hands and knee pads are a given at this month’s First Friday, as Chalk the Walk returns to the streets on June 1 from 6-10 p.m. in the Canton Arts District. Twenty teams of artists, including Jeff Keirn’s infamous Chalk Monkeys, will be on the loose and running wild with ideas that range from the surreal to the sublime. In addition, the Julliard Arts Center hosts a Battle of the Chalk at Motter & Meadows, across from the Canton Palace Theatre, that will show the free family film, “The Lorax,” at 7:30. Around the corner, at Lynda Tuttle's Art Center, the group Retro Rock Ban...
It was less than a year ago that local band Eclectic Mayhem was crowned the winner of Cleveland Hard Rock Café’s Battle of the Bands. Making it to the second round, the band was chosen by Bruce Springsteen’s lead guitarist Stevie Van Zandt as one of the top 40 bands nationwide. Since then, the band has recorded a full-length album this past January at Sleepwalk Recording with engineer/musician Eric Day (The Broderick, You’re a Liar). The group, which was originally formed in 2010, consists of all Cleveland born and raised members including: Pat Conley (Vocals, Drums), Dan Cooley (Gui...
Finalists selected to compete in the Repository’S Battle of the Bands Seven bands have been selected to compete in The Repository’s Battle of the Bands to be held Saturday, March 3. Now in its ninth year, the Battle of the Bands is Stark County’s largest rock and roll competition featuring local high school talent. The event, made possible through headlining sponsor Westfield Belden Village and opening act sponsors Horizon Audio and Kent State University Stark, draws more than 1,200 audience members to watch bands compete on the stage of Canton’s historic Palace Theatre. The follo...
IlluminArts is a nonprofit, charitable organization that promotes the arts, and enhances the identity of Stark County and surrounding areas as a vibrant, visionary and arts-oriented region. Those behind the organization believe that bringing artists, arts organizations, and community members together to network is critical to building a united and diverse arts community. By expanding community awareness about the relationships between arts and learning it will increase the ways art is used to educate youth. On Friday, March 18th at 6:30PM, Illuminarts will throw a benefit show entitled Rock...
