BY MOLLY LEHMAN CHICAGO @ CANTON PALACE THEATRE “Give ’em the old razzle-dazzle,” goes the song in “Chicago” — and the Canton Palace Theatre will do just that July 21 and 22 when it stages the award-winning musical by Fred Ebb, Bob Fosse and Fred Kander. The musical satirizes sensationalist journalism and the concept of the “celebrity criminal,” familiar ideas in a society that includes Fox News and Lindsay Lohan. Set in Prohibition-era Chicago, the plot revolves around Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, a pair of accused “murderesses” who use their crimes to climb to fame and ...
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...
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...
Attention all amateur sleuths. You have an assignment. The risk is minimal. The reward is great. The time is now. On First Friday, your first stop needs to be at one of the studios in the downtown Canton Arts District (check the on-line map if you are clueless) to pick up your game card. Then follow the instructions, gum-shoeing around town in search of the usual subjects (you know them from the board game), as they will each have a clue to the Who Dun It. And, be sure to look, listen and stop everywhere including Evolution Art, the crime scene. It’s down the block from TRANSITIONS Galler...
January 26 - Canton - Canton Palace Theatre Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey Beloved by children of all ages around the world, Elmo is an international icon. Few people know his creator, Kevin Clash, who dreamed of working with his idol, master puppeteer Jim Henson. Displaying his creativity and talent at a young age, Kevin ultimately found a home on Sesame Street. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, this documentary includes rare archival footage, interviews with Frank Oz, Rosie O'Donnell, Cheryl Henson, Joan Ganz Cooney and others and offers a behind-the-scenes look at Sesame Street and the Ji...
January 20 - Canton - Canton Palace Theatre Featuring Jeff Poulos Blues Review, The Brighter Side Band and Shady Drive The Canton Palace Theatre announces its third 85th Anniversary Event – Blues Night at the Palace on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 7:00pm, doors open at 6:00pm. Tickets are just $10 and can be purchased here or calling the Box Office at 330.454.8172 Monday – Friday 10am to 4pm. Tickets will be sold at the door starting at 6pm on Friday, January 20 as well. “This is a perfect way to showcase local talent from Stark County and Northeast Ohio in our historic venue and ...
Thursday, January 12, 2012 Art Film: “Margin Call” The key players at an investment firm become entangled during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. When entry-level analyst Peter Sullivan unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of the firm, a roller-coaster ride ensues as decisions both financial and moral catapult the lives of all involved to the brink of disaster. Run Time: 1 Hour 37 Minutes Doors Open: 7:00pm Showtime: 7:30pm Admission: $5 Rated: R Friday, January 13 – Sunday, January 16, 2012 Hollywood Hit Movi...
ArtsinStark has been selected to receive the 2012 Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio for COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & PARTICIPATION. The award will be presented at a luncheon ceremony honoring the winners and members of the Ohio Legislature at noon on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at the Columbus Athenaeum in downtown Columbus. The luncheon is hosted by the Ohio Arts Council and Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation. The 2012 Governor’s Awards Selection Committee consisted of seven Ohio Arts Council board members and three non-board members who were selected by Ohio Citizens for the Arts. ...
OhioProg has announced the performance schedule for its inaugural year. OhioProg 2012 | Ohio’s Premiere Progressive Rock Festival is set for September 7th, 8th & 9th of 2012 at the Canton Palace Theatre in Canton, Ohio. The schedule is as follows Friday, September 7, 2012 “A Tribute to the Classics” Pre-Show • 5:00pm - 6:30pm Going for the One (USA) • 7:00pm - 8:30pm Gende’s Giant (USA) • 9:00pm - 11:00pm Script for a Jester’s Tour (UK) September 8, 2012 “Main Event” • 11:00am - 12:30pm Orphan Project (USA) • 2:00pm - 3:30pm Persephone’s Dream (USA) •...
Cantonfilm.com, in association with the Canton Palace Theatre, will host the Canton Film Festival 2011 in downtown Canton on October 13th, 14th, and 15th. During this three-day Film Forward event, the public will get the chance to screen the short films of independent directors from across the country. Besides the films entered into the festival, Canton Film Festival 2011 also features several special guests. On Friday, October 14th, North East Ohio horror director Bill Schotten will show one of his films, followed by a Question and Answer session. On Saturday, October 15th, Megan Areford...
Under the artistic direction of Cassandra Crowley Canton Ballet will present its elegant and mesmerizing contemporary work Dracula…the Ballet in two evening performances on Friday, October 21, and Saturday, October 22, at the Canton Palace Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Featured guest artists will be three Canton Ballet graduates. They are 2006 alumni Zachary Catazaro of New York City Ballet in the role of Dracula and Dillon Shifferly of Western Ballet Theatre Puerto Rico as Renfield. 2004 alumna Kelly Yankle of BalletMet Columbus will dance the role of Mina. Choreographed in two acts by t...
CINEMA in the CITY - TONIGHT - Wednesday, September 21 7 p.m. Pre-Show Entertainment 8 p.m. Showtime! Movie will be indoors at the Canton Palace Theatre Don't let the rain scare you away join us indoors tonight at the historic Palace Theatre for "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark". Special pre-show entertainment includes interactive karaoke session with DJ Magic Mike, balloon animals, Stark Parks and yummy concessions for purchase. Visit CINEMAintheCITY.com for more information....
Ohio’s premiere progressive rock festival, OhioProg, announces its inaugural year. OhioProg is set to take place over three days, September 7, 8 & 9 of 2012 at the Canton Palace Theatre located at 605 Market Avenue North in Downtown Canton, Ohio. This 1509 seat theatre originally opened in 1926 and each seat provides a glorious view of the stage and scenery. An exceptional line-up has been assembled which includes a Friday pre-show, “A Tribute to the Classics,” and a Saturday & Sunday full-day main event featuring eleven bands spanning five countries. Headlining day one of OhioProg 2...
More than 500 people enjoyed a big screen on the green downtown last month for the debut movie, “Jurassic Park,” and the August and September installments of Cinema in the City are gearing up to be just as popular. The outdoor movie series is shown on a jumbo screen set up in the Kresge Green Space between Third and Fourth Streets along Market Avenue in Canton. For families with young kids, “Shrek” will be shown on Wednesday, August 17; for young adults and adults nostalgic for a young Harrison Ford, “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” will be screened on Wednesday,...
The Palace Theatre's weekly Civil War film festival kicks off tonight with a screening of "Shenandoah", the 1965 film about a Virginia farmer whose neutral stance on the war is challenged when his son is captured by the Union Army. 8/11 Canton Palace Theatre • Canton ...
Doesn’t it always seem like you have to drive out to the middle of nowhere in order to go to the drive in? Well this summer Canton is hosting the Cinema in the City movie series. Movies are shown right downtown, so grab a blanket and check it out. This month’s feature film is “Shrek.” 8/17 Market St. N. @ 4th St. • Canton ...
There's no place like home. There's no place like home. Unless it's a stinking hot day on the 25th and you've got no AC in your house. Then you better take yourself and the kids to the Canton Palace Theatre to see this fantasy classic. Take the extra step and listen to The Dark Side of the Moon on your iPod at the same time. ...
We are giving you one more reason to love Buzzbin Magazine. Along with the Downtown Canton Special Improvement District, YStark!, Canton Palace Theatre, and the Canton Chamber of Commerce we are showing Jurassic Park for FREE in downtown Canton on the green space tonight July 13th. That's right...FREE, as in no money, doesn't cost a thing, totally free dude. Pre-show warm up starts promptly at 8pm and the movie starts rolling at dusk. From the Cinema in the City website: "CINEMA IN THE CITY movie series brings the magic of the silver screen to downtown Canton! Bring the family down for a fr...
It's kinda like the drive in but you're parking your butt not your car. Several downtown Canton organizations (including Buzzbin) have banded together to bring a monthly movie screening, going through September. This month it's Jurassic Park, one of the most successful summer blockbusters of all time. Remember: DO NOT bring your umbrella- in case of rain, the show will be moved to the Palace Theatre. ...
Wanna be the next Errol Morris? Think you’d like to be a (less obnoxious, please) new generation’s Michael Moore? Opportunity is knocking: The Canton Film Festival has issued a call for submissions for their 2011 event, to be held October 13-15 at the Canton Palace Theatre. The festival will screen short films from independent directors across the country in addition to hosting several guests. Filmmaker Bill Schotten, whose Hubbard, Ohio-based production company was responsible for indie horror flicks like “Bloodlock” and “Silver Cell,” will screen one of his screamers; Megan Aref...
