The doors will open at 7:00 p.m.; the concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. The event is open to everyone. The Museum and the Chit Chat Coffee Shoppe will offer light refreshments for sale. The $15 per-person admission ($12.50 for Massillon Museum members or $10 for students with student ID) may be paid at the door. Advance tickets are also available. The Museum accepts cash, checks, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover.

Steven Greenman is recognized internationally as an outstanding practitioner of traditional Eastern European Jewish klezmer violin. He is producer and lead performer for the recording, Stempenyu’s Dream, which contains his original Jewish and klezmer compositions. He leads the Stempenyu’s Dream ensemble, Di Tsvey and the Steven Greenman Klezmer Ensemble.

One of the first American-born klezmer violinists to create a program and performance style based entirely on the repertoire of European klezmer violin music, Greenman co-founded the Khevrisa ensemble together with the cimbalist, Walter Zev Feldman in 1998. He is co-producer and lead performer of the recording Khevrisa-European Klezmer Music on the Smithsonian Folkways label.

He has taught klezmer music at KlezKamp, KlezKanada, KlezFest London, Internationales Klezmer Festival Fuerth, and Klezmer Wochen Weimar. He has performed at the Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, Poland and at Toronto’s Ashkenaz-A Festival of New Yiddish Culture.

As a concert performer Greenman has been a guest soloist with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, the Canton Symphony Orchestra, and the Akron Symphony Orchestra, performing his own arrangements of traditional Eastern European Gypsy violin music and klezmer music.

Greenman has performed internationally with Khevrisa and other notable klezmer ensembles such as the Klezmatics, Budowitz, the Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band, Kapelye and Di Tsvey (the Greenman/ Rushefsky duo). His own group, the Steven Greenman Klezmer Ensemble, is dedicated to performing his own compositions and a transitional Jewish/Moldavian klezmer repertoire.

The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172), in downtown Massillon.  Free parking is available on adjacent streets and in nearby city lots.  Call the Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit massillonmuseum.org for concert details.

As in years past, the MarketPlace will give away a brand-new John Deere walk-behind lawnmower from Hartville Hardware to one lucky grand-prize winner. Drawing will be at 3pm.

There will also be a free cornhole tournament, but registration is limited to the first eight teams of two in three age groups. Winners and runners-up in each age group will receive MarketPlace gift certificates. Age groups are 8-12, 13-17 and 18 and older.

Enjoy live country music entertainment by the band 7 Roads to Nowhere, food specials including fried bologna sandwiches, suckers for the kids, giveaways, antique tractors on display and more. This family-friendly event is sure to be fun for all ages!

The Hartville Marketplace and Flea Market is open Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The MarketPlace is located on Rt. 619 in Hartville, just behind the Hartville Kitchen restaurant.

For more information visit www.hartvillemarketplace.com.

Canton Ballet will present its fantastic full length version of The Wizard of Oz in two matinee performances Saturday and Sunday, March 20 and 21, at the Canton Palace Theatre under the artistic direction of Cassandra Crowley. Performance times are 2:00 p.m.

Destined to become one of Canton Ballet’s family favorites, The Wizard of Oz premiered in 2001 to sellout audiences. With 80-plus roles Canton Ballet’s Wizard is a sizeable production, almost as large as the ballet’s Nutcracker.

Admission is $18-22 for adults, $14-18 for seniors and $8-10 for children. A discount for groups of 20 or more is available. All seating is reserved. For more information or to purchase tickets call 330-455-7220 or visit www.cantonballet.com.

The Palace Theatre box office opens one hour before performance times for advance purchase pickups and walk-up sales only. Ticket purchase in advance is recommended for this special event.

The National First Ladies’ Library and Historic Site, a National Parks Service Historic Site, is the only one of its kind, educating the public on the contributions made by our country’s first ladies as well as other notable women in our history.

Guided one-and-a-half-hour tours are offered beginning in the Education & Research Center, located at 205 Market Ave. South, viewing the main exhibit in the Museum before proceeding to the Saxton McKinley House, where you are guided through with a costumed docent. The Saxton McKinley House is the family home of first lady Ida Saxton McKinley, built in the 1840s by her grandfather and is also dedicated as the Historic Home of President William McKinley.

The National First Ladies’ Library also hosts fantastic events, open to the public, throughout the year. Upcoming events include:

• Anderson American Soul program about Marian Anderson on Saturday, March 13
• White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, March 22, and Monday, April 5
• Amelia & Eleanor on Saturday, April 17
• White House Weddings on May 8
• Ida McKinley Tea on June 5
• Open House including self-guided tours of the Saxton House (no charge) on Tuesday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The National First Ladies’ Library offers tours Tuesday-Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. and 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m., plus Sundays in June, July and August at 12:30, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m. The gift shop is open Monday-Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., plus Sundays in June, July and August from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information or tour reservations, call 330-452-0876 or visit: www.firstladies.org.

The next mystery location in the Spotlight Stark County Contest will be revealed on Monday, March 15. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter to keep up with the latest Spotlight Stark County Contest news!

Now 25 years later, every March and November, thousands of performance enthusiasts gather, some from as far as Florida, Oklahoma and North Carolina, to take part in the Pro-Formance Swap Meet to buy, sell and trade from over 800 vendors.

Dave stated, “We started this as more of a hobby and it just took off. Not that it hasn’t been a lot of work, but even today we just love promoting a family oriented event that is affordable. The joy of working with people is very gratifying.”

After all these years the admission to one of Dave and Ed’s events is still only $5. Their favorite motto is “Give people their money’s worth”, and with that, as the customers are leaving, they are anticipating the next Dave & Ed’s event.

You can experience the Pro-Formance Swap Meet this weekend, March 6-7, at the Stark County Fairgrounds.  For more information visit: www.autoevents.com

“Mandala,” a concept that appears in many cultures around the world, loosely translates as “circle,” but a mandala, which usually includes concentric circles, is more than a simple shape. It represents wholeness, the organizational structure of life that reminds us of our relation to the infinite, and the world that extends both beyond and within our bodies and minds. The mandala relates to the material components of life—the earth, sun, and moon—as well as conceptual circles—friends, family, and community.

The “Do the Mu” program is free and open to all. Participants may drop in any time between noon and 2:00 p.m.; no pre-registration is required.

The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172) in downtown Massillon. A visit to the Massillon Museum is always free. For more information about Do the Mu, call the Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.

Not sure where this is? Don’t worry, we’ll be giving away clues on Facebook and Twitter everyday through Thursday. Enter your guess once a day for more chances to win!

Clue #1: One of only 7 National Parks Service sites in Ohio and the only in Stark County.
Clue #2: A presidential experience.

Plus, every time you enter the contest you’ll be entered in the grand prize drawing for a getaway valued at over $500! The grand prize package includes two nights lodging at The Bonny Peacock Bed & Breakfast and 2011 Glenmoor Gathering of Significant Automobiles event package including tickets to the Friday night VIP Welcome Party, Sunday’s concours, picnic basket/lunch (gourmet meal, souvenir Gathering blanket and wine glasses), bottle of wine, and souvenir posters signed by the featured artists. The grand prize drawing will be held Wednesday, December 29, 2010.

You must enter your guess by Thursday, March 4, at 5 p.m. EST. Only one entry per person per day. Winner will be selected using Random.org.

Travel Tip for Parents: There is a large animatronic dinosaur named Alice at the entrance to Discover World inside the museum. Young children are sometimes scared by this. Just ask and the staff is more than happy to take you “behind the scenes” to enter Discover World without having to pass by Alice.

For more information visit: www.mckinleymuseum.org

Combining pieces from the Center’s collections with works from the North Canton Heritage Society, coverlets made by New Berlin resident Isaac Sheaffer in the 1800s and also by Benjamin Lichty will be among the textiles on display.

A full size signature crazy quilt with New Berlin residents’ names embroidered and painted on beautiful fabric pieces with fancy stitchery, will be available for viewing and guests to search for family names. A display of fancy stitches and fabric swatches are components of crazy quilts. Signature quilts were sometimes made as a fundraiser for a church, missionaries or even to support troops during a war by either selling the quilt at an auction or people paid to have their name included on the quilt. Also called “friendship quilts” it was common for a signature quilt to be given to a member of the community as a memento of an important community event.

Among the vintage pieces displayed will be a framed floral needlepoint made by the late Mary Hoover Price on loan courtesy North Canton Public Library’s The Little Art Gallery and a tablecloth signed by World War II veterans.

More current pieces will include quilts signed by various North Canton elementary students in the 1970s and 1980s.

This unique showing will be available for viewing through October. Center docents will be conducting tours hourly, at 1, 2, 3, & 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday. Advance reservations are required for groups of 8 or more and morning tours are available weekdays. Admission is $5; children under 12 are free. For more information, phone the Center at 330-499-0287.

Kick off the night at 5:30 p.m. at TEAM ARTS – the starting whistle of the 12-week Annual Arts Campaign, held at the Canton Palace Theatre and offering free food and fun including performances by the Timken H.S. Marching Band, VOCI and the GlenOak cheerleaders. Then, stick around for St. Pet’s Day, the annual Celtic celebration (from 7-10) benefiting Stark Animal Rescue Groups and featuring Irish crooners like Lisa Spicer, Ashley Brooke Toussant and performances by the MacConmara Irish Dancers and the Moonflowers.

Other vocal performers through the District include Becky Daly at Carpe Diem, John Stipe at Fideli’s, Scott Paris at Anderson Creative and Seeking Stoic at AGoG Teen Gallery, plus live jazz at the Blue Olive, and the Canton Symphony Chamber Singers strolling and singing through the streets. And if footwork strikes your fancy, stop by and see how Mariah, a belly dancer, works things out at the Renkert Building while the First Friday Swing Dance gets the job done at the Metropolitan Centre Ballroom.

Twenty-eight working artists will debut the 28 Variations Project at Anderson Creative, while Dylan Atkinson, Mark Ball and Joseph Close paint LIVE at Iris. The Dreg Spot (in 2nd April Galerie) will debut its multi-media exhibit, “Static Vision,” White House Studio (also in 2nd April) will do pet painting demonstrations, and ACME Artists will be blowing out the candles and the stops for their 3rd birthday.

Youngsters and their parents can take part in Alice in Wonderland, an audience participation play from the Players Guild Theatre’s Page to Stage at the Kathleen Howland Theatre (6:00 p.m.). Other family fun includes kids’ crafts by Aultman’s Wellness on Wheels at the Rotary Club, crafts at the American Red Cross and free caricature drawings by artist Scott Hall at Community One Credit Union. For spoken word enthusiasts, a Neruda poetry & concert preview from Canton Symphony Orchestra conductor Matt Brown (7:00 p.m.) and the Poetry Showcase and contest (registration at 7:30 p.m.) will take place at the Kathleen Howland Theatre.

The work of many photographers will be for sale and on display: A Studio features Jacob Bruckner and Kristin Riecheson; Julz will feature work by Steve Ohman; Bad Girlz Jewelry will exhibit the Spring Promises photo series, and a special collection from world renowned Steve McCurry will be on the walls of the Joseph Saxton Gallery of Photography.

And since work is a key theme … don’t forget to eat downtown and tip your servers. Food, too, is an art.

For complete information and a downloadable map about Art Works – First Friday March 5 visit www.cantonfirstfriday.com.