Walsh Mourns Death of Diane Belfiglio, Popular and Talented Art Professor

Courtesy Ed Balint and Canton Repository Award-winning artist and Walsh University professor Diane Belfiglio is being remembered for her talents, kindness and campus contributions. Belfiglio died suddenly Saturday at age 66. She was a lifelong resident of Plain Township. She was recently recognized by the Ohio Arts Council for her paintings, which have been exhibited locally and across the […]

Masterworks: Organ & Orchestra | Canton Symphony Orchestra

Masterworks: Organ & Orchestra Sunday, April 2nd @ 7PM Join us at our next MasterWorks concert ORGANS & ORCHESTRA! Canton organist, Heather Cooper, returns by popular demand! Last seen on our stage in 2020, Heather returns to perform several triumphant pieces written for organ and orchestra. The traditional organ music of Bach, Widor, and Strauss […]

MasterWorks Concert Series SCHEHERAZADE | Canton Symphony Orchestra

MasterWorks Concert Series: SCHEHERAZADE Sunday, January 22nd at 7:00PM On January 22nd at 7:00pm, we will present SCHEHERAZADE! This concert is all about storytelling through the lens of music. We will feature a world premiere by American composer Quinn Mason and a stunning solo performance by Canadian pianist Sheng Cai. Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade” is inspired by […]

Pop-up Violin Performance at Massillon Museum

Pop-up Violin Performance at MassMu     Visitors to the Massillon Museum and those celebrating Massillon’s holiday kickoff on Saturday, November 19, can hear a free violin performance by Rachel Barton Pine in the second-floor galleries.    She will play from 6:30 to 6:50 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 7:20 p.m. During the break, guests will […]

ArtsinStark announces WONDER: Canton Light Festival coming to downtown Canton in April

Free, family event will feature immersive and interactive light displays that will brighten the sky and amaze visitors ArtsinStark, Stark County’s Arts Council, in partnership with Visit Canton, is pleased to announce WONDER: Canton Light Festival 2022, to be held every Friday and Saturday evening in April. The family-friendly outdoor event is free and open […]

News Release: MassMu’s 2022 NEA Big Read Kicks Off April 2

The Massillon Museum will launch this year’s NEA Big Read on Saturday, April 2, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., with a free event. The public is invited to visit the Museum to pick up a free copy of this year’s book selection, An American Sunrise, by Muscogee author Joy Harjo, US Poet Laureate. The Massillon Public Library, MassMu’s leading partner […]

Kent State University at Stark turns 75; celebrates 30th season of storied Featured Speakers Series

Kent State University at Stark is kicking off its 75th-anniversary celebration with a lineup of notable speakers headlining the 30th season of the campus’ storied Featured Speakers Series. These household names range from Elizabeth Smart, the child abduction survivor and present-day advocate; Erin Brockovich, the brash legal clerk turned environmental powerhouse; and Maxwell King, a major […]

Canton’s Historic Ridgewood Neighborhood To Host its First Artists’ Showcase & Sale

It’s a day-long celebration of the arts and artists in the creative and unique Canton neighborhood of Historic Ridgewood. More than 20 artists and entertainers will be displaying and selling original artwork and sharing live performances at locations throughout the neighborhood on Saturday, Aug. 28, 10am to 5pm. The event is free and open to […]

Sally Otto Art Gallery Features “Women of Resilience”

The University of Mount Union will host an exhibit featuring women artists to kickoff this year’s schedule. The show, “Women of Resilience,” will be on display in the Sally Otto Art Gallery, August 23-September 29. An artists’ reception will be held September 2 from 4-6 p.m. “Women of Resilience” features the work of 25 female […]

Mount Union’s Margo Miller Work Selected For National Exhibit

Margo Miller, associate professor of art at the University of Mount Union recently had a painting accepted into the Butler Institute of American Art’s 85th National Midyear Art Exhibit in Youngstown, Ohio. Miller’s work, “Wahalla Plateau #1” joins other works from across the country.  The Exhibit includes oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, drawings, prints, photographs and […]

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