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Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Tourism Authority delays decision on Roxy Management
Tourism officials postponed Thursday a decision that could return management of the Roxy Theatre to the city of Muskogee. Muskogee Tourism Authority Trust members are concerned the amount of funds dedicated for repair and maintenance of the Roxy is insufficient for the task. 'I can't understand why the City Council has turned its back on this asset,' said Trustee Mike Gragg at Thursday's regular meeting. 'This is, to me and I'll have to check on it, almost a historical building for our city. I think it's a crying shame we have a Council and past city managers that weren't interested in maintaining this asset.' This is the second consecutive meeting where trustees delayed a decision to dissolve a management agreement with Oxford Productions, Inc. and 'negotiate and execute an agreement to return the Roxy Theater to the City of Muskogee.' Trustees postponed the decision Thursday after tabling it from last week's special call meeting saying they didn't have all the upkeep figures needed to make an informed decision. 'We asked them (the city) to get us some quotes, really to do a feasibility study,' said Trustee Traci McGee. 'That hasn't happened. I think what they're looking at, they're saying there's some issues but they don't have a figure for those estimations.' Trustees gave the executive committee of the trust permission to schedule a question and answer session with the City Council and city manager about the situation. 'They want to have a discussion with the City Council because the City Council will be the ones that has the answer,' McGee said. 'Since it's a city-owned building, (Council) will make the final vote and it may be also be with the city manager so that he'll know what's going on and he can bring it to the Council.' The trust receives $65,000 from the city and trustees say it's not enough. Oxford Productions owner Avery Frix told trustees Oxford has been in communication with the city on a regular basis. 'They're aware of the challenges,' Frix said. 'I don't think the issue is they aren't aware — they're certainly aware.' At last week's meeting Mayor Patrick Cale, a trustee, said there was no money available in this year's budget to spend on the building, a point that Tourism Authority Chief Operating Officer Marlon Coleman repeated Thursday. 'This week I've had several conversations with city councilors,' Coleman said. 'The sentiment is all the same … there's not going to be any new money for maintenance.'
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Canton area entertainment. Divine Mercy Fest, KSU Tusc summer movies, Minerva comedy show
Repository entertainment writer Ed Balint runs down things to do in the Canton area while highlighting news in the local arts scene. Comedians Glen Tickle and Ricky Glore will perform May 16 at the Roxy Theatre in downtown Minerva. Krackpots Comedy Club of Massillon is presenting the show at 7:30 p.m. Tickle and Glore both have "Dry Bar Comedy" specials, and each has appeared on SiriusXM, a news release said. Glore also has appeared on "The Bob & Tom Show," and Tickle released a special on Amazon Prime and has appeared on NPR and PBS. Tickets ($27.75 general admission and $49.25 VIP) can be purchased at Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Roxy Theatre is at 114 N. Market St. "Newsies" opens May 16 at Players Guild Theatre on the campus of Kent State University at Stark in Jackson Township. May 16-17 shows are at 7:30 p.m. The May 18 performance is 2 p.m. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. Performances are also May 23-25. To purchase tickets, $25 to $45, go to Performances will be at the Mary J. Timken Theatre on the KSU Stark campus, 6000 Frank Ave. NW. The Divine Mercy Parish Festival will be May 15-18 at 2813 Lincoln Way W in Massillon. The event features live music, rides, beer, food and raffles. Festival hours are 5-10 p.m. May 15; 5-11 p.m. May 16; 1-11 p.m. May 17; and 1-8 p.m. May 18. The band schedule is Billy Likes Soda at 7 p.m. May 15; Disco Inferno, 7 p.m. May 16; LaFlavour, 7 p.m. May 17; and Off the Charts, 3 p.m. May 18. Weather permitting, rides will be open 5 to 10 p.m. May 15; 5 to 11 p.m. May 16; 1 to 11 p.m. May 17; and 1 to 8 p.m. May 18. Canton Ballet dancers collectively earned more than $75,000 in scholarships at the recent Regional Dance America Northeast Festival in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Giada Szekeres, a junior at Lake High School, received a $60,000 collegiate scholarship to the American Music and Dramatic Academy in New York City. Szekeres was selected through a competitive audition process, according to a news release from Canton Ballet. Szekeres will attend Ballet Arizona this summer. Freshman Kaitlyn Giltz and junior Ashlyn Wood, both students at Jackson High School, will be participating in an intensive summer program at the School of American Ballet in New York City. Joining them in securing competitive placements are Madison Fabek, a sophomore at Central Catholic High School, and Maria Carosello, a junior at GlenOak High School, both of whom have spots at the Miami City Ballet, the news release said. 'We are incredibly proud of our dancers' achievements at the Regional Dance America Festival and in securing these prestigious scholarships and summer intensive placements,' said Canton Ballet Director Jennifer Catazaro Hayward. 'Their success is a testament to their hard work, dedication, and the rigorous training and guidance they receive from our exceptional teaching faculty. These opportunities are vital stepping stones in their development as dancers.' The Performing Arts Center at Kent State University at Tuscarawas plans a new summer movie series. Beginning June 24 with "Wicked," the venue in New Philadelphia will feature movie musicals on the Performing Arts Center's 43-x-24-foot screen. Movies will be shown weekly at 7 p.m. Tuesdays. Attendees will receive free popcorn, with bottled water and candy available for purchase. Tickets cost $10 per movie, and a summer movie pass can be purchased for $60 (valid for eight admissions). Performing Arts Center members receive a discount of $5 per ticket. The movie schedule is: "Mamma Mia!," July 1; "La La Land," July 8; "Chicago," July 15; "Grease," July 22; "Moulin Rouge," July 29; "Waitress," Aug. 5; and "The Greatest Showman," Aug. 12. Tickets are on sale at the Performing Arts Center box office, which can be reached at 330-308-6400. Tickets also can be purchased at The box office is open weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the KSU Tuscarawas campus, 330 University Drive NE in New Philadelphia. The Wilderness Center will host a planetarium show, "Chronicle of a Journey to Earth," at 11 a.m. May 17. "Tour the solar system from the perspective of a visitor from another part of the galaxy," The Wilderness Center said. "... On Earth, we learn about lunar phases, lunar and solar eclipses, Earth's seasons and how they depend on Earth's axial tilt and its relationship to the sun. These concepts are woven together into a journey of exploration and discovery." The event is in the Astronomy Education Building at The Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave. SW in the Wilmot area. Tickets cost $4 for members and $6 for non-members. The show is for families and children age 8 and older. Pre-registering is suggested at Walk-ins are accepted but ticket payments must be in cash. A 'Tonight's Sky' program showing seasonal constellations and planets currently in the night sky will follow. Stark Parks will host a sunset hike at 8:30 p.m. May 16 on Hoover Trail, followed by a stargazing program with The Wilderness Center's Astronomy Club. The guided lantern hike will be one hour. Hoover Trail is at 1325 E. Maple St. in North Canton. Reach Ed at 330-580-8315 and ebalint@ Follow on Instagram at ed_balint This article originally appeared on The Repository: Canton things to do. Divine Mercy Parish Fest, KSU Tusc summer movies
Calgary Herald
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Calgary Herald
Darin Hagen among winners as Edmonton music, film, books and visual arts awarded $100,000
Article content The $100,000 annual Edmonton Arts Prizes have been awarded, showcasing an impressive range of local talent and vision! Article content Article content Longtime playwright, queer advocate and drag legend Darin Hagen has taken the City of Edmonton Film Prize for his documentary Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story, it was announced at a ceremony at Roxy Theatre Wednesday night, while alternative electro-pop artist margø has grabbed its Music Prize cousin for her debut album, who are you when you're alone? Article content Article content Novelist, bookseller and Afghanistan veteran Benjamin Hertwig, meanwhile, won the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize for his tender, battlefront debut novel Juiceboxers. Article content Article content Besides the honour of recognition by peers, each category winner is awarded $15,000, with $5,000 apiece going to everyone else on the short list. Article content The runners up in each category are Don Depoe/Dept. 9 Studios for Dark Match and Scott Portingale for Emergence for the film prize — the three movies playing NorthwestFilmFest Monday night at Metro Cinema starting at 7 p.m. with Q and As to follow. Article content Celeigh Cardinal's Boundless Possibilities and King Thief's self titled album scored the music prize's runners-up spots, meanwhile, while Gail Fraser's By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, and Marilyn Dumont's South Side of a Kinless River rounded up the books list. Article content Article content Finally, for visual arts, the runners up were Cheyenne Rain LeGrande for mi^kisak and Heather Shillinglaw's MNIDOONS GIIZIS OONHG – LITTLE SPIRIT MOON (NOVEMBER). Article content Article content Last year's winners were HAIDEE's album This Shouldn't Be Typical, Cody Lightning's film HEY, VIKTOR!, Kelsey Stepehnson for Currents — also at Art Gallery of St. Albert, PS — and essayist Jennifer Bowering Delisle for Micrographia. Article content The annual awards honouring 12 of our finest is shepherded by Edmonton Arts Council, in partnership with the City of Edmonton and community partners Alberta Media Production Industries Association, Alberta Music, Audreys Books, CARFAC Alberta, Edmonton Community Foundation and Writers' Guild of Alberta. Article content Deadlines for the 2026 awards are early December for books, late January for the other three prizes.
Edmonton Journal
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Edmonton Journal
Darin Hagen among winners as Edmonton music, film, books and visual arts awarded $100,000
Article content The $100,000 annual Edmonton Arts Prizes have been awarded, showcasing an impressive range of local talent and vision! Article content Longtime playwright, queer advocate and drag legend Darin Hagen has taken the City of Edmonton Film Prize for his documentary Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story, it was announced at a ceremony at Roxy Theatre Wednesday night, while alternative electro-pop artist margø has grabbed its Music Prize cousin for her debut album, who are you when you're alone? Article content Novelist, bookseller and Afghanistan veteran Benjamin Hertwig, meanwhile, won the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize for his tender, battlefront debut novel Juiceboxers. Raneece Buddan's Art Gallery of St. Albert show Adorned in our Thread led to her Eldon and Anne Foote Visual Arts Prize win. Article content Besides the honour of recognition by peers, each category winner is awarded $15,000, with $5,000 apiece going to everyone else on the short list. The runners up in each category are Don Depoe/Dept. 9 Studios for Dark Match and Scott Portingale for Emergence for the film prize — the three movies playing NorthwestFilmFest Monday night at Metro Cinema starting at 7 p.m. with Q and As to follow. Celeigh Cardinal's Boundless Possibilities and King Thief's self titled album scored the music prize's runners-up spots, meanwhile, while Gail Fraser's By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, and Marilyn Dumont's South Side of a Kinless River rounded up the books list. Article content Finally, for visual arts, the runners up were Cheyenne Rain LeGrande for mi^kisak and Heather Shillinglaw's MNIDOONS GIIZIS OONHG – LITTLE SPIRIT MOON (NOVEMBER). Last year's winners were HAIDEE's album This Shouldn't Be Typical, Cody Lightning's film HEY, VIKTOR!, Kelsey Stepehnson for Currents — also at Art Gallery of St. Albert, PS — and essayist Jennifer Bowering Delisle for Micrographia. The annual awards honouring 12 of our finest is shepherded by Edmonton Arts Council, in partnership with the City of Edmonton and community partners Alberta Media Production Industries Association, Alberta Music, Audreys Books, CARFAC Alberta, Edmonton Community Foundation and Writers' Guild of Alberta. Deadlines for the 2026 awards are early December for books, late January for the other three prizes. fgriwkowsky@ @ Latest National Stories
