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“We wanted to bring a big city
feel but at affordable prices.”
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CHRIS MAGGIORE
OWNER, M BAR
FEATURES
6 Chad Zumock
Cleveland standup uses adversity to fuel new album
8 Third Eye Blind
Stephan Jenkins talks new album, music industry ahead of Canton show
10 ‘Blue Collar’
NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTIES WANTED
Are you hosting a public New Year’s Eve celebration? If so, we want to hear about it!
The Dec. 24 issue of Ticket magazine will feature a New Year’s Eve guide listing bands, dances and other parties in the area.
To have your event included, send full details (including address, hours, tickets, etc.) to dan.kane@cantonrep.com by 9 a.m.
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Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band,
Feb. 23, Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland,
$150, $105, $55, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at
www.theqarena.com, 888-894-9424 and
Discount Drug Mart.
Josh Groban with Sarah MacLachlan,
Aug. 10, Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga
Falls, $145, $85, $55 pavilion, $32.50 lawn,
on sale 10 a.m. Friday at Ticketmaster.
Dixie Chicks, June 3, Blossom Music
Center, Cuyahoga Falls, $137, &77 pavilion,
$43 lawn, at Ticketmaster.
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes,
March 4, Hard Rock Rocksino, Northfield
Park, $57.50, $39.50, $29.50, on sale 10 a.m.
Friday at Ticketmaster.
Jim Norton, March 11, Hard Rock
Rocksino, Northfield Park, $35, on sale 10
a.m. Friday at Ticketmaster.
Marillion, Oct. 29, Hard Rock Rocksino,
Northfield Park, $75, $49.50, $42.50, on sale
10 a.m. Friday at Ticketmaster.
Dropkick Murphys with Tiger Army, Feb.
17, 8 p.m. House of Blues, Cleveland, $32.50,
on sale 10 a.m. Friday at Ticketmaster. (In
addition to previously announced Dropkick
Murphys show Feb. 19 at same venue.)
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Sara Evans talks Christmas
Country hitmaker readies for Dec. 21 holiday concert at Canton’s Palace Theatre
Repository staff report
C
ountry hitmaker Sara
Evans will perform Dec.
21 at Canton’s Palace
Theatre. The concert,
presented by The Repository
and Dusty Guitar Productions,
will feature Evans singing her
many hits as well as several
Christmas songs.
Evans chatted with Repository entertainment editor Dan
Kane for a Ticket feature prior
to her October show in New
Philadelphia about a successful
career that’s included wellknown songs like “Stronger,” “A
Real Fine Place to Start,” “Suds
in the Bucket,” “Born to Fly,”
“No Place That Far,” and “I
Could Not Ask For More,”
among others.
Evans also recorded and released her own Christmas LP,
“At Christmas,” in 2014.
Here are some highlights
from Evans’ Ticket conversation
as well as fast facts about her
relationship with the Christmas
holiday culled from various
sources.
She’s not into “bro-country.”
“Country music is the center
of my world and my career and
how I support my children. I’ve
been in country music since I
was born, and I’ve dedicated my
life to this genre. And to be shut
out because I’m female not
singing about beer and trucks
and dirt roads is absolutely
heartbreaking. We need my
genre.”
AP PHOTO
Sara Evans will
perform a concert of
her country hits, as
well as holiday
favorites, Dec. 21 at
Canton’s Palace
Theatre.
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LIVE MUSIC
coming to a venue near you
WHO: Sara Evans
WHEN: 7:30 p.m., Dec. 21
WHERE: Canton Palace
Theatre, 605 Market
Ave.N, Canton
TICKETS: $44 and
$64 at www.canton
palacetheatre.org or by
calling 330-454-8172
MORE INFO:
www.saraevans.com
‘Have Yourself a Merry Little
Christmas,’ and I kept getting
choked up. I’m always trying to
think of something to give me
inspiration or put me in a certain mindset. I kept thinking, a
Christmas album is special, because it’s timeless.”
Her daughters helped her
sing her version of “The 12
Days of Christmas.”
“My girls sing it with me (on
‘At Christmas’). It is precious.
It’ll make you cry. They have
great voices. My daughters grew
up around music and the business. It was really cool to see
them in the studio getting to do
what I do and finding a love of
it all their own.”
She hopes the track ‘At
Christmas’ becomes a holiday
staple.
“Since most people only listen
to Christmas music around the
holidays, and there are really
not a ton of different songs, it’s
Couples love her concerts.
harder for a new one to stand
“The audience is predomiout or make an impact. From
nantly couples. I see so many
the first time I heard ‘At Christcouples where the man and
mas,’ I knew I had to record it
woman are singing along to
and put it on the album. Since
every song, even the ones that
it’s the only original song it
weren’t singles. I see people cry- made the most sense to also call
ing, grabbing each other’s arms, the album ‘At Christmas,’ too. It
saying, ‘Oh my God, she’s doing reminds me of the Mariah
this song!’ ”
Carey song, ‘All I Want For
Christmas Is You.’ It just sounds
She gets sentimental when it and feels like a song that you’ve
comes to Christmas.
been hearing and singing along
“The first song I sang (on
to for years. I hope that ends up
2014 ‘At Christmas’ LP) was
being the case years from now!”
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ON
THE
BEAT
Presidential race tops Facebook in ’15
Rankings open
window to
cultural mindset
for the past year
BY MICHAEL LIEDTKE
The Associated Press
T
he U.S. won’t elect a president
until next year but the debate
over the crowded field of candidates jostling for the Oval Office
emerged as the hottest topic on Facebook
this year.
The race for the Democratic and Republican party nominations eclipsed an
outpouring of emotions over deadly attacks, strife, social issues and disasters.
The rankings released Wednesday open
a window into the cultural mindset by
analyzing how frequently specific highprofile events, politicians, entertainers,
athletes, movies and TV shows were
mentioned in the posts of Facebook’s 1.5
billion users.
“This year, the most talked about global
topics reflected the serious challenges
people are facing all over the world —
and how our global community is connecting and coming together in ways we
have never seen before,” said Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook Inc.’s chief operating officer.
Google, the owner of the Internet’s
dominant search engine, will provide another snapshot of what people were
thinking and talking about when it releases its annual breakdown of the year’s
most frequent requests for more information.
Here’s a glimpse at how the world
looked on Facebook this year:
TOP TOPICS
The polarizing candidacy of billionaire
former reality-TV star Donald Trump
helped drive early interest in who will
win next year’s race to succeed President
Barack Obama. Facebook says last week’s
shootings in San Bernardino didn’t trigger enough discussion to break into the
top five.
1. U.S. presidential election
2. Nov. 13 attacks in Paris
3. Syrian civil war and refugee crisis
4. Nepal earthquakes
5. Greek debt crisis
TOP ENTERTAINERS
British singer Ed Sheeran doesn’t have
as many followers as Taylor Swift and
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This file image shows Kit Harington as Jon Snow (left) in a scene from “Game of Thrones.” The show was one of the hottest topics on Facebook in 2015.
other singers on Twitter but the voice behind the Grammy-nominated song
“Thinking Out Loud” topped Facebook’s
charts this year. All five of the top spots
were held by singers.
1. Ed Sheeran
2. Taylor Swift
3. Kanye West
4. Nicky Jam
5. Wiz Khalifa
TOP TV SHOWS
No surprise here after the HBO series
“Game of Thrones” enthralled audiences
during its fifth season and won a record
12 times, including the prize for best drama, at the Emmy awards in September.
1. “Game of Thrones”
2. “The Walking Dead”
3. “The Daily Show”
4. “Saturday Night Live”
5. “WWE Raw”
TOP MOVIES
The anticipation for the Walt Disney
Co.’s revival of the “Star Wars” franchise
loomed over theaters like the Death Star
for most of the year, even though the film
won’t be released until next week.
1. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
2. “Furious 7”
3. “Jurassic World”
4. “Avengers: Age of Ultron”
5. “American Sniper”
to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron
James in the basketball arena.
1. Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.
2. Boxer Manny Pacquiao
3. Mixed martial arts fighter Ronda
Rousey
4. Soccer star Lionel Messi
5. Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo
TOP POLITICIANS
Fascination over who might replace
him next year wasn’t enough to overshadTOP ATHLETES
ow the current U.S. president as he
The long-awaited May duel between
wrapped up in his penultimate year in oftwo of the past decade’s best boxers capti- fice.
vated sports fans.
1. U.S. President Barack Obama
Reflecting Facebook’s worldwide reach,
2. Republican presidential candidate
none of the most popular pastimes in the Donald Trump
U.S. placed an athlete in the top five. New
3. Brazil President Dilma Rousseff
England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady
4. Democratic presidential candidate
came in sixth place on Facebook’s list,
Hilary Clinton
while Golden State Warriors guard
5. Democratic presidential candidate
Stephen Curry occupied the seventh spot Bernie Sanders
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SPOTLIGHT on AREA EVENTS
SATURDAY
STARTING
12.12
12.18
St. Stephen Lutheran
Church, Jackson Twp.
St. Bernard Catholic
Church, Akron
HOLIDAY BELLS
CHORAL CANDLELIGHT CONCERTS
The Harmony Ringers handbell choir will appear in
concert at 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Stephen
Lutheran Church at 4600 Fulton Drive NW in
Jackson Township. Admission is free.
Summit Choral Society will perform Christmas Candlelight Concerts at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18-20 at St. Bernard Catholic Church at 44 University Ave. in downtown
Akron. Music will be performed by the Masterworks Chorale, Summit Choral Society's flagship ensemble, along with the SCS's Children's Choirs. Selections
include Daniel Pinkham's “Christmas Cantata” with a double brass choir, a cappella jazz arrangements of carols, and a finale of “O Come, All Ye Faithful.”
Tickets, $25 and $20, may be ordered at www.summitchoralsociety.org and 330-434-7464.
THRU
12.20
Actors’ Summit
Theatre, Akron
WEDNESDAY
12.16
Palace Theatre
Canton
ICE FISHING MUSICAL?
Fish tales, fishing jokes and such songs as “The One That Got Away” and “The Wishing Hole” abound in
“Guys On Ice: The Ice-Fishing Musical,” being presented through Dec. 20 by the Actors’ Summit Theatre
GRINCH DOES PALACE
in downtown Akron. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, at
Greystone Hall, 103 S. High St. Tickets, $33 for adults, $28 for seniors over 65, and $10 for students, may Jim Carrey has the title role in the 2000 comedy “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” which will be
be ordered at www.actorssummit.org and 330-374-7568. Seen here are cast members (left to right) Bob shown at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Palace Theatre in downtown Canton. The cast also includes Taylor
Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski and Molly Shannon. Admission is $6.
Keefe, Shawn Galligan and Frank Jackman.
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COMEDY
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“People say that it’s embarrassing getting
a mugshot, but the truth is I think grown
men taking ‘selfies’ is much more
embarrassing.”
was in a bad place. God bless
Jim Florentine. He was by my
ack in 2012, comedian
side trying to help me through
Chad Zumock was hav- the whole thing, because that’s
ing a rough go of things. just the kind of guy he is. He got
Following a particularly my head back on track, and I rebad set at The Funny Stop in
ally started to focus on my
Cuyahoga Falls, the then-costandup.”
host of the Alan Cox show on
With encouragement from
WMMS was arrested for drunk- one of his comedic heroes and
en driving. The incident led to
friend, Zumock dusted himself
his public dismissal from the
off and returned to the stage,
station, and the fallout put Zumore personal, relatable and,
mock in a hole that would prove above all else, funnier than ever.
difficult to climb from.
The experience ultimately
“When I got publicly fired,
helped fuel Zumock’s new aland I found out all the crap bebum, “Reckless Operation,”
hind the real story, I went into a named after the legal charge he
serious depression,” Zumock re- eventually incurred in 2013.
called.
“I was drinking a lot, and I
BY B.J. LISKO
Repository staff writer
B
CHAD ZUMOCK
“Standup was the vehicle that
took me places,” he said. “Now,
I’ve got to maintain it.”
So far, Zumock hasn’t had
much trouble earning his keep
from comedy. He’s a frequent
co-host of the “Bob and Tom
Show” and regularly performs at
comedy clubs all over the country. His recent feature sets have
included spots opening for Florentine, Artie Lange and Doug
Stanhope, and his next area appearance will be Dec. 17 at Tim
Owens’ Traveler’s Tavern in
Akron.
Zumock talked candidly about
“Reckless Operation,” his recent
experiences and his career in
comedy ahead of his upcoming
show.
Q. So, “Reckless Operation”
seems a pretty bold choice for
an album title and concept
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especially given that you used
your mugshot for the cover.
Now that you can look back on
it, was there a silver lining to
everything you went through?
A. “I went through Hell and
back. I definitely try to make
lemonade from lemons. I got
kicked a lot while I was down,
but I did bounce back. People
told me it was genius to use my
mugshot for my album cover,
and some people said it took
some balls. People say that it’s
PUBLICITY PHOTO
embarrassing getting a mugshot,
■
Comedian
Chad
Zumock
(right)
credits
his
friend
and
comedy
peer
Jim
Florentine
(left)
for
helping
him
bounce
back
from
but the truth is I think grown
men taking ‘selfies’ is much more his public dismissal as a DJ for WMMS in Cleveland in 2012. “He got my head back on track,” Zumock said.
embarassing.”
his Sirius XM show, and after
Q. What do you find you’re
world. The landscape has
Q. This is your first album
we’re walking down the street
more comfortable with, radio
changed so drastically. I’ve been
since 2011’s “Adventures in Ar- and we hear, ‘Jim! Hey, Jim!’ We or standup?
offered some pretty cool jobs,
gyle.” What have been some of
look, and it’s Andrew Dice Clay
A. “Naturally, radio. I’ve got a
and I’ve actually turned down a
the biggest highlights for you
with Jim Norton. We ended up
good feel for how that goes. I
few, because it’d have to be the
since then?
hanging out with Dice all night. think radio is kind of my
right situation. It is a grind.”
A. “Opening for Artie was a
He took us to the Comedy Cellar strength, although standup is
thrill. He was one of the main
where he did a surprise set and
becoming pretty good in my arQ. Is there pressure now to
reasons I got into this comedian- just murdered.
senal. They kind of compliment
write a new hour now that
on-the-radio situation. Playing
“Ray Romano was there. Dave one another. It’s just sad where
you’ve released your album?
Rock on the Range in Columbus Attell was there, Judd Apatow,
radio is going, because it’s not
A. “There’s no pressure. I’m
is always a blast. The highlight
Dave Chappelle, it was like a
the same thing it used to be with not that big of a comedian where
of my year, though, was I was
who’s who of comedy. It was just podcasting. Podcasting is almost people are demanding new mawith Jim in New York. We did
a thrill to be around.”
like the Netflix of the audio
terial from me (laughs). I’ve got
a couple fans for sure, but I still
get to go to the unknown where
no one knows who I am, which
is fun. I’ve got a nice slow
process. There’s comedians who
produce new hours every year,
and I’ll never be that comic. But,
I’ve been very lucky to have a career in standup, and I’m doing
pretty well with it. I’m looking to
possibly move to one of the major cities, but it’s more of a wait
and see thing right now. I’m enjoying the journey.”
Q. You’re a Cleveland sports
fanatic. The Browns have four
games left. Can they get any
worse?
A. “I was just talking to my
buddy (comedian) Jason Lawhead about this. No one is getting
mad anymore. The Browns are
so pathetic, I’m almost in awe of
how they lose. They took the art
form of losing to a new level. It’s
unbelievable. They’re the best
losers ever (laughs). No one can
beat them at losing, they have
that market cornered. From the
front office down, they’re a complete mess. It’s just a sad, sad, sad
situation in Cleveland.”
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AP PHOTO
MUSIC
Third Eye Blind
will perform Dec.
19 at Canton’s
Palace Theatre.
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“I want to see
the power of
the music in
the hands of
the people who
created it.”
STEPHAN
JENKINS
BY B.J. LISKO
Repository staff writer
T
hird Eye Blind frontman
Stephan Jenkins said he’s
never been too concerned
with the music industry.
The advent of downloadable music put a kink in the way many
bands operated under the
previous sales models of the
business, and even though Third
Eye Blind had seen multiplatinum success, Jenkins didn’t
concern himself with the panic
that was spreading among record
industry suits.
“We always had kind of a punk rock
sensibility,” Jenkins said. “I never really
liked the record industry anyway. I was
really happy to see it die. There were all
these record executives I never thought
that should have any power, and to see
them lose their whole world was fine
with me. I want to see the power of the
music in the hands of the people who
created it. I
think we’re
LIVE MUSIC
moving more
toward that.”
WHO: Third Eye Blind
Jenkins and
WHEN: 8 p.m., Dec. 19
Third Eye
WHERE: Palace
Blind continTheatre, 605 Market
ue to create
Ave. N, Canton
TICKETS: Sold out
music on their
MORE INFO:
own terms,
www.thirdeyeblind.com
and the band’s
most recent
offering,
“Dopamine,” has garnered an overwhelmingly positive response. The band
is currently touring in support of it and
will make a Dec. 19 stop at Canton’s
Palace Theatre.
“This has been the biggest record for us
since (1999’s) ‘Blue,’ ” Jenkins said. “It’s
definitely been the best received, and it’s
a really good feeling. The actual recording went really fast, so it has this kind of
puffed-out there quality even though we
were really careful on the sounds.”
Jenkins also said the straight-forwardness of “Dopamine” can be attributed to a
suggestion made by drummer Brad Hargreaves.
“He said, ‘Just try to strip it down to
the most essential offering and what gets
the emotion and feeling across in the
most direct way,” Jenkins explained.
“That’s what we went for. A lot of the
beats are very direct and pulsing. Where
as I’m more known for syncopation. So
it’s just looking to get right to the point.”
Third Eye Blind had the looks and
hooks in the late ’90s to create serious
clout.
The band scored hit singles with
“Semi-Charmed Life,” “Jumper,” “How’s
It Gonna Be?” and “Never Let You Go,”
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Coldplay has a dance
party on new album
BY MELINDA NEWMAN
The Associated Press
PUBLICITY PHOTO
■ Third Eye Blind’s Dec. 19 show at Canton’s Palace Theatre will be a homecoming of sorts for
keyboardist Alex Kopp (far left). Kopp, a 2008 GlenOak High School graduate, actually performed one of
his first shows at the Palace The Repository’s Battle of the Bands.
3EB
this boat that kind of haphazardly bumps
from island to island. We somehow get
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warmingly and lovingly received as we
go. So, I don’t think we’re really great
navigators. We’re just lucky that we keep
but Jenkins is curt and almost annoyed
bouncing along.”
in his response when asked if he thought
The band’s Dec. 19 show also marks a
there was any magic in the studio during homecoming of sorts for Third Eye Blind
the recording of Third Eye Blind’s most
keyboard player, Alex Kopp. A 2008
well-known songs.
GlenOak High School graduate, Kopp
“Not at all,” he said. “I just try to make actually played the Palace Theatre as a
something that is true to me. If it is, then freshman in The Repository’s Battle of
it’s eligible to be true to somebody else.”
the Bands.
If Third Eye Blind’s audience is any in“It was my first time playing on stage
dication, the band has continued to craft in front of 1,000-plus people,” Kopp rematerial that appeals to a broader fan
marked in a Repository article earlier
base than those just coming for a slice of this year. “It was a pretty nerve-wracking
nostalgia. Jenkins insists that’s the case.
experience.”
“For me, the most important achieveNow that he’s played to sold-out audiment has been the generation of fans
ences across the country since joining
who are like millennials and even Gen-Z Third Eye Blind in 2012, it’s a safe bet
who embrace our music now,” he said.
nerves won’t be an issue when Kopp re“They’ve found it totally organically. The turns to play to a sold-out crowd in Canway they keep us alive is kind of amazton.
ing.”
“Alex, grew up in Canton, and he’s
Jenkins stressed that there’s no secret
done an amazing job for us,” Jenkins
formula when it comes to Third Eye
said.
Blind’s lasting success, even taking issue
“It’s the first place he ever saw a rock
with the idea that the band has navigated show, so this will be a fun little homeits own legacy.
coming show for him.”
“We don’t really navigate it,” Jenkins
Reach B.J. at 330-580-8314 or bj.lisko@cantonrep.com
snapped. “We kind of buoy along. We’re
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COLDPLAY, “A HEAD FULL
OF DREAMS”
(PARLOPHONE/
ATLANTIC)
G
et out your disco ball.
Coldplay has dabbled
with dance music before but on the band’s new
set, “A Head Full of Dreams,” Chris
Martin and co. have gone full tilt.
While still recognizable for its
sweeping, ambitious anthems,
this is Coldplay with 50 percent
more twirl. Credit (or blame)
Norwegian production duo
Stargate, best known for its
work with Beyonce, Rihanna and Katy Perry, who
co-produced the set and
put the extra pep in
Coldplay’s step.
And speaking of
Beyonce, she
opens the lilting
“Hymn for the
Weekend,” which
also features programming
by Avicii. Swedish sensation
Tove Lo drops by on “Fun,” a
song about Martin’s conscious uncoupling from
Gwyneth Paltrow that puts a
positive glow on their split.
To further prove there are no
hard feelings, Paltrow sings
on “Everglow,” a bittersweet
ballad about the ties that
bind even after the marital
cord has been cut.
All the wistful bonhomie becomes a bit precious on “Birds,”
which cuts off mid-song, and on
“Kaleidoscope,” which features a
spoken-word recitation by poet
Coleman Barks that encourages
welcoming the awareness life’s
changes bring. Lyrically, Martin strives to find the silver lining in every disappointment,
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ART
Repository entertainment editor
W
hile modest in
both subject
matter and
scale, there is
an undeniable power and
emotional pull in the
ceramic sculptures of Kelly
and Kyle Phelps.
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Their pieces, 20 of which are
collected in a new exhibition titled “Blue Collar” at the Canton
Museum of Art, celebrate men
and women of the working class.
These unsung everyday American heroes are depicted as
weary, desperate and strong.
In one piece, a tired man holds
a bottle of Budweiser. In another, a man carries a cross made of
steel girders. In addition to realistically painted ceramic figures,
the pieces incorporate found objects — a time clock, a railroad
spike, a pair of work shoes, sheet
metal — from actual factories.
“We do it because we
have a passion for it.
Every factory that gets
closed, knocked down
and bulldozed over is
a loss of American
history.”
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■ “Blue Collar,” an
art show featuring
the ceramic work of
Kelly and Kyle
Phelps, is on
display at the
Canton Museum of
Art. Pictured are
the pieces “Miner”
(above) and “The
Worker’s Altar.”
KELLY PHELPS
“We think of our work as mini
altarpieces, or shrines to the
working class,” said Kelly Phelps,
43, who creates the sculptures
with his identical twin brother,
Kyle.
In addition to being artists,
both brothers have careers in academia. Kelly is chair of the visual arts department at Xavier
University in Cincinnati, while
Kyle is professor of ceramics and
sculpture at the University of
Dayton. They gained first-hand,
working-class experience while
working in a factory in the summers during college.
While sales of their artwork
are strong, “We do it because we
have a passion for it,” Kelly said.
“Every factory that gets closed,
knocked down and bulldozed
over is a loss of American history.”
Kelly and Kyle Phelps will be
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at the Canton Museum of Art
from 6 to 8 p.m. today for the
official opening of “Blue Collar,”
and the brothers will speak
about their artwork at 6:30
p.m. Also in attendance will be
sculptor Kristen Cliffel, who
also has a new museum exhibit
titled “Out of the Woods and
Into the Ring.” There will be a
cash bar. Admission is free.
Here, Kelly Phelps talks
about the duo’s artwork and
what inspires it.
Q. What can you tell me
about where you grew up?
A. “It was a small town called
Newcastle, Indiana. It was a
company town. Chrysler was
the biggest place. Everybody either worked at the plant or supported it. Everybody drove a
Chrysler. It was an Americanmade type of small town, very
much like living in a miner’s
camp. Even the high school was
named after it — Newcastle
Chrysler High. Dad was a factory worker — he worked at
Chrysler, Firestone and Borg
Warner.”
Q. How did you and your
brother start making art?
A. “I think growing up as kids
we always had building material around. My dad was really
handy. We had construction
tools around us all the time. My
mother had an upholstery business, so we always had access to
material.”
Q. Do you and Kyle both do
everything when making your
sculptures or do you have specialties?
A. “Growing up, we had to
share everything, then we got to
academia and went to all the
same classes and developed the
same tastes and likes. Our skill
sets are the same and quite interchangeable, almost like two
bodies, one person. I don’t consider Kyle the sculptor and me
the painter. We are both proficient in both.”
Q. Are these blue-collar
pieces all that you do or are
they part of a series?
A. “It’s a series that has been
going on since 1998. It’s ongoing. A compete lifestyle. This is
all we do. We like to tell the story of the working man. In many
ways, people think of our work
as a throwback from the WPA
era. We’re highly influenced by
the industrial murals of Diego
Rivera in Detroit. My favorite
artist ever.”
“We try to represent
those that are not
represented. We are in
American capitalism
... It’s rare to see a
sculpture of a guy
who works at the gas
station or a mom who
works at the bakery.”
KELLY PHELPS
Q. Were you and Kyle always
sculptors?
A. “Initially, we started out as
painters, but we became so enamored with building frames,
we got more and more interested in three-dimensional forms.
We started applying out painting skills to ceramic forms.”
Q. Are people who have seen
your art surprised to learn that
you and Kyle are AfricanAmerican?
A. “We do get commentary.
People expect us to do more
afro-centric art but I’m from Indiana — what do I know about
Africa? Our art is about all of
those who participated in the
working class. It’s funny, a lot of
people think Kyle and I are pro
wrestlers or bodyguards, bouncers, anything but professors and
artists.”
of the guy who works at the gas
station or the mom who works
at the bakery.”
Q. Do your sculptures depict
any specific individuals?
A. “No. We try to keep the
work universal. When we take
the work up north, people associate it with the steel industry
or automotive. We take it down
south and they associate it with
coal miners. Further down
south, they see the textile industry. We like the idea that
work is work. We want our auQ. Has your art been exhibit- dience to find what they want to
ed widely?
find in our work.”
A. “All over the United States,
literally. We’ve had major reQ. You guys are both profesviews in Sculpture Magazine,
sors. When do you make your
American Craft, Ceramics
artwork together?
Monthly. People are starting to
A. “We work typically in the
understand what our work is
evening time. Both of us are
about.”
married, my twin brother has
kids and I’m about to have my
Q. It is quite unlike anything first. Our neighbors probably
I’ve seen.
think we have an underground
A. “We try to represent those meth lab.
that are not represented. We
“We work from probably 11 in
are in American capitalism,
the evening to 3 or 4 in the
where people are enamored
morning, with very odd sleep
with the end product and the
schedules.”
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REPOSITORY RAY STEWART
Pictured (clockwise from top left) are some of the food plates
available at M Bar, including a sampler of warm olives grilled with
garlic, lemon zest and olive oil, the Sushi Pizza and Pork Bahn Mi
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“This is more upscale,
a totally different
feel. I didn’t want it
to be the Jerzee’s
martini bar.”
BY DAN KANE
Repository entertainment editor
T
he M in the new M Bar
stands for martini, not its
owner’s last name, Chris
Maggiore said firmly.
Located in the former Pub Club
spot at 5260 Dressler Road NW in
Jackson Township, M Bar is a
sleek, sophisticated venue that
packs plenty of wow factor. “This is
Canton?” will probably be a common response.
While Maggiore declined to
share his renovation budget, the
place looks like a million bucks
and then some. The decor is so detailed and textured that absorbing
it all takes a while.
“We wanted to bring a big-city
feel but at affordable prices,” Maggiore said. At M Bar, most wines
are $8 a glass; martinis are $8 and
$9; and most small-plate food
items are $5 to $9.
The “explosion of hotels, beautiful places” in the immediate area
— and with them an influx of outof-town visitors — inspired Maggiore to create M Bar, which
opened on Thanksgiving Eve.
“This is more upscale, a totally
different feel. I didn’t want it to be
the Jerzee’s martini bar,” Maggiore
said, referring to the sportsthemed bar-restaurant next door
that he also owns.
Formerly Panini’s, Jerzee’s also
underwent an extensive and hand-
CHRIS MAGGIORE
OWNER,
M BAR AND JERZEE’S
M BAR
5260 Dressler Road NW
Hours: 4 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Monday
through Saturday.
■ Ages 21 and over welcome
■ $3 cover charge starting at 9:30
p.m. Friday and Saturday, which
includes admission to live music
at Jerzee’s
■
■
some renovation before opening a
year ago. It and M Bar are connected by an interior doorway but
are worlds apart.
The only recognizable holdover
from The Pub Club at M Bar is a
sunken dancefloor. “No other place
has a dance floor anymore,” Maggiore said. “It comes into play later
at night.” The music playlist
evolves as the evening rolls on.
“You don’t want to hear ‘The Wobble’ at 6 p.m.,” said Scott Paskoff,
director of operations.
AMBITIOUS INTERIOR
The Pub was gutted to create M
Bar. “It took three weeks just to do
the demo,” Maggiore said. The
restrooms — “Always a sore spot at
The Pub,” Maggiore said — were
relocated and expanded. The new
ones are memorably modern, with
fiber optic lights lining the sinks,
and stainless-steel urinals in the
men’s room.
The lighting at M Bar is atmospheric, with a rainbow of colors
available at the touch of a remote.
The wine bar — separate from a
larger cocktail bar — has a glassedin wine room filled with bottles
and a wine-dispensing machine
that uses nitro to keep air out.
Designed by Kevin Maxwell of
North Canton, the venue has lighted bubble walls, a variety of suspended LED fixtures and various
seating areas with tables, including
a private alcove. Finishes include
glass tiles, ceramic tile, stone and
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metal.
An exterior facelift included the installation of two separate patios, whose adjacent doors and windows can be opened
in warm weather to create an open-air
atmosphere inside M Bar.
Maggiore said, “There’s a little something for everybody here. You can experience the concepts you choose.”
“While their husbands or boyfriends
are next door (at Jerzee’s), the ladies can
go next door to the martini bar,” said
MeLana Parks, general manager. “People
can get dressed up here.”
M Bar enforces a dress code. “It’s business-casual here,” Maggiore said. “No
ballcaps, no tennis shoes, no hoodies.
You can wear a nice shirt and a pair of
jeans, or even a shirt and tie. It’s a casual
world we live in.” Employees are smartly
dressed in all black, including their neckties.
The wine list at M Bar is the result of
“a couple of months of trying different
wines,” said Paskoff. “The wine list and
the cocktail menu will be an evolving
thing.” M Bar’s beer list is supplemented
by the extensive selection at Jerzee’s next
door, which includes 48 tap handles.
REPOSITORY RAY STEWART
■ The M Bar also features
a dance floor that owner
Chris Maggiore said
“comes into play later at
night. No other place has
a dance floor anymore.
ly ambitious 24-item menu of bar fare
created by Chef Scott Fetty, designed to
be light, shareable, easy to eat and sufficiently visual to complement the surroundings.
“It’s date-night here. You have a glass
of wine or a cocktail and share nibbles.”
Fetty said. “I want to keep it seasonal,
whimsical and fun. Interesting but still
THERE’S FOOD, TOO
familiar items.”
And then there’s the food, a surprisingOne of Fetty’s creations is designed to
evoke French onion soup — onion rings
with melted, grated gruyere cheese and
served with a beef demiglace cream dipping sauce ($6). There are herb-roasted
potatoes served with bleu cheese dip
($5); a sampler of warm olives grilled
with garlic, lemon zest and olive oil ($4),
and mixed nuts roasted with rosemary
and sea salt ($6).
A fondue of blended local cheeses and
white wine ($7) is served with baguette
bread, veggies, maple ham and baby
pickles. There’s a smoked salmon flatbread ($10) topped with salmon, dill
cream, shaved onion, capers and lemon,
and a Margherita flatbread ($9) with
tomatoes, fresh basil, olive oil and
parmesan and mozzarella cheeses. Sushi
“pizza” ($8) is spicy ahi tuna, pickled
ginger and green onion with a drizzle of
wasabi aioli served atop a crust of crispy
sushi rice.
Chocolate fondue ($9) comes with
fresh fruit, marshmallows and fresh fruit
for dipping. Chocolate-dipped cannoli
are filled with peanut butter mousse and
raspberry preserves for a PBJ vibe ($5).
The full Jerzee’s menu also is available
for M Bar patrons.
M Bar has regular specials. On Mondays, martinis, Moscow Mules and flatbreads are $5. Wednesday is ladies night
with martinis, glasses of wine and domestic beers half-price from 4 to 8 p.m.
During happy hour, weekdays from 4 to
8 p.m., drinks are $1 off and hors d’oeuvres are $4.
Hours for M Bar are 4 p.m. to 2:30
a.m. Monday through Saturday, closed
Sunday. Ages 21 and over are welcome.
There is a cover charge of $3 starting at
9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, which includes admission to live music at
Jerzee’s.
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dan.kane@cantonrep.com.
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It’s ostensibly about the real
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unknown. So, he finds Tom
Nickerson (Brendan Gleeson),
the ship’s only remaining survivor, who’s drinking his life
away. At his wife’s pleading, and
Melville’s promise of generous
payment for one night’s conversation, Tom starts to spill about
the events of 30 years ago, when
he was 14 (played by Tom Holland). It’s best not to do the
math.
This is the story of two men,
he says: A Captain, George Pollard (Benjamin Walker), and his
first mate, Owen Chase (Chris
Hemsworth). Pollard is the son
of the expedition’s proprietor.
He’s wealthy, arrogant, entitled
and inexperienced. Chase is the
real seaman — a working-class
Adonis with a classist chip on
his broad shoulders. He’s also
arrogant, but has the skills to
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Chase flexes his hero muscles
early, bounding up a ladder to
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Captain responds with ill-advised bravado in leading the
men full-speed into a squall. But
the “who leads” question is
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Cillian Murphy (left) and Chris Hemsworth star in “In the Heart of the Sea,” opening Friday.
abandoned quickly and without
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get enough oil for their bosses.
It’s thousands of miles off the
coast of South America where
they encounter the big one,
which locks on the Essex with a
Terminator’s resolve.
Hemsworth is best when he’s
by himself — either barking orders or doing something physical. Of all the actors he shares
scenes with, it’s Cillian Murphy
as his second mate who brings
out something resembling emotion. But we never really care
about the lead, so there’s little
hope that we’ll be interested in
the rest of the men once it becomes solely about survival.
Indeed, most of the second
half is spent drifting with them
on lifeboats. In these interminable minutes, we don’t get
anything resembling an understanding of how they survived
(or didn’t) either mentally or
physically. Future Tom Nickerson isn’t much help either, and
Melville is already too focused
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told us he was seeking.
“In the Heart of the Sea” tries
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ambition, capitalism, greed and
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Friday, 7:30 p.m.
12/12
Saturday, 2 & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, 1 & 5 p.m.
Special Guest Artists
Celebrate 50 years of dance!
Canton Palace Theatre
New York City Ballet dancers
cantonballet.com | 330.455.7220
Artistic & Executive Director
12/13
Cassandra Crowley
Sponsored by Kenan Advantage Group
CANTON BALLET
Canton Ballet presents
Photography: Paul Kolnik | New York City Ballet | Choreography by George Balanchine @ The George Balanchine Trust
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AREA EVENTS
“A Christmas Story 2015”: Presented
by Cleveland Play House, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday and various times through
Dec. 23, Allen Theatre at Playhouse
Square, Cleveland. No Monday
performances.
Bob Blyer’s Meadowbrook Big Band
Christmas concert: 7 p.m. Thursday,
North Canton Community Christian
Church, 210 S. Main St.; 330-499-5458.
Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood:
Two Man Group: 8 p.m. Thursday, Akron
Civic Theatre; 330-253-2488.
“Blithe Spirit”: 8 p.m. Thursday
through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
Coach House Theatre, Akron.
“The SantaLand Diaries”: 8 p.m.
Thursday and various times through
Dec. 20, Outcalt Theatre at Playhouse
Square, Cleveland.
Canton Ballet’s “The Nutcracker”:
7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Saturday and 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday,
Canton Palace Theatre; 330-455-7220
or www.cantonballet.com.
“A Christmas Carol”: Produced by
Great Lakes Theater, 7:30 p.m. Friday
and various times through Dec. 23, Ohio
Theatre at Playhouse Square,
Cleveland.
Red Lantern Flames: With caller Mike
Sumpter and cuer Bruce Haislip, 8 to
10:30 p.m. Friday, Red Lantern Bar,
Brewster, 330-575-0857.
UA Nuance: All-male a cappella group
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from the University of Akron, 8 p.m.
Friday, Akron Civic Theatre; 330-2532488.
“A Very Last Call Christmas”: 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, and Dec. 18 and 19,
Kennedy’s Theatre at Playhouse
Square, Cleveland.
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra: “A Not-SoSilent-Night”: 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Hanna Theatre at Playhouse
Square, Cleveland.
“Joyeux Noel”: 7 p.m. Saturday and 6
p.m. Sunday, Lions Lincoln Theatre,
Massillon.
Peter Noone’s “An Olde English
Christmas” with Herman’s Hermits: 7
and 9 p.m. Saturday, Tangier, Akron;
330-376-7171.
Swing-A-Lings Square Dance: With
caller Dick Mackey and cuer Richard
Johnson, 8 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday,
Church of the Lakes, Jackson Township.
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra: Jingle Bells
Jazz Matinee Goes (Pea)Nuts: 2 p.m.
Sunday, Hanna Theatre at Playhouse
Square, Cleveland.
Trailer Park Boys “The Dear Santa
Tour”: 8 p.m. Sunday, Connor Palace at
Playhouse Square, Cleveland.
Jill Scott: 8 p.m. Monday, Connor
Palace at Playhouse Square, Cleveland.
Helen Welch’s Christmas Show Jingle
Bell Swing: 8 p.m. Tuesday and
Wednesday, Akron Civic Theatre, 330253-2488.
Sister Hazel with Christian Lopen and
JD Elcher and the Good Nights: 7 p.m.
$2,500
in cash & prizes
could be yours
Tuesday, Music Box Supper Club,
Cleveland; www.musicboxcle.com.
“How the Grinch Stole Christmas”:
Jim Carrey version, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Canton Palace Theatre.
Jam session and dance: 2 to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Polish American Citizen’s
Club, 1605 Henry Ave. SW, Canton.
LIVE MUSIC
To submit your live music event, fax it
to 330-454-5745 or email
necole.sims@cantonrep.com by 4 p.m.
Friday for the following week’s
publication.
Desert Inn: Rich Michel, 6 to 9:30 p.m.
Saturday; 204 12th St. NW, Canton.
Frames Tavern: Murfie’s Law, 9 p.m. to
midnight Saturday; 1600 Bryan Ave. SW,
Canton.
Gallery 121: Patrick Masalko, 7 to 10
p.m. today; 121 Lincoln Way W, Massillon.
Geisen Haus: Patrick Masalko, 9 p.m.
to midnight Monday; 6955 Promway
Ave. NW, Jackson Township.
Jimmy’s: Jeff Poulos, 7:30 to 10:30
p.m. today; Danny Clark, 7 to 10 p.m.
Friday; Gerald Harris, 7 to 10 p.m.
Saturday; Tim Hunt, 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday;
4262 Portage St. NW, Jackson
Township.
Jim’s Bar and Grill: Mr. Trick, 9 p.m. to
midnight Saturday; 101 W. Main St.,
Beach City.
Jupiter Studios: Comedy night, 8 p.m.
Friday; JJ Vicars, 8 p.m. Saturday; 346
E. Main St., Alliance.
Karma Cafe: Bob Buckridge, 7:30 to
9:30 p.m. Saturday; 4339 Dressler Road
NW, Jackson Township.
Kevin O’Bryan’s Irish Pub: Patrick
Masalko, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday;
1761 S. Main, Akron.
Lucca: Tim Hunt, 7 to 10 p.m. Friday;
Kevin DiSimone, 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday
and 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday; 228 Fourth
St. NW, Canton.
Main Street Grille: Colin John in cellar,
7 to 10 p.m. today; Rob Hoerr in cellar, 8
to 11 p.m. Friday; Bob Corlett in wine bar,
6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday; Shar in
cellar, 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday; Tim Hunt in
cellar, 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday; 123 S.
Main St., North Canton.
Sadie Rene’s: Harlow, 9 p.m. Friday;
New Wave Nation, 9 p.m. Saturday; The
Tip with the Scenic Route, 8 p.m.
Sunday; 7200 Whipple Ave. NW,
Jackson Township.
Sideliner’s Club: Patrick Masalko, 8:30
to 11:30 p.m. Saturday; 62 Erie St. S,
Massillon.
Sons of Herman: Mr. Trick, 8 to 11 p.m.
Friday; 1994 Deermont Ave. SW,
Massillon.
Towpath Cabin: Nick Bonner, 8 p.m. to
1 a.m. today; Live acoustic night, 10 p.m.
to midnight Friday; Old School Rockers,
9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday; Shane and
Joey, 8 p.m. to midnight Wednesday;
4462 Erie Ave. NW, Jackson Township.
YOLO Winery: Bret Kuhnash, 7 to 10
p.m. Friday; 128 W. Second St., Dover.
‘NUTCRACKER’
IN GREEN
The Ohio
SATURDAY
Conservatory of
Ballet and Stabrova
Youth Ballet will
Green
present “The
High School
Nutcracker” at 2 p.m.
Dec. 20 at the Green
High School Auditorium. More than 70
students from Northeast Ohio will take
part in the production. Advance
tickets, $14, are available at
www.ohballet.com.
12.20
Juggle. Dance. Sing. Act.
Rap. Solo. Tap. Choir. Magic.
Piano. Acrobatics. Drums.
Opera. Balloons. Hip Hop.
Friday, April 8, 2016
Details coming soon!
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MOVIE GUIDE
Theaters listed: Carnation Mall, Alliance -- CAR;
Regal Cinemas, Massillon -- RC; Movies 10, Jackson
Township -- M10; Tinseltown USA, Jackson
Township -- TT. Check ads or phone theater for
screening times.
Ant-Man: Armed with the ability to shrink in scale
but increase in strength, con man Scott Lang (Paul
Rudd) must embrace his inner hero to help save the
world. (PG-13) M10
Creed: Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) serves
as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson Michael
B. Jordan), the son of his late friend and former
boxing rival Apollo Creed. (PG-13) CAR, RC
Everest: A climbing expedition on Mt. Everest is
devastated by a severe snow storm. With Jason
Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal and Josh Brolin. (PG-13)
M10
The Good Dinosaur: An epic journey into the world
of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo
makes an unlikely human friend. (PG) CAR, RC, TT
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2: The final
chapter has reluctant revolution leader Katniss
(Jennifer Lawrence) bringing together an army
against President Snow (Donald Sutherland). With
Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. (PG-13)
CAR, RC, TT
In the Heart of the Sea: A whaling ship is preyed
upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea
for 90 days, thousands of miles from home. With
Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy. (PG-13) CAR, RC,
TT
Inside Out: After young Riley is uprooted from her
Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her
emotions conflict on how best to navigate her new
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life. (PG) M10
The Intern: Seizing an opportunity to get back in
the game, a 70-year-old widower (Robert De Niro)
becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site.
With Anne Hathaway. (PG-13) M10
Krampus: A boy who has a bad Christmas ends up
accidentally summoning a Christmas demon to his
family home. With Adam Scott and Toni Colette.
(PG-13) CAR, RC, TT
The Last Witch Hunter: The last witch hunter (Vin
diesel) is all that stands between humanity and the
combined forces of the most horrifying witches in
history. (PG-13) M10
The Letters: A drama that explores the life of
Mother Teresa through letters she wrote to her
longtime friend and spiritual advisor over a nearly
50-year period. (PG) TT
Love the Coopers: Four generations of the Cooper
clan come together for Christmas Eve, and
unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the
night upside down. With Diane Keaton, John
Goodman and Ed Helms. (PG-13) TT
The Martian: Presumed dead and abandoned by
his crew, an astronaut (Matt Damon) must fend for
himself to survive alone on Mars. (PG-13) M10
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials: Having escaped
the maze, the Gladers face a new set of challenges
on the open roads of a desolate landscape filled
with unimaginable obstacles. (PG-13) M10
Minions: Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are
recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who,
alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a
plot to take over the world. (PG) M10
The Night Before: On Christmas Eve, three
buddies (Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie, Joseph
Gordon-Levitt) spend the night in New York City
looking for the ultimate Christmas party. (R) RC, TT
Our Brand is Crisis: A battle-hardened American
political consultant (Sandra Bullock) is sent to help
re-elect a controversial president in Bolivia. (R) M10
Pan: Twelve-year-old orphan Peter is spirited away
to the magical world of Neverland, where he finds
both fun, dangers his destiny — to become the hero
known as Peter Pan. With Hugh Jackman and
Garrett Hedlund. (PG) M10
Pawn Sacrifice: Set during the Cold War, American
chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught
between two superpowers. With Tobey Maquire,
Liev Schreiber, Peter Skaarsgard. (PG-13) M10
The Peanuts Movie: Both Snoopy and Charlie
Brown embark on epic quests in this new animated
adventure comedy. (G) CAR, RC, TT
The Secret in Their Eyes: A tight-knit team of
investigators is suddenly torn apart when of of
their own teenage daughters is brutally murdered.
With Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. (PG-13) RC,
TT
Sicario: An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted to aid in
the escalating war against drugs at the border area
between the U.S. and Mexico. With Emily Blunt,
Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro. (R) M10
Spectre: Daniel Craig returns as James Bond, who
receives a cryptic message from his past that
propels him to uncover a sinister organization. With
Christoph Waltz. (PG-13) RC, TT
Spotlight: The true story of how the Boston Globe
uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation
and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese.
With Mark Ruffalo and Michael Keaton. (R) TT
Victor Frankenstein: The story of young medical
students Viktor von Frankenstein (James McAvoy)
as seen from the perspective of his troubled
CHORUS FOR A CAUSE
Next week, A Chorus for a Cause will present two
free holiday concerts, titled “A Perfect Christmas
Night.” The first will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St.
Paul’s Lutheran Church at 127 Cherry Road NE in
Massillon. The second will be at 3 p.m. Dec. 19 at
Westbrook Park United Methodist Church at 2521
12th St. NW in Canton.
assistant Igor (Daniel Radcliffe). (PG-13) M10
The Visit: A single mother finds that things in her
family's life go very wrong after her two young
children visit their grandparents. (PG-13) M10
War Room: A seemingly perfect family look to fix
their problems with the help of Miss Clara, an older,
wiser woman. (PG) M10
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Skip the Mall!
Come Downtown.
Buzzbin Art & Music Shop - December 10 @ 7 p.m.
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Shop Downtown!
This Saturday, Dec. 12, enjoy a warm
welcome and truly unique galleries,
shops, food and more in the downtown
Canton Arts District. 12pm - 5pm. For
a list of participating businesses visit
downtowncantonshopping.com
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Feed Those in Need Benefit
(free entry with a canned good or donation)
www.buzzbinshop.com
Player’s Guild Theatre
December 11-13 - times vary
A Christmas Carol: The New Musical
www.playersguildtheatre.com
Canton Palace Theatre
December 11-13 - times vary
Canton Ballet’s “The Nutcracker”
www.cantonballet.com
Canton Memorial Civic Center
December 11-12 @ 7 p.m.
Canton Charge Home Games
www.cantoncharge.com
The Auricle - December 14 @ 9 p.m.
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Cult Movie Night:
Elf (2003) and Jingle All the Way (1996)
facebook@theauricle.net
George’s Lounge - December 16 - all day
$5 Burger Day
www.georgescanton.com
Canton Palace Theatre - December 16 @ 7:30 p.m.
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Holiday Movie Special:
“How the Grinch Stole Christmas”
www.cantonpalacetheatre.org
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they said it ...
social media
MAYHEM
“THE SHORTHAND IS THAT HE’S OLDER AND WISER, BUT HIS BONES
ARE THE SAME. HE’S NOT SELLING REAL ESTATE NOW. HE’S THE SAME
GUY — ONLY WITH THE PASSAGE OF 30 YEARS. WHILE WE DO NOT SIT
DOWN AND DESCRIBE WHAT HE’S BEEN DOING FOR THOSE YEARS, WE
DO DISCOVER IN THE CONTEXT OF THE STORY WHAT THE
COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN IN HIS LIFE.”
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n the spirit of Christmas, the
hastag “#ElderlyChristmas
Songs” began trending Wednesday
on Twitter. Here were some of the
best responses.
— HARRISON FORD, ON HIS “STAR WARS” CHARACTER,
HAN SOLO AND HIS ROLE IN THE NEW FILM, “STAR WARS:
THE FORCE AWAKENS.”
RightHereRightNow
@Rockzawesome
I turned up my hearing aid. Now do
you hear what I hear?
#ElderlyChristmasSongs
“Fantastic Four,” starring Miles
Teller as Mr. Fantastic (front), is
in stores Tuesday,
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Jen Remauro
@JenRemauro
"Frosty the Old Man"
#ElderlyChristmasSongs
DVDS (releasing Tuesday):
“Fantastic Four,” Miles Teller
“Maze Runner: The Scorch
Trials,” Dylan O’Brien
“Mission Impossible: Rogue
Nation,” Tom Cruise
“Ted 2,” Mark Wahlberg
“Time Out of Mind,” Richard
Gere
David Abare
@AbareDavey
#ElderlyChristmasSongs "Have
yourself a Merry Little Hip
Replacement"
Jeff Meredith
@JumpingJeff63
#ElderlyChristmasSongs Oh come
let us ignore him
joshingstern
@joshingstern
Jingle Bell rocking chair
#ElderlyChristmasSongs
Oh Selfie Tree
@tlcprincess
Deck the halls with lots of prune
juice #ElderlyChristmasSongs
Dom Wilkins
@domwilkins
@tlcprincess Hark! What the hell
are the Herald Angels singing?
#elderlychristmassongs
Tony
@Tony_Secrest
Centrum Silver Bells
#ElderlyChristmasSongs
The #Queen
@SinCityChiGirl
Betty White Christmas
#ElderlyChristmasSongs
McMannofthepeople
@McMannofthepeople
Last Christmas...............No Really!
#ElderlyChristmasSongs
Edward Espinoza
@Edwardaespinoza
2 Days of Christmas Because
That's All I Can Remember
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CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
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Dec. 10: Actress Raven-Symone (pictured) is 30. Drummer Meg White of
The White Stripes is 41.
Dec. 11: Bassist Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue is 57. Actress Donna Mills
(”Knots Landing”) is 75.
Dec. 12: Game-show host Bob Barker is 92. Actress Mayim Bialik is 40.
Dec. 13: Actor-comedian Jamie Foxx is 48. Singer Ted Nugent is 67.
Dec. 14: Bassist Cliff Williams of AC/DC is 66. Actress Vanessa Hudgens
is 27.
Dec. 15: Actor-comedian Tim Conway is 82. Bassist Paul Simonon of
The Clash is 60.
Dec. 16: Singer-guitarist Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top is 66. Comedian JB
Smoove (”The Millers,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm”) is 50.
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Eva Cassidy, “Nightbird”
Joe Cocker, “The Life of a
Man”
Grimes, “Art Angels”
Misfits, “Vampire Girl”
R. Kelly, “The Buffet”
Original TV Soundtrack, “The
Wiz”
Rush, “The Lady Gone
Electric: New York City 1974”
Disturbed
“The Sound of Silence”
Maddie & Tae
“Shut Up and Fish”
Hard rock group Disturbed
returns with a cover of
“The Sound of Silence” from
new album “Immortalized,” on
sale now for just 99 cents
You would think they have to
be running out of outdoorthemed ideas in country
music, but even though the
latest from Maddie & Tae is
insanely cliched, it’s catchy.
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