august, september, oct. 2012 downtown developments newsletter

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Vintage Canton boasts fine wine and a fine time on the vine Sept. 20 A U G U S T S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 1 2 V o l . 1 2 I s s u e 4 PARTNERSHIP REPORT SPECIAL FEATURES • Vintage Canton • New Downtown Restaurants! • First Friday Tidbits • Cinema in the City • 4th Street Summer Concerts • Community Garden • Canton Farmers’ Market • Public Space Recycling • YMCA Development SPACE AVAILABLE WHATWHEREWHEN 2012 Downtown Event Schedule Downtown Canton’s streetscape comes alive with fun festivals! First Friday of every month Saturdays, through Oct. 20 T he Canton Development Partnership, a department of the Canton Regional Chamber, will host its annual Vintage Canton event on Thursday, Sept. 20, from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. along Central Plaza North in downtown Canton. Vintage Canton is a sophisticated downtown gathering, offering distinctive center city charm alongside live music, vibrant art exhibits and, of course, quality local wine and wine from around the world! The event gives guests the chance to relax and unwind, while enjoying wine from local wineries, delicacies from downtown and greater Canton eateries and memorable live music. This year, Vintage Canton will continue to bring you the very best wines from area wineries and abroad and will offer several quality microbrews in the Beer Garden. Guests will also be able to enjoy small tasting plates for a nominal charge from downtown restaurants and Stark County favorites. The whole evening will be set to a musical backdrop of the rhythms of the Ryan Humbert Band: All Strung Out, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., and the Jeff Poulos Blues Revue closing out the night from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Get a great deal on tickets this year! Tickets can be purchased in groups of 20 or more for $20 each (through Sept. 10), $25 for individual presale (by Sept. 19), and $35 at the door. Wine-free spectator tickets are available for $10. Ticket prices include eight wine tastings or microbrew samples, a variety of breads and cheeses, a collectable souvenir wine glass, and a chance to win a piece of fine jewelry from Gasser Fine Jewelers. Tickets can be purchased online, or at any of seven Fishers Foods locations. (continued on page 7) Thursday, Sept. 20 Wednesday, Aug. 15 &Wednesday, Sept. 5 Friday, Aug. 10

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Page 1: August, September, Oct. 2012 Downtown Developments Newsletter

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PARTNERSHIP REPORTSPECIAL FEATURES• Vintage Canton

• New Downtown Restaurants!

• First Friday Tidbits

• Cinema in the City

• 4th Street Summer Concerts

• Community Garden

• Canton Farmers’ Market

• Public Space Recycling

• YMCA Development

SPACE AVAILABLEWHATWHEREWHEN

2012 DowntownEvent ScheduleDowntown Canton’s streetscape

comes alive with fun festivals!

First Friday of every month

Saturdays, through Oct. 20

The Canton Development Partnership, a department of the Canton Regional

Chamber, will host its annual Vintage Canton event on Thursday, Sept. 20,

from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. along Central Plaza North in downtown Canton.

Vintage Canton is a sophisticated downtown gathering, offering distinctive center city charm alongside live music, vibrant art exhibits and, of course, quality local wine and wine from around the world!

The event gives guests the chance to relax and unwind, while enjoying wine from local wineries, delicacies from downtown and greater Canton eateries and memorable live music. This year, Vintage Canton will continue to bring you the very best wines from area wineries and abroad and will offer several quality microbrews in the Beer Garden.

Guests will also be able to enjoy small tasting plates for a nominal charge from downtown restaurants and Stark County favorites. The whole evening will be set to a musical backdrop of the rhythms of the Ryan Humbert Band: All Strung Out, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., and the Jeff Poulos Blues Revue closing out the night from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Get a great deal on tickets this year! Tickets can be purchased in groups of 20 or more for $20 each (through Sept. 10), $25 for individual presale (by Sept. 19), and $35 at the door. Wine-free spectator tickets are available for $10.

Ticket prices include eight wine tastings or microbrew samples, a variety of breads and cheeses, a collectable souvenir wine glass, and a chance to win a piece of fine jewelry from Gasser Fine Jewelers. Tickets can be purchased online, or at any of seven Fishers Foods locations.

(continued on page 7)

Thursday, Sept. 20

Wednesday, Aug. 15&Wednesday, Sept. 5

Friday, Aug. 10

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Downtown Developments is published quarterly by Canton Development

Partnership, a department of CantonRegional Chamber of Commerce in

cooperation with Downtown Canton Special Improvement District

222 Market Ave. N.Canton, OH 44702

(330) 456-0468fax (330) 452-7786

[email protected]

Dennis P. SaunierPresident & CEO

Michael P. GillDirector

Krista Shuff SchumacherEvents Manager

Annette RosenbergerOffice Manager

Denise BurtonMembership Director

Jessica BennettMarketing Director & Editor

Sarah LutzGraphics Manager

The Canton Development Partnership is a coalition of area development organizations and city govern-ment that share an interest in downtown Canton’s continual improvement, revitalization, image, and quality of life for its citizens.

Its mission is to support and coordinate the activi-ties and programs of its partner organizations in or-der to encourage and sustain community and eco-nomic development in downtown Canton.

The partnering organizations include: Canton Re-gional Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Canton Special Improvement District, Downtown Canton Land Bank, Canton Tomorrow, Inc., and City of Canton.

Information regarding downtown events and news can be submitted for reprint at the discretion of the Partnership director and publication editor. The Canton Development Partnership reserves the right to edit all copy. Deadlines are the 15th of the month, two months prior to publication (i.e., May 15 for the July/August issue).

Statements of fact and opinion within Downtown Developments are the responsibility of the authors alone and do not imply the opinion of the mem-bers of Canton Development Partnership or its part-nering organizations.

Advertising rates and specifications are available by contacting the Chamber sales department at (330) 458-2067.

The Canton Development Partnership has

decided to take a leadership position

in creating some new and unique living

units in downtown Canton. Intuitively, we

believed there was a demand for market

rate apartments in our center city. This no-

tion was confirmed by a recent survey by

CMOResearch of the Stark County market.

The survey results revealed that 6.6 percent of the Stark County population was “very interested” in downtown Canton loft or apartment space. Furthermore, 14.8 per-cent indicated that they were “somewhat interested.” These survey results—a com-bined 21.4 percent—support our strategy to take a lead role in downtown community development by creating new market rate apartments.

The Downtown Canton Land Bank, which is a constituent organization of the Canton Development Partnership, will carry out this exciting strategy. The land bank will utilize one of their owned buildings for the proj-ect, located at 400 McKinley Ave. NW, to launch the program.

The building, which is already home to Canton Glass Works, will see first floor renovation for retail tenants, along with the second floor renovation to create six new apartments. By starting from scratch on the second floor, we hope to incorpo-rate all of the modern conveniences in the units as well as add in some cool features. The building has attached parking for both shoppers and apartment tenants.

The project is not inexpensive, but we feel that someone needs to lead the charge for downtown living. Bank financing has been obtained and we expect the project to be-gin immediately. Our hope is to encourage the development of other units downtown by other groups and developers. Down-town Canton looks good and feels good, but we need people living downtown to continue the momentum each and every day.

The Kresge Block, aka the downtown “Green Space”—the area previously occu-pied by the Kresge Building along Market. Ave. N between Third and Fourth Streets—has received an official name after years of serving as a location for downtown festivals and gatherings without a widely-used moniker. The location has been newly dubbed “Market Square” through a con-test held by The City of Canton and Can-ton City Council. We share the City’s hope that this descriptive new name will create a sense of “place” in our downtown and that the space will continue to be used by the city, organizations, citizens and visitors to downtown daily.

As always, thanks for your support of down-town. Remember to visit the restaurants, art studios and galleries, museums, and retail-ers often. They all need your support!

Canton Development Partnership to lead creation of new downtown living units

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3First Friday Tidbits

August 3: Carnival of ArtStilt walkers, balloon benders, escape artists and a fanciful fortress of freaks (but, you know, in a good way!) will frolic through the Canton Arts District, bringing the hometown zaniness to a street party that’s smack dab in the middle of Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival hoopla. Ryan Humbert is the featured main stage performer, with street musicians Tim Griffiths and Thom Ebersole keeping it cool on Court Avenue. September 7: Now We’re CookingA guilt-free evening of digestible delights, including food tastings, chocolate demonstrations and the Brewed Roots Festival (presented by Buzzbin Magazine), will please the palette of even the most finicky First Friday fans. Restaurant specials will be offered by downtown favorites, who will sweeten the deal with local musicians, art vendors and displays to satisfy all the senses. October 5: Once Upon A TimeYou’re never too old for a good bedtime story, and that’s just what you’ll get at this month’s First Friday. Fairy tale characters will come to life to create new memories and spin old tales. Children’s activities will be more than a bit Grimm and the dancing, singing, cajoling and cavorting will not be restricted to the fairest of them all. Evil queens, trolls and a dragon or two just may be in the fray for this evening devoted to play.

First Friday is sponsored by the Stark Community Foundation and is celebrated every first Friday of the month from 6 to 10 p.m. in downtown Canton. First Friday is presented by ArtsinStark, The County Arts Council, and the Downtown Canton Special Improvement District.

For the most up-to-date information, visit www.CantonFirstFriday.com.

Eat&Drink: New & Coming Soon to Downtown

Throughout the summer, downtown Canton has ushered in many new flavors to savor, with more on the way into the fall.

Looking for something new to check out this week-end? Read on for more details about downtown’s latest sizzles, sips and snacks. And don’t forget to visit DowntownCanton.com for the official guide to downtown Canton dining, arts, entertainment and more!

B Side Wine House 575 Market Ave. N | (330) 451-2070 www.bsidewinehouse.com Hours: Mon.-Wed. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Th. from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Fri. from noon to 9 p.m., and Sat. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Ever find yourself staring at a sea of wine labels, a virtual novice with no idea what to select? Leave trial-and-error wine shopping behind and stop by B Side Wine House, open now in downtown Can-ton. You won’t find snobby wine connoisseurs, intimidating lingo or an overwhelming number of options and too-pricey bottles at B Side. Instead, B Side’s staff makes buying wine as enjoyable as, well, drinking wine!

This unique retail wine store offers unique, private label wines from all of the world, daily wine tast-ings in a comfortable wine lounge, even a space to host your own private tasting events – perfect for meetings and gatherings. B Side’s helpful, courteous staff will even come to your home or office to host a wine tasting for you!

Henry’s Gourmet Popcorn 532 Cleveland Ave. NW | (330) 455-CORN Hours: Mon.-Fri. from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sat. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Something buttery and delicious has popped up next door to the Joseph Saxton Gallery of Photog-raphy. From caramel to cheesy—16 varieties in all, with more on the way—owner Henry Thompson of Henry’s Gourmet Popcorn offers just that: high-quality, gourmet popcorn.

Henry’s offers the old standbys, including mixes of the salty and sweet varieties from real butter and cheese ingredients, along with combinations that are sure to soon be household names. Thompson is experimenting with new flavors, including fla-vors named for your favorite candy bars, nuts and all! And prices are reasonable from just $3 and up per bag.

Tozzi’s Restaurant Downtown 218 Court Ave. | (330) 471-8000 Hours: Tues.-Wed. from 4 to 10 p.m., Th. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fri. from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sat. from 4 to 11 p.m.

Tozzi’s Restaurant opened in downtown Canton on Court Ave. earlier this year, and has since be-come a popular lunch, dinner and after work stop for busy professionals and night-outers. The Ital-ian steakhouse boasts delicious, signature cuts of beef and classic pastas.

A stop in at lunchtime on Thursdays and Fridays means you can try the Original Shamrock Deli sandwich, Canton’s most beloved, piled high with thinly-sliced corned beef brisket, fried Hungarian peppers, provolone, and house made coleslaw all on toasted sourdough. And Tozzi’s certainly knows cocktails, as the husband-wife team, Duke and Dina Tozzi, also operate Picciano’s Martini Bar along Market Ave. Tozzi’s features live music every Friday evening, and a private wine room is available for events.

Basil Asian Bistro 585 Market Ave. N | (330) 452-3888 Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fri. and Sat. from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

We’ve welcomed our first upscale, authentic Asian eatery to downtown Canton with Basil Asian Bistro, next door to the Canton Palace Theatre. Don’t be fooled by the name—Basil is an essential ingredient in Asian cooking as well as in Italian. If you’re looking for Italian dishes, you’re out of luck. But don’t leave without trying the house specialty: Coconut Spaghetti!

Basil shares the same roots as Ricky Ly, the family that first brought upscale Asian cuisine to Stark County more than two decades ago. The Ly fam-ily uses only the freshest ingredients, along with unique cooking techniques, to create the succu-lent dishes on the menu. Sushi, sashimi, noodle dishes and more traditional Chinese, Japanese and Thai dishes abound at Basil.

The Lion’s Den 111 Cleveland Ave. S | (330) 454-LION Hours: Tues.-Sat. 11a.m. to 1a.m. starting late summer.

The Lion’s Den, opening late summer, is bringing the best of both worlds to downtown diners – din-ner and entertainment! The cuisine is internation-ally inspired: Mediterranean, Italian, Greek, even Asian dishes, with a focus on seafood and pasta, and the restaurant includes a full-service bar. The upscale restaurant, with casual prices, has deli-cacies that will delight, but the real king of the jungle in this den is entertainment, entertainment and more entertainment!

In fact, diners can expect nightly entertainment, from Rat Pack shows, dancing, performances by acts like Jimmy and the Soul Blazers, jazz en-sembles, comedy acts and more. By partnering with Andrew Fulmer Dance Studio, owner Frank Demetro can provide performances in both the lounge and ballroom. He describes it as a dual-personality venue, with intimacy on one side, and mega-watt entertainment on the other. You can even get dance instruction while you visit!

Valet parking, along with access to the attached parking deck, makes getting there a snap. The ballroom is available for event and wedding rentals.

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NOW SHOWING: Cinema in the City

he Downtown Canton Special

Improvement District and ystark!

(a department of the Canton

Regional Chamber of Commerce) are

teaming up with the Canton Palace Theatre

to host the second year of the Cinema in

the City movie series.

The series kicked off on July 25 with a screening of Back to the Future, and will continue in August and September. Each night, a jumbo movie screen is setup in Market Square, located at 301 Market Ave. N. in downtown Canton.

This year’s silver screen favorites include: Fun for kids (and kids at heart!) with The Sandlot on Wed., Aug. 15 and fun for young adults with Ferris Bueller’s Day Off on Wed., Sept. 5.

Bring your blankets and chairs, and enjoy theatre concessions on sale by the Canton Palace Theatre. In-crowd entertainment begins at approximately 8 p.m. and showtime is shortly after dusk.

If buttery popcorn and candy won’t be enough to tide you over, head downtown early to enjoy dinner at one of more than a dozen downtown Canton restaurants. There’s something for every palate and pocketbook!

Attendees are asked not to bring umbrellas of any kind. If the outdoor movie gets rained out, the show will go on at the Canton Palace Theatre (605 Market Ave. N).

For more information, visit www.CinemaintheCity.com.

Cinema in the City is presented by the Downtown Canton Special Improvement District and ystark!, and sponsors including The Repository, The Canton Palace Theatre and Buzzbin Magazine.

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4th Street Summer Concert Series wraps up in August

The Canton Development Partnership’s FREE 4th Street Summer Concert Series wraps up Friday, Aug. 10, under the 4th Street Lights at Fourth Street and Cleveland Ave. NW in downtown Canton with Broken Road: A Rascal Flatts Tribute Band.

The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Head downtown early to enjoy dinner at one of a dozen downtown Canton’s restaurants.

The popular free concert series made its debut last year and is presented by the Canton Development Partnership (a department of the Canton Regional Chamber) and made possible by Budweiser, the Downtown Canton Special Improvement District, The Repository, Hilscher-Clarke, King Properties, Mobile Jox, Miller & Company, Buzzbin Magazine and News-Talk 1480 WHBC and Mix 94.1.

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5Community garden takes root

The Canton Farmers’ Market is spread over three seasons, and late summer and fall bring some incredible color to the culinary palette. Each Saturday, as we move into cooler weather, there will be a cornucopia of produce, including pumpkins, gourds, apples and cooler fall crops.

Incredible local selections like artisan breads, organic cheeses, baked goods and much more are available Saturday mornings from 8 to 11:30 a.m. through October 20. The market is located in the Timken High School Parking Lot at the corner of Fourth St. NW and McKinley Ave NW

Here’s a complete lineup* of the exciting activities happening at Canton Farmers’ Markets in August, September and October!

Friday, Aug. 3, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.At Aultman Hospital for one week onlyLive music from Thom EbersoleAultman’s Wellness on Wheels Van hosting free health screenings

Saturday, Aug. 11Organic cooking and meals with Cindy PetittiMassage with Jeff Kiko-Cozy ($1/minute)Aultman’s Wellness on Wheels Van hosting free health screenings

Saturday, Aug. 18Live music from Ashley Brooke ToussantMake-and-Take Children’s Art with

Sarah ShumakerRaw foods chef Adrienne ChaversAultman’s Wellness on Wheels Van hosting free health screenings

Saturday, Aug. 25Live music with Bill FergusonAultman’s Wellness on Wheels Van hosting free health screenings

Saturday, Sept. 1Live music with Tim GriffithsAultman’s Wellness on Wheels Van hosting free health screenings

Saturday, Sept. 8 Canning techniques with Cindy PetittiMassage with Jeff Kiko-Cozy ($1/minute)Aultman’s Wellness on Wheels Van hosting free health screenings

Saturday, Sept. 15 Make-and-Take Children’s Art with Sarah ShumakerAultman’s Wellness on Wheels Van hosting free health screenings

Saturday, Sept. 22 Live music from Denny OttAultman’s Wellness on Wheels Van hosting free health screenings

Saturday, Sept. 29 Aultman’s Wellness on Wheels Van hosting free health screenings

Saturday, Oct. 6 Live music from Bill FergusonAultman’s Wellness on Wheels Van hosting free health screenings

Saturday, Oct.13 Putting Your Garden to Bed with Cindy Petitti Massage with Jeff Kiko-Cozy ($1/minute)Aultman’s Wellness on Wheels Van hosting free health screenings

Saturday, Oct. 20 Final Market of the Season!Aultman’s Wellness on Wheels Van hosting free health screenings

*Note: Schedule is tentative and subject to change – visit the website for most accurate information.

Visit www.CantonFarmersMarket.com for more information and an updated schedule, and come out before the market closes for the year!

Canton Farmer’s Market Fall Bounty

The Downtown Canton/Summit Community

Garden, located at the intersection of Fifth

Street and High Street NW, is in full bloom

this August!

The 85 prosperous beds are filled with flowers and veggies, tended to by gardeners of all ages and gardening ability. Everything grows in the Community Garden, from tomatoes to squash, to beautiful flowering annuals and perennials.

Our gardeners use organic gardening practices and can consume the fruits of their labors themselves or donate to charity. The garden will increase locally grown food and help ease food costs for the residents of the Summit Neighborhood, while providing a source of

resident social interaction, building a greater sense of community pride and increasing personal connections.

To reserve your plot for late summer gardening, contact Project REBUILD, Inc. at (330) 588-3205. Individual 8’ x 9’ plots are ripe for the picking at just $10. Tools, water and advice are all free! All you need is your ideas, seeds, and a little hard work.

The downtown Summit Neighborhood Community Garden is presented by the Downtown Canton Special Improvement District and sponsored by Project REBUILD, J.P. Morgan, The Chase Foundation and the Stark Community Foundation.

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owntown Canton is

about to get a whole lot

greener! This August, the

City of Canton is launching their latest

foray into greening our community:

a Public Space Recycling Program

throughout the city.

The program provides for dual-stream recycling containers, approximately 40 in all, throughout the public areas in the city. Many of the receptacles will be located throughout downtown Canton. Each receptacle measures six feet wide, by four feet high and two feet deep, and provides two bins that can accept paper, all plastic materials, aluminum and glass, along with a single bin for trash. The City has partnered with Greener Corners, headquartered in New Rutherford, New Jersey. The company offers the turnkey service—including creation of the custom units, installation and maintenance, along with educational programs to help city residents and visitors properly use the containers. This is the second stage in the recycling program that the City implemented in 2010, with free home recycling pickup for all residents living in the City of Canton.

Greener Corners offers a cost-free, full-service Public Space Recycling program serving municipalities, universities, shopping centers, sports complexes, and other public and private institutions to help advance

their public recycling efforts. The company’s mission is to make public recycling readily available, build awareness about the importance of recycling and its parallel implications on the environment, and raise community revenue without raising taxes.

“Our goal is to help area residents play an active role in increasing the recycling output in Canton, to make recycling on the commercial and residential level a way of life in Canton,” said Aaron Klein, liaison to the City for Greener Corners.

Greener Corners places state-of-the-art recycling bins in high foot-traffic areas like street corners and parks, develops education platforms and public awareness campaigns, and tracks recycling rate increases.

The educational and public awareness campaigns—headed by local volunteer “green teams”—work to educate residents and help increase use. The campaign includes in-school programming along with messaging on the bins themselves.

“We are very excited to partner with Greener Corners to provide this environmentally conscious service at no cost to our taxpayers,” stated Mayor Healy. “With the success of our curbside program, the addition of public space recycling is the next logical step. We hope the community will accept this program with the same level of enthusiasm.”

Greener Corners has found a very high level of usage and low levels of contamination.

In fact, depending on the size of the community, the program has routinely seen diversion rates as high as 75 percent, meaning that as much as 75 percent of materials that would previously have gone into landfills have instead been recycled through the use of these containers.

The program offers the units at no cost to the city, and the investment made by Greener Corners is recouped through advertising sales opportunities on each receptacle. Each receptacle provides a 5’ x 2’ advertising space, with prices beginning at $150 monthly.

“Downtown Canton doesn’t currently have a great deal of outdoor advertising opportunities, and this provides an affordable option for businesses to garner greater exposure. Our units are attractive and in high-visibility areas, but they blend into the streetscape,” said Klein.

The City worked closely with the Downtown Canton Special Improvement District and the Canton Park Board of Commissioners on the project planning.

For more information about the program, visit www.cantonohio.gov, or contact Derek Gordon, assistant safety/service director for the City of Canton. To advertise, contact Aaron Klein at [email protected] or (201) 638-2218.

City of Canton Public Space Recycling program kicks-off

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Work begins this fall on $4.9 million Eric Snow YMCAThis September, preparation will begin on downtown Canton’s new, 26,000 sq. ft. YMCA facility. The new facility, named for local basketball hero Eric Snow, will be constructed on the existing site, located at McKinley Ave. and 2nd Street NW, near Timken High School and the downtown Canton Arts District.

Snow, a graduate of McKinley High School and former NBA player, has donated $1 million in support for his hometown Y, which closed in 2008. When the Eric Snow YMCA opens in December 2013, the facility will have more efficient systems and far less overhead than its predecessor.

The exciting capital redevelopment project will yield a new, state-of-the art YMCA including a gymnasium, indoor aquatic center, wellness center, multipurpose rooms, locker rooms, kids’ zone play area and learning lab/classroom.

The goal of the new Y is to provide youth sports and aquatic lessons, including water safety programs. It will also provide health and wellness programs, group exercise, adult sports leagues and, of course, a variety of family programs.

Through these facilities and programs, the Y will build character, leadership and scholarship among those it serves.

And the facility will be 26 percent the size of the previous facility, especially with the elimination of the residences in the previous building.

“What we will have is room for expansion off of the gymnasium. We’re planning a Y that will burst at the seams,” said Joseph Schauer, chairman of the board for the Canton YMCA. (continued on next page)

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New leadership on Vintage Canton committee Longtime volunteers Julie Gill and John Kaminski are co-chairing this year’s event.

Gill is a relationship manager at KeyBank in North Canton. She was born and raised in Canton, and has been with KeyBank for 16 years. She has held positions in sales and service at many branches in Stark and Summit Counties. Gill currently resides in Canton, and has been a community volunteer and chairman for a number of organizations and projects, including New Directors Board, Mercy Service League and the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Kaminski is an attorney with Day Ketterer in Canton. He focuses on estate planning and probate law, and also practices in the area of First Amendment and media law, as well as social security disability. He grew up in Canton and is a graduate of McKin-ley Senior High School. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Northwestern University and his JD from Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. Kaminksi serves as the president of the board of directors of Community Services of Stark Coun-ty. He has previously served as co-chairman of the Canton Re-gional Chamber of Commerce’s AultCare Fast Break Breakfast, and on the Community Advisor Council of the Junior League of Stark County. Kaminski is a graduate of the 22nd class of Leader-ship Stark County and remains involved as the chairman of As-set Building Day. He is a co-founder and board secretary of the Josette Beddell Memorial Foundation. He has been a coach of the Canton McKinley Mock Trial Team since 2004. Kaminski has served on the Vintage Canton committee since 2007.

This year’s generous event sponsors to date include KeyBank and Gasser Fine Jewelers, Aultman Health Foundation, Fishers Foods, Schauer Group Insurance, Kenan Advantage Group, Brookside Country Club, the Downtown Canton Special Improvement District, The City of Canton, About Magazine, News-Talk 1480 WHBC and Mix 94.1, Canton Chair Rental and PPI Graphics.

For tickets or details about Vintage Canton, visit www.VintageCanton.org, or contact event manager Krista Schumacher at [email protected] or (330) 458-2091. Remember to purchase advance tickets to save $10 on the admission price!

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Julie Gill

John Kaminski

Presented by

Sponsors to date:

7Canton’s YMCA has a long history, boasting Major William McKinley as a past president of its board in the late 1800s. Even then, the goal of the Y was to nurture the potential of every child. And that’s exactly the mission that the Eric Snow YMCA will aspire to: youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. And they will fulfill the promise of YMCAs nationwide—never turning anyone away for inability to pay.

To date, the campaign has raised $3.9 million of the $4.9 million needed, and is still seeking pledges of all sizes from the community.

More information about the project, and information on how you can support the campaign, are available online at www.HelpCantonKids.org.

YMCA ...

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401 Market Avenue North

Mixed-use downtown Canton site:• Located at the intersection of Market Ave. and 4th Street NW in downtown Canton• 48,000 total square feet• 3-story building with basement• 12,000 sq. ft. per floor• Access to I-30 and I-77• 140-space parking lot

For more information, contact: Dan DeHoff at [email protected] or (330) 499-8153.

SPACE AVAILABLE

Page 8: August, September, Oct. 2012 Downtown Developments Newsletter

August 1-3 Making Movie Camp McKinley Presidential Library & Museum www.firstladies.org 1 through April 26, 2013 Exhibit: Ohio First Ladies National First Ladies’ Library www.firstladies.org 2 Art Film Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 3 Fashion Show Luncheon Civic Center/Cultural Center www.profootballhofef.com 3 Enshrinee’s Gold Jacket Dinner Civic Center/Cultural Center www.profootballhofef.com 3 First Friday – Carnival of Art Downtown Canton www.cantonfirstfriday.com 3 SynerGaze: Photography Exploration Joseph Saxton Gallery of Photography www.josephsaxton.com 3 First Friday Family Movie Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 3 through Sept. 1 From the Collection of: A Celebration of Art Patrons Translations Art Gallery www.translationsartcom 4 Scared Scriptless Kathleen Howland Theater www.secondapril.org 4 Timken Grand Parade Downtown Canton www.profootballhofef.com 5 Enshrinees GameDay Roundtable Civic Center/Cultural Center www.profootballhofef.com 6 Summer Kids Movie: The Smurfs Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 9-12 Arts Film Festival Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 10 4th Street Concert Series Cleveland Ave. & 4th St. NW www.downtowncanton.com10-12 Tom Foolery Kathleen Howland Theater www.secondapril.org

11 Bus Trip to Freemont, OH National First Ladies’ Library www.firstladies.org 15 Cinema in the City: The Sandlot Market Square www.cinemainthecity.com 16 Art Film Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 17 The Magic of Michael Voltagio Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 17-18 Raising Angelina Kathleen Howland Theater www.secondapril.org 23 Art Film Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 24-25 Dot’s Journey Kathleen Howland Theater www.secondapril.org 25-26 Hollywood Hit Movie Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 25-27 Hollywood Hit Movie Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 31 Art Film Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 31 through Oct. 28 Human Journey in Stone Epic Warriors of the Fantastic Allegory in Wood Canton Museum of Art www.cantonart.org

September 1 From the Collection of: A Celebration of Art Patrons Translations Art Gallery www.translationsartcom 1 through Oct. 28 Human Journey in Stone Epic Warriors of the Fantastic Allegory in Wood Canton Museum of Art www.cantonart.org 1 Scared Scriptless Kathleen Howland Theater www.secondapril.org

1-2 Hollywood Hit Movie Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 1 through Sept. 30 Exhibit: Campaigns and Cartoons: The Role of Caricature in Political Persuasion McKinley Presidential Library & Museum www.mckinleymuseum.org 3 through Oct. 28 Cutting Edge Canton Museum of Art www.cantonart.org 5 Cinema in the CIty: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Market Square www.cinemainthecity.com 6 Art Film Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 7 First Friday Family Movie Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 7 First Friday – Now We’re Cooking Downtown Canton www.cantonfirstfriday.com 7 SynerGaze: Photography Exploration Joseph Saxton Gallery of Photography www.josephsaxton.com 7-30 Legally Blonde Players Guild Theatre www.playersguildtheatre.com 10 Legacy Lunch Series National First Ladies’ Library www.firstladies.org 13 Art Film Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 20 Vintage Canton Central Plaza www.vintagecanton.org 20 Progressive Dinner McKinley Presidential Library & Museum www.mckinleymuseum.org 22 Classic Film Series Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 27 Art Film Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 29 Classic Film Series Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org

October 1-28 Cutting Edge Canton Museum of Art www.cantonart.org 4 Art Film Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 5 First Friday – Once Upon a Time Downtown Canton www.cantonfirstfriday.com 5 First Friday Family Movie Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 6 Canton Film Festival Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 7 Celebrations Canton Symphony www.cantonsymphony.org 12 through Feb. 18 Live in Miniature McKinley Presidential Library & Museum www.mckinleymuseum.org 13 Bus Trip to Garfield National Historic Site National First Ladies’ Library www.firstladies.org 15 Tea with the Curator – Live in Miniature McKinley Presidential Library & Museum www.mckinleymuseum.org 19-20 Canton Ballet Fall Performance Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 26 Canton Symphony Show Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 26 Halloween at the “Boo-seum” McKinley Presidential Library & Museum www.mckinleymuseum.org 29 Legacy Lunch Series National First Ladies’ Library www.firstladies.org 30 Arc of Stark Benefit Show Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org 31 Rocky Horror Picture Show Canton Palace Theatre www.cantonpalacetheatre.org

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