The 44th annual Northeast Ohio Photography Show at the Canton Jewish Community Center will run from Feb. 5 through Feb. 25. The Jewish Center, at 2631 Harvard Ave. NW, is open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
A special preview for entrants, sponsors, patrons and donors will take place at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4.
The show, sponsored by the late Dr. Samuel S. and Celia G. Reinglass, will run through Feb. 25.

The Stark County Student Entrepreneurs, representing local colleges and universities, in a competition
to promote “The Business of Arts in Stark County,” will present to a panel of judges, including Holly Bolinger, Small Business Development Center; Robb Hankins, ArtsinStark president and CEO; and Jackie B. Peterson, author of Better, Smarter, Richer!
Continental Breakfast Included

CARROLL COUNTY commissioners, 9 a.m., Carroll County Courthouse, Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 119 Public Square.

Meetings are held every Monday and Thursday. If Monday or Thursday falls on a legal holiday, the board will not meet.

A new Kent State University Museum exhibit, “The Kokoon Arts Club: Cleveland Revels,” looks back at the iconic club formed in 1912.
The exhibit, which runs from March 19, 2009, through Feb. 28, 2010, highlights the profound effect of the club, whose most memorable activities were the annual masked balls at staged venues around the city. On display are the posters and costumes, both designed and worn by members at these extravagant balls.

Don't let bad weather keep you from enjoying park time with your little one! We bring the park inside by creating an indoor kiddie wonderland in the gym. You and your child can play on tumbling mats or with balls, bats, hoops, tricycles, slides and more during this unstructured free time on Thursdays Nov. 5, 2009, through March 4, 2010, from 10 a.m. to noon. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
The program is free for Massillon Recreation Center members and children age 3 and under, $6 for nonmembers and children over age 3.

February 9 - 27
A collaboration of the Art Department and Black History Month Committee
Main Hall Gallery, Free
Mon. – Fri. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sat. 10 a.m. - noon

Business meeting
Akron-Canton-Medina chapter of eWomenNetwork
11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. every third Thursday of the month
Fairlawn Country Club, 200 N. Wheaton Rd., Fairlawn
Cost: $45
Registration: (330) 662-0040 or www.ewomennetwork.com

“The Unguarded Moment,” a retrospective exhibit of 50 photos by Steve McCurry, is on view from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays Feb. 6 through April 2 at the Joseph Saxton Gallery of Photography, at 520 Cleveland Ave. NW in downtown Canton.
Admission is free.

McCurry is the photographer who took what has been called the most recognizable photograph in the world today — the green-eyed “Afghan Girl” on the cover of National Geographic in 1984.

The Canton Symphony Orchestra, led by Assistant Conductor Matthew Brown, presents Stravinsky's "A Soldier's Tale." Special $8 ticket price for Aultman PrimeTime members- register through Aultman PrimeTime at 330-363-6262. Complimentary coffee & cookies at intermission. Visit www.cantonsymphony.org to order online, or call the Box Office at 330-452-2094.

Jackie B. Peterson, veteran consultant to designers, writers, photographers and artists, will conduct the seminar, Ten Steps to Business Success for Creative Entrepreneurs. Peterson has been an entrepreneur, teacher and creator for more than 30 years. She began her entrepreneurial life with a CPA firm that served small businesses and many creative clients. Later, her practice grew into a small business consulting firm that continues today as Babicky Performance Partners
Refreshments Included. Seating is limited to 50.

GlenOak High School’s Abbey Foltz stage will be become home to the life of P.T. Barnum as GlenOak High School presents the musical "Barnum". More than 100 students will join forces to bring the pageantry and wonderment of the circus to life as part of this amazing production.

Barnum, the musical, traces P.T. Barnum's career from 1835 to 1881 when he joined James A. Bailey to form the circus dubbed The Greatest Show on Earth. The production combines elements of traditional musical theater with the spectacle of the circus including side show acts, dancers, gymnasts, and Jumbo the Elephant.

Canton Advertising Federation will recognize the winners of its annual ADDY Awards Competition during a gala dinner and ceremony themed "Phantom of the ADDYs." The ADDYs honor creative excellence in advertising, and winning entries may advance to regional ADDYs, the second level of a three-tiered competition held by the American Advertising Federation.

Main Hall Auditorium, 6 p.m., Free

The Massillon Parks and Recreation Department and Jump Start Sports have combined forces to offer a Speed Training and Conditioning Program at Paul L. David Athletic Training Center. Classes will be Tuesday and Thursday evenings. This program will work on speed training, agility and conditioning to help athletes ages 8-14 take their game to the next level. Participants will work with successful college athletes in a small group setting. You can register in person at the Massillon Recreation Center or online at www.jumpstartsports.com.
Session Dates:

“Female Incontinence” will be presented by gynecologist William Alford, D.O, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at Aultman West at 2021 Wales Rd. NE in Massillon.
Learn tips and procedures – surgical and nonsurgical – to alleviate the embarrassment, discomfort and distress of urinary incontinence.
All programs are free and open to the public. Seating is limited and reservations are required.
For more information or to make reservations, call (330) 363-TALK (8255) or sign up online at www.aultman.org.

Healing is a vital part of the grieving process and is a journey formed out of brokenness and results in a turn? Are you feeling broken and/or lost? Grief can impact a person's life for weeks, months, and even years after a loss. Hospice of Stark County considers it an honor and a privilege to provide professional, compassionate and free services to assist with the needs of the grieving individuals and families.

Dates: Thursday evenings beginning 2/11 to 4/8 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm.

Chick-fil-A at 5411 Dressler Rd. NW in the Belden Village area of Jackson Township will host a fundraiser from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb.25 to support the Jackson Jayhawks 12U Travel Baseball Club.
For more information, call Steven Mottice at (330) 701-9847 or e-mail championlane@aol.com.

Parents Without Partners will meet 6 p.m. Thursday to attend the "Traditional Blues with Wallace Coleman" event at Kent State Stark Campus, 6000 Frank Ave. NW, Jackson Township. RSVP to Maggie at (330) 628-1988.

Even though the full moon is not until the 28th, there will be enough of it to light our way for a Night Hike at Walborn Reservoir near Alliance on the 25th. Bundle up and join a Stark Parks naturalist for a hike along the Shoreline Trail at Walborn Reservoir. Meet at the Reeder Ave. parking lot at 6 p.m. Reservations required at www.StarkParks.com or 330-409-8096.

GlenOak High School will present “Barnum - The Musical” at 6 p.m. Feb. 25 and 7 p.m. Feb. 26 and Feb. 27 in the high school theater at 1801 Schneider Rd.

Tickets are $9 and available at the high school ticket office.

The Amish Door Village is hosting the game show dinner mystery “Perry Columbus and the Showcase Showdown,” a 34west Theater Company production, Feb. 25-27. A special matinee will be performed Feb. 26.
The Amish Door Restaurant also provides a lavish home-cooked meal, including a fresh garden salad and its famous Amish Door pie.

Ohio State University Extension staff Melinda Hill and Ron Becker will start a three-part series, “Home Gardening and Preserving 101,” at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25.
The first part will cover garden planning; the following sessions will cover planting (May 6 at 6:30 p.m.) and preserving the harvest (July 15 at 6:30 p.m.).
Cost for the series is $5 per session and $10 for the whole series for Local Roots members and $10 per session and $20 for the series for nonmembers. (Scholarships are available to those in need.)

The Woman-to-Woman Cancer Support Group meets monthly at Aultman Physician Center, located across from the hospital on Seventh Street SW. Free parking is available in the parking deck (enter at Gate 8).
You can choose to attend on either the second or fourth Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, contact registered nurse Deb Mohr at (330) 488-8256.

Heritage Christian School invites visitors to an Open House Thursday, Feb. 25, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. to learn about an education at Heritage! The Open House also will include detailed information about the Ohio EdChoice Scholarship Program. According to the Ohio EdChoice website, students who attend or would attend a public school in their resident district that has been rated in Academic Emergency or Academic Watch for two of the past three years are eligible to apply.

A qi gong class will take place on the last two Mondays of February, the 15th and 22nd, and the last two Thursdays of February, the 18th and 25th, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Chen Acupuncture Health Center at 2405 Fulton Rd. NW in Canton.
Qi gong is a traditional Chinese exercise system. It has been practiced for several thousand years in China as a "medical keep fit" activity to maintain health, heal the body, calm the mind and reconnect with one’s spirit.
Qi gong is an art and skill to train the "qi," which creates a balanced lifestyle.

A grief workshop will be conducted from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 14 and 28, Feb. 11 and 25, March 11 and 25, April 8 and 22, and May 6 and 20 at Greensburg United Methodist Church at 2161 Greensburg Rd. in Green.
For information or transportation, call the church at (330) 896-1936.

Trinity Brethren Church would like to invite the community to come out and have fun in the snow with us. If we have to have way too much snow on the ground we should at least enjoy it. We will meet on February 25th at 6:30 PM and spend about an hour making snowmen and playing games. If the weather doesn't cooperate and the snow melts or it is bitterly cold we will have some fun games inside instead. There will be refreshments to enjoy after our play time. All ages welcome! Trinity Brethren is located at 455 55th St. between Main and Market in North Canton.

Charles Kammer, the James F. Lincoln Professor of Religious Studies at Wooster, will present “Something There is That Doesn’t Love a Wall” at the fourth and final Spring Academy of Religion lecture on Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). Admission is free and open to the public.
Additional information is available by phone (330-263-2473) or email (ckammer@wooster.edu).

The Department of Theatre will present “Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off,” directed by Penny Cole, visiting assistant professor of theatre at Wooster, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Feb. 25-27, at 8:15 p.m. in Freedlander Theatre (329 E. University St.). General admission tickets are $9. Tickets for faculty, staff, and non-College of Wooster students as well as senior citizens are $6.
Additional information is available by phone (330-263-2241) or email (pcole@wooster.edu).