Mercy Health Center of North Canton offers low-cost blood screenings the first Friday of each month. Held from 7 am to 11 am, cost is $2 for total cholesterol, $2 for Glucose (blood sugar), and $8 for a complete lipid profile. No appointment is necessary and walk-ins are welcome. A 12-hour fast is recommended for more accurate results. For more information, please call 330-966-8884.

Mercy Health Center of Plain is located at 6200 Whipple Ave. NW, North Canton.

Free TIPS training for employees of businesses that sell/serve alcohol products will take place from 9 a.m. to noon March 5 in the Stark County Sheriff’s Department training room at 4500 Atlantic Blvd. NE in Canton.
TIPS trains servers of alcohol how to prevent intoxication, drunken driving and underage drinking. This training empowers your employees to take a proactive approach toward preventing alcohol misuse and maintaining control of the environment.
By training your staff to recognize the signs of intoxication, you can reduce the chance that an alcohol-related incident will occur.

Dates: February 11 - November 5, 2010
This exhibit concentrates on the extremely important, but nonpolitical role that First Ladies play in international diplomatic relationships for our country. This exhibit will feature First Ladies Elizabeth Monroe, Harriet Lane, Helen Taft, Lou Hoover, Jackie Kennedy, Pat Nixon, Rosalynn Carter and Hillary Clinton. On display will be gifts given to First Ladies from various countries around the world on loan from Presidential Libraries and Museums.
Tour includes the exhibit of the Education Building and the Saxton McKinley House
Tour Hours:

St. Paul's United Methodist Church at 2705 Sixth St. NW, Canton, will have their monthly luncheon and bake sale from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. Hot sandwiches, homemade soups and baked goods will be for sale. Carryout is available. For information call (330) 456-7207.

March 3 – April 3

Main Hall Gallery, Free
Mon. – Fri. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sat. 10 a.m. – noon

Saint Ann Church, 323 S. 15th St., Sebring, will have their annual Lenten pierogie and halushki sale every Friday, through March 26. Carryout dinners, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Haluski are $1.75, pierogies are $6 for 12 or 50 cents each with various varieties available. Soup and apple fritters also available. For information call (330) 938-2033 or to place an order call (330) 938-9678.

“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.

Church of Christ, 1520 California Ave. NE, Louisville, will have a free clothing giveaway and soup kitchen from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday. For information call (330) 875-1673.

A benefit Swiss steak dinner takes place Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Waynesburg Freewill Baptist Church, 8600 Waynesburg Dr. SE, Sandy Township. Proceeds benefit the family of Alicia Cooper who passed away Jan. 3 from Aplastic Anemia. A minimum donation of $10 is requested. Carryout will be available. For information, call (330) 866-3317.

Canton Museum of Art pottery students will have more than 200 original pieces of pottery for sale from 4 to 6:30 p.m. March 5 in the museum lobby.
Portions of sale proceeds will benefit the Canton Museum of Art.
The museum is in the Cultural Center for the Arts at 1001 Market Ave. N in Canton.

The Our Lady of Peace Men's Club will have Lenten fish frys Fridays, 4:30 to 7 p.m., Feb. 19 through March 26 at the church's Alumni Hall, 1001 39th St. NW, Canton.
Cost of dinners start at $6 and $4 for children under 10. Carryout available. For information call (330) 495-2812.

You are invited to share a Fish Fry at St. George Cathedral on Friday from 4:30 to 7:30 pm. Food that will be served: fried fish, baked fish, rice pilaf, fresh french fries, vegetables, mamaliga (cornmeal mush with cheese), coleslaw, applesauce and homemade bread. Desserts and beverages available. 1123 44th Street NE, Canton. Call 330-492-8413 for more information.

First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ at 1020 Wales Rd. NE, Massillon, will have weekly fish dinners, 4:30 to 7 p.m. Fridays, Feb. 19 through March 26 in the upper level fellowship hall.
Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children and proceeds benefit church expenses and missions. Dinner choices include baked or fried fish or shrimp. Carryout available. Call (330) 833-8559 for information.

St. George Romanian Orthodox Church invites you to our returning Fish Fries and Chicken Dinners resuming Friday, February 12 and every Friday during Lent. We offer battered or oven baked cod or Romanian chicken served with our famous mamaliga, rice pilaf or mac & cheese. Please note, there will be no Fry on January 8. Funds raised help our parish food pantry along with outreach in our community.

The City of Massillon Parks and Recreation Department is hosting two youth basketball programs on Friday evenings, March 5-April 9 at the Massillon Recreation Center. Little Hoop Stars will be 5:30-6:30 pm and Hoop Stars will be 6:30-7:30 pm. Little Hoop Stars is designed to teach ages 4-6 the basics of dribbling, passing, shooting, positioning, defense and rebounding in a fun-oriented atmosphere. Hoop Stars will teach 1st and 2nd graders more of the basketball basics and includes low-competition games so players can learn to apply their skills in a game format.

Two exhibitions of artwork by Nelly Toll open at the Massillon Museum with a reception for the artist from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. In Studio M, prints of childhood watercolors of Holocaust survivor Nelly Toll will depict the life of her dreams while she was in hiding in Poland from the Nazis. The artist's recent works will be exhibited in the Museum's second-floor gallery. The opening is free and open to everyone. No reservations are necessary. The exhibitions continue through April 4. The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East in the heart of downtown Massillon. For details, call 330-833-4061 or visit massillonmuseum.org.

GlenOak High School's Video Production class, under the direction of Steve Pustay, has announced its first Five Minute Reel Film Festival.

Student crews of 5 members or less from from Canton City, Canton South, Jackson, Hoover, Lake, Sandy Valley, Alliance, Massillon and GlenOak High Schools have submitted 5 minute films featuring criteria from 5 different categories.

Internationally Acclaimed Recording Artist, Rebecca St. James, performs in Canton, Ohio, March 5, 2010 at a LIVE concert, and is followed by a showing of her new movie, Sarah’s Choice. The event will be held in the Malone University Johnson Center. Known for her signature blend of modern pop/rock and lyrics of unwavering devotion, St. James also has many book and movie titles to her credit, many of which are focused on purity. In her movie, Sarah Collins faces a choice, her unborn child or her career, that will not only change her life but the lives of her loved ones both now and forever.

Congregational United Church of Christ will host free Family Movie Nights at 7:30 p.m. Fridays during March. The movies that will be showing are:
March 5th - Akeelah and the Bee
March 12 - Air Bud
March 19 - Bridge to Terabithia
March 26 - August Rush

All movies are rated PG. There will be popcorn and beverages.
The church is at 1530 Easton St. NE in Plain Township.

The Kent Camerata Concert will take place at 8 p.m. March 5 in the Main Hall auditorium on the Kent State University Stark Campus at 6000 Frank Ave. NW in Jackson Township.
The concert is free and open to the public.
For more information, call (330) 499-9600 or go to www. stark.kent.edu.

Star Watch & Planetarium Show Fri., Mar. 5, 8 p.m.
Join TWC’s Astronomy Club for a Planetarium Show, then view the real things through telescopes. All ages. Free.

Join in the fun at the Canton First Friday Swing Dance on March 5. Learn beginner jitterbug from 8 to 9 p.m., then dance to the Dave Kasper Quintet from 9 to midnight.
The event is in the Metropolitan Center Grand Ballroom at 601 Cleveland Ave. NW (third floor above Blue Olive Jazz Club) in downtown Canton.
Previous dance experience is not required; no partner is necessary. Experienced dancers also welcome.
Admission price includes lesson. Cost is $10 for adults, $8 for students with valid I.D.