Located in the heart of downtown Canton at 203 Market Avenue S (Suite 200), Escape Room Downtown has become a popular destination for visitors, as well as residents looking for something fun and different to do. Are your family and friends ready to tackle the challenge? Pick them up a gift voucher, or better yet, go as a group.
Give the present of presence through yoga. Yoga Central in Canton, along with its two sister studios, The Yoga Place in North Canton and Yoga Shala in Canal Fulton, offers a New Student Special for a month of unlimited classes for $44.
What better present to give to combat the stress of the holidays than the gift of relaxation. At The Spa at Glenmoor in Jackson Township, visitors can take in the ambiance, tranquility and natural seclusion of Glenmoor Country Club’s gothic former seminary while experiencing a traditional spa day.
Canton has the great fortune of being home to the Canton Charge, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ G League team. This season will feature a new, larger scoreboard with replay capability. The organization goes out of its way to be involved in the community and offers a variety of activities geared toward children.
The Canton Museum of Art is a mecca of gift ideas for that person who’s impossible to buy for. “The art museum is for everyone,” said Danielle Attar, marketing and events director. “It’s not some old stodgy art museum; it’s fresh and young and open for everyone.”
Bunny Seifert spent the first year of her dancing career not dancing. At age 3, Seifert refused to practice at Candy Apple’s Dance Studio. She would sit on the ground and rebuff any attempts the instructors made to have her jump around the room with them.
It’s hard to imagine the Canton arts scene without Tim Carmany. The artist is known for his vibrant, colorful pieces. And he’s the owner of The Hub Art Factory, a cornerstone of the Downtown Canton Arts District where visitors can see rotating displays of some of Stark County’s best work.
By day, Don Ake of Jackson Township is a freight transportation economist and analyst at an economic research firm. “Occasionally I’ll be quoted in the Wall Street Journal,” he jokes. “I guess my opinion does count for something.”
When she performs, she feels joy, conveys joy and creates joy. One of the brightest lights on the local theater scene, Joy Ellis has done dynamic and memorable work in the Players Guild musicals “Sister Act” and “Memphis,” playing a street-smart novice nun and a fiery nightclub singer. On November 2, Ellis opens in another Guild musical production, “Aida,” this time portraying a Nubian princess torn between forbidden love and duty.
Fred and Judy Robinson have an understandable rapport with those who stop in at their Cherry Road Winery in Massillon.
