Stark County Weekend Events- June 21-22, 2008

Downtown http://www.cityofcanton.com/ Gets the Blues!

The Canton Blues Festival returns to downtown Canton today and tomorrow, with a full lineup of local, regional and national performers.  The festival is presented by the http://www.cantonchamber.org/.   The entertainment schedule follows:

Saturday

1pm: Blues in School band.

2:30pm : soul satyr.

4:30pm: Wallace Coleman.

6:30pm: Jeff Poulos Blues revue.

8:30pm: The Fabulous Thunderbirds.

The fun starts at 1pm Saturday with live music until 10:30.  The location is Market Avenue N between Third and Fourth streets.  Admission is free.

 Canalway Center at Sippo Lake: featuring the Canal Boat Adventure and 10 interactive exhibits showcasing Ohio & Erie Canal history, business innovators and environmental stewardship; Exploration Gateway, 5712 12th St NW, Perry Township; (330) 477-3552.  Hours 10am-4pm Monday through Friday and 10am-2pm, Saturday.

http://www.mckinleymuseum.org/: Featuring the Discover World interactive science center. "White House Pets," through June 29.

http://www.firstladies.org/: "Team Players: Triumph and Tribulation on the Campaign Trail".  Tours of the ancestral home of Ida Saxton McKinley offered Tuesday through Saturday at 9:30 and 10:30am and 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30.  Tours begin at the education & Research Center at 205 Market Ave.  Admission charge.  Call (330)452-0876 for reservations and more information.