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Downtown Alliance festival to boost area, artists
Review Staff Report
Two Alliance-area groups have joined together to present the Historic Main Street Festival this summer in the city’s downtown.
Also scheduled is a car show sponsored by Pocket Change Antique Mall, located at 426 E. Main St.
Pocket Change owner Ed Albert and GhostRighterz owner Chrystal Robinson-Shofroth are actively involved in a push to redevelop the Main Street area of Alliance, so it’s no surprise to see them helping to lead this effort.
The event also will serve as the premiere of the locally produced “Empty Canvas Documentary,” which offers a look at the city from the eyes of its artist community. A tease to the video is available on YouTube.
A vibrant and multifaceted antidote to cabin fever is launching Friday in downtown Canton in the form of Illumination: Canton Light Festival, a free, family-friendly and mostly outdoors event.
Open from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Feb. 27, Illumination will offer visitors self-guided attractions at eight locations:
A projection-mapping experience with music on the outdoor plaza of the Cultural Center for the Arts, along with an additional light and sound environment inside the center in Cable Recital Hall, plus seven artist-created light sculptures and interactive family activities in the center s Great Court.
A light and sound show presented by the Pro Football Hall of Fame every 15 minutes at Centennial Plaza, the $12.3-million outdoor entertainment site that just opened to the public.