Akron Beacon Journal
Playhouse Square Partners host “Jump Back Together”: Streams live at 7 p.m. Saturday. A virtual cabaret to raise funds for Playhouse Square’s education programs, featuring entertainment by Broadway Sings PARTY! Six Broadway actors with Cleveland connections will perform favorite Broadway show tunes. The event will be available to view for an additional 72 hours following the livestream. Tickets are $30 and available for purchase at http://playhousesquare.org.
Victim Assistant Program 29th Annual Mardi Gras Gala: Will be online from 6-7:30 p.m. March 6. Guests can choose from small plate and wine pairings, catered by Akron’s own Ernie’s Café & Catering. Activities include a silent auction, raffles and more. To learn more about the event, purchase ticket packages or donate an item for the silent auction, call 330-376-7022, ext. 210 or go to http://victimassistanceprogram.org/mardigrasgala/.
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Canton Ballet s Touchdown and Tutus fundraiser returns virtually
Repository staff report
CANTON Canton Ballet will host its fifth annual fundraiser, Touchdowns and Tutus, as an online event March 6 at 8 p.m., due to COVID-19 precautions.
Available for free viewing on the Canton Ballet and Touchdown and Tutus social-media outlets, the event will be co-hosted by Megan McCrea, Q92 morning-show co-host; Matt Wintz, WKYC-TV meteorologist); and Canton Ballet alumnus Tommie Jenkins, an actor, voice actor and stage performer.
In previous years, Touchdowns and Tutus shows featured high-school Canton Ballet dancers paired with high-school football players for a dance competition with celebrity judges.