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Concerts for Kids: Mother Goose — Akron Symphony Orchestra
April 30 to May 10, 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. at various locations in Akron, Barberton, Green, Hudson, Medina and Montrose Ravel’s “Mother Goose” will charm and delight children ages 2 to 6. The 45-minute concerts are intended to entertain and educate participants through interactive storytelling by The Magical Theatre Company and engaging musical performance by the Akron Symphony Orchestra. For tickets, call the Akron Symphony ticket office at 330-535-8131 or visit www.akronsymphony.org.

Garden Author: Joe Lamp’l — Fellows Riverside Gardens
Thursday, May 2, reception at 5:30 p.m.; lecture at 7 p.m. 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown. Joe Lamp’l, host of the PBS show Growing a Greener World, will present “Greening Your Garden While Protecting the Planet.” Following the lecture, a book signing will take place and refreshments will be served. Cost is $30 ($25 for members) for reception and lecture; $20 ($15 members) for the lecture only. Call 330-740-7116 to register. For more information, visit http://www.millcreekmetroparks.com.

May 4th Voices sneak preview — The Kent Stage
Thursday, May 2, at 7 p.m. 175 E. Main St., Kent. This broadcast production presents David Hassler’s play with an all-Kent State University student cast directed by Katherine Burke. The play is composed of first-person narratives about the May 4, 1970, tragedy, taken from the Kent State Shootings Oral History Project. Narrator Maj Ragain’s prose poem, “May 4, 1970 / A Memory,” provides structure to the drama. For more information, call Western Reserve PBS at 1-800-554-4549 or visit http://westernreservepublicmedia.org.

Joseph O’Sickey: Unifying Art, Life and Love — Canton Museum of Art
May 2 to July 21 1001 Market Ave. N., Canton. A CMA original exhibit celebrating the lengthy creative career of this popular and respected Ohio artist. It will be accompanied by a full-color publication examining his life, dramatic scope of work and substantial influence on artists worldwide, as well as a one-hour documentary to air on Western Reserve PBS. For more information, 330-453-7666 or visit http://www.cantonart.org.

Paul Stankard Collection — Akron Art Museum
Wednesdays through Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. 1 S. High St., Akron. The Akron Art Museum is home to the world’s largest public collection of glass by the celebrated artist Paul Stankard, who is known internationally for his innovative rethinking of the traditional glass paperweight. The collection is a gift of Mike and Annie Belkin of Northeast Ohio. Stankard is simultaneously a master glass artist and an astonishing realist sculptor, with renditions of plants and insects seemingly like nature, miniaturized and preserved inside crystal-clear glass globes and cubes. For more information, call 330-376-9185 or visit http://www.akronartmuseum.org.

Western Reserve Public Media Events

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Plant the Seed to Read Book Festival — Fellows Riverside Gardens
Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown. Enjoy a day celebrating literacy that features storytellers, guest readers, crafts and more. Best of all, Western Reserve PBS will be there with our friend Sid the Science Kid! For more information, call Western Reserve PBS at 1-800-554-4549 or visit www.westernreservepublicmedia.org/plant-the-seed.htm.