In Brief - Akron-Canton

BY KRISTIN LINDSEY

TIME ZONE: Eastern
AREA CODE: 330
FOUNDED: Akron: 1836; Canton: 1805
POPULATION: Akron: 217,074; Canton: 78,319
GET AROUND: Akron METRO, Summit County; Stark County Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA)
AIRPORT: Akron-Canton Airport
WEBSITES: www.visitakron-summit.org; www.visitcantonstark.com  

BY THE NUMBERS

10 Aquariums in the Akron Zoo’s jellyfish exhibit, home to seven different species of these otherworldly creatures
108 steps at the McKinley Monument in Canton, the final resting place of the 25th president
15 wines made at The Winery at Wolf Creek in nearby Norton
23.6 MILLION dollars budgeted for the renovation of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which will be completed in time for the museum's 50th anniversary in 2013

CULTURE CALENDAR

Through May 29
M.C. ESCHER: IMPOSSIBLE REALITIES
Your mind’s not playing tricks on you: That’s just what happens when you look at one of the 130 works by master printmaker Maurits Cornelis Escher on display at the Akron Art Museum. The exhibition — on loan from the Herakleidon Museum in Athens, Greece, and one of only two US stops — provides an in-depth view of the artist's creative process. www.akronartmuseum.org

Through May 22
SOME ENCHANTED EVENING — THE SONGS OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
This tribute at the Actors’ Summit features all the hits from Oklahoma, The Sound of Music and other Broadway icons. Go ahead and sing along — at least in your mind. www.actorssummit.org

NEWS FLASH

Give Thanks • Every day is Thanksgiving at the new Canton eatery Thanksgiving Dinner 365. The brainchild of two 23-year-old natives, it serves home-cooked favorites in a fast-food environment — and cleanup is included. tgd365.com + Going Green • Southeast Summit County's first Metro Park opened in January. The 256-acre green space in the Akron suburb of Springfield Township features a 1.6-mile trail that runs along the edge of two wetlands. www.summitmetroparks.org