Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Conductor Brett Barlow admits the greatest praise he can receive from a “Greatest Show on Earth” audience member is that of being inconspicuous.
“People won’t really be aware that there is a live band,” said Barlow, calling from Salt Lake City. “I sort of take that as a [...]

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Political correctness is thrown out the window while stigmas and stereotypes are challenged in the Medina County Show Biz Company’s upcoming production of “The Boys Next Door,” which runs Oct. 26, 27, 28 and Nov. 2, 3, 4, 9 and 10 at Broadway Street Hall.
Written by Tom Griffin and first produced off-Broadway in the ’90s, [...]

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Downtown Cleveland was the place to be on Tuesday night. While the Cleveland Indians played the Boston Red Sox at Jacobs Field, the National Tour debut of “The Drowsy Chaperone” was held a few blocks away at Playhouse Square Center.
“The Drowsy Chaperone,” winner of five Tony Awards, is a clever and comedic musical about a [...]

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MEDINA — Stage Left Theatre Company will present “An Evening of Poe”
8 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Grace Drake Center for the Arts in Medina. Favorite Edgar Allen Poe stories and poems will be presented, as well as other classic ghost stories. Complimentary refreshments will be provided. Tickets are $8 or $5 with a student [...]

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With what is arguably the most unique moniker over the last decade, And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead is finally getting around to touring its latest effort “So Divided” with a Cleveland date scheduled for Nov. 21 at the Grog Shop. Past opinions aside, this Texas band employs a “Sgt. Peppers”-like [...]

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Wadsworth City Schools Superintendent Dale Fortner smiles sincerely and never gives the impression of being rushed or too busy to stop to talk, yet he is one of the busiest, most involved men in Medina County.
The 47-year-old scholar and athlete was born and raised in the Akron area, and always has lived in Northeast Ohio. [...]

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Kent State University
The following local students graduated from Kent State University in August:
Brunswick — David R. Droes, Master of Education; Kathleen M. Macko, Master of Arts; Lora M. Sanchez, Bachelor of Business Administration; Jason J. Sohayda, Bachelor of Business Administration; Dawn Marie Sommers, Bachelor of Science; Julie K. Wheeler, Master of Library Science;
Chippewa Lake — [...]

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Ben R. Dabbs III of Medina has been named the vice president and chief financial officer at Coleman Professional Services in Kent. Dabbs is a board member of the Medina County MRDD.
Medina native Daniel Meyer is the new music director of the Erie (Pennsylvania) Philharmonic. He also is music director of the Asheville (North [...]

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Farmers Union scholarships
Ohio Farmers Union is sponsoring two scholarship contests for Farmers Union young people.
The 2008 Joseph Fichter Scholarship Contest awards $1,000 to the winner and $250 to two runners-up. Any member of Ohio Farmers Union who is a high school junior or senior, or enrolled as a college freshman is eligible to apply. [...]

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American Legion Post 202 is holding a free paper shredding day today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at American Legion Hall, 620 N. Broadway, Medina. Up to three full boxes will be accepted per visit. Papers will be shredded while you watch. No plastic or ring binders are allowed.

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