This Week
Friday
Pizza Oven Charities 2012 Kickoff Event — 7 p.m., Canton Civic Center, 1101 Market Ave. N., Canton. Benefits the Canton Ex-Newsboys Association, providing school clothes for needy kids. Tickets $15, available at Papa Bears, Pizza Ovens and Skyland Pines. 330-493-0090.
Saturday
Stone Soul Ball — 7:30 p.m., Akron Urban League Presidents Hall, 440 Vernon Odom Blvd. Featuring the Relatively Jammin’ Blues Band, Infinite Soul, Handpicked with Jan Rookard, Marilyn Oliver, mistress of ceremony Lola Austin and the RJBB Dancers. $15, $25 per couple in advance; $20 each day of show, on sale at the Urban League and 2 Live Music at 1286 Vernon Odom Blvd., Akron. 330-310-7330, 330-701-3946 or 330-338-0588.
Plan Ahead
Grape Possibilities Wine Tasting & Auction — 6:30 p.m. Jan. 19, Canton Civic Center’s McKinley Room, 1101 Market Ave. N., Canton. Wine, food and silent auction. Proceeds benefit the Arc of Stark County serving those with developmental disabilities. Advance tasting at 5:30 p.m. for platinum ticket holders. $45, $60 platinum. 330-492-5225 or www.arcstark.org.
Canton Lehman High School Alumni Association 2012 Polar Party — 6 p.m. Jan. 20, Windsor Hall, 2651 Columbus Road NE, Plain Township. Dinner and silent auction to benefit the scholarship fund. www.cantonlehman.org.
15th Annual Burns Night Dinner — 5:30-9:30 p.m. Jan. 21, Prime at Anthe’s, 4315 Manchester Road, New Franklin. Presented by Canton Akron Scottish Heritage Association. For information, go to www.casha.us.
Red & White on Thursday Night — 5:30-9 p.m. Jan. 26, John S. Knight Center, 77 E. Mill St., Akron. Benefit for the Arthritis Foundation, Great Lakes Region, Northeastern Ohio, a strolling wine and food event presented by Akron General Medical Center. $85 advance, $95 day of event, $125 for VIP pass. 216-831-7000 or www.15thannualredandwhiteonthursdaynight.eventbrite.com.
Akron Zoo Snow Bowl — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan 28, Stonehedge, 580 E. Cuyahoga Falls Ave., Akron. Bowling times of noon, 2 and 4 p.m. Each five -person team predicts its score before the event; closest score wins. $300 per team, includes three games of bowling, shoe and ball rental and T-shirts. Supports the zoo’s construction and education programs and the feeding and care of animals. 330-375-2550, ext. 7230.
Send information about social and charity events to The Scene, c/o Lynne Sherwin, Features Department, Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron, OH 44309. Or e-mail lsherwin@thebeaconjournal.com with “The Scene” in the subject line. Event notices should be sent at least two weeks in advance. Merits of all organizations have not been investigated by the Beacon Journal, so potential donors should verify the worthiness of a cause before committing.