Soul legend on stage
Rock and soul legend and rock hall of famer Booker T. Jones will bring his oft-imitated Hammond B-3 grooves to two performances at Nighttown, 12387 Cedar Road in Cleveland Heights, at 8 and 10 p.m. on Thursday. Tickets are $50. Call 216-795-0550 for reservations.
Baby, it’s cold outside
Too chilly to take the kiddos outdoors? Check out http://highlandsquarebranch.akronlibrary.org/ for snowy-day activities, thanks to Laura McFalls, the Akron-Summit County Public Library’s Early Literacy Specialist.
Among her suggestions is bringing the snow indoors on bitter cold days. Dig out the towels and fill up a large plastic tote, bucket, bin, or even a roasting pan with snow. Add measuring cups, scoops, spoons, plastic bowls, and allow children to play with the snow. Encourage them to touch it, scoop it, measure it and watch it melt.
Awards mania
These are the days for glittering prizes, with last week including the People’s Choice Awards and the Oscar nominations and tonight bringing that celebration of itself known as the Golden Globes. Hopes are high for comedy, with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosting the ceremonies beginning at 8 p.m. on NBC. But this being the Globes, they will have to be very funny to top whatever celebrity decides this year that the best time to talk is immediately after finishing off that third rehoboam of Moet & Chandon.
The buzz on beekeeping
Beekeeping is all the rage among folks out to support pollinators, practice self-sufficiency or just get a fix for their honey addiction.
You can learn the basics at Beginning Beekeeping, a class starting this week at Quirk Cultural Center in Cuyahoga Falls.
The class, led by the Summit County Beekeepers Association, will address why and how to get started in beekeeping, the costs and time involved, and basic management of a hobby apiary.
The class meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays from Jan. 16 to Feb. 6 at the center, 1201 Grant Ave. Cost is $52.
To register, call 330-971-8425.
Swap meet to swap meat
The Countryside Conservancy is hosting its first Countryside Food Swap at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Uncorked Wine Bar, 22 N. High St., downtown Akron.
At food swaps, producers of locally made and locally grown foods can trade items and network.
Food swaps are the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. Locations will vary. Participation is free, but registration is required. To register or for more information, contact Erin Molnar at emolnar@cvcountryside.org.