Magic-tricks discussion for brotherhood

Magic-tricks discussionfor brotherhood
WARREN -- Steve Simpson of Newton Falls will discuss stage and close-up magic tricks and prop construction at 7 p.m. Monday at Avalon Inn, 9519 E. Market St. Simpson, a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, will be a guest of Assorted Nutz Clown Alley of eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Call (724) 667-8880 or (330) 847-7808 for information.
Hiram Men's Chorus
HIRAM -- Hiram Men's Chorus is seeking new singers for its 10th season of concerts on the Hiram College campus. Tenors and basses of all ages are welcome. Rehearsals are Tuesdays from 8 to 9:30 p.m. in Room 102 of Frohring Music Hall, Dean Street. The group is supported by the Hiram Community Trust. Call Tina Dreisbach at (330) 569-5302 or 569-7539 for information.
Illusionist to perform
CANFIELD -- Illusionist Andr & eacute; Kole will make people levitate when he performs at 7 p.m. Sept. 16 at Old North Church, 7105 Herbert Road. Admission is $5. Kole has collaborated with David Copperfield and received the International Magicians Society's 1999 Merlin Award for magic inventor of the decade. Call (330) 533-6848 for information.
Governor's arts awards
COLUMBUS -- Nominations close Oct. 12 for the 2002 Governor's Awards for Arts in Ohio. Individuals and organizations that have contributed to arts on regional, state and national levels are eligible. Awards will be presented March 13 in Columbus. Call the Ohio Arts Council at (614) 466-2613 or (888) 243-8622 for nomination forms, or download one from the Web site www.oac.state.oh.us.
PBS station funds
COLUMBUS -- Public television stations WNEO (Youngstown) and WEAO (Akron) have been awarded $165,577 from the state capital improvements program with assistance from Ohio Educational Telecommunications. The stations will use the money to relocate their master control from the transmitter site in Salem to headquarters in Kent.
Public TV and radio stations and radio reading services may request capital improvement funds to cover up to 40 percent of a project's cost. OET prioritizes requests and submits its list to the state Office of Budget and Management.
There are 12 public TV stations, 34 public radio stations and nine radio reading services in Ohio.