Politics & Government
Five Things You Need to Know June 16, 2011
Liberty Fest opens at 5 p.m., with live music and other diversions.
1: Canton's today at Heritage Park. Check out Patch's coverage using this link. Tickets cost $1 (or $40 for 50-ticket packs); armbands cost $17 for today only; and $20 for Friday or Saturday.
2: Look for the Canton Patch booth at -- we'll be reporting, tweeting, photographing and chatting our way through the next few days, and "we" includes Family Friendly Canton columnist and Patch assistant regional editor , among others.
3: If you believe in a celebration and that we can be free, celebrate with the U2 tribute band, Zooropa, which takes the Heritage Park stage to open the Canton Thursday Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. today. is located between and the building. Free (donations appreciated), but bring your own blanket and weather gear.
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Four: Fans of the late volleyball coach Kim Renzi can help raise money to fight the disease that took her life, melanoma from 4 to 7 p.m. today. That's when , 45510 Michigan Ave. and the Canton Relay for Life Team, "Blocking Out Melanoma," are hosting a fundraiser. The restaurant will donate 10 percent of the proceeds from food sales to the Relay for Life Team, which raises money for cancer research.
Five: Are you ready for some strawberries? Start planning now for the Belleville National Strawberry Festival kicks off Friday. Saturday's festival parade is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in downtown Belleville and the party wraps on Sunday.
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