Jo-Ann (other)
Jo-Ann Stores is an American specialty retailer of crafts and fabrics. Jo-Ann or Jo Ann may also refer to: * Jo-Anne, given name, including variants such as Jo-Ann and Jo Ann *"Jo-Ann", song by the American 1950s vocal group The Playmates See also *Jo-an, teahouse in Aichi Prefecture, Japan *Jo An (born 1982), South Korean actress *Joanne (other) Joanne may refer to: Music * ''Joanne'' (album), 2016 album by Lady Gaga ** "Joanne" (Lady Gaga song), a 2016 song from the album ''Joanne'' * "Joanne" (Michael Nesmith song), a 1970 song from the album ''Magnetic South'' * "Joanne", a song by C ...

Jo-Ann Stores
Jo-Ann Stores, LLC, more commonly known as Jo-Ann (stylized as JOANN), is an American specialty retailer of crafts and fabrics based in Hudson, Ohio. It operates the retail chains ''JOANN Fabrics and Crafts'' and ''Jo-Ann Etc''. The headquarters of the company is located in the former General Motors Terex plant. History In 1943, German immigrants Hilda and Berthold Reich, Sigmund and Mathilda Rohrbach, and Justin and Alma Zimmerman opened the Fabric Shop in Cleveland, Ohio. After further expansion, in 1963, the name was changed to ''Jo-Ann Fabrics''. The store's name was created by combining the names of the daughters from both families: Joan and Jacqueline Ann. In 1969, Jo-Ann Fabrics became a publicly held corporation traded on the American Stock Exchange under the name of ''Fabri-Centers of America, Inc.'' In 1994, the company made its first acquisition with the purchase of ''Cloth World'', a 342-store southern company. At the time of the acquisition, Fabri-Centers operated ...
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The Playmates
The Playmates were an American late 1950s vocal group led by the pianist Chic Hetti (born Carl Cicchetti, 26 February 1930), drummer Donny Conn (born Donald Claps, 29 March 1930 – September 2, 2015), and Morey Carr (31 July 1932 – 1987), all from Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. Career The Playmates—Donald Claps (a.k.a. Donny Conn), drummer and lyricist; Carl Cicchetti (a.k.a. Chic Hetti), pianist music composer; and Morey Cohen (a.k.a. Morey Carr), lead vocalist—were an instrumental and vocal trio, from Waterbury, Connecticut, and, in the early 1950s, at the University of Connecticut. After graduation in 1952, they began touring small lounges and night clubs in the United States and Canada, originally as "the Nitwits", later as the Playmates. Signed to Roulette Records in 1958 as the label's first vocal group, and anticipating a Calypso craze, the group recorded an album called ''Playmates Visit the West Indies''. They then released two notable Top 40 singles&n ...
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Jo-an
is a seventeenth-century Japanese teahouse (''chashitsu'') located in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture. ''Jo-an'' is said to be one of the three finest teahouses in Japan and has been in its current location in Inuyama since 1972. ''Jo-an'' was designated a National Treasure in 1951. History ''Jo-an'' was originally built around 1618 in Kennin-ji, Kyoto, for Oda Urakusai, the younger brother of ''daimyō'' Oda Nobunaga and a disciple of tea ceremony master Sen no Rikyū. ''Jo-an'' has been relocated a number of times, but since 1972 has formed part of the Urakuen gardens in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, part of the historic Owari Province which the Oda clan ruled starting in the 15th century. Architecture Jo-an is approached through the ''roji'' ('dewy ground') garden. It consists of a ''chashitsu'' (tea room), a three tatami mat ''mizuya'' (preparation room), and a one-and-a-half tatami mat ''rōka no ma'' (corridor room). The ''chashitsu'' is composed of two and a half tatami ...
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Jo An
Jo Kyung-jin (born November 14, 1982), known professionally as Jo An, is a South Korean actress. She is best known for the films ''Lifting King Kong'' (2009) and ''My Little Hero'' (2013), as well as the family drama ''Jolly Widows'' (2009) and police procedural ''Special Affairs Team TEN'' (2011, 2013). Filmography Film Television series Variety show Radio program Discography Book Awards and nominations References External links * Jo Anon KeyEast KeyEast (; stylized as KEYEAST) is a management agency founded by actor Bae Yong-joon. History * October 8, 1996 – Tuneboom Korea Co., Ltd. (한국툰붐 주식회사) was established. * November 2003 – Tuneboom Korea was listed at KOSDAQ. ... * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jo, An South Korean television actresses South Korean film actresses Chung-Ang University alumni 1982 births Living people 20th-century South Korean actresses 21st-century South Korean actresses Best New Actress Paeksang Arts Award (film) ...
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