Do you dream of a big wooden box stamped FRAGILE? Would you covet its contents for Christmas?
Now’s your chance to enter a contest that could bring you a leg lamp, a la A Christmas Story.
The Web Site PositivelyCleveland.com is running a Home for the Holidays Instagram Contest that could get you a window full of “electric sex” for Christmas, if you’re “lucky.”
To enter:
• Take a photo of a festive Cleveland event, attraction, beverage or whatever you think truly defines the holiday season;
• Use #HomeinCLE in the caption.
• Publish to Instagram
• Share the item on Twitter and include the handle @positivelycleve
Today
Holiday Party — The Cuyahoga Valley Photographic Society (CVPS) will hold its annual holiday party 7-9 p.m. at Hines Hill Conference Center, 1403 W. Hines Hill Road, Peninsula. CVPS will provide the pizza; members are invited to bring beverages. Guests are welcome. Free. For more information, email info@cvps.org or call 330-657-2909.
Friday
Mayor’s Art Show — The Mayor’s Holiday Art Show will be held 4-6 p.m. at 166 S. High St. For more information, call 330-761-3189.
Saturday
Glass Fusing — Glass Fusing Holiday Workshop with Marianne Hite, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Peninsula Art Academy, 1600 W. Mill St. $45, $40 for PAA members. Choose from jewelry, ornaments, or a night light. Additional glass may be purchased from the instructor. Children ages 10 and up welcome with paying adult. Register at https://www.explorepeninsula.net/evb_form_response.aspx?FormID=13
Opening — An exhibition of 49 works by central and southeastern Ohio artists opens with a 2-4 p.m. reception at the Zanesville Museum of Art, 620 Military Road. The exhibition continues through Dec. 20. For more information, go to http://www.zanesvilleart.org or call 740-452-0741.
Worth Noting
Wreath Ballot — Through Dec. 24, visit the “Festival of Wreaths” near the food court at Westfield Belden Village Mall and vote for the MassMu wreath. The wreath with the most votes by Christmas Eve will receive a $1,500 donation from Westfield Belden Village. More information at www.massillonmuseum.org/support.html.
Dorothy Shinn writes about art and architecture for the Akron Beacon Journal. Send information to her at the Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron, OH 44309-0640 or dtgshinn@att.net.
