Make the classy holiday move and gift a class

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are history. So … all your holiday shopping is done, right? If the answer is yes, go bake cookies. Oh, they are also finished and in the freezer? Well, good for you. Go put up some more holiday lights.

Now, for my peers that said “no,” I have some ideas for you. Overachievers are invited to read on, as well — you may take notes for your 2018 gifting.

Your artsy friends can be challenging to shop for, but don’t give up — give a class. How many times have you heard them say, “Someday I’m going to learn (blank)”? Here’s your chance to show them you’ve been listening. Give them a little jump start with the needed supplies and a gift certificate to participate in a class.

And if you are also artsy, consider a mutual gift of a shared evening with your friend painting or creating. The painting night programs are still growing in popularity and are easy to find.

You also could plan an afternoon visiting one or more of Cleveland’s outstanding museums. That could be the catalyst for a great adventure day. Pack your sketchbook for an outing to Rockefeller Park Greenhouse, Cleveland Botanical Garden, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History or Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, just to name a few. Throw in lunch or dinner, and you have a serious event planned.

The hardest part is coordinating schedules, so it is helpful to know that most museums are open late on Wednesdays.

“The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s” is the special exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., through Dec. 31. This is the first major museum exhibition to focus on America’s taste in art and design during this exuberant era.

General admission to the museum is free, but special exhibits such as this one require tickets and cost $15. There are discounts for students, seniors and members’ guests (admission is free for museum members).

Don’t miss the 46th annual Juried Art Exhibit at Valley Art Center, 155 Bell St., Chagrin Falls. The exhibit ends Dec, 13. VAC also has a gift shop to help you support local artists.

Stella’s Art Gallery

Second Fridays are special at Stella’s Art Gallery, in Mentor’s Match Works Building, 8500 Station St. In fact, this month’s event is extra-special and runs Dec. 8 through 10.

The weekend event includes great deals and activities with the cooperation of several additional galleries and art hot spots from Mentor, Painesville, Fairport Harbor, Perry and Madison, plus the opportunity to win prizes.

Start at any of several locations to pick up a passport, explore and shop each location, and have it stamped before you leave. Turn it in at your final location to be entered into the prize drawing.

SAG is hosting a meetthe-artists event from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 8. There also will be deals and classes, ornament making, glamour photo shots and more all weekend.

The event also includes Flux Metal Arts, 8827 Mentor Ave., Suite A, Mentor. They are offering a free gift with an artist-made jewelry purchase or a 10-percent discount on class registrations and jewelry-making tools and supplies.

At Gallery One, 7003 Center St., Mentor, specials include buy-two-getone deals on select Gallery Giclees and Daly or Bullas figurines, plus signed and numbered Laessig or Lawton prints for just $10, as well as a hand-signed Ptacek poster for just $5. Yes, there’s more — check it out.

At Starfish and Coffee, 154 Main St., Painesville, there will be live music with Markus West from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 8 and a beaded ornament class from 2 to 4 Dec. 9. Registration is required. Call 440-853-0360 to register.

Locations in Fairport include Old Familiar Ways, 312 High St.; The Gravel Pit, 225 High St.; Love Us Boutique, 215 High St.; Barn Bridge Mercantile, 217 Third St.; and My Junque Shoppe, 215 Third St.

Make a wire twisted SUBMITTED bead tree for just $10 on Dec. 9 at Craft Smiths, 3708 South Ridge Road, Perry. Classes begin at 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m.

Get 20 percent off your entire purchase at Wit & Whimsy, 1940 Hubbard Road, Madison, when you present your passport.

Get more details are at stellasartgallery.com.

Lakeland Gallery

The Lakeland Community College Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, in the Gallery at Lakeland, 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, welcomes two new faculty members.

Carol Adams, who teaches drawing, is showing drawing, enamel with embroidery sculpture, and a fabric and copper installation sculpture. Bryan Rinnert teaches digital photography and is showing oversized fashion photography.

For more information about any Gallery event — or tour — contact Gallery Coordinator Mary Urbas at 440-525-7029 or murbas@lakelandcc.edu.

“Shipwreck, Bimini Island, Bahamas,” a digital giclee print by Frank Prpic, is one of the works in The Lakeland Community College Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition.