Graf Growers is offering free photos with Santa for three weekends this holiday season.
Families are welcome, including pets. The photos are free, but donations to the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign will be accepted.
The photo sessions are Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, Dec. 7 and 8, and Dec. 14 and 15. Graf Growers is at 1015 White Pond Drive, Copley Township.
Exhibit in miniature
Enjoy a downsized version of the holidays at Shaker Historical Society’s exhibit Miniature Wonderlands.
The exhibit, which opens Tuesday, features miniature rooms, doll houses and model trains. The items in the exhibit were provided by artists Jerry and Darla Arnold and model train collector Bob Orlando.
The exhibit is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 2 to 5 p.m. Sundays through Jan. 19 at Shaker Historical Society, 16740 South Park Blvd., Shaker Heights. The museum is closed on holidays.
Details are at http://shaker historicalsociety.org.
Snow blower contest
Briggs & Stratton Corp. is giving away Simplicity and Snapper snow blowers in two separate contests that run through Feb. 1.
Each contest will choose three monthly winners to receive an electric-start, single-stage snow blower.
You can enter Snapper’s Snowblow Us Away contest at www.facebook.com/ Snapper. Enter Simplicity’s Make Every Day a Snow Day contest at www.facebook.com/SimplicityMowers.
Both contests require you to “like” the Facebook page, fill out an entry form, submit a photo and write a paragraph of no more than 200 words describing your most memorable snow moment.
Both contests will also award promotional gift bags worth $50 to weekly winners.
Events and programs
• Knitting and Crocheting Circle meeting, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Highland Library, 4160 Ridge Road, Granger Township, Medina County. Learn the basics. Call for supply list. 330-278-4271 or 330-239-2674.
• Cleveland Botanical Garden events, 11030 East Blvd. America Recycles Day Children’s Craft, 1-3 p.m. today. Eleanor Squire Library Rare Book Tour, 2-3 p.m. Nov. 23 (members $5, others $12, registration required). Garden admission: $9.50; children ages 3-12, $4; members and younger children, free. 216-721-1600 or www.cbgarden.org.
• Carrousel of Crafts, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Wadsworth High School, 625 Broad St. Craft show with more than 100 crafters, food, entertainment and a raffle. Admission $3, or $2 for seniors. Children younger than 12 are admitted free. Sponsored by the Wadsworth Newcomers Club. www.carrouselofcrafts.com.
• Gardeners of Greater Akron meeting, Monday evening, St. George Fellowship Centre, 3204 Ridgewood Road, Copley Township. Social hour starts at 5:30, dinner at 6:30. Program: Awards Night. $13. Reservations: 330-336-6269. Information: 330-673-3553 or www.ohiogardeners.org.
• Scrapbooking, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Brunswick Library, 3649 Center Road. Create four scrapbook pages. Bring adhesive. $8. Registration: www.mcdl.info or 330-273-4150.
• Agriculture for a Healthy Planet, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Hudson Library, 96 Library St. Program on sustainable agricultural practices and biodiversity. Free. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Hudson.
• Needlework Circle meeting, 6 p.m. Thursdays, Seville Library, 45 N. Center St. 330-769-2852.
Submit notices of classes, programs and events two weeks in advance to mbrecken@thebeaconjournal.com or Home and Garden News, Features Department, Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron, OH 44309-0640. Please include name and phone number. All events must be open to the public.
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