Three years later, and I am still a big fan of Jenks! I love the creative styling and the vintage…read moreitems featured here. The main level has been redone as a coffee shop with ample seating areas, and it was full of customers on a Thursday afternoon working on laptops and meeting with friends. My green tea latte was delicious. The lower level is still a gallery space with a bold mix of artwork for sale. The high-quality Pendleton blankets have moved upstairs along with a vintage clothing room. They have a resident photographer and multiple event spaces available. Why run one small business when you put multiple offerings into one historic building?? I look forward to drinking a beer and listening to live music in the back when the weather warms up.

Came here during vastly different temperature changes and gotta say, it's pleasant and cozy during…read morethe winter but stifling and unbearable in the summer! They have no ventilation or fans or windows in this ancient building so when the temperature was 89 outside, it was 101+ degrees in there! It was absolutely horrific and I'm not sure how the workers could stand it! Avoid coming here when temps are above 80 outside! Love their seasonal items up front and how items are arranged. Love the candles, the interesting scent oils and specially curated books they sell. Prices were rather high though and it's kind of a hodgepodge of things. There is an attached music venue and bar counter where you can buy hard and soft drinks. Bought a bottle of water and soda for $9! Soooo yeah...crazy prices for bottled drinks! The downstairs is an art gallery with local artists' work that you can buy and jewelry and stationery items! I think the shop is also attached on the side to a coffee shop so there are a few armchairs to sit, more books in that room and the only bathroom I noticed. Definitely a cute place to browse and pass time if you're waiting on something/someone!

Excellent place for framing and local art!! They are very helpful and kind. Highly recommend for…read moreyour art needs.

Great place for art in a broad range of prices and styles. Super fun events, good people.read more

The Looking Glass is an absolutely wonderful store. Anytime I am looking for a gift or just want to…read moreDillydally, this is the first place I go. Most of, if not all of their art/jewelry is made from local artists. Everything is so unique, colorful and beautiful and definitely one of a kind. Their staff is also very helpful and kind.

So many beautiful and original pieces of art. Great places to find one of a kind gifts and I love…read morethat they had sale items easily listed. I will be back for myself soon. And the manager was so helpful and friendly!

This was a really cute store located in downtown Akron. There is a TON and I do mean a ton of clay…read moreitems. There is also jewelry there, which I feel is expensive given the quality. I believe the handmade goods are the reason for the increased prices. The guy at the register was very friendly. I smelled some great soaps but didn't purchase anything. There were some very cute items here. Nice store and very clean.

A terrific gallery hidden in Akron's Northside District. Michael and Claudia have been throwing…read moreclay here for over 20 years, and in recent years have grown the space into a seriously great craft gallery with gifts for just about anyone. In addition to their own work, they show work by other artists and designers. Lovely people,too!

My favorite art gallery of all times. It's a gem. Don't tell people about this spot. I have a…read moregrowing collection of Don Drumm pieces and did 90% of my Christmas shopping here. Tons of jewelry, ceramics, and unique art for all ages.

This is a lovely place to visit and shop. It's filled with the beautiful and original metal work by…read moreDon Drumm as well as a broad selection of glass, pottery, jewelry, garden decor and more by other artists. There are two outside areas and many indoor rooms of treasures with a range of prices starting from less than $10! Service is friendly and gift wrapping is provided.

They are currently closed until the 6th of January, fyi! (2020) in case you were making a stop…read moreexclusively there. Excited to schedule a class, soon! I've heard great things.

You don't have to know me that well to get a sense that I'm no artist. I had trouble with…read morepaint-by-number, for the love of Dali. I do, though, have lots of great, artistic friends, and they took me to the Cuyahoga Valley Art Center. What a delight. It is in the old First Akron Bank building, right on the mall on the north end, just before it becomes a street again. Chock full of student-created work, there is a huge gallery, several class rooms, studios, a kitchen, on and on and on, all for the local artist. It reminds me exactly of my college campus art building, but with way more people of other ages, from teens to near hundred-and-teens. Two other great reasons to love this place. It is non-profit. AND it is self-sustaining, through membership and their classes and workshops. When I hear discussions of what it takes to revitalize a downtown, I imagine a bunch of places just like this one: using an older building (you kids would know it as "re-purposing") for a newer idea, in this case art, but also music, and library, and metal shop and... oh, sorry. I went back to high school for a minute, there. Keep our downtowns from falling into ruin. Consider enrolling in a class here, but at least visit the place for a tour or an exhibition. (Oh, and there are a few off-street parking spaces in back, along the river, if you can find them.) Ars longa, vita brevis.

Beautiful and charismatic place! Small inside but lots of room to sit and have a nice time. They…read moreoffer a decent size menu ranging from quick bites and shareables to pizzas, salads, sandwiches and more. The place was decorated so sweetly for the Christmas time and the service was amazing. People were very friendly. The food and wine was okay, nothing to scream and shout about but the ambiance was awesome. A nice quiet place to meet with people and share food and drinks. Definitely stop in for a charming experience. I didn't have any of the pizza but glancing at tables it looked good and will have to give a try. We got a Greek salad but they didn't offer Greek dressing, but their Italian was awesome! Loved the bread and oil as well.

We stopped in with a group of 6 and tried each of the wines. Red were ehh, but the whites smarter…read moregood so we ordered 3 carafes. The bruschetta, pizza, and meatballs were yum for the appetizers. Plus, there are benches on the outside lawn area where dogs are allowed. Parking was easy and staff were pretty helpful no matter what our questions were. Best was just walking in the vines.

Summit Immersive Space (Immersives.Art) is a newish art space specializing in 360 degree shows,…read moremovies, and events. They use immersive projections and sound to immerse you into various experiences from space to global travel to art. Only one type of program is offered at a time with each segment running about an hour. The immersive art experience takes place in one spacious room with limited audience with chairs placed in the middle allowing you to be part of all the action. Once you arrive to the show and check in, the program starts right away and takes you through a guided recording. The experience is very vivid and very cool. I attended Cosmos Journey and really enjoyed my experience. I found both educational and exciting. It was a fun journey through space and a segment about all planets/celestial events. I would highly recommend this experience to individuals and families. I think that families with kids would enjoy it. I found tickets to be a great value, location convenient, and experience worth attending.

Went here and it was just a folding table with free generic chips and some awful AI history. Made…read morean excuse to change the babies diaper and left instead. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!