Bring your body and mind into alignment with a 60-minute customized massage at LillieAnn's in the West or South Loop, a no-chip manicure and pedicure at Chocolate for Your Body on Halsted, and a signed copy of "Salt Body Shimmer" by Aricka Foreman.…
Enjoy a night on the town with a cut and color at Salon Buzz and two premium main floor center tickets to the Lyric Opera's world premier of "Proximity" on April 8, 2023. Sure to be one of the most widely heralded musical events of 2022/23, Proximity is a gripping, …
Get your green thumb ready for spring with a $50 Gift Certificate from Gethsemane Garden Center and a one-year membership to the beautiful Chicago Botanic Gardens which includes free admission and free parking, special access and advance sales on ticketed events like…
Live your best life with a $50 gift card to The Chicago Diner, a private acupuncture session from the gifted healers at 5 Points Acupuncture, and a climbing session for two with an expert guide at First Ascent Humboldt Park! Market value: $228
Celebrate Black-owned excellence in Hyde Park with a one-hour conditioning manicure at the Bettye O Day Spa, a waterless manicure which eliminates the soaking step and replaces it with the application of heat treatments, creams, and lotions that provides hydrating…
Bring yourself down to earth with gorgeous floral jewelry from NT Handmade Jewelry, a copy of "earth elegance" by Cynthia Gallaher, and a $165 gift certificate to AIRE Ancient Baths in River West, a unique experience for the body and mind in a journey through the traditional…
You and one lucky companion can attend Lollapalooza 2023 in high style with two VIP passes good for admittance all four days of the festival August 3-6, 2023. VIPs receive amazing amenities including dedicated festival entrance; access to the Lolla Lounge Deck…
You and one lucky companion can attend Lollapalooza 2023 in high style with two VIP passes good for admittance all four days of the festival August 3-6, 2023. VIPs receive amazing amenities including dedicated festival entrance; access to the Lolla Lounge Deck…
Sweet!!! This package includes a customized cake made to your specifications by Rachel Claff of Claffycakes, along with a hand-tapped maple syrup package including a half pint of pure maple syrup and jar of incredible maple cream from hand-tapped trees in upstate New …
Free your mind with a one-on-one or small group meditation workshop with Lindsey Dorr-Niro of Ecstatic Absence Meditation (www.ecstaticabsence.com). No prior experience required! Through a series of time-tested guided practices and lively discussion, instructor…
Hold on to your baseball cap, this package offers not only two great seats for a 2023 Cubs home game at Wrigley Field, but a pre-game, on-field photo AND a chance to hang out during the game with Cubs National Anthem Singer Wayne Messmer! And to memorialize…
A basket of wine-inspired gifts! This spectacular basket includes handmade pottery by ClaySpace potters, an iron wine rack, a bottle of Arietta Quartet 2016, a $25 gift certificate for ClaySpace Ceramics, and other delights. Market value: $100
Celebrate life Logan Square-style with a $50 Lula Cafe gift certificate plus awesome Lula tote bag and t-shirt, a $20 gift certificate to Wolfbait & B-Girls boutique, and a $75 gift certificate plus product samples from Logan Parlor! Market value: $329
Live it up Logan Square-style with two haircuts at Twisted Scissors, four movie passes to the Logan Theater, and a copy of "The Whiskey of our Discontent: Gwendolyn Brooks as Conscience and Change Agent." Market value: $298
Own an Elise Coleman (https://www.elisecoleman.com) handmade vase! This exquisite 5 1/4" by 4 1/4" piece by the Amsterdam-based artisan will complement any home. Market value: $225
Give yourself an amazing day with a 90-minute massage from the magical Kristine Elise Gaylord of The Space Between (https://www.thespacebetweenspace.com/), full-service styling with Alessandera Maiorano at Twisted Scissors, and a copy of "Electric Arches" by …
Learn to make your own candles with Ashley Marcelle at Corner 52! Master candle-maker Ashley will lead you and up to five friends through the process of pouring luxurious coconut wax over 100% cotton wicks and creating customized scents using clean fragrance oils. …
Poet, activist, and guiding light Andrea Gibson (www.andreagibson.com)will record a personalized voice memo for you or a loved one, delivered to your phone or email. You choose the theme: customized affirmation, birthday greeting, anniversary wishes, reading …
This one-on-one developmental editing consultation with Maya Marshall (www.mayamarshallpoetry.com) includes a one-hour session to discuss a new or current project. Topics may include the current poetry publishing landscape, approaches …
Explore Pilsen! Luis Tubens, owner-operator of Pilsen Public Art Tours (http://www.ppat.space/), will lead you and up to 29 friends on a one-hour walking tour of Chicago’s most densely mural-populated neighborhood. Luis was featured on ABC…
Secure your spot in an upcoming "Poems That Don't Suck" five-week online writing course with poet and educator Megan Falley (https://www.meganfalley.com/workshops). The regularly sold-out weekly virtual course, described as “a degree’s worth of education in five…
Four tickets to an upcoming House of Blues show (can be divided into two sets of tickets to two separate shows if desired!), a copy of "The Patron Saint of Making Curfew" by Tim Stafford, and a $25 gift certificate to The Dusty Groove record shop. Market value: $440
Poet and Tupelo Press's Dorset Prize winner Teresa Dzieglewicz (https://www.teresadzieglewicz.com/about) will bring her expert eye to one of your poems! You can choose written feedback or a half hour editing session over Zoom. …
Take your bodywork to a new level with Kinematics Pilates in La Grange! The studio features Reformer (not mat) work with all the equipment, and this series is with studio co-owner and outstanding instructor Allyson. This package includes five individual or three dual 60-…
