60% off Salon & Spa Services

Get 60% off salon and spa services at Casa Verde Spa in this limited time deal: Pay only $50 to get $125 worth of spa services! Buy through Sunday and visit any time through September 15, 2010.

Casa Verde Spa is an Aveda Concept Salon, and this Groupon deal lets you take your pick of services including skin care, body care, spa packages, and hair care. Just pay $50 and you receive $125 worth of services, redeemable till September 15, and you can split your discounted Groupon gift certificate over several visits.

You must purchase before the deal closes at midnight Sunday March 14 – the deal is definitely running as they already have the minimum 15 buyers needed – and that’s not surprising! You can choose from a menu of pampering services for women and men including:

• Hair cut, style, and color
• Facials and peels, including Aveda’s Green Science Skin Renewing Treatment
• Body treatments & wraps, like Rosemary Mint Body Treatment, Body Polish/Salt Glow
• Waxing
• Bridal make-up

It would make a nice gift for someone too, if you aren’t the type who enjoys being pampered, primped and rejuvenated yourself   Tips are not included, and you can’t use this deal to purchase products, only services.

Casa Verde Spa is at 5113 Comanche Rd NE, but you can only get the 60% off deal through this Groupon page, buy by midnight Sunday March 14.

FYI–I’ve linked you to the Groupon kick-back page. Translation: If you buy a Groupon within 72 hours of clicking on the link, and it’s the first time you’ve bought a Groupon, I’ll receive a small credit toward a future Groupon.  I tell you this because a) This site’s rules require it. and  b) The FTC requires it.

If you feel like sending a little love this way, use the link. Otherwise, just go to Groupon.com. Thanks!

–Tania

Free & Cheap Fashion, Craft, & Dance Events

Free or $1 events this weekend to dance, create, or have fun with fashion. Take your pick of bargain events from the Women & Creativity 2010 celebration organized by the National Hispanic Cultural Center, or try your hand at beading and painting at Michaels stores.

JOIN WOMEN & CREATIVITY 2010 on SATURDAY MARCH 13 FOR:

Baile $1 Dance Workshop – Creative Dance
When: Saturday, March 13, from 2 – 4 pm
Where: PNM Rehearsal Hall, NHCC

Fashion for Fieldtrips - Fashion Sale - $1 entry 
Find new, gently-used, and vintage threads at the fashion mercado sponsored by Diva D’Luxe, as a benefit for NHCC.
When: Saturday March 13, from 9 am – 3 pm.
Where: Domenici Education Center, NHCC
        Note – the master program says it runs till 3 pm, NHCC events page says 4 pm. This could be one     
        time when it’s NOT fashionable to be late…

La Parada Mercantile Free Artist Reception & T-Shirt Workshop
Meet mosaic tile artist Susanne Baca, and join a T-shirt transformation workshop with Antonia Montoya to spangle up either a t-shirt you bring, or one you buy on the day. Free refreshments, and store discounts.
When: Saturday March 13, from 1 – 3pm
Where: La Parada Mercantile, 8917 4th Street NW

Here’s the complete list of events for Women & Creativity 2010.

TWO CRAFTY EVENTS AT MICHAELS THS WEEKEND AT BOTH ALBUQUERQUE LOCATIONS

Free Fun With Beads Event
Saturday March 13 from 1 – 5 pm
Ideas for beading and techniques to show you how to do it , working on different make-it and take-it projects each hour over the afternoon, from jewelry to cards – while supplies last.
 
Lady Bug Clay Pot Make-It and Take-It
Sunday March 14 from 1 – 3pm
Wth the $1 purchase of a 3-inch clay pot and saucer, Michaels provides the brushes and DecoArt paint to create a lady bug pot.

Get the detailed schedule and info for:

Free Events at Michaels, Montgomery Plaza Shopping Center, 4410 Wyoming NE

Free Events at Michaels, Cottonwood Corners, 3731 Ellison Drive NW

– Tania

Free e-Book ‘Human Goodness’ till March 13

The folk at University of Wisconsin Press are offering a free download of Human Goodness by Yi-Fu Tuan, list price $24.95, until March 13, in celebration of Read an E-book Week.

Bookworms, philosophers, and probably anyone human (we *think* that just about covers all the ABQ on the Cheap readers…) will be interested in reading a free copy of Yi-Fu Tuan’s book Human Goodness, which asks: What does it mean to be good? Drawing from the lives of people as diverse as Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, John Keats, and Wolfgang Mozart, the author explores the nature of goodness. A Publishers Weekly review said “Readers will feel better and more intelligent for having read about these lives well-lived.”

Well, we think that the University of Wisconsin Press is very, very good!

Download your free e-book here until March 13, 2010.
Download is available as a PDF only.

Thanks to our pals at Madison on the Cheap for the lead. 

–Tania

Free Panda Express Shrimp – March 10

Chow down on free Panda Express Honey Walnut Shrimp with this coupon, valid only on March 10, 2010.

Try an entree serving of the new Honey Walnut Shrimp dish FREE this Wednesday March 10, at participating Panda Express locations.

No purchase necessary, but only one coupon per person, while supplies last.

Print out the free Panda Express coupon. 

As usual: there’s no guarantee on which locations are participating in this offer – call ahead if you want to be sure.

–Tania

20% Off Your First Month of Personal Training

EXCLUSIVE 20% discount for ABQ on the Cheap readers on your first month of personal training, or 10% on nutritional program, valid through March 31.

If all those toned celebrity figures on the red carpet on Oscar Night made you think about getting in shape with a personal trainer, here’s a deal for you:

Get 20% off your first month of personal training with Roc Body Fitness (located at Liberty Gym) when you make a 6 month training commitment.  Regular rates vary depending on the program you choose, but as an idea: two sessions a week for beginners to intermediaries are usually $315 a month with a 6 month commitment, or $297 for 12 months.

Get 10% off your first month’s nutrition program with Roc Body Fitness, when you make a 3 month commitment (regular rate = $200 per month).

You must be aged 21 or over, and the offer is valid only to March 31, 2010.
 
To claim your Roc Body Fitness discount : Mention ABQ on the Cheap when booking.

Then give us 20 push-ups…

–Tania

B&B 20% off & Third Night Free:Hacienda Dona Andrea

Get a third night free on a weekend break at Hacienda Dona Andrea in Cerrillos, valid through mid-April 2010, or skiers enjoy 20% discount on any number of nights, valid through March 2010.

Feel like a close-to home getaway? This mountain hacienda bed and breakfast off the Turquoise Trail has nine Spanish colonial style guest rooms, all with fireplaces, many with private patios, plus lot of great mountain views, hot tub, and it’s close to hiking. Take your pooch – the Hacienda Dona Andrea is pet-friendly, at no extra fee.

Pay for two nights and stay the third night free on a Thurs-Fri-Sat night weekend package, including breakfast. ***UPDATE:  Originally posted as valid through end of March, this special has been extended through mid-April 2010, see comment below from Hacienda Dona Andrea.***

For the 20% off Ski Special, valid any night with no minimum stay:  Just show a lift ticket from any New Mexico ski resort, used within one week of staying at Hacienda Dona Andrea, and receive 20% off your accomodation.  Valid through March 31, 2010.

–Tania

Bath & Body Works Free Product with Purchase Coupon

Choose a free Home Fragrance or Signature Collection product up to a $12.50 value with this coupon valid through March 14, 2010, when you spend $15 either at Bath & Body Works stores or online.  (Might be worth thinking ahead for Mother’s Day, maybe?)

Either: 

• Print out the free product coupon to use in store 
• Shop online at Bath & Body Works using the promo code FLOWER at checkout once you’ve added $15 worth of merchandise to your cart. (Shipping is free with $50 purchase using the code SHIP3 on checkout. Otherwise, $5.99 shipping promo through March 14, 2010, no code needed.)

Then choose your free Home Fragrance or Signature Collect product priced up to $12.50.  (Offer excludes gift sets, Wallflowers Night-Light Diffusers, 14.5 oz. candles and multi-pack Wallflowers.)

Limit one coupon per customer till March 14, 2010.  Not valid at Bath & Body Works outlet locations.

They’ve also got a bunch of  Buy 3 Get 2 Free and Buy 2 Get 1 Free specials on the website.

–Tania

Friday Food Freebies & Deals for 3/5/2010

This week’s roundup includes Endless Fries and Pancakes at Denny’s, and offers from Domino’s, Souplantation & Sweet Tomatoes, and Pizza Hut, plus a Glenlivet Scotch Dinner at Seasons.

• Two eat for $25 and $25 per person menus at eateries from Flying Star to Corn Maiden, Artichoke Café, Lucia, Scalo, and Seasons from March 7 to 13 – see our earlier Albuquerque Restaurant Week post. 
• Choose 3 or more medium one-topping pizzas, oven baked sandwiches or breadbowl pastas for $5.55 each with Domino’s Pizza online offer. Use Promo code: EMGR6SS5 
  Other Domino’s coupons include Buy 1 large pizza and get a medium 1 topping pizza free.
• The Glenlivet Scotch Dinner at Seasons Rotisserie & Grill isn’t cheap-cheap, but it’s a good deal at $50 a head for four scrummy looking courses washed down with a variety of premium malt whiskies. The dinner is Thursday March 11, at 6:30 pm, hosted by Scotch Master, Rick Edwards. (Some proceeds go to breast cancer research.) Reservations needed.
• On Wing Wednesday at Pizza Hut, wings in any flavor are 50 cents all day. Valid Wednesday only.
• The Endless Fries and Pancakes promo at Denny’s refills your plate as long as you’ve purchased an entree of $2.50 or more (that already includes fries or pancakes!) Excludes specialty pancakes. They say it’s a limited time offer – but don’t give a date. Hrmph. Go sooner rather than later?
• Souplantation & Sweet Tomatoes coupons for
  - Buy One Get One Free – One free adult meal with purchase of 1 regular price adult meal and 2 beverages. Expires March 7.
  - $5.99 weekday lunch with purchase of 1 beverage – valid for up to two adult lunches. Expires March 12
  - Buy One Breakfast, Get One Free. Sundays 9-11 am only. A free adult breakfast with purchase of one regular breakfast and two beverages. Expires March 28.
  (Thanks to Ron for that one!) 

Not all locations may be participating in all offers. Call ahead if you want to be sure!

–Tania

Free Performance & Events: Women & Creativity 2010

There’s a bunch of great free and cheap stuff going on throughout March as part of the Women & Creativity 2010 event organized by the National Hispanic Cultural Center. We’ll keep you posted on highlights, but check out the complete list of events so you know the options! Upcoming events include:

Free performance  of Ellen McLaughlin’s “Penelope”
When: Saturday, March 6, from 6–8 pm
Where: Salón Ortega, NHCC

Baile $1 Dance Workshop – Ladies Salsa Styling
When: Saturday, March 6: 2–4 pm
Where: PNM Rehearsal Hall, NHCC

Free Personal Safety & Self-Defense Presentation
When: Monday, March 8 at noon
Where: UNM Student Union Building, Lobo A, UNM Main Campus
Organized by UNM Women’s Resource Center.

Free Panel Discussion on Women & Craft
With Julia Barello, Beth Rekow and Joan Weissman,moderated by Megan Kamerick
When: Saturday, March 6 at 2 pm.
Where: 516 Arts
      
            Followed by:

Free Creative Women Networking Reception
Presented by 516 Arts and AlbuquerqueArts
When: Saturday, March 6 at 3:30 pm
Where: 516 Arts

–Tania

Free Fire Extinguisher Annual Maintenance

A free annual fire extinguisher inspection EXCLUSIVE to ABQ on the Cheap readers through March 31, 2010.

This is a good time of year to check that all your fixtures and fittings are working properly. That’s really between you and your doctor. But when it comes to home safety, the nice people at Safety Flare Inc are offering ABQ on the Cheap readers free annual maintenance until March 31 on any brand of fire extinguisher. No hidden fees – if the fire extinguisher is serviceable and needs an annual inspection, bring it in.

You must mention ABQ on the Cheap to get your free inspection. Limit to one per person/business.

Contact Kat at Safety Flare Inc for info.

–Tania

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