ALL ITEMS
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Chef Dinner with Brian Ingram
Live ItemChef Brian Ingram, chef and co-owner of Purpose Restaurants, believes everything good starts with a meal. You and up to nine additional guests are invited to enjoy a private five-course dinner, with wine pairings, prepared by Chef Brian at any Hope Breakfast Bar location (St. Paul, St. Louis Park or Eagan). Dinners can take place anytime after 5 p.m.
About Chef Brian Ingram:
Chef Brian Ingram is the executive chef and co-owner of Purpose Restaurants, a family of restaurants driven by a promise and purpose to serve the community. Purpose Restaurants include Hope Breakfast Bar, The Gnome Craft Pub, The Apostle Supper Club and Hope Express at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare. Ingram and his wife/co-owner, Sarah, emphasize charitable contributions and work to cultivate a culture that prioritizes the well-being of workers. Since its founding in 2019, Purpose Restaurants and its nonprofit organization, GIve Hope, have donated more than 300,000 free meals, 2 million pounds of food and gifted more than $225,000 in relief grants to local families in need.
Chef Brian is also deeply connected to causes related to breast cancer research. He has lost several family members to breast cancer and works to raise awareness about the disease and the search for new treatments.
To learn more about Chef Brian Ingram, visit https://www.purposerestaurants.com/
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VIP Cocktail Tasting
Live ItemJoin Heather Manley, owner & founder of Crooked Water Spirits, at her home on a horse farm in Minnetrista, for a truly unique experience tasting her spirits while noshing on gourmet cheese boards and more. This is a casual event where you can ask questions and possibly try unreleased spirits while relaxing on an island that overlooks protected waters and wildlife.
The Details:
How Many People: 6
Timeline: 2.5-3 Hours
Dates: To be scheduled with Hostess
Expiration Date: Must be used within 12 Months of purchase date
Dates: Available Sunday -Thursday, to be scheduled with the Host
Additional Notes: Uber Service Suggested, please preorder car service to arrive 3 hours from start time due to remote location.
About Crooked Water Spirits:
In 2013, Heather founded Crooked Water Spirits, an award-winning national spirits line that produces unique craft spirits, including bourbons, rye whiskey, gins, vodkas, brandy and a ready-to-pour Old Fashioned, Boulevardier and Negroni. These "Spirits of the North" can be found in over seven states (NY, CA, WI, MN, CO, NV, MO) and over 500+ liquor stores, restaurants and airlines, gathering over 70 awards nationally. As Minnesota's first women owned spirits company, CWS is focused on innovation, quality and the experience. CWS looks to scale with integrity and quality, while remaining 100% woman-owned and self-funded.
As a lifelong Rotarian and the past Rotary President in Burnsville, MN, Heather is committed to finding creative ways to support the local community, including donating tasting dinners like these. To date, CWS has helped raise over $150k with 100% of the funds going the various non-profits, doing up to 12 dinners a year. For these events, CWS is proud to partner with the locally owned Kowalski's Markets, a market created out of their family's love and passion for delicious, healthy foods that are committed to raising your expectations while embracing community.
Let Our Spirits Raise Yours.
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2 Delta Sky Club Tickets 9/23
$135Cheer on the Minnesota Twins at Target field during one of the team's final games of the 2023 season. This package includes two (2) tickets in the Delta SKY360 Club on Saturday, September 23 vs. Los Angeles Angels.
Tickets are in Section B, Row 4, Seats 9 & 10.
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$50 to Topgolf
$105Gather your golf-loving friends for an outing to TopGolf in Brooklyn Center. Certificate is good for $50.
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Total Wine & More Tasting
$580Total Wine & More will host an event that is certain to impress you and up to 20 guests. Enjoy a tour of the land and learn about the famed appellations and grape varietals that make each region so unforgettable. Taste a variety of our premium, hand-selected wines and discover hidden treasures from the wine region of your choosing. One of our wine experts will present and discuss each delicious wine during your two-hour class, which can be arranged as a seated class-style or more casual walk-around event. Total Wine & More will provide all necessary stemware and educational handouts for tasting notes. This class can be done at any Total Wine & More location in the Twin Cities.
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Four Daughters Vineyard Tour
$140Your Four Daughter's Vineyard & Winery Tour entitles a group of 4-8 people to attend one Winemaker's Tour during the 2023-2024 season. You'll enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of the wine and cider production areas, have an opportunity to learn from and speak with our team about our unique winemaking process, and receive a customized tasting for each guest.
Four Daughters Vineyard is in Spring Valley, Minnesota.
https://fourdaughtersvineyard.com/
2023 Winemaker's Tour dates:
Monday, October 2, 2023
Monday, November 6, 2023
Monday, December 4, 2023
2024 Winemaker's Tour dates:
Monday, February 5, 2024
Monday, March 4, 2024
Monday, April 1, 2024
Monday, May 6, 2024
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Dangerous Man Brewing Pack
$70Your prize includes a tote, hat, brewer's shirt (size S), koozie, sticker pack and four free pint tokens to use at Dangerous Man Brewing in Northeast Minneapolis.
https://dangerousmanbrewing.com/
Auction note: Dangerous Man Brewing has announced it is permanently closing its taproom on October 21. Please make sure you are able to use the pint tokens prior to the taproom's closure.
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Dining & Drinking in Duluth
$135Sip, nosh and browse your way across the North Shore with gift cards to some of Duluth's best-known restaurants, breweries and shops.
Your prize includes:
Glass Growler and three taproom growler fills at Bent Paddle Brewing Co.
Pint Sleeve and two leather coasters from Frost River Trading Co.
$25 Gift Card to Duluth Grill Family restaurants (Duluth Grill, OMC Smokehouse, Corktown Deli, Burger Paradox)
$15 Gift Card to Duluth Pottery
$10 to Love Creamery
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$30 New Scenic Cafe Gift Card
$40New Scenic Cafe is an intimate dining experience located on the North Shore between Duluth and Two Harbors. You can enjoy New American cuisine and beautiful views of Lake Superior all at once! Your prize is good for $30 to New Scenic Cafe.
https://www.newsceniccafe.com/
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Escape to Lakeview Lodge
$1250Retreat up north to this cozy, fully-outfitted cabin with views of Lake Mille Lacs. Your prize is good for a two-night stay at this beautiful Airbnb in Garrison, Minnesota.
Click here to learn more about Lakeview Lodge.
Dates can be coordinated with host Tanya Mears Hall. Stay must be booked before 9/30/2024.
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Join WCCO Radio Morning Show
$65Vineeta Sawkar is the host of The WCCO Morning News on NewsTalk 830 WCCO. She's been voted Minnesota's Best Radio Personality by Star Tribune readers in 2022 and 2023.
As part of your prize, you and three guests are invited to join Vineeta in the WCCO Radio studio during a live show, then have coffee with her after the show.
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Your "Live it List" Experience
$125Prosperwell Financial founder Nicole Middendorf believes that you should live your life to the fullest. The Live It List helps us to live our best life by setting goals and obtaining them as well as sharing them with you! The winner of this certificate will get to cross off one of your "bucket list" items- and Prosperwell will make sure you LIVE IT. Past Live It List winners have taken a cooking class, tried an extreme sport, or even gotten a tattoo!
Prosperwell will facilitate an experience up to $500 within 30 miles of the Twin Cities.
https://theliveitlist.com/
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Science Museum of MN tickets
$105Located in downtown St. Paul, the Science Museum of Minnesota features 8.5 acres of exhibits and activities for all ages. Popular exhibits include discovering dinosaurs, learning about light and early experiments and "Sportsology", which showcases the human body in motion through sports. There's something for everyone in the family to learn and enjoy at SMM.
Your prize is good for four admission tickets to the Science Museum of Minnesota. *Expires 4/30/24*
https://new.smm.org/
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Special Exhibition at MIA
$40The Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) is home to more than 89,000 works of art from around the globe spanning 20,000 years, and representing multiple styles and diverse cultures. Admission to the main galleries are free.
Your prize is good for four tickets to MIA's Special Exhibition galleries.
https://new.artsmia.org/
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4 Tickets + Parking to MN Zoo
$150The Minnesota Zoo has been connecting people, animals and the natural world to save wildlife since 1978. You can see animals from across the globe and learn about how the zoo is working to protect endangered species and preserve their habitats. New in 2023, zoo visitors can walk the Tree Top Trail, a 1.25 mile, 32-foot high loop that gives you a bird's eye view of the animals in their habitats.
Your prize is good for four daytime admission tickets plus parking at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley. Expires 6/30/24.
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Great Lakes Aquarium admission
$62The Great Lakes Aquarium is located on Duluth's waterfront. It showcases a variety of freshwater wildlife with a special focus on Lake Superior. The aquarium also provides educational opportunities for people of all ages to learn more about the lake's ecosystem.
Your prize is good for admission for four (two adults + two children) to Great Lakes Aquarium.
https://glaquarium.org/
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Rick Bronson's House of Comedy
$185Get your laughs in with some of the country's funniest comics at Rick Bronson's House of Comedy at Mall of America. Your prize is good for admission for up eight guests at a House of Comedy show.
Note: Excludes Saturdays and Special Presentation shows. Valid for one year (expires 9/16/24)
https://moa.houseofcomedy.net/
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Private MOA VIP Tour/Gift Bag
$280Experience the Mall of America like never before! Your prize is good for a private VIP tour behind the scenes at the mall for up to 15 people. Your prize also includes 4 unlimited ride wristbands to Nickelodeon Universe, 4 passes to Moose Mountain Adventure Golf OR Rock of Ages Blacklight Mini Golf, 4 passes to Crayola Experience, 4 passes to SEA LIFE Aquarium, a MOA coupon book, plus more goodies from MOA and Nickelodeon Universe.
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Mini Golf for 4
$155Located in an historic soup can factory, Can Can Wonderland in St. Paul is a super fun amusement center with artist-inspired mini golf, vintage arcade games, a bar and eatery. Your prize is good for admission and mini golf for four guests.
https://www.cancanwonderland.com/
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Date Night at the Movies
$65Catch your favorite flick on the big screen at any Emagine Entertainment theater in Minnesota. Your prize includes vouchers for two movie tickets, two small popcorns and two drinks. Emagine has locations in Eagan, Lakeville, Plymouth, Rogers, Waconia, White Bear Lake, East Bethel, Monticello and Delano.
https://www.emagine-entertainment.com/
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6 tickets to Company - 11/19
$450You and five guests will receive tickets to a performance of the hit Broadway musical Company on Tuesday, November 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. Your tickets have been donated by Clear Channel Outdoor. You and your guests will also enjoy complimentary wine, beer and snacks, along with a cash bar, in the PNC Encore Lounge before the show and during intermission.
Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical, Company "strikes like a lightning bolt. It's brilliantly conceived and funny as hell." (Variety). Helmed by three-time Tony Award-winning director Marianne Elliott, this revelatory new production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's groundbreaking musical comedy is at once boldly sophisticated, deeply insightful, and downright hilarious.
https://hennepintheatretrust.org/events/company-orpheum-theatre-minneapolis-mn-2023/
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B-Town Bubbles Show & Play
$100B-Town Bubbles is a children's entertainment service that brings the fun and soapy science of bubbles right to you! Great for schools, libraries, daycares, birthday parties, festivals and more. You can book a bubble show, bubble play, or both. Great for kids of all ages and abilities.
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Stages Theatre Company tickets
$50Founded in 1984, Stages Theatre Company puts on performances that seek to enrich and educate young people. Performances are held at the Hopkins Center for the Arts in Hopkins. Your prize is good for four (4) tickets to a performance during the 2023-24 season.
https://www.stagestheatre.org/
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Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
$230Chanhassen Dinner Theatres is the largest professional dinner theatre complex in the United States. More than 12.5 million guests have visited the venue, seeing some of the best-known Broadway stage musicals and other live performances.
Your prize includes a dinner and Main Stage show package for two guests. Valid for performances on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Expires 18 months from issue date.
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School of Rock Summer Camp
$220School of Rock knows how to create incredible musicians, whether you're a beginner or a budding rockstar. School of Rock offers individual lessons, group rehearsals, live performances and summer camps, all with the goal of getting students performing on stage at a real rock show at a real music venue.
Your prize is good for one 2024 summer camp session at the School of Rock location in Plymouth, along with fun SOR swag.
Learn more about School of Rock - Plymouth.
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Twin Cities Live Experience
$300It's all about food, fashion and fun on Twin Cities Live! You and three guests are invited to go behind the scenes and watch a live broadcast of TCL with co-hosts Elizabeth Ries and Ben Leber. TCL airs weekdays at 3 p.m. on KSTP-TV.
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barre3 Edina class packs
$65barre3 in Edina offers an efficient + effective barre-style workout that combines strength, cardio, and mindfulness. You'll work alongside expert instructors as you move and have fun!
Your prize is good for a five-pack of classes for yourself and a five-pack of classes to give to a friend!
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His & Hers Self Care Basket
$125Hers: Certificate for Sanctuary Float Spa, Lulu Lemon belt bag, candle, soap dispenser
His: RTIC mug and men's soap
From restorative float therapy and personalized massages to locally sourced, natural and organic wellness and skincare products, Sanctuary Float Spa is an award-winning wellness center in Minnetonka known for our outstanding customer service, healing therapies, and serene, friendly environment.
Gift Certificate is good for a 1 hour float spa session
https://www.sanctuaryfloatspa.com/
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90-minute Puppy Party
$400Enjoy a 90-minute puppy party with Secondhand Hounds anywhere within 30 minutes of the Minnetonka office. What could be better than snuggling with puppies!
See secondhandhounds.org/puppy-parties for more information.
Note: Starting January 1, 2024, Secondhand Hounds is changing its name to The Bond Between.