For $10, today's side deal gets you $20 worth of goods and services at Cascio Interstate Music, located in New Berlin. This Groupon is valid in-store or by telephone only, and it includes products, instrument rentals, and repairs. This Groupon is not valid for music lessons.

With 40,000 musical instruments in stock, Cascio Interstate Music supplies music lovers with the tools, gears, and repair services needed for any upcoming gig. The 30,000-square-foot retail store is packed to brim with gadgets, sheet music, instructional videos, and other products for rockers and orchestra loyalists alike. Guitar enthusiasts can use Classic Electrics ($14.95) to explore the history of their instrument, and pianists can browse Cascio's sheet music collection of classical masterpieces. Cascio carries any essential musical accessory, from Ernie Ball Regular Slinky guitar strings ($5.01) and Rico Royal Bb Clarinet reeds ($12.94) to viola shoulder rests ($23.85). The shop also features a crack staff of musical repairmen, who can help mend any injured guitar, violin, drum set, or whichever instrument on which you shred.

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Holistic training is much more than detailed instruction on how to dig holes or convert negative fractions into positive thoughts. Achieve your well-rounded goals with today's Groupon: for $20, you get any three classes at Mindful Movement in Big Bend (up to a $51 value). The first class is normally free for new students, which means today's Groupon functions as a three-class supplement (for a total of four classes) for any first-time student.

Providing comprehensive training in Pilates, yoga, and dance, Mindful Movement offers a wide range of holistic classes for the mind, body, and communal soul. The schedule includes hour-long sessions ranging from "Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot, Yoga"—a cleansing blend of standing and grounded poses—to "Traeh Funkdafied"—an upbeat fusion of Traeh Pilates and yoga set to a soundtrack of hip-hop, rock, and enthusiastic instruction. Traeh Pilates, Traeh yoga, and tai chi make ample to occasional guest appearances throughout the week.

Mindful Movement isn't just a gym or a studio or a building with walls and a floor and a proportionate amount of ceiling. Instead, the training center is a welcoming place for students to engage with their instructors, all of whom have access to holistic resources such as classes, workshops, and recommendations of trusted healers or Chiclet flavors. Classes are available by reservation only; call to reserve your spot.

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Words, often criticized for being too concrete, have been slowly falling out of favor, with authors preferring to tell their tales via pop-ups, photographs, and interpretive ketchup blobs. Share your photographic memories with today's deal: for $10, you get one 20-page 8"x8" hardcover photo book (a $29.99 list-price value) from Shutterfly. This Groupon cannot be used toward tax or shipping and handling, which starts at $7.99; it expires on November 22, 2010, and is limited to one per person.

Photo books contain 20 pages or more (up to 101 pages available for an extra charge) of photographically preserved time, printed on high-quality photo paper and professionally bound in a sturdy hardcover fold. Photo books are constructed online using the simple process of Shutterfly's Storyboard tool—choose your style, edit your pages, customize your cover, and preview your finished book. During the style stage, choose from multiple backgrounds, such as fibrous, flaxen wheat, to vividly complement the portraits in the foreground. The subsequent step provides an opportunity to easily edit photos and add short captions, such as "Billy, Age 2," or "The Velociraptor That Ate My Top Hat." Depending on the chosen layout, up to sixteen photos can fit on some pages, and if 20 pages do not provide enough real estate, additional pages can be added for $1 each. It can take five minutes to create a book; see how easy it is here.

The keepsake compilations are built to last, ensuring their presence will spruce up any coffee table, personal library, or stack of books for a long time to come. Whether the book is a gift for yourself or someone else, it will spellbind all viewers, who will wonder how to navigate its analog pages without a keyboard and mouse. In addition to producing tangible mementos, Shutterfly allows users to store and share any photos in online albums, which can be digitally passed onto friends, family, and Abe Vigoda.

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When Mother and Father Cream brought siblings Icey Cream and Gelato into the wintry world, they educated one stateside while the other was sent overseas to learn within Italian freezers. Today's Groupon traces the European pathway of young Gelato all the way back home to Paciugo: for $5, you get $10 worth of gelato, coffee, and other frozen delicacies. Hundreds of handmade flavors await curious palates at Paciugo's in Brookfield or in Wauwatosa's Mayfair Mall.

Paciugo's Latin motto, Ante Dunio Dessertium —meaning Before Dinner, Dessert—neatly summarizes its liberal three-scoops attitude. Its luscious cold creams contain 70% less fat than premium ice cream, thus making it 130% more okay to consume several consecutive pints' worth. A dessert that meets the FDA's standards for healthfulicious food, Paciugo's Turin recipes employ fresh and all-natural ingredients coupled with the finest fruit, nuts, chocolates, and more to churn up scrumptious orbs of sweet sustenance. The gelaterie's menu ushers taste buds toward small piccolo cups ($3.99) with four scoops and up to four different flavors, such as black raspberry, amaretto chocolate chip, chocolate black-cherry swirl, black-pepper olive oil, Mediterranean sea-salt caramel, chocolate-orange saffron, and many more. The medio size includes four scoops and up to four different flavors in a larger size ($4.71). Go for not really that broke with a smooth gelato shake ($4.50) or a sugar-caffeine epiphany in the form of gelato nestled in espresso or hot chocolate (also $4.50). Each of Paciugo's rich, creamy delights is made from whole milk, soy, and water, and no-sugar-added options are available so that a suitable flavor can match with any dietary need, unless you're allergic to joy.

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Steak is useful for exercising incisors, muffling trumpets, and reducing swelling from black eyes caused by trying to eat steak with one's eye. Put steak to its prototypical use with today's Groupon: for $25, you get $50 worth of premium protein at SteakHouse 100 in West Allis. This Groupon is not valid on Fridays, but if it is redeemed Monday through Thursday, it includes a complimentary house beverage or house dessert.

SteakHouse 100 satisfies carnivorous cravings with a menu heavy on red meat and sophistication. Start by snacking on nature's easiest prey: escargot in mushrooms and garlic butter ($6.95 for six). Steaks—such as the 25-ounce cowboy steak ($29.95) and the 12-ounce senior New York strip ($23.95)—are cut by hand, not by laser. A quartet of surf 'n' turf options pits land against sea in a culinary cage match, and an array of sandwiches (such as Philly cheesesteak for $10.95 and marinated chicken breast for $7.95) provides meaty delight without the encumbrance of silverware. Because rib, like ministers and meridians, is better when it's prime, SteakHouse 100 also offers a trio of prime-rib options, starting with the 12- to 14-ounce junior prime rib ($19.95) and scaling up to the 16- to 18-ounce king prime rib ($23.95). A large wine list and full bar keep beef-weary jaws well-oiled.

SteakHouse 100 combines an upscale experience with an unpretentious atmosphere more adroitly than a rock 'n' roll yacht club. The lofty dining room has rows of white-tablecothed tables bright with neatly folded black and red napkins, and framed pictures dapple the smooth white walls. Making reservations, like wearing chain mail while wrestling a bear, is recommended (click here to make one online).

SteakHouse 100 is closed on Sundays.

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As the winds of autumn begin to blow, they scatter spores of unwanted hair across the body, often landing in habitats with no natural predators. Deracinate unwanted crabgrass from your private property with today's Groupon: for $25, you get $50 worth of waxing services at Victoria's Hair Works, located in Jackson Park.

Offering top-notch beautification services, Victoria's Hair Works helps visitors acquire a sleek silhouette, leaving filamentous biomaterials sulking outside skin walls like yesterday's milk bottles. There is no follicle too wispy or fuzz too peachy to avoid the professional waxing maidens at Victoria's. Spiff up facial fuzz with eyebrow waxing ($11), lip waxing ($11), or a combo eyebrow-lip treatment ($20), or impress newfound, unfound, or rebound friends with an aerodynamic half-leg wax ($35) or full-leg wax (starting at $55). You can also fire a barrage of buff to the far nether-reaches of your bionic galaxy with bikini ( $25+) and Brazilian waxing ($50) options.

Victoria's careful and pleasant purveyors of slickness use years of experience and connections with the dark side to target overgrowth sprouts and diligently bid them adieu. All of this takes place in a serene spa setting that is not without a liberal dash of chic elegance, as evidenced by exposed brick, industrial accents, and rotating modern art. Call to schedule an appointment.

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Coffee, like yelling at the cat, thinking about motorcycles, and setting fire to the neighbor's wicker man, is vital to starting each day. Inaugurate the a.m. eco-consciously with today's Groupon: for $5, you get $10 worth of fresh-roasted sustainable brews and equally sustaining bites at Dunn Bros Coffee in Pewaukee. This Groupon is good at both the counter and the drive-thru, but cannot be used on bottled beverages.

Dunn Bros Coffee roasts all its beans on the premises in small-drum roasters to ensure peak freshness and optimum aroma. The coffeehouse's friendly and java-obsessed baristas distill globally sourced beans from sustainable farms far and wide into a comprehensive menu of beverages for customers seeking a jump-start (a large coffee costs $1.80). Those looking for caffeination domination can receive $3 off any one-pound bag of in-house roasted coffee ($12–$15) when they show their Groupon. Springier palates may opt for the cool temperatures of a blended-fruit smoothie ($4.30). A smattering of sweet pastries and baked goods provides delicious brew-dippers alongside more savory offerings of sandwiches ($4.50), muffins ($1.89), and other filling edibles.

In 2007, franchise owners Todd and Lisa Williams received the Small Business of the Year award from the Pewaukee Chamber of Commerce. Free WiFi, local artwork and music, and cozy seating make Dunn Bros Coffee a truly peaceful location to finally finish your Three's Company spec script or discover that your Match.com date's photos are all lightly Photoshopped images of Burton Gilliam.

Can be used over multiple visits.

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For $15, today’s side deal gets you $30 worth of wining and dining at Wine Knot Bar and Bistro in Kenosha. Wine Knot deftly combines adventurous eating with traditionally lauded items, ending up with a menu of chic, reliably tasty eats.

Little plates such as fish tacos with chipotle aioli—culled from Lake Michigan’s little-known chipotle waterfalls ($10)—or the hot beef sliders ($9) set the culinary scene for heavy-hitting entrees. The seared duck breast (served with cabernet sauce, roasted grapes, and asparagus, $18) is a delicious bird. The Asian salmon in shrimp fried rice ($17) delights omnivores who occasionally foray into seafare.

Wine Knot offers more than 50 red and white wines by the glass, and many by the bottle as well. A glass of the 2002 South African Beau Joubert ($8.50 for a glass or $33 for a bottle), a cabernet sauvignon, unwinds minds worked up by the prospect of another X-Files movie, while the Beringer ($5.00 for a glass/$19 for a bottle), a 2005 white zinfandel, is a fermented refreshment for those fresh from teetotaling workplaces. Outdoor seating is available.

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To make un-fine wine, simply place grapes beneath a silk pillow, repeatedly mash your head against it, and then wring the pillowcase into a nearby mouth. Taste traditionally produced fine wines with today's Groupon: a two-hour wine, beer, or spirits tasting at Ray's Wine & Spirits in Wauwatosa. Choose from one of three options:

• For $25, you get two seats at any tasting worth $25 per seat (a $50 value).
• For $20, you get two seats at any tasting worth $20 per seat (a $40 value).
• For $15, you get two seats at any tasting worth $15 per seat (a $30 value).

The tastings at Ray's Wine & Spirits invite alcohol enthusiasts to sample the world's most exquisite beverages and rub elbows with the people who produce them. Wine aficionados can aficionadify their palates by tasting Concha Y Toro's legendary Terrunyo Sauvignon Blanc and chatting with its creator, Enrique Tirado, during the Don Melchor tasting (Wednesday, September 8 at 6:30 p.m., $20/person). For brewsky buffs, the Sam Adams tasting (Tuesday, September 28 at 6:30 p.m., $15/person) with Brewmaster Andrew Lamont offers an in-depth look at the Boston brewery's Winter Lager, American Rye Ale, new Imperial White, and more. Justify sewing French flags onto the backs of British children’s jackets at the Tour of Burgundy tasting (Wednesday, September 29 at 6:30 p.m., $25/person), which will showcase the vino of Nicolas Potel and allow fermentation fanciers to inspect varieties including Volnay, Gevrey Chambertin, and the $129.99-a-bottle Grand Cru, Echezeaux. Regularly check Ray's schedule for a monthly listing of tempting tastings.

Located above the store, Ray's Tasting Room and Educational Center is a pleasing, well-kept space that makes it easy to focus on discerning hints of raspberry, walnut, and Skittles. You'll find Ray's well-fermented staff well-versed in the more than 8,000 wines in the store's stock, and they'll happily help you find a drink to pair with your next fancy dinner or fancy microwave dinner. Call at least 48 hours ahead to reserve your spot and be sure to mention your Groupon.

Tastings are subject to availability, and you must be 21 years or older to attend.

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Golf is a sport of physical precision and aerial dynamics, won and lost upon the pendulum of your swing. Brush up on your golf physics with today’s Groupon: for $30, you get a computer-analyzed 30-minute golf lesson at GolfTEC (a $95 value). This Groupon can be used at one of GolfTEC's four locations in the Milwaukee area (listed in the sidebar).

Staffed by experienced golfing professionals and computers who’ve sworn allegiance to the Three Laws of golfing robotics, GolfTEC’s motion sensors and high-speed cameras monitor your swing and break down your form on a high-definition video display. GolfTEC’s certified teaching professionals point out your flaws and strengths, and coach you on how to permanently improve your game, from tee to green. Sensors chirp with approval whenever you execute a perfect stroke or crack an especially witty golfing joke.

Let GolfTEC help you chisel that much-envied golfer’s physique by finding your personal balance between technique, equipment, and physical conditioning. The union of man and golfing machine is finally perfected, and a new day of cybernetically enhanced sporting has dawned.

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