The ocean has long been a stage for humanity's grandest achievements, from Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe to Columbus's discovery that lobsters look like tiny monsters. Set sail for seafood with this Groupon.

$12 for $25 Worth of Seafood and Drinks at Tom's Oyster Bar

Entrees include the house crab cake with cracked-mustard sauce ($17.99), cedar-plank salmon ($15.99+), and hand-cut Atlantic cod dipped in beer batter ($13.99+). See the full menu.

Tom's Oyster Bar

Every morning at Tom's Oyster Bar, chefs scrawl the day's battered and grilled seafood specials on chalkboard menus suspended from the ceiling. In addition to that list of freshly caught fish, the chefs tout their commitment to fresh seafood by stocking their raw bar with oysters that are shucked to order and then gently scolded for hording pearls.

In the wood-accented dining room, companions can sip from dozens of draft and bottled brews and bask in the glow of flat-screen TVs, or retreat to the outdoor patio and take in views of downtown Royal Oak.

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Much like the three branches of government, the three holes of a bowling ball are elegantly designed to promote stability, control, and the importance of pointing fingers. Go on strike against sadness with today's Groupon.

$9 for Bowling Package for Two (Up to $26.30 Value) Two games of bowling for two (up to a $4 value/person per game) Shoe rental for two (a $3.25 value/person) Two small soft drinks (a $1.90 value each)

Community Bowling Centers

The independently owned Community Bowling Centers accommodate bowlers of all ages and abilities, featuring bumper-equipped lanes and lightweight balls designed for the hands of pintsize players. At 10 smoke-free locations throughout the region, guests enjoy open hours in addition to league opportunities and special events. The onsite bar serves ice-cold cups of soda or beer, which guests may raise in toasts to friendship and man's ability to hydrate himself. On select evenings, the alley lights turn down and the ethereal illumination of Glow N Bowl takes over with laser-light shows and fog machines. As balls roll down phosphorescent lanes, a sound track of thumping beats and alien distress calls saturates the space.

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Diner menus often include photos of food to help patrons decide which dishes are most appetizing and which dishes are best suited for use as high-school senior-portrait props. Snap up photogenic plates with this Groupon.

$10 for $20 Worth of Diner Fare

Hearty plates of eggs with Dearborn Country Ham ($7.99), house-made macaroni and cheese ($6.99), salmon burgers with roasted garlic sauce ($4.99), and baked meatloaf ($7.99) make up the diner-style offerings. See the full menu.

Secret Recipes Family Dining

At Secret Recipes Family Dining, Jim Woolford helms an affable staff who slings breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a sunny, relaxed dining room that caters to families, offering coloring books and toys for the kids. Omelets, breakfast burritos, and pancakes greet the dawn alongside coffee and tea. By suppertime, the kitchen's signature baked meatloaf-slathered in gravy and flanked by mashed potatoes-crowns tables as slices of pie vie for space amid entrees and each table's caddy of sugar, ketchup, and nine-irons. Secret Recipes also caters special events with chafing dishes and place settings that serve up buffet-style entrees and a myriad of sides.

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Like the hand inside a sock puppet, the spine supports the body's every motion and keeps it from collapsing into a formless sack of cotton and googly eyes. Maintain your vertebral integrity with this Groupon.

$35 for a 60-Minute Deep-Tissue Massage ($70 Value)

Massage therapists, Michelle, Naomi, Stephanie, and Jordan, untie knots and relieve tension during deep-tissue massages. Penetrating strokes target aches below superficial muscle layers to stimulate circulation and ease chronic pain in both adults and children.

Optimal Wellness Family Chiropractic

Optimal Wellness Family Chiropractic's savvy spine specialists, including Doctor of Chiropractic Michaella Walter, who was featured on Examiner.com, and Doctor of Chiropractic Jennifer Boechler, tend to a wide range of ailments by mitigating subluxations in the spine that may hinder the nervous system and overall well-being. The doors at Optimal Wellness Family Chiropractic are wide open to every type of humanoid, including pregnant women and children, whose complaints of colic, earaches, and allergic reactions may lessen with treatment.

Chiropractic alignment for new and existing clients treats musculoskeletal complaints and aims to prevent disks from slipping due to athletic activity or mislaid banana peels in the spine. Featuring massage therapists Michelle, Naomi, Stephanie, and Jordan, the adjoining massage center supplements spinal services by relieving chronic aches in joints and stimulating circulation for faster recovery time.

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Like an etch-a-sketch or a man covered in ants, cocktails just beg to be shaken. Stir up the nightlife with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $20 for $40 worth of pub fare and drinks for dinner $10 for $20 worth of pub fare and drinks for lunch

The menu pads bellies with half-pound Angus burgers ($6.99), turkey reubens ($6.99), chicken soft tacos ($4.99), fish ‘n' chips ($9.99), and flatbread wheat pizza ($6.99+).

Madison's Pub

Madison's Pub owners envisioned a pub that had it all under one roof. So when they discovered a 100-year-old, three-story brick building nestled in downtown Mount Clemens, it seemed like the obvious choice to fulfill their dreams. Just beyond glass garage doors, they set up a large hardwood floor with enough room for their patrons to dance or herd elephants, and they peppered the bar with over a dozen high-definition plasma TVs and an eight-foot big-screen TV with surround sound for sports fans to follow the Tigers and Redwings. Owners also set up a smaller bar at the front of the building to give guests a quieter place to chat. As everyone's bound to work up a hunger from all the activity, the pub's chefs devised a menu of hearty burgers and sandwiches, as well as specialties such as mac ‘n' cheese and beer-battered fish ‘n' chips.

Named the Best Bar Patio by Real Detroit Weekly from 2009-2012, the large outdoor patio accommodates hundreds of pub-goers, with plenty of seating and shady umbrellas. The breezy space also boasts a grill, where pit masters barbecue affordable, tasty ribs and burgers to complement cold brews and fresh air. During warmer seasons, DJs spin tunes and unnecessary wool under the patio's hanging cafe lights.

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Modern B&B in the Heart of Ohio Amish Country

Holmes County, Ohio, is home to the world's largest Amish community, a culture that eschews modern technology in search of a simpler lifestyle. Consequently, the region feels even more separate from city life than other rural areas, a trait that makes it especially attractive to some. The Inn at Honey Run embraces this ethos while still offering an onsite spa, an upscale restaurant, and other comforts you'd expect from a luxury boutique hotel.

The Inn at Honey Run's aesthetic is a far cry from the earthy farmhouses just a few miles away. Bucolic yet refined decor covers both the lobby and the guest rooms with wreaths of sinewy dried vines and local artwork made of wrought iron and polished wood. Several Select rooms occupy upper floors, where treetops are visible through reading nooks' skylights. Alternatively, Honeycomb rooms are built into a hillside and come with a secluded outdoor patio.

Every morning, guests gather at Tarragon, the Inn's upscale yet casual restaurant, for a continental breakfast of fresh fruit, yogurt, and house-made muffins and pastries. For lunch and dinner, Executive Chef Scott Fetty draws on his training and uses seasonal, local ingredients to craft upscale American cuisine.

At the onsite Spa at Honey Run, sip on flowering tea before a massage, facial treatment, or body treatment that uses 100% organic oils and scrubs. The hiking trails that crisscross the property are another source of relaxation, passing through meadows and forests and along burbling brooks. For an additional fee of $125, the inn will arrange an authentic Amish-country buggy ride around the surrounding hills.

Holmes County, OH: Bucolic Farmland Rich in Amish Tradition

Located about 80 miles south of Cleveland, Holmes County's rolling countryside is rife with farms and stores, as well as a few tourist attractions. See the Amish lifestyle up close at The Farm at Walnut Creek, which also houses exotic creatures such as giraffes, camels, and kangaroos alongside regional animals like cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. The Holmes County Trail follows 29 miles of former railroad lines, from nearby Killbuck to Fredericksburg, with 15 paved miles accommodating Amish buggies and bicycles.

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Without romance as inspiration, The Beatles would have been forced to write hits such as "All You Need is Schadenfreude." Feel the power of love with this GrouponLive deal for one G-Pass to see Huey Lewis & The News and Joe Cocker at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston. For $13, you get one ticket for general-admission lawn seating on Thursday, August 9, at 7:30 p.m. (up to a $25.45 value, including all fees). Because the ticket is a G-Pass, Groupon customers can use it to enter the venue directly; they will not need to redeem their Groupon at will call.

Two of music's most legendary acts give fans a one-two punch of rock and soul as the true grit of Joe Cocker meets the winsome bar-band blues of Huey Lewis & The News. Although John Belushi gave it his best shot, Joe Cocker's untamed tonsils and fearless flailing are inimitable, allowing the gravelly singer to famously transform tender tunes, such as "With a Little Help from My Friends" and "You Are So Beautiful," into histrionic, heartfelt epics sung with the passion of a man eating his way out of a limestone quarry. Voted one of Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, Joe lets his golden throat exfoliate ears as he belts out his seminal hits, along with tracks from his latest album, Hard Knocks.

Since the early 1980s, Huey Lewis & The News' blend of blue-eyed soul and pure pop savvy has been staking its claim in the hearts of millions of music fans. Nineteen Top 10 singles--each custom built for convertible cruises, courting a loved one, or enabling Marty McFly's existence--endlessly populate summer's mixtape to itself. With his backup band The News laying down seamless rhythms, lead singer Huey Lewis charms audiences out of their seats with his earnest tenor and ace harmonica skills. From the grassy DTE Energy Music Theatre lawn, fans can get ready to yell when Huey name-checks "Detroit!" in "The Heart of Rock and Roll" and expect other hits such as "I Want a New Drug," played with zest as he dodges paper-plane marriage proposals hurled by lovelorn fans.

Due to security restrictions, G-Passes must be printed out and presented in person at the event. They cannot be redeemed through Groupon's mobile app.

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New Boutique Hotel Steps from Michigan Avenue

Located one block east of Chicago's Magnificent Mile, Ivy Boutique Hotel opens in May 2012 as the newest work from Arthur Minor, who designed The Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. With swanky amenities including mirror televisions and theater surround sound in all guest rooms, the hotel seems poised to become one of the city's most exclusive hotels. Although the Ivy rises up 15 stories, there are only five guest rooms per floor, providing guests with a mixture of intimacy and comfort that makes it "the only true boutique luxury hotel in the city," according to HotelChatter.

After guests check in via iPad, hotel staff members personally escort them to 675-square-foot king suites. A paragon of modern design, the suites contain platform beds with white leather headboards and floor-to-ceiling windows that open. Eco-friendly bamboo flooring, along with organic towels and rugs made from thistle, help to reduce the hotel's carbon footprint. Guests can watch the flat-screen TV set in the vanity mirror while getting ready in the morning or practice Tarzan-style affirmation chants in the rainforest shower.

The Ivy is also in the process of opening an intimate 30- to 40-person restaurant and bar on the first floor. "We will try to use as much organic produce as possible," manager James Cazares says of his upcoming, reservations-only hot spot. A rooftop lounge opening in June will offer picture-perfect views of the city.

Gold Coast, Chicago: Ritzy Residential Neighborhood with Historical Mansions and Hip Restaurants

Located north of downtown, Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood hugs the shore of Lake Michigan, occupying some of the city's most desirable real estate. Its reputation as an upscale residential spot dates back to 1882, when wealthy businessmen began building castle-like mansions along the waterfront. For a glimpse at these historical estates, head to the Seven Houses on Lake Shore Drive District, where you'll find a French-chateau-inspired mansion that now serves as the International Museum of Surgical Science. A walk down Astor Street reveals some of the city's most unique architecture, including the Charnley-Persky House built by Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright in 1892.

Those looking for a hip nightlife will find trendy restaurants and nightclubs-many of which are open until 5 a.m.-catering to a well-dressed crowd. For people watching and the occasional celebrity sighting, head to Rush and Division, a see-and-be-seen spot dotted with upscale shops, classic Chicago bars, and diamond-encrusted parking meters.

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All-Inclusive Resort on the Caribbean Sea with Trapeze Lessons and Eclectic Dining

At Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach, "all-inclusive resort" means much more than unlimited dinners and mai tais. Right in between the beach and the resort, you can learn how to trapeze at an open-air training facility surrounded by netting. Head up to the trapeze platform for a free lesson, and you can see the Caribbean Sea stretch out for miles right next to the resort's private, 5,000-foot stretch of pristine golden beach lined with palapas below.

The trapeze lesson is one of many ways the resort goes beyond the typical all-inclusive experience. When you're not relaxing at the beach, the all-inclusive plan frees you up to try a scuba-diving lesson, take yoga classes, climb a rock wall in the gym, or take in some live entertainment.

The beachfront resort is spread out like a small village, lined with flagstone pathways, landscaped gardens, three pools, and a shady coral stone grotto. At night, you can stop by the discotheque and dance to spicy meringue music, or head to the theater to enjoy a live performance of musicals such as Moulin Rouge or Cabaret. As the night winds down, stop for a midnight snack at the 24-hour pizzeria.

Guests can enjoy unlimited food and drinks from five restaurants and four bars, including La Terraza, a breakfast, lunch, and dinner spot that serves an international buffet. You can get a nice view of the sunset on the waterfront patio of La Roca Grill, which serves tropical cocktails and fried calamari.

Beachfront bungalows are located steps from the ocean, so guests can fall asleep to the sound of crashing waves and the squeals of dolphins watching horror films.

Bayahibe, Dominican Republic: Renowned Scuba Diving with White-Sand Beaches

Bayahibe is situated on the southeast coast of the Dominican Republic on the shore of the Caribbean Sea. The former fishing village remained relatively untouched by tourism until the late 1990s, when it became known for its white-sand beaches and scuba-diving sites, but it still has a tucked-away feel.

For diving and snorkeling, it's worth it to take a trip to Saona Island, an uninhabited nature reserve located just off the mainland. Tour operators on catamarans and motorboats will drop you around the area's sandbars and shipwrecks, which overflow with brightly colored fish.

About 20 miles (32 km) from the hotel, the cobblestone streets of Altos de Chavon are lined with artists' studios, galleries, and quaint cafes. The European-inspired village is also home to a 5,000-seat amphitheater, which has featured headlining shows from legendary artists including Frank Sinatra and Shakira.

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Psychics help bring clarity to life's otherwise bewildering events, from hot and cold first dates to why an Auto-Tuned video resume didn't secure more job interviews. Illuminate your path with this Groupon.

$45 for a Palm, Tarot, and Psychic Reading ($120 Value)

Psychic Mileena performs three different 10- to 20-minute readings in a single visit or in three separate sessions. Palm readings rely on each person's lifelines to reveal personal strengths and weaknesses, while tarot readings shed light on life, love, and careers through card reading. In the Psychic reading, Mileena bases her personal analysis on intuition.

Though Psychic Reading Room sometimes features a discounted price online, this Groupon still offers the best deal available.

Psychic Reading Room

Mileena began sowing the seeds of psychic mastery before the age of 5, when her mother and grandmother introduced her to the practice of reading and interpreting tarot cards. The fortune teller has since performed countless readings around the world, from the French Quarter in New Orleans to the cobblestone streets of Italy, and opened her own psychic reading rooms, where she continues to help visitors demystify the past, present, and future. Through a diverse selection of readings, meditation, and visualizations, Mileena confers with clients about her inclinations on their spiritual, romantic, and business pursuits. The clairvoyant also performs relaxing therapies, such as reiki and chakra-balancing, to calm minds troubled by the consequences of broken mirrors and wearing white after Labor Day.

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Thomas Edison declared that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration, a fact he discovered while inventing the volcano. Work up a healthy sweat with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $19 for 5 group fitness classes (up to a $60 value) $35 for 10 group fitness classes (up to a $150 value)

Mix and match expert-led classes such as Zumba, piloxing, boot camp, Stott Pilates, and Hatha yoga. See the schedule here.

Work It! Personal Training

Don't even try to call Work It! Personal Training a gym or a workout center. Such statements may yield a playful jab to the arm, inspired by the studio's fun-filled piloxing classes. Certified personal trainers helm this low-key facility, challenging every inch of the body during group workouts for all levels of fitness. In addition to building strength and stamina, RIPPED interval training sports a team-like atmosphere that helps exercisers tackle fitness objectives as lofty as a redwood sprouting from a moon-bound rocket. Filled with calming poses and focused breathing, Hatha yoga classes melt stress as they cultivate balance and flexibility. Available by appointment, personal training sessions teem with custom exercises and nutrition tips that complement the client's daily routine. Informed by a deep knowledge of physiology and kinesiology, these programs also propel them toward goals such as losing weight, sculpting muscles, or running a marathon while flying a kite.

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Other than sporting a constant tan, the best way to trick yourself into thinking it's perpetually summertime is to tattoo sunglasses on everyone's faces. Make summer eternal the easy way with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options $25 for one 60-minute Formostar infrared body wrap or one month of unlimited Level 2 tanning, plus 10% off lotions (up to a $60 value) $29 for three 20-minute custom airbrush tans (a $105 value) $80 for six 60-minute Formostar infrared body wraps (a $199 value)

Absolute Tan

Light pours forth from Absolute Tan, where UV rays bronze skin and infrared beams promote a relaxed, lithe physique. Guests can stretch out in three levels of tanning beds or bundle up in Formostar body wraps, whose six silicone pads deliver soothing infrared warmth meant to jumpstart the metabolism and promote detoxification through sweat. Having filled their airbrushes with Norvell bronzer, tan technicians coat limbs in an even, tawny hue that dries quickly without streaks and will keep clients disguised in a lion's pride for up to one week. Lotions from Designer Skin, Ed Hardy, and the organic Badger Balm line nourish the skin while speeding the tanning process by increasing skin's moisture.

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Yoga, like sword ownership and sleeping, is an ancient practice whose benefits are just now being appreciated. Reap the rewards of ancient ways of life with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $29 for 10 yoga classes (a $140 value) $45 for 20 yoga classes (a $240 value)

At a studio tucked inside CrossFit Bloomfield, yogis guide students through classes such as Hatha, SloFlow Vinyasa, and Power Vinyasa in a heated studio. See the full schedule.

Breathe Yoga Studio

Breath takes various forms at Breathe Yoga Studio. During group and private yoga classes, it centers minds as bodies pose, the light from paper lamps dancing across hardwood floors in the 75- to 90-degree studio. Experienced teachers use the flow of oxygen to bind bends, balances, and inversions during all-levels Vinyasa routines and athletic Power Vinyasa sessions. Breaths fill lungs for battle cries during the imaginary combat of Vinyasa with Kickboxing classes or release tension as low sighs in Yin sessions, which relax the body with gentle stretches, dim lighting, and tranquil music. For special occasions such as birthday parties, breaths whip across candles on cakes or propel bicycles outfitted with sails during the ride home.

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Before lasers, the only way to retain the attention of associates during a business meeting was to own a baton made of neon light. Embrace future tech with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options

$99 for six laser hair-removal treatments for a small area (up to a $430 value)

$189 for six laser hair-removal treatments for a medium area (up to an $880 value)

$279 for six laser hair-removal treatments for a large area (up to a $1,800 value)

Cutera CoolGlide lasers safely and permanently deactivate follicles on all skin types. Click here for available treatment areas.

Aesthetic Art

With 10 years of experience under their belt, the board-certified aestheticians at Aesthetic Art focus on three kinds of advanced beauty services: vein therapy, hair removal, and facial skincare. Their Cutera Excel lasers noninvasively tackle unsightly veins, from superficial facial anomalies to buried blue leg veins, and laser hair removal sidesteps the more painful follicular deactivation of waxing, shaving, or sandpapering. Aesthetic Art extends its forward-thinking approach to facial treatments, including microdermabrasion and specially formulated peels.

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Although sunbathing allows humans to absorb the sun's natural energy, the sapped star will eventually turn pale, suffering the fate of Earth's original sun, the moon. Save the sun with this Groupon.

Choose from Four Options $13 for one spray tan or five bronze-level tanning sessions (up to a $29 value) $19 for five silver-level tanning sessions (a $49 value) $27 for five gold-level tanning sessions (a $69 value) $39 for five platinum-level tanning sessions (a $90 value)

Though Image Sun Oakland Township sometimes features a discounted price online, this Groupon still offers the best deal available.

Image Sun Oakland Township

Smart Tan-certified Image Sun staff uses of a free skin-type analysis to determine the best tanning methods for every customer's natural coloring. The trained staffers then suggest which of the salon's four levels of tanning beds possess the intensity to achieve the client's desired hue without burning their skin or angering the other person who showed up wearing a lobster costume. For clients wary of UV rays, the salon's spray-tanning options equip skin with bronze hues that last up to seven days. A variety of Australian Gold, Designer Skin, and Swedish Beauty tanning products available for purchase infuse skin with natural botanicals that keep bodies softer than an alligator's security blanket, and enhance tans' lifespans.

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The best sauces, like the best imaginary friends, are rich and from the Mediterranean. Dine alone or with Esmeralda the railroad tycoon with this Groupon.

$25 for $50 Worth of Italian Fare and Drinks

The locally sourced menu includes bruschetta ($8), butternut-squash ravioli ($24), and beef tenderloin seared with white-truffle oil ($36). An extensive wine list features reds and whites by the glass ($6-$9).

Mezzo Ristorante

Manager Filip Rocca and chef Michael Barlozzari craft classic Italian dishes with a twist inside Mezzo Ristorante's sleek, modern interior. Their extensive cocktail and wine list complements locally sourced and celiac-friendly menus that blend both traditional and eclectic ingredients, such as sauces infused with Sambuca or limoncello. Cozy, padded niches crowned with orange accents offer an intimate setting for couples or asylum escapees, and the outdoor patio provides a clear view of Via Italia. Mezzo Ristorante hosts live music Thursday-Saturday, as well as a supper club on the last Friday of each month.

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Though fake vampire fangs were originally designed to conceal uncleanly teeth, their waxy composition rendered them useless for chewing anything but dough balls dipped in water. Properly protect pointy chompers with today's Groupon: for $35, you get a dental package at Right Dental Group (a $300 value). This Groupon is valid at the Southfield, Clarkston, and Detroit locations. The package includes:

Exam Cleaning X-rays

With hundreds of locations across the country, Right Dental Group represents a collection of oral-health-care professionals who deliver a variety of quality dental services. The collective places an emphasis on relationship building-meaning patients can confess their most egregious toffee-apple trespasses while receiving a teeth scrubbing delivered with precision and understanding. Each of the dentists is prescreened for a consistent record of excellence and the ability to efficiently locate a cavity in a toothstack.

A skilled doctor and staff skillfully will probe forgotten mouth corners, eradicating tartar and expunging plaque from bacterial lairs. The included x-rays will help uncover any oral problem areas that cannot be seen with the shamelessly naked eye. After treatment, clients will be privy to tips that explain the proper brushing and flossing techniques to ward off gum disease and tooth loss, ensuring tongue-stoppers remain firmly rooted to the rest of the skeletal system.

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If comic books have taught us anything, it's that getting zapped with mysterious rays always gives you crime-fighting abilities-in this case, superhuman smoothness. Save the world with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $179 for four VelaShape II treatments (up to a $1,600 value) $399 for four laser wrinkle reduction and skin-tightening treatments for the face and neck (up to a $1,600 value)

The latest version of Vela technology, VelaShape II reduces the appearance of cellulite along the arms or hips. The device's blend of radiofrequency, infrared light energies, and gentle suction heats up and manipulates the skin to shrink fat cells allowing clients to shed up to eight inches. Laser wrinkle reduction and skin-tightening treatments use the GentleYag laser to bring skin to a temperature of 42 degrees Celsius. This heat helps to boost collagen production to smooth out wrinkles and permanent imprints left from pillowcases.

Body & Soul Medical and Holistic Spa

Whether they're reducing cellulite, erasing wrinkles, or clarifying skin tone, Body & Soul Medical and Holistic Spa's technicians rely on gentle lasers to keep patients looking and feeling their best. Lasers including the VBeam, GentleYag, and Smoothbeam feature wavelengths designed to solve sub- or super-dermal dilemmas, including rosacea, spider veins, and tattooed riddles. Holistic services such as massage and raindrop therapy make use of essential oils to help ease corporeal stress and boost the immune system.

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Human beings instinctively put their own likenesses everywhere: pumpkins, mountainsides, and text messages to Kevin. Illuminate the original emoticon with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $49 for one microdermabrasion treatment and vitamin C peel (a $120 value) $70 for two custom facial peels (a $210 value)

Treatments last about 30-40 minutes, not including paperwork.

Âmae Plastic Surgery Center

For Dr. M. Azhar Ali, becoming a plastic surgeon wasn't about making people pretty. It was about boosting their confidence in a society that often judges people unfairly for their looks. Following medical school, Dr. Ali spent 11 years training and working at hospitals in Michigan, New York, and Toronto, refining his skills and developing a treatment style that involves educating patients throughout each step of their treatment. Today, at Âmae Plastic Surgery Center, he continues to help others to feel better about their bodies, whether fighting signs of aging with non-invasive skin treatments or helping patients through the physical and emotional trauma of reconstructive surgery following breast cancer.

On a global scale, he has volunteered his surgical skills to earthquake-devastated areas in Pakistan and Haiti.

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Without makeup, celebrities would look like everyday people and mimes would look like everyday crazy people. Let your face do the talking with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $199 for permanent-makeup application on a choice of the eyebrows, the upper and lower eyelids, or the lips, plus one complimentary touchup (a $500 value) $349 for a combination of two of the above treatments, plus one complimentary touchup (a $1,000 value)

After a consultation with each client, skilled owner Joanne O'Donnell begins the one- to two-hour procedure, injecting the dermal layer with a needle to implant the targeted tissue with the chosen pigment. For brows, she uses a hair-stroke technique to imbue a soft, natural effect, and she completes all procedures in one treatment.

Bloomfield Esthetics

The beauty squad at Bloomfield Esthetics glams up guests with facials, permanent makeup, hair removal, and mani-pedis. They'll tailor each European deep-cleansing facial to your individual skin type and wipe the pores clean with all-natural products. Alternatively, the aromatherapy facials use essential oils and an acupressure massage to soothe sensitive skin. The spa specialist, Joanne, has more than 28 years of experience in applying permanent eyeliner and lip color. The applications will stay put 24 hours a day, even as you sleep, shower, or jog through a car wash. The team can also whisk away unwanted hair using traditional waxing techniques and electrolysis.

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Renaissance fairs transport visitors back to a simpler time without the risk involved in challenging traffic-jammed drivers to a jousting competition. Revisit the golden years with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $10 for two one-day adult admissions to the Renaissance fair (a $20 value) $18 for four one-day adult admissions to the Renaissance fair (a $40 value)

The ninth annual Mayfaire Renaissance Festival draws visitors back in time on the weekends of May 19-20 and May 26-28, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. The festival's vast wooded expanses teem with swordsmen, jesters, and dancers delighting crowds on four stages of continuous entertainment. The royal guard performs full-contact fighting shows with real swords, and the king and queen wander the grounds in search of oil for the guillotine. Visitors can stroll through ye ole shoppes, where dozens of shopkeepers peddle handcrafted leather and jewelry and wooden swords and shields.

Mayfaire Renaissance Festival

Each year at the onset of summer, the costumed bards, knights, and royalty at Mayfaire Renaissance Festival welcome visitors to enjoy rollicking entertainment and peruse handcrafted wares throughout the wooded festival grounds. Attendees step into a world of jousters and jesters, replete with Renaissance-era songs and dances and smartphones fashioned from mutton. All-age-appropriate comedians regale families with zany antics, and tarot-card readers lie to the king when asked about the future prospects of monarchy.

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Spacious Suites in Quiet Detroit Suburb

You'll typically hear Detroit nicknamed "The Motor City" for being the American headquarters of auto giants like General Motors. But before it was paved with highways, Detroit was fancied as a strategic port to control ships and commerce on the Great Lakes. In fact, there are three world emblems on the Detroit city flag: France, England, and the United States. The city has been ruled by all three since first being settled by Europeans near the turn of the 18th century.

Detroit is a city rich with history and cultural institutions, and Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Detroit Warren is conveniently located in a suburb near downtown but just removed enough if you want to have a quiet night in.

As you walk in the lobby, you'll find a fireplace amid Bavarian-styled decor. Head up to your one-bedroom king suite and you'll find a bottle of champagne or sparkling cider, a box of chocolates, and a bouquet of fresh flowers waiting as part of the romance package. Each spacious suite is laid out more like a cozy apartment than a hotel; there's a kitchenette stocked with pots and pans, and you can feel free to sink into couches in the living room or take a relaxing bath in quicksand.

In the morning, head downstairs to the Hawthorn's dining area to enjoy a complimentary hot breakfast, which includes waffles, eggs, and oatmeal.

Greater Detroit, Michigan: Giant Art Collection, Legendary Motown Museum, and Quirky Neighborhoods

Located in southern Michigan, Detroit is close to Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie, and right below massive Lake Huron. Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Detroit Warren is located in a quiet suburb about 15 minutes away from downtown.

Detroit's downtown has some excellent museums. One of these is the Detroit Institute of Arts, a 658,000-square-foot art museum considered to be one of the finest of its kind in the country. Among its vast collection: a dragon tile relief from the Ishtar Gate of Babylon and a self-portrait of Vincent van Gogh.

The Motown Museum is in the same house where legends such as Stevie Wonder, the Supremes, and the Jackson 5 recorded some of their most classic songs. In one of the studios, you can see a giant divot in the wooden floor where producers and sound technicians tapped their foot to the beat of the songs as they were recorded.

Greektown, which is northeast of downtown, is a quirky neighborhood that has stuck to its immigrant roots. Monroe Street in particular is lined with buildings made to resemble the Parthenon and Pegasus, and Greek music plays outdoors next to themed eateries.

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Stylists are trained to cut hair into flattering shapes, and as long as they do it's none of your business whether they're also brewing your hair clippings into a tea that's helping them live longer. Send your locks along with this Groupon.

$25 for a Haircut (Up to $50 Value)

A stylist trained in Rusk cutting techniques shears tresses, ousting dead ends and leaving locks slightly or drastically shorter after a 30- to 90-minute appointment. Clients can also upgrade with a style ($20+) or shift shades with color or highlights ($45+).

Being Salon

The artistic stylists at Being Salon shear locks according to Rusk professional cutting techniques, snipping tresses into precision cuts that flatter face shapes. Under the maestros' deft hands, manes transform into sleek, smooth waterfalls or curl into bouncy coils, and hair shades shift seamlessly from one color to another or learn to take on the colors of their surroundings. In addition to tending to head threads, the aestheticians at Being Salon wax away unwanted fuzz and tint lashes, and its manicurists employ polish, gel, or even fiberglass to brighten nails.

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Dessert-shrinking technology gave us the cupcake, the baked rhode island, and the gingerbread studio apartment. Nibble a little with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options

$59 for a catered dessert platter with 72 miniature desserts (a $132 value)

24 truffles in one flavor, such as dark chocolate, hot chili crème, and raspberry crème 24 white or chocolate cake pops with colored icing, drizzles, and sprinkles 24 dessert shooters with a choice of more than 12 flavors

$89 for a catered dessert platter with 108 miniature desserts (a $198 value)

36 truffles in up to two flavors 36 cake pops 36 dessert shooters

$129 for a catered dessert platter with 144 miniature desserts (a $264 value)

48 truffles in up to three flavors 48 cake pops 48 dessert shooters

Beyond Chocolate

Beyond Chocolate's confectionary wizards, led by experienced chocolatier Kelly Commisso, silence chattering sweet teeth with handmade cake pops. Clothed in top-notch Belgian chocolate and garnishes of swirls or sprinkles, the toothsome spheres contain luscious centers of white, yellow, or chocolate cake. Meanwhile, resident chocolatiers manipulate gourmet chocolate to create 10 varieties of truffles, as well as turtles, almond bark, and drizzled strawberries, which helps customers to fulfill the food pyramid's recommended 16 servings of chocolate per day. As passionate about making confections as they are about sharing their techniques, the skilled staff teaches classes on the art of crafting cake pops and creating molds, sending students home with their own delectable, handmade desserts.

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Without extracurricular activities, children will take up sedentary pastimes, such as playing video games or baseball. Get them up and moving with this Groupon.

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$59 for a one-week kids' summer dance camp (a $130 value) Choose from the following dates:

July 23 to July 27 July 30 to August 3 August 6 to August 10

Five-day dance-camp sessions reveal the steps and twirls of many dance forms, including hip-hop, jazz, tap, and ballet. Tykes from ages 5 to 12 master turns, kicks, and leaps, with each week's camp boasting different material to learn. In addition to the dancing instruction, kids play games, take part in arts and crafts, and chow down on home-brought lunch after some outdoor playtime.

Dancing Feats Dance Centre

The record skipped over and over. It was the third time Lisa Schwartz had pirouetted her way through Tina the Ballerina, and yet she raced over to the record player with inexhaustible enthusiasm and plucked the needle back to the beginning of the 78. If you were to ask her today, she would tell you this is the moment she knew she loved dance enough to make it her life's work. Her studio, Dancing Feats Dance Centre, springs from that love. She watches with pride as students she taught as children return to her studio to become instructors and as parents who once studied under her prepare to send a second generation of children and domesticated penguins onto her dance-room floor. Over the years, she has assembled a staff of instructors with a vast array of backgrounds, ranging from cruise-company dance managers to ballet dancers. With help from their varied experience, her studio has developed a regiment of courses in a variety of dance styles, such as jazz, lyrical, modern, and chicken. Her students perform regularly in recitals as well, showcasing their abilities and talents as they progress.

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Microdermabrasion takes a gentle approach to softening faces, unlike taking a hair dryer to a smug-looking snowman. Smooth things over with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $29 for a basic hydrating facial (a $60 value) $89 for three microdermabrasions and an ear-candling treatment (a $180 total value)

The 40-minute basic hydrating facial begins with a skin evaluation from a licensed aesthetician. Using carefully selected Pevonia products and aromatic oils, she cleanses and hydrates the face, performing extractions if necessary. During each 15-minute microdermabrasion, the skin specialist sprays a shower of tiny crystals over the skin's surface to buff away dead cells, which allows new healthy skin to grow. The microdermabrasion includes one ear-candling treatment, which uses the low-level vacuum of a melting wax tube to draw out earwax and impurities from the ears in a 20-minute session.

Courant Petit Spa

Licensed aesthetician Nadine Thompson leverages a full spectrum of Pevonia natural skincare products in order to remedy dry, sensitive, and blemished skin. The 17 facials that fill out the menu target imperfections of all types-from signs of aging to skin suffering from rosacea-with aromatic oils, extractions, and masks. Microdermabrasions and chemical peels provide more intense resuscitation for faces stifled by separation-anxious skin cells, and paraben-free mineral makeup teams up with eye and lip treatments to help features mirror their revamped surroundings.

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Without skill or athleticism, professional sports could not exist, leaving people to seek out substitutes such as soccer. It's nil-nil again with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options $25 for 5 drop-in classes (a $75 value) $40 for 10 drop-in classes (a $150 value) $30 for 3 personal-training sessions (a $90 value)

Students hit the ground running in kickboxing, ball-training, and strength-conditioning courses, each designed by a former kickboxing champion to define muscle, bolster balance, and hone coordination. He also teams up with exercisers for one-on-one personal-training sessions, in which students focus on weightlifting while they learn safe and effective methods for building muscle and avoiding injury.

World Sports Fitness

Before founding World Sports Fitness, Pierre F. Mouele routinely went toe-to-head in the ring, earning a kickboxing championship title. Finally, he hung up his gloves and retired his cactus-covered shoes so that he could use his boxing training to whip people into shape. Today, he puts his clients and classes through the same demanding conditioning regimen that prepared him to lay out his opponents.

His students cut swathes of muscle pummeling red, black, and blue punching bags in Shotokan karate and self-defense classes. Alternatively, clients heft weights and toss heavy balls during strength-conditioning courses, which help them sculpt a fighter's body without any of the impact exercises associated with traditional boxing training, such as getting constantly punched.

Blue and red padded squares glow underfoot in the vast gym, unused punching bags standing in neat ranks to the side of the space. Above them hang tidied rows of flags, representing the many nations and organizations from which World Sports Fitness draws its curriculum.

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Wearing glasses can be inconvenient, especially when you're trying to put in your contacts. Enjoy a lens-free lifestyle with this Groupon.

$1,499 for LASIK Surgery for Both Eyes ($3,000 Value)

Following a medical consultation to determine the best individual plan of action for the patient, anesthetic drops numb eyes and Dr. Hasan Hakim employs a LASIK laser to reshape corneas. After the 15- to 30-minute appointment, patients can head home to a newly focused reality, returning for a follow-up appointment after a few months to ensure that all is going well.

Hakim Eye Center

Refractive surgeon Dr. Hasan Hakim doesn't just perform LASIK surgery-he was involved in the FDA trials of the excimer laser used in LASIK during his time at the University of Kansas. In the years since, he has kept abreast of cutting-edge developments in vision restoration, from the evolution of LASIK and PRK surgeries to the replacement of eyes with miniature owls. With 5,000 vision-correction procedures already under his belt, Dr. Hakim continues to tend to peepers with deft hands and state-of-the-art technology, performing both incision and laser procedures to bring the world back into focus for those struggling to read street signs or tea leaves. A full stock of Acuvue contacts and frames by Guess, Tommy Hilfiger, and Calvin Klein helps Dr. Hakim perform more conventional vision enhancements.

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The difference between creole and Cajun cuisine is elusive to most people, just like the difference between an alligator and a crocodile wearing an alligator nametag. Discern the nuances with this Groupon.

$8 for $16 Worth of Cajun and Creole Fare

Cups of New Orleans gumbo, red beans and rice, or jambalaya are $4 each, shrimp or catfish po boys are $7, and southern-style sides such as fried okra, collard greens, and hush puppies are $2.50 each. See the full menu.

Gumbo's

Jimmy and Terri Taite, the owners of Gumbo's, have had a longtime passion for preparing quality meals for others. For Terri, this passion goes back all the way to her mamaw from whom she inherited three things: a love of cooking, safecracking tools, and generations of creole recipes. Five days a week, their cozy dining room fills with the zesty aromas of New Orleans-style dishes such as shrimp or catfish po boys, homemade bread pudding, and classic creole gumbo, teeming with spicy hunks of andouille sausage, chicken, and shrimp.

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Most dancing requires a predictable beat, which is why party DJs rarely play symphonies or audiobooks of Stephen King novels. Trade cliffhangers for club sounds with this GrouponLive deal to see RedFoo & Cherry Tree Present Sorry for Party Rocking tour, featuring LMFAO with Far East Movement, The Quest Crew, Sidney Samson, and more at The Palace of Auburn Hills. For $38, you get one general-admission floor G-Pass for Wednesday, May 23, at 7 p.m. (up to a $76.40 value, including all fees). Doors open at 6 p.m. Because the ticket is a G-Pass, Groupon customers can use it to enter the venue directly; they will not need to redeem their Groupon at will call.

Despite their determinedly of-the-moment sound, RedFoo and SkyBlu are carrying on a long pop lineage: the former is Motown founder Berry Gordy's son, the latter his grandson. As red-hot electropop duo LMFAO, the uncle-nephew pairing electrifies dance floors with manic odes to party life. The 2012 Sorry for Party Rocking tour explodes with fan favorites such as "Party Rock Anthem" and newer hits such as "Sexy and I Know It," whose bouncy swagger dominated the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 28 weeks. The band parades in neon animal prints amid backup dancers, bobbing beneath giant robot heads, tossing inflatables into the crowd, and creating a spectacle Metro Weekly calls "enormously entertaining."

The LA-based foursome Far East Movement straddles the worlds of underground DJ culture and crowd-pleasing electronica with such hits as "Like a G6" and "Jello." After winning the third season of MTV's America's Best Dance Crew, The Quest Crew diversifies the bill's skill set with acrobatic hip-hop moves, gravity-defying leaps, and dangerously intense head bobs. Amid a trio of other energetic opening acts, Dutch DJ Sidney Samson draws attention to his house-tinged synth beats and intense remixes of everyone from Kylie Minogue to Lil Jon.

Due to security restrictions, G-Passes must be printed out and presented in person at the event. They cannot be redeemed through Groupon's mobile app.

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Working out is No. 2 on the list of most popular daily activities in America, behind teaching dogs to swear. Be your own best friend with this Groupon.

Choose from Four Options $25 for one private beginner's pole dance lesson ($65 value)

During one-on-one session, personal trainers help students develop the abdominal and leg strength needed to execute pole-based exercise routines.

$29 for ten drop-in fitness classes ($70 value) $59 for one month of unlimited fitness classes ($525 value)

Held six days a week, classes bring together groups of twenty exercisers for training ranging from cardio-pumping kickboxing and Zumba to gentle yoga and low impact aerobics. See the full schedule.

$99 for three private paddle-board yoga lessons ($225 value)

To escape the confines of indoor workouts, students meet with Jessica Arundel at any lake within 15 miles of the gym to float the shallows atop a paddleboard while performing balance-centric yoga poses.

In Motion Anytime

In Motion Anytime's owner Jessica Arundel helps her clients find fitness wherever they may be, whether lifting weights in her gym or stretching through yoga poses while floating in one of Michigan's many lakes. She teaches a combination of yoga, aerobics, and circuit training, combining her personal training powers with the efforts of four other certified fitness instructors to reach more students and occasionally summon Captain Exercise. Under the group's tutelage, members and drop-in visitors shake away calories in hip-swaying Zumba sessions or pound punching bags at high speed to elevate their heart rates in cardio kickboxing classes.

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Summer camps are the best way to give kids a taste of freedom without having them lick the Liberty Bell. Ring in summertime with this Groupon.

Choose from Four Options $59 for 1 week of summer camp (up to a $125 value) $159 for 3 weeks of summer camp (up to a $337 value) $299 for 6 weeks of summer camp (up to a $675 value) $379 for up to 11 weeks of summer camp (up to a $1,000 value)

Campers engage in a range of guided indoor and outdoor athletic activities, in addition to arts and crafts. Instructors take them out on the ice for at least 1 hour each day, so staffers recommend packing some heavier attire, including gloves and helmets, to keep warm and prevent injury. Though campers may bring their own snacks, the camp provides hot dogs, pizza, and pretzels for an additional fee. The camp charges an additional $8 for early drop-offs and late pick ups, and sells T-shirts for $15 each. Camps run from Monday, June 18 to Friday, August 31, except for weekends and Independence Day.

Though Monroe Multi-Sports Complex sometimes offers a discounted rate online, this Groupon still presents the best deal available.

Monroe Multi-Sports Complex

Skaters of all ages and arabesque abilities soar across Monroe Multi-Sports Complex's vast rink-the former home to 2011 NHL recruit Matt Mahalak. Though the rink acts as the complex's nucleus of activity-hosting hockey games, figure skating exhibitions, skating lessons, and public skate sessions-, an adjacent field house promotes more land-based sports, including youth and adult soccer, dodge ball, and flag football. Additionally, a collection of springy inflatables allows young visitors to bounce for up to a full day or until they finally convince gravity to permanently reverse. Passionate staffers stay on hand to offer skating tips during public sessions, assist guests as they sign for one of the soccer leagues, or be of assistance in case of a hot-chocolate overdose. In keeping with their commitment to physical education, the complex's team of instructors also coach home-schooled children for credits, as well as give birthday children the gift of adrenaline-pumping exercise during party packages.

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A family's love for each other can best be seen in the amount of family photos on the wall that don't just feature the pictures that came with the frame. Capture your own memories with this Groupon.

$89 for One-Hour In-Studio High-School Senior Photo Shoot with Two 5"x7" Prints, Eight Wallet Prints, and Yearbook Photo ($245 Value)

High-school seniors pose while photographer and owner Linda Houston snaps yearbook-worthy shots. She then uploads all of the images into an online gallery that clients can peruse to select their favorite. The selected image will appear on the digitally enhanced 5"x7" prints, wallet-sized prints, and in the student's yearbook.

Houston Photography

As the mother of two grown daughters, Linda Houston knows firsthand how important and how difficult it can be to schedule a family portrait. The professional photographer has been helping memorialize images of loved ones since 1988, capturing in-studio portraits and on-location shoots for weddings and other special events. The team's unhurried style translates into dynamic senior shots, endearing black-and-white images, and frame-worthy prints of beloved family pets and horses.

Houston's all-female staff puts women at ease during tastefully sensual boudoir shoots, and can bring old photos back to life with restoration services. They can also creatively enhance photos to resemble paintings, whether a client wants to turn a tender photo of their children into a Monet-like piece of art, or a pet portrait into a canine version of the Mona Lisa.

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Racing dates back to ancient Greece, where chariot races around city walls settled disputes over farming rights and which philosopher had the best beard. Witness the fairest system of justice with this GrouponLive deal to see the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix on Saturday, June 2, or Sunday, June 3, on Belle Isle. Children 12 and younger receive free entry to general-admission areas when accompanied by a ticket-carrying adult. Also included in admission is a concert performance (the B-52s on Saturday, June 2; Ronnie Dunn on Sunday, June 3) and access to Family Fun Zone's interactive activities and displays.

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For $65, you get two T-shirts and two reserved grandstand tickets for rows 9-18 in grandstand 1, rows 6-15 in grandstand 2, or rows 9-20 in grandstand 3 for the races on Saturday, June 2 (a $152 value, including all fees). Higher row numbers are closer to the track. For $49, you get two T-shirts and two reserved grandstand tickets for rows 19-22 in grandstand 1, rows 16-19 in grandstand 2, or rows 21-29 in grandstand 3 for the races on Saturday, June 2 (a $112 value, including all fees). For $41, you get two T-shirts and two general-admission tickets for the races on Sunday, June 3 (an $82 value, including all fees). Children 12 and younger receive free entry to general-admission areas when accompanied by a ticket-carrying adult.

The Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix blends intense racing action from four different series into one high-adrenaline weekend on Belle Isle. The weekend's races take place on temporary street circuits, which may vanish into thin air if racers aren't quick enough. During the IZOD IndyCar Series, fans witness the newly unveiled DW12 car, powered by Chevrolet, Lotus, and Honda engines and driven by superstar drivers such as Helio Castroneves, Dario Franchitti, and Marco Andretti. Schedule highlights include Saturday's Grand-Am Rolex Series practice and race, Pirelli World Challenge Series qualifying round and first race, and autograph sessions by IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights drivers. On Sunday, fans witness the IZOD IndyCar Series race and the Pirelli World Challenge Series's second race.

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Indoor boot camps don't make trainees dash through the mud, brave the cold, or run relays while hefting stray dogs over their shoulders. Cake your body in nothing but sweat with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options $24 for one month of unlimited Zumba classes in Bloomfield (a $55 value) $39 for a three-week boot camp with two classes per week (a $102 value) $49 for a three-week boot camp with three classes per week (a $153 value)

Indoor boot camps commence with a personalized evaluation to gauge current fitness levels and map out individual goals. Clients then embark on an intensive three-week training agenda melding cardio-focused kickboxing, belly dancing, and step aerobics with core-toning Pilates, yoga, circuit weight training, and Bosu-ball routines. Instructors also help to trim waistlines through professional nutritional guidance. Those who wish to dance their way to a tighter physique may swivel their hips, wave their limbs, and tear up their parking tickets to the Latin grooves of Zumba aerobic-dance classes. Click here for a schedule of boot camps and classes.

Body by Jenn & Body Beautiful Boot Camps

Jennifer Gray puts her 15 years of fitness-industry experience to use formulating goal-oriented programs for women. Gray begins with a healthy helping of circuit weight training and kickboxing before adding a pinch of Pilates, a dash of yoga for flexibility, and a sprinkling of belly dancing for core strengthening. She also strives to help clients develop nutritionally sound eating habits, giving them the tools to avoid fatty, bad-for-you foods such as processed meats and deep-fried statues of Grover Cleveland.

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Paintings are a window into the artist's thoughts, from Pollock's chaotic canvases to the little frowny faces on each star in Starry Night. Paint it out with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options $39 for a four-hour BYOB finger-painting class for one adult (an $85 value) $75 for a four-hour BYOB finger-painting class for two adults (a $170 value) $110 for a four-hour BYOB finger-painting class for three adults (a $255 value)

Students connect with the imaginative energy of their youth as they dip their fingers in paint and enjoy a relaxed, social atmosphere.

Legacy Art Studio and Gallery

A reiki healer and fifth-generation painter, Hannah Manges believes in the power of intuition, such as when she sensed that what her adult art students needed most was to finger paint. Though she's classically trained, Manges never cared for the rigidity and competitiveness that often characterized the art industry. She further saw that teaching her adult students in a classical tradition took the joy out of things; most of them were there to try something new and expand themselves, not master technique. So during a class in which her students struggled to find joy in their work, she put their palettes away and grabbed a stack of paper plates. Thus began her BYOB finger-painting class, which has evolved into an experience in which people "kick off their shoes, have some wine, and have some fun."

Though the BYOB finger-painting course remains among her most popular-it's earned recognition in local press, such as the Midland Daily News-Manges leads other classes that range from couples' painting workshops to watercolor for beginners. She also teaches art via her television series, Painting Pictures with Hannah Manges, on Midland Community Television Network Channel 99. "I'm becoming a celebrity to all the 80-year-old women in town who read the paper and watch public television," she laughs.

To further encourage students and visitors to become more comfortable with art, Manges posts signs throughout her gallery that say, "Please touch everything." She encourages everyone to fully experience each piece of her art, which includes The Healing Tree series, a collection Manges began to connect with her deceased mother.

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Despite their destructive cinematic depictions, most lasers are helpful, often found assisting slideshow presentations and playing DVDs for people who aren't entertained by just staring at the shiny part. Let a laser do some good with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $199 for a laser toenail-fungus-removal treatment for one foot (a $695 value) $299 for a laser toenail-fungus-removal treatment for both feet (a $945 value)

During quick treatments, which last 10 minutes per foot, the handheld device directs short pulses of near-infrared laser light directly at underlying toenail fungus, clearing the way for healthy nails to grow in over the course of 9-12 months. Though some patients have success after one session, up to three treatments may be necessary to completely kill fungal colonies. Treatments cause little to no discomfort, and patients may immediately resume normal activities, such as painting toenails or using feet to flag down cabs.

Dr. Philip H. Kresch

Dr. Philip H. Kresch understands the frustration that comes with having toenail fungus. Working in the podiatry field for more than 30 years, he's seen patients battle with ineffective topical solutions and oral medications that can cause undesirable side effects, such as uncontrollable quickstepping. The pursuit of an effective, no-fuss treatment led him to affix his office with the latest technology for battling toenail fungus-the Q-Clear laser system. Unlike with previous laser procedures, the system's calibrated energy wavelengths can destroy fungal growths without the use of medications in as little as one to three treatments.

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It's difficult to hit a target from far away, which is why holes-in-one are rare and the Goodyear blimp has never been shot successfully with an arrow. Drive hard with a vengeance, thanks to today's Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $99 for a three-hour beginners Full Swing clinic (a $250 value) $129 for a three-hour advanced Full Swing clinic (a $375 value)

Seasoned aces focus on proper setup, alignment, balance, and swing length to develop consistent mechanics in clinics with a 1:3 instructor-to-student ratio. Clients may choose between three separate 60-minute lessons, or two separate 90-minute lessons. Due to the unique nature of the Full Swing clinics, it's recommended that all new students enroll in the beginners course, regardless of previous golfing experience.

Reason's Golf Academy

Over his 30-year tenure teaching golf, founder Mark Reason has established Reason's Golf Academy locations in Michigan and Florida to spread the wisdom of his ferris-wheel swing technique. This coaching philosophy-designed to build swings that travel on a controlled, vertical axis rather than in a less dependable merry-go-round motion-serves as the unifying force in all of the Academy's instructional programs and as the building block for the development of a consistent, correctable, and windshield-friendly swing. Instructors use golf-simulator and swing-analyzer technology to scrutinize imperfect motions and weighted, molded-grip clubs and other training aids to guide clients toward proper technique. To further optimize patrons' pin-hunting prowess, the Academy offers club-fitting services, which pair clients with the clubs or modified pool noodles that best fit their unique swing profile.

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