Enjoy a free loaf of Panera bread once a month for a year. The $100 gift card (valid for 12 consecutive months) is good at any Panera in Greater Boston area.

What makes Casablanca a Harvard Square legend? Is it the mildly exotic atmosphere? The enticing Mediterranean cuisine? The chance to tipple at the bar elbow-to-elbow with a nuclear physicist, a poet, or the next Tracy Chapman? Here's your chance to find out! So find that beret, grab a friend, and create a buzz. Not valid Friday or Saturday nights.

From the highly acclaimed 2004 vintage in Piemonte. Einaudi is a modernist producer that showcases the Cru vineyard of Cannubi as well as anyone. A wine of style with layers of complexity which will unfold for another decade. This bottle was specially selected by owner Chris Minervino. Lower Falls Wine Company was selected by Boston Magazine as Best of Boston 2008: "Best Gourmet/Wine Shop West of Boston."

The personal winery of the famed wine critic Robert Parker, this estate is one of Oregon's finest. The 2006 vintage is top notch and will age gracefully for another five years. A restrained style, this bottle will reward patience and cellaring. This bottle was specially selected by owner Chris Minervino. Lower Falls Wine Company was selected by Boston Magazine as Best of Boston 2008: "Best Gourmet/Wine Shop West of Boston."

There is nothing quite like diner food, and there's no diner quite like Watertown's legendary Deluxe Town Diner, family owned and operated for over 64 years. Whether you're in the mood for a classic burger & fries, the perfect bagel and an exceptional cup of tea, or a dinner with friends, you'll put this $50 gift certificate to good use.

Enjoy a lovely brunch at the Meritage while looking out over Boston Harbor. Located in the Boston Harbor Hotel, Meritage is famed for Chef Daniel Bruce, a founder of the Boston Wine Festival. Certificate includes tax and gratuities.

A $40 gift certificate to Patou Restaurant, a gem in Belmont Center. You'll find all your favorites plus some unique items. To get you started, feast your eyes on their menu: www.patouthai.com.

A $100 certificate to Ten Tables, a delightful and highly rated tiny gem in JP. If the certificate isn't used in one visit, the remainder can be saved for another meal.

A round of golf for four at Newton Commonwealth Golf Course, home to an 18 hole Donald Ross course. You can go Monday through Thursday all day, or Friday through Sunday and holidays after 12:00 noon. Call in advance for tee time. Valid through October 31, 2009. www.sterlinggolf.com.

Atrium parent and Little League coach Andy (with assistance from son) will give your child two private, 45 minute coaching sessions focusing on the fundamental skills of throwing, catching, hitting and pitching. Equipment provided but child is welcome to bring her or his own. Offer good through June 2009.

Check out some of the area's other baseball gems: 4 tickets for the April 21 Pawsox game, 2 Lowell Spinner ticket vouchers, 4 tickets for Brockton Rox professional baseball team, and a family admission pass to The Sports Museum.

Have you ever wondered what Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein would talk about if they met? It is a wild and crazy idea which Steve Martin "brilliantly tackles" in his comedy "Picasso at the Lapin Agile." You'll get a pair of tickets to New Rep's spring production which runs April 19 - May 10, 2009. Stop in Watertown Center first, and use your $45 gift certificate for a casual dinner at Not Your Average Joe's.

Experience a menu that is a "culinary reflection of Boston's ethnic mix" at Kathmandu Spice. A meal inspired by Nepalese and Indian recipes will transport you to another time and place. Round out the evening by taking in a film at Arlington's Capitol Theatre.

You and a guest will enjoy first balcony seats (right over the orchestra!) at a masterful performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Saturday, April 25, at 8 pm. The BSO will perform Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin, Stravinsky's Pulcinella Suite, Debussy's Petite Suite, and Shostakovich's Symphony #9. You can eat wherever you choose, using a $50 American Express gift card.

Enjoy some delicious and innovative pizza at Za Restaurant, which is known for using farm-fresh ingredients, including organic and local produce. After dinner, take in a movie at Arlington's Capitol Theatre.

You'll enjoy some time to yourself while your child and a friend join an Explorer and his parents, Jen and Phil, on a night out for pizza and then to the Harvard Observatory to view the stars (weather permitting). Choose from one of the following Thursdays: April 16, May 21. If the weather disappoints, then IMAX to the rescue!

Your evening will start with an authentic Italian dinner at Via Matta. Then, you and a guest will have a rare and wonderful chance to see Boston Ballet's spring production of Diaghilev's Ballet Russes Centennial Celebration. These four beautiful short ballets in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Ballet Russes include a world premiere of new choreography for Le Sacre du Printemps.

Two tickets to one of the shows remaining in Stoneham Theater's 2008-09 season: Picnic, running through April 19, Strangers on a Train, running May 7 - 27, and Dear Miss Garland, June 4 - 28.

One pair of tickets to Pirates! (or Gilbert and Sullivan Plunder'd), the final production in Huntington Theatre's 2008-09 season. The show runs from May 15 - June 14. But, it wouldn't be a pirate evening without some gold. We'll throw in a $50 American Express gift card so that you can eat at a restaurant of your own choosing.

You and a guest will enjoy a performance of your choice in 2009-10 season by Handel and Haydn Society. This is the first season with Harry Christophers as artistic director. With backstage visit hosted by bassoonist Andrew Schwartz. Some restrictions may apply.