(Dan Watkins)
MOM, LOOKING GOOD Looking to give mom the pampering she deserves? Bliss Spa has concocted four discounted packages to treat her to this year. For $77, the “Waited on Hand + Foot’’ includes a hot milk and almond pedicure and hot cream manicure (a $90-value); for $192, the “Motherly ‘Rub’ ’’ includes the hot milk and almond pedicure and a 75-minute massage tailored to moms-to-be (a $225-value); for $264, the “Signature Bliss’’ is a triple oxygen treatment (the spa’s signature facial) and a 75-minute head-to-toe massage (a combined $310-value); and for $332, the “Queen for a Day’’ combines the “Signature Bliss’’ with a hot cream manicure and 60-minute pedicure (a $390-value). Buy a gift card for the packages in-person or over the phone. The offer expires May 31. Bliss Spa is at the W Boston, 100 Stuart St., 617-261-8747. www.blissworld.com
SHOPPING FOR A CAUSE Designer Consignor in Hingham hosts a shopping day on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to benefit Hope in Bloom, a nonprofit that plants gardens free of charge throughout Massachusetts at the homes of residents undergoing breast cancer treatment. The shop, which carries high-end secondhand clothing, jewelry, shoes, and handbags at prices well below original retail, will donate 25 percent of the day’s sales to Hope in Bloom. There will also be refreshments and raffles for prizes from Winston Flowers, Kennedy’s Country Gardens, Artisans in the Square, La Petite Maison, and others. Designer Consignor is at 95 South St., Hingham, 781-749-6195. www.designerconsignorhingham.com
ART SIDEWALK SALE The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston hosts its annual spring sidewalk sale tomorrow and Saturday. Hundreds of pieces including photos, ceramics, paintings, drawings, jewelry, T-shirts, and more will be on offer for prices starting at around $5. A portion of the sale’s proceeds will go to Food Not Bombs, which serves free vegan meals in Boston and Cambridge. The sale happens from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days along the sidewalk between the School and the Museum of Fine Arts. (Should it rain, the sale will be held indoors at the school.) Admission is free. The School is at 230 The Fenway, Boston, www.smfa.edu, 617-369-3617.
GRAND OPENING PARTY Sweet gift shop Marmalade is celebrating its new space in Belmont Center with a grand opening party on Saturday. There will be drinks, mini-cupcakes (from Glutenus Minimus, a gourmet gluten-free bakery), and a 10 percent discount storewide. Find gardening items, handbags and wristlets, jewelry, candles, bath and body products, and more from Latico, David Aubrey, Potting Shed Creations, Skeem, and others. The party happens from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Marmalade is at 63 Leonard St., Belmont, 617-484-0093. www.shopmarmalade.com
SHAPE UP Just in time to get your body beach-ready, Modern Pilates, which opened up in its new Coolidge Corner spot early last week, is offering new customers a $99-intro package of three private lessons. (Private lessons are normally $90 each so that makes it a steep discount.) Choose between Pilates and “CoreAlign,’’ a muscle-sculpting, intense cardio workout centered on an apparatus that combines a ladder with two sliding platforms. (Find more info on Modern Pilates’ website.) The deal will run at least throughout the summer. Modern Pilates is at 1318 Beacon St., Brookline, 617-566-0599. www.modernpilatesboston.com
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