Patient Name: Lucan-Smith, Autumn
Age: 37
Sex: Female
Diagnosis: Aerophobia; fear of flying.
The following is a speech to text transcript spanning multiple sessions between Patient LSA6041778-W and Dr. H. Phineas Denton, who has annotated it with his own notes. The passenger manifest of Patient LSA6041778-W’s ill-fated flight suggests another candidate of interest may have been present. This, however, is likely a coincidence, as neither case has an obvious link.
Agent 11 recovered these from a locked desk drawer in Denton’s home office in Boulder City, NV. Denton reported a robbery when he returned home from running errands. Recommend retraining or reassignment for Agent 11.
Ms. Lucan-Smith was removed from Southwest Airlines flight 712 in a sorry state. My patient was hyperventilating to the point of losing consciousness, reawakening, and beginning the process again. I hesitate to call the period between passing out a "lucid" state because her extreme phobia had rendered her unable to respond to any stimulus. She whispered "no" to herself repeatedly, shaking and crying, until her body went limp for a few moments. I wasn't present for this, myself, but I have watched footage sent over from McCarran Airport. By the time Ms. Lucan-Smith arrived at my office, she was no longer panicking but the extreme fear had exhausted her. She fell asleep several times while we talked before I decided to end the session.
Denton: Hi, Ms. Smith. I’m Dr. Denton. Before we get started, can I get you a water or a soda?
Lucan-Smith has her arms wrapped around her even though, in typical Vegas fashion, it is decidedly warm outside. Her eyes are red and she has a tissue clutched in one fist.
Lucan-Smith: It’s Lucan-Smith, actually. Hyphenated. I wanted to keep my maiden name for my work. And nothing, thank you. I’m fine.
Denton: I’m going to grab a cherry Pepsi for myself. What line of work are you in?
Lucan-Smith sits in the large, plush chair I keep in the corner of the room. Patients with anxiety – though not claustrophobic patients – usually choose that chair.
Lucan-Smith: Physics. Well, physics with a little geology, actually. I investigate light diffraction in different types of crystals. Lately, I’ve been looking at ambient light data from NOAA satellites and how it relates to crystalline structures in local geologic features.
Denton: Well, that’s… pretty fascinating, actually. What is the NOAA?
Lucan-Smith slowly releases herself from her own embrace as she talks. I hand her a bottle of water as I return from my mini-fridge and she leans forward to accept it.
Lucan-Smith: The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. They own the National Weather Service and all the… network of satellites up there collecting terabytes of data every day. It’s a really valuable resource.
Denton: It sounds that way. I might ask you to tell me more about your work off the clock. I bet you’ve got some findings you’re dying to tell someone who will listen.
She smiles.
Lucan-Smith: I do.
Denton: So. You had an eventful flight.
Lucan-Smith: You could say that.
Denton: What I got from the EMTs says another passenger – man, I really shouldn’t say this since I’m a mental health professional – another passenger went nuts and tried to open the door of your plane. My god. And then he was restrained by three flight attendants.
Lucan-Smith: He got free at one point and went for the emergency release handle again.
Denton: Jesus. Sorry, excuse my language. That’s just-
Lucan-Smith: Oh, it’s fine. I said a lot worse on the plane.
I nod, trying to convey approval and acceptance at that. I can’t say I would have done different.
Denton: And then what happened?
Her bottle of water slips out of her hands and falls to floor as her eyes shut briefly.
Lecan-Smith: Sorry. I’m sorry. I’m just so tired. You wanted to know about after he, uh, after they got him. I… Well, I’ve never been good at flying. My dad flew a lot when I was a kid and I remember being creeped out by the whole thing. I have to pop a Xanax or two every time I fly and, I know this is bad, but I chase it with a beer when I’m really shaky. When that guy tried to open the door, though, I couldn’t keep my mind off all the horrible things that could happen. They just kept fucking popping in there. Everyone getting sucked out the door, heads slamming against the frame and exploding in a mess of blood and brains. The plane depressurizing and freezing everyone to death. A body going through the engine and fucking it like those geese in that Sully Sullenberger plane, then the whole plane falling. What it would feel like in my stomach. What I would see out the window, all those green and tan squares growing like a bad acid trip. Wanting desperately to die so I didn’t have to watch my fate race up at me. And then fire. If I survived the crash, burning to death in jet fuel.
Lucan-Smith: It just kept playing on repeat like a DVD menu from hell. And when it stopped, I was in an ambulance on my way to the psych ward at Desert Springs. Then I called up my insurance and ended up here.
I need to note here that my patient is describing psychosis. While commonly associated with severe mental illnesses, use of some controlled substances, and even types of meditation, it can be a symptom of an extremely stressful episode. In short, Autumn’s consciousness was not present in the physical world. She was elsewhere, in nightmare land. Prior to Autumn, I have never come across a patient with a phobia so severe it brought on a fully psychotic episode. This is a profound case of aerophobia.
Denton: You said flying’s always been tough for you. Do you remember a time when it was ever easier? What I mean is, did it become less scary for a time and then become scarier after, say, really bad turbulence? Or maybe it gets scarier every time?
Lucan-Smith: I think it’s gotten worse…
Her eyes fall shut again for about half a second before she jerks herself awake.
Lucan-Smith: Whoa. Oh my gosh, I’m sorry! I think it’s gotten worse each time I set foot on an airplane. Maybe I think my time is closer to being at hand after each successful landing. How many do I get?
Her eyes flutter.
Denton: Ms. Lucan-Smith – Autumn – you’ve had a rough day. I have a free appointment tomorrow at 11. Why don’t you come back then? No charge for today’s visit.
Autumn leaves and I have my secretary call to book her a cheap room for the night. It’s at a casino and probably stinks of cigarettes and buffet farts, but it’s cheap. The next session is fairly uneventful; Autumn tells me about her past history with flying which is, predictably, troubled. In phobia cases, I usually try to use either exposure therapy (gradually easing the patient into their discomfort zone) or implosion therapy (exposing the patient to the most extreme version of their discomfort). These are both behaviorist methods and the best tool for the job depends on both the patient’s personality and the nature of the fear. For Autumn, however, I don’t think either will work. She just experienced the most extreme aerophobic implosion therapy I can imagine and came out much worse than she went in.
I’m not a Freudian psychologist, and I often think hypnotherapy has a lot in common with good fertilizer: they’re both bullshit. Autumn did, however, mention that her father flew a lot for work and that she used to go with him. She wasn’t scared of flying as a very young child, but started to associate negative emotions with it around age 7 or 8. I have to wonder if one of those early flights ran into a problem she’s either forgotten or doesn’t want to remember.
Autumn is effectively stuck in Nevada while her husband and son are in Tallahassee, FL with Autumn’s mother-in-law. She desperately wants to be with them, and I can understand that. I want to help her be able to board a flight and find comfort with her family. With that in mind, I call Derek Proschutz, a friend from graduate school who practices more new-agey remedies like meditation. And hypnosis. I drive Autumn to Derek’s office – one corner of which is so crowded with incense sticks it looks like the Tunguska forest, post-explosion – and watch over the procedure.
Proschutz: She’s under now. It’s not like you see on TV, Phin. You can still talk and interact like normal, she’s just very relaxed. Very… ‘reflective’ is the appropriate word, I think. Don’t bring the energy up too much; if she gets frightened or finds something funny, we’ll have to put her under again.
Denton: Autumn, I want you to consider those plane flights-
Proschutz: I’m going to bring in some lavender essential oils to create a nice atmosphere.
Denton: Uh, sure. Good idea. Autumn, think about the flights with your dad when you were very young. Remember the clothes you wore, the games you took with you, what you wanted to watch on-
Proschutz: Phin, would you like some rooibos tea for your session?
Denton: Uh… No, man. We’re… I’m good.
Proschutz: Remember, keep the energy low. You seem like you’re getting worked up.
Collaboration is hard sometimes.
Denton: What was your father like, Autumn?
Lucan-Smith: Did you ever read The Great Gatsby?
Denton: The green light over the bay. Yes.
Lucan-Smith: Do you remember the billboard? The oculist?
Denton: Doctor T. J. Eckleburg.
Lucan-Smith: I knew I liked you for a reason. Yeah, him. The description of the billboard always reminded me of my father. Good old Guy Lucan. He was bald with two intelligent, judgmental eyes behind round wire frames.
Denton: The two of you didn’t get along?
Lucan-Smith: We did when I was young. I think he joked around a lot more back then. Or maybe I just didn’t know what normal human behavior was like and I felt comfortable around him because he was my dad. When I got older, though, nothing was good enough for him. My math grades weren’t high enough, I didn’t run fast enough in track. He wanted me to go into anthropology because the “real mysteries of humanity lay there.” To almost everyone else, physics is the hard science and anthro the soft. To Guy Lucan, it was the opposite. And his taste in friends ran contrary to typical common sense, too. Anyone you saw on the street or tucked away in, like, a strange voodoo shop that you might think looked creepy, or molester-ish, or unibomber-esque, they were my dad’s best buds. And not just weirdos, but criminals. Dangerous people. He’s dead now, and I’m sure that’s why.
Is this falling out with her father the real story here? Did that sour her to flying and magnify every negative aspect about it? If so, could that even help in rehabilitating her?
Denton: Think about the last time you had fun on a trip with him. Where were you going?
Lucan-Smith: We… I think we were coming back from Mexico. I remember him teaching me how to say “Jalisco”. So I guess we were in Guadalajara. That makes sense because I remember seeing a picture of Felix Gallardo, the leader of the fucking Guadalajara Cartel, on America’s Most Wanted or something and feeling like I knew him. “Mom,” I said, “that’s Don Felix, dad’s friend!” She turned the TV off. I think she already knew, though. They were separated about 6 months after that.
Lucan-Smith: Anyway, we had just met with Don Felix. He and my dad drank tequila from the bottle with the worm and joked through the night. Then Don Felix waved over two jacked dudes who set a big army duffel bag on the table. My dad unzipped it to find dozens of carved figurines. You know those Olmec heads? Small versions of those, some freaky-faced suns, Mayan 2012 death calendars, these striated ovals that looked like they were made out of obsidian. They made me feel bad when I looked at them, like I had walked in on someone changing. My dad’s pilot brought a case of money to the table and then there was more drinking and laughing.
Denton: Then you went to the plane?
Lucan-Smith: Yeah, then we got back in the plane and took off from a dirt strip in a cotton field. It was bumpy. Then…
Autumn is quiet for a long time. I don’t want to interrupt her thought process but I begin to wonder if she’s fallen asleep again.
Lucan-Smith: Lightning! There’s lightning but I can see stars. The plane starts to shake. I get out of my seat and lay on the floor on top of one of dad’s bags. I have my cheek pushed against the blue notebook he tapped against his thigh when he was on the phone. It smells like – ugh – mildew and wet dirt. Or creosote mixed with rotting fruit?
Lucan-Smith: The pilot, he sees me. He turns around and says, “Honey, I need you to get back in your seat and buckle the belt, ok? We’ll be fine but you could fall and get a scrape on your knee. How about you come up here with me and read one of your story books?” His name was George, I think.
Lucan-Smith: I go up to the front with George and then I can see the clouds. Weird, sulfurous clouds swirling around us. They looked like cartoon pollution clouds from Captain Planet. The plane shook harder in the storm and-
Autumn goes silent again. I try to ask a question but she holds up a hand like she’s on the phone. Then she opens her eyes.
Lucan-Smith: I think I’m fully awake now. I remember what happened to George, though. He hit his head against the glass when the plane jerked. I could see a smear of blood when he slumped in his seat. My dad pulled George out of the seat and took the wheel. I know you’re supposed to call it a stick in a plane, but this one actually looked like a wheel. The storm cleared up and we landed. George was dead.
Denton: One of the vivid thoughts you pictured on the Southwest flight was people banging their heads against the door frame. I wonder if it came from this?
Lucan-Smith: The way the lightning flashed through the blood, like red cello paper… Some of the blood I imagined did flow far enough to cover the windows. Yeah; it looked just like that. I remember dreaming about this, about George, but I thought… I thought I made it up. Just a nightmare.
Proschutz: Would you like to go back under?
Lucan-Smith: No, I think I want to go back to my hotel room. I don’t feel very well.
I drove Autumn back to the Circus Circus. It was a quiet ride, Autumn’s eyes stared out the windshield, unfocused and unseeing. Presumably, she was reliving her childhood memories.
The next morning, I had missed a call from Autumn. Her husband and son were flying back from Florida to their new home in Oregon. It was the first time any of them would actually see the house – they had moved to accommodate Autumn’s new job at OSU – and she wanted to be there with them. She did say there was a silver lining to being stranded in Las Vegas; she didn’t have to go on her son’s first airplane ride with him where he could pick up all her anxieties and phobias. I had to agree.
Autumn wanted to try implosion therapy and recreate the conditions of that last flight she took with her father. I had mentioned in our second session that I knew a Cessna pilot who helped me treat fear of flying. When I told her I would have to ask about the pilot’s schedule, Autumn told me money was no object; if the pilot could be free today with a five thousand dollar bonus, that was best. I didn’t peg Autumn as someone with a lot of extra money, so I knew her desire to see her family was strong. She wanted to conquer her fears so she could go home. It was brave and noble. I told her I’d see what I could do.
As luck would have it, Elisa Maldonado was free. She had been fine tuning her plane’s engine – a task she seemed to be in the middle of every time I called her – and stopped for a quick breakfast at the airport café. We had a delay of about an hour while Elisa filed our flight manifest, but we were in the air before lunch.
Lucan-Smith: You know, I remembered some weird things but I think playing with my Teddy Ruxpin while my dad partied with a drug kingpin is probably the weirdest one. Maybe not the most mentally scarring. But definitely weird.
Denton: Maybe your dad was more Meyer Wolfsheim than T. J. Eckleburg?
Autumn laughs and leans back in her seat. We’re ascending through minor turbulence and she doesn’t seem phased. I’m proud of her but also astounded. From psychosis to complete serenity after one hypnotherapy treatment? If anything, Autumn seemed impatient.
Maldonado: Phineas, get up here.
Denton: Something wrong?
Maldonado: Look at that shit. Fucking thunderstorm erupted out of nothing as soon as we hit 7,000 feet. Looks like it’s blowing right toward us.
Denton: Can we go around it or land?
Maldonado: I’m going to try to go around it. Landing might be hard because it’s a congested time. Especially with that bitch of a storm rolling in.
Denton: Autumn, I have some bad news. There’s a storm heading our way.
Lucan-Smith: I know. Very yellow, right? Cartoon pollution?
I looked out the cockpit window again. She was right.
Denton: Yes.
Lucan-Smith: Look, Dr. Denton, I think I should come clean about yesterday. When I said my dad partying with Don Felix was the weirdest thing I remembered, you didn’t know that there was a lot of competition for that top spot.
Lucan-Smith: George died, yeah, but… The artifacts my dad got from the drug dealers. The ones that made me feel weird, the black eggs? They started shaking before the plane. Before the lightning. Obviously I was too young to make a connection at the time, but I think they were calling to something. It’s simple physics; the more altitude you give a transmitter, the farther it can reach. There are fewer obstacles in the way to impede the signal.
Lucan-Smith: That’s what happened with those eggs. And the feeling changed. At the villa, I felt like I was watching it. As the plane shook, I felt like they were watching me. And what they were thinking… it wasn’t good.
Maldonado: What the fuck did you get me into, Phineas? I’ve never seen a storm move like this. It’s like it’s got goddamn fingers reaching out at us!
Lucan-Smith: When my dad realized what was happening, he had me lay down on the bag of trinkets to keep them still. He pulled out a little walkie-talkie and started screaming into it. “Camelot! Camelot! Come in, damn you! I have Items 26 and 27 but we’re under attack. I think it might be some kind of sonic weapon. Was there any chatter stateside about my mission? Camelot?” It was like he was playing soldier.
Denton: Autumn, why didn’t you tell me this? Was he part of a DEA operation or something?
The turbulence in our own plane was considerable. The midday light that had been streaming through the windows had faded to a sickly mustard color and I could hear Elisa cursing as she fought with the controls in the cockpit.
Lucan-Smith: I didn’t go to the cockpit with George to read then; he was too busy fighting to keep the plane stable. I stayed in the back with Dad, who told me to put the black eggs in my dress pockets. When the yellow clouds swirling around our plane started to seep in under the doors and seams in the bolted hull, I was right there laying on top of the army duffel bag. The fog streamed past my face – fast enough to sound like a Coke can opening in slow motion – and coalesced into a misty, malformed body, like a hologram projected onto dry ice smoke.
Lucan-Smith: It touched my father’s hand, almost like a handshake, and he writhed in pain. When he finally extricated himself from it, his hand dripped with blood. The nails were gone. And then it spoke.
Lucan-Smith: “Guy Lucan. You owe me life. You took my body from me and now,” the cloud raised one tendril that was polka-dotted with gory fingernails, “I take yours.”
Lucan-Smith: My dad looked in my direction. “Go, Autumn. Give those to George.” I left but, behind me, I could hear him say, “I have the vessels. You need them to walk the earth again. Isn’t that right, Safir? Kill me and you get nothing.”
Lucan-Smith: “Where?” it asked.
Lucan-Smith: My dad called for George to set the autopilot and join him in the back. I was crouched on the floor, peeking around the corner. George put on a brave face and puffed out his chest as he strode toward whatever cotton candy demon he was going to face down with my father. My father put a hand on George’s shoulder. One single pat. Then he threw open the airplane door and kicked George out. His head cracked against the bulkhead and blood splattered across the window. I rushed to the cockpit window to see him. I had just handed George the two black eggs and I could see one spiral out of his coat pocket as he fell, shrinking into the yellow void. The mist itself chased down after George, save for the ghoul wearing my father’s hastily removed fingernails. “This will be the last time you trick me, Lucan,” it said. “I will have Lucan blood. I will wear Lucan flesh. If not yours, then someone you love. Your bloodline will end, Guy Lucan.”
Lucan-Smith: “You’d better not let the vessels fall so low you can’t catch them,” was all my father said in return. He flew the rest of the way back, talking on his radio and reading out of the blue book that stank like a grave.
Denton: Autumn, I think this might be your psychosis manifesting itself again. We’re in a plane, it’s a stressful event, you’re distracting yourself from real life.
Lucan-Smith: No, Dr. Denton, I’m not. Something happened on that Southwest flight. I heard a voice, something whispering ‘Safir’ to me. It was important. It felt like something was coming and… and all I could see were plane crashes clouding the inside of my brain. I think it was a message. Safir is back and he’s going to follow through on his threat. Lucan blood will be spilled.
I shook my head and stood up. Maybe I was wrong about Autumn. Maybe she wasn’t a mentally healthy woman with a severe phobia capable of producing psychoses. Maybe the psychoses and the phobia were driven by some deeper, insidious disorder I had missed.
Lucan-Smith: And my son goes on his first flight today. In two and a half hours. He and I are the only Lucans left. If I didn’t convince you to get me up here, Safir would be coming for him. But, instead, he’s here.
As she says this, Autumn points at the seam of the Cessna door where thick yellow smoke pours into the cabin.
Lucan-Smith: You helped me realize what was actually going on. Thank you.
Golden strands of cloudy haze wrapped themselves around Autumn’s torso, enveloping her.
Lucan-Smith: Hey, now you’re Nick. You’re the outsider who gets to peek in. See you ‘round, Old Sport.
Autumn was entirely obscured from my sight, then the mist filled the cabin entirely. It was so dense I couldn’t see my hand in front of my face. Then, as if a switch flipped, it was gone. The sky outside the plane was clear and there was no turbulence.
Maldonado: What in the actual shit was that? Phineas, how long do you think we've been up here?
Denton: I don’t… Autumn?
Maldonado: Feels like about a half hour to me. Maybe forty-five minutes. Right, Phineas?
Denton: Yeah. I'd say so. Autumn, where are you? Did you fall out of your seat?
Maldonado: All my clocks show we've been up here two hours. Two hours! But we've still got a full tank of gas. How does that happen?
Denton: Interesting. Autumn? Elisa, where the hell is Autumn?
Maldonado: Your patient is gone? Did- Holy shit, did she fall out? What the fuck?
When Elisa and I finally landed, Elisa’s Cessna was seized for a ‘quarantine watch’. Whatever that is. I don’t know how they knew where to find us, or how they even knew they should. ‘They’ didn’t even tell us who they were. I didn’t report Autumn missing until we were on the ground and the police didn’t know anything about it. So whoever showed up in black SUVs certainly was not LVPD.
The police questioned Elisa and me intensively, but ultimately decided we didn’t have anything to do with the disappearance. No one had fallen onto the Strip from eight thousand feet. Autumn just vanished.
Additional note: Several patient files are missing from my filing cabinet at the Las Vegas office. I’ve moved this file to my home office for safety. I’m probably being paranoid, but I can’t shake the feeling there’s a connection between the missing files and the seizure of Elisa’s plane.

I just got back and a friend who is taking the exact same cruise and is also cost conscious asked me to give him all my lessons learned. I figured you all might benefit even if some of this information isn't strictly about cruising. I'm going to ask my travel companions to review it (first time in Hawaii and first time cruising) to see if they have anything to add.

Getting There And Getting Around

Air Fare
With Southwest now offering tickets to Hawaii, I expect the competitive market to drop prices across the board but unless you are fortunate enough to live on the west coast in a city with flights that fly direct, air fare can be pricey. I had to get 4 people there round-trip (2 from rural Maine, 1 from Louisville Kentucky and 1 from the Baltimore/D.C. area). I ended up signing up for the Chase Sapphire credit card (annual fee waived for the first year) and the Alaska Airlines credit card that gave me a buy one/take one sign up offer. My total air fare cost was $2400. Besides the credit card, there was no secret other than monitoring the prices as far in advance as possible to see what typical prices are and then striking when there was a decent sale. I would also mention following Scott's Cheap Flights on the off chance a deal becomes available for when you were already planning on traveling.
Ground Transportation
We flew into Waikiki on Tuesday (cruise started on Saturday) so I got a rental car through Autoslash. The total cost for a mid-size for 4 days was $176 and ended up being from Alamo. While I feel this was a good deal as I had four people, if you're not 100% sure you will need it - you can probably get by with an Uber, taxi or even a hop on/off bus (see excursions later). Many excursions had an option for hotel pickup/drop-off.
Probably the best deal I found was Star Taxi which only charged $25 for up to 4 people one-way to/from the cruise terminal and not much more for other locations. Call 1 hour before you need the service.
Parking
Parking is EXPENSIVE so be sure to do a lot of research if you plan on renting a vehicle.

Oahu

General In your mind, you have this idea of what Hawaii is going to be like. Oahu (specifically Honolulu/Waikiki) is not it. It is very over developed and crowded. Many places are run-down because investors have purchased the property but have chosen to wait until conditions are more favorable to develop. There is a very large homeless population in Hawaii overall but I was shocked by the number of shanty towns and abandoned vehicles doubling as homes I saw on Oahu.
Excursions

• Snorkel-Cruise-Swim-Dolphins-Turtles - highly recommended (hint: This excursion may be cheaper directly with the vendor Dolphins And You - if you buy the photos, you will have to go to their Waikiki office later to pick them up and they will offer you a 10% discount on merchandise at that time).
• Shark Dive - Unfortunately, this tour got canceled due to weather so I can't comment on it. Since it is on the north shore, the plan was to do an early morning adventure (when the water is calmest) and then spend the rest of the time exploring the beaches and surfers. (hints: You may be able to get this cheaper directly with the vendor North Shore Shark Adventures and if you drive, take one way to get there and another way to get back so you can experience more of the island).
• Sunset Cruise & Show - The people I was going with had never cruised before so this was to get their feet wet so to speak. It was nice but not spectacular. You may be able to get it cheaper directly through the vendor Star Of Honolulu. On Fridays, they offer an extra hour for a nominal fee upgrade which includes fireworks. I didn't see the fireworks myself but several people I talked to said they are put on by a hotel and aren't anything special. (hint: If you drive, they will validate your parking ticket and parking will only be $4 instead of $18).
• Waikiki Trolley Hop-On Hop-Off You can trade time for money and if you have time, this would be a much more cost effective solution to getting around and is very configurable (how many days of use, how many different lines, etc.)
• Polynesian Culture Center - I had the Ambassador Luau Package With Circle Island Tour of Oahu. Pickup was at 8:30 in the morning and drop off wasn't until after 10 PM so it is a long day. If you do this one I have several recommendations. First, take it early in the trip because it includes a multi-day pass so you can go back at no charge for 3 more days and the Circle Island tour allows you to see some areas you may want to explore on your own. Second, you don't get food until 6 PM so be sure to eat breakfast first and plan the rest of the time accordingly (bring snacks for instance). The only thing I was disappointed in was the Diamond Head didn't actually drive up to the crater. Update After the initial post, I was reminded by mashel2811 of a few things. The PCC is Mormon owned/operated which has pros/cons. On the downside, there is no alcohol on-site and things overall tend on the conservative side. Not that I have an issue with that but if you're looking for authenticity then this would represent Polynesia post Christian missionaries. On the upside, it is a huge facility that truly will allow you to experience many of the cultures besides just Hawaii. Also, regardless of how you feel about religion, the money taken in from PCC helps to sponsor many students education from all over Polynesia. I had nothing to compare the luau to but I have heard from several other people that there are much better options (the luau at PCC is optional). The Breath Of Life was awesome.
• Pearl Harbor (see the end of the cruise excursions)

Recommendations/Notes

• You probably want a beach other than Waikiki due to the number of people - Hanauma Bay looked awesome. If you do decide to stay in Waikiki, walking the coastline towards Diamond Head is a better choice for the beach instead of around all the hotels. This is because in Hawaii, beach access and water is considered a public service (free)
• What is and isn't expensive didn't make any sense. Eggs imported from the mainland were cheaper than eggs from Hawaii despite chickens EVERYWHERE but I was able to get a large jar of peanut butter for $1.89. The best place I found for groceries was Don Quijote and it had a free parking garage.
• Souvenirs were much cheaper on other islands
• It rains - almost daily - but not for long - don't let it fool you - WEAR sunscreen of at least SP50
• Hydrate more than usual - especially if you're drinking beer like me
• Updates From original post below
• You can get insanely discounted Pearl Harbor tickets from recreation.gov but they sell out in 5 minutes. Exactly 7am Hawaii time they sell tickets for the next day or for 2 months out. Nothing in between. I recommend having 2-3 people trying it simultaneous for different time slots. The early tickets sell faster. Then the bus ride anywhere is $2.50 each. When you board the bus ask for a transfer ticket. The transfer ticket is good for two more rides for the next 2.5 hours. If you get out of PH within the time slot you can ride back for free.
• There's a stand near Breakout Waikiki that is a hard sell timeshare sales pitch (couples only). If you're willing to sit through it, they give you $150 towards an excursion or a free meal and a $120 Visa gift card (as of March 2019). If you want the exact location, message me.
• You may think being a Costco member will help you out on expenses and you're probably right but know that the busiest Costco in the world is on Oahu and they claim 1 in 4 people have membership so plan accordingly (think shopping for the latest toy on Christmas Eve)

Pride Of America

I have to be honest, this was hands down the most expensive cruise I have taken and it was the worst cruise ship. I had a great time but there was a lot left to be desired.

• Entertainment was very underwhelming - I believe unlike other mass-market cruise lines, NCL's entertainers are on multi-month contracts just like other staff. This tends to be bad for entertainers like comedians (how many different sets can they have prepared) but should be better for magicians (you shouldn't have to rely on the suitcase you get through security at the airport). I have seen a Vegas quality magic show on NCL before (Norwegian Spirit last November) but this act was honestly no better than a birthday party. I could go on but I will summarize it as this: On Carnival, I struggle deciding what I am going to do because of so many good things where as on this ship, I struggled to find anything I actually wanted to do.
• Beer prices were outrageous and included a mandatory 20% gratuity and since you spend a LOT of time in port, taxes too. In each port, I found a better selection of beer right off the ship for at least 20 - 30% cheaper than on the ship. If you do drink on the ship however, I highly recommend the Gold Rush Saloon as it has a couple of beers on tap you can't get anywhere else. It has a self-serve popcorn machine and is adjacent to the buffet so you can get self-serve ice cream too.
• The food was mediocre (main dining quality was about the same as the buffet which was good but not great). I didn't spend the money to try any of the specialty dining.

Update: One thing that really stood out as being a good thing is that the room had 3 US standard outlets!!!
Why Does It Cost So Much

• There is no casino to subsidize the fare cost
• It is a US Flag cruise ship which means it has to abide by US labor laws (this is an indirect result of the Jones Act as it doesn't travel to any foreign ports)
• Hawaii not only has a sales tax but a tourist imposed General Excise Tax which of course NCL passes on to you
• Exclusivity - unless you want an extremely sea day intense cruise from California, around Hawaii, to Mexico and then back to California (or similar) cruise - they're the only show in town

Hint: You should get the NCL Mobile App. It includes dinner reservations, account charges, dinner reservations, deck plans, passenger to passenger chat for an additional fee ($10 vs Carnival's $5) and other nifty features.
Observations
I was astounded by the number of first time cruisers I saw (based on their ship card color). Because so many of the employees were American, I was also surprised by how many told me that they were on their first contract and wouldn't be back. The people (both employees and passengers) were incredibly friendly and most everyone seemed to be having a good time. I didn't see long lines at guest services. I mentioned earlier how this was the worst ship I had been on - and, while true, shouldn't give you the impression that I didn't have a great time. For my traveling companions, they had nothing to compare it to and other than the entertainment - they had no complaints at all and loved it.

Day 1 & 2 Maui (overnight)

If you have ever been on a Caribbean cruise and you didn't feel like paying for an expensive excursion you could always just walk off the ship and go to a beach or a shopping district or a friendly bar - something. This is not the case in Maui. Where the Pride Of America docks there is absolutely nothing (it took 10 minutes to walk out of the port with chained link fence on both sides only to end up about another 10 minutes away from a strip mall). I do want to point out that the strip mall did have a few artisans selling things out on the sidewalk but this was far from what you will be used to at other locations.
So what to do instead?

• Rent a car if you want to go on your own - day rentals are common and you will be in port overnight. You will have to do your own research as to what to do as I booked excursions for both days
• Go up to Haleakala Crater for sunset or sunrise. I went for sunset as sunrise required leaving the ship at 3 AM. I can't stress how amazing this sunset was at nearly 2 miles above sea level. If you go, take plenty of warm (think Maine winter) cold. It was 44 degrees without the windchill when we arrived at around 5 PM (still sunny) and the temperature dropped significantly by the end of the sunset (around 6:40 for us but varies based on time of year).
• Road To Hana - I didn't take this excursion but it is extremely popular. Most guests I spoke with said they absolutely loved it though a few called it the road to hell (it's an all day excursion)
• Maui Northshore & Waterfall Walk - This is the one I took because it was rated as "easy" and one of my traveling companions has mobility issues. There is an alternative called Waterfall Hike that you may want to consider. This was a great excursion which took you into a historical town for lunch (delicious) and gave you some free time to explore the artisans (glass blowing, jewelry making, etc.) before taking you to the private access Wailele Farm. The waterfalls you can walk to (as opposed to hike to) were not breathtaking but overall the plants and flowers here were amazing. You will get an opportunity to eat many of the things you encounter so if you're feeling adventures, give it a try.
• Choose another of NCL's Excursions
• Choose something from Viator

Day 3 Hilo Hawaii

This is the first of two days on the island of Hawaii and it is on the eastern (very wet) side of the island. Normally doing two excursions in one day is a not recommended. I would make an exception here because the Botanical Gardens are not to be missed. It is a short excursion (2.5 hours), is relatively inexpensive (you can even do it on your own) and is offered at multiple times allowing you to get another excursion in.
Recommendations

• The Botanical Gardens - either through NCL or directly with Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden - they have social media as well if you have questions. Tip: One of my traveling companions said walk through twice - once looking down and once looking up because there is just so much to see.
• Go zip-lining. I happened to choose Zipline Through Paradise as it had a tandem/parallel course (you got to zip at the same time as someone else). You can even hold hands on one line for a very special photo. You may even want to book directly with Kapohokine
• Choose one of NCL's excusions
• Choose one of Viator's options

Day 4 Kona Hawaii

The other side of the island is a stark contrast to Hilo as it is dry/desert climate. It is the only tender port on the cruise. Unfortunately, we didn't fare very well here on excursions but shopping and beer was good.
It has been on my bucket list to be in a real submarine and go over 100 feet to below the surface to the ocean floor. That's what 3 of us did here in Kona and while I am glad that I can now say I have done it (105'), the experience itself was underwhelming. To not interfere with the wildlife, the sub doesn't use any artificial lights nor does anything to attract the fish to your windows. This means almost everything is a monochrome blue (the color red doesn't exist at this depth for instance). It's also nearly impossible to get nice photos out the windows even though they are clear enough - just not the right conditions. Now, I met a guest back on the ship that said he had a phenomenal time on a sub that wasn't sponsored through NCL but I'm not sure what it was.
The other guest in my party decided to go on the Gold Coast & Cloud Forest excursion and was also not impressed. The gold supposedly comes from the Hawaii state fish (yellow trigger fish also known as humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa) but apparently they haven't been plentiful enough to turn the coast gold for years. She also said if she was a coffee drinker, she probably would have enjoyed it more (they are famous for their coffee).
Recommendations

• If you would like to buy coffee at a discount, a tour guide let me in on a little secret. To be called Kona Coffee it has to indicate what percentage is from Kona (i.e. 100%). Well, geography being what it is, the line between Kona and the region to south is arbitrary (created by humans) so buying coffee labeled just across the boarder (I forget the name of the place - I don't drink coffee) is 25% cheaper
• If you want to see the pretty coral and reefs, consider a glass bottom boat ride. The bartender I chatted with told me that she used to work on the sub and a much more beautiful experience was the glass bottom boats.
• Normally, the closer to port you are the more expensive things are - like souvenirs. That may in fact be the case in Kona but I found the prices at Whalers General Store to be very competitively priced. Many of the same items I saw at stops before here were at least 20% cheaper.
• Have a drink or 6 at Paradise Brewing Company. I was fed up with the prices on the ship so I checked this place out (there was another one further up the street with a fairly large beer menu as well but they weren't very friendly so I moved on. I sat in here for hours (was one of the last tender boats back to the ship). It was extremely friendly - the beer was good, the food was good - I would definitely recommend.
• Take an NCL excursion
• Take a Viator option

Day 5 & 6 Kauai (Overnight)

Remember how I said you have this ideal image in your head of what Hawaii is and Oahu doesn't meet it. Kauai exceeds it - I fell in love and if I ever go back, I will just fly directly here and stay on this island - it is that good.
I am not going to suggest you do anything other than exactly what I did because I couldn't possibly imagine having a better time.
Recommendations

• Day 1 - Best Of Kauai. I have no idea if a similar excursion can be booked elsewhere because it included 5 stops (Waimea canyon, Spouting Horn Park, Keoki's Paradise for lunch, Opaekaa Falls and Wailua River Fern Grotto). If you want to "build your own", just go to Waimea canyon and dine at Keoki's Paradise as they were the highlights of the day. If you are into photography and have gotten tired of lugging all of your lenses around, today is the day to have it all at the ready.
• Day 2 - Mokihana Helicopter - There are no words to describe how amazing this was. I did discover that can get it substantially cheaper directly with Blue Hawaiian Helicopter Tours.

Now, there's more to the story than just these two excursions. First, since you're overnight you can stay out as late as you want. I asked our tour guide where an affordable place to get good beer close to the ship was. She recommended The Nawiliwili Tavern (or just the Tavern). It happens to be a 2 minute walk from one of the free shuttle stops and they have great pizza, beer and pool. Secret I learned this is also where a lot of the crew from the ship hang out after they get off at 9PM so if you want to have a real conversation and ask real questions - this is the place to do it. Once the bartender realized I was into craft beer and trying all they had, she told me about a brew pub not too far up the road that I really wanted to try but ran out of time.

Napali Coast (still day 6)

The cruise ship leaves port early (circa 2PM) and instead of heading to Honolulu backtracks around Kauai. There is a portion of the island that's only reachable by air (helicopter) or by sea (cruise ship) and I was fortunate enough to do both. Actually, our pilot said that a few of the beaches can be reached by a hiking 11+ miles but it isn't an easy hike. In any event, this is where the opening scenes of Jurassic Park were filmed if I remember correctly - utterly gorgeous. My pilot also let me in on a little secret - that the captain times the cruise ship to sunset when the coast is all lit up in spectacular colors so be out on deck with camera ready.

Day 7 - Honolulu (Pearl Harbor & City Tour)

I made a big mistake here. I booked a late flight so I could go to Pearl Harbor and then get dropped off at the airport. We had already done the Circle Island Tour and none of the other offerings were of interest. This was a mistake for two reasons.
Reason 1: Exhaustion
After having spent 5ish days in Waikiki and then taking a 7 day cruise, we were wiped out and really didn't have the stamina to really take it all in.
Recommendations

• Eat a big breakfast as this tour didn't include food
• Bring food for the tour and possibly the airport (see airport notes below)
• The cheapest place to get hot dogs at the time was at the Missouri ($6 as of March 2019)
• If you are using your phone as a camera, practice taking photos against the bus window as the city tour took you to some neat places but they didn't stop to let you off
• The tour includes the Missouri and the Arizona - everything else is additional
• At the time of this writing, the Arizona was still under repair so you only took a boat close. You will be watching a very emotionally moving video before the boat ride so sit as close to the exit doors (front left) as you can so that when it's over you can pick one of the corners of the boat to get unobstructed photos from - they don't allow you to stand up and they don't play. Oh, and if you are sensitive to loud noises - when the bomb actually drops on the Arizona it is about 10 times louder than the rest of the film so be prepared
• Our guide got tickets for the Arizona at 2:15 PM, helped us navigate the shuttle over to the Missouri and told us he would see us at the bus 3:30 PM. If you're not comfortable navigating on your own then this is probably not the tour for you
• It's only 5 minutes from the airport so if you want to stay longer because of a late flight it would be fast/cheap to go on your own - just ask to get your luggage off the bus

Reason 2: Airport
If you have a late flight home, I'm sorry. All of your checked bags have to be screened by agriculture (certain plants are not allowed to leave the state) which is airline specific and unless that airline is running flights all day (looking at you Alaska), then you will have to wait for them to open before you can even check in. While you wait, there is essentially no place to eat (Starbucks and a bar that serves hot dogs for $12.50 - yes, $12.50). I recommend you keep some food with you for this reason. They do offer a baggage hold service but the prices were ridiculous (4 checked bags for 24 hours was $100). Sorry if it seems like I am whining - it was the end of a long trip and I was returning to reality.

Update: Viator

In this post, I have provided a number of links to NCL's excursions, directly to the vendor and also to Viator. Viator is part of Tripadvisor and generally speaking, you can trust the reviews. On most of the bookings, you can cancel for a full refund up to 24 hours in advance. They are competitively priced and you can usually get a discount. For instance, new customers will get offered a 10% discount off their first purchase. Companies like Ebates and TopCashBack will offer an additional 3 to 6% cash back as well. Use a credit card that gives back 2-4% on travel and it can really reduce the price. I haven't had too much trouble figuring out what vendor was being used through Viator so you could just book with them direct too and just use them as a way to find fun things to do and use the reviews to distinguish between what's good and what's not.

Outside shit

• Badu Gili, Water Light (lighting of Opera House sail) - Sydney Opera House
• Container - Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney
• Scavenger hunt in The Rocks - $25/team - Book - The Rocks
• Cryptic Cities - Kid - $50/team - Book - Sydney CBD
• City Walls #3: Boundary Road (mural) - Alberta St, Sydney
• Moonlight Cinema: Centennial Parklands - Pet - $19 - Book - Belvedere Amphitheatre, Centennial Park - Sat
• Sydney Tsunami Dragon Boat club - book - Pyrmont – Sat
• Aboriginal heritage tours - $40 - Book - The Royal Botanic Garden - Sat
• Pilates in the Park - $32 - Book - Pirrama Park - Sat
• Wheelchair tennis coaching (open to non-wheeled people) - $24 - Book - Alexandria Park - Sat
• Soapbox orators in The Domain - The Domain – Sun
• Achilles Running Club Sydney (disability running group) - Art Gallery of NSW - Sun

Market shit

• Rozelle Markets - Pet - Rozelle Public School
• Kings Cross Market - Pet - Fitzroy Gardens
• Paddington Markets - Pet - 395 Oxford St, Paddington - Sat
• Glebe Markets - Glebe Public School - Sat
• Marrickville Market - Pet - 142 Addison Rd - Sun
• Bondi Markets - Bondi Beach Public School - Sun
• North rocks market - Pet - Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children - Sun
• Potts Point Market - Pet - Fitzroy Gardens - Sun

Tasty shit

• Colour Fields - Popup Bar - MCA, The Rocks
• Frosted high tea - Kid 3-12 - $75 - Book - Sofitel, Wentworth
• Iced Apéro Chic- Cocktails - Sofitel, Wentworth
• High tea at The Calyx - $65 - Book - The Calyx
• The Grounds Markets - The Grounds of Alexandria
• Celebrate summer with seafood sensations - Kid - $85 lunch, $93 Dinner) Intercontinental, Sydney - **Sat
• A Taste of Chinatown - Kid - $99 - Meet at La Mesa, Haymarket - Sat
• Street Food Markets + Modern Artifacts artist market - Addison Road Community Centre, Marrickville - Sun
• Ferris wheel dining - $399 - Book - Luna Park - SunSOLD OUT till February

Art shit

• Jon Campbell – MCA, The Rocks
• Word – MCA, The Rocks
• Pieces of Us (various) - Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick
• Underworld (photography) - $12 (museum entry) - Book - Museum Of Sydney, Sydney
• Trinity Collection: Adam Cornish for Alessi – Australian Design Centre, Darlinghurst
• Culture Under Attack - Customs House, Sydney
• Badu Gili art collection - Sydney Opera House, Sydney
• Summer show (Various) – Wagner Contemporary, Paddington
• Rembrandt and the Dutch golden age - $24 - Book - Art Gallery NSW, Sydney
• Janet Laurence: The matter of the masters (Dutch inspired) – Art Gallery NSW, Sydney
• Robert Mapplethorpe: the perfect medium (photography) - $18 - Book – Art Gallery NSW, Sydney
• Mikala Dwyer : a shape of thought (contemporary) – Art Gallery NSW, Sydney
• Glorious : earthly pleasures and heavenly realms (Asian) – Art Gallery NSW, Sydney
• Out of the ordinary (contemporary) – Art Galley NSW, Sydney
• Glen Mackie and Daniel O’Shane (indigenous) – Art Gallery NSW, Sydney
• Unpainting (contemporary) - Art Gallery NSW, Sydney
• Something Living (modern) – Art Gallery NSW, Sydney
• Pat Brassington : the body electric (photography) – Art Gallery NSW, Sydney
• Pipilotti Rist: Sip my Ocean (multimedia Installation) - Kid - $22 - Museum of Contemporary Art, The Rocks
• This is a Voice - Kid - $15 (Museum entry) - Powerhouse Museum
• Something Else is Alive (various)- Customs House
• Waves & Water - Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney
• Felicia Aroney: Blossom Street (flora) – Art2Muse, Double Bay - Sat
• Donna Ravenscroft (coastlines) - Art2Muse, Double Bay - Sat
• David Sayer (mixed media) - Art2Muse, Double Bay - Sat
• Kids for Kids - Smith Family - Thienny Lee Gallery, Edgecliff - Sat

Performance shit

• Taking Steps - $67 - Book - Ensemble Theatre, Kirribilli
• Wizard of Oz - $79 - Book - Capitol Theatre, Haymarket
• Beautiful: The Carole King Musical - $60 - Book - Sydney Lyric Theatre, Sydney
• The Wharf Revue 2017 - $71 - Book - Sydney Theatre Company, Millers Point - Sat

Gig Shit

• Kid Ink - $28.65 -Book - The Star, Sydney - Sat
• Blues Collective - $17.90 - Book - Camelot Lounge, Marrickville - Sat
• BumpCity - $27.90 - Book - Camelot Lounge, Marrickville - Sat
• Sunday Jazz – The East Sydney Hotel, Woolloomooloo - Sun

Education Shit

• Family Twilight Tours - Kid - $22 - Book - Sydney Observatory, The Rocks
• Pattern play – Kid - Art Gallery NSW, Sydney
• Cupping: coffee workshop - Book - Roastville Coffee, Marrickville - Sat
• Sydney Observatory Night Tours - Kid - $27 - Book - Sydney Observatory, The Rocks Sat

Christmas Shit

• Festive celebrations at Grain Bar - Cocktails - Grain Bar, Sydney
• Giant Gingerbread Train at Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney – Shangri-La, Sydney
• Martin Place Christmas tree - Martin Place, Sydney
• Boulevard of Light – Pitt Street Mall, Sydney
• GPO Dessert Bar – Martin place Christmas Tree, Sydney
• QVB Swarovski Christmas tree - Kid - QVB, Sydney
• Christmas at The Rocks – The Rocks
• Christmas at Craft NSW – Craft NSW, The Rocks - Sat
• Sparked – The Galleries, Sydney - Sat
• Muriel’s Wedding The Musical - $130 - Book - Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney - Sat

New Year Shit

• Ring in the New Year at Grain – Grain Bar, Sydney -Sun
• Spectacular Sydney NYE Harbour Cruise 2017 - Bella Vista - $649 - Book - Casino Wharf, Pyrmont - SunSOLD OUT
• 360 New Year’s eve - 18+ - $699 - Book - Sydney Tower, Sydney - Sun
• Spectacular Sydney NYE Harbour Cruise 2017 - MV Aussie - $550 - Book - Casino Wharf, Pyrmont - Sun SOLD OUT
• New Year's Eve cruise: MV Jerry Bailey - $799 - Book - 37 Bank St, Pyrmont - Sun
• New Year’s Eve Dinner - Kid 3+ - $550 - Book - Sydney Tower, Sydney - Sun
• New Year's Eve: ABODE Bistro & Bar - $290 - Book - ABODE, Sydney - Sun
• New Year's Eve on the Cahill Expressway - Book - Circular Quay, Sydney - Sun
• Home NYE featuring Brooke Evers - $71.40 - Book - Home The Venue, Sydney - Sun
• New Year's Eve gold dinner cruise - $850 - Book - Sydney Harbour, Sydney - **Sun
• New Year's Eve at Hard Rock Café - $250 - Book - Hard Rock Café, Sydney
• The Ultimate NYE Garden Party - $595 - Book - The Calyx, Sydney - Sun
• New Year's Eve platinum dinner cruise - Kid - $745 - Book - Sydney Haqrbour, Sydney - Sun
• New Year's Eve: Casa Ristorante - Kid - $110 - Book - Casa Ristorante, Sydney - Sun
• New Year's Eve: The Ternary - Kid - $319 - Book - The Ternary, Sydney - Sun
• New Year's Eve: Meat District Co - Kid - $155 - Book - Meat District Co, Sydney - Sun
• Gantry Restaurant NYE degustation dinner - $699 - Book - Gantry Restaurant, Sydney - Sun
• New Year’s Eve: Pier One - $499 - Book - Pier One, Sydney - Sun
• New Years Year's cruise on Royale - $400 - Book - Barangaroo, Sydney - Sun
• New Year's Eve: Mode Kitchen & Bar - $175 - Book - Mode, Sydney - Sun
• New Year's Eve: Harbour Bar & Kitchen - $160 - Book - Harbour Bar, Sydney - Sun
• Coast: New Year's Eve - $695 - Book - King St, Sydney - Sun
• New Year's Eve at Altitude $1300 - Book - Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney - Sun
• New Year's Eve: Blackbird Café - $130 - Book - Blackbird Café, Sydney - Sun
• New Year's Eve cruise: Starship Sydney - $720 - Book - 4 King St, Sydney - Sun SOLD OUT
• Fusion: NYE cruise - Kid - $595 - Book - King St Wharf, Sydney - Sun
• New Year's Eve: DJ Havana Brown - $55 - Book - Bungalow 8 & The Loft, Sydney -Sun
• New Year's Eve: KLP & Miami Horror - $49 - Book - Cargo, Sydney - Sun
• Spectacular Sydney NYE Harbour Cruise 2017- Lady Rose - **$649* - Book - Casino Wharf, Pyrmont - SunSOLD OUT
• New Year's Eve at Portside - 18+ - $695 - Book - Sydney Opera House, Sydney - Sun
• New Year’s Eve Deluxe Seafood Dinner Buffet - $149- InterContinental Sydney, Sydney - Sun
• The Opera Gala - Kid 8+ - $299 - Book Sydney Opera House, Sydney - Sun
• New Year's Eve at Sydney Observatory (18+) - 18+ - $325 - Book - Sydney Observatory, The Rocks - Sun
• New Year's Eve dinner: Alegrias Spanish Tapas - Kid - $99 - Book - Alegrias Spanish Tapas, Balmain - Sun
• New Year's Eve: Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel - $99 - Book - Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel, Watsons Bay - Sun
• New Year's Eve dinner: Zaaffran - Kid - $225 - Book - Zaaffran, Sydney - Sun
• NYE at the Taronga Centre - $550 - Book - Taronga Zoo, Mosman - Sun
• NYE: The Argyle - $99 - Book - The Argyle, The Rocks - Sun
• New Year's Eve at The Nielsen - $225 - Book - The Nielsen, Vaucluse - Sun
• NYE at Candy's Apartment - $19 - Book - Candy’s Apartment, Potts Point - Sun
• Endeavour Tap Rooms NYE feast - $80 - Book - Endeavour Tap Rooms, The Rocks - Sun
• NYE at Kings Cross Hotel - Kings Cross Hotel, Potts Point - Sun
• NYE party at Darling Island - $299 - Book - Darling Island, Pyrmont - Sun
• New Year's Eve at Kingsleys - $159 - Book - Kingsleys, Woolloomooloo - Sun
• New Year's Eve at Cruise Bar - $99 - Book - Cruise Bar, Sydney - Sun
• NYE degustation at Sir Stamford - $649 - Book - Sir Stamford, Sydney - Sun
• NYE dance party: Theatre Bar - $285 - Book - Theatre Bar, Dawes Point - Sun
• Light the Night: Belvedere takeover - Book - Belvedere, Woollahra - Sun
• New Year’s Eve: All Hands Brewing House - Kid - $75 - Book - All Hands Brewing House, Sydney - Sun
• New Year's Eve at The Winery - $125 - Book - The Winery, Surry Hills - Sun
• New Year's Eve dinner: Garden Court Restaurant - $99 - Book - Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, Sydney
• New Year's Eve: Untied Barangaroo - $30 - Book - Untied, Barangaroo - Sun
• New Year's Eve cruise: John Cadman 3 - $899 - Book - Lime St, Sydney - Sun
• NYE at NOLA Smokehouse - $165 - Book - NOLA Smokehouse, Sydney - Sun
• New Year's Eve: Coogee Bay Hotel - Coogee Bay Hotel, Coogee - Sun
• New Year's Eve at 12-Micron - $195 Dinner, $250 Bar Party - Book - 12-Micron, Bangaroo - Sun
• New Year's Eve cruise: Maggie Cat - $595 - Book - Lime St, Sydney - Sun
• NYE at Sweethearts Rooftop - $100 - Book - Sweethearts Rooftop - Sun
• New Year's Eve: Manjit's - Kid - $129 - Book - Manjit's, Sydney - Sun
• New Year's Eve: The Push - $30 - Book - The Push, The Rocks - Sun
• New Year's Eve: The Fortune of War - $20 - Book - The Fortune of War, The Rocks - Sun
• New Year's Eve: The Bellevue - Book - Bellevue Hotel, Paddington - Sun
• New Year's Eve: Marble Bar - $25 - Book - Marble Bar, Sydney - Sun
• MaRLo - $75.80 - Book - The Star, Sydney - Sun
• Many more events srsly there’s a lot

Other shit

• Alphabetical Sydney: Creative Lab - Kid - $12 (museum entry) - Book - Museum of Sydney, Sydney
• Brickman Awesome - Kid - $35 - Book - International Convention Centre, Sydney
• Sundays With Pipilotti – MCA, The Rocks
• MTV Experience - $42 - Book - Madame Tussauds Sydney, Darling Harbour
• Future Park - Kid - $28 - Book - Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo
• Arctic Voices - Kid - $32(includes special exhibitions, 3d cinema, kids on deck activities) - Book - Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney
• Tinkertoreum - Kid - $15 (museum entry) - Book - Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo
• Maratime Moustaches - Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney
• Gapu-Monuk Saltwater: Journey to Sea Country - Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney
• Mammoths: Giants of the Ice Age - Kid - $20 (includes museum entry) - Book - Australian Museum, Sydney
• Penguin Expedition - $42 (Aquarium Entry) - **Book - Sealife, Sydney
• Harbour sunset cruise - $45 - Book - Darling Harbour
• Sydney Opera House backstage tour -$165 includes breakfast - Book - Sydney Opera House
• Titanic the Exhibition - Kid - $35 - Book The Entertainment Quarter
• A Museum Of Magic - Kid - $19 - Magicians Cabaret Theatre
• Sydney Harbour dinner cruise & Latino show - $95 - Book - Darling Harbour, Sydney - Sat
• Sydney Ha Ha Harbour comedy cruise - 18+ - $120 - Book - The Promenade, Sydney - Sat
• Mabo Decision 25th Anniversary – Sydney Observatory, The Rocks - Sat
• The Jews of Greece: Οι Εβραίοι της Ελλάδας - Kid - $15 - Book - Sydney Jewish Museum, Darlinghurst - Sun
• Twilight sip & sail cruise - $109 - Book - Lyne Park, Rose Bay - Sun

Last day shit

• Exclusive indulgence: Soirée Bar - Oysters - $50 - Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, Sydney
• Festive high tea: Shangri-La - Kid 6 - 12 - $55 - Book - Shangri-La, Sydney
• Newtown Scavenger Hunt - $25/team - Cuckoo Callay start
• The Rocks Geotour (download app first) - The Rocks
• City Walls #1: To be free is to have no fear (mural) - Loftus Lane
• Fantastic Race Sydney - $80 (includes food, snacks, beverages) - Book - Central Station
• Juggling workshop - $40 - Book - Prince Alfred Park, Surry Hills - Sat
• Convicts, Castles and Champagne Tour - Kid 4+ - $99 - Hickson Rd, Dawes Point - Sat
• The Merry Widow - Kid 16+ - $269 - Book - Sydney Opera House, Sydney - **Sun
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri - $18 - Book - Dendy, Newtown - Sun

Shit you guys suggested

• Jon Hopkins - $60 - Book - Oxford Art Factory, Darlinghurst - Sun

Trackwork This Weekend
Key

• (No day tag) This event is on both days
• $x This event costs $s. For varying ticket prices Standard Adult is used
• Book Booking is required, or at least encouraged
• Kid This event is particularly child friendly, or is aimed at children.
• Pet this event is particularly pet friendly
• Sat This event is on Saturday
• SOLD OUT This event has sold out
• Sun This event is on Sunday

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dark_skeleton made an applet so you can be notified when I post one of these threads.
There’s a heap more new year’s eve shit listed here and check out the Fireworks Mega Thread as well.

What are you most looking forward to in the month of July? First comment has more events.
Please include links to the event info if possible.

• Monday July 1
  • 12 PM – 6 PM Pure Salon of Olean Grand Opening
  • 3 PM – 4 PM Cuba Circulating Library Go Go Garden Club
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Neighborhood School of Dance Summer on TAP
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Pfeiffer Nature Center Summer Yoga at Pfeiffer Lillibridge!
  • 6 PM Bradner Stadium Take in an Olean Oilers Home Game!
  • 6 PM – 9 PM Pitt-Bradford Kessel Athletic Complex St Marys vs Bradford
  • 6:30 PM – 8 PM Olean Public Library Craft Class: Making Wool Dryer Balls
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM The Palmer Patriotic Wine & Design
  • 7 PM – 9 PM Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub Victor Wainwright & The Train BIG BAND Live in Ellicottville, NY
  • 7:30 PM – 9 PM Togi's Playhouse Improv Auditions!
• Tuesday July 2
  • 2 PM – 3 PM Bradford Area Public Library Jeffini's Reading Blastoff Magic Show
  • 4 PM – 6 PM Salamanca City Central School District Board of Education Re-organization Meeting
  • 6 PM – 8 PM Painting w/Shelby Art Party Studio & Customized painting, glassware & Art Art& Stencil @Shelby's Buy One get Your Next Class For $20!
  • 7 PM – 9 PM The Palmer Team Trivia Nght
• Wednesday July 3
  • 6 PM – 10 PM Allegany State Park Celebrate Independence Day at Allegany State Park
  • 7 PM – 8 PM Olean Public Library Author Series: Elaine Snyder
  • 7 PM – 9 PM Bradford Alliance Church 2nd Annual Freedom Fest
  • 8 PM – 11 PM Union Whiskey 2 Year Anniversary Party w/ Diggin Roots Band July 3rd 8PM
  • 9 PM Ellicottville Distillery Fireworks
  • 10 PM – 1 AM Hickey Tavern Open Mic With Johnny Mac
• Thursday July 4
  • 10 AM – 4 PM Portville Historical and Preservation Society We're OPEN!
  • 10 AM – 10 PM Allegheny Adventures Fourth of July On The River
  • 11 AM Forness Park 4th Of July Harvest Field Picnic
  • 12 PM – 1 PM Fuller's Handmade Furniture & Decor Fullers Handmade Live Raffle
  • 5 PM – 11 PM Tony's Napoli July 4th party
  • 5:30 PM Bradner Stadium July 4th, The Burro-Works
  • 5:30pm - 10:30pm Bradner Stadium Olean's Fireworks 2019
  • 6:30pm - 8:30pm Lincoln Park Gazebo 2019 Olean Concert In The Park Series
  • 7 PM – Jul 7 Ellicottville Rodeo Ellicottville Rodeo
  • 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM Cattaraugus County Fair Demolition Derby (Day 1 of Freedom Daze)
  • 9 PM – 2 AM Players Downtown Karaoke & 4th of July!
• Friday July 5
  • 4 PM – 7 PM Union Whiskey Dan Roche acoustic @ Union whiskey July 5th from 4-7
  • 5 PM – 8 PM Allegheny Adventures Olean Oilers Home Run River Rally
  • 5 PM – 8 PM Ellicottville, New York Stroll the Streets in Ellicottville
  • 5 PM – 9 PM Grand Slam Games & Comics Friday Night Magic - Modern
  • 5:30 PM – 2 AM Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino Friday Night Live Music at The River Bar
  • 6 PM Bradner Stadium Take in an Olean Oilers Home Game!
  • 6 PM Willow Bay Recreation Area Darkwater Duo /Boat Party at Cornplanter Cove, 6pm
  • 6 PM The Woods at Bear Creek Chillin with the Chillbillys WNY
  • 6 PM – 8 PM Four Mile Brewing Olean Oilers 4MB Night At The Park
  • 7 PM Finnerty's Tap Room Wide Right At FTR! Summer Music Fest!
  • 7 PM – 10 PM Cattaraugus County Fair Empire State Pullers Tractor Pull (Day 2 of Freedom Daze)
  • 7 PM – 10 PM Portville American Legion Post 814 Class of 2009 Reunion
  • 7 PM – 10:30 PM Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub Cats on Holiday
  • 8 PM Madigan's Ellicottville NY Summer Music Festival Kickoff Party w/ XOXO
  • 9:30 PM – 10:30 PM Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino Spectacular Fireworks Display
  • 10 PM – 1 AM Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub Abadon Faluz
  • 10 PM – 2 AM Hickey Tavern Rockabilly Steve And BR3 Return To The Hickey Tavern!
• Saturday July 6
  • 7:30 AM – 2 AM Pine Acres Country Club 4th Annual Golf "Fore" Heroes
  • 8 AM – 1 PM REAP Olean Farmers' Market Market Day
  • 8:30 AM – 10 AM Point Break Farm Friesians Horse Yoga
  • 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM Tracy Ridge Hiking Trail - Allegheny National Forest Saturday Hike - Tracy Ridge
  • 11 AM – 1 PM Allegany State Park Summit Fire Tower Talk
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Four Mile Brewing Yoga On Tap
  • 1 PM – 6 PM Grand Slam Games & Comics Core Set 202 Prerelease
  • 3 PM – 6 PM Finnerty's Tap Room Sara Elizabeth (and crew) at Finnerty’s
  • 3 PM – 6 PM E-Ville Spirits and Wines Free Wine Tasting
  • 3:30 PM – 12:30 AM Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino Saturday Music at The River Bar
  • 4 PM Ellicottville Brewing Company Summer Music Fest at EBC
  • 7 PM – 9 PM William O. Smith Recreation Center Tips and Tricks with EMRD
  • 8 PM Lake Lane Campground Tropical Weekend Live Entertainment!
  • 9 PM – 11 PM Ellicottville, New York Ellicottville's Summer Music Festival
  • 9 PM – 12 AM Union Whiskey An Evening With Jeff Fetterman Band Union Whiskey 7/6/19 9PM
  • 9 PM – 2 AM The City Line Karaoke Night at the City Line
  • 9:30 PM – 1:30 AM Madigan's Ellicottville NY Dandylionz Live @ Madigans (Downstairs)
  • 10 PM – 1 AM Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub Qwister at Balloons Back Bar // July 6 // Ellicottville, NY
• Sunday July 7
  • 10 AM – 11 AM Lavender Lotus Yoga Sunday Yoga with Bre
  • 11 AM – 12:30 PM Allegany State Park Stone Tower Talk
  • 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino Sunday Music at The River Bar
  • 8 PM – 11 PM Holiday Valley Resort The Buffalo Philharmonic at the Ellicottville Music Festival
• Monday July 8
  • 10:30 AM – 12 PM Salamanca Public Library Free “Mom and Me” (or Dad, Grandma, Grandpa) Summer Cooking Camp
  • 1 PM Bradner Stadium Take in an Olean Oilers Home Game!
  • 4 PM Bradner Stadium Take in an Olean Oilers Home Game!
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Olean Public Library Summer Programs Sign-up Party
  • 3 PM – 4 PM Cuba Circulating Library Dungeons & Dragons
  • 3 PM – 4 PM Cuba Circulating Library Go Go Garden Club
  • 4 PM – 5 PM Salamanca Public Library STEAM Club
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Pfeiffer Nature Center Yoga Club!
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Bradford Area Public Library Adult Arts with Courtney: DIY Journals
  • 6 PM – 7:30 PM The Palmer Live Music On The Lawn
  • 6:30 PM – 8 PM Olean Public Library Craft Class: Making Lip Balm
• Tuesday July 9
  • 10 AM – 2 PM The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University 2019 Summer Camp - Experiential Art Camp
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Olean Public Library Tai Chi and Qigong for Youth
  • 4 PM – 5 PM Neighborhood School of Dance Tiny Tot Dance-n-Summer
• Wednesday July 10
  • 9 AM Elkdale Country Club The New Central Lanes
  • 10 AM – 12 PM Bradford Area Public Library PBS KIDS Buddy Library Visits
  • 10 AM – 2 PM The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University 2019 Summer Camp - Experiential Art Camp
  • 11 AM – 1 PM 3121 W State St, Olean, NY 14760, United States Olean Donation Center Ribbon Cutting and Open House
  • 12 PM – 1 PM 830 Broad St, Salamanca, NY 14779-1378, United States DEC Info Session-Seneca Nation of Indians Library
  • 1 PM – 2 PM The Palmer The Great Space Caper
  • 5 PM – 8 PM Allegany State Park The Allegany State Park Classic Car Cruise-In
  • 6 PM Seneca-Iroquois National Museum Free Concert 's in Museum's Amphitheatre
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm Canticle Farm Fermentation Club at Canticle Farm
  • 7 PM – 8:15 PM Lavender Lotus Yoga Ashtanga Flow
  • 7 PM – 9 PM Olean Public Library Author Series: Helen Ruggieri
  • 7 PM – 10 PM Cuba Circulating Library Immigration, Ellis Island, & the Statue of Liberty
  • 8 PM – 10 PM Union Whiskey Uncle Ben's Remedy at Union Whiskey Wednesday, July 10th 8:00PM
  • 10 PM – 1 AM Hickey Tavern Open Mic With Johnny Mac
• Thursday July 11
  • 9 AM – 3 PM Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino WNY & PA- Collaboration & The Highly Engaged Inclusive Classroom
  • 9 AM – 3 PM Allegany State Park Allegany State Park Volunteer Trail Work Days
  • 10 AM – 1:30 PM Jamestown Community College Cattaraugus County Campus Register for Accepted Student Days - Cattaraugus County Campus
  • 10 AM – 2 PM The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University 2019 Summer Camp - Experiential Art Camp
  • 10 AM – 4 PM Portville Historical and Preservation Society We're OPEN!
  • 1 PM – 6 PM Cuba First Baptist Church Blood Drive in Cuba July 11th at First Baptist Church
  • 3 PM – 5 PM Cattaraugus Community Action, Inc. CCA Summer Fun Fest
  • 4 PM – 5 PM Neighborhood School of Dance Tiny Tot Dance-n-Summer
  • 5 PM Bradner Stadium Master Mason Night at The Olean Oilers
  • 5 PM – 7 PM 89 Main St, Bradford, PA 16701-2019, United States Business After Hours- Bradford Travel- Niagara Scenic Tours
  • 5:15 PM – 7:15 PM Tony's Napoli Olean Area Young Professionals July 2019 Networking Event
  • 6 PM – 7 PM Four Mile Brewing Politics of Science by Dr. Mary Rose Kubal
  • 6 PM – 9 PM Steelbound Brewery & Distillery Premier BIKE NIGHT at Steelbound in Ellicottville
  • 6 PM – 9:30 PM Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub The Strangers
  • 6:30 PM – 8 PM Cuba Circulating Library Drawing Class
  • 6:30pm - 8:30pm Lincoln Park Gazebo 2019 Olean Concert In The Park Series
  • 7 PM – 8 PM Lavender Lotus Yoga Prenatal Yoga!
  • 7 PM – 9 PM The City Line Dems and Drinks
  • 7 PM – 10 PM The Beefeaters Restaurant Champagne Sunday at Beefeaters
  • 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM The Palmer WPIG Nashville LIVE Concert Series and SPCA Night
  • 8 PM Bradner Stadium Take in an Olean Oilers Home Game!
• Friday July 12
  • 9 AM – 5 PM The Pennhills Club Kessel Klassic Golf Outing
  • 10 AM – 2 PM The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University 2019 Summer Camp - Experiential Art Camp
  • 1:30 PM – 3 PM Olean Public Library Free Film: Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse
  • 2 PM – 3 PM Olean Public Library Birds of Prey Presentation
  • 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Tower Church- First United Methodist Pins and Pizza
  • 5:30 PM – 9 PM Oak Hill Park The Needham's in Concert
  • 5:30 PM – 2 AM Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino Friday Night Live Music at The River Bar
  • 6 PM Angees Angees Chillin' under the Olean Sky!
  • 6 PM – 7 PM Cuba Circulating Library Escape Room
  • 6 PM – 9 PM Four Mile Brewing Nick Kody & the Creek Road Band live at Four Mile Brewing
  • 6:30 PM – 10 PM Student Veterans of St. Bonaventure University Comedy For A Cause
  • 7 PM – 10:30 PM Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub Tommy Z
  • 7:30pm Portville Central School Auditorium Olean Community Theatre presents "Titanic, the Musical"
  • 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Cuba Circulating Library Escape Room
  • 9 PM – 12 AM The Gin Mill, Ellicottville NY The Gin Mill
  • 10 PM – 12 AM Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino Tompkins Drive at Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino
  • 10 PM – 1 AM Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub Jamie Smith/ Back Bar
• Saturday July 13
  • 8 AM – 1 PM REAP Olean Farmers' Market Market Day
  • 10 AM – 3:50 PM Portville, New York Raffle At Portville Flea Market
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm Portville Pioneer Park Portville Heritage Day 2019
  • 11 AM – 1 PM Allegany State Park Summit Fire Tower Talk
  • 11 AM – 5 PM Salamanca, New York Celebrate Salamanca
  • 11 AM – 7 PM Franchot Field Make Olean Strange Block Party!!! (Urban Biosphere Fundraiser)
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Marilyn Horne Museum and Exhibit Center A Star-Spangled Celebration
  • 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM Walmart Olean Teacher Appreciation Event
  • 1 PM – 2 PM Cuba Circulating Library Book Binding
  • 1 PM – 4 PM Seneca-Iroquois National Museum Arrowheads and Artifacts
  • 1 PM – 4 PM Cuba Lake Yacht Club Olean Area Young Professionals Sailing Excursion
  • 1 PM – 6 PM Grand Slam Games & Comics Core Set 202 Launch Party Booster Draft
  • 2 PM – 5 PM Four Mile Brewing Enchanted Mountain Brewfest 2019
  • 3:30 PM – 7:30 PM Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino Saturday Night Music at The River Bar
  • 6 PM – 9:30 PM Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub Frank Bang & the Secret Stash
  • 6 PM – 10 PM Madigan's Ellicottville NY The Knight Crew at Madigan's in Ellicottville
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Enchanted Mountain Roller Derby EMRD vs Two Rivers Roller Derby
  • 7 PM – 9 PM Triple R Camping Resort and Trailer Sales Triple R Wine Tasting
  • 7:30pm Portville Central School Auditorium Olean Community Theatre presents "Titanic, the Musical"
  • 9 PM – 11 PM The Beefeaters Restaurant Beefeaters Comedy Night - Downstairs in Afterwords Club
  • 9 PM – 2 AM The City Line Karaoke Night at the City Line
  • 10 PM – 1 AM Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub Marshmellow Overcoat/ Balloons Back Bar
• Sunday July 14
  • 10 AM – 11 AM Lavender Lotus Yoga Sunday Yoga with Bre
  • 11 AM – 12:30 PM Allegany State Park Stone Tower Talk
  • 1 PM Bradner Stadium Take in an Olean Oilers Home Game!
  • 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino Sunday Live Music at The River Bar
  • 2 PM – 7 PM Players Downtown Seafood Buffet & Sunday Funday
• Monday July 15
  • 9 AM – Jul 17 Painting w/Shelby Art Party Studio & Customized painting, glassware & Art Shelby's Annual Its Summer Kids Art Camp! July 15, 16th, & 17th
  • 10:30 AM – 12 PM Salamanca Public Library Free “Mom and Me” (or Dad, Grandma, Grandpa) Summer Cooking Camp
  • 12 PM – 7 PM Bartlett Country Club Chamber Golf Classic
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Olean Public Library Pokemon Club
  • 3 PM – 4 PM Cuba Circulating Library Go Go Garden Club
  • 4 PM – 5 PM Salamanca Public Library STEAM Club
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Neighborhood School of Dance Summer on TAP
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Pfeiffer Nature Center Yoga Club!
  • 6 PM – 7:30 PM The Palmer Live Music On The Lawn
  • 6:30 PM – 8 PM Olean Public Library Craft Class: Making Lotion Bars
• Tuesday July 16
  • 11 AM – 12 PM Portville Free Library 2019 Summer Library Program - Portville Free Library
  • 12:30 PM – 2 PM Olean Public Library Brown Bag Book Club
  • 2 PM – 3 PM Ellicottville Memorial Library 2019 Summer Library Program - Ellicottville Memorial Library
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Olean Public Library Tai Chi and Qigong for Youth
  • 4 PM – 5 PM Neighborhood School of Dance Tiny Tot Dance-n-Summer
  • 4 PM – 5 PM Bradford Area Public Library Glow in the Dark Yoga
  • 4 PM – 6 PM Skin Tight Studio and Salon Keto life Mixer
  • 6 PM – 7:30 PM Cuba Circulating Library One Stroke Painting
  • 6 PM – 9 PM The Palmer Musicians Circle
  • 7:30 PM – 10 PM BCPAC King Creole: A Tribute to Elvis Presley
• Wednesday July 17
  • 12 PM – 1 PM Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce BACC Lunch & Learn
  • 1 PM – 7 PM Holiday Valley Resort Double Black Diamond Assistant Professional Invitational
  • 2 PM – 3 PM Cuba Circulating Library Science Tellers
  • 3:45 PM – 5 PM Olean Public Library Rainbow Alliance
  • 6 PM – 7 PM Nannen Arboretum Society Nickel City Reptiles & Exotics
  • 6 PM – 7:30 PM Bradford Area Public Library Building Your Personal Brand
  • 6 PM – 9 PM The Beefeaters Restaurant Paint Night with Michelle Chapman
  • 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Cuba Circulating Library Sci Fi Trivia
  • 6:30 PM – 8 PM Olean Public Library Shelf Space Book Club- The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
  • 7 PM – 8:15 PM Lavender Lotus Yoga Ashtanga Flow
  • 10 PM – 1 AM Hickey Tavern Open Mic With Johnny Mac
• Thursday July 18
  • 10 AM – 4 PM Portville Historical and Preservation Society We're OPEN!
  • 12 PM – 1 PM Salamanca Public Library 2019 Summer Library Program - Salamanca Public Library
  • 2 PM – 3 PM Olean Public Library Moon Landing Party for Kids
  • 4 PM – 5 PM Neighborhood School of Dance Tiny Tot Dance-n-Summer
  • 5:30pm - 7:30pm Challenger Learning Center 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing with Challenger Learning Center
  • 6 PM Bradner Stadium Take in an Olean Oilers Home Game!
  • 6 PM – 8 PM Ellicottville Brewing Company Buffalo Boss Babes Networking Event
  • 6:30 PM – 8 PM Cuba Circulating Library Drawing Class
  • 6:30pm - 8:30pm Lincoln Park Gazebo 2019 Olean Concert In The Park Series
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Olean Public Library Introduction to Ancestry.com Library Edition
  • 7 PM – 8 PM Lavender Lotus Yoga Prenatal Yoga!
  • 7 PM – 9 PM The Palmer Summer Lovin' II
  • 7 PM – 10 PM The Beefeaters Restaurant Afterwords Club Live Music - The Chillbillys
• Friday July 19
  • 10 AM – Jul 21 Seneca Veterans Powwow Marvin Joe Curry Veterans Powwow
  • 1:30 PM – 3 PM Olean Public Library Free Film: A Wrinkle in Time
  • 2 PM – 3 PM Olean Public Library Mousetronaut
  • 5 PM – 7 PM Eade Fitness 24/7 Pump & Run
  • 5 PM – 8 PM Ellicottville, New York Stroll the Streets in Ellicottville
  • 5 PM – Jul 21 Island Park The Great Wellsville Balloon Rally 2019
  • 5:30 PM – 7 PM Lavender Lotus Yoga Restorative Yoga and Massage
  • 5:30 PM – 2 AM Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino Friday Night Live Music at The River Bar
  • 6 PM – 8 PM Tri-County Arts Council 2019 Members Exhibition
  • 6 PM – 9 PM 23 E Washington St, Bradford, PA 16701-1232, United States Paint and Pysanky Open Studio
  • 7 PM – 10 PM Tony's Napoli Vermin Supreme in Olean — Guest Performer: Dredneks
  • 7 PM – 10:30 PM Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub 3 of A Kind
  • 10 PM – 1 AM Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub Family Soup / Balloons Back Bar
• Saturday July 20
  • 8 AM – 1 PM REAP Olean Farmers' Market Market Day
  • 8 AM – 5 PM University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Bradford United Soccer 3 v 3 Soccer Tournament
  • 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM Portville Central School District McGreevy Run for our Heroes
  • 9 AM – 11 AM Callahan Park Chasin' Bacon Challenge
  • 11 AM – 1 PM Allegany State Park Summit Fire Tower Talk
  • 11 AM – 2 PM Triple R Camping Resort and Trailer Sales First Annual Triple R Golf Outing
  • 12:00pm - 11:00pm St. John's Church 2019 St. John's Church Festival
  • 1 PM – 2 PM Cuba Circulating Library Book Binding
  • 4 PM – 10 PM Masonic Center Temple Swig & Swine
  • 6 PM Bradner Stadium Take in an Olean Oilers Home Game!
  • 6 PM – 9:30 PM Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub Lauren Mitchell
  • 7 PM Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino LANCO with Special Guest Chase Bryant
  • 7:38 PM – 11:38 PM St John's Roman Cath Church NERDS GONE WILD at St. Johns Festival in Olean 7:38pm
  • 8 PM – Jul 21 The Hinsdale House Restoration Project Hinsdale Overnight Lockdown
  • 9 PM – 1 AM Players Downtown Rockmaninov!
  • 9 PM – 2 AM The City Line Karaoke Night at the City Line
• Sunday July 21
  • 10 AM – 11 AM Lavender Lotus Yoga Sunday Yoga with Bre
  • 11 AM – 12:30 PM Allegany State Park Stone Tower Talk
  • 1 PM – 5 PM Madigan's Ellicottville NY Christmas In July Fundraiser
  • 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino Sunday Live Music at The River Bar
• Monday July 22
  • 10:30 AM – 12 PM Salamanca Public Library Free “Mom and Me” (or Dad, Grandma, Grandpa) Summer Cooking Camp
  • 1 PM – 3 PM Allegany Public Library 2019 Summer Library Program - Allegany Public Library
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Olean Public Library Slime Crafternoon
  • 3 PM – 4 PM Cuba Circulating Library Go Go Garden Club
  • 4 PM – 5 PM Salamanca Public Library STEAM Club
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Neighborhood School of Dance Summer on TAP
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Pfeiffer Nature Center Yoga Club!
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM 39 E Main St, Cuba, NY 14727-1207, United States DEC Info Session-Cuba Circulating Library
  • 6 PM – 7:30 PM The Palmer Live Music On The Lawn
  • 6:30 PM – 8 PM Olean Public Library Craft Class: Hand Sewn Quilt Patch Pouch
• Tuesday July 23
  • 10 AM – 2 PM The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University 2019 Summer Camp - World Cultures Camp
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Olean Public Library Tai Chi and Qigong for Youth
  • 4 PM – 5 PM Neighborhood School of Dance Tiny Tot Dance-n-Summer
  • 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Salamanca Public Library Radical Reads Book Club
  • 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM BCPAC Bradford Creative & Performing Arts Center (BCPAC)
• Wednesday July 24
  • 10 AM – 1:30 PM Jamestown Community College Cattaraugus County Campus Register for Accepted Student Days - Cattaraugus County Campus
  • 10 AM – 2 PM The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University 2019 Summer Camp - World Cultures Camp
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Canticle Farm Kids Yoga at the Farm
  • 7 PM – 8:15 PM Lavender Lotus Yoga Ashtanga Flow
  • 7 PM – 9 PM Olean Public Library Author Series: Wade Robertson
  • 10 PM – 1 AM Hickey Tavern Open Mic With Johnny Mac
• Thursday July 25
  • 10 AM – 2 PM The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University 2019 Summer Camp - World Cultures Camp
  • 10 AM – 4 PM Portville Historical and Preservation Society We're OPEN!
  • 12 PM – 12:30 PM Salamanca Public Library The Bibliophile’s Book Club
  • 2 PM – 3 PM Olean Public Library 2019 Summer Library Program - Olean Public Library
  • 4 PM – 5 PM Neighborhood School of Dance Tiny Tot Dance-n-Summer
  • 6 PM – 7 PM Cuba Circulating Library Books & Brews
  • 6:30 PM – 8 PM Cuba Circulating Library Drawing Class
  • 6:30pm - 8:30pm Lincoln Park Gazebo 2019 Olean Concert In The Park Series
  • 7 PM – 8 PM Lavender Lotus Yoga Prenatal Yoga!
  • 7 PM – 10 PM The Beefeaters Restaurant Afterwords Live Music - Tyler Calkins & Dave Verbocy
• Friday July 26
  • 10 AM – 2 PM The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University 2019 Summer Camp - World Cultures Camp
  • 1:30 PM – 3 PM Olean Public Library Free Film: Wall-E
  • 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino Friday Night Music at The RIver Bar
  • 5:30 PM – 10 PM St. Stephen's Club Rally For A Cause, Swizzy's Cause!
  • 7 PM – 9 PM The Palmer Music Theater Camp
  • 7 PM – 10:30 PM Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub Hayden Fogle
  • 8 PM – 11 PM Granny's Verona The Hootz Rock'n Granny's Verona
  • 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM Villaggio Nick Kody & the Creek Road Band live at Villaggio
• Saturday July 27
  • 8 AM – 1 PM REAP Olean Farmers' Market Market Day
  • 11 AM – 1 PM Allegany State Park Summit Fire Tower Talk
  • 11 AM – 3 PM Whistle Stop Feed Shop, LLC Summer Clean Out Yard Sale And Chicken BBQ
  • 12 PM – 3 PM Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department BTVFD CASH BASH
  • 12 PM – 5:30 PM Storm Athletics All-Star Cheerleading 2019 Stunt Clinic
  • 1 PM – 2 PM Cuba Circulating Library Book Binding
  • 2 PM – 9:30 PM Enchanted Mountains OnoFest 2019
  • 3 PM – 6 PM E-Ville Spirits and Wines Free Jack Daniels Liquor Tasting
  • 3:00pm - 10:00pm Allegany Fireman's Park 2019 Southern Tier Wounded Warrior Benefit Concert, hosted by MAJ Patrick Miller
  • 3:30 PM – 12 AM Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino Saturday Night Live Music at The River Bar
  • 6 PM – 9:30 PM Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub B.D. Lenz Trio - EVL Jazz Weekend!
  • 7 PM – 10 PM The Palmer Jack Ellis- Keepin' It Country
  • 8 PM – 12 AM Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino Seneca Allegany Casino Presents Tailor Made
  • 9 PM – 2 AM The City Line Karaoke Night at the City Line
  • 9:30 PM – 1 AM The Gin Mill, Ellicottville NY The Big Sauce Trio At The Gin Mill
• Sunday July 28
  • 11 AM – 12:30 PM Allegany State Park Stone Tower Talk
  • 11 AM – 5 PM War Veterans Park Taste of Olean / Art in the Park
  • 2 PM – 4 PM Boundless Connections, LLC Unleashed Game Time
  • 2 PM – 4 PM Boundless Connections, LLC VP Connect

6 Nights in Vegas - On a Budget

A little background on us. I’m 35 my wife is 28. We aren’t major gamblers by any stretch, but we usually hit up a local casino maybe once a month, twice if we do good, and usually gambling about $100 a piece each time. We are both huge sports fans, especially college sports (Notre Dame). I’m a bit of a tightwad most of the time.
The morning of April 2, 2016 I asked her if she wanted to marry me (both of us have been married once before), she said yes. I bought tickets that morning, didn’t tell anyone our plans and drove from South Bend Indiana area to Chicago O’Hare, and arrived in Vegas right around dark.
The first couple of Hotels I tried for were booked, but we ended up finding a room at Planet Hollywood (which we spent all of about 4 hours in). We then flew out the next morning, spending a total of about 12 hours in Vegas.
This time around, after finding out my kids would be with their mom over Spring Break, I decided to save up and actually plan a trip this time. We debated Florida, Canada, the Smokies, and ended up deciding on Vegas.
Tuesday – March 27 We stayed the night at Blue Chip Casino (BOYD Gaming) in Michigan City Indiana (halfway to O’Hare). Both of us had comps for a free room and Buffet’s as well and about $75 worth of food credit that we had been saving for our Vegas trip. They also gave me a $25 gas card. We decided to gamble $100, and lost pretty quickly. After eating our “free buffets” we decided to go to bed, anticipating an early morning.
Wednesday – March 28 Once we got to O’Hare, we went and checked our 1 bag in at the Spirit Airlines desk. Everything at Spirit is A la Carte, and I had paid for 1 checked bag, however the lady in front of me discovered that their checked bags cost even more if over 40lbs. I had gone with Spirit to save a buck, and overall the experience wasn’t terrible, but I’ve had much better experiences with other non-discount airlines. After arriving in Vegas, we rode the bus from the airport to the Rental Car facility, and in short time had our new car for the week. The nice lady at Payless tried selling me several extras, and I politely declined each of them. I’ve come to expect the sales pitch no matter what rental company I use, and overall my experience with these guys was very good. We ended up changing reservations last minute for our Hotel due to additional offers I received while at Blue Chip. After checking in at the Fremont (all 6 nights) we unpacked, stopped at IN & OUT Burger, and made a run to Wal-Mart for snacks and drinks. We then decided to go check out the Nuwu Dispensary, we were both very impressed with the selection, cleanliness, and friendliness of everyone we talked to there (we are novices at this lol). After making a “small” purchase, we decided to drive out to Mount Charleston for the evening and ended up catching the sunset before driving back into town. We spent the rest of the evening walking around Fremont Street mostly just people watching, before we grabbed a snack from the Café inside the Fremont and went back to our room for the night. The food was average at best, but the price was right, even if I hadn’t used my points.
Thursday – March 29 We slept in until about 9:30, and slowly made our way over to the Hoover Dam. On our way to the Dam, we stopped at Sunset Station for their Brunch Buffet, and were really impressed, especially for the $7 price. After gambling a little and not winning we continued to the Dam. Waze had me going some crazy roads that I’d never taken before to get there, and took us about 3 times longer than I had ever remembered. After getting closer and seeing all of the traffic/road construction I now knew why. All of the lower parking lots were full, so we drove to the little gift shop on the Arizona side (I was surprised to see the road now ends here), got a couple of little souvenirs for our boys, and walked around a little bit before exploring Lake Meade a little and driving back to Fremont. After relaxing for a little bit we again decided to walk around Fremont Street and ended up getting Margaritas and Enchilada Nacho’s at Nachodaddy’s. I would highly recommend this place if you want a good drink and great nachos, we both loved it, and our bartenders were great. After walking back to the Fremont and going back and forth on winning/losing at the slot machines, my wife got a bonus feature on the machine she was playing, when I noticed a guy standing behind her watching. He looked really familiar, and after seeing “Deez Nuts” on the back of his jacket, I realized he was the youtube star from the Deez Nuts video. He posed for a picture with my wife and then went on his way. We gambled for a few hours and went to bed about even on the day.
Friday – March 30 After grabbing coffee from Dunkin Donuts inside the Fremont, we decided to drive down to Primm, because my wife had never been to California. We stopped at the truck stop and decided against topping off on gas, due to the price being over $4/gallon. We walked around the shop, found some more souvenirs for the kids, and ate lunch at Qdoba. After driving around behind the outlet mall, I realized there wasn’t a sign saying welcome to California, so I hopped on I15 and continued South/West until she got to see her sign. We went a few exits and decided a trip all the way to Baker wasn’t worth the drive, so we turned around just past the giant solar farm on the right. In the stretch from about a mile outside of Primm to where we turned around, we passed probably a dozen of each Nevada State Police and California Highway Patrol, many of which were on motorcycles and all of which had at least 1 car pulled over. About the time we made it back into Vegas, my buddy’s flight from Washington DC had arrived (he’s getting ready to leave for Japan for the next 3 years) so we went and picked him up at his hotel (Hooters). My wife won some money on the “Vacation” machine in Hooters and we decided to go walk the strip, which wasn’t a bad walk at all. We ended up going through the MGM, across to the Aria/Monte Carlo area and decided all the bars were a bit too busy due to a Golden Knights game getting ready to start. We walked over to Excalibur and rode the monorail to Mandalay Bay. We spent the rest of the evening here, and I decided to bet on Notre Dame Women, which turned out to be a good bet. My buddy, being born in Connecticut bet on UConn and that pretty much set the tone for his luck the rest of his trip. My wife and I ended up getting a giant hot dog/pepsi combo for $3.99 at the Café inside the Fremont after returning, and it was a better bet than the Chinese food we had tried earlier in the week.
Saturday – March 31 Another buddy of ours had moved to Vegas about 6 weeks ago, while his wife and kids are moving out there today. He called me late Saturday morning, and had us meet him out at the RV Dealership he works for. After getting a tour of their half million dollar Motorhomes (built here in Indiana), we hopped in his convertible and rode out to Red Rock Canyon. The line to get in was about 100 cars long, and it looked like they were only letting a few in every 15 minutes, so we drove out along that area and headed back a different way to the south side of town. The company he works for sponsors the Horse Arena at the South Point Casino, so we rode over, watched some of the show, and got the behind the scenes tour of the stalls, practice arena, and got to meet the horses/cowboys. We ended up spending most of the day at South Point, and we really enjoyed it, probably our favorite one on the “strip” so to speak. We ate dinner at Baja Miguel’s and all enjoyed our food. Later on Saturday night we rode back to downtown. My buddy that now lives in Vegas, took us to Container Park, which was really cool. After that we walked back down Fremont Street and I had bet earlier on Michigan beating Loyola in Men’s basketball. Another good choice, however I had to find a casino with a sports book that could cash me out. We ended up going to “The D” and really enjoyed the atmosphere/older machines. My wife ended up playing the old school Horse Racing Quarter Machine upstairs and stayed on it for quite a while. We ended up heading back to the Fremont, where we gambled the rest of our “$200 limit” for the day, and did pretty good. After several hours of gambling, we decided we were hungry, so we walked over to the Café at Binions, and were really impressed with what we had.
Sunday – April 1 We ate the Breakfast Buffet at the Fremont (comped), took an Uber back to our rental car on the other side of town, picked our buddy up at Hooters and headed north to Zion National Park. A couple hours later we arrived and were somewhat surprised that it wasn’t completely packed. My buddy has a free pass (Military) so we saved $30 on the gate fee. We spent most of the day at Zion, climbing, hiking, and exploring, it was my 4th time there, but the first time for my wife and buddy, and while my wife isn’t a hiker like me, she really enjoyed it and mentioned that it was one of her top 3 things we did on our trip. On our way back to town we stopped at Casa Blanca in Mesquite for a few hours, we didn’t do any good, but enjoyed the change of pace from the Vegas casinos.
Monday – April 2 We walked the strip again, and ate the brunch buffet at the Bellagio. It was really good, but if I hadn’t used the buy 1 get 1 free coupon I had, I wouldn’t have been quite as impressed. We walked around the strip some more, and ended up buying tickets to X-Country for my wife and I for the 10pm show at Harrah’s. The lady at the Box Office didn’t offer any discount, but when I asked about using my players card, she gave me a $10/ticket discount on the tickets. After that we drove across town to Sams Town (Boyd Gaming) and gambled for a few hours, I remembered a Steak House from several years back that I really enjoyed here, but we ended deciding against it for our anniversary meal. After going back to our hotel to change and shower, we ended up going to Viva Zapata’s (based on Reddit reviews). We weren’t disappointed! The food was amazing, the atmosphere even better, and the wait staff was the best! Our waiter asked what brought us out there, I told him it was our 2 year anniversary and we had flown in from Indiana to celebrate. We were enjoying the live Mariachi music, but started getting a little anxious as we were waiting on our bill (we wanted to get to Harrah’s by 9:30). A few minutes later here came the wait staff/musician to our table, put giant sombrero’s on us, gave us a couple of churros and each of us a shot of Tequila (no charge) while they sang us a song. I tipped them well and we were on our way to the show. My wife is a huge country music fan, and while I enjoy some of the older stuff, I’m more of a metalhead. I was pleasantly surprised at the price of our tickets, and for the money, the show wasn’t bad. 1 of the dancers really stood out from the rest though, but all in all it was a good experience. I wanted to go see Absinthe but found out they weren’t playing on Monday night. After our show we walked down to the Bellagio Fountains to see a show before heading back to the hotel.
Tuesday – April 3 We spent most of the morning packing up from our 6 nights at the Fremont, I checked with the Casino host to see about possibly comping more than 2 of our nights, but she showed me where my score in their algorithm was only a 65, and needed to be 100 to qualify for more. I still only paid $165 for the 4 nights I had to pay for, which was more than fair in my opinion, considering how little time we actually spent in the room. We went to Hooters and gambled for about 20 minutes, winning a couple hundred dollars, then took my buddy to the airport. Our flight wasn’t until 6:30pm, so we drove back North and had to try another Reddit suggestion for our last meal in town. We ended up at Hamburger Hut as we love to eat wings, and although the location and building were a bit sketchy, we ordered hot wings, a hot dog, and chili fries, this was our favorite food of the trip. We also really enjoyed hanging with some of the locals while we ate lunch. After eating lunch we hit up Walmart by the airport to find some last minute souvenirs to take back home, and then returned our rental car and waited a few hours for our flight back home.
What I would recommend
Sight Seeing - Zion National Park, Red Rock Canyon, Lake Mead, Container Park (especially if you have kids)
Food - Hamburger Hut, Viva Zapata’s, In & Out Burger, Nachodaddy, Hotdogs at South Point, Breakfast Buffet at Sunset Station, also saved a bunch of money by getting snacks and drinks for our room at the grocery store on day 1.
Casinos – As a gambler, the ones off the Strip seemed to pay better, but the ones on the strip were much classier and had newer slots you can’t find elsewhere. My 3 favorite were the Fremont, The D, and South Point. My wife really enjoyed seeing the sights at the Bellagio, the Flamingo, and others on the Strip. No matter what, if you’re going to gamble, get a players card, it saved me a bunch of money.
Transportation – If you like to do more than just stay in town and walk all week, I’d highly recommend getting a rental car like we did (about $200 for the week for a nice sized car), but if you don’t plan on going on long day trips like we did, UbeLyft would be great.
Entertainment – XCountry at Harrahs wasn’t the top show I’ve ever seen, but 2 tickets for $80 something and a happy wife, I can’t complain at all. Watching all the entrepreneurs on Fremont Street as well as the stage shows for free was hard to beat, and any trip to Vegas should include the Bellagio Fountains, the Flamingo Habitat, and any other free entertainment you can find along the strip.
What I wouldn’t recommend
Airlines – don’t go with the budget airlines expecting to save a bunch of money if you plan on taking a bag with you, checked or carry on, prefer to pick your seats out in advance, or want to get a snack while flying.
Food – While we didn’t really have any “bad” experiences, the café and Buffet at the Fremont were probably my least favorite, but I can’t complain because I didn’t have to pay for anything at either of them. Also I was looking forward to checking out Heart Attack Grill (based on Ducktales review), but they were packed and took Cash Only fyi.
Sight Seeing – Fremont Street after dark really isn’t the place to take your small kids but be sure to take them to Container Park during the day, Hoover Dam (unless you go early), Red Rock Canyon scenic trail on a holiday weekend. Pawn Stars was packed and if you’ve seen it once, the excitement kind of wore off, and they apparently charge for parking now. I parked up the street for free and only had a short walk, but the people trying to push you to buy extras outside of the store really kind of rubbed me the wrong way.

If there is something you're aware of, that isn't on this list, mention it below. Make sure you call ahead to make sure the location in your area is participating in these offers.
It's not my fault if you go into a restaurant that isn't offering this deal, and you don't have enough money to pay your tab. Don't forget to tip your server.
The second half of this list is retail offers. There are even things to involve the families.
Food

• Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza: Active and former United States Armed Forces personnel are welcome to a complimentary small order of Meatballs with Ricotta Cheese, on Friday, November 11. Offer valid for both dine-in and to-go orders. Proper ID required.
  
• Applebee’s: Veterans and Active Duty Military can select a free meal from a limited menu for Veteran’s Day. Provide proof of service required. All current and former military personnel will also receive a $5 coupon that can be redeemed between November 12 and November 27, 2016.
  
• Back Yard Burgers: This Veterans Day, 11/11/2016, all Veterans and Active Duty Military who present their military ID or are in uniform will receive a free Back Yard Classic Burger.
  
• Baker’s Square Free Breakfast: Veterans and active duty get a complimentary breakfast on Veterans Day at participating locations. Choose between Buttermilk Pancakes, three slices of French Toast or a Belgian Waffle.
  
• Bandana’s Bar-B-Q: Veterans and active duty eat free on Friday, Nov. 11th (up to a $10 value).
  
• Bar Louie Free Lunch or Dinner: Vets and active military receive a free app or entree on Friday, November 11th.
  
• Billy Sims Barbecue: This year on Friday, November 11, veterans and active military men and women receive a free pulled pork sandwich, one regular side, and a collector’s cup.
  
• BLT Steak: 50% off for parties of two or less, 25% off for parties of three or more at BLT Steak Atlanta, Charlotte, DC, NYC, and White Plains. 25% off at BLT Steak Las Vegas. 35% discount regardless of party size at BLT Steak Waikiki. Military ID required.
  
• BJ’s Restaurant: All veterans and active military can enjoy a complimentary entree under $12.95 on Friday, 11/11/2016. Please present your military ID to receive this offer.
  
• Black Angus Steakhouse: On Veterans Day, all veterans and active duty personnel will receive a free Top Sirloin Steak Dinner, with home-style mashed potatoes,fresh broccoli with garlic butter and sweet molasses bread. Offer is good Veterans Day November 11th, 2016.
  
• Bob Evans: Bob Evans Restaurants are offering free select menu items to Veterans and Active Duty Military on Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11th, 2016. In addition to the meal, Bob Evans will offer a 10% discount from November 12 – December 31 for both dine-in and carryout meals.
  
• Bonanza Steakhouse: All former and current military service men and women enjoy a free buffet (beverage not included), at all participating Bonanza Steakhouses. Contact your local Bonanza for more details.
  
• Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar: To thank a military hero for their service, simply purchase a paper “Boston Lager” glass. When military heroes stop into Boston’s Pizza the week of Nov. 14-20th., they then pick a “paper glass” off our wall and receive a free Sam Adams Boston Lager thanks to your donation.
  
• Boston Market: Free Brownie or Cookie with any purchase for all veterans, service members, and their families. No ID required.
  
• Bricktown Brewery: Free meal (up to $14) for all veterans on November 11th. They will also receive a $10 gift certificate for their next visit. This offer is available at all locations except Remington Park Race Track and Casino.
  
• Bruegger’s Bagels: All day on November 11th, veterans and active military members may enjoy a free small coffee. Offer valid at participating locations, and no purchase is necessary.
  
• Buffalo Wild Wings Free Wings: All day long on Friday, November 11, veterans and active duty military who dine at their local B-Dubs can receive a free small order of 10-12 traditional or boneless wings and a side of fries. At participating U.S. locations only.
  
• California Pizza Kitchen: On Veterans Day, all veterans or active duty military personnel will be able to select a free entree from a special Veterans Day menu including pizza, salads, and pasta. Please come in uniform or bring your military ID or other proof of service.
  
• Cantina Loredo: Veterans and active duty military can receive a complimentary meal on Veterans Day.
  
• Carlo’s Bakery: One free canoli on Veterans Day for veterans.
  
• Centraarchy Restaurants: CentraArchy Restaurants are showing their gratitude by honoring veterans and active duty military service members with a FREE entrée and 25% off entrée(s) to their accompanied family on Veterans Day. Includes California Dreaming, New York Prime, Chophouse ’47, The Tavern at Phipps, Carolina Roadhouse, Joey D’s Oak Room, Burro Loco, Gulfstream Cafe, Chophouse New Orleans.
  
• Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse: Veterans and active-duty military eat lunch for free on Veterans Day from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.
  
• Chili’s Free Meal: Veterans and active-duty military receive a free meal on Veterans Day from a special Veterans Day menu. Must show proof of military service.
  
• Chipotle: Offering a buy one get one free discount for a small burrito, bowl, or salad on Veterans Day from 3pm to close. Offer is extended to all Veterans, military, and military spouses with proof of service.
  
• Cheeseburger in Paradise: Receive a complimentary Veteran’s Burger with fries to veterans, active and retired military personnel on Veterans Day. Dine in only, must purchase a beverage, and must present proof of service.
  
• Chevys Fresh Mex: On Veterans Day, Chevys Fresh Mex will offer a complimentary menu item to all active and retired military personnel. Special Veterans Day menu includes fajitas, burritos, tacos and more.
  
• Chicken Salad Chick: On Nov. 11, veterans who present proof of service in the form of ID Card will receive a Free Original Chick and regular drink.
  
• Coco’s Bakery: Coco’s is honoring all Veterans & Active Duty Military with a free slice of pie this Veterans Day.
  
• Chuck E. Cheese: This Veterans Day (11/11/2016) at Chuck E. Cheese’s, active and retired military members can enjoy a free individual 1-topping pizza with offer code 5258.
  
• City Barbeque: One free sandwich platter will be given to each veteran for either dine-in or carryout orders. At participating locations only. Veterans Day only.
  
• Claim Jumper: On Monday, November 14, 2016, veterans who show valid ID may receive a free entree from a special menu. This offer is valid for dine-in only, and will not be available at Golden Nugget Lake Charles and Golden Nugget Las Vegas locations.
  
• Cotton Patch Free Meal: Free meals to veterans of Veterans Day. Choice between a chicken fried steak or chicken fried sandwich.
  
• CraftWorks Restaurants: In honor of Veterans Day participating locations will offer a complimentary craft beer to active and retired military personnel. CraftWorks, operates the Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants, Rock Bottom Restaurants & Breweries, Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom and ChopHouse & Brewery, as well as other regional restaurant brands including Big River Grille, Bluewater Grille, A1A Ale Works, Ragtime Tavern Seafood & Grill and Seven Bridge Grille & Brewery.
  
• Country Cookin: Active, reserve, and retired military personnel receive a free meal on Tuesday, November 15 from 2 PM – 8 PM.
  
• Cracker Barrel Old Country Store: Veterans receive a complimentary Double Chocolate Fudge Coca-Cola® Cake dessert to veterans and an opportunity for guests to make purchases that support the United Service Organizations (USO). Veterans Day only.
  
• Denny’s All You Can Eat Pancakes: All active, inactive, and retired military personnel at all participating Denny’s restaurants nationwide will receive a free Build Your Own Grand Slam breakfast on Friday, Nov. 11, from 5 a.m. to noon. Diners must show ID to receive this offer.
  
• Dickey’s Barbecue Pit: Veterans and active military who eat at Dickey’s on Friday, November 11th, may enjoy a free meal which includes a sandwich, side and a Big Yellow Cup, up to a $12 total value. Anyone who dines with a veteran is offered a free Big Yellow Cup with applicable purchase.
  
• Don Pablo’s Free Appetizer: Don Pablo’s is honoring all Veterans and Active Duty Military this Veterans Day with a free appetizer.
  
• Famous Dave’s: On Nov. 11, 2016 in honor of Veteran’s Day all former and current military personnel will receive a free two meat Combo.
  
• Farmer Boys: Veterans and active duty military may receive a free Big Cheese® burger on Friday, November 11. To receive offer show valid ID or proof of service. Limit 1 per guest, and not valid in the drive-thru.
  
• FATZ Cafe: All military veterans and active duty may receive a free Calabash Chicken entrée. Offer valid for lunch or dinner on Friday, November 11th, and includes a Signature Sidekick and choice of soup or salad. Please delete last years offer.
  
• Figaro’s Free Pizza: Veterans and active service members get a free medium 1 topping pizza on Nov. 11, 2016.
  
• Firebirds Wood Fired Grill: Veterans and active military may receive a free lunch or dinner entree on Friday, Nov. 11th. Valid form of ID is required, one offer per guest, tax and gratuity not included. If dining with family or friends, the free entree will be whichever is of lesser value.
  
• Fogo De Chao: Veterans and active duty personnel receive 50% off on Veterans day and 3 additional guest will receive 10% off.
  
• Friendly’s Free Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner: Friendly’s is treating veterans and active military, with a valid military ID or honorable discharge card, to a free dine-in breakfast, lunch or dinner from select menus on Veteran’s Day 11-11-2016.
  
• Furr’s Fresh Buffet: Furr’s is honoring all Veterans and Active Duty Military this Veterans Day with a free buffet.
  
• Glory Days Grill: Free appetizer or a regular order of traditional or boneless wings for veterans on Nov. 11, 2016.
  
• Golden Corral: On Monday, November 14th, 2016 from 5 PM to 9 PM, Golden Corral offers a free sit-in “thank you” dinner for Military veterans, retirees, and active duty members.
  
• Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants: Participating locations will offer a complimentary craft beer to active and retired military personnel.
  
• Granite City Food & Brewery: Lunch and a coke on GCFB for all veterans and active military members on Veterans Day.
  
• Green Mill Restaurant and Bar: Veterans and Active Duty Military will receive a free lunch or dinner dine-in meal at participating locations on Veterans Day. Must show proof of service, and beverages and gratuity are not included in free meal.
  
• The Green Turtle: Veterans and Active Duty military enjoy a free meal on Veterans Day.
  
• Grub Burger Bar: Calling all active & nonactive military – this #VeteransDay, the burger & fries are on Grub.
  
• Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream: Free single code for veterans and military personnel on Veterans Day.
  
• Hickory Tavern: 50% off of all food and non-alcoholic drinks for Veterans and Active Duty Military on Veterans day 11/11/16. This offer includes Hickory Tavern’s 24 locations in 13 communities in the southeast and a certificate for 20% off of your next meal.
  
• Hometown Buffet: Free buffet and drink for all veterans and active duty military on Veterans Day.
  
• Hooters Free Meal: Hooters invites all veterans and current servicemen and women to a Hooters Veterans Day free meal from their select Veterans Day menu by presenting a military ID or proof of service at any Hooters location across the country on 11-11-2016.
  
• Hoss’s Family Steak & Sea House Free Meal: Veterans and active duty military will have a choice between four meals and must show proof of military status. Valid I.D. is required.
  
• Houlihan’s: 11.11.16 active military and veterans receive one free entrée with purchase of an additional entrée.
  
• Hurricane Grill & Wings: All veterans and active duty military receive a free entrée and non-alcoholic beverage from their special Veterans Day menu. Choose from wings, burgers and more.
  
• Hy-Vee Free Breakfast: Hy-Vee is providing a free breakfast buffet for veterans during regular breakfast hours on Veterans Day.
  
• IHOP: On Veteran’s Day between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., participating IHOP Restaurants around the nation will be honoring the brave men and women who have served, or are serving, in the United States Military by offering them free Red, White, and Blue pancakes. Select IHOP restaurants will also offer a combo of two eggs, hash browns and choice of two bacon strips or pork sausage links as part of the Red, White & Blue Pancake promotion. Promotion for retired and active duty military personnel.
  
• Ikea Free Entree: Veterans can enjoy a free entree at Ikea. Please show some form of military ID.
  
• K & W Cafeteria: Free entree with the presentation of your military ID on Veterans Day from 4 pm to closing.
  
• Krispy Kreme Free Doughnut & Coffee: On Veterans Day 2016, a free doughnut and small coffee will be given to anyone who identifies themselves as a veteran or active military personnel (no ID required).
  
• Krystal: On Veterans Day 2016, all active and retired military can receive a complimentary sausage biscuit. Lamar’s Donuts Free donut and a 12oz coffee for all veterans and active military on Veterans Day.
  
• Little Caesars Pizza: On Friday, November 11, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. veterans and active military members can receive a free $5 HOT-N-READY® Lunch Combo. Proof of service required to receive this offer.
  
• Logan’s Roadhouse: This Veterans Day veterans and active duty can come in for a free dessert at participating locations. Veterans year round receive a 10% discount to guests who present a military or veterans’ ID.
  
• Longhorn Steakhouse Free App: LongHorn Steakhouse will offer a free appetizer or dessert (no purchase required, no restrictions) to anyone showing proof of military service. In addition, guests that dine with Veterans on November 11 will receive 10% off.
  
• Marco’s Pizza: Marco’s Pizza will host free pizza parties for military veterans at local VFW posts, VA hospitals and American Legions nationwide, with certain pizza boxes containing certificates for special surprise gifts, such as much-needed wheelchair ramps, medical bill assistance or plane tickets to visit family.
  
• Max & Erma’s: On Veterans Day, participating Max & Erma’s locations are celebrating veterans and active military personnel with a free three-course combo.
  
• McCormick and Schmick’s Free Entree: Veterans and Gold Star Families can enjoy a complimentary meal at McCormick and Schmick’s on Sunday, November 6th, 2016. Bloody Mary’s or Mimosas will be available for $3.
  
• Menchie’s Free Frozen Yogurt: On Veterans Day, all Veterans and military personnel with a military ID or dressed in uniform will receive a free six-ounce frozen yogurt any time of day on Veterans Day 11.11.16. Show a valid ID or be in uniform to receive.
  
• Mimi’s Cafe: Veterans and Military receive a free entree with the purchase of any non-alcoholic drink at Mimi’s Cafe on Veteran’s Day, 11/11/16. Entrees on the Veteran’s Day menu include Grilled Chicken & Frites, Chicken Chop salad, Brioche Cheeseburger, or Farmhouse Tacos.
  
• Mission BBQ: Veterans and active duty will receive a FREE sandwich and cake (while supplies last) on Veterans Day, 11/11/2016.
  
• Native Grill & Wings: On November 11th, Veterans will receive one free menu item (up to $11.99 in value).
  
• Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub: On 11/11 from 11am – 4pm, we invite Veterans and active military to join us and receive a free lunch* from our 9 Real Size Entrées for $9.99 Menu with the purchase of any entrée.
  
• O’Charley’s: O’Charley’s will honor our military on Veterans Day 2016 by offering veterans and active duty service members a free meal at any location on November 11th. Additionally, O’Charley’s offers a 10 percent military discount all year long.
  
• Old Country Buffet: Free buffet and drink for all veterans and active duty military on 11/11/16.
  
• Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom: Participating locations will offer a complimentary craft beer to active and retired military personnel.
  
• Olive Garden Free Meal: On Veterans Day, Olive Garden restaurants will offer a free entrée from a special menu to active-duty military and military veterans. The special menu features six of Olive Garden’s most popular items. Entrées are served with unlimited homemade soup or famous house salad and warm, garlic breadsticks.
  
• On The Border: This Veterans Day, all veterans and active duty military will receive a free meal at OTB’s. The meal is from the”Create Your Own Combo menu,” which is a “choose 2” or “choose 3” menu.
  
• Outback Steakhouse: All active, retired military and veterans get a free Bloomin’ Onion® and a beverage on Veterans Day. Must have valid identification. There is also a military discount of 15% off the total check from valid for military members and their families.
  
• Panera Bread: 1 free You Pick 2 for Veterans and Active Duty members on Veterans Day at participating locations in South Florida, Kentucky, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Bring proof of service.
  
• Perkins Restaurant & Bakery: Get free Magnificent Seven® meal to U.S. Military both past and present on Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2016.
  
• Petro Stopping Centers: On Veterans Day, military veterans who hold a CDL can receive a complimentary meal from a select menu (including a beverage). Please show proof of service. Offer is valid Friday, November 11, 2016, at any participating Petro sit-down restaurant nationwide.
  
• Primanti Bros.: Veterans and active duty military get a free sandwich from 4 PM to close.
  
• Ponderosa Steakhouses: From 4pm-close, all former and current military service men and women enjoy a free buffet (beverage not included) from participating Ponderosa locations. Contact your local Ponderosa for more details.
  
• Red Hot & Blue Restaurants: Active Duty, Retirees and Reservists receive a free entrée with the purchase of two drinks and a second entrée of equal or greater value. Proof of military service required. Dine-in only. Print and present the coupon before ordering. Available for three days–Wednesday, November 9; Thursday, November 10; and Friday, November 11, 2016.
  
• Red Lobster: To thank Veterans, active duty military, and reservists, Red Lobster will offer a free appetizer or dessert from their select Veterans Day menu. To receive offer, show a valid military ID on November 10th and 11th.
  
• Red Robin: All Veterans and Active Duty Military get a free dine-in Red’s Tavern Double Burger and Bottomless Steak Fries on Veterans Day 11/11/2016.
  
• Rib Crib: Veterans and active military service members can choose a free meal from RibCrib’s Menu of Honor that includes a choice of two meats and two sides, including their slow-smoked meats and award-winning St. Louis spare ribs.
  
• Rock & Brews: Rock & Brews is offering all active duty military, veterans, and first responders a free pulled pork sandwich on Veteran’s Day at ANY Rock & Brews location nationwide.
  
• Rock Bottom Restaurants & Breweries: Participating locations will offer a complimentary craft beer to active and retired military personnel.
  
• Ruby Tuesday: On 11/11/2016 veterans, active duty, and reservists (with proof of service) may receive one free appetizer up to $10 in value.
  
• Ryan’s: Free buffet and drink for all veterans and active duty military on 11/11/16.
  
• Sagebrush Steakhouse: All veteran and active duty personnel receive a complimentary meal from a select menu on Friday, Nov. 11th.
  
• Sheetz: All veterans and current servicemen and women get a free 6″ turkey sub, regular fountain drink. Locations with a car wash also offer a free car wash on Veterans Day 11/11/2016.
  
• Shoney’s: Shoney’s says ‘Thank You’ to America’s heroes by offering a Shoney’s All-American Burger to all Veterans and Active Duty Military members on Veterans Day.
  
• Sizzler Free Lunch: Sizzler is proud to honor and celebrate United States veterans and active-duty military personnel with a free lunch and beverage on Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016.
  
• Spaghetti Warehouse: Receive a special “buy one entree, get one free” coupon offer and they are encouraging its guests to “invite a veteran to lunch or dinner.” Coupon can be redeemed from Friday, November 11 through Sunday, November 13. The coupon will be available on the Spaghetti Warehouse website on Nov. 4, and can be printed or presented by mobile phone.
  
• Starbucks: On Veterans Day 2016, active duty service members, reservists, veterans and military spouses are invited to enjoy a free Tall Brewed Coffee. In addition, now through November 11, for every Veterans Day Starbucks Card or eGift purchased, Starbucks will contribute $5 to help support programs assisting service members, military spouses and veterans.
  
• Sticky Fingers Ribhouse: On Friday, November 11 Veterans can enjoy a free pulled pork sandwich with baked beans and cole slaw.
  
• Stir Crazy: Fri. Nov. 11th, any veteran or active duty create a free chicken or steak fresh market bar.
  
• sweetFrog: sweetFrog Enterprises will provide a free 12-ounce cup of frozen yogurt to all service members with a valid military ID.
  
• TA Stopping Centers: All truck drivers who are also veterans of the United States armed services can enjoy a complimentary meal, including a beverage, on Veterans Day. At any participating TA and Petro sit-down restaurant across the U.S.
  
• Tahoe Joe’s: Free 6oz steak for all veterans and active duty military on Friday, Nov. 11th, 2016.
  
• Texas De Brazil: Monday, November 7th thru Friday, November 11th get 50% off the regular dinner pirce for veterans and active duty military plus 1 guest. 20% off for up to 6 additional guests.
  
• Texas Roadhouse Free Lunch: Select from a free special veterans lunch menu including a beverage and sides.
  
• Texas Steakhouse & Saloon: All veteran and active duty personnel receive a complimentary meal from a select menu on Friday, Nov. 11th.
  
• TGI Fridays Free Lunch: Guests who show valid military ID can enjoy a free lunch menu item up to $12. This offer is valid on Friday, November 11th, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.
  
• Tijuana Flats: A free entree is offered to military veterans and active duty on Friday, 11-11-16.
  
• Tucanos Brazilian Grill: Free Chursasco with the purchase of a Churasco now through Veterans Day.
  
• Turkey Hill: This Veterans Day, November 11th, Turkey Hill is welcoming active, inactive, and retired military personnel to stop by for a free 16-ounce coffee or cappuccino.
  
• Twin Peaks: All Military men and women (past and present) enjoy a free menu item from their Annual Veterans Day Appreciation Menu. Present valid military ID to receive offer.
  
• Uncle Maddio’s Pizza: Veterans and active duty service members are offered one free 9-inch, three-topping pizza on Friday, November 11. Please show valid ID or proof of service, or wear your uniform.
  
• Village Inn: All who have served get a free Inn-Credible V.I.B. breakfast on Veterans Day.
  
• Wayback Burgers: All Wayback Burgers locations will offer active military personnel and veterans a free Wayback Classic Cheeseburger with the purchase of a side and drink. Additionally, Wayback Burgers locations on naval bases will be giving away free Crispy Chicken Sriracha Sandwiches to all active military personnel and veterans.
  
• White Castle: Military veterans and active duty military who show proof of service can visit a participating White Castle location on Friday, Nov 11th, and receive a free breakfast combo or castle combo meal #1-6.
  
• Wienerschnitzel: On Veterans Day, 11/11/16, Wienerschnitzel offers a free Chili Dog with a small fry and a 20-ounce drink to Veterans and Active Duty Servicemembers. Bring your military ID or dress in a uniform.
  
• Wild Wing Cafe: Military veterans, retirees, and active duty are offered a complimentary meal. Veterans may choose from any Awesome Salad, Wild Wrap, Beefy Burger or Chicken Sandwich. Please show proof of military service. Valid all day on 11.11.16 at participating locations.
  
• World of Beer: On November 11th, 2016, all veterans and current servicemen and servicewomen may enjoy a free select draught beer (where legal) or $5 off their check.
  
• Yard House: Veterans and active duty military will receive a complimentary appetizer on November 11, 2016 with valid military ID. Offer is valid for dine-in only.
  

Retail

• AARP: AARP is offering up to a 30% membership discount for veterans, their families, and anyone interested in annual or multi-year memberships and renewals.
  
• Alfred Angelo: Enjoy 30% off your bridal gown from Alfred Angelo.
  
• Amazon: Offering 20% off of select apparel on Veterans Day. Promotion code: “20veterans”
  
• American Family Care: AFC is offering military veterans free flu shots on Veterans Day, Friday, November 11.
  
• Army & Air Force Exchange Service: Get Veterans Day deals on many items, including gift items starting on Nov. 10.
  
• Army Corp of Engineers Recreation Areas: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is waiving all day use fees at more than 2,400 recreation areas nationwide. This waiver is available to all veterans, active and reserve component service members, and their families. Only verbal confirmation of service is required.
  
• Bed Bath & Beyond: U.S. Military and Veterans get 20% off Thursday, November 10th – Sunday, November 13th.
  
• Brides Across America: During the month of November Brides Across America is partnering with bridal salons across the nation to giveaway wedding dresses to qualified military brides. All military brides must pre-register online.
  
• Brooks Brothers: Nov. 8 – 11 enjoy 25% off all in store purchases to all active military personnel and veterans. Proof of military service required. Offer is valid 11/8/16 – 11/11/16 in U.S. and Canada.
  
• Cabela’s Hometown Heroes: There is a 5% discount is for Military Personnel (active and retired military, active reservists and VA recipients) plus Law-Enforcement, Firefighters and Emergency Medical Service personnel (EMS) with proof of service. Cabela’s is hosting Hometown Heroes events. Check individual store events for Veterans Day activities and possible additional discounts.
  
• Carmike Cinemas: On Veterans Day, those with a military ID will receive one free small bag of popcorn with the purchase of a movie ticket at the box office.
  
• Cunard Cruise Lines: 2-for-1 savings on launch fares and up to $250 Onboard Credit available to active and retired military veterans on Transatlantic Crossings, Caribbean, South America, South Pacific, Australia & Asia and Panama Canal voyages.
  
• Dell: This Veterans Day, former and current members save an additional 15% on select PCs and electronics.
  
• Divi Resorts: Veterans, service members and their families can combine current sales offers with the Divi 20% military discount (up to 50% off).
  
• Dollar General: 11% off total purchase in-store or online on Veterans Day for veterans and active military and their family members. Shop online with promo code AVAILABLE 11.11.16 Valid for participating locations and on qualifying purchases.
  
• Enterprise Car Sales: In honor of Veterans Day this November, all active United States military members, veterans and dependents, will have included in their used vehicle purchase from Enterprise Car Sales, a Firestone prepaid maintenance package valued at $300.
  
• FLAUNT Electric Vehicles: This Veteran’s Day, Active Duty & Veterans take an additional 20% off our normal 5% Military Discount between Nov. 10 – 12 and enjoy over $400 off all FLAUNT Electric Bicycles, in-store as well as online. Proof of military service is required. For online purchases, please call 1-(800)646-7616 for military service verification.
  
• Fred’s Pharmacy: Offer valid November 11, 2016. 15% off your entire purchase.
  
• Free Car Wash: (CALL AHEAD) ALL veterans and service personnel get a free car wash at participating locations. Every year Grace For Vets, a non-profit organization, unites the car wash industry in 4 countries (U.S., Canada, New Zealand, Australia) with this program.
  
• Free Oil Change: (CALL AHEAD) Oil changes are free to Veterans and active duty armed forces members at many participating local oil change centers including participating name brand oil service centers. Call stores in your local area to confirm. Many are offering the free oil change for several days around Veterans Day.
  
• Goodwill: Get 50% of all donated apparel with a valid military ID.
  
• Great Clips Free Haircut: On Veterans Day, customers who come in for a haircut at any U.S. Great Clips salon will receive a free haircut card to give to an active/inactive/retired military member of any branch, including the National Guard. Veterans can also visit any U.S. Great Clips salon on November 11 to get either a free haircut that day or to pick up a free haircut card to use later.
  
• Hair Cuttery: For every cut bought on Veterans Day, Hair Cuttery will donate a free haircut certificate to a Veteran.
  
• Home Depot: Home Depot offers a free “Build a Veterans Day Jet” workshop for children ages 5-12 to help teach them about Veterans Day. Event is from 9am-12pm while supplies last. Register online, or arrive at the allotted time, while supplies last. A 10% discount is also offered to all other military veterans.
  
• iPic Theatres: Veterans will receive one free premium ticket on 11/11 with a valid Military ID. Offer is not available online.
  
• Jefferson Lines: Free bus travel on any Jefferson Lines schedules to all active military members and veterans in honor of Veteran’s Day on November 11, 2016.
  
• JC Penney: All current and former military personnel can enjoy discounts off purchases on Veterans Day.
  
• Jockey: Jockey is offering 25% off to active military, veterans and their families. Enter promo code MILITARY at checkout. Good thru 11/11/14.
  
• Lowes Home Improvement: Lowes honors all Veterans on three specific holidays: Memorial Day, 4th of July and Veterans Day. During these three holiday weekends, Lowes extends the discount to all veterans who served honorably and who present a valid Form DD214 or other proof of service.
  
• Main Event Bowling: Active or retired veterans can bowl free from open to 3pm on Friday, November 11th.
  
• Meineke Free Oil Change: This Veterans Day, November 11, 2016, all veterans and active duty will receive a free Basic Oil Change* at participating Meineke locations.
  
• Orangetheory Fitness: Free workouts for veterans on Veterans Day 2016, including up to two classes.
  
• Publix: Active and retired military personnel and family members receive a 10 percent discount on Veteran’s Day. Proof of service required.
  
• Rack Room Shoes: Military personnel and dependents get 10% off their entire purchase on Veterans Day, Memorial Day and 4th of July.
  
• Red Roof Inn 15% Off All November: Veterans receive 15% off from January 19th to March 31st, 2017. Use VP Code 606732 when booking to receive the discount!. Don’t forget, Red Roof Inn is military and government friendly all year long, offering 10% off at locations nationwide. Who is eligible?: Active Duty, Veterans, Retirees, Reservists, Dependents.
  
• Runnings: Active duty military and retirees will receive a 10 percent discount on Veterans Day, November 11th at all Runnings locations.
  
• Seaworld Parks & Entertainment Veterans Discount: Veterans and Active Duty military receive location-based discounts or free admission. Veterans promotion includes SeaWorld Orlando, SeaWorld San Antonio, SeaWorld San Diego, Busch Gardens Tampa, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, and Sesame Place Langhorne. The program does not include Discovery Cove® in Orlando or Aquatica, SeaWorld’s WaterparkTM. Active Duty military members who already used their free admission for the year can also get 50% off tickets.
  
• Sleep Number: Sleep Number is providing exclusive offers for current and past military personnel. Save $500-$700 on selected Sleep Number® mattress sets, or 20% – 30% off for other select sets, depending on the designated discount per product.
  
• Sports Clips Free Haircut: Many Sport Clips locations will offer free haircuts to active-duty U.S. service members and veterans on Veterans Day, Friday, November 11, 2016, with valid proof of service.
  
• Sword & Plough: All U.S. active duty military personnel, National Guard members, Reservists, veterans and Gold Star Spouses receive a 20% discount on all orders.
  
• Tractor Supply Co: This Veterans Day, customers with a valid military ID or proof of service will receive 15 percent off their entire purchase at Tractor Supply.
  
• TOPS Market: This Veterans Day, Friday, November 11, TOPS will honor an 11% discount off of a total order to all veterans and active military personnel who shop at any of their locations.
  
• UFC GYM: UFC GYM is offering free total gym access to all veterans and active duty military as well as their families from November 11-13 at participating UFC GYMs.
  
• Under Armour: Get 15% off & free shipping online. Offer valid for Military, Veterans & First Responders.
  
• US National Park Service: The U.S. National Park Service is waiving fees at most of its day-use recreation sites over the Veterans Day holiday weekend. Google to find a national forest or grassland near you.
  
• Walgreens: Offering a 20% discount to all Veterans, Active duty military, and their immediate families, on Veterans Day 2016. Must present a Walgreens Rewards card and valid Military ID or proof of service to receive discount on eligible items.
  
• Western Union: Western Union is offering consumers the opportunity to make U.S. domestic money transfers — and transfers to and from U.S. military bases around the world where Western Union has a retail Agent location — for zero fee on Veterans Day using promo code HERO.
  
• Westgate Resorts: Westgate Resorts is giving away 1,000 free vacations on Veterans Day. The first 1,000 eligible service members who complete the online military appreciation form and place a fully refundable $75 deposit will receive a complimentary three-day, two-night vacation for up to four people at Westgate Town Center Resort from May 5-7, 2017.