Art Institute of Chicago - 2 Free Tickets - BID TO BEAT $31

Having trouble telling a Matisse from a Monet? Brush up on your art history with 2 Free General Admission Tickets to the Art Institute of Chicago. Bid high, so you can speak with smug certainty about the clean Thomas Gainsborough and Joseph E. Yoakum (hint: if you have no idea who these artists are you need these tickets).

Value - $36
**Children under 14 are free, so two tickets will get your whole family in!**

Wheaton College Artist Series - Two Tickets - BID TO BEAT $35

Like cheese, classical music is best enjoyed when in string form. Snack on the sounds of cultured compositions with One Pair of Rear Seats for a Single Artist Series Event, or $75 off any pair of subscription seats. The 2011 - 2012 season will feature Millar Brass with Ignace Michiels (organ), Joshua Roman (cello), the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra (Jeffrey Tate, conductor), and more. Bid high, so the next time your kids are having a sleep-over at Grandma's, you have something more exciting to do than cleaning the garage! (Expires 12/11)

Value - $75

Wheaton Drama - 2 Tickets - BID TO BEAT $15

Who says you need to head into the city for great theater? Not the stellar actors at Wheaton Drama! With 2 Tickets to any performance during the 2011-2012 season, you can enjoy a great show - without having to sell your youngest child to pay for parking.

Value - $20 - $42

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble at College of DuPage - 2 Tickets - BID TO BEAT $25

Does Saturday night roll around and you can't think of anything more exciting than cleaning the bathroom? Treat yourself to a night of phenomenal theatre with 2 tickets to any Buffalo Theatre Ensemble production during the 2011-2012 season. Conveniently located at College of DuPage, the BTE offers outstanding theatre, right in your own back yard. Bid high and leave the bathroom for another day!

Value - $66

Medieval Times - 2 Complimentary Admissions - BID TO BEAT $50

All dressed up in chain mail with no place to go? Take your fairest lady, or most gallant lord, to cheer for their favorite knight with 2 Tickets to Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament. With dinner fit for a king and non-stop entertainment (jousters, swordsmen, horses, and falconry) Medieval Times will fulfill all your Renaissance dreams!

**Expires 12/30/11**

Value - $80