In celebration of the Midlothian Family YMCA expansion, the YMCA of Greater Richmond will waive the joining fee for a Metro Membership! …. Visit a YMCA branch soon to take advantage of this great offer. Offer ends November 14th!

$29.33 total after tax
-$14.00 rebate (7x$2)
-$10.00 gift card
=$5.33 net net for 7 games

There are a number of other kids games for $7.99 & $9.99, some of which are eligible for the rebate and the $10 gift card promotion.

And I usually don’t post web deals, but this is something I expect a lot of people could use. Freebies4Mom.com has a deal set up with SeeMore.com (by Fujifilm) to get 50 Free photocards shipped for free with the code listed. Offer is valid through November 30.

Mount Vernon and Montpelier are also running free admission ofr vets on November 11

All U.S. veterans and active duty military with proof of service can receive a free meal at Applebee’s (from a list of six entrees) on November 11.

Golden Corral’s 9th annual Military Appreciation Monday dinner will be held on Monday, November 16, 2009, from 5 to 9 pm in all Golden Corral restaurants nationwide. The free dinner meal is a special “thank you tribute” to any person who has ever served in the United States Military. If you are a veteran, retired, currently serving, in the National Guard or Reserves, you are invited to join us for Golden Corral’s Military Appreciation Monday dinner.

Uno Chicago Grill - This Veteran’s Day, 11/11, Uno invites all members of the military, both veterans and active duty, to join us for a free entrée or individual pizza (with an entrée or pizza purchase of equal or greater value).

SkateNation Plus - Veterans Day celebration Friday, Saturday, & Sunday! Active service members and veterans get free Laser Tag and Public Skating all weekend. Just come in your uniform or with military ID. Friends and family of military personnel only $5 for Skating or Laser Tag. (4350 Pouncey Tract Rd. Glen Allen, VA, 23060)

And here are a few more Kroger scores from this week’s shopping:

Grand total for 10 items was $.59, give or take a few cents.

Finally, some weekend grocery sales - Food Lion has $7.99 Pampers Jumbos (limit 2) and $4.99 Tide (limit 2) through Sunday. At Kroger, 18-ct Eggland’s Best Eggs are buy one, get one free.

Great Big Greenhouse - Holiday Premier Evening unveiling our 2009 Holiday Gifts and Decor, discounted 30%. Special store hours just for you on Friday, November 6, 5:00 to 8:00. Enjoy Refreshments and Live Music, and enter to win a $100.00 Gift Card. Take advantage of FREE “How To” Demonstrations on Bow Making, Decorating Using Fresh Greenery, and Decorating with Silk Stems. (2051 Huguenot Road, Richmond, VA 23235)

Friends & Family Sale at Express this Friday & Saturday, Nov 6 & 7 - Get 20% off with this coupon. Not valid on clearance items.

Romp N Roll - Join us for a special Open Gym event this Friday November 6th from 3-6pm at all three Richmond Romp n’ Roll locations! Admission will be one sandwich-sized baggy full of candy per child for both members and non-members. Children 6 years and younger are welcome to attend.

Gymboree - 30% off your entire purchase in the Circle of Friends sale, through Sunday.

Strange’s Garden Center - All perennials are 50% off this week (12111 W Broad St)

Get 25% off your entire purchase this weekend at GAP, with coupon.

This Sunday, November 8, Noodles & Co restaurants are offering a free small bowl of noodles to kids 12 & under who bring in some candy.

Thanks to Kirsten Schueler on Twitter for this tip!

1601 Willow Lawn Dr
Richmond, VA 23230

15785 Westchester Commons Main Street
Midlothian, VA 23113

7291 Battle Hill Dr, Suite A
Mechanicsville, VA 23111

Check out this week’s RVA Deals to see what I got at Kroger’s $5 off 10 participating items Mega Sale. There are a ton of good deals, a bargain trip (or two or three) to Kroger is definitely in order.

And I’m sorry to say I don’t have time to do justice to all the free & cheap Halloween events. Fortunately, RVA News Halloween guide has done most of the work for me. Check out all the affordable Halloween fun for the little ones and some older options. Plus there’s a list from Richmond.com.

Thanks to Oprah, you can get 50% off at Payless Shoe Source through Friday October 30, with this printable coupon. (Found via Moms Need to Know)

Play N Trade will be celebrating Halloween Week from Tuesday, Oct. 27 to Saturday, Oct. 31. If you wear your costume into Play N Trade during those days, you will get 25 percent off any used game. We’ll take pictures of all the costumes and post the best ones on our web site. On Saturday (Halloween!), the staff will be in costume giving out wrapped candy plus other treats and surprises between 4pm-6pm. 2930 W Cary St

Kid to Kid in Glen Allen is having a Fill-A-Bag Sale Friday, October 30th. Purchase a small Kid to Kid bag for $5 or a large bag for $10 and fill it full of clearance items.
10953 W. Broad St
Glen Allen, VA 23060
(804) 290-0441

The Atlee Library Friends Halloween Book Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, in the meeting rooms of Atlee Library.

The sale includes hardback books, DVDs, CDs, VHS tapes, and books-on-tape for a $1. Paperback books are only 50 cents.

For a bargain, purchase a Friends of the Atlee Library book/tote bag for $10, the regular price, and fill it to the brim with books and any other items for free. Meeting Room, Atlee Library

Coupon for 40% off the list price of one book at Borders (with free Borders Rewards membership).

From Richmondmom.com:

Midnight Madness Sale at It’s Hip to Be Round on Friday, October 30 from 4 - 8pm
(we’ll have sips and snacks for maximum shopping energy.)

All sale items $10-$15-$20

PLUS… *All cords $49 *All tops $35 Diaper bags 40% off *Select basics 30% off *All kids’ merchandise 30% off *50% off “due in” tees, Bravado underwear, and LOTS MORE!

And the Clothesline Women’s Consignment Sale is still going on.

Free Burritos at Chipotle on Saturday, October 31st, from 6 pm to close

Customers who visit a Chipotle restaurants dressed as a burrito or something Chipotle-like (anything in foil, a head of romaine lettuce, bag of chips, avocado, etc.) will get a free burrito, order of tacos, bowl, or salad.

Just wearing some aluminum foil is usually enough to qualify!

Enjoy a free Black Jack Taco from Taco Bell, 6pm til midnight.

Received this from the Famous Dave’s at 7009 W. Broad St. Call your closest location to check if it is participating

Come out on Halloween for some fun and great BBQ
Children dressed in their costumes will receive.
*Choice of any kids meal on the menu
*Ice cream Sundae with Oreo cookie
*An All- Star card for a commentary [sic] kids meal on your next visit

On Saturday morning, the first 100 customers in line at Macy’s will receive a $10 treat. Also a Macy’s Saving Pass for 20% off (15% home items) though Nov 3.

Gelati Celesti is offering a free child-size ice cream cone for every child 12 & under in costume on October 31.

8906 W Broad St, Ste A
Richmond, VA 23294

Jonah Holland (beloved writer of Near West End News) wants to make sure Richmonders are aware of the free Lewis Ginter premier of the documentary The Nature of the Cities tomorrow, 10/29, at 4:30pm. It’s part of the symposium “Timeless Design in a Sustainable World: Charles F. Gillette Forum”:

I’d like to welcome you to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden on October 29th at 4:30 p.m. to view the Richmond premier of “The Nature of Cities”. Admission to “The Nature of Cities” is free and open to the public. Plus, join special guest, UVA School of Architecture Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities, Tim Beatley, as he leads a question and answer session after the film.

“The Nature of Cities” is a one-hour documentary about people in cities across the world who believe that, even as we become more urbanized, we must reclaim an essential piece of our humanness — our connection to the nature around us. Amazing projects in cities around the globe have already begun this task. The Nature of Cities is about raising consciousness and understanding of this movement and exploring the need of moving not only towards sustainability, but also to a regenerative way of living.

“The Nature of Cities” explores both the nature in are own backyards- Austin and San Diego and the possibilities in projects of cities of the future- Malmo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Freiburg, Amsterdam and Paris.

The film features Sustainable Communities professor Timothy Beatley as he tours these places with City Planners, Landscape Architects, Ecologists and Residents.

Commentary by Richard Louv (Last Child in the Woods) and Dr. Stephen Kellert (Biophilic Design) provide the background for looking at the living possibilities of how we can be in an urban environment integrated with the nature around us.