SWAPtember arts discounts | $15 tix to “Gut Bucket Blues” | 80% off Restaurant.com | Aquarium discounts | Free cheesecake

SWAPtember for discounts

The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center (ACAC) has joined 11other  cultural attractions around metro Atlanta to promote SWAPtember — a month of discounts on admission, membership and other benefits available at the participating venues. Present your ACAC membership card to redeem the discounts. If you’re a member of one of the cultural attractions but not the ACAC, you can join now and get an additional month of membership free. The other attractions include: The High Museum, Atlanta History Center, Callaway Gardens, Zoo Atlanta, Fernbank Museum, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Imagine It! Children’s Museum, ACAC, Michael C. Carlos Museum and Georgia Shakespeare. To see the discounts available at each location, click here.

$15 tickets to “Gut Bucket Blues”

Only 10 days remain to get discounted tickets to see a portrayal of Bessie Smith’s life in “Gut Bucket Blues” at Balzer Theatre at Herren’s. Use promo code EARLYHALF by Sept. 3 to secure $15 tickets. Two shows (opening night of Oct. 1 and Oct. 8 ) are already sold out. Remaining shows available at this rate are: preview shows Sept. 28-30, and Oct. 6-7.

80% off Restaurant.com

Restaurant.com gift certificates are 80 percent off when you use promo code CLEARANCE. That makes $25 certificates only $2.

$15 Georgia Aquarium tickets

I’ve already told you about the Me and Mommy Georgia Aquarium tickets. With it, an adult ticket is $25 and comes with free admission for up to four children ages 5 and under, and a free parking pass. The deal is good through Nov. 12, but can only be used Monday through Friday. They also can only be purchased online.

Here’s another Aquarium deal: General admission tickets are $15 through Nov. 12. Unlike the Me and Mommy tickets, these can be used any day. Tickets must be purchased online and the same ticket price is applicable for seniors, general admission and children.

Donate $5 to get Free Cheesecake Factory Cheesecake

This is a great deal found on Cities on the Cheap, and a great cause, too. If you donate $5 to Feeding America, the Cheesecake Factory will give you a free slice of cheesecake. You’ll make your donation through the Cheesecake Factory’s “Take Action” page on its website by clicking here. After you make a donation, you’ll receive a coupon for the freebie in the mail.

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