Local Deals for Boston

For $89, take to the skies over New England during an introductory flight lesson that regularly costs $159. The experts at Executive Flyers Aviation guide beginning pilots through this 70-minute experience, including more than 30 minutes behind the controls of a Cessna 172.

Luxuriate at a courtly manor inn that “makes you think of times gone by,” according to Conde Nast Traveler. Experience the epitome of elegance at the AAA 5-Diamond Mayflower Inn and Spa in Washington, Conn., where Travelzoo has negotiated a deal that offers as much savings as the hotel has accolades.

Travelzoo subscribers can feel their adrenaline pumping when they get behind the wheel of a professional stock car with this deal from Rusty Wallace Racing Experience. For $159, accelerate down straightaways and take turns in a real race car like the one driven by Wallace, a racing legend who was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame. This two-hour "Qualifier" package saves $160 on the regular price.

See the New England Revolution take on FC Dallas, the top team in the Western Conference, this weekend. With this Local Deal, subscribers can get in on the action for more than 30% off.

Improv Asylum is one of the best comedy clubs in Boston according to Time Out and CBS Boston, which praise the acts as "always funny ... you'll laugh, you'll cheer, you might even cry." For $7.50, regularly $15, visit the North End club that earns an impressive 4.5 stars from more than 150 Yelp users with a ticket to a Wednesday night show.

Cocktails, shopping, makeovers and lifestyle consultations can all burn through your wallet pretty quickly under normal circumstances. At Shecky's "Girls Night Out," $12 buys you all that, plus priceless quality time with your friends.

Perched over the sweeping, peaceful meadows of the Berkshires, an 18th-century bed-and-breakfast is giving Travelzoo readers an exclusive $349 retreat that cuts 50% off current prices. Spend two nights at the Old Inn on the Green weekdays through June, and dine on a four-course dinner for two at the inn's acclaimed, AAA 4-Diamond restaurant, along with a tasty three-course lunch at the charming Southfield Store Cafe and daily breakfast. Weekends are also available.

Whether blanketed in powdery snow or carpeted in spring green, the White Mountains of New Hampshire form a lovely backdrop for a getaway. This exclusive 55%-off deal from the Sunset Hill House -- a grand inn boasting spectacular hilltop views -- comes with daily breakfast for two and a range of on-site activities.

With a fresh five inches of snowfall and more on the way, there’s no better time to hit the slopes for what’s left of ski season with this Local Deal at Shawnee Peak in Bridgton, Maine. For $39 per person, regularly $59, Travelzoo subscribers can get an all-day lift ticket at the resort TripAdvisor users rate 4.5 stars.

With the first hint of spring, the coastal town of Brunswick, Maine, reawakens with a bustling Maine Street, bountiful lobster bakes, festivals and more. Be there from the start with this exclusive Travelzoo deal that saves more than 45% at The Brunswick Inn. For $99, visit Sundays-Thursdays through April and also receive a free bottle of wine.

Emmy Award-nominated celebrity chef Ina Garten, alias "The Barefoot Contessa," is known for her simple takes on classic, French-inspired recipes. She'll give live cooking and entertaining advice at a one-night engagement at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, and tickets are more than 50% off for Travelzoo subscribers.

Called "simply glorious" by Gramophone Magazine, the Eric Whitacre Singers are performing at Symphony Hall with tickets for 50% off, starting at $25.50. The group won a Grammy for Best Choral Performance in 2012 for their debut album, "Light & Gold," and their second album, "Water Night," went straight to No. 1 on the iTunes classical chart.

Recognized by Rolling Stone as No. 75 of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, "Led Zeppelin II" was the English rock band's first No. 1 album in the U.S. Hear the entire song catalog played by cover band Classic Albums Live for more than 50% off at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts.

Since opening in 1827, Durgin-Park has become a "New England landmark" serving "quintessential Yankee cuisine," according to Zagat. For $25, regularly $52, Travelzoo subscribers can have drinks and appetizers at the Faneuil Hall Marketplace institution where "tourists and locals alike devour classic New England seafood" (Boston Magazine) that Frommer's calls "delicious."

Langworthy Farm Winery is both a bed and breakfast and vineyard where the "main activity is sipping wine," according to Boston Magazine, which featured it as one of its 52 Weekend Getaways. For $29, regularly $44, Travelzoo subscribers can sip wine and sample chocolate less than a mile from the ocean in Westerly, R.I.

"Clifford the Big Red Dog Live Show" jumps out of picture books and stomps into Worcester this month. The "biggest" show around takes the stage at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, and tickets are more than 50% off.

Learn to brew beer or wine with this Local Deal from Barleycorn's Craft Brew, which was featured on NECN's "Phantom Gourmet" and rated 4 stars by Yelp users. For $139, regularly up to $275, Travelzoo subscribers can take a beer- or wine-making workshop at the Natick brewing facility and make up to six cases of beer or two cases of wine. Vouchers are good for up to six people; go with a group for less than $24 per person.

"When the company dances in simple unison, this show reveals the heart beneath the razzmatazz," says The Telegraph (UK) of Michael Flatley's "Lord of the Dance." Watch the Celtic-inspired routines of more than 40 Irish step dancers for more than 50% off during the show's one-night engagement at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts.

The 2013 NBA playoffs are just around the corner, and to celebrate, we've secured a limited number of Club tickets for the Boston Celtics' first-round series. See great Celtics players like Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Jeff Green and Avery Bradley.

Gansu Dance Theatre's award-winning production of the dance drama "Silk Road" has been popular in China for 30 years, but is rarely performed in the U.S. Get a dose of authentic Chinese culture with the show's engagement at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, with tickets starting at $20.50.

Boasting sales of 6 million albums worldwide, the popular Irish ensemble Celtic Woman comes to Amherst for one night only on Sunday, March 3. Travelzoo subscribers can see the quartet perform traditional Irish tunes along with fan favorites like "You Raise Me Up" and "Orinoco Flow" for 50% off with this Local Deal.

Chart your next course to the town of Brunswick, Maine, where coastal charm and a storied past meet. With this $129 deal, retreat to the Inn at Brunswick Station and receive a bottle of wine, breakfast for two and Maine-made whoopie pies. This exclusive overnight package for Travelzoo subscribers is available daily through June 13. For $219, extend your stay with a two-night escape.

Broadway hit "Experience the Beatles with RAIN" comes to Worcester next month, and tickets are more than 50% off for Travelzoo subscribers starting at just $14. According to The Associated Press, "it's the next best thing to seeing the Beatles."

"The next star of the craft brewing movement comes from honey, not hops" according to Yankee Magazine, which features Michael Fairbrother, founder of Moonlight Meadery, in an article that crowns the honey wine as the "newest darling of craft brewers." For $25 -- a savings of 50% -- two can take a tour and taste samples at the Londonderry meadery that boasts 4.5 stars from Yelp users.

The Orlando Sentinel raves, "If you love musical theater, you need to see the Broadway Boys. If you think you don't like musical theater (and we know who you are), you need to see the Broadway Boys." Now's the chance for Worcester residents, who can catch the group for more than half off this month with tickets starting at $16.