Keep it local as you are doing your holiday shopping this season, and enter to win prizes from each of these Murfreesboro businesses below or here.

FESTIVE MUSIC
Century 21 carries lots of music on vinyl, CD and cassette, along with turntables, incense, vaporizers, wall hangings, tie-dye, Zippos and all sorts of fun treasures. The store, just off Main Street near MTSU, also stocks clothing, soap and jewelry, and receives new vinyl every week. Get in the holiday spirit with some old favorites, or maybe discover some new treasures this year. C21 has music to please every member of your family!
Enter to win a $50 gift certificate from Century 21

COZY UP WITH A GOOD BOOK
Crying Cat Books and Records opened earlier in 2021, and the store provides an inviting environment for the local community of music, art and book lovers. The location’s collection of gently used books and records is constantly growing and customers can also trade in their media for store credit or cash. Located in downtown Murfreesboro at 504 N. Maney Ave., Crying Cat also hosts occasional band performances, book and poetry readings, and a variety of work by local artists.
Enter to win a $20 gift certificate from Crying Cat Books and Records

LET IT GO, LET IT GO
Most anyone would appreciate a massage, facial or pedicure, and a gift card to the Nurture Nook Day Spa & Gift Shoppe would make a great stocking stuffer. In addition to spa services, the boutique offers candles, bathrobes, essential oils and other items to help the people of Murfreesboro find their “Ahh . . . ”
Enter to win a $100 gift certificate to Nurture Nook

DOUGHNUTS FOR SANTA
Donut Country has been a local legend for decades, and magical things happen in the middle of the night at this 24-hour Memorial Boulevard establishment. The people of Murfreesboro buy the made-in-house doughnuts, twists, eclairs, cinnamon rolls and more by the dozen, and the shop also serves sandwiches, chicken salad, and other breakfast and lunch items. Drive right through and grab some doughnuts for someone on your list anytime.
Enter to win a $50 Donut Country gift card

DANCE FEVER
Dance Murfreesboro, located in The Warehouse, 730-A Middle Tennessee Blvd., Murfreesboro, has plenty of space to spread out in the 3,000-square-foot facility which features an 1,800-square-foot dance floor. The studio, owned by Becky and Steve Lanham, offers ballroom, Latin and swing dancing classes and social dancing in a casual, relaxed atmosphere.
Enter to win a punch card from Dance Murfreesboro, good for five classes with open dance sessions ($60 value)

HOLIDAY MAGIC
Wand & Willow Day Spa, located at 109 W. College St., Murfreesboro, believes that there is a little magic inside all of us. Give a little Christmas magic to a loved one you want to treat, and gift one of Wand & Willow’s indulgence packages, massages, signature facials or something from its collection of potions, lotions, skincare products or bath salts, so they may experience a moment of relaxation with a dash of whimsical charm.
Enter to win a custom corrective facial at Wand & Willow

TAKE YOUR LIFE AND BUSINESS HIGHER
Life and business strategist Megha Bradley works with clients on a one-on-one basis to help them identify their life purpose, achieve balance and find a pathway to achieve joy, love and money. Programs offered include Personal Power By Design, a six-module course recorded with live Q&A support calls about becoming more self-confident and assertive and learning to trust yourself, and Catalyst Coaching Sessions, designed to help someone move forward in their life, business or relationship. For more information, visit higherhumanity.com.
Enter to win your choice of the Personal Power By Design course OR Catalyst Coaching Session from Megha Bradley ($297 value)

COME IN FOR A FLOAT
Many of those who have tried flotation therapy have reported physical, mental and spiritual benefits of floating while isolated. Experience total peace and quiet while floating on skin-temperature water loaded with over 1,000 pounds of Epsom salt. Relax, free of gravity, while banishing pain and stress at Float Alchemy, Murfreesboro’s flotation therapy headquarters. In addition to the serene float tanks, Float Alchemy offers Cryoskin slimming treatment, an infrared sauna, massage, cryotherapy, kombucha on tap (some varieties with CBD), NormaTec Pulse Leg Recovery, honey, raw and alive sauerkraut, its own CBD tincture line and other retail self-care and wellness items (great for gifts!).
Enter to win two 60‐minute float therapy sessions at Float Alchemy

CUSTOM SCENTS FOR THE STOCKING
Additionally at Float Alchemy, 131 Cason Ln., the new Alchemy Room Candle Bar is now open for individual and group pour experiences. Create your own signature scent from over 80 fragrance oils and make soy candles, reed diffusers, wax melts, bath salts, body scrubs and more.
Enter to win a $35 gift card to the Alchemy Room Candle Bar

TASTE OF THE TROPICS
Empanada Sonata offers homemade empanadas from classic beef to mac and cheese to various daily special empanadas. Along with a wide range of empanadas, guests can choose from many different dipping sauces. Also offering classic plantains, sweet plantains and delicious Cuban and Puerto Rican classics, Empanada Sonata is located at 211 W. Main St.
Enter to win a $50 Empanada Sonata gift card

ENJOY A MEAL AT HOME
Relax and get your favorite meals delivered from Murfreesboro’s hometown food delivery service, Hometown Delivery. The business delivers food from Spooky’s Pizza, Carmen’s, Sylvan Park, So-Cali, Slick Pig, Nacho’s, Wasabi, The Local Taco, Fat Guy BBQ, Empanada Sonata, Hank’s, Marina’s, Clay Pit, and nearly every local restaurant to all of Rutherford County. To learn more, visit hometowndelivery.org.
Enter to win a $25 Hometown Delivery gift card

SWEETEN YOUR DAY
Choose from many delicious Bundt flavors like lemon, chocolate chocolate chip, carrot, white chocolate raspberry and red velvet, at Nothing Bundt Cakes, topped with a signature cream cheese frosting. To elevate your occasion, select from more than 60 unique handcrafted cake designs themed around holidays and celebrations throughout the year. They can be customized for any occasion, including birthdays, showers, weddings and graduations. Nothing Bundt Cakes is located at The Fountains, 1440 Medical Center Pkwy. To order, call 615-900-1747 or visit order.nothingbundtcakes.com.
Enter to win an 8-inch frosted and boxed cake from Nothing Bundt Cakes

TOYS FOR UNDER THE TREE
Lionel Train sets have been treasured Christmas gifts for over 100 years now. At Thor’s Furniture and Trains, the only official Lionel dealer in town, you can get a set of Christmas nostalgia to send chugging around your tree. The shop also offers a selection of American handcrafted furniture, including their popular porch rockers. Find lots of other toys, models, diecast cars, antiques and more at Thor’s Furniture and Lionel Trains, located at 416 Medical Center Pkwy.
Enter to win two model sets from Thor’s, a Star Wars First Order Special Forces Tie Fighter kit AND a Walter Rose/Verena Rescue Boat Kit

COFFEE GOODNESS
The Fox & Goat Coffee Company, based in Middle Tennessee, offers small-batch coffee roasted fresh and shipped to your door. The company, founded by a veteran and his wife (the goat and the fox), imports its beans from ethical growers located all around the world, and roasts them with love. Order online at foxandgoatcoffeecompany.com.
Enter to win a Fox & Goat gift basket with some of the roasts, scented candles and more

FRUIT OF THE VINE
Big Creek Winery Tasting Room in Christiana offers Muscadine, Niagara, Concord, Catawba, peach, blackberry, cherry, apple and other varieties from Pulaski’s Big Creek Winery. Drop by to shop for Tennessee products in a historic small-town setting.
Enter to win a bottle of wine from Big Creek Winery Tasting Room

MUSIC, MOVIES, COMIC BOOKS AND MORE
Find new, used and collectible items such as records, Pokemon and Magic cards, DVDs and Blu-Rays, toys, new and back-issue comic books, posters, apparel, CDs, video games and more at The Great Escape. The store is both a bargain store—with CDs and DVDs starting at 99 cents, comics for 50 cents and up and many gaming cards starting at 5 cents each—and a collector’s paradise, with out-of-print records and comic books. The Murfreesboro store, located at 810 NW Broad St. Suite 202 in Jackson Heights, by Premiere 6 Theatre, is open Wednesday through Sunday, 12 to 7 p.m. For more information, visit thegreatescapeonline.com.
Enter to win a $50 gift certificate from The Great Escape

ENTRIES FOR 2021 HAVE BEEN CLOSED