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Borders bookstores are staging a fun event for Polar Express fans on Saturday. In the Salt Lake area, Borders has a store in Murray. I called the store and they are participating in this chainwide event starting at 11 a.m..

Some of my favorites this week, thanks to Printable Grocery Coupons and Deals:

$1 off Uncrustables ready-made PB&J sandwiches. Go here to print.

$1.50 off Wet Ones wipes. Go here to get this offer.

$1 off CoffeeMate creamer. Go here to print out this coupon.

$1 off "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" spread. Print either (IE) or (FF)

$3 off a package of Chef's Requested meat. Go here to get this coupon and others. I used the $3 off coupon at Wal-Mart on a package that cost $3.98, lowering the cost to 98 cents. Prices among individual Wal-Mart stores vary. Some shoppers have reported getting these for as little as 28 cents with the coupon.

Go here to get a coupon for a free iced tea product from Steaz. (Good at Target stores only.)

The Gateway shopping center in downtown Salt Lake City will stage its annual holiday concert  at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Olympic Legacy Plaza. The event, sponsored by the Utah Educational Savings Plan and KSL Radio, will feature Jon Schmidt and One Voice Children’s Choir. Free hot chocolate will be provided. Go here for more information.

The Disney Warehouse Sale is coming back to town. Asset Management & Sales, a liquidator of Disney-oriented merchandise, will stage a temporary sale Nov. 21 through Jan. 3 at The Family Center at Fort Union, 7220 S. Union Park Ave. #114, Midvale. The company sells various overstock and discontinued Disney merchandise, primarily from Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif. The merchandise, which includes apparel, toys and collectibles, is sold at a discount of up to 85 percent.

Campbell's has some new coupons available, just in time for Thanksgiving. Go here to get them! I used the $1 off four cooking soups coupon to get Cream of Mushroom at Target for 25 cents a can. (That variety is on sale for 50 cents this week.)

Target is getting tough with bargain shoppers who use store coupons along with other promotions to scoop up large quantities of merchandise for free or at a steep discount.

The discount retailer used to allow shoppers to print out as many store coupons as they wished. Starting this week, though, shoppers are limited to printing out only two store coupons per computer.

This policy actually makes a lot of sense to me. Most of the major coupon sites also have a "print limit" of two. And personally, I always use only one or two of the same store coupon per shopping trip at Target anyway- I just wouldn't feel right trying to get 50 of the same item for free or for just pennies. But because I stop by Target fairly frequently, I've seen other shoppers do just that. (Perhaps that's why the Target brand baby wipes shelf at the Target store near our house is completely empty.)

Anyhow, go here for Target's coupon page and this week's selection of offers. And check out the HipToSave blog's list of the best Target deals this week and a coupon good at Target for free tea.

By the way, here's Target's coupon policy and its price-matching policy, which recently was updated here.

Every third Saturday of the month, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts has a free art program for children. This month, it's Nov. 21. Children can enjoy making "self portrait" holiday cards from 2-4 p.m. and admission to the entire museum is free as well the entire day.

Another Saturday art option: Lakeshore Learning Centers have  a free fun activity for children from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Utah has one location, in Salt Lake City, at 5480 S. 900 East.

I love FM100's holiday concerts. They are free and a nice way to get into the holiday spirit. For this year's lineup, starting with tomorrow's concert featuring Nathan Osmond and Cherie Call, (pictured above) go here. The concerts are held at the South Towne Center in Sandy at noon. We began going to these when they were held in downtown Salt Lake City, and try to catch at least a few during each holiday season.

Thursday's concert features Abe Kaelin and Michael Dowdle (pictured below).

Here are the upcoming free workshops for children at Home Depot (pictured above) and Lowe's (pictured below).  There's such high demand for these clinics these days, I like to post them well before they are scheduled.  Sign up for the Lowe's clinics online here.  Check with your local Home Depot store for signup information as individual stores handle this differently.

A reader favorite: Free crazy bread with any pizza purchase. Go here to print it out. Coupon is good through the end of the year.

Note:  This offer is good at "participating" locations only. Some Little Caesars locations gladly take coupons, others don't. So call ahead if you aren't sure.