Event: Pop Up Fashion...

What: Target's Bullseye Baazar
When: Thursday - Saturday, May 7-9 / 10am - 8pm
Where: Tribune Tower, 445 N. Michigan Ave.
Cost: Free
Website: www.target.com

Who doesn't love Target?! Well, I do. Until my sister & I moved 2,000 miles apart, we had our "Target Sundays", a special weekly event shared by sisters. A Target Sunday consisted of heading to the store at 8pm when nothing else was open, spending 2 hours scouring the shelves and then leaving 2 hours later wondering how you spent $100 (and knowing you could have spent much more)!

While Walmart, K-Mart & all the other marts of the world struggle to find a place in the world of hip... Target has a following of loyal lovers spanning the ages of 8 to 80 from the corn fields to the urban city limits.

For one weekend only, in one city only --- Target (or Target' as it is so affectionately known) is opening a 3 day shopping spot on Michigan Ave. Chalked full of special deals on home, apparel and accessories - the event features a select group of designers & products - making this a surely special event.

(Photo: www.target.com)

Event: One's Junk, Another's Gem

What: Big Swap Bonanza
When: Saturday, May 2 / 7am - 3pm
Where: Soldier Field
Cost: $3 Adults, Free 12 & under
Website: http://chicagoantiquemarket.com/bigswapbonanza/

For one day only, Chicago's Soldier Field is becoming a "Salvage Field" of sorts. Whether you wish to channel Robin Williams in Cadillac Man or are planning a more settle approach, the Big Swap Bonanza claims one will be able to mosey on over to "Buy, Sell & Rope a Deal!"

The oversized yard sale is tomorrow May 2, but it's not too late to snatch up a spot to sell your stuff. $50 gets you a display station, parking spot and promises of endless characters contemplating over your used & useless. So, break out that last on the shelf dress you never lost the 20 pounds to squeeze into, the box set of Dawson's Creek DVDs that made you cry every time Dawson chose Jen over Joey & that ceramic ashtray you made in shop class. The BSB is a good excuse to clean your basement while filling your wallet with cold hard cash during these tough economic times.

Already Finished your Spring Cleaning?! Well, $3 gets you in for an afternoon of browsing and a massive hunt for a hidden treasure.

(Photo: http://chicagoantiquemarket.com/bigswapbonanza/)