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Cooking Classes for Foodie Friends
For home chefs, select a gift card for a cooking class at Cook Street School of Culinary Arts. Located in LoDo, Cook Street offers a variety of recreational classes for everyone on your list — from culinary date nights, cake decorating, wine classes, French cooking, and bread baking to cooking with beer and whiskey. Available in any denomination, Cook Street’s gift cards allow your guests to select a culinary class of their choice. CookStreet.com 

Give the Gift of Theater
The Lone Tree Arts Center has something for everyone on your holiday gift list from One Man Star Wars, Christine Ebersole in concert, Lightning Thief for kids, a National Geographic Live Speaker series with breathtaking photos, to a classic Cyrano production. Available in any denomination, Lone Tree Arts Center’s gift cards allow your guests to select a show of their choice. LoneTreeArtsCenter.org

Unique Popcorn Gift
Pop into Whatever Pops Up for a pail or 3-gallon tin of gourmet popcorn that can be customized with company logos or gift messages. Choose from 20 unique flavors including salty caramel, cinnamon bun, buffalo and blue cheese, dill pickle, and more. Whatever Pops Up is located at 1423 Larimer Street in the Walkway. WhateverPopsUp.com

For the Colorado Country Lover
Swing by Hailee Grace and pick up a cozy poncho for the fashionable woman in your life. Ponchos are one size fits all so there’s no worries about getting the wrong size. Pick up a cute mountain-shaped necklace, or a Colorado Flag in gold, silver, or rose gold. HaileeGrace.com

Custom Apparel
Customized gifts are unique, special, and perfect for the hard-to-shop-for loved one on your list. Gusterman’s on Larimer Square can change that. Gusterman’s has been designing precious metal jewelry and gifts since 1965 and they can handcraft money clips, cufflinks, keychains, belt buckles, bracelets, and rings. Custom designed pieces take up to four weeks so stop in now. Gustermans.com

Good Things Come in Small Packages
Jewelry makes a great holiday gift and John Atencio, Colorado’s most renowned jewelry designer, has just launched new pieces for the holidays. The Fortuna line comes in sterling silver and 14K rose and yellow gold, and the Devotion line comes in both 14K yellow and white gold. A gift sure to dazzle!