{"product_id":"the-judges-chambers-practical-magic-retreat-oct-10-11","title":"The Judge's Chambers — Practical Magic Retreat (Oct 24–25)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/retreat-practical-magic-2026\"\u003eThe Practical Magic Literary Retreat\u003c\/a\u003e · the first-ever Curbside Books retreat · Boise Heritage House, 109 W Main St, downtown Boise · October 24–25, 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cozy upstairs suite with a queen bed, private bathroom, a cedar-lined closet, plenty of natural light, and access to a shared patio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComing with someone?\u003c\/strong\u003e Choose \"You + a friend\" from the Guests menu above and the price updates. It's $650 for just you, $1,000 for the two of you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery room includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA copy of Alice Hoffman's \u003cem\u003ePractical Magic\u003c\/em\u003e, mailed to you before the weekend with a wax-sealed acceptance letter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA welcome cocktail, with a zero-proof twin always available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour welcome spell kit, handed to you at the door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA tarot reading during Saturday's welcome hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe blind book swap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA botanical tea-blending workshop, including a tin of your own blend to take home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal reading time, actually on the schedule, completely unprogrammed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe letter nook (write a letter to your future self and we'll mail it back to you in spring)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaturday dinner around one long table\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChocolate cake, because the aunts would insist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe candlelit parlor screening of \u003cem\u003ePractical Magic\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMargaritas poured when the sisters pour theirs, with zero-proof versions right beside them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunday pancake breakfast (cake for breakfast is encouraged in this house)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGentle all-levels yoga\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour choice of an audiobook stroll or porch reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe scent bar, where you'll blend a scent inspired by your favorite book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe first-ever gathering of the Curbside Book Club\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrolley Parton and the Honor Shelf, open all weekend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything on that list is for every guest in the room, so if you bring a friend they get all of it too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot included:\u003c\/strong\u003e getting to Boise, Saturday lunch, and whatever finds you on the trolley. A known risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen it happens:\u003c\/strong\u003e arrivals begin at 2:45pm on Saturday, October 24, and we ask everyone to be here by 3:15 so nobody misses the welcome circle. We wrap around 1:30pm Sunday at the trolley, and nobody gets rushed out the door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat to bring:\u003c\/strong\u003e one beloved book you've already read, wrapped, for the blind book swap · your ID (we check them at the door) · a cozy layer for sitting outside after dark. Clothes that feel a little witchy are encouraged from dinner onward, and never required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eComing solo? Most people do. You'll draw a Sister at check-in, trade a wrapped book with someone new, and share one long dinner table. You may arrive alone, but you won't spend the weekend feeling like the odd one out. The whole house is ours: six rooms, about a dozen readers, small on purpose.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarly birds get a little something:\u003c\/strong\u003e the first three rooms booked take $50 off with code EARLYBIRD, entered at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRather split the cost?\u003c\/strong\u003e Shop Pay can break your booking into four payments at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout parking:\u003c\/strong\u003e it's limited at the house, and Trolley Parton has claimed the best spot (she's the size of a small building). Getting dropped off, riding together, or nearby street parking will all be easier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe fine print:\u003c\/strong\u003e 21+, and we check IDs at arrival · made for book lovers, everyone's welcome · we'll be taking photos and film for Curbside, so tell us at check-in if you'd rather stay out of them · dietary needs and allergies go in the order notes at checkout, and please tell us everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChange of plans? Totally fair.\u003c\/strong\u003e Tickets are transferable to a friend anytime. 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