The Pregnancy Help Center’s annual crab feed is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Manteca Senior Center. The evening will begin with wine and cheese tasting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and feature silent, live and dessert auctions. Dinner will begin at 6:30. The menu includes salad, pesto and marinara pasta, bread and of course, marinated crab. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased online at www.omgpregnant.org. For more information, please call 209.640.2171.
The Manteca-Ripon Pentecost Society Presentation of the Queens takes place Saturday, Feb. 14, at the MRPS Hall, 1333 N. Grant St., Manteca. Cocktails are 6 to 7 p.m. followed by a marinated pork dinner from 7 to 8:30 with dancing to music provided by Alma from 9 to midnight. Tickets are $12.50 for adults, $6 for children 6 to 12 and free to those 5 and younger. To order tickets email mrpshall@yahoo.com or call 209.239.3400.
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What are you doing this weekend?
Laughing your heart out at George Lopez’s performance, we hope? One of today’s most popular comics is coming to Bob Hope Theatre (242 E. Main St., Stockton) to make your Valentine’s Day a little less serious and a lot more entertaining. Who needs a candle-lit dinner or a stroll during sunset at the Delta when you can be sitting comfortably in anticipation of the best laugh in 2015? BTW if your other half insists, you can still make it to the obligatory romantic activities before or after the performance. See the multi-talented entertainer on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 14-15, at 8 p.m. Price: $36-$46 Learn more at http://bit.ly/1MaGUza
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Taking your loved one to eat out seems to be a great idea this Friday, especially if you are in Stockton. Downtown Stockton Alliance (DSA) distributed oversized “Love You Baby” buttons throughout downtown Stockton and if you wear yours on Friday, Feb. 13, while lunching in one of the participating restaurants, your lunch can be totally free! DSA’s ambassadors will be visiting restaurants from noon to 1:30 p.m. and if they spot you with your cute button, they will award a free lunch to your whole table! So dress in your best red or pink outfit, take your coworkers or friends for lunch to one of the many restaurants participating in this fun promotion . The excitement doesn’t end here, however. You can also win a pair of tickets to Cirque du Soleil by taking a selfie during the “Love You Baby” lunch and posting it to the Downtown Stockton Facebook page. Who’s going to win? Price: Varies Learn more at http://www.downtownstockton.org/
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There is another perk of celebrating the day of love in Stockton – various restaurants are offering delicious fixed-price menus to please not only your palate, but your wallet as well. One of them is Whirlows Tossed & Grilled on The Miracle Mile (1926 Pacific Avenue, Stockton) with their Rolling Stones Tribute Show on Saturday, Feb. 14. You can pick from two very different options. The dinner and dessert show at 5 p.m. features finger-licking highlights such as carrot soufflé and vegetarian pasta primavera, hors d’oeuvres and desserts show is at 9 with delectable oriental meatballs. Another option for you is to head to the University Plaza Waterfront Hotel, which offers two succulent sit-down dinners at 6 and 9 p.m. And if you feel like splurging, book one of their Romance Packages complete with an overnight stay in a king room and mimosa brunch for two the next morning. Yummy! Price: $40-$50 for Whirlows, $49-$219 for University Plaza Waterfront Hotel Learn more at http://www.whirlows.com/ and here: http://bit.ly/1AacPN2
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Have more fun this weekend!
• Have fun at Valentine’s Day comedy night called aptly called Stupid Cupid at Fat Cat Music House and Lounge (930 11th Street, Modesto) on Saturday, Feb. 14, at 7 p.m. ($10)
• The Brazilian Center for Cultural Exchange is bringing Carnaval to Sacramento (1122 17th Street, Sacramento) on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 8 p.m. to midnight.
• This weekend’s Stockton Thunder vs Colorado Eagles game will be space themed, because former astronaut and Stockton local Jose Hernandez will make an appearance on Friday, Feb. 13, at 5:30 p.m. ($10-$50)
• Celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Sacramento Children Museum’s Beary Special Valentine Dance Party, an event for special needs children, their family, and friends, on Friday, Feb. 13, at 5:30 p.m. ($7)
• The annual Robinson’s Taekwondo Free Singles Safety Clinic will take place at locations across the Sacramento region on Friday, Feb. 13, at 6:30 p.m. (FREE)
• Discover the love stories of some of the zoo’s animals at Hearts and Tails at Micke Grove Zoo on Saturday, Feb. 14, at 10 a.m. ($5)
• Museum staff at the Haggin Museum will teach children how to build fun animals entirely from heart shapes on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 1:30 p.m. ($8)
• The Sacramento Valley Section of the National Council of Negro Women presents the 26th annual Sweet Potato Festival (2450 Meadowview Road, Sacramento) on Saturday, Feb. 14, at 10 a.m. (FREE)
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show Valentine’s Edition at the Colonial Theatre (3522 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento) will get you in the loving spirit on Saturday, Feb. 14, at 9:30 p.m. ($20)
