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Published: Feb 9, 2011

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i choo-choo-choose you

The Mural Arts Program's Love Train (Feb. 13, muralarts.org) should conjure all sorts of fuzzy feelings as you and your sweetie breeze past the 50 love-themed murals making up their citywide Love Letter project. Feel free to recite the romantic phrases to each other while Mayor Michael Nutter solicits "I do's" from a couple he'll marry on the train. And if you're not into the gushy stuff, there'll be plenty of champagne and chocolate at the post-tour reception to help dull the pain.

—Emad Khalil

smeller's the feller

Nothing invokes memory like a whiff of the past. But for those seeking love, it's all about smelling the future. Find out what to sniff for at Nasal Attraction: How Your Nose Can Help You Find a Suitable Partner (Feb. 10, wagnerfreeinstitute.org), an illustrated lecture by Johan Lundström that'll explain how the brain processes chemicals through smell, and how those reactions stimulate attraction. He doesn't guarantee success, but after a trifling year on OkCupid, you might as well give your schnoz a try.

—Massimo Pulcini

scabaret

What happens when cupid starts firing his lovemaking arrows with debaucherous abandon? Bad Cupid: An Anti-Valentine's Cabaret (Feb. 10-12, diversionproductions.com) is for those fed up with the traditional take on the heart-drenched holiday. With a cast of characters including Infatuation, Jealousy, Lust and Chaos, this bawdy cabaret will revel in all things Hallmark-holiday-defiant, and invite you to do the same.

—Will Stone

ex marks the spot

Forget dating someone new — the best way to cure heartache is dishing dirt on your ex's lame ass at First Person Arts' Anti-Valentine's Day StorySlam (Feb. 14, firstpersonarts.org). Themed "Ex-Files," the World Café Live event gives the brokenhearted five minutes to not only convince the judges they're the best storyteller in Philly, but the one with the worst ex. Suggestion: Down a few "Stupid Cupid" martinis for liquid courage and let the trash-talking begin.

—Kala Jamison

Frank's Ark
I Love You/I Hate You
The Thinker
Blasted
The Empire Builders
Carolyn's Super Awesome Art Show
Kun-Yang Lin Dancers
Love Letters
Savion Glover