Who’s your special someone?  Spouse, friend, mother, sibling, child, partner, pet?  .... it was only during the 14th century that St. Valentine's Day became definitively associated with love. UCLA medieval scholar Henry Ansgar Kelly, author of "Chaucer and the Cult of Saint Valentine", credits Chaucer as the one who first linked St. Valentine's Day with romance.

*La Canada
Dinner or picnic at Descanso Gardens, February 14, 5:30 PM & 8:00 PM, (818) 790-3663

*Los Angeles

Fluid Presents Femme Fatales Pre Valentine’s, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, February 10, 9:00 PM – 2:00 PM, Price: $10.00 21 & over, (213) 624-1000, 404 S. Figueroa St.,

Lucent L’Amour 2010, Shrine Expo Hall, February 13, 7:00 PM - 4:00 AM., general admission tickets are $65.00, 700 W 32nd St,

Mulholland Scenic Parkway, this is always a romantic and scenic drive on a clear day.

My Funny Valentine, Laugh Factory, 8001 W. Sunset Blvd., February 14, 7:30 PM 

Film: For Love Of Ivy, Skirball Cultural Center, February 9, 1:30 PM, free; no reservations, (310) 440-4500,2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.

Pocket Valentine Card Craft, American Girl Store, February 14, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Free and open to the public, for girls ages 8 and up, (877) 247-5223,189 The Grove Drive

Santa Monica Pier, (310) 458-8900, 200 Santa Monica Pier

Sweetheart Sunset Cruise, Hornblower Cruises & Events, February 13 & February 14, Board at 2:30PM, cruise 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, $35.00 per person, (310) 301-6000, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina Del Rey

Sid & Nancy (A Valentine's Day Affair), Devil's Night Drive In, Gates open at 6:30 PM and show starts at 8:00 PM, February 13, 240 W 4th Street

Sunset Ranch Hollywood Trail Rides, must make reservation, a choice of a one or two hour trail. Or, you can also take the dinner ride trail and have dinner at Viva Fresh, day rides for one hour $25, two hours $40, sunset ride $60, dinner ride $105 for first person & $75 each additional person, (323) 469-5450, 3400 Beachwood Drive, Hollywood

Target Free Family Saturday: Love Around The World, Japanese American National Museum, 369 E. First St., February 13, 11:00 AM, free all day, (213) 625-0414,

Teena Marie with Keith Sweat and the Whispers, Nokia Theatre, (213) 763-602, 777 Chick Hearn Ct., February 14, 8:00 PM

The Getty, exhibitions and/or dinner at the café, 1200 Getty Center Dr., free entry to museum, (310) 440-7300

*Long Beach

Gondola Getaways, February 12 – February 14, 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, $100 per couple, (562) 433-9595, 5437 E. Ocean Blvd

Valentines Day Dinner Cruise, Harbor Breeze Cruises and Yacht Charters, February 14, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $150.00 per couple, 100 Aquarium Way, Doc #2

*Pasadena

Pasadena Dance Theatre Presents "Love Songs", San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, 320 S. Mission Dr, February 13, 7:30 PM, (626) 308-2868

Speed-Dating Party for Busy Singles, Esquire Bar & Lounge, 3772 E. Foothill Blvd.
February 12, 8:00 PM

Stories In The Afternoon: A Month Of Love, Norton Simon Museum, 411 W. Colorado Blvd., February 14, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, (626) 449-6840

Valentine's Day Floral Event, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., February 13, 1:00 PM, $35.00, (626) 449-5320

*Venice

3rd Annual Venice Scavenger Hunt, February 13, 10:00 AM & 2:00 PM
February 14, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, & 4:00 PM, $25 per person, 517 Ocean Front Walk