Valentine’s Day on a Monday is tricky. Yes, you have the preceding weekend to fulfill celebration duties (aren’t I romantic?). But you know … you just know that when Sunday night rolls around, your lady will have flashbacks to school days and construction paper hearts full of Disney valentines that say “I’m Goofy For You!” and will start staring wistfully at the place on the table where a vase of flowers should be. Face it: You have to keep her busy through Monday, and restaurants are filling up quickly.

But we found five V-Day outings that both entertain and hint at love, lust, and romance. For your consideration:

Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Project
Feb 14, 7:30pm
Benaroya Hall

Swoon-inducing crooner and pianist Michael Feinstein brings his 17-piece band to Benaroya to cover standards by Ol’ Blue Eyes and his contemporaries Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole. Tickets ($50-$96) are on sale.

Laugh Lover’s Ball
Feb. 14, 6 and 8:30pm
Moore Theatre

Laughter is a highly underrated aphrodisiac. This year’s V-Day stand-up comedy showcase—the 17th annual—features top talent from past performances: Comedy Central regular Maria Bamford, science guy Tim Lee Ph.D, Boston Comedy Fest winner Dwight Slade and Seattle’s David Crowe. Tickets ($27.40-$48) are on sale for both shows.

The Bushwick Book Club Presents: Original Music Inspired by Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity
Feb. 14, 8pm
Century Ballroom

Top five reasons why you should go to this show: 1. The “book club” is made up of local singer-songwriters. 2. They don’t talk about the book—they sing about it. 3. You don’t have to sing; you don’t even have to read the book. You can just watch. 4. Comedy-acoustic-funk duo Bucket of Honey will be there. 5. They’re playing original work inspired by one of our favorite love-hate-love stories, Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity. Tickets ($10-$15) are on sale, and a portion of proceeds supports the Seattle Public Library.

Noir City at SIFF
Feb. 14, 7 and 9pm
McCaw Hall

SIFF continues its film noir fest on V-Day with a stellar double feature: Ronald Coleman delivers an Oscar-winning performance in A Double Life (7pm) and a psychopath stirs up trouble in the 1941 horror noir Among the Living. Plenty of lust, fear, and insanity—just like the average relationship! Tickets ($7-$12) are on sale.

Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Cinderella
Feb. 13, 6:30pm
McCaw Hall

We’re cheating a little with this one. It’s on Valentine’s Eve, but the effect should hold over till Monday with the help of PNB’s complimentary Freixenet sparkling wine toast. Plus, it’s a beautiful ballet with a Prokofiev score based on Charles Perrault’s original French fairy tale—happy ending included.

Bonus! Seattle’s Cinerama is screening three Valentine’s-friendly romances through Feb 17: Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Roman Holiday, and The African Queen. Tickets ($9) are on sale at cinerama.com.

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