1. Heart’s Afire Weekend
Celebrate Valentine’s Day early and enjoy love-inspired fun all weekend. Friday’s events include live music, comedy, wine flights and speed dating. On Saturday, the whole family can enjoy live ice carving, an ice sculpture walking tour, fire twirlers and other street performers, a puppy kissing booth, character meet-and-greets, a scavenger hunt, carriage rides, a couple’s vow renewal ceremony with Elvis and more. Sunday’s events include art making and yoga.
Details: 5-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 8:45-5 p.m. Sunday, Historic Downtown Loveland, 120 W. Loveland Ave. Free; some events cost extra. Lovinlifeloveland.com.
Brave the cold and dash through the city streets in your underwear to fundraise for neurofibromatosis research. The party starts at noon and goes until 4 p.m., with the run starting at 2 p.m. NF is a genetic condition that causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body.
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Details: noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Queen City Radio, 222 W. 12th St., Over-the-Rhine. My.cupids.org.
Boating enthusiasts can chart a course for family fun at this expo, which features four of the area’s largest boat dealers. Explore more than 75 boats, including pontoons, deck boats and bow riders from more than a dozen top brands. The expo runs this Saturday and Sunday, and continues Wednesday-Sunday (Feb. 12-16). First responders and military members get in free with valid ID on Feb. 12.
Details: noon-8 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, noon-8 p.m. Feb. 12-14, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Feb. 15, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 16. Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road, Sharonville. $10, free ages 10-under. Free parking. cincyboatexpo.com.
4. Cincinnati Golf Expo
You can meet with exhibitors and shop for golf-related merchandise at this expo, as well as try your hand at miniature golf, vendor games, a long putt challenge, glass smash, flop shot wall, indoor par 3 and golf darts.
Details: 2-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Northern Kentucky Convention Center, 1 W. Rivercenter Blvd., Covington. Runs Feb. 7-9. $12, free ages 12-under. Cincinnatigolfexpo.com.
5. ‘A Case for the Existence of God’
This regional premiere by Samuel D. Hunter finds two single dads bonding over the precariousness of parenthood. With humor, empathy and wrenching honesty, Hunter comingles two lives and deftly bridges disparate experiences of marginality.
Details: 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Know Theatre, 1120 Jackson St., Over-the-Rhine. Runs Feb. 7-22. $38, $15 on Wednesdays. Knowtheatre.com.
Enjoy two music-filled ballrooms with large dance floors, concessions and more. This year’s headliner is Vanessa Collier. Other artists include Mathias Lattin, Tony Holiday, Noe Socha, Melissa McKinney, The Meg Williams & Travis Bowlin Band, CFG & the Family, the Gina & Johnny Band, Tempted Souls and the Angela Combs Band.
Details: 5 p.m. Saturday, Manor House, 7440 Mason Montgomery Road, Mason. $35. Winterbluesexperience.com.
Local bands Wussy, Tweens, Leggy, Static Falls, Darlene, Disaster Class, Yusef Quotah, Fairmount Girls, Aaron Madrigal, Oyoxoyo, Inert, Reaper in Red, Idle Airs, and Nevernew lend their talents for a good cause. All ticket sales benefit the Freestore Foodbank. The show is all ages, but anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a legal guardian.
Details: 7 p.m. Saturday, Woodward Theater, 1404 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. $10. cincyticket.com.
Program includes Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 led by guest conductor Cristian Macelaru, plus Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2 and Ernest Chausson’s Poeme featuring Randall Goosby. Wynton Marsalis’ Southwestern Shakedown from Blues Symphony rounds out the program.
Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. Runs Feb. 8-9. $15-up. Cincinnatisymphony.org.
An author set out on the Appalachian Trail with no hiking experience and an extremely overweight backpack. Through the journey, he learned lessons on preparation, humility, race relations, and nature’s wild unpredictability. Friday’s event is a presentation and Q&A, with admission ($15) benefitting Adventure Crew. Saturday’s events include a hike with the author in the morning, and a podcast and book signing in the afternoon. Saturday’s events are free but require registration.
Details: 6 p.m. Friday, The Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut St., suite 1100, Downtown; 10 a.m.-noon, Valley View Nature Preserve trailhead next to Pattison Elementary School, South Milford Road, Milford; 2-3 p.m. Roads, Rivers and Trails, 118 Main St., Milford. Registration: dericklugo.com/events.
10. ‘Eleemosynary’
This play delves into the delicate relationship of three women: eccentric grandmother Dorothea, her daughter Artie, who fled the stifling domination of her mother, and Artie’s daughter Echo, whom Artie has abandoned to an upbringing by Dorothea.
Details: 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Anderson Center Theater, 7850 Five Mile Road, Anderson Township. Runs Feb. 7-15. $20. Beechmontplayers.org.
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Cincinnati’s premier South Asian Bollywood-Fusion dance competition features eight collegiate dance teams from across the country showcasing talent and competing for the grand prize.
Details: 6-9:30 p.m. Saturday, School for Creative and Performing Arts, 108 W. Central Parkway, Over-the-Rhine. $12-$25. universe.com.