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Out on a whim

This Valentine's Day, get out of the house and celebrate at these local events.

Dinner for woo

A roundup of Portland-area eateries with special plans for Valentine's Day

Off Beat: Puppy love

Dog owners and their significant pooches will compete to see who can hold the longest smooch at Planet Dog on Wednesday.
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Seen tobogganing

Over 400 teams turned up to compete in the two-person, three-person, and four-person categories of the 2012 U.S. National Toboggan Championships. PHOTOS: U.S. Toboggan National Championships
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V-Day ready?

No other holiday inspires such thoughtful flower-sending, feeling-sharing and chocolate-eating. And hostility. Lovers or love haters: Have you made your plans yet? A Dozen Valentine's Day Diversions
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Chili and Chowder

This challenge will please even the most serious of chili aficionados. Sample over 30 chilis and chowders from Maine chefs, then vote on a favorite. 12:20 to 3 p.m. Sunday | $20 | Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland
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La Fete d'Hiver

No snow needed during this winter festival in Biddeford, which includes art, live performances, crepe breakfasts and sledding right down Main Street. Friday through Sunday | Some events free | Downtown Biddeford
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Terra Cotta Pasta, South Portland

First, let me warn you not to be too hungry when you go to Terra Cotta Pasta in South Portland. The aroma that slams your senses when you walk in might just make you swoon.
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Styxx, Portland

Disco lights were already flashing and the DJ had music playing loud, but no one was quite ready to dance. The crowd huddled around the bar or played beer pong in the back room.
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Soul Rebels Brass Band Mardi Gras Party

It'a Mardi Gras time in Portland. Celebrate with Sly-Chi and Soul Rebels Brass Band.

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Things to do Valentine's Day inspires such thoughtful flower-sending, feeling-sharing and chocolate-eating. And bitterness. Whether you're a lover or a hater:
>> A Dozen Valentine's Day Diversions | Take the Valentine's Day Poll

Things to do MAMM SLAM, an annual high school battle of the bands, is looking for hard-rocking young bands from across the state to compete this spring. Registration deadline: Feb. 14, 2012
>> MAMM SLAM 2012

Winter is here for a while. Find ways to enjoy it with our roundup of January events, skating rinks, cross-country skiing trails and other adventurous things to do.
>> Winter Guide

More The List | More guides | More video

"Almost, Maine"
heart-warming comedy 2 p.m., Community Little Theatre
"Because You're Mine"
sculpture, video and performance by George Terry, University of Maine Museum of Art
"Biology Through the Lens" and "The Faces of Migration: Illustrations of Birds on Great Duck Island"
photography by students and art work by Jordan Chalfant and Anna Stunkel, College of the Atlantic (George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History) 288-5395.

Ready, Set, GO

from the Portland Press Herald
Winter is here for a while still. Find ways to enjoy it with our roundup of February events, skating rinks, cross-country skiing trails and other adventurous things to do.
>> Winter Guide

Fast Forward Farther in the Future

(mark your calendar)

Billy Idol, 8 p.m. Sept. 14, House of Blues, Boston. $37 to $49.50. www.livenation.com; (866) 448-7849 Goo Goo Dolls, 8 p.m. Aug. 6, Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion, Gilford, N.H. $24.25 to $57.50. www.meadowbrook.net; (603) 293-4700. 2010 Lilith Tour with Sarah McLachlan, Carly Simon, Kelly Clarkson, Tegan & Sara and many more, 3 p.m. July 30, Comcast Center, Mansfield, Mass. $31 to $101. www.livenation.com; (866) 448-7849 Barenaked Ladies with Ben Kweller and Angel Taylor, 7 p.m. Aug. 7, Bank of America Pavilion, Boston. $28 to $52.50. www.livenation.com; (866) 448-7849 Willie Nelson, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $45 to $65. 842-0800; www.portlandovations.org.

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