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Nothing says Valentine’s Day like capitalizing on the emotions of young lovers. If you’re looking for a way to spend your Valentine’s weekend, or if you want to buy something for that special someone, a ton of clubs are fighting for your attention and money. Here’s our one-stop list for all of the Valentine’s opportunities around campus. If your group has one we missed, comment or send an email to tips@bwog.com!

Send a live performance to that special someone, or use them as very loud alarm clocks:

• Jubilation! – Jubygrams. $10-15 packages. Columbia’s Christian a cappella group will deliver a singing telegram, as well as a bag of candy.
• Columbia Pops – Valentine’s Music-Grams. $5 packages. Columbia’s orchestra dedicated to cinematic and video game music isn’t sending cake- or lolli-pops, but they are sending chocolate and groups of musicians.
• CU Wind Ensemble – Winds of Love. $10-25 packages. Send live brass and woodwind musicians to help the Wind Ensemble go to Carnegie Hall. (Editor’s Note: the author is a member of the CU Wind Ensemble.)

Give a lower-key gram with some of these gift deliveries:

• Engineers Without Borders – Valentine Rose Sale. $2-22 packages. “Send roses and [Hershey’s] kisses to your friends, crushes, or lovers ;)” Delivery available to most underclassman CC/SEAS dorms.
• Phi Iota Alpha and Lambda Pi Chi – Valentine’s Day Carnation Sale. $2-9 packages. Deliver carnations on Valentine’s Day, and be entered into a raffle for a huge teddy bear.
• CU Informs – Engimemes V-day Grams. $2-6 packages. “~~cute & spicy~~” engimemes printed and delivered along with optional rock candy. “i will luv u until pi runs out of decimal places.”
• CU Medfund – Valentine’s Day Balloongrams. $3-5 packages.  Send balloons to fill people’s hearts, and rooms. “All proceeds go to helping Bolivian patients access urgent medical care.”
• GlobeMed – Secret Admirer Fortune Cookies Fundraiser. $2 packages. Send a creative fortune cookie gram to show your love of ethnically-confusing desserts.
• CU Players – Potato-grams. $4 packages. Support CUPlayer’s first spring production, The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls, by sending a message on a potato to your loved one.

Kick off your Valentine’s week with some special events:

• EC Hall Council – Pre-Valentine’s Senior Social. Thursday, February 9th, 9:00-10:30 pm, EC 2nd floor. A chocolate fountain and live music headline this hall council bash. Seniors Only.
• CU Artist Society – Valentine’s Portrait Day. Friday, February 10th, 6-8 pm, 501 Dodge Hall. Come with a friend or just bring yourself to an evening of portrait drawing. “Like speed dating, but with portraits.”
• Columbia Catholic Ministry – Valentine’s Day Brunch. Sunday, February 12th, 11 am – 1 pm, Merton Centre, 529 W 121st St. RSVP for a brunch “which in CCM’s tradition, will be prepared by men in honor of women!”
• United Against Inequities in Disease – Love Yourself Valentine’s Day Bash. Monday, February 13th, 7-9 pm, Lerner 476B. The Gospel Choir will make an appearance at this self-love centered party.

Finish your Valentine’s marathon with a pair of Wien parties:

• CU Swing Dance and CU Big Band – Valentine’s Day Dance. Friday, February 17th, 7:30-11:00 pm, Wien Lounge. Free swing music and swing dance lessons make this a perfect event for singles and couples alike.
• CU Ballroom Dance Club – Valentine’s Day Gala. Saturday, February 18th, 8-11 pm, Wien Lounge. Bach Society will provide live music for beginner lessons in ballroom dancing at this semi-formal gala.

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