The weekend is finally here.  Enjoy whatever insanity Mother Nature has to throw at us this Valentine’s Day with a few of the events happening in Vancouver this weekend.

The Vancouver Events Calendar has more.

Saturday, February 13

Takao Tanabe – Sumie: Ink Paintings

• What: A collection of Sumie, or ink paintings, from Japanese Canadian artist Takao Tanabe, exploring traditional Japanese subject matter and modernist abstraction.
• Where: Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre – 100–6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby
• When: Saturday, February 13; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Show of Hearts

• What: The annual telethon from Variety—the Children’s Charity presents live performances by Charlie, 54-40, Aaron Pritchett, Five Alarm Funk, Sophie Simmons, Vancouver TheatreSports League, and many, many more.
• Where: The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts – 777 Homer Street, Vancouver
• When: Saturday, February 13; 7 to 11 p.m.

Vancouver Golf & Travel Show

• What: Over 125 presenters, showing off the latest technologies, the best destinations, and the most state-of-the-art equipment in one of the most popular games on the planet. A golfer’s dream.
• Where: PNE Forum – 2901 East Hastings Street, Vancouver
• When: Saturday, February 13; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

DallasK

• What: EDM hotshot DallasK comes to UBC tonight with Paul Van Dyke and Wild Stylez for a night to get your heart pounding and your feet stomping.
• Where: The University of British Columbia – 2329 West Mall Road, Vancouver
• When: Saturday, February 13; 8 p.m.

Boots & Babes Ball

• What: Grab your honey and hit the floor for a night of line dancing, country hits, and toe-tapping tunes at the Boots & Babes Ball, care of JRfm, Today’s Hot Country.
• Where: Commodore Ballroom – 868 Granville Street, Vancouver
• When: Saturday, February 13; 8 p.m.

Love Is The Answer Benefit Dance

• What: The second year of a dance supporting Love Is The Answer, a Canadian registered charity working in Africa that assists orphaned children and caregivers of orphaned children in areas of poverty relief and reduction.
• Where: Imperial Vancouver – 319 Main Street, Vancouver
• When: Saturday, February 13; 7 p.m.

Sunday, February 14

Romantic Stanley Park

• What: A walk through one of Vancouver’s most romantic locations, with one of Vancouver’s most romantic historians. In this case, romantic means knowledgeable.
• Where: Lost Lagoon Nature House – West end of Alberni Street in Stanley Park, Vancouver
• When: Sunday, February 14; 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Year of the Monkey Temple Fair

• What: Celebrate the Year of the Monkey at Vancouver’s Chinese-style “scholar garden,” with games, activities, food, and music.
• Where: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden – 578 Carrall, Vancouver
• When: Sunday, February 14; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cosmic Love Connections

• What: Rose Marcus and Derek Rief take people and their loved ones through the year to come.
• Where: H.R. MacMillan Space Centre – 1100 Chestnut, Vancouver
• When: Sunday, February 14; 7:30 and 9 p.m.

Liebeslieder: Songs of Love

• What: Another one for the romantics – the Vancouver Cantata Singers perform Johannes Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzer in the beautiful Orpheum Annex.
• Where: Orpheum Annex – 823 Seymour Street, Vancouver
• When: Sunday, February 14; 3 p.m.

Valentine’s Day Massacre for Singletons

• What: A Valentine’s Day comedy show featuring local comedians, no loved ones required. Live, laugh, and love (love optional).
• Where: LanaLou’s – 362 Powell Street, Vancouver
• When: Sunday, February 14; 8 p.m.

Blank Slate

• What: Vancouver’s recurring one-act play, written with the audience’s ideas every step of the way. Characters, plot twists, even the ending, the audience inspires every part of this original work. It’s like being 1/100th of a playwright.
• Where: Havana Theatre – 1212 Commercial, Vancouver
• When: Sunday, February 14; 9 to 10 p.m.