Things to Do in Dallas Tonight: Feb. 14

Dear lonely hearts, please don’t take the big, disgusting smoggy cloud hanging over downtown this morning as a sign that today is going to be soul-crushingly awful. It’s just another Monday, even if it is the Lord Voldemort of holidays. Speaking of, thanks for the tulips, Mom.

First things first. Guys, if you have a special someone and you haven’t made dinner reservations, you should probably do that. Right now. I don’t care if she told you not to. Do it anyway. SideDish has helpfully compiled a list of restaurants with special menus for you. Ladies, Raya over at ShopTalk has tons of V-Day spa and shopping specials as well as the best place for lingerie.

Remember this eight-track museum that “opened” in Deep Ellum on Christmas Day? Maybe not — it was a blue light special. But ever since then, owner James “Bucks” Burnett has been searching for a permanent place to house his beloved collection of over 3,000 eight-track cartridges (along with other forgotten music formats like the wax cylinder). He found his niche in the Deep Ellum Foundation building, and the museum is holding an opening reception tonight. Local band The O’s will perform.

Be kind to the people you love, try not to hate the person in your office sprouting what looks like an entire botanical garden on their desk, and find more things to do this evening right here.