Indigo Jazz 5 will perform "Music for Lovers" on Feb. 9 at Stony Creek Bar and Grill in Oak Lawn.

Indigo Jazz 5 will present "Music for Lovers" on Feb. 9 at Stony Creek Bar and Grill in Oak Lawn.

Valentine's Day offers a chance to show the special people in our lives how much they mean to us. | File photo

The Golden Dragon Acrobats will present "Cirque Ziva" on Feb. 9 at Lincoln-Way Central High School's Performing Arts Center in New Lenox. | Amitava Sarkar photo

The Golden Dragon Acrobats will present "Cirque Ziva" on Feb. 9 at Lincoln-Way Central High School's Performing Arts Center in New Lenox. | Amitava Sarkar photo

Red roses tend to be the favorite flower for Valentine's Day. With the day falling during the week this year, why not take that special someone to a Southland event to start the celebration early? | File photo

Everett Dean will portray Elvis Presley in "The Killer and the King" on Feb. 10 at Georgios Comfort Inn & Conference Centre in Orland Hills.

"The Killer and the King" will feature David Brooks as Jerry Lee Lewis on Feb. 10 at Georgios Comfort Inn & Conference Centre in Orland Hills.

In addition to going out to celebrate Valentine's Day, making a card can be a great way to set one's self apart in the gift-giving realm. | File photo

Thodos Dance Chicago will perform "The White City: Chicago's Columbian Exposition of 1893" on Feb. 9 at Moraine Valley Community College's Fine & Performing Arts Center in Palos Hills. | Cheryl Mann photo

Thodos Dance Chicago will perform "The White City: Chicago's Columbian Exposition of 1893" on Feb. 9 at Moraine Valley Community College's Fine & Performing Arts Center in Palos Hills. | Cheryl Mann photo

With Valentine's Day on a Thursday this year, why not get a jump-start on treating your sweet to the sweetest by taking him or her to an event in the Southland? | Niche LLC photo