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2009 Best of Buffalo Bayou Pontoon Boat Tours. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.. These 30-minute bayou cruises are a great way to spend the afternoon with your family. Escape from the city and enjoy the cool breeze as you glide along the bayou's waters. Look for graceful herons, jumping fish, and even the occasional alligator sunning on the bayou's banks. Call 713-752-0314 for more info.

Mercury Baroque - Birds, Bees, and Brandenburg. 8pm. Fall in love with the complete Brandenburg Concertos. For a refreshing alternative to the usual Valentine’s Day fare, embrace the sweet sounds of Mercury and one of Bach’s most beloved works. Houston events at Wortham Center. Call 713-533-0080 for more info.

Valentine's Day Family Festival. noon - 3pm. Create a Valentine's Day card using dark chocolate for your favorite valentine! Visit stations to explore what your heart does and how to keep it healthy with the American Heart Association. Practice some heart healthy exercise techniques with the YMCA, go on a scavenger hunt through the exhibits and more! Houston events at the Health Museum. Call 713-521-1515 for more info.

Spring Antique Show 2009. Houston events at the Convention Center. The Antique Show's mission is to encourage and promote the highest standards for antique dealers and to educate the public about collecting antiques. Since 1964, HADA’s primary objective has been to sponsor a show that would bring quality dealers to Houston and create a vehicle for providing support to local charities. Call 713-522-4585 for more info. Event ID: 2/15

Texas Home and Garden Show. Houston events at Reliant Park. Call 713-529-1616 for more info. Event ID: 2/15

Bourne-Kylián-Walsh: A Masterful Mixed Repertoire. A red hot, mixed rep program featuring the Houston premiere of the White Swan duet from British choreographer Matthew Bourne's smash hit Swan Lake - the longest running ballet on Broadway; a reprise of Jirí Kylián's powerful male solo Double You; and revivals of Walsh's romantic For the Two of You and his beloved Bello. Houston events at the Hobby Center. Call 713-652-3938 for more info. Event ID: 2/14

Houston RV Show. Houston events at Reliant Park. Call 832-667-1400 for more info. Event ID: 2/15

Legally Blonde: The Musical. Houston events at the Hobby Center. Call 713-558-TUTS for more info. Event ID: 2/22

Stages Theatre - Taking Flight. Just weeks before serving as a bridesmaid in her best friend Rhonda's wedding, Adriana Sevan instead becomes Rhonda's bedside companion after Rhonda is horrifically injured on 9/11. For the next year Adriana devotes herself to aiding Rhonda's painful recovery—and risks losing herself in the process. An unforgettable one-woman show. Houston events at Stages Theatre, 3201 Allen Parkway. Call 713-527-0123 for more info. Event ID: 2/15

Body Worlds 2. Houston events at the Museum of Natural Science. Exhibit features the latest neuroscience findings on brain development and function and more. The exhibit also incorporates 200 real human body specimens, including more than 20 full-body specimens in life-like, dramatic poses; healthy and unhealthy organs; body parts and slices—all preserved through a remarkable process called Plastination. Call 713-639-IMAX for more info. Event ID: 2/22/09

Imaginary Spaces. Artists and writers have long been intrigued with the idea of constructing imaginary space. The exhibition is inspired by a series of installations organized by John and Dominique de Menil in the late-1960s-that dealt with spatial constructs: from hypothetical and utopian environments to invisible cities to earth art projects. Houston events at Menil Collection, 1515 Sul Ross. Call 713-525-9400 for more info. Event ID: 3/1/09

Where Clouds Disperse: Ink Paintings by Suh Se-ok.  Over his 40-year career, Suh Se-ok has incorporated his traditional training with his Modernist sensibility to create dynamic works that embody his artistic vision. He has been especially transfixed by the figurative form and has continually explored and perfected it until it evolved into powerful formal gestures of simple lines that comprise his definitive pictorial vocabulary. Location: Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet. Call 713-639-7300 for more info.