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What are your plans for Feb. 14th ,come to the Pocono Mountains

Couples Night to aid Haitian relief
Ris-K Lingerie is partnering with the American Red Cross to raise funds for Haitian Relief. A Couple’s Night for Valentine’s Day will take place 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11.

A door donation of $10 minimum per person will go entirely to the Red Cross to be sent to Haiti.

The event will feature pole dancers, belly dancers, zumba and hooping demonstrators, as well as ladies in lingerie. Many local restaurants will donate food and prizes for the event.

Ris-K Lingerie is at 580 Main St., Stroudsburg. For information, call (570) 422-6900.

Valentine’s Dance in East Stroudsburg
The American Legion Auxiliary Post 346 will sponsor a Valentine’s Day dance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at the American Legion, 201 E. Fifth St., East Stroudsburg.

Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. There will be complimentary beverages and snacks as well as a cash bar. Entertainment will be provided by The McWilliams Brothers.

For tickets and information, call (570) 897-6442.

Spring St. celebrates Valentine’s Day
Spring Street businesses have a full and varied schedule of events, contests and special offers for Pre-Valentine’s Day, Feb. 13, on Second Saturday.

Main Street, Newton, N.J., is hosting the first Newton Ice Carving Showcase in front of the Fire Museum, 150 Spring St., beginning at noon and featuring Bob Johnson from Decorative Flairs Ice Carving of Denville, N.J.; Jake Dominguez from the Lake Mohawk Country Club in Sparta, N.J.; and Brett McClain from Freehand Custom Carvings in Newton, N.J.

The carvers will begin at noon and will have four hours to complete their carvings and then the sculptures will be relocated along Spring Street in lighted displays until 8 p.m. for the Second Saturday Valentine’s Weekend Sweetheart Walk.

Other activities will include children’s Valentine’s Day crafts, a Word Jumble contest, a wedding day photo contest, a Valentine’s Day raffle and live music with singer-guitarist Omar Mendez playing love songs from 4 to 7 p.m. Several Spring Street eateries and area businesses will offer specials for the day.

For information, call (973) 940-3178.

Mountain View Vineyard Valentine special
Show that special someone just how special they are with an afternoon of sipping wines and sampling “Death by Chocolate” cheesecake and a variety of other treats dipped in chocolate from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, and Sunday, Feb. 14.

There will be an array of gift items available for purchase. This is a free event.

Mountain View Winery is at 1220 Neola Road, Neola. For information, call (570) 619-0053 or visit www.mountainviewvineyard.com.

Valentine Charity Ball
Shepherd’s Maternity House of Monroe County will host its eighth annual Valentine Charity Ball at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, at Ridgecrest at Stroudsmoor Country Inn, Stroudsburg. All proceeds will benefit Sherpherd’s Maternity House.

Featured will be a social hour with hors d’oeurves and a cash bar. During the social hour, Susan Spannagel, a local harpist, will provide entertainment. A four-course dinner will be served at 5 p.m. Throughout dinner and the evening, DJ Mike Carmella will present music for listening and dancing. A silent auction will offer a variety of items donated by local businesses.

Cost is $75 per person or $750 per corporate table of eight, and includes a full-page display in the evening’s program. For information or to make a reservation, call Pat Stys at (570) 730-1163. Reservations must be made by Saturday, Feb. 6.

Music of bygone era at Valentine’s concert
Most people are unaware that Valentine’s Day had its origins in the 19th century, when young men left their homes to join the battle in the Civil War. Much of their longing and despair was expressed in the music of that era, which is the focus of Lehigh pianist Helen Beedle’s show, “A 19th-Century Soiree,” which she brings to Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe on Sunday, Feb. 14.

A professor of music at Lehigh for more than 20 years, Beedle has carved out a niche for herself at concerts and music festivals across the country with an emphasis on the salon music of the Civil War era.

A benefit for the Jim Thorpe Chamber of Commerce, Beedle’s performance begins at 5 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at www.MauchChunkOperaHouse.com or by calling (570) 325-0249.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Booklovers’ Ball
For the fifth consecutive year, the Booklovers’ Ball will be take place at Skytop Lodge on Valentine’s Day, Sunday, Feb. 14. Barrett Paradise Friendly Library in Cresco will be the beneficiary.

The night will begin at 5:30 p.m., with hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. A four-course dinner will follow at 6:30 p.m. The eight-piece Doug Smith Band will play contemporary and classic dance numbers for most of the evening.

The highlight of the night will be a live auction. Among the “lots”— all donated by the community — are an original watercolor by John James, an original watercolor of Stroudsburg’s “Sweet Creams Café” by Tim Weaver, a night with Broadway’s “Mamma Mia” on March 24, a Penn State Football Weekend and more.

In addition, a silent auction will offer a variety of special treats, including gift baskets, golf packages, spa treatments, signed Penn State sports memorabilia.

Also, the drawing for the 2010 Heart’s Desire Car Raffle will be held. The holder of the winning ticket will get to choose one of three brand-new 2010 vehicles. Only 500 tickets will be sold, at $100 each. Tickets are available at the library.

The cost is $75 per person, $150 per couple, or $750 for a table of 10. Black tie is optional.

For information or to make a reservation, call Marion Weidman, at (570) 595-8909 or Cindy DeLuca at (570) 5957171 by Sunday.

Visit the paranormal on Valentines Day
“Haunted! Mind Mysteries & the Beyond” with supernormalist Dick Brooks will have a special Valentine’s Day showing at 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, at The Houdini Museum Theater.

This Psychic Theater presentation tells the tale of hauntings at 1433 N. Main Ave., Scranton, that were connected to the tragic murder/suicide/electrocution that occurred in the building.

Photos and newspaper articles of the happenings are on display. From notes found in the attic, participants are taken through the seven steps to a successful seance in the haunted building that’s more than 100 years old. Much of the story is based on real people and events including infamous area spiritualist George Valentine, “the man who challenged Houdini,” of Wilkes-Barre.

The performance includes experiments with audience members in mind control, telepathy, clairvoyance, telekinesis, psychometry and sightless vision. The story ends with a dark seance.

The presentation features paranormalist Dick Brooks and psychic investigator Dorothy Dietrich.

The show begins at 8 p.m. Reservations are required and should be purchased in advance. Tickets are $35 by reservation only. The presentation takes three hours or longer.

The Houdini Museum Theater is at 1433 N. Main Ave, Scranton. For information, visit www.Houdini.org or www.PsychicTheater.com or call (570) 383-9297.

Feb 14th has Tradtionally been a day for Lovers.  Start your own Tradition.  Say I love you to all your family and Friends.  What happened to the Secret Valentines?  Enjoy and Have Fun in the Pocono Mountains. 
Happy Valentines Day from the Staff at Commonwealth Real Estate Your Way, LCC