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Antonelli’s Cheese Shop, locally owned and operated by John and Kendall Antonelli, is celebrating their 13th anniversary on February 11. To celebrate this cheese-y day, they've got an array of special tasting events and handing out free cheese to the first 50 people in the shop, while supplies last, throughout the week.

BookWoman welcomes writer and fine art photographer Adrienne Christian, the first in-store feature for their Second Thursday series since March 2020. (This reading and open mic, hosted by Cindy Huyser, will also be available via Zoom.)

The Filigree Theatre presents Rinne Groff's new play that's set in Coney Island in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy and follows a young woman as she crosses paths with an illusive and charismatic Dutch filmmaker who's obsessed with telling the story of the 1911 fire that burned Coney Island’s "Dreamland" to the ground. With Kathleen Fletcher, Brough Hansen, and Allen Porterie, directed by Elizabeth V. Newman.

This "wild woman dum dum show" by CB Goodman reimagines the Genesis story from a new perspective in order to free the beginning from shame, rejection, and labels. Inflatable friends. Ballet. Apocalyptic disco. In the Beginning uses comedy, satire, nontraditional storytelling , dance, puppets, and a pool party aesthetic to joyfully queer a repressive narrative.

The Beckies will be performing to tunes that are mostly lean love and heartbreak ballads with a bit of pop mixed in, the regular drag brunch menu will be available, and a bevy of specially themed cocktails waits to liquidly delicify your wake-me-up nomtime.

Newly Restored: A new 4K restoration of the powerful story of a man (Stanton) who returns to his family and tries to make amends after a four-year-long absence.

Had a bad breakup? Spending Valentine’s alone? Rom-coms got you looking through rose-colored glasses only to be let down by real life? We got that, too. Come join Michelle Cheney and Wendy Zavaleta, accompanied by the incredible Tyler G. and the Swinging Johnsons, for a fun evening of cabaret, celebrating all things good and bad about this annual celebration of love.

Love Month: A classic in Sweden and beyond, this teen romance includes the debut of Björn Andrésen, subject of 2021 doc The Most Beautiful Boy in the World.

Of course you can also dine in at this epicenter of Mediterranean culinary brilliance and they'll treat you right and feed you even better. But if you're the romantic sort who'd prefer to take the tastiest noms back to your own, um, cozy lovenest? Then you'll especially like Aba's portable Valentine's Dinner for Two (lobster bisque, smoky garlic hummus, ahi tuna, brussels sprouts, beef tenderloin, double chocolate cake, and a bottle of Giuliana Prosecco) or their Galentine's version of that deliciousness. Note: These meals are available for pick-up February 11-14, noon-6pm. All orders must be placed by 3pm the day before your desired pick-up date.

Experience the energy and beauty of featured wall artist Anne Shackelford’s geode resin art in this visual adventure of work by 38 Austin artists.

Here's a show of deeply personal multimedia work in which artist Scott Leopold has utilized paint, objects, and text to create "layered, thick canvases of vulnerability."

Screening for the first time in Austin, this fest features 12 short films about the backcountry snowsports community, plus raffles of gear from Yeti, Austin Bouldering Project, Trek, and more local outdoors companies. Proceeds support Winter Wildlands Alliance's winter recreation and conservation efforts, education and avalanche/safety programs, and awareness of winter management issues.

Bar Peached is offering a three-course Valentine's menu – flounder aguachili, Sichuan curry fried chicken, bone-in Duroc pork chop, Thai eggplant red curry, and more are among your choices (with optional wine pairings as an add-on) – and they've also conjured cocktail specials for the evening, including a Negroni Sbagliato or a Spanish Coffee. Bonus: If the weather's nice, you could dine with your date on the patio below the giant, historic oak tree and twinkling lights.

Here's a collection of graphically powerful work by Marfa's Christina Moser that explores the in-between, a meditation on transition as a constant, exploring the shifting nature of the self and our various thresholds. "A multisensory experience designed to move us internally and physically through space, emotions, and environments," Big Medium tells us – and we concur.