Ditch the roses and romance clichés and come sing your broken, confused, slightly unhinged heart out instead. On Thursday, February 12, Emilie Raines (aka Emilie’s Melodies) takes over the Sausalito Seahorse with a Live Piano Un-Valentine’s Day Karaoke night—where all feelings are welcome and judgment is strictly banned.
Single, taken, emotionally complicated? Doesn’t matter. This is your moment to belt out the songs that say what your love life can’t.
🚫 No P.D.A. allowed.
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No cover charge
Bring the drama. Bring the humor. Bring that dumb little heart. Just don’t bring the flowers.
Dance into the Valentine's Day weekend this Friday at Corner Bar.
DJ Yuka Yu will be spinning from 9:30pm - 12:30am at Corner Bar. Hailing from Taipei, Taiwan, a city with a thriving nightlife that goes until the wee hours of the morning, Yuka grew up with the rise of the electronic music scene in Asia. Her musical style is influenced by Aphex Twin and Björk, and she likes 90’s acidic, psychedelic, and oriental rhythms. Her sets are a mix of genre-overlapping styles, telling a story and creating a formidable musical journey. Immersed in a multi-cultural and conflicted atmosphere, her experience in Eastern and Western cultures inspires her creation of music.
So bring your dancing shoes + party vibes!
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No Cover.
Looking for a rad night out? You're in luck. Pop Rocks is returning to HopMonk this Friday.
This A-list dance band always delivers high-energy hits delivered by the best musicians mixed in with 80s, 90s, 2000’s to current bangers to make your night go big. Diverse and high-impact, Pop Rocks truly does it all. They are truly a special band with a dedication to blowing everyone away at each performance.
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Tickets: $26.94
Sweep your sweetheart off their feet this Valentine’s Day with an irresistible mix of dinner, drinks, and toe-tapping gypsy swing.
The ever-swinging Le Jazz Hot Quartet returns to Rancho Nicasio on Saturday, February 14, bringing their infectious rhythms, romantic melodies, and a fresh new lineup with some exciting young talent. It’s a beloved annual tradition—equal parts romance, revelry, and dancing under the lights.
Whether you’re cozying up with a cocktail or spinning your sweetheart around the dance floor, this is Valentine’s night done right.
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Tickets: $25 (Dinner not included in ticket price)
Spend Valentine’s evening wrapped in the glow of passionate, soulful jazz with acclaimed vocalist Deborah Winters at Mill Valley’s intimate O'Hanlon Center for the Arts.
A lifelong Bay Area artist, Winters brings a rich musical lineage to the stage. Raised on Big Band jazz and classical dance, her sound was shaped early by legends like Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington, alongside the storytelling sensibilities of singer-songwriters Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, and Rickie Lee Jones. Her background in theater infuses every performance with narrative depth and emotional nuance.
Over the years, Winters has shared the stage with some of the Bay Area’s most respected musicians, including Bobby McFerrin and Brazilian guitar master Jose Neto, earning a reputation for performances that are both intimate and deeply expressive.
For this special Valentine’s concert, she’s joined by Ken Cook on piano and John Hoy on guitar. Together, the trio creates a warm, nuanced evening of jazz—perfect for sharing with someone special. 💕🎶
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Tickets: $30 (Seating is limited to just 50 guests)
This Valentine’s Day, slip into the mood with Maria Muldaur as she brings her beloved Music for Lovers show to Sweetwater Music Hall.
For more than 40 years, Maria’s music has been the soundtrack to countless love affairs—steamy, tender, and everything in between. So grab your sweetheart, bring a close friend, or treat yourself to an evening of bluesy, jazzy love songs guaranteed to set the tone and make you fall in love all over again.
Best known for her iconic 1973 hit “Midnight at the Oasis,” Maria earned multiple Grammy nominations and a permanent place in pop-culture history. But her story doesn’t stop there. Over a remarkable 60-year career, she’s journeyed deep into the heart of American Roots Music—recording 43 albums spanning Blues, Gospel, R&B, Jug Band, Jazz, Big Band, and more. Today, she’s fully embraced her greatest love of all: the Blues—and she’s never sounded better.
Sultry, soulful, and endlessly captivating, this is a Valentine’s celebration you won’t want to miss. 💕🎶
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Tickets: $37.60
Marin Jazz presents Freda Payne live at The Lark Theater on Saturday, February 14th.
Treat your Valentine (or yourself) to an evening of romance and soul with the legendary jazz singer. Best known for her iconic 1970 hit Band of Gold, Payne began her career as a jazz vocalist in the early 1960s— inspired by the trailblazing women who shaped the genre.
Now, six decades later, she returns to her jazz roots with a heartfelt tribute to the Queens of Jazz, celebrating the timeless artistry of Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Carmen McRae, and more. Expect elegance, emotion, and a voice that still knows exactly how to tell a love story.
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Tickets: $75 (General Admission); $85 (V.I.P. Seating)
Marin Theatre Company (MTC) kicks off 2026 with Anton Chekhov's classic, The Cherry Orchard (January 29 - February 22).
American Conservatory Theater Artistic Director Emerita Carey Perloff, who helmed Marin Theatre’s wildly successful production of “Waste” last season, returns to direct the Russian playwright’s final work. Set at the turn of the 20th century, an aristocratic matriarch returns home to her family’s estate, which has fallen into debt. The house and beautiful cherry orchard are set to be auctioned off while the family resists solutions, desperate to preserve their way of life and ignore the changing times.
Director Perloff leads a stellar cast of Bay Area theatre veterans including Lance Gardner, Liz Mbong Sklar, Anthony Fusco, Danny Scheie, Leontyne Mbele-, Jomar Tagatac, Howard Swain, Joseph Patrick O’Malley, Rosie Hallett, and Anna Takayo, alongside New York actors Molly Ranson and Joel Morel.
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Tickets: $59 (General Admission); $35 (Under 35); $15 (Student)
