SAN DIEGO--”Wild Hearts Casino Night,” a Valentine’s...

SAN DIEGO--”Wild Hearts Casino Night,” a Valentine’s fund-raiser for the San Diego Museum of Man, is 7:30 p.m.-midnight Feb. 9. $25 in advance; $30 at the door. At the museum, 1350 El Prado in Balboa Park. (619) 239-2001.

LANCASTER--Is Valentine’s Day synonymous with chocolate? If you or your valentine believe so, check out the 1996 Romantic Chocolate Festival, 1-5 p.m. Feb. 10. Highlights include the Chocolate Hall of Fame, a cheesecake-eating contest and Most Romantic Couple contest. $10 in advance; $15 at the door. The Lancaster School District fund-raiser is held at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, 155 E. Avenue I. (805) 948-4661, Ext. 211.

NEEDLES--Toe-tappin’ tunes on the shores of the Colorado River are featured at the Moabi Bluegrass River Revel, Feb. 16-18. At Moabi Regional Park, located off Park Moabi Road, the last exit on I-40 in California, 11 miles southeast of Needles. 4-8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. $6 per day; two-day pass, $15; three-day pass, $18 ($15 in advance). (909) 38-PARKS.

TEMECULA--Temecula Rod Run ’96 celebrates pre-1970 cars, Feb. 17-18 in Old Town Temecula. Cars are showcased in cruises and a “Show and Shine” event. Free for spectators. Information and car registration: (909) 699-8138.

SOLVANG--Ghost stories, folk humor, children’s tales and Chumash stories are among the treats in store at the Flying Leap Storytelling Festival, Feb. 23-24. At six venues in Solvang and Los Olivos, Friday night and all day Saturday. Individual tickets: $4 to $15 (plus two free events). Saturday pass: $25, general; $20, seniors; $15, kids. Saturday family pass (two adults, two children): $60. Information and tickets: (800) STORY-96.

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