VALENTINE’S DAY ACTIVITIES

* Gondola Cruise or candlelight dinner and dancing aboard a yacht. Call

Adventures at Sea at (888) 4-GONDOLA or (949) 650-2412.

* Romantic cruise on Hornblower Cruises. Call (949) 646-0155.

* Valentine’s Day brunch or dinner at the Sutton Place Hotel. Sunday

brunch is $29 to $39 and will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will

include: international seafood and salad, roasts, breakfast, dessert and

champagne. Dinner on Monday will include: four-course meals with

everything from Norwegian salmon to filet mignon. There is also a “Two of

Us” Valentine’s weekend package for $237 a night, which includes:

champagne and truffles upon checking into a deluxe room and choice of

breakfast in bed or Sunday brunch. Call (949) 476-2001.

* Valentine’s Day brunch or dinner and dancing at the Riverboat

Restaurant. $75 per person. Call (949) 673-3425

* Valentine’s Dinner at The Ritz restaurant and garden. The special menu

includes: broiled main lobster, Portobello filet mignon, passion creme

brulee served with strawberries soaked in Grand Marnier. Call (949)

760-8686.

* Valentine’s party at Tommy Bahama’s Tropical Cafe and Emporium. The

festivities include: a floral greetings, three-course dinner, unlimited

champagne and live entertainment for $40. Call (949) 760-8686.

* Spa date package at Spa Gregorie’s for $150. The package includes: a

one-hour massage or facial and a $15 gift certificate for the restaurant

of the couple’s choice. Restaurants include: Tommy Bahamas, The

Riverboat, Roy’s, Turto Mare or Bandera. Call (949) 644-6672.

* Cultural Valentine’s Day at the Orange County Museum of Art. On Sunday,

the museum will feature a free Lunar New Year Celebration with dragon

dances, a Chinese Youth Orchestra, the East West Players, art activities,

refreshments and gallery tours. Call (949) 759-1122.* Valentine’s Day

event at South Coast Plaza through Monday. Le Mirage Florist will have

displays in front of the Carousel Court and at the elevator in the Crate

& Barrel wing, featuring single-stem roses, bouquets and a variety of

romantic and exotic floral arrangements. For more information, call (714)

435-8571.

* Valentine’s Day “Senior Prom” at the Costa Mesa Senior Center from 1:30

to 3:30 p.m. Monday. The event will feature dancing, refreshments and the

crowning of a prom king and queen. For information, call (949) 645-2356.

* Leslie McCarthy will be inscribing wine bottles with calligraphic

letters for Valentine’s Day at Hi-Time Wine Cellars through Monday. The

store is at 250 Ogle St., Costa Mesa. For more information, call (949)

650-8463.

* “Love Conquers All,” an event showcasing the stories of eight couples

with extraordinary love lives, at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Newport Dunes

Resort’s Back Bay Cafe, 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. For more

information, call (949) 729-3863.

* Muldoon’s Pub will host a Celtic music & dance Valentine’s Day

celebration starting at 1 p.m. Sunday. The public is invited to bring

guitars, fiddles, flutes, banjos and other instruments for a Celtic jam

session. The pub is at 202 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. For more

information, call (949) 640-4110.

* The Yard House will offer an aphrodisiac menu through Monday to

celebrate Valentine’s Day. The offerings include oyster chowder, white

and dark chocolate mousse and pan-roasted lobster tail. The Yard House is

at the intersection of Newport and Harbor boulevards at Triangle Square,

Costa Mesa. For more information, call (949) 642-0090.

* Maggiano’s Little Italy will offer three seatings on Valentine’s Day to

accommodate the amorous, hungry masses. A Valentine’s menu with special

entrees and desserts will be featured and live music will be provided.

Maggiano’s is at 3333 Bristol Road, Costa Mesa. For more information,

call (714) 546-9550.

* The Golden Truffle is offering a Valentine’s Day menu through Monday.

The dinner, priced at $68 per person, includes entrees such as Canadian

wild salmon with spinach and hibiscus champagne sauce and grilled

Colorado lamb chops with wild mushroom ravioli. Seatings are at 6 and

8:30 p.m. The restaurant is at 1767 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. For more

information, call (949) 645-9970.