Sophie Henry

Whether it be purchasing a rose from Annette’s flower stand for a friend or going out to Hachiroku with your partner, Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. The News has compiled a lovely guide to all the Valentine’s Day festivities this Friday. 

Friday, Feb. 14

Y Pop-Up’s Valentine’s Day Treat Box
Time: 5 p.m. 
Place: Bass Cafe

Haven’t figured out what to get your crush yet? Want a cute pick-me-up for finishing the week? Stop by Y Pop-Up’s stand and purchase a treat box for $20. Each treat box has two red velvet cheesecake cookies, two brown butter toffee chocolate chip cookies and four earl grey caramels. Get a sweet treat before they run out!

“We wanted to do something special for Valentine’s Day and we figured treat boxes would be a good idea,” Anika Shethia ’27, on the Y Pop-Up team, said. “We also wanted to incorporate some fundraising components so we are raising money for the LA relief.”

Valentine’s Day Sonnet Slam 
Time: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Place: WLH 309

Fancy listening to a Shakespearean or Petrarchan sonnet? Listen to Yalies perform a sonnet on this romantic evening. Perhaps you may even find yourself reciting “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” to win a romantic prize. 

Shades of Yale’s V-Day Jam
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: 53 Wall St.

Join Shades of Yale for an evening of sweet harmonies and sultry melodies with your lover, friends or even by yourself. Listeners can expect to hear a breadth of genres: from Beyoncé’s “Cuff It” to groovy “Lady Marmalade.” Tickets are being sold for $10.

Treasures from the Yale Film Archives
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: HQ L02

End the night with Federico Fellini’s acclaimed comedy-thriller, LA DOLCE VITA, on 35mm. No tickets required, viewers can watch on as a reporter captures a celebrity-obsessed post-war Rome. 

TAS Valentine’s Day Karaoke & Mochi 
Time: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Place: Asian American Cultural Center Karaoke Room 

Join the Taiwanese American Society for a Valentine’s Day Karaoke event. Stop by to sing a song or snack on mochi and onigiri from the Loop.

Yale University Concert Band Performance
Time: 7:30 p.m. 
Place: Woolsey Hall

Looking for a romantic atmosphere after date night? Check out Yale University Concert Band’s performance that includes L’homme Armé and First Suite in E Flat. Free admission. 

Love Served Fresh: A Night of Fruit, Film, and Music
Time: 8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Place: Asian American Cultural Center

What does love mean to you? Stop by the AACC to take a glimpse into what love means for Yalies. Singer-songwriters and student filmmakers will be performing and screening their work on what love means to them. 

“The reason why we chose to do this event was because we wanted to see how Asian American students represented ideas of love in their art forms and to create a safe space where other students on campus could discuss difficult themes of navigating love as an Asian American” Gina Jung ’27, who is organizing this event, said. “We also chose to provide fresh fruit to reflect how Asian parents are often known to show love not explicitly, but through cut-up fruit.” 

An Evening of Love and Literature
Time: 8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Place: Silliman Acorn

If you’re still in the mood for love, join the English Student Advisory Committee for an evening full of love-themed poetry. Recite or listen to your peers’ poetry and prose. Maybe impress your crush with a poem of your own or simply eat some pastries from Claire’s. 

Battle of the Bands
Time: 10 p.m.
Place: 107-109 Howe St. 

Finish the night with a bang and some tunes. Catch student bands battle against each other Friday night. Feb Club tickets are required for entry. 

The New Blue of Yale Singing Valentine
Time: All-Day
Place: Anywhere

Do you want to embarrass a friend or confess to your crush? Make sure to order your singing valentine by Feb. 13. The New Blue of Yale a cappella group will be singing barbershop-quartet style Valentines all throughout the day. 

“Singing Valentines has been a great way for friends to send other friends messages, and to just spread a message of love to someone they might not even know that well,” said Lauren Alfaro ’28.

Jane Park, Gemard Guery and Sofia Gaviria Partow contributed reporting.