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On the Radar: Hearts and Flowers: Victorian Valentines at the Plant Museum

By Anthony Salveggi on Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 1:00 am

head to the Music Room at Plant Hall on Saturday for Victorian Valentine Making. There you can spend a couple of hours crafting cards — supplies are provided, though you can bring items (and sentiments) to make them your own. Hearts and Flowers: Victorian Valentines, Feb. 2-28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tues.-Sat., noon-4 p.m., Sun.; Victorian Valentine Making, 10 a.m.-noon, Sat., Feb. 6, Henry B. Plant Museum, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, $15 for museum members, $20 for nonmembers; e-mail [email protected] or call 813-258-8304 for Victorian Valentines reservations.

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Welcome to On the Radar, where we preview up-and-coming arts events to mark your calendar for. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the Henry B. Plant Museum is getting all old-timey with the enduring lovers’ holiday through two complementary events. This weekend, see how the day was celebrated during the Victorian era at Hearts and Flowers: Victorian Valentines, an exhibit featuring examples of authentic, ornate valentines in all their lacy, verse-laden glory.

If you want to try creating one of your own,