Bring your valentine to the Henry B. Plant Museum for its love-inspired exhibit, Hearts and Flowers: Victorian Valentines. This collection of antique ephemera dates from the late-19th and early-20th centuries, each piece thoughtfully decorated and a far cry from the factory-produced sentimentality of Hallmark. Arrive early and enjoy a lunchtime lecture, Waisting Away: A Social History of the Corset. Wed., Feb. 13, Noon-1 p.m. lecture ($3 museum members/$5 general); Hearts and Flowers is on display through Feb. 29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun., 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, $5 donation adults/$2 children, 813-254-1891, plantmuseum.com.
This article appears in Feb 6-12, 2008.