Celebrate Love This Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is right around the corner. It's a holiday some people embrace and some avoid. This year, single or attached, make it your business to use February 14th to celebrate Love.

Living with hearing loss often offers an extra excuse to skip the lovefest and hunker down alone. It's well known that hearing loss, particularly untreated and undiagnosed, can lead to isolating behaviors. Valentine's Day can be a great moment to reconnect with loved ones. It could be a night to sweep your honey off their feet. Or, if you're not half of a couple, wrangle up a few close friends to paint the town red.

In the mood

Use it as an amuse bouche for the big day or the main event of your Valentine's week. Spend a perfect Saturday evening revisiting the Swing Era! Richard Prior conducts as the Gary Motley Trio performs alongside the Emory Big Band and the Emory University Symphony Orchestra Strings. While this event is ticketed, the concert is free to attend.

• Event: Emory Big Band Night
• Venue: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
• Date: Saturday, February 10th
• Time: 8:00pm

Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige is one of the most accomplished recording artists in contemporary culture. She's won a whopping nine Grammy Awards marking the moniker "Queen of hip hop and soul" as well deserved. She's also performing at the Fox Theater on Valentine's Day Eve. Enjoy an evening with this unparalleled performer and her unforgettable torch songs.

• Event: Mary J. Blige
• Venue: Fox Theater
• Date: Tuesday, February 14th
• Time: 8:00pm

Do the song and dance routine

A treat for your eyes and ears! Just in time for Valentine's Day, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater company returns to share the love with Atlanta audiences. Discover dance that reveals our deepest humanity and our capacity to endure. Here for one week only, attendees are in for a distinct treat as all shows close with Mr. Ailey's inspiring Revelations - the world's most popular work of modern dance!

• Event: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
• Venue: Fox Theater
• Date: Wednesday, February 14th
• Time: 8:00pm

Retro Romance

It's about as classically American as apple pie. Recapture the passion with a trip down memory lane at the Starlight Drive-In. One of Atlanta's real gems, this vintage drive-in theater still maintains the retro charm of days gone by. The best part? All that historic charm comes with a modern twist: you can catch new release flicks like Fifty Shades Freed!

• Event: Drive-In Feature
• Venue: Starlight Drive-In
• Date: Wednesday, February 14th
• Time: See showtimes for details

Tickle your hunny's funny bone

You can't help but fall in love with life when you're laughing. Tune into hilarious banter from talented comics for an evening of Valentine's Day Improv at Dad's Garage. They love, love! All improv games and scenes that evening will be based on audience supplied stories of love gone right or wrong.

• Event: Valentine's Day Improv
• Venue: Dad's Garage
• Date: Wednesday, February 14th
• Time: 8:00pm and 10:30pm shows

Sound of Silence

Maybe you'd rather tune in on Valentine's Day? The sound of silence can be incredibly rejuvenating, leaving you calm, grounded, and ready for connection! Paper Planes Yoga is hosting a Valentine's Day meditation class for couples/pairs. They promise a romantic and zen evening with 3 special heart-centered meditations. The studio is an intimate art and yoga space with limited availability, so reserve a spot soon!

• Event: Valentine's Day Meditation
• Venue: Paper Planes Yoga
• Date: Wednesday, February 14th
• Time: 7:00pm

Make a date for your ears

Your relationship to your hearing health is a lifelong one, after all. If you suspect hearing loss is negatively impacting your life, make an appointment for a quick and easy hearing test!

Atlanta Hearing Doctor is here to help if you are looking for your first hearing aids or simply need an upgrade. Armed with the latest models, our friendly audiologists possess a wealth of knowledge designed to fit you with your specific version of a hearing aid soulmate.

Besides the known benefits of regaining hearing capabilities on an individual level, treating hearing loss often results in better relationships with loved ones. At the heart of the matter is communication, and a great conversation with your partner is better than music to your ears.