LaZoom’s Valentine “Let Your Love Roll” Ride

Friday, February 10 through Tuesday, February 14. Your total body Gigglegasm for Valentines Day! Skip the typical dinner and roses and hop on the LaZoom bus for a two hour Valentine adventure full of heart-warming mayhem.

LaZoom’s “Let Your Love Roll” Ride is the absolute finest way to tell your sweety that he/she/he-she/she-he is “worth it.” A Valentines ride for couples with games, performance, and special guests.

Departing from The Thirsty Monk at 92 Patton Ave, downtown Asheville. Reservations required. Passengers must be 21 to ride. Tickets $60 per couple. For tickets go online at www.lazoomtours.com or call (828) 225-6932.

The New Orleans Bingo! Show

Dressed in black, white and red like the leering faces on a good poker hand, the Bingo! Show is a multimedia stage experience that includes original black-and-white silent films, aerialists, dancers, ingénues, clowns, audience interaction, bingo games, slapstick comedy and shady characters who remind you that every stage door opens into a dark alley.

A curious spectacle, a thrilling phenomenon, and one of the very finest entertainments on the theatrical stage today. February 24-26. For tickets or reservations: www.themagneticfield.com, (828) 668-2154, or The Magnetic Field at 372 Depot Street in Asheville’s River Arts District.

Retro Happy Hour at The Market Place

Young professionals gather Thursday evenings in downtown Asheville, an alternative to the late night bar scene. Old school music, retro cocktails at discounted prices and a dress code that has a “Mad Men” slant creates a warm, upscale vibe in the already cozy venue. And the event seems to be a hit. The number of attendees has averaged between 30 and 50 and has continued to grow. The event was created by Kelly Denson of Lush Life Productions as an alternative to the late night bar scene.

“The Retro Happy Hour events bring a big city feel to our small community. People seem to dress up a little more, go out earlier — then you can go home at a reasonable hour,” says Denson. Retro Happy Hour takes place every Thursday from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Market Place, 20 Wall Street. Dress: Retro optional. No cover. For more information contact Chef William Dissen of the Market Place at (828) 252-4162.

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