Valentine Dining Out Specials

You can celebrate Valentine's Day with wine tastings and dinners throughout February. The month will also be filled with .

Lovers Leap

Come out to the on Feb. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. for a wine tasting event. The month of February not only includes Valentine's Day, but in 2012 it will also include a Leap Year. To celebrate both the Marietta Wine Market will be tasting some Rose's Sparkling Moscatos and a special tasting from Stag Leap Wine Cellars, not only one of Napa Valley's most iconic wineries but also the winner of the red wine category in the 1976 Paris Tasting. Cost: Charity Donation to .

Date: Feb. 8, 5 to 7 p.m.
Location: Marietta Wine Market

Aspen Signature Steak

Aspen will be offering a special Valentine's Day Menu along with its regular menu, Feb. 10 through Feb. 14. Take a look at the menu here.

Date: Feb. 10 through Feb. 14
Location: 2942 Shallowford Rd.

Copeland’s of New Orleans

Copeland’s of New Orleans will mark Valentine’s Day with a special dinner menu all weekend, Friday through Tuesday, Feb. 10 through 14.

Among the featured menu items are Maryland-Style Crabcakes and Shrimp Alfredo; Broiled Crabcakes on a bed of Angel Hair Pasta, topped with a light shrimp alfredo sauce; Blackened Trio (chicken, fish and shrimp); Filet Oscar; Copeland’s Seafood Sampler; Chicken Fettuccine Sauce Piquant; and Cajun Chicken Cordon Bleu.

In addition, Copeland’s New Orleans Live Jazz Sunday Brunch Buffet is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

Date: Feb. 10 through Feb. 14
Locations: 3131 Cobb Pkwy and 1142 Barrett Pkwy

Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Valentine Banquet

Come out for a night of fun, food and fellowship with the Annual Valentine Banquet at .

Reservations are due by Wednesday, Feb. 8. Call 770-422-5450 Ext 111 for more information. All proceeds are for the playground at the Good Samaritan Elementary School in Honduras.

Date: Saturday, Feb. 11, 6:30 p.m.
Cost: $15 per person
Location: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 287 Mt. Calvary Rd.

Champagne and Chocolate

Join the for "Champagne & Chocolate" on Feb. 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. On Saturday, the Marietta Wine Market will pop the corks on some of its favorite Champagnes and Sparkling wines along with a selection of chocolates and light appetizers. Get an early jump on Valentine's Day and stop by for a fun time. And remember, if you can't be with the wine you love, love the wine you're with. Call your friends and come early—the Wine Market has a special Valentine gift for the first 20 ladies.

Date: Feb. 11, 2 to 4 p.m.
Cost: $10 per person
Location: Marietta Wine Market

Ladies Night Fundraiser for

Join the for a wine tasting beginning at 6 p.m. on Feb. 11 then off to the 8 p.m. show of The Ladies Man at Theatre in the Square. An amorous doctor's innocent lie leads to chaotic compounded mistakes involving a suspicious wife, a grumpy mother-in-law, an assertive female patient and her  jealous Prussian husband. Box office: 770-422-8369

Date: Feb. 11, 6 to 10 p.m.
Location: Marietta Wine Market, Theatre in the Square

Dinner Dance and Live Silent Auction

The annual St. Catherine's Episcopal Church Valentine’s Dinner Dance and Live/Silent Auction is Saturday, Feb. 11. Contact Mike Peterson, mike.peterson@bellsouth.net for tickets. All proceeds benefit the Youth J2A Pilgrimage.

Date: Feb. 11
Cost: $25
Address: Saint Catherine's Episcopal Church, 571 Holt Rd., Marietta

Daddy Daughter Dance

The annual Daddy/Daughter Dance is open to fathers and daughters ages 5 to 12 and features a fun afternoon with great music, dancing and refreshments. Dress is semi-formal to formal. This is a great opportunity to make another magical childhood memory! Bring your dancing shoes and camera!

Registration is at the office located on the third floor of , 205 Lawrence Street.

Date: Sunday, Feb. 12, 2:30 to 5 p.m.
Cost: Tickets are $30 for couples, $5 for extra daughters. Reservations are required. Registration deadline is Feb. 9.
Location: , 995 Roswell St., Marietta, 30060

Breakfast for Dinner

Looking for a night out with your Sweetheart? Dancing, silent auction, childcare and a 'breakfast for dinner' menu await at Sacred Tapestry UMC.

Thrive, the youth ministry at Sacred Tapestry United Methodist Church for grades 6 through 12, will be hosting a Valentine Dinner fundraiser for their missions outreach goals. Suggested donation is $10 per adult and child. Heart-shaped balloons will be available for $1 each. Continuous seating from 6 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 12. Biscuits, bacon, French toast, fruit, juice and coffee are among the featured menu items.

Date: Feb. 12 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Location: Sacred Tapestry UMC, 3000 Johnson Ferry Rd., Marietta
Cost: $10

Marietta Country Club Valentine's Dinner

Your choice of luscious buffet selections for that special someone or the limited a la carte menu. Dancing available from 8 p.m. to midnight in the Magnolia Room.  Call 770-426-1808 for reservations.

Date: Saturday, Feb. 12, 6 to 10 p.m.
Location: 1400 Marietta Country Club Dr., Kennesaw.

Botekim Brazilian Bistro

Celebrate Valentine's Day Brazilian style with a four-course menu for $24.95 per person on Feb. 14.

Cost: $24.95
Call 678-402-7584 for more information.
Location: 1410 Terrell Mill Rd. SE, Marietta

Seed Kitchen & Bar

Celebrate in style this Valentine's Day at Seed with a four-course dinner menu for $49 per person. Sip on love potions from the sommelier's exclusive wine list.

Address: 1311 Johnson Ferry Rd., Suite 504

Rotta Winery

Join the on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. for a wine tasting event. Marco Caporale from Rotta Winery will be back in the Atlanta area to present his wines for tasting and to personally sign any bottles that are purchased. Rotta is the oldest continuously run family winery is Paso Robles. Cost: Charity Donation to Homeless Pets Foundation.

Date: Feb. 18, 2 to 4 p.m.
Location: Marietta Wine Market

Father-Daughter Dance

Have dinner in the Grille and bring your parent for that special date in the Kennesaw Room at the Marietta Country Club.

Date: Saturday, Feb. 19, 6 to 10 p.m.
Cost: $10 per person
Location: 1400 Marietta Country Club Dr., Kennesaw.

Mother-Son Dance

Come out to the Marietta Country Club for a mother-son event.

Date: Saturday, Feb. 26
Location: 1400 Marietta Country Club Dr., Kennesaw.