Great Escape: Valentine's Gifts With Heart

Valentine's Gifts With Heart:

It's the final weekend before Valentine's Day — why just feed the commercial, materialistic monster when you can find gifts that also help women in our area?

House of Hope, located on Post Road in Warwick, hosts a boutique in Apponaug that offers dozens of gift ideas, with the proceeds supporting a variety of causes.

Looking for chocolates? Pick up some Rescue Chocolates to support animal adoptions.

How about a nice bracelet? Parols Story Bracelets allow low-income single moms and stay-at-home moms to earn an income and raise their children.

House of Hope also offers House of Hope Boutique Originals; Equal Exchange Fairly Traded Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate; Happy Shirts; Shatterproof Shirts; Zulu Beads; Teatulia; Fanciful Fox Lotions and Soups.

And if you don't want to make the trek to Warwick, all of the items from the House of Hope Boutique are available online at www.hohboutique.org

Bands In Local Bars:

hosts Ventt on Saturday night. Show scheduled for 9:30 p.m. No cover.

Theatre Classics:

Trinity Repertory Company performs The Merchant of Venice tonight through Feb. 14. Tickets are $15 to $32. Click here for pricing info and online ordering.

Chim-chiminee, chim-chiminee, chim-chim-cheroo/ you loved the old movie, you'll like the play too — the Disney classic Mary Poppins floats into PPAC this weekend with performances scheduled tonight through Feb. 14, with a special-rate Amica Family Night on Feb. 15. Find pricing and ordering info here.

They've Got The Funk:

While the original Mothership may no longer exist, there's sure to be a whole lot of rhythm going down at the George Clinton/Parliament Funkadelic show at Lupo's tomorrow night. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tix are $25 in advance/$30 night of show. Order tickets for George Clinton and P-Funk here.