{"id":4725,"date":"2020-02-06T17:35:32","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T22:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=4725"},"modified":"2020-02-06T17:35:32","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T22:35:32","slug":"megan-three-free-ideas-for-valentines-day-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2020\/02\/06\/megan-three-free-ideas-for-valentines-day-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Megan: Three Free Ideas for Valentine&#8217;s Day Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ah, Valentine\u2019s Day. The holiday that, despite being well-displayed, seems to creep up on me every year. It\u2019s not until all the restaurants are booked and all the movies are sold out that I remember I need to plan something! Well, not this year! Gone are the days of overpriced, last-minute gifts and not-so-delicious CVS chocolates. Here are three free things you can do for Valentine\u2019s Day, whether it\u2019s just you, you and your best buds, or you and your significant other.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Museums, Museums, Museums!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did you know that The BU Arts Initiative provides students with FREE membership to some of Boston\u2019s finest museums? Bring your BU Terrier Card to the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mfa.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Boston Museum of Fine Arts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardnermuseum.org\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.harvardartmuseums.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harvard Art Museums<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, or <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.icaboston.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Institute of Contemporary Art<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. And guess what? You don\u2019t have to reserve anything! Just show up and enjoy some fine culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/comblog\/files\/2020\/02\/its-art.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2020\/02\/its-art.gif\" alt=\"it's art\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4727\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Music, Music, Music!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another great BU Arts Initiative resource is the<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bso.org\/brands\/bso\/education-community\/students-educators\/bso-college-card.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Boston Symphony Orchestra College Card<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> which BU provides at absolutely no cost! All you have to do is pick up a BSO College Card and register it online. From there, free admission to concerts and open rehearsals is available. You can dress up in your finest clothes and fall in love with classical music this February 14th.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/comblog\/files\/2020\/02\/symphony-gif.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2020\/02\/symphony-gif.gif\" alt=\"symphony gif\" width=\"498\" height=\"363\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4729\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books, Books, Books!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the perks of living in the heart of the city is the plethora of unique local businesses. This Valentine\u2019s Day, head over to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trident Booksellers and Cafe<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for their free Trivia Night every Friday. The theme is always changing, so one week you might be the master of the subject. If you\u2019re not a fan of trivia or would prefer a quiet night, you can try their Silent Book Club. At this event, everyone has an hour of silent reading, followed by a reading wrap-up with socialization and drinks. Nothing says \u201cI love you\u201d like cold, hard silence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/comblog\/files\/2020\/02\/read-gif.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2020\/02\/read-gif.gif\" alt=\"read gif\" width=\"500\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4728\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The best part about all these events, other than the price, is that you can go with anyone! Take your friend to the symphony or yourself to book night. But this year, the pressure is off. Good luck!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CA Megan<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ah, Valentine\u2019s Day. The holiday that, despite being well-displayed, seems to creep up on me every year. It\u2019s not until all the restaurants are booked and all the movies are sold out that I remember I need to plan something! Well, not this year! Gone are the days of overpriced, last-minute gifts and not-so-delicious CVS &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2020\/02\/06\/megan-three-free-ideas-for-valentines-day-fun\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Megan: Three Free Ideas for Valentine&#8217;s Day Fun<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7892,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44422],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4725"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7892"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4725"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4730,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4725\/revisions\/4730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}