Queer art reception: The Marcuse Gallery of the Visual Arts Facility at UCSD is hosting a reception tonight at 7:30 p.m. for the current show “Paradigm, Promiscuity, Proliferation, Perversion: Engaging with difference in a post-queer world” featuring painting, video, sculpture, installation, performance and writing.

Last chance for a bad date: Misfit Production’s anti-holiday program continues with “Bad Date Theatre”, a collection of five one-act comedies that put the dysfunctional side of relationships on display. Performance is tonight and tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. at the Adams Avenue Studio of the Arts, 2804 Adams Ave. Tickets are $8-10. Call (619) 584-3593 for more information.

Love Fest 2004: Join 6 Degrees for an evening guaranteed to get you in the mood. Featuring Danielle LoPresti And The Masses, Corday, and Annmarie Cullen and Cynthia Catania of the renowned L.A. band Saucy Monkey. Special boudoir photo booth, prize for sexiest valentine, prize for most creative valentine, LOVE FEST drink specials all night long and special live love dedications delivered by the musicians! The Fun and Yum will start at 8:00 p.m. Call (619) 296-6789 for more information.

Queer Muslim Festival: The LGBT Muslim group Al-Fatiha is presenting a Queer Muslim Festival at the Gay & Lesbian Center in Los Angeles (The Renberg Theatre) Feb. 13, 14 and 15 as part of the third North American Conference for LGBTIQ Muslims & their Allies “Our Individual Lives; Our Collective Journey”. More than 20 workshops and sessions. Special events include: community reception, cultural festival and award ceremony and first-ever queer Muslim film festival. For more information, visit Al-Fatiha online.

Take your sugar to tea: Ever wonder how to spot a good tea or how to properly steep it? Find out at a free tea tasting presented by Cafe Noir today from 12:00-2:00 p.m. Tea Specialist Michael Figgins conducts a presentation explaining the characteristics of different teas as well as their benefits. Cafe Noir is located at 447 Ninth Ave. (between Island and J). For more information, call (619) 235-0075.

Spend Valentine’s with the bats!: Hide from all the amorous couples today and hang out with the bats. See several different species of bats and learn about the science of sound navigation and how bats adapt to coexist with humans today from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. Call (619) 238-1233 ext. 853 for information.

All you need is love: Emperor Robi Cox and Empress Cristina Monet of the Imperial Court de San Diego are hosting a Valentine’s Day benefit for the Nicole Murray-Ramirez Scholarship Program tonight at 7:30 p.m. at The Hole. A special performance starts at 8:30 p.m., followed by an auction and 50/50 game board, all for a $5.00 donation at the door. For more information, call (619) 295-9943.

Brevity is the soul of wit: Part ghost story, part murder mystery, part psychological thriller and witty to the bitter end, Hamlet plays today at 2:30 p.m. at the Lamb’s Players Theatre, 1142 Orange Ave in Coronado. Tickets are $20-42. Call (619) 437-6050 ext. 21 for tickets . Hamlet plays through March 7.

Free samba dance classes: Every Sunday, the Super Sonic Samba School teaches free samba percussion and dance classes in Balboa Park, starting at 12:00 noon. The school has a performance crew composed of drummers, dancers and musicians. Call (619) 296-1951 for more information.

Piano duo: Magdolena Bornemisza and Rinna Livshin, Hungarian and Russian-born duo-pianists, now San Diego based, present piano music for four hands. These past winners of San Diego’s Duo Piano Competitions share the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library’s beautiful Hamburg Steinway today at 12:00 noon. Admission is free. For more information, call (858) 454-5872. The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library is located at 1008 Wall Street in La Jolla.

Marion Bridge: The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego’s World Cinema Series screens Marion Bridge, a film about overcoming self-destructive behavior, revisiting old wounds and revealing secrets that unite or divide a family. Tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Sherwood Auditorium at MCASD’s La Jolla location, 700 Prospect St. Tickets are $8-10. Call (858) 454-3541 for more information.

Cheap Eats: Tue$ Nite Out is a collection of Hillcrest restaurants, bars and retailers offering what they have – for less – every Tuesday night from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Participating establishments place a “Tuesday Nite Out’ sign in their window to make your quest for all things good and cheap easy to spot.

Free Swimming Pool: The San Diego Central Library presents Swimming Pool tonight at 6:30 p.m., as part of its ongoing free film series. A famous British mystery author, tired of London, goes to the south of France and is drawn into a mystery surrounding a sexually charged and reckless French girl. Call (619) 236-5800 for more information.

First Day of Decadence: Mardi Gras Bingo with Nicole tonight at 9:00 p.m. at Bourbon Street, plus a “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” CD release party and Master Beat CD giveaway of Session 2001.1. Bead toss at 10:00 p.m. Call (619) 291-4043 for more information.

‘80s night at Shooterz: Featuring Duran Duran, Flock of Seagulls, Talking Heads, Madonna and David Bowie, how could you pass up a night of Breakfast Club memories? Dust off your best blazer and neon tie and get down to 3815 30th St. ‘80s night rocks from 9:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m. Call (619) 574-0744 for details.

Second Day of Decadence: Bourbon Street hosts “Falcon Studios Night” featuring Falcon video star Tyler Gunn and Falcon giveaways. Special Janice Edwards/Kenny Ard show with special guests tonight at 9:00 p.m., plus a Master Beat CD giveaway of Fusions. Call (619) 291-4043 for more information.

Busytown: Based on beloved books by Richard Scarry, Busytown is a highly interactive science and math experience for the little ones, prompting learning processes, motor skills, self confidence, communication and cooperation. The show is located at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. Call (619) 238-1233 for more information.