The perfect date might include the emotional roller coaster of K-State Theatre's "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" by Paul Zindel, 7:30 tonight. The play runs through Feb. 16.

Or jam to Lucia Drive, fronted by Lauren Rohrer, at 8 p.m. at PJ's Pub.

Continue the romance through the weekend. The Manhattan Arts Center presents Valentine's Cabaret at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for military and $12 for students.

Not in love? No problem. Check out these events.

Thursday

  TPAC presents Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons in Concert, 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.tpactix.org. Topeka Performing Arts Center

  All Request Dance Night, 8 p.m. every Thursday. No cover over 21. PJ's Pub

    Thursday Starts the Weekend, every Thursday. $1 everything. 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Union Recreation Center, Lower Level, K-State Student Union.

Friday

  Teen movie series featuring "The Invisible," 2 p.m. PG-13. Manhattan Public Library

  Ogden Community Center Valentine's Dance, 6-9 p.m. For youth and adult. Admission: $3 per person and $5 for couples. Ogden Community Center, 220 Willow Street, Ogden

  McCain Performance Series featuring the Amadeo Modigliani Quartet, 7:30 p.m.  For tickets, call the McCain Box Office at 532-6428. McCain Auditorium

  The Historic Columbian Theatre presents Betti O' and Friends, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Cost: $20. For tickets and information, call (800)899-1893. Columbian Theatre, Wamego.

    "American Gangster," 8 p.m. Also Saturday at 7 and 10:15 p.m. and Sunday at 8 p.m. Cost: $2. For more information, visit www.k-state.edu/upc. Forum Hall, Ground Floor, K-State Student Union

     Live music Seklusion, 8 p.m. PJ's Pub

  Live music Shady Lane Sting Band with The Dewayn Brothers, 8 p.m. The Kathouse Lounge  

    Junction City Little Theater presents "Meshuggahnuns," 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. For ticket and theater information, call (785)762-6220 or visit www.junctioncitylittletheater.org. Junction City Little Theater, 339 W. 18th St.

  K-State After Hours: hypnotist Fredrick Winters, 10:15 p.m. For more information, visit www.k-state.edu/upc. Forum Hall, Ground Floor, K-State Student Union Courtyard

  Rock-It Bowl, every Friday. 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Union Recreation Center, Lower Level, K-State Student Union.

Saturday

  Gymnastics Plus gymnastics meet, all day. Competitors of all ages from across the state of Kansas. For more information, call (785)776-0400. Gymnastics Plus

     Kansas Reads presents the film "In Cold Blood," 2-4 p.m. Not recommended for ages under 17 without parental permission. Rated R, 133 min. 2nd Floor Manhattan Public Library

   K-State Men's Basketball vs. Missouri, 5 p.m. For tickets, call (800)221-CATS. Bramlage Coliseum

     MACademy Youth Theatre presents Paul Mesner Puppets, 7 p.m. "Wiley and the Hairy Man," an African-American folk tale. www.paulmesnerpuppets.org Tickets: $10 adult and $5 children. Manhattan Arts Center

Sunday

  Kansas Reads "In Cold Blood" program, 2-4 p.m. Author Ande Parks of "Capote in Kansas" will speak. Parks is a Kansas writer and illustrator, author of the graphic novel "Capote in Kansas." This book details the time Truman Capote spent in Kansas while he worked on his  book "In Cold Blood." Parks will talk about writing and illustrating, graphic novels, and anything about Capote's famous novel and the crimes it documents. 2nd Floor Manhattan Public Library

  Razzle Dazzle, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Every Sunday, $1 everything. Union Recreation Center, Lower Level, K-State Student Union. Parking available in the West Stadium Parking Lot, shuttle provided.

Ongoing

  History of K-State Ebony Theatre, through Feb. 15. Kemper Art Gallery, first floor, K-State Student Union, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

  Golden Day by Judith Lennox Sabatini, through Feb. 16. Manhattan Arts Center, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday and by appointment.

    The Kansas Landscape: Images from Home, through Feb. 23. For information, visit www.strecker-nelsongallery.com. Strecker-Nelson Gallery, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday

  Sculpture Transformed: The Work of Marjorie Schick, through March 16. Pelton and Hyle Family Galleries, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

  Copper Truck by Elliot Pujol, through April 21. Stolzer Sculpture Gallery, Beach Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

  The Tallgrass Prairie. Panel exhibit developed by the Smithsonian Institution. For more information, call (785)565-6490. Riley County Historical Museum, 2309 Claflin Road, 8:30

a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 2-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

  Homework Kansas, 4-11 p.m. daily. Free online tutoring for grades 4-12. Visit The Manhattan Public Library website at www.manhattan.lib.ks.us.