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Valentine’s Day is this Sunday and there’s still plenty of last minute gift ideas for this coming weekend if you don’t already have plans. Hopefully the weather has cleared up a bit by then so travel isn’t a problem in your area.

If you haven’t seen Wicked the Musical, or even if you have, you can still find tickets for Wicked at several theaters around the country including the Gerswhin Theatre, Orpheum Theatre – San Francisco, David A Stratz Center – Carol Morsani Hall and the Peace Center in Greenville, SC.

The Winter Games in Vancouver begin on Friday with the Opening Ceremonies followed by Ice Hockey, Freestyle Skiing, Speed Skating, Figure Skating, Alpine Skiing and many more events for Valentines Day weekend. Tickets for the Opening Ceremony and most of the Winter Games Events are available now and are in hand and ready to ship overnight.

More ideas  for this coming weekend include tickets for the NBA All Star game on Valentines Day at Cowboys Stadium, the AMA Supercross at Angel Stadium, The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo and a number of NBA basketball games and NHL hockey games around the country.

Concerts this Valentines Day weekend are very limited in number but include some heavy hitters such as Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber, Billy Joel and Elton John and the Black Eyed Peas. There’s even more theatre going on this weekend that make for a great romantic weekend including the Jersey Boys, Billy Elliot and the Color Purple at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles.

Thanksgiving week is a great time to get together with family and friends and there are many things you can all do together besides just sitting around and eating turkey. There are a number of great live holiday shows during the holidays throughout the country in theatres and arenas.

Some of the most popular are the theatre shows such as Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Wicked the Musical, The Jersey Boys, and White Christmas.

Mannheim Steamroller will be touring this holiday season, bringing their Christmas sounds and multimedia effects to the stage. This is the 25th Anniversary of the first Mannheim Steamroller Christmas album and they have sold over 356 million albums under the direction of Chip Davis. Mannheim Steamroller tickets are available for all the cities on the tour including the Gammage Auditorium, Nokia Theatre LA Live , and more.

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra have a unique Christmas sound as well, with a rock n roll over the top lazer light show to dazzle the audience. The Trans Siberian Orchestra may be a little too loud for some with the electric guitars, but most will enjoy the renditions of Christmas classics and original material. Trans Siberian Orchestra tickets can be purchased online for the HP Pavilion, Toyota Center, Allstate Arena and many more.

If it’s sports the family is interested in then there’s the three football games on Thanksgiving day with the Green Bay Packers vs the Detroit Lions at Ford Field, the Oakland Raiders vs the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboy Stadium and the New York Giants vs the Denver Broncos at Invesco Field. There are plenty of NFL tickets and games available for these games and the entire weekend.

Radio City Christmas Spectacular tickets, Wicked the Musical tickets, the Jersey Boys tickets and White Christmas tickets are on sale now online.

The Jersey Boys National Theatre tour began at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco in 2006 and has hit dozens of cities since then to thousands of adoring fans. The Jersey Boys is currently running through July of 2010 at the August Wilson Theatre in New York and touring throughout the country including the National Theatre in Washington, DC, and the Palazzo Resort Hotel in Las Vegas through this year.

The Jersey Boys is based on the Four Seasons musical group from the 1960’s and features many of the hits from the group including, “Can’t take my eyes off of you” and “Working my way back to you”. The Jersey Boys musical has been one of the top selling theatre shows in the country since the national tour began with fans going back for multiple shows, sometimes in different cities.

You’ll find tickets for the Jersey Boys are a great gift idea for someone who has everything, but just needs to get out more often. Or take the family to the Jersey Boys for a fantastic holiday night out, even the kids will enjoy the music and dancing.

Find the Jersey Boys show near you using the following Jersey Boys tour schedule.

Buffalo, NY         Sheas Performing Arts Center        4/21/10 – 5/9/10
Charlotte, NC     Belk Theatre                             3/31/10 – 4/18/10
Chicago, IL         Bank of America Theatre-IL       11/10/09 – 1/10/10
Des Moines, IA       Des Moines Civic Center       7/7/10 – 7/25/10
Detroit, MI       Fisher Theatre – Detroit       12/18/09 – 1/23/10
Indianapolis, IN       Murat Theatre       6/12/10 – 6/26/10
Las Vegas, NV       Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino       11/9/09 – 12/30/09
Louisville, KY       Kentucky Center – Whitney Hall       7/28/10 – 8/15/10
Memphis, TN        Orpheum Theatre – Memphis       1/27/10 – 2/14/10
New York, NY       August Wilson Theatre-NY        11/10/09 – 7/2/10
North York, ON       Toronto Center for the Arts        11/11/09 – 2/14/10
Providence, RI              Providence Performing Arts       5/12/10 – 6/6/10
Washington, DC            National Theatre       11/11/09 – 12/12/09
West Palm Beach, FL     Kravis Center       3/10/10 – 3/28/10