For those who see Valentine's Day as much more than Hallmark's evil scheme to tap your piggy bank, the romantic holiday can bring on full-blown panic attacks for singles (and couples) who don't have a plan of action. Luckily, Angelenos had more than enough events and parties to pick from over the weekend, both V-Day related and not, including downtown's all-night Lucent L'amour love fest (check back Tuesday for photos), Club Suicide's naughty lingerie party at the Dragonfly, stylized anarchy with noise artist Kawaiietly Please, the Comic and Sci-Fi Convention at the Shrine, and extreme dog culture at Pasadena's Creative Grooming competition and the Long Beach Bulldog Beauty Contest.

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