This week, you have no excuse for you and your sweetheart settling for dinner in Stevenson and the OFS flick. There are a number of fun and romantic ways to enjoy your Valentine's Day beyond our borders.

Spend Valentine's Day with illlustrious architects and curators at Fabrications: Fully Assembled, a day-long symposium on major issues in contemporary architecture at the Wexner Center for the Arts at the Ohio State University, Columbus. Admission is free to students; call (614) 292-7008 for reservations or more information.

Catch the dark and romantic L.A. Confidential tonight at Lorain County Community College's Stocker Center, at 8pm, $4.00 admission.

Impress your sweetheart by going swing dancing. It's all the rage. The Cleveland Swing Dancers Jitterbug Series begins tonight at the Lakewood Masonic Temple, and features music by Swing Tom Tom, a big band sound combo. Tonight at 8 p.m., admission $5.00. For more information call (440) 932-4773.

What could be more romantic than the tango? Hear the sensuous sounds of Juan José Mosalini and his Grand Orchestra de Tango, Saturday at 8 p.m. at Ohio State University's Weigl Hall. Tickets are $16.00; for more information or reservations, call (614) 292-3535.

Catch the classic Noel Coward romantic comedy Fallen Angels, at the Ohio Theater in Cleveland. This production, part of the Great Lakes Theater Festival, closes this weekend. Showing tonight and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Call Advantix at (800) 766-6048 for tickets.

This weekend at the Cleveland Cinematheque catch Trojan Eddie, a new film by Giles Mackinnon, playing tonight at 9:20 p.m. Jacques Tati's classic Jour de Fete shows Saturday, Feb.14 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 15 at 2:00 p.m. and 8:50 p.m. Also showing on Saturday is Jim Jaramushc's portrait of music legend Neil Young, Year of the Horse, at 9:10 p.m. Admission to all films is $6.00. Call (440) 421-7450 for more information.

For the truly academic minded, learn about the representation of love in art at a lecture Cupids in Art on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 1:30 p.m. at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Arts...Out of Town was compiled by Rumaan Alam. If you have any upcoming out of town events to add in next week's listings, call x8123 and he'll be your best friend.