Feb Fun(d)raising

Following the foodsteps of tonight's annual Chamber of Commerce banquet, three other civic organizations are having big events next month: Carbondale Main Street's annual Winter Ice Breaker, awards and food tasting on Feb. 3; The 5th Annual Women's Center Taste of Chocolate fundraiser at the Carbondale Civic Center on the 10th; and WDBX's 10th Annual Valentine's fundraiser banquet and dance, on Saturday the 11th.

Ticket prices for these events range from $10 to $45 per person, but next week's First Friday show at Art Lover's Trading Company is free -- and promises to be leathery, saxy, and heartsy, with the art of Daniel Cooper, the saxophone and keyboard stylings of Shadi Frick, and Valentine's day artwork by local artists and artisans.