It’s the dregs of February! So fight the boredom, and stimulate your brain with some great films, fine art and theatre. Pamper your body -- and focus on your feet!

FILM AS ART?
See the directors of the future at the annual United States Super 8 Film and Digital Video Festival (www.njfilmfest.com), at Rutgers. You’ll reel at the quality and depth of the work.

ART OF PUERTO RICO?
Visions of mi Viejo San Juan, at the Newark Museum, (www.newarkmuseum.org). You’ll enjoy paintings by some of the greatest artists in the island’s history. This includes work from the Museo de Arte de Ponce and rarely seen private collections.

THE RUNAWAY?
What happens when a liberal attorney/mother leaves the city with her family for the “burbs” and is swept away by a mysterious stranger from the dark side of New Jersey’s suburban utopia? Go Where The Sun Never Sets at the Playwrights Theatre in Madison (www.ptnj.org).

THE RUNWAY?
At Neiman Marcus (www.neimanmarcus.com), view the kollecktion -- and take home something elegant and chic from the German designer Rena Lange (www.renalange.com). All day Friday in Short Hills.

PAMPER?
Your weary pregnant body at Edamame Maternity Spa (www.edamamespa.com) in Paramus, where they know what hurts. Your lower back, your hips, your feet -- then stick around for a facial using crushed pearl powder, to get rid of the blotchies and enhance that special pregnancy glow.

TINGLE?
Your tootsies with a reflexology massage. It curls your arches and soothes your soles so the rest of you is de-stressed. The Full Circle Center in Cranbury (www.fullcirclemassage.com) offers up to 90 minutes of blissful thumb walking.

WALK YOUR GREEN THUMB?
To the New Jersey Flower and Garden Show, starting today, and all weekend long at the Convention and Exposition Center (www.njexpocenter.com) in Edison.

DRIVE AWAY?
In one of the hottest little sports cars of 2007. Read the reviews at (www.forbesautos.com/buyersguide/sportscars/2007/01-hottest-sportscars.html). We like the sexy Saturn Sky, (www.saturn.com) for 25k. You’ll have a little cash left over for your other off-road adventures.

Drink Up?
Valentines Day is for (wine) lovers when you have dinner in the vineyard. Reserve your space to wine, dine, and dance, Saturday night, at the Tomasello Winery (www.tomasellowinery.com) in Hammonton.

Pony Up?
And buy a copy of Kiss and Tell from Macy’s (www.macys.com). Your favorite celebrities pucker up, and tell all about their most memorable lip locks. Ten percent of the proceeds from this little book, so apropos for Valentines Day, are for the American Heart Association?s Go Red For Women Campaign.

Laugh It Up?
With the Capitol Steps Comedy Troupe -- former DC staffers who share the ultimate insider jokes. Sunday night at Ramapo College in Mahwah, (201) 684-7844 for tickets.

Jazz It Up?
See classic jazz artifacts, including rare sheet music and albums, on display at the African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey (www.aahmsnj.org).

Pump It Up?
Join your fellow Jerseyans and train for triathlons (www.eteamz.active.com/paramountadventure/).

Run with the Rose City Runners Club every Saturday morning at 9 at Loantaka Brook Reservation in Morris Township (www.concentric.net/~Rc02/vsatrun.htm).

Lift Up?
Then ski down the slope at Mountain Creek (www.crystalgolfresort.com) or Hidden Valley (www.hv.nearyou.net/). Both winter playgrounds have plenty of snow. Book a massage to round out your day at the Minerals Hotel and Spa, next to the ski lift at Mountain Creek.

Pick Up?
And go to the Ocean County 26th Annual Bluegrass Festival, Sunday at Albert Music Hall in Waretown. (609-971-1593).

Sweeten Up?
It’s Sugar (www.thepieratcaesars.com) in Atlantic City has all the ingredients to sweeten your Valentines Day. You can pick the most exotic flavored M&M’s, customize a candy bar with your sweetie’s name on it -- or even choose from all kinds of edible lingerie. We guarantee you won’t be counting calories!

Tomorrow, why pugs make great Valentines!

From the top dogs to the best on the boards? it’s a Super weekend of show offs and show tunes.

BEST IN SNOW? In Vernon, it’s finally starting to look like winter! This weekend, you can ski or snowboard at Mountain Creek (www.mountaincreek.com) and then watch the US Olympic Snowboard team in action, on their Grand Prix tour (www.ussnowboarding.com).

BEST IN SHOW? At the Wildwood Convention Center -- the 49th All Breed Dog Show, all day and into most of the night on Saturday. The beagles, pinschers and French bulldogs are ready for their close-ups, beginning at 8 a.m. (www.infodog.com/jps/394/jpg394.pdf)

THAT SIXTIES SHOW ? If you haven’t seen it on Broadway, you must catch the touring company of Hairspray at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark (www.njpac.org) through this weekend.

A SHOW OF COLOR? At Oceanville’s Noyes Museum (www.noyesmuseum.org) a special exhibition of abstract impressionistic works full of drama and color.

THE HOME SHOW? Makeover your McMansion and primp your crib at the huge Garden State Home Show (www.gsec.com), all this weekend at the Garden State Exhibition Center in Somerset.

RESTAURANT SHOWCASE? Chow down at bargain prices at Hudson County’s favorite restaurants. Restaurant Week continues through February 9th (www.hudsonrestaurantweek.com).

SHOW UP? with your girlfriend, to certain stores and restaurants in Haddonfield on Saturday, and you get special discounts for the town’s Hey Girlfriend event (www.haddonfieldnj.org). Sisters and mothers qualify as stand-ins.

SHOW STOPPER? Nobody does it like the Rat Pack -- (www.ratpackvegas.com) The ultimate Vegas tribute to Frank, Sammy, Joey, Dean, and Peter pulls into Harrah’s, Atlantic City, beginning tonight.

Enjoy all the shows -- we’re back tomorrow with our Shoe-per Bowl picks!

If there ever was a weekend with something for everyone, this might be it. There’s plenty of great entertainment; a confab of kid rockers, fake Elvises, a toast to a tree, and some real ice capades.

RUN?
On your Happy Feet, to see Robin Williams, returning to Atlantic City Saturday night, for the first time in more than 20 years. The show is at the Borgata (www.theborgata.com). Tickets start at $225 but you are talking about Mrs. Doubtfire.

SHAKE?
Rattle and roll your way to Red Bank Saturday night. If Elvis lives, he’ll be in the crowd Saturday night celebrating his birthday at the Count Basie Theatre (www.countbasietheatre.org). Get on your blue suede shoes, and swivel away, with entertainment by Elvis impersonators Mike Albert and Scot Bruce.

ROCK?
The pint-sized version! See future rock stars perform at the ultra-cool School of Rock (www.schoolofrock.com) studio. It’s a selection of their greatest acts, on stage Sunday in Hackensack.

DRIVE?
Your Caddy to see Rosanne Cash’s Black Cadillac tour at Morristown’s Community Theatre (www.communitytheatrenj.com) Saturday night.

SLICE?
The ice at Howell Farm?s (www.howellfarm.com) annual ice harvesting in Lambertville. Chop, shave and saw the ice, and you’ll see the way it was done before there were freezers.

SNOW?
Or not, Mt. Olive throws a Winter Festival (www.myhackettstownnj.com/calendar.html?event=213) Saturday afternoon at Turkey Brook Park. There are even fireworks at dusk.

TACKLE?
Former Giants QB Phil Simms is the latest to appear in the campus lecture series at William Paterson University (ww2.wpunj.edu) on Friday night. The host is Peter King of Sports Illustrated Magazine.

TOAST?
Around the apple trees -with cider - at Terhune Orchards (www.terhuneorchards.com) in Princeton on Sunday afternoon. The owners believe that wassailing the trees helps the crop and brings good luck. We’ll drink to that!

There are plenty more ideas at www.njmonthly.com. Just click on the “Get Out” link. Have a great weekend! We’re back tomorrow with great dining choices for Valentine’s Day.