{"id":2025,"date":"2025-03-23T14:28:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T21:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/?p=2025"},"modified":"2025-03-23T14:31:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T21:31:11","slug":"the-university-of-redlands-celebrates-valentines-day-with-annual-lovely-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/23\/the-university-of-redlands-celebrates-valentines-day-with-annual-lovely-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"The University of Redlands Celebrates Valentine\u2019s Day with Annual Lovely Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Doing Activities With Great Spirit (DAWGS) group held their second annual Lovely Dinner on Feb. 14 to celebrate Valentine\u2019s Day. DAWGS members spent three hours outfitting The Table at Irvine Commons with festive decor and partnered with Harvest Table to create the menu. Main dishes included London broil steak, chicken pot pies, vegan pot pies, baked potatoes and cheese tortellini. And in the true spirit of the holiday, there was a large dessert display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"5\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2020\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2034\" data-id=\"2034\" src=\"https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ella-@-Entrance-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ella-@-Entrance-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ella-@-Entrance-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ella-@-Entrance-1024x808.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ella-@-Entrance-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ella-@-Entrance-1536x1212.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ella-@-Entrance-2048x1616.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Ella Budington \u201825 passes out heart glasses at the entrance to The Table at Irvine Commons during the Feb. 14 Lovely Dinner. Photo credit: McKenzie Rose<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1041\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2032\" data-id=\"2032\" src=\"https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cookie-Array-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cookie-Array-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cookie-Array-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cookie-Array-1024x416.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cookie-Array-768x312.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cookie-Array-1536x625.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cookie-Array-2048x833.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A cookie and rice crispy treat display entices sweet tooths during the Feb. 14 Lovely Dinner.\u00a0Other desserts included vanilla cupcakes with strawberry frosting. Photo credit: McKenzie Rose<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1369\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2031\" data-id=\"2031\" src=\"https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Card-Table-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Card-Table-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Card-Table-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Card-Table-1024x548.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Card-Table-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Card-Table-1536x821.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Card-Table-2048x1095.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Two tables with Valentine&#8217;s Day crafts invite students to share the love at the Feb. 14 Lovely Dinner. This holiday originated in 496 AD as a Christian feast honoring the martyred Saint Valentine, the patron saint of love.  Photo credit: McKenzie Rose<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Valentines Dinner is just one of the several events DAWGS puts on throughout the semester to bring smiles to students\u2019 faces and joy to campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Doing Activities With Great Spirit (DAWGS) group held their second annual Lovely Dinner on Feb. 14 to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":2037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"Pink balloons spelling out \"Valentines Day\" remind people of the reason for the special decorations and sweets at the Feb. 14 Lovely Dinner. 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