© Courier-Post The Pop Shop, The Courier-Post, Virtua Health and Perkins Center for the Arts team up for an evening of comedy, storytelling, comfort food and self care, while collecting bras for women in need.

Head to the Pop Shop & giggle with your girlfriends!

It’s the season of love, which includes remembering to love yourself. Galentine’s Day honors connections among women.

You can thank Leslie Knope of “Parks & Rec’’ fame for the concept of Gal-entine’s Day. An alternative to a night of romance is a night of fun and frivolity (or maybe just another screening of “Little Women’’ with your favorite girls).

© Tammy Paolino/Courier-Post Comedian Missy Hall entertains the crows at the Galentine's Celebration at The Pop Shop in Collingswood.

"Lift Up Women: A Galentine's Day Celebration'' to benefit Distributing Dignity will take place Thursday, Feb. 20, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Pop Shop party room.

This relaxing evening of laughter and connection includes a comfort food buffet, festive dessert, comedy by award-winning comedian Missy Grynkiewicz Hall, storytelling by Queen Nur of Perkins Center for the Arts, wellness tips by Dr. Dotty Atkins of Virtua Health, door prizes, goody bags and more. The first 12 guests who register will get a free cookbook.

© Tammy Paolino/Courier-Post Dr. Dorothea Atkins of Virtua Health gives a presentation on self care, lymph and breast health during the Galentine's Celebration at The Pop Shop in Collingswood.

Cost is $29.95 per guest, plus the donation of one new bra with tags attached in any size. Advance ticket purchase required.

The event is sponsored by the Courier-Post, The Pop Shop and Perkins Center for the Arts. Distributing Dignity is a Cherry Hill-based nonprofit that provides new bras to non-profit organizations that provide services to homeless and other women in need.

© Tammy Paolino/Courier-Post Guests mingle during the Galentine's Celebration at The Pop Shop in Collingswood.

Go: 729 Haddon Ave., Collingswood. Visit events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07egvlpmt8470fe625&oseq=&c=&ch

Tammy Paolino covers restaurants, breweries, food trucks and arts events for the USA TODAY New Jersey Network. She’s an award-winning reporter and editor who has covered the Garden State for more than 30 years. Reach her at tpaolino@gannett.com or 856-486-2477 or on Twitter @CP_TammyPaolino. Help support local journalism with a Courier-Post subscription.

This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Come to our Galentine's celebration at the Pop Shop