Chill out: This is the month when we begin to think of cozying up by the fireplace. Is it getting a little chilly out there, or is it just us? September begins the season of crunching leaves and shorter days. Kids frolic in leaf piles on the lawn and are back in school again. And what else? Pumpkin-flavored everything is upon us.
Fall is celebrated as the season of awe. Sarah Morgan Bryan-Piatt explained September thus: “It is the summer’s great last heat. It is the fall’s first chill: They meet!”
Here are our bright choices for shopping, dining and entertainment as daylight begins to fade to fall to help you fill the season with a heaping harvest of happiness:
3 Savor a taste of fall weather while having appetizers, entrees and desserts from local eateries during the Taste of Colorado, Sept. 2-5. The Civic Center Park event even adds a side of music. Information: 303-295-6330.
3 Your family will still fall for Star Trek at 50. Episodes of original series play at Sie FilmCenter Sept. 8, 7 and 10 p.m. Information: 720-381-0813.
3 Thinking of renovating and remodeling this fall? The Colorado Fall Home Show is at the Convention Center Sept. 9-11 Information: 303-932-8100.
3 Cozy up for Colorado Symphony’s Rocky Mountain High John Denver concert at Boettcher Hall, Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m. Information: 303-623-7876.
3 Blast into the season of awe feasting on tasty barbecue during the Swine Emporium grand opening Sept. 24, noon until midnight. This new kitchen in the Bar Car is featuring a slider trio special. Information: 720-524-8099.
3 Get fit as a fiddle this fall. The changing season is the perfect time to get into the best shape ever. Expert coaching and advanced technology at KoKo FitClub obtains life-changing results. Information: 303-872-8380.
3 Even if every leaf isn’t a fall flower, the Dahlia Show at Paulino Gardens will brighten up the season Sept. 10-11. Information: 303-429-8062.
3 The fall art scene turns to decorated masks this month. See 500 displayed in the Cherry Creek Mall, Sept. 12-Oct. 9. Information: 303-321-2828.
3 Hear, see and experience the latest in high-end, high fidelity audio equipment during this fall’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, Oct. 7-9. Returning to the Denver Marriott Tech Center, it is the biggest consumer fair for audio and home entertainment in North America. Attendees will enjoy eight floors and more than 170 exhibit rooms. There’s dozens of seminars plus live entertainment. Information: 303-393-7918.
Whether it’s a song about the summer coming to an end, the sun making way for rain and snow, or the classic sight of autumn leaves, we bet you’re gonna fall for fall. This month’s real cool front is likely days or weeks away. Simmer down; fall doesn’t have to be a depressing time to work and study. So welcome y’all into fall’s beauty.
To enjoy the season you just have to layer up, embrace the change in the air, and listen to some music that suits the mood of the season. Time to turn over a new leaf!
Baseball season has hit the home stretch, while football season is just warming up. Jewelers aren’t the only place to see gold in autumn; visit our parks. The Old Farmer’s Almanac offered the best advice for fall. In 1993 they wrote: “Of autumn’s wine, now drink your fill; the frost’s on the pumpkin, and the snow’s on the hill.”
— Glen Richardson
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