Weather-wise summer has so far been a one-note season conducted with equal parts humidity and rain. I’ve been stomping around the living room sipping iced coffee and swooning at rainstorms filled with hailstones followed by the debut of evening sunsets. Spellbinding and spectacular, her rhythmic tune has soaked up our free time.
“Hey, Hey, It’s about to go down.” The Summer’s Gone lyrics refers to the sun not rain. But our usually amiable summer months are about kaput as fall begins Sept. 23.
Here are our serene late summer choices for shopping, dining and entertainment to keep you cool, unflappable and dry whether the heat or a downpour hits you:
3 If you’re a wine aficionado and foodie chill out at the 7th Annual Cherry Creek North Food & Wine evening on Fillmore Plaza Aug. 8, 6-9 p.m. You’ll enjoy food from more than 20 eateries. Information: 303-394-2904.
3 Catch Lowry Foundation’s cool Artists in August show in the Rampart Medical Office Bldg. Aug. 9, 2-5 p.m. Information: 303-344-0481.
3 Allow your business to grow, adapt quickly in the just opened Premier Business Center in the Belcaro Place Bldg. Offers executive suites, meeting rooms plus skilled professionals. Information: 303-991-5865.
3 Warm up to the Chichester Romp as the Colorado Hebrew Chorale sings at the Hebrew Alliance Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m. Information: 303-355-0232.
3 Celebrate summer to Rodgers & Hammerstein’s show-stopping tunes by the Colorado Symphony at Boettcher Concert Hall, Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m. Information: 303-623-7876.
3 Rocky Mountain Jewgrass, Atomga and Southern Exposure close season’s Shady Grove Picnic Series Weds., 6:30 p.m. Information: 303-777-1003.
3 Unwind in fashion at Urban Nights Fashion Show benefiting Urban Peaks at Mile High Station Aug. 22, 8 p.m. Information: urbannightsdenver.org.
3 Catch the biggest Valley sports event of the summer season, the Serevi RugbyTown Sevens at Infinity Park in Glendale Aug. 14-16. A total of 17 teams are competing for a $10,000 purse including three national teams and five military branches. The games begin with a Free Fan Friday Aug. 14, 1-8 p.m. Then on Aug. 15 join fans and beer aficionados for Glendale’s Bruises & Brews Beerfest. It is being held just south of Infinity Park on the Festival Plaza Aug. 15, 12-4 p.m. The thrilling finals are Aug. 16, 12-5:30 p.m. Information: www.rugbytownusa.com/serevi.
Will summer shake its soggy slumber this month? The Old Farmer’s Almanac says this month “will be hotter than normal with above-normal rainfall.” The length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month the length of the day will decrease by 1.09 hours, implying an average day-over day decrease of 2.2 minutes.
Precipitation probability is most likely early in the month, occurring in 47% of days. Toward August’s end rainfall will only occur in about 39% of the days.
Even with a power nap after a long day in the office many of us have struggled to get comfortable due to the unusually high humidity. Weather prognosticators say the humidity will rarely drop below 12% this month and will reach as high as 96%. It has been a finicky yet pleasant summer. I hope you enjoy listening to the sound of rain!
— Glen Richardson
The Valley Gadfly can be reached at newspaper@glendalecherrycreek.com.