Turkeys, table-spreads and being together, it’s got to be November. A month to celebrate happiness and homes to protect us from what is often indeterminate weather. Valley families can expect kind-hearted kin coming over for the yearly Thanksgiving dinner. Surely we’ll all have fun but likely none of us will get any thinner!
Food is better in November than any other time of the year. The smell of food is very different. It smells like cinnamon and can pull us out of bed early each morning.
Here are our wishbone choices for shopping, dining and entertainment to fill the month with bright-bold days of books, friends and fireplaces that never grow cold:
3 Begin November seeing The Humans, an uproarious-hopeful play that takes place over a family dinner on Thanksgiving. It’s at the Curious Theatre on Acoma St. Nov. 3-Dec. 22. Information: 303-623-0524.
3 Attend Food Bank of the Rockies Serving Up Hope Luncheon at the Denver Mart, Nov. 6, 11:30-1:30 p.m. Information: 303-371-9250.
3 Buy unique quality merchandise at Junior League’s Mile High Holiday Mart in the Gates Field House, Nov. 9-11. Information: 303-692-0270.
3 Support Porter Hospital by attending their yearly Heart of Hearts Gala at Wings Over the Rockies Nov. 14, 5:30 p.m. Information: 303-715-7627.
3 Surprise, astonish and amaze family, friends and neighbors with new upholstery, drapery, cushions and pillows for the holidays. Purchase from Boris’s Upholstery on S. Parker Rd. Information: 303-751-2921.
3 Enjoy Classic Roast Turkey with stuffing, gravy and all the trimmings at the Monaco Inn Restaurant, noon-6 p.m. Or choose from a half-dozen other choices including New York Steak. Information: 303-320-1104.
3 Plan to see Dior: Paris to the World, art by the fashion icon at the Denver Art Museum Nov. 19-March 3. Information: 720-913-0130.
3 Run your yams off at this year’s Mile High United Way Turkey Trot in Wash Park Nov. 23, 10 a.m. Information: 303-433-8383.
3 Plan to attend this year’s L’ Esprit de Noel two-day walking tour of five magnificent homes in the Belcaro-Bonnie Brae neighborhood, Nov. 16-17, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Decorated for the holidays by accomplished metro florists and table designers, proceeds go to support Central City Opera’s Summer Festival, Artist Training Program and the historic Opera House and 27 other Central City properties. Information: 303-292-6500.
We seldom think of November in terms of beauty or any other especially satisfying tribute. November is simply that interval between colorful fall and dark December. Nevertheless, nearly every year, there come a few November days of clear, crisp weather that makes one wonder why November seldom gets its due.
Chilled enough to have a slight tang, like properly aged cider. Not air that caresses, nor yet air that nips. It makes you gulp for air when walking briskly.
As winter flaps her wings we offer up a plateful of humor to make you thankful you have a funny bone instead of a wishbone on Turkey Day: What did the turkey say to the computer? “Google, google, google.” What is a turkey’s favorite dessert? Peach gobbler. Have a cozy-bright month with savor-sweet dishes. Happy Thanksgiving!
— Glen Richardson
The Valley Gadfly can be reached at newspaper@glendalecherrycreek.com.
