A new month is with us; the month of flowers, the fifth month of the year and the month of big, important celebrations. Welcome May! All things seem possible in May. Spring has sprung and we can again enjoy running outside, the beauty of new flowers, and the passing of showers. It is said this is the month when plants really start to grow.
May was originally the third month of the year in older Roman calendars. It became the fifth month when the months of January and February were added.
Here are our sweetest, stimulating springtime choices for shopping, dining and entertainment to send you off into May’s bright, sunny days as the clouds move on:
3 As the ponies get ready to “run for the roses” on Sat., May 4, race down to the Bar Car on Colorado Blvd. for Leukemia’s Benefit Bash derby party. The start time is noon for this fun fundraiser. Information: 720-524-8099.
3 For a top flight day, wing it to Jewish National Fund’s Breakfast for Israel at Wings Over the Rockies May 9, 7-9 a.m. Information: 303-573-7095.
3 Enjoy a colorful start to spring attending Spring Blossoms Gala benefit at Infinity Park Event Center May 10, 5:30 p.m. Information: 303-867-4605.
3 Experience the Harmony of Children at Children’s Choir concert of fun songs in Gates Concert Hall May 11, 3 p.m. Information: 303-300-0470.
3 Allow springtime and banking to blossom by banking on Sunflower Bank’s service this season. It’s the largest bank headquartered in Denver with offices in Cherry Creek and downtown. Information: 303-297-0333.
3 Transition into spring-summer by enjoying late nights at the Bull & Bush. Popular brewery-eatery offers a “$10 Late Nite Menu” from 10 p.m. to midnight every day with burgers, more. Information: 303-759-0333.
3 Symphony plays film scores from Psycho, Mother Goose and Batman at Boettcher May 17-19, 7:30 p.m., Sun. 1 p.m. Information: 303-893-4100.
3 See nearly 30 paintings by Denver born artist Jordan Casteel on display at the Denver Art Museum through May 26. Information: 720-913-0130.
3 As Mother’s Day (May 12) approaches nearly 48,000 women in Denver and Colorado are living with Alzheimer’s disease. Women account for roughly two-thirds of all cases. Furthermore nearly two-thirds of all unpaid volunteer caregivers are women. As you celebrate your special mom consider a donation. Plus plan for annual two-mile walk Sept. 4 to support the Sherman St.-based Assn. Information: 303-813-1669.
The hallmark of Spring is the return of color. The skies seem bluer, the grass begins to green again, and the flowers bloom, bursting open with color and fresh life. The trees begin to bud and the birds and animals are becoming active again. The entire Cherry Creek Valley seems to be waking up from this year’s very long Winter’s nap.
James Thomson, known for his poems The Seasons, put it this way: “Among the changing months, May stands confest; The sweetest and in fairest colors dressed.”
T.S. Eliot famously wrote: “But May is here, and what better way to welcome this merry month than with music?” Johannes Brahms set many texts about May and springtime to music. Yet it is Lerner & Loew’s The Lusty Month of May from Camelot that for us lets memorable melody flow: “It’s mad, it’s gay, a libelous display.”
— Glen Richardson
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