After last month’s blast of wind — the strongest ever reported in Denver or in the U.S. — July is the month the sun doesn’t rise, it overflows. It is the Valley’s hottest month of the year, with an average high temperature of 88°F, while nights rarely fall below 50°F. The good news: July is actually a little less windy than most months.
Prior to the pandemic shutting down travel and hospitality, the Cherry Creek Valley was always a hot spot for vacationers since temperatures rarely top 100°F.
Here are our cool choices for shopping, dining and entertainment so a summer breeze and the sun’s rays let you shine and discover each day’s bright prospects:
3See fashions by designers, local boutiques during Denver Fashion Week at the McNichols Bldg. July 11-17, Information: denverfashionweek.com.
3View over 60 Treasures of British Art paintings on display at the Denver Art Museum, Level 2, through July 12. Information: 720-913-0130.
3If you’re considering selling your home in these uncertain times rely on the knowledge and experience of Denice and Stephanie. No none knows Denver like the RE/MAX Alliance pair. Information: 303-886.0000.
3For a dazzling selection of flowers, plants and trees go to Country Fair Garden Center. After 26 years on Colorado Blvd. they’re now located in South Lowry Square at 7150 Leetsdale Dr. Information: 303-757-4949.
3With so many events canceled this July, you won’t want to miss Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, the final completed symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven at Red Rocks Amphitheater, July 26, 7 p.m. Colorado Symphony Music Director Brett Mitchell is joined by four vocal soloists and a massive community chorus made up of the Symphony Chorus plus other choruses from around the state. Information: 303-623-7876.
It seems like many things most of us have taken for granted are canceled this year, just as Woodstock’s 50th Anniversary was canceled last July. It’s a reminder of Jimi Hendrix’s 1969 Star Spangled Banner performance at that iconic festival and the fact we again find ourselves and the country in the midst of uncertain, tentative times.
Hendrix’s rendition turned the lyrics “o’er the ramparts we watched” into a blazing protest reflecting the violence carried out under our flag and its national anthem.
Denver has more thunderstorms during July than any other month. About once every two years, an inch or more of rain drenches the city in one day during the month. Remember July 27th is Take Your Houseplants for a Walk Day. If storms develop, the lightning bolts play Rock & Roll music and your plants will be right as rain — all wet!
— Glen Richardson
The Valley Gadfly can be reached at newspaper@glendalecherrycreek.com.