This is the month that can turn into a griddle where the days just lay there and sizzle. Cartoonist Charles Schultz’s summer snap: “Life is like an ice cream cone; you have to lick it one day at a time.” Sold in a surplus of flavors, it can be paired with desserts, or topped on waffles. August just wouldn’t be August without ice cream.
Be it kids, adults, or the elderly, everybody loves the sweet and refreshing delight on a hot summer day. So get it, scoop it, love it, lick it! Do it ala mode, oh yeah!
To endure past dawn, here are our choices for shopping, dining, and entertainment to sweeten the final flashes of fun and sun before the days flicker and fade to fall:
3 Attend summer’s biggest entertainment event with musicians, dancers, comedians and magicians at Colorado’s Throw Down Show Down, Aug. 7 at Infinity Park Stadium. Information: infinityparkeventcenter.com.
3 Join the activity driven Children’s Diabetes Foundation Run for the Ring 5K and kids run to fund research Aug. 7, 8 a.m. Information: 303-628-5115.
3 Experience Cherry Creek trying small bites, seeing demos-seminars, Aug. 11-14 plus Fillmore Plaza Grand Tasting Sat. Information: 303-394-2904.
3 Enjoy great theatre again as Lincoln Center brings the musical My Fair Lady back to the Buell Theatre, Aug. 11-14. Information: 720-865-3220.
3 For terrific ice cream chillin’ this month go to old-school fantastic Bonnie Brae Ice Cream on S. University Blvd. Made in house, scoops in wide-range of flavors are smooth and creamy. Information: 303-777-0808.
3 Looking for a new or pre-owned vehicle? Visit Aurora’s Havana Motor Mile — from 6th Ave. to Dartmouth — with a combined inventory of more than 6,280 vehicles among 20+ dealers. Information: onhavanastreet.com.
3 For live music, art, and food go to Riverfront Park’s Aug. 19 session at the 19th St. Bridge, 4-8 p.m. Information: riverfrontparkevents.com.
3 Don’t miss the Art Student League’s Summer Art Market on the streets at Grant & 2nd St. Aug. 28-29, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Information: 303-778-8990.
3 The top 20 domestic and international rugby clubs are bringing their best talent to Glendale’s Rugby-Town 7s sports spectacular at Infinity Park, Aug. 20-22. The weekend also features plenty of entertainment, a beerfest, and a festival atmosphere. The fast-paced games have seven teams of seven players each, competing in two seven-minute halves. Big dudes run into each other at full speed in thrilling sport. Information: rugbytown7s.com.
Following a spring, summer romp, and splash, it’s time to begin thinking about an August interlude. A betwixt and between period of time as we pause between phases of activity during the year. An intervening lifestyle rest similar to the short piece of instrumental music played between the parts of a song or the acts of a drama.
It’s the beginning of summer’s end and the prelude to the equinox. As fall draws near, we welcome ice cream breaks as we hold on to the last days of summer’s final rays.
The soft shades of the Cherry Creek Valley’s golden sunsets will soon sparkle in the crisp air as the cottonwoods begin coloring up. The pink, purple, and orange hues drip across the sky. Time to throw-on and go-on as life becomes entangled with the autumn palette. Fall fashion for bees: Sharp, striking yellow jackets updated with frayed edges.
— Glen Richardson
The Valley Gadfly can be reached at newspaper@glendalecherrycreek.com.