February is love month, valentine kisses, and hot cocoa to fend off the cold. True, it’s too short, too cold, and can cause depression. Sweet and small, maybe it’s the greatest month of all.
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, love is in the air. February’s songs are tunes inspiring us to end oppression, and reflect humanity’s social conscience, hopes, and dreams.
To help you enjoy a month of cozy kind-heartedness, here are our choices for shopping, dining, and entertainment to hearten words of love and affection for all those you adore:
3 For a concert you and your sweetie will truly love, start the month off by enjoying the music of Joey Alexander at the Newman Center, Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m. The young pianist-composer and jazz artist is a Grammy nominee. Information: 303-871-7720.
3 What could be more romantic than the ballet artistry of Romeo & Juliet to live music at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Feb. 4-13. Information: 303-837-8888.
3 For a magical night together take your love to Jazz Vocalist Jocelyn Medina’s Valentine Show at Dazzle @ Baur’s, Feb. 12, 9 p.m. Information: 303-839-5100.
3 Cozy up to the Denver Jewish Film Festival’s 20 Jewish-Israeli films at the JCC campus or view at home online Feb. 14-March 1. Information: 303-399-2660.
3 For a romantic Valentine’s Day Feb. 14 take your love to Inga’s Alpine Tavern on Leetsdale Dr. for food and fun. Rob Wivchar sings favorite love songs for you and your love, 7-9 p.m. Kitchen open until midnight. Information:720-389-6203.
3 Make this the year to take advantage of full-service neighborhood banking at Cherry Creek’s Bank of Colorado at 100 Garfield St., Suite 100. Branch has two ATM Live units; push button to speak to a teller. Information: 303-322-7777.
3 Be charmed by Denver’s home-town five-time Grammy winning singer Dianne Reeves at Boettcher Concert Hall, Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. Information: 303-893-4100.
3 End the month at National Jewish Health’s Beaux Arts Ball night of glamour in the Hyatt Convention Center, Feb. 26, 6:30 p.m. Information: 303-728-6546.
3 For untamed, ferocious fun take your family to the Nathan Yip Foundation’s Into The Wild Chinese New Year Party at the Grand Hyatt, Feb. 12. Cocktails are at 5 p.m., dinner 9 p.m. The Year of the Tiger themed jungle party features a family-style banquet meal that kicks-off with a Lion Dance and traditional Good Luck Salad Toss. There’s a Chinese night market plus auction items to buy. More: a casino night at the party is new this year. Information: 303-817-8400.
February is the only month with just 28 days. Why can’t we simply borrow a day from the end of January and one from the start of March and make all three months 30 days long?
The answer, of course, is that while January could end on the 30th, you can’t begin March on the 2nd. Thus, February is merely as long as is needed to pass the time until March.
This is the month when it starts to feel as if the bitter and icy days will never end. But time Marches on. Wait for Feb. 22, 2022 (2/22/22). Maybe they’ll call it… 2’s day?
— Glen Richardson
The Valley Gadfly can be reached at newspaper@glendalecherrycreek.com.
