’Tis time to re-imagine the luck o’ the Irish as spring buds. As sure as shamrocks are growing in the land, this is the month to begin making your own good fortune. Give a wink to Saint Patrick’s Day and leprechauns will be near you to spread luck along your way. Resurgence of green reflects our desire to integrate nature and green in our lives.
According to Irish myths and folklore, good luck will pursue you morning and night, thus your pockets will be heavy and your heart light by merely pushing your luck.
Here’s our lucky charm choices for shopping, dining and entertainment sprinkled with stardust to be sure it’s as grand as if you lived in Ireland’s green countryside:
3 Rugby began in Ireland in 1854 and is sure to be a lucky charm when the Glendale Raptors play their opening home game in Infinity Park Stadium vs. the Barbarians on March 7, 3 p.m. Information: glendaleraptors.com.
3 It’s a bit o’ Irish luck as the Philadelphia Print Shop West In Cherry Creek holds a sale of fine art prints March 9-15. Information: 303-322-4757.
3 If you think you are having transmission trouble and you don’t know where to find a four-leaf clover, good fortune will be yours if you pick locally owned AAMCO Transmission. Information: 303-462-2626.
3 Join Leprechauns — those independent thinkers — at the Maverick Thinkers Gala in the Grand Hyatt Denver March 10. Information: 303-974-2900.
3 If you enjoy spirited musical fantasy catch the Katharina Treutler concert March 17 at Grant-Humphreys, 7 p.m. Information: 303-894-2505.
3 For platefuls of Irish grub you’ll love, contemplate Monaco Inn’s corned beef and cabbage served on St. Paddy’s Day. Information: 303-320-1104.
3 To plan for love that never ends attend the Season of Love wedding showcase in the Seawell Ballroom March 21. Information: 303-572-4466.
3 The luck of the Irish will follow you as you tweet for hidden cash On Havana Street March 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Information: 303-360-7505.
3 The 53rd St. Patrick’s Day Parade is set to march off at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 14. It is a festive and fun event that celebrates Irish culture and heralds the start of spring. It’s the largest St. Paddy’s parade west of the Mississippi as well as the largest annual parade in Denver. More than 200,000 people line the route to enjoy horses, stagecoaches, floats, marching bands and Irish-themed fun.
Four leaf clovers are rare enough to have inspired legends and song. Such leaves bring good luck to their finders. There are approximately 10,000 three-leaf clovers for every four-leaf clover found. In addition, each leaf is believed to represent something: The first is for faith, the second is for hope, the third is for love and the fourth is for luck.
Even so, collectors are not deterred — due no doubt to the luck o’ Irish — and have had the good fortune to have recorded finding as high as 160,000 four-leaf clovers.
Should the luck of the Irish begin to enfold you could even find a five-leaf clover. Some four-leaf clover collectors — particularly in Ireland — regard the five-leaf clover known as a “rose clover” as an exacting treasure. So begin looking for those lucky clovers this spring and you’ll soon find joy and be in the green, and that’s no blarney!
— Glen Richardson
The Valley Gadfly can be reached at newspaper@glendalecherrycreek.com.