Music routinely triggers that yearning feeling and September — the iconic Earth, Wind & Fire song — reminisces over a nostalgic period that took place in the month of September. As the Valley begins the transition from warm to cool this month we’re hoping along with everyone else that September will be chasin’ the coronavirus away.
The doo-wah virus pretty much chased the first six months of 2020 away. Now our souls are singin’ setback the virus while chasin’ the clouds away, oh yeah!
Here are our heart ringin’ choices for shopping, dining and entertainment heaped with warmth, passion and color to keep you glowing as crisp and golden as an apple:
3 Join dance, cardio, meditation, yoga and other 60-minute classes open to all levels offered multiple times at city’s Sculpture Park on Tues.-Thur., Sept. 1-29. Information: artscomplex.com/sculptureparkfitness.com.
3 Watch classic films from your car at Red Rocks on lower south lot 2 Thurs. through Sun. Sept. 3-27, 7:30 p.m. Information: denverfilm.org.
3 View the Rocky Mountain Bonsai Show Sept. 5-6 at Denver Botanic Gardens, Sat. 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. to 4 p.m. Information: 720-865-3500.
3 For a thrill of a lifetime, rappel down 36-stories at 1670 Broadway Office Bldg. Sept. 10-12 to fund Cancer League. Information:cancerleague.org.
3 Enjoy lunch and dinner at Civic Center Park — the centerpiece of Denver’s green space — from 20 food trucks on Wed. & Thur. Sept. 2-Oct. 15, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and 5:30-7:30 p.m. Information: civiccentereats.com.
3 Experience extra good vibes shopping 55 diverse stores in stress-free Glendale, just minutes from Cherry Creek. You’ll find popular-unique retail, dining and entertainment brands. Information: glendale.co.us.
3 Enjoy virtual gala at home with charcuterie board for two and a bottle of wine to aid Mental Health Sept. 17, 5:30 p.m. Information: 303-756-9052.
3 View the provocative religious-political commentary art exhibit Holy Moly at Niza Knoll Gallery, Sept. 18-Oct. 31. Information: 303-953-1789.
3 Support The Lowry Foundation while enjoying food, libations and ice cream at the Lowry Beer Garden and Rocket Ice Cream Sept. 24, 5-9 p.m. A portion of sales on dine-in and take-out at the benefit event will be donated to the non-profit to meet the needs of the historical neighborhood. Venue is relaxing family spot with communal tables and outdoor patio offering beers, burgers and brats. Information: 303-344-0481.
September is a 30-days long goodbye to summer, to a season that left everyone happy but weary of the warm-windy weather. Combined with social distancing and masks, the days dragged on due to the threat of sickness. Life, like the air, didn’t feel fresh. It made us uncomfortable because it was stifling and sometimes suffocating.
Summer clouds dwindle in September and it’s the year’s sunniest month in Denver. Days cool down quickly, dropping around 12 °F by the end of the month.
It’s the end of summer and the beginning of fall. Known as Indian summertime, it’s the transition from warm to cool. September days are indeed here, promising summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer. Notwithstanding the coronavirus, “Try to remember the kind of September when life was slow and oh so mellow.”
— Glen Richardson
The Valley Gadfly can be reached at newspaper@glendalecherrycreek.com.
