The Beatles said it best when they crooned: “Here Comes the Sun.” March is the month when the sun crosses the equator line, heading north in the sky to mark the start of spring in our hemisphere. As we tilt more toward the sun we begin feeling free and back in love with life. We’ll enjoy longer daylight hours with earlier dawns, later sunsets.
This month’s St. Paddy’s Day’s tune Rumbles of Spring expresses the season thus: “I’m as happy as a king, when I catch a breath of spring and the grass is turning green.”
As you begin enjoying spring weather, here are our choices for shopping, dining and entertaining to ensure the brooks, trees and singing hills send happiness to you:
3 Enjoy Beethoven’s best works performed by a string quartet at the safe Wings Over The Rockies bathed in candlelight March 10 & 17, 7 p.m. Sit back and savor the ambiance and the pieces. Information: 303-872-7720.
3 Support Lowry Elementary School’s first ever virtual auction the “No Go Gala” by bidding online March 13th at 8 p.m. Information: 720-424-5910.
3 View the Radiant Season in the Freyer-Newman Center March 13-July 11. Urban objects are painted by Kevin Sloan. Information: 720-865-3500.
3 Returning to its roots, this year’s Runnin’ of the Green jogs off in waves at Washington Park March 14, 8 to 11:30 a.m. Information: rungreen7k.com.
3 Enjoy a bit o’ corned beef on St. Paddy’s Day as Monaco Inn Restaurant is dishing up the hearty plate for takeout or dine-in starting at 3 p.m. Served with boiled potatoes, carrots and celery. Information: 303-320-1104.
3 Has the pandemic created a money shock at home? Colorado Gold Mart is loaning cash or will buy your gold jewelry, diamonds, Rolexes, vintage watches and coin collections. Information: coloradogoldmart.com.
3 Spring Youth Rugby starts at Glendale’s Infinity Park March 16-April 12, on Tues. & Thurs., 4:30-5:45 p.m. Information:glendaleyouthrugby.com.
3 Listen to Olympic soccer player Carli Lloyd during Junior League’s virtual catered dinner March 19, 7-8 p.m. Information: 303-692-0207.
3 Threatened by pests, pathogens and climate change, learn ways to protect Denver’s urban forest at the 7th Annual Tree Diversity Conference streamed online through Vimeo March 5, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Discussions will explore relationships between landscape design, horticultural practices and variety of tree species. Participants will have access for 14 days following the live session. Information: denverbotan icgardens.org.
“Here comes the sun, doo da doo doo.” The George Harrison-penned track for Abbey Road has us thinking about clocks, time and light. Spring forward March 14 by setting clocks ahead an hour to Daylight Saving Time. The extra hour of light at the end of the day will feel like a gift after this year’s pandemic plagued winter. Enjoy it!
Watch the arc of the sun across the sky as it shifts toward the north. Birds are migrating northward, along with the sun. Sunlight also triggers birds to sing. Cool, eh?
Unless you’re living under the Blarney Stone you know March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day. Leprechauns won’t stroll beside floats; as the parade is canceled. The Valley, nonetheless, will be lush with parties. Wishing you the things an Irish blessing brings: Joy, love and laugher. May your days be content and you smile happily ever after!
— Glen Richardson
The Valley Gadfly can be reached at newspaper@glendalecherrycreek.com.