It’s hard to believe that September is here: A new school
year is underway along with plenty of fall fun. This month is chock full of
great activities indoors and out to celebrate the changing of the seasons. It
is better to forget that the days are getting shorter and nights chillier so
you’ll enjoy the sight as leaves begin changing colors.
Green slowly gives way to reds, oranges and yellows,
creating brightly colored trees. September will certainly try its best to help
us forget this summer’s heat wave.
Here are our colorful fall choices for shopping, dining and
entertainment so pumpkin pies and cozy September songs swing us on a slow slide
into winter:
3 Jump into
fall by rappelling down the 38-stories at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center
to raise money for the Cancer League. The Over The Edge fundraising event is
Sept. 5-7. Information: 303-534-4317.
3 Swing, sway
into September seeing the legendary musical Miss Saigon playing at the Buell
Theater, Sept. 10-22. Information: 303-893-4100.
3 Make it a
September to remember at Denver Jazz Fest in the DCPA Complex downtown Sept.
13-16. Information: 303-882-6693.
3 Slip into
the cool season at the Bridge Project’s Wine, Stein & Dine benefit at the
Cable Center Sept. 14, 5 p.m. Information: 303-871-2651.
3 As summer
turns to fall, make the month of September your turning point by joining the
Glendale Sports Center. No contracts or joining fees to enjoy sports, art,
music and dance. Information: 303-639-4711.
3 Hey hey hey,
you’ll sing every day dining for breakfast-lunch at Morning Story. The dazzling
décor dances the clouds away so you’ll come back. Do remember it’s in the
Leetsdale Center. Information: 303-577-9050.
3 Join
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s annual Light The Night Walk fundraiser in
Wash Park Sept. 26, 5:30 p.m. Information: 720-440-8620.
3 Bookmark
Sept. 28 for the Shakespeare themed Booklovers Ball dinner-dance at Denver
Public Library, 6:30 p.m. Information: 720-865-2051.
3 Soar to new
heights this September by attending Warren Village’s annual Taking Flight Gala
being held at the Ritz-Carlton downtown. The Sept. 28 evening begins at a
cocktail reception with open bar. Attendees will also enjoy a gourmet seated
dinner, a live and silent auction plus live entertainment, 6-11 p.m. All
proceeds from the gala will benefit the families at Warren Village.
Information: 303-321-2245.
There’s something about this month that causes us to look
back and reflect. Maybe it’s the change of the seasons, the loss of the warmth
of summer or that long, slow slide toward wintertime. Nevertheless, there
always seems to be a certain mix of wistfulness, nostalgia and reflection that
is unlike any other month of the year.
September is when the sun takes a step back, leaves begin to
lull themselves to sleep as autumn awakens. It’s the second spring when every
leaf becomes a flower.
Earth, Wind & Fire’s September is this month’s grooviest
song due to its rhythm and lilt. The four chords in the chorus just keep moving
forward and never land anywhere, much like the four seasons. It’s the end of
summer, the beginning of fall and transition from warm to cool. Ba de ya, say
do you remember stars stole the night away?
— Glen Richardson
The Valley Gadfly can be reached at newspaper@glendalecherrycreek.com.
I think most people in our vast reading audience remember
the great television show that aired in the middle of the 1970s titled Welcome
Back Kotter starring Gabe Kaplan as the school teacher who grew up in the
neighborhood and is now in charge of a very ethnic and racially diverse class
called the “Sweathogs.” His dream was his ticket out.
As we have talked about many times Hickenlooper, who would
probably go back for seconds at the Last Supper, finds himself in no man’s land
and after two years of throwing rocks at what senators do for a living,
including disparaging remarks that he is a leader and a doer, (and I don’t know
if that’s the scotch or he actually believes he got things done) now wants to
be dragged kicking and screaming to be the next senator where we all stand a
mile high, Colorado.
But the “Sweathog” theme really does intrigue me. We could
have Andrew Romanoff playing Arnold Horshack. Bill Ritter as Juan Epstein. Jena
Griswold as Rosalie (Hotsy Totsy) and, last but not least, Michael Hancock as
Freddy Boom Boom Washington.
So, putting on my futurist cap, how does this dope out? The
nonexistent Democrat senatorial field will fold like a house of cards and John
Hickenlooper, the man who never wanted to be a senator will become our next
senator. Why you query? Because as we have said many times, many ways, the
state of Colorado’s Republican party will guarantee a Hickenlooper win. We have
a series of huge political issues that inflame conservative and libertarian
minds in Colorado.
• Red flag. I
don’t know what the count is on counties and sheriffs, city councils and
commissioners who have flatly told Jared Polis don’t bring it here because we
won’t enforce it.
• Popular
vote. They threw our constitutional rights out the window this year as well.
• Fracking.
The known economic destruction of northern Colorado.
• And last
but not least, my personal favorite, attorney general Phil, aka Bud Weiser, has
become a friend of the court who will attempt to bring back heroin, meth, and
cocaine injection sites into the state of Colorado after it was tossed out.
These people are like monsters in Steven King novels — they never die.
But look at those issues that I’ve stated. Have you seen
Cory Gardner go into the hinterland and rally people to his cause that he will
take these issues on? Of course not. What is it that Cory Gardner needs to do?
He needs to get his man card back. He needs to go to training camp. He needs a
lot of roadwork. He maybe learns how to dirty box. Maybe some UFC MMA takedowns
that he can use on Hickenlooper. But you and I both know that he has no
intention of doing any of those things. Hickenlooper by his own description is
a bad debater. Throwing his arms up like a wild bird at Cory like he did to
Bernie Sanders just ain’t going to cut it.
But here’s the real indicator about the weak sticks in the
media. My former coworker Dan Caplis made Hickenlooper tap out on his radio
show about a month ago. I mean choke, turn blue in the face and squeal like a
pig and then get to walk away. Isn’t it fascinating The Denver Post,
hard-hitting Channel9 never said a word. Note to Cory Gardner, Dude unless you
start to tune up, you’re beat.
Note to John, I’m not cut out to be a senator, Hickenlooper
[February 2019]. Along with senators don’t build teams. Senators sit and debate
in small groups. I’m a doer and that gives me joy. Hey, John I’ve got your joy
for you right here. Get ready folks. It’s gonna be a rough night.
The latest Cirque du Solei show to come to Denver is Corteo,
written and directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca. Corteo, which has been seen by
eight million people around the world, tells the story of a clown picturing his
own funeral, which takes place at a carnival and is witnessed by angels.
Corteo, which means “cortege” in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive
parade imagined by a clown.
Bouncing Beds: Like a gaggle of young kids playing in their grandparents’ room, six artists jump on two 600-pound beds that move on rotating platforms.
The show first premiered in 2005 under the big top in
Montreal and has been since updated for arenas in March 2018, keeping the
original story intact. The show features 51 performers, including acrobats,
clowns, musicians and actors.
Cirque du Solei has been entertaining Colorado audiences
since 1997. “We always have a great responsive audience there and we love to
perform in a place where people react well and enjoy our shows and I think it
adds a lot to the show,” said Max Batista, Tour Publicist for Cirque Corteo.
The stage has a unique setup as it will be set up in the
center of the arena and audience members will be on either side with good sight
views. Set Designer Jean Rabasse has divided the Grand Chapiteau and its
rotating stage in two, with each half of the audience facing the other half, so
they see not only the performance, but also have a performer’s eye view of the
audience. There is one turntable built into the stage, which is about 41 feet
long, and the track is almost 120 feet long.
This show also features six musicians and two singers who
are on stage with the performers. Typically, musicians and singers are hidden
from the audience but in Corteo, they are part of the show. “People can see us
all during the show,” said Eve Willems who plays the accordion, guitar, and
mandolin in Corteo.
Corteo: In this Cirque du Soleil a clown imagines his own funeral as a carnival of sorts, blending the ridiculous with the tragic. The show will be performed nine times from August 15 to August 22 at Pepsi Center.
The music accompanies the show and features different styles
of music including Spanish and Irish. Willems, who submitted her video
application to become a part of the show via Facebook, enjoys being part of
Cirque. “At first for me it was to discover all the different talents and I was
amazed to see all these people doing their tricks,” said Willems. “Now that we
have started, I like traveling with all these people and make people dream and
it’s really nice to be part of it.”
The show lasts two hours and 30 minutes (with a 20-minute intermission) and is packed
with death defying feats fans have come to expect from Cirque shows.
