Sunday, February 14, 10 a.m. to close Sure, it s cold, but a stroll through Cherry Creek North s sixteen walkable blocks under romantic lighting could heat up your love life, and there are plenty of warming stops along the way. Many of the stores are offering Valentine s Day deals, as are restaurants and hotels. Find out more here. Sunday, February 14, 1 p.m. The Mercury Cafe has been a longtime safe haven for Denver’s arts, music, literary and comedy scenes. As with so many places during the pandemic, though, it’s hit tough times. So composer and DeVotchKa multiinstrumentalist Tom Hagerman and magician Professor Phelyx have recruited a crew of local musicians, poets, comedians and more to send in Valentine’s Day video messages for a livestreamed fundraiser called A Valentine for the Mercury. Phelyx will host; Hagerman and the Grande Orquesta Navarre will play, and big names like Lumineers member Wesley Schultz, Nathaniel Rateliff, Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrea Gibson and
Sandwiches, sauce and the Super Bowl are all on the menu over the next few days, to counter all the sweetness coming up for Valentine s Day (see our list of some tasty options here).
Keep reading for events this weekend, as well as more coming up in the remaining weeks of February.
Friday, February 5 Local sandwich shop Snarf s debuted the Rateliff the regular order of hometown musician Nathaniel Rateliff on February 1, with 25 percent of all sales of the sub being donated to a pair of nonprofit organizations working to alleviate hunger in Colorado. The sandwich comes with turkey, Swiss cheese, extra bacon and giardiniera as well as all the standard toppings; proceeds will benefit Fill the Void and Hunger Free Colorado. The offer is available at all Snarf s locations through March 31.