Pull on the apron strings
National Tie One On Day, 877-9-APRONS, Switchin’ from the kitchen Celebrate the new holiday that’s the brainchild of EllynAnne Geisel, the Pueblo author of “The Apron Book.” National Tie One On Day makes its debut on Wednesday – the day before Thanksgiving, when “women clad in aprons have traditionally prepared the Thanksgiving meal.” Mark the new holiday by wrapping a loaf of bread in an apron, along with a written prayer or an encouraging note, and deliver the bundle to someone who needs spiritual or physical sustenance. “No matter which way you turn out of your own front door, someone who is deserving of a hug is very close by,” she says.
No place like dome
Colorado Capitol Dome Tours, state Capitol building, 200 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-866-3834;
Roam the Dome. Get a close look at the golden bubble crowning the state Capitol building by making a reservation online for a free weekday tour. Groups of up to 30 can learn the history of the building that began with Henry Cordes Brown’s donation of a bluff facing the Rocky Mountains. Special post-Thanksgiving tours are offered Nov. 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Harmonies for health care
“Colorado Bands Together for Hope,” songs by 17 local artists, $15; 303-777-6827,
Now Hear This The Railbenders contributed their paen to I-70 (“A road I know that’ll take you up to heaven for a day”). The Hazel Miller Band offered “Moanin’ Blues.” Jay Earl Krebs and the Widow’s Mite rock the gospel tune “Five Smooth Stones,” and 14 other Colorado musicians did their best on this CD that benefits local charities. All that jazz – and gospel, country, rock and folk – helps the state’s most deserving and neediest, from Adopt a Platoon and the Denver Rescue Mission, to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation and Volunteers of America.
