Food for thought
Locavore Organic Dinner, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St., Denver; 303-294-9258,
Green grazing. Call now to secure a spot at the Locavores Celebrate Spring event, which combines organic local food, wine, music and poetry. For $45 per person, a five-course meal is paired with regional wines, and cafe owner Marilyn Megenity describes each course’s origins. Poetry and tango dancing follows dinner.
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Free Day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York St., Denver; 720-865-3500
Savin’ of the green. Celebrate the first signs of spring with scavenger hunts, crafts and other children’s exploratory activities, plus tours for grown-ups. Senior horticulturist Ebi Kondo escorts visitors through the Japanese Garden at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
The apron adages
“Apronisms: Pocket Wisdom For Every Day” by EllynAnne Geisel (Andrews McMeel, $5.99) Kitchen acumen. Pueblo author EllynAnne Geisel, whose national art exhibit “The Apron Chronicles” celebrates American kitsch and kitchen, has compiled a palm-sized booklet on living with perspective. She quotes Mahatma Gandhi, William Shakespeare and her own experiences, including this sweet Apronism: “A glass of milk and a slice of frosted cake can set anything to right.”
