Peak winter brings top entertainment

On ce every couple months, I get completely bowled over by how much there is to do in the metro area and have to dedicate a column to celebrating the wonderful variety we all have in our backyards. Don’t let the snow and cold weather fool you — there’s all kinds of options at this time of year.

I rounded up five great ways to spend this cold winter as we inch closer to spring - these options will all help get you there:

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — The Lone Bellow at the Ogden Theatre

Brooklyn’s The Lone Bellow make the kind of folk rock you can really wrap yourself up in and use to get lost. Over the course of their five albums, they’ve explored a sonic and lyrical landscape that is at times wry, but always deeply thought out and felt. The hilariously titled “Love Songs for Losers,” was released toward the end of 2022 and continued this trend, with songs like “Cost of Living” are among their strongest songs yet.

In support of their album, The Lone Bellow are playing the Ogden Theatre , 935 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver, at 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3. This will be a great pre-Valentine’s Day show, so get tickets at www. axs.com.

Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit with The Nathan Yip Foundation

It’s always great when you can have a fun time and learn something at the same time. That’s always been the case with The Nathan Yip Foundation’s lunar New Year Party , which will be hosted at the Grand Hyatt in Denver , 1750 Welton St., from 5 to 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 4.

The celebration of the Year of the Rabbit will include a ChinoLatino theme. According to provided information, “the evening will feature world-class performers including lion dancers, a palm reader, a Chinese calligrapher, the Colorado Mambo Orchestra and an authentic and interactive Chinese Night Market.”

Money raised at the party supports the foundation’s work supporting K-12 educational projects

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in rural Colorado communities.

Tickets are available at https:// nathanyipfoundation.org/event/ chinese-newyear-party.

The Music of Nat King Cole comes to Northglenn

Clarke Reader

Nat King Cole has one of the best and most unmistakable voices in pop music history. And there’s a reason you always seem to hear a bit more from him right around Valentine’s Day - he’s one of the best purveyors of audio romance. So, it’s perfectly fitting that the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra (CJRO) is bringing The Music of Nat King Cole to the Parsons Theatre , 1 E. Memorial Parkway in Northglenn, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10.

Find all the details and tickets at www.coloradojazz.org.

Secure Your Super Bowl Plans at Punch Bowl Social

There’s something about the Super Bowl that just makes people want to gather. It’s always a fun time, especially when you don’t have skin in the game. For those who want to take part in some group fun without having to cleanup after, head to Punch Bowl Social Denver the law terrifying; some quit their jobs or changed careers. e “Idaho library community has lost some good people due to the con icts centered mostly around book challenges,” state librarian Stephanie Bailey-White told me. ankfully, Idaho’s Senate refused to give the anti-librarian bill a hearing. But lawmakers found another way to punish libraries: ey cut $3.8 million from this scal year’s original $11.5 million budget for the Commission for Libraries.

The event, which kicks off at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12, allows attendees to play arcade games, get in a couple frames of bowling and get some drinks and bites. There’s VIP options available, which include a projector viewing of the game, a beer-in-hand buffet and VIP lounge - with two complimentary drink tickets.

According to provided information, activities will continue throughout the game up to last call. There will also be live music from a local DJ at the after party. For all the details, visit https:// punchbowlsocial.com/.

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Thomas “Tom” Trembath

November 27, 1930 - January 15, 2023 omas “Tom” Trembath, 92, of Marshalltown, IA passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at Bickford of Marshalltown. Cremation rights have been accorded. Anderson Funeral Homes of Marshalltown has been entrusted with the arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to www. andersonfhs.com.

Tom was born November 27, 1930 to Stan and Mary (Meeker) Trembath in Evans, CO. He married the love of his life, Cynthia, on June 1, 1952 in Greely, CO. Together they had two sons and a daughter. Tom served our country in the Army during the Korean war, and was stationed in Fort Riley, KS from 1953 to 1957. He spent most of is life in Colorado before moving to Marshalltown in 2017 to be closer to his daughter, Kathy. Tom

GRASSESCHI worked as an Elementary Principal for 38 years, retiring from Je erson County School District in 1998. He was very involved in his communities, including serving multiple positions on the Arvada United Presbyterian Church committees, the Optimist Club Backpack Program, the school’s volunteer reading program, and an Arvada Food Bank board member.

Tom will be missed by his daughter, Kathy Siebring of Albion, four grandchildren; Andrea Goodrich of Coralville, Owen Siebring of Cedar Rapids, Keriann Hawkins of Mason City, and Grant Siebring of Cedar Rapids. He was preceded in death by his wife, Cynthia, two sons; Curtis and Michael, grandson, Garett Siebring, brother, Frank, and three sisters; Jo, Shirley, and Mary Lou.

Barbara Ann (McCarthy) Grasseschi

December 4, 1939 - January 20, 2023 Proclaiming

Barbara Grasseschi , age 83, of Arvada, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2023 at Collier Hospice Center in Wheat Ridge. Memorial Mass will be at 11:00 a.m. on

Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at Spirit of Christ Catholic Church Chapel in Arvada. Father David Rykwalder of Grand Island, Nebraska will be celebrant.