PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM 21 MAY 2024 + 31 DAYS + GETTING WARMER + OUR 70TH ISSUE {quickpunch} Start Up + Somewhere, a mother needs your phone call and your love on May 12. + Time for that annual funky run at the eccentric SF Bay to Breakers on May 19. + Straight from the movies, the full Flower Moon debuts on May 23. + Skip the sales and honor Memorial Day in a meaningful way on May 27. Venture Out + FOLLOW the parade winding down University Avenue to Heritage Park on May 4, where Palo Alto’s May Fete & Fair turns 100 with food trucks, booths and school bands. + DISCOVER how the magic happens by touring the work spaces of painters, woodworkers, photographers, jewelers and sculptors at Silicon Valley Open Studios on weekends throughout May. + GATHER at the Eucalyptus Grove for the Stanford Powwow, with indigenous drumming and dancing competitions May 10-12—and go all in by camping overnight on campus. May is busy deciding whether it wants to warm up or stay cool. We’re starting to think about putting on shorts and sandals, going to the beach or sitting by the pool. Usually, we start to think this a little prematurely, since it takes our part of the world a bit longer to get good and hot. Summer vacations are on our minds. Where shall we go? Luxury or adventure? Is this the year we stay nearby or plan a big exotic trip? Getting out of the house and visiting other places, especially someplace new, is cathartic—our minds opened, our bodies enriched and our lives enhanced. “May is the month of promise and the sweet beginnings of summer.” —Unknown welcome back
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