PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM 21 FEBRUARY 2024 + 29 DAYS + AN EXTRA DAY! + OUR 67TH ISSUE {quickpunch} Start Up + Sixty years ago on February 7, The Beatles arrived for their first U.S. visit. + Celebrate Honest Abe’s 215th birthday on February 12 (George’s is the 22nd). + Will your secret admirer sweetly send you a card on February 14? + Earth orbits the sun in 365.24 days, hence a leap year every four years. Venture Out + SAVOR chocolate tastings and boozy hot cocoa at downtown Los Altos’ Valentine’s Choco-Stroll on February 10. + KICK OFF Chinese New Year with the Red Panda Acrobats on February 11 at Belle Haven Library in Menlo Park. + APPRECIATE Jennifer Roberts Almodova’s untamable wildflower paintings at M Stark Gallery in Half Moon Bay before February 24. The cold days of February invite brisk walks, hot beverages and warming fires. There is something magical about standing next to a roaring flame with a cup of something delicious in your hands, a coziness to the whole experience that you just can’t find on a hot July day. We only have two seasons on the Peninsula and are lucky there’s enough depth in each one so we can revel in their spirit. While Valentine’s Day on the 14th may seem contrived, it is a good time to make sure the people we love know it and to remember that love is all you need. “Though February is short, it is filled with lots of love and sweet surprises.” —Charmaine J. Forde welcome back
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