PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM 23 MARCH 2025 + 31 DAYS + ABLOOM + OUR 80TH ISSUE {quickpunch} Start Up + Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, starting on March 5. + Daylight Saving Time is back; adjust your timepieces on March 9. + May the Madness begin: the NCAA tournament begins on March 18. + Dig out your warm-weather clothes; spring blooms on March 20. Venture Out + REVEL in an elegant evening as Opera San José performs selections from its upcoming season in the intimate and elegant ballroom at Filoli. March 11 through 13. + HAVE a grand time on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, as Alhambra Irish House in Redwood City offers brunch and Irish dancers at noon. Stay for live music from 3-5PM. + SWING by Stanford for the Cantor Museum’s latest exhibit, Handle with Care, and get a grasp on an overlooked element of everyday objects from cutlery and ceramics to weapons and hand mirrors: the mighty handle. March 19 to September 14. While we start rooting for spring to take hold, it’s often a tease, as the weather struggles to make the switch from winter. And as we start our move toward warm sunny days, we change sports seasons from football and basketball to baseball and golf. For those who relish the heat, it’s a welcome journey. And for those who delight in winter, with its holidays and brisk air, it feels like an unwelcome passage. But it’s hard not to appreciate the emerging blooms with their crisp colors and joyous songbirds as they brighten our emerging spring landscapes. “March on and fear not the thorns or the sharp stones on life’s path.” — KAHLIL GIBRAN welcome back
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