PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM 19 MAY 2025 + 31 DAYS + HEATING UP + OUR 82ND ISSUE {quickpunch} Start Up + Celebrate Mexico’s 1862 victory over France on Cinco de Mayo, May 5. + Don’t miss the PGA golf tournament at beautiful Quail Hollow starting May 20. + Take time to honor America’s fallen military heroes on Memorial Day, May 26. + Step outside on May 31 to catch Venus shining especially brightly and clearly. Venture Out + DON your conductor’s cap and head to the West Bay Model Railroad Association’s open house in Menlo Park, May 3 and 17 from 1-4PM. wbmrra.ning.com + REVEL at the Stanford Powwow with drumming and dancing competitions, booths and a fun run, May 9-11 at the campus Eucalyptus Grove. stanfordpowwow.com + PEEK into a profusion of artist studios for Silicon Valley Open Studios and meet woodworkers, painters, sculptors and more on May 10 and 11. svos.org May always brings to mind the Maypole, that ancient European tradition when girls in brightly colored dresses skipped around a tall pole decorated with ribbons to welcome spring. You can find one at Woodside’s annual May Day festivities, where school kids dance in celebration of nature’s most exuberant season. We know that warm months lie ahead and the excitement for summer, especially among youngsters, is palpable. Little League baseball is here, and children, happily decked out in uniforms with their names emblazoned on the back, take to the field hoping for a great season and the prospect of winning a big trophy. “All things seem possible in May.” —EDWIN WAY TEALE welcome back
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