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Denver Puts Up Its Daisy Dukes

They love us, they love us not. They love us, they love us not.

Democracts at Their Best

Tera Melos

Friday, April 18, Marquis Theater, 1-866-468-7621.

Breaking a Few Eggs

Breaking a Few Eggs

History Lesson

When it comes to the Southwest, English is the new Spanish.

Brad Paisley

Saturday, June 23, Greeley Stampede, Island Grove Park, Greeley, 1-866-464-2626.

Flower Power

Blossoms provide the inspiration for contemporary work at Robischon and Sandy Carson.

French Connection

Marianne Dissard and Naïm Amor speak the international language.

Critical Fatwa

Diddy

Sinéad O'Connor

Throw Down Your Arms (Sanctuary Records)

The Decemberists

The Tain (Kill Rock Stars)

Angie Stevens

I'm Okay (Self-released)

How to survive...a long, hot summer

Thirteen weeks of quirky, offbeat, gloriously Colorado entertainment.

Something in the Air

Not every hockey player is on strike.

Best Wine Bar

Paris Wine Bar

Best Cabaret

Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

Best Store in an Old Location

Five Green Boxes...Unpacked

Best Independent Clothing Boutique

Mona Lucero Design

Talking Shop

Shop to her heart's content.

Moot Davis

Thursday, December 9, Bender's Tavern, 303-861-7070; Friday, December 10, Oskar Blues Brewery, Lyons, 303-823-6685.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

You Must Remember This

The horrors of Columbine, reduced to a single page.

Talking Shop

Room has the fixings for style

Best Unusual Wedding Venue

The Butterfly Pavilion

Best Baby Tutus

Talulah Jones

Talking Shop

Rare finds and real deals

Off Limits

No-hassle tassels

Best Place to Watch Drug Deals on Your Lunch Hour

Civic Center Park

Best Holiday Handcraft

Carol Hermann
Bloomin' Beads

Best Plant Help

Plant Select

Best Help Building a Wildlife Refuge

Backyard Habitat Program

Best Place to Shlep Around on a Saturday

Cherry Creek Farmers' Market

The Plot Thickens

A fear of development is growing in community gardens around Denver.

Best Kids' Boutique -- Upscale

Hollyhocks

Best Outdoor Patio -- Urban

Highlands Garden Cafe

Best wine list -- by the glass

The Fourth Story

Best high-altitude cultivars

Pleasant Avenue Nursery

Best herbs

Lily's Herbery

Best handbags

Alice's Tapestries

Start Making Scents

A nose is a nose is a nose . . .

Off Limits

Let them eat tulips...

Harvest Time

Both Cheri Knight's music and her business are blooming.

Line in Wait

A massive power line interferes with the city's Commons Park plans.

Off Limits

Advice to the Lovelorn

DERBY DAZE

WEEDING IS FUNDAMENTAL

DISCOVERING A WAY TO FIGHT AIDS IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD.