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  Van Halen in Denver
  Van Halen played the Pepsi Center on Thursday, May 24, 2012 with fellow hit-makers Kool and the Gang. Photos by Brandon Marshall for Westword. Also read: - Concert review: Van Halen at the Pepsi Center, 5/24/12 - Van Halen fans recall where they were in 1984
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  People of the Obama Fundraiser
  President Barack Obama returned to Denver for a campaign fundraiser on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. About 550 people showed up to the event, paying between $250 and $500 for general admission tickets. It was one of three...
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  In the kitchen at Tarasco's New Latin Cuisine
  Sometimes a bite is so stunning, so nuanced and so perfect that my brain quickly shuts down into a mind-addled state of warm, fuzzy bliss. That's what happened the first time I tried the seven-chile mole at Tarasco's New Latin Cuisine. Continue reading Laura Shunk's Tarasco's New Latin Cuisine...
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  Five Points Jazz Fest
  Across six stages with a slew of performers, the 2012 edition of the Five Points Jazz Fest went down on Saturday, May 19, 2012 all along Welton Street. Photos by Nick Callaio for Westword.
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  2012 Denver Ukefest
  The fifth-annual Denver Ukefest -- a celebration around the ukelele -- went down May 17 to 19 2012, presented by Swallow Hill Music and 97.3 KBCO-FM. Photos by Chris Morgan for Westword.
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  Arguments & Grievances at Vine Street Pub
  Each Sunday night Vine Street Pub hosts Arguments & Grievances, a round of debates that start at 10 p.m. and go past midnight. On Sunday, May 20, 2012, debates covered: going out vs. staying in, online dating vs. traditional dating, apartments vs. pyramids and attachment parenting vs. letting...
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  Justice League of Street Food's 2012 Kick-Off
  The Justice League of Street Food -- Denver's food truck alliance with a super-hero theme -- held its first party of the 2012 season at TAXI in RiNo on Saturday, May 19, 2012. Lori Midson brings back these photos of the bash.
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  Boots N' Boxers at Casselman's
  The Boots N' Boxers fundraiser on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Casselman's Bar & Venue, 2620 Walnut Street, models strutted on the catwalk in just their skivvies, which were then auctioned off to the highest bidder -- with the winner shown to a private area with his or her model for the underwear...
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  Creed at the Paramount Theatre
  Creed performed on Saturday night, May 19, 2012 at the Paramount Theatre, doing its 1999 mega-seller Human Clay from start-to-finish. Opening the show were Eve to Adam and Like a Storm. Photos by Eric Gruneisen for Westword. Also Read: - Review: Creed at the Paramount Theatre, 5/19/12 -...
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  The Soiree at Bar Standard
  On Saturday nights, Bar Standard, right across the street from club Vinyl turns Broadway into ground-zero for a party. The streets are packed, cars are lined up, and the people are beautiful and are on the hunt for one thing and one thing only: "Soiree." The brainchild of Francois Baptiste...
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  The People of Global Dub Fest
  Global Dub Festival was not only the first major dance event of the concert season when it went down on Friday, May 18, 2012, but the first festival of its kind at Red Rocks: one geared entirely toward the low-end frequencies. Photos by Britt Chester for Westword. Also Read: - Video: Welcome...
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  Jocks vs. Nerds at the 2012 Bike Prom
  The Denver Wheel Club 404 hosted the second-annual Bike Prom on Friday, May 18, 2012, complete with a "Jocks vs. Nerds" theme. Brandon Marshall brings back these photos for Westword of the party.
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