Expand your mind with cultural experiences this week -- without straining your wallet. There are plenty of enriching activities in town this week that won't cost you a cent, everything from free performance art to a talk with an experimental filmmaker to a vinyl party. Feel free to post information on other free events in the comments section, and go to the Westword calendar for a full listing of things to do.

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Celebrate the unique medium of performance art on the Auraria Campus all week. A line-up of performances with titles like "The Energy of the Horse" and "Self Loathing When Everything Is Perfect" will intrigue gallery-goers daily; there will also be a Nerdy Derby and a screening of

on Thursday.

Jeanne Liotta creates stunning experimental films that regularly explore the cosmos and outer space. The NYC/Boulder artist will be in town today to shed light on her impressive body of work as part of DU's Freeform Film Series.

Pirate's 33 1/3 Anniversary at Pirate: Contemporary Art (Wednesday) Denver gallery staple Pirate: Contemporary Art is celebrating a somewhat strange anniversary today: its 33 1/3 year. That, of course, is the vinyl anniversary, and to enhance the party Phil Bender will gather multiple record spinners all DJing at once.

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