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Kristen Fiore

Kristen Fiore has been the Westword arts & culture editor since February 2025. They escaped Florida in 2021 and have been loving the seasons and lifestyle in Denver ever since. Kristen previously worked as an editor at Colorado Community Media and at The Villages Daily Sun as an associate managing editor and senior entertainment reporter. Their work has won awards for social justice reporting, features writing and news writing from Top of the Rockies, Florida Press Club and Florida Society of News Editors. Kristen plays the keyboard/keytar/synthesizer, writes music and poetry, and dabbles in too many types of art to list.

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A boy and woman look into a display case at DMNS

Love the DMNS Hall of Gems & Minerals? Rock Out Before It Closes for Renovations

By Kristen FioreApril 6, 2026

The Coors Hall of Gems & Minerals has been a popular attraction since it opened in 1982. Now, it’s time for a reimagining.

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Colorado Takes Its 150th Anniversary Celebration to New Heights with Stories in the Sky

By Kristen FioreMarch 27, 2026

The next event is Saturday, March 28, during Estes Park’s Frozen Dead Guy Days.

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Changes to a Decades-Long Open Mic Shake Denver’s Poetry Community

By Kristen FioreMarch 26, 2026

After one year in business inside the Mercury Cafe building, The Pearl is making some strategic changes due to financial difficulties.

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Can a $2.2 Million Art Project Make BRT’s Colfax Arches Less Ugly?

By Kristen FioreMarch 24, 2026

Meet Lui Ferreyra, one of the BRT station artists, at a March 25 event at Champagne Tiger.

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Thirteen Shops Around Denver With March Friday the 13th Flash Tattoo Deals

By Tim Weighart and OthersMarch 13, 2026

These shops are offering some scary good deals.

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Photos: Glowing Wild Now Illuminating the Denver Zoo

By Kristen FioreMarch 13, 2026

The event is back by popular demand after 70,000 people attended last year.

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After Collecting Denver Art for Years, She’s Displaying It Today

By Kristen FioreMarch 13, 2026

“It’s kind of like having a big party, but not at your house.”

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Artists Need Affordable Spaces to Survive In Colorado. This Trust Is Here to Help.

By Kristen FioreMarch 10, 2026

The Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST) wants to help artists and cultural workers thrive in an expensive state.

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Glowing Up: Denver Pride 2026 Gets New Location, Events

By Kristen FioreMarch 2, 2026

“We need to be a beacon this year more than ever.”

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This March Is Arts Education Month in Colorado

By Kristen FioreMarch 2, 2026

“It is exciting to have a full month to uplift the value and importance of arts education for Colorado students and our communities.”

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Set Your Alarm: How to See Tonight’s Blood Moon and Lunar Eclipse From Denver

By Kristen FioreMarch 2, 2026

It’s the last total lunar eclipse for nearly three years.

Artwork of Stardew Valley at Red Rocks

Game on: Listen to the Music of Stardew Valley at 10th Anniversary Concert at Red Rocks

By Kristen FioreFebruary 26, 2026

The show has been personally curated by the game’s creator and composer, Eric Barone (ConcernedApe).

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The Denver Art Museum Displayed an AI-Generated Label, Then Took It Down. Here’s Why

By Kristen FioreFebruary 25, 2026

Some visitors were outraged when they spotted an AI-generated image on a label for a Tibetan collar at the museum.

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Photos: People, Birds and a Roaming T-Rex Fill the Capitol Building for SCFD Day

By Kristen FioreFebruary 24, 2026

This year, Governor Jared Polis officially proclaimed February 24 as SCFD Day in Colorado.

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No DEI in This Year’s NEH: Trump Is Funding Religious Projects Instead

By Kristen FioreFebruary 23, 2026

Last year, scores of NEA and NEH programs were defunded. This year, programs like a Colorado Christian University speaker series are receiving federal dollars.

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Denver Public Libraries’ Most Popular Books of 2025

By Kristen FioreFebruary 20, 2026

Based on checkout stats, here’s what DPL visitors were reading most.

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Fort Collins Is Getting an IKEA

By Kristen FioreFebruary 17, 2026

The new Fort Collins location will be smaller than the full-sized IKEA in Centennial, but it’ll have a lot of the same stuff.

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Fashion Exhibition at Denver Art Museum Showcases Never-Before-Seen Pieces

By Kristen FioreFebruary 17, 2026

“Conversation Pieces” creates a rich narrative about Colorado history – especially women’s history.

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An illustration of a pink candy heart that reads "MATCH MY FREAK."

Weird Things to Do for Valentine’s Day

By Kristen FioreFebruary 13, 2026

You don’t have to be in love to read this list. Just a little weird.

Clothing printed with a design of kewpies surrounding a heart that says "Fuck ICE"

Get Your Clothes, Totes and Bandannas Printed With a Kewpie “Fuck ICE” Design at Pop-Up Event

By Kristen FioreFebruary 10, 2026

Artist Mara Wroblewski donates a third of proceeds from the prints to the Immigrant Freedom Fund.

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Is Colorado Full of Cheaters? State Tops Searches for Married Dating App

By Kristen FioreFebruary 6, 2026

It’s rough out here.

Malala Yousafzai to Headline 2026 Conference on World Affairs in Boulder

By Kristen FioreFebruary 2, 2026

Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate and has been an advocate for girls’ education and human rights since the age of eleven.

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