The RISE Comedy Festival is back for another weekend of improv, stand-up, workshops, classes, parties and more.

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There are plenty of free festivities coming up for Colorado Day on Aug. 1.

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To the casual observer, it’s a highly polished social machine. To me — a straight ally who moved across the country with an LGBTQ+ roommate — it's the ultimate blueprint for how a city finds its heartbeat.

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The reintroduction comes after the death of two tapirs earlier this year.

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It's hot. Too hot. Luckily there are plenty of ways to cool off.

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Denver's a place for hikers, skiers and craft beer lovers, but it’s just as much a haven for techies, gamers, and anyone who thinks dragons are freaking cool.

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We're gonna let you in on a little secret.

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These are the coolest events during Denver's hottest season.

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"There’s stardust and carbon in our veins," the event's organizer, Gary Adrian Randall, says. "We're cosmic beings ... we're all immigrants."

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DDA-backed Denver Immersive Repertory Theater has exited the stage before it even got a chance to open.

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