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A drag queen gives a speech on stage

Meet the 2025 Freshest and “Not-So” Freshest Faces of Colorado Drag

By Westword StaffSeptember 26, 2025

Props to the winners of Colorado’s Next Drag Superstar, too.

Yappy Hour! Dogmata Unleashed Returns After 21 Years

Yappy Hour! Dogmata Unleashed Returns After 21 Years

By Teague BohlenSeptember 25, 2025

The event is a day of art, dogs and giving back.

People dressed in zoot suits stand near low-rider cars

Zoot Suit Fashion Show, Classic Car Exhibit Celebrate Chicano Culture at Denver Art Society

By Kristen FioreSeptember 23, 2025

“I think values and cultures are dying out, so it’s really important to highlight that and keep flowing with it.”

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See Some “Seriously Weird Stuff” at History Colorado’s Creeporado

By Teague BohlenSeptember 23, 2025

See haunted dolls, mountain man dentures and Mike the Headless Chicken at History Colorado’s Creeporado.

Wilson Phillips at Pepper 'Em With Love Fundraising Gala

Pepper’s Senior Dog Sanctuary Gala Shows Love with Wilson Phillips and Billy Baldwin

By Kastle WasermanSeptember 22, 2025

People wore red to help support senior dogs’ “good days, bad days and last days.”

A blonde woman in a green shirt

RiNo Art District Turning Twenty With New Exec Director

By Patricia CalhounSeptember 16, 2025

Daisy Fodness-McGowan has always had a “deep interest in place-making,” she says, and she’s found quite a place to pursue that interest: RiNo.

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A Penny for Your Thoughts: How SCFD Tier I Institutions Use Their Funding

By Kristen FioreSeptember 15, 2025

“This support sets us apart from any other community in the nation, if not the world.”

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It’s Time to Get Spooky: Things to Do Around Colorado This Fall

By Westword StaffSeptember 12, 2025

There’s a subtle chill in the air, and the winds are blowing in hundreds of fall events, activities, exhibits and shows.

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Find Your Perfect Pickle: New Dating App for Pickleball Lovers Launches in Colorado

By Sara RosenthalSeptember 12, 2025

Mix and mingle with other pickleball lovers on Friday, September 19.

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McGregor Square

Pitch-a-Friend to Host Denver Singles Festival at McGregor Square

By Hannah MetzgerSeptember 11, 2025

The event this Friday will feature speed dating, mixers and PowerPoint presentations advertising local eligible singles.

People watch an orchestra play

Denver Philharmonic Turns Down NEA-Funded Grant to Continue Mission of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Access

By Kristen FioreSeptember 10, 2025

The orchestra set up its own fundraiser instead.

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Colorado’s Monster Mash: Festival of Horror Returns

By Teague BohlenSeptember 10, 2025

“We thought we might do well to tap into the science fiction genre as well, maybe even attract the StarFest crowds and give them a new home.”

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A lit up sign reading "Mozart Lounge"

Denver’s Lights Are a Little Dimmer After Death of Corky Scholl, but Save the Signs Shines On

By Teague BohlenSeptember 8, 2025

“Corky had encyclopedic knowledge of signs, just remarkable.”

A big hairy spider

Respiderment: Rosie the Tarantula Has Retired From Meet-and-Greets at the Butterfly Pavilion

By Kristen FioreSeptember 8, 2025

Even though guests won’t be able to hold Rosie anymore, there will still be plenty of opportunities to learn about and interact with invertebrates.

The artists that make up Mosaic Society of Art.

Mosaic Society of Art Celebrates Three Years of Collaboration

By Alexander Hernandez GonzalezSeptember 5, 2025

“The fact that I made it to three years is so insane to me, just with what I’ve been through.”

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The Coolest Things We Saw at the Tacticon Tabletop Gaming Convention

By Teague BohlenSeptember 2, 2025

Denver’s venerated gaming gathering got a glow-up this year.

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Ten Best Places to Scream in Denver

By Tessa Guthrie and OthersAugust 27, 2025

Here’s why you should be screaming in public (on purpose).

A pink wall with shelves of perfume bottles

Ode to Perfume Brings Niche, Intimate Fragrance Experience to Denver

By Maddie BrowningAugust 25, 2025

“I want it to feel approachable, because fragrance, in a lot of circles, does not feel very approachable.”

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A person pets a horse

Six Inclusive Places Creating Community in Denver

By Shannon TuckerAugust 22, 2025

Denver offers unique programs and gathering spots for people from all walks of life.

A person in burlesque costume poses

Blood Upon the Stage: Creeplesque Burlesque Fest is This Weekend

By Justin CriadoAugust 20, 2025

Creeplesque Burlesque Fest mixes macabre and physical theater at Creepatorium August 22-24.

Connor Cole wears a fuzzy blue bikini set while in a pool, just like character Elle Woods did in Legally Blonde.

Connor Cole Is Your Favorite Realtor’s Favorite Realtor

By Alexander Hernandez GonzalezAugust 18, 2025

“Whether you’re a dentist, you work at a marijuana store or at the gas station, get on social media. It’s so fun.”

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We Tried the New Kangaroo Yoga Class in Wheat Ridge

By Hannah MetzgerAugust 15, 2025

You’ve heard of puppy yoga and goat yoga. Now, get ready for…

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