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		<title>Remembering Ed Baierlein: Actor, Director and Germinal Stage Founder</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:28:32 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/sallyed.webp" alt="woman and man in play" /><p>Germinal spoke and breathed Ed, and soon became a courageous backbone of the theater scene.</p>
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		<title>The Pearl&#8217;s Property Will Go to Auction If Taxes Aren&#8217;t Paid by April 22</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:03:35 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Free Things to Do in Denver (and Beyond) This Week, April 20-26</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:50:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/2025-Stand-Up-for-Comedy-Cast.jpg" alt="students in front of the theater" /><p>Celebrate Colorado's very great outdoors during Earth Week.</p>
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		<title>Yoga on the Rocks Returns With Extra Dates, Bilingual Sessions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:54:09 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Things to Do in Denver This Week, April 20-26</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kristen Fiore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:46:31 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/LaPrimavrera-04.26.25-635-e1776807204581.jpg" alt="Kids play with bubbles at an event" /><p>Celebrate spring at the La Primavera festival.</p>
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		<title>Colorado People&#8217;s Center Is Putting the Public First</title>
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					<dc:creator>Tim Weighart</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:23:19 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/COPC-3.jpeg" alt="the exterior of the Colorado People&#039;s Center" /><p>The Colorado People's Center's grand opening event is Saturday, April 18.</p>
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		<title>The Pearl Property Seized by the City for Unpaid Taxes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:01:18 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/IMG_0687-copy-e1776293214762.jpg" alt="a tax seizure notice on the door of The Pearl" /><p>The locks are changed, and bills for over $56,000 taped to the doors of the Mercury Cafe building.</p>
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		<title>Denver Trapeze Artist Recounts Netflix Star Search Journey</title>
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					<dc:creator>Toni Tresca</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:48:20 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>The Pearl Dissolves LLC, Refunds $83,000 Raised in GoFundMe</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:35:53 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/the-pearl.webp" alt="interior of The Pearl" /><p>After days of twists and turns, Denver's only lesbian bar is no more.</p>
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		<title>Thinking Outside the Box: Black Cube Doubles Down on Denver Area with 2026 Programming</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:40:02 -0600</pubDate>
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