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		<title>The best outfits we saw at the 49th Colorado Renaissance Festival opening weekend</title>
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					<dc:creator>Toni Tresca</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/IMG_3791.jpg" alt="A man dressed as Link holds a chicken" /><p>Hark! The annual Ren Faire  is back in Larkspur, and people are dressed to impress.</p>
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		<title>Bucket list bargains: Ten can&#8217;t-miss Denver activities that won&#8217;t break the bank</title>
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					<dc:creator>Abigail Bliss</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Free things to do in Denver (and beyond) this week, June 15 to June 21</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:10:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/free-things-to-do-in-denver-20764019/">Free things to do in Denver (and beyond) this week, June 15 to June 21</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Things to do in Denver this week, June 8-14</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kristen Fiore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:10:05 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/ww-media/mediaserver/den/2025-25/parade_ren_fair_photo_by_kastle_waserman.webp" alt="People in Renaissance Festival clothes." /><p>Hear ye, hear ye! The Colorado Renaissance Festival is back for the summer. </p>
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		<title>For your amusement: Joe Palec is ready to take you for a ride</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:55:59 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/palec-e1781290598583.jpg" alt="man holding cover of issue he illustrated" /><p>"If the city's goal is to attract people to come here, and they see an amusement park? That's amazing."</p>
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		<title>This Montclair home is an artist&#8217;s dream house&#8230;if artists were rich</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kristen Fiore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:56:43 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Art events around Denver this week, June 11-18</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kristen Fiore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:01:56 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/Brenton_Mesa-Last-Light.jpeg" alt="Art events around Denver this week, June 11-18" /><p>Use this guide to find out about new art exhibitions opening around Denver, plus ongoing shows worth a visit.</p>
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		<title>Lighthouse Writers Workshop gets national boost ahead of LitFest</title>
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					<dc:creator>Teague Bohlen</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:51:59 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/Copy-of-Copy-of-lhopeningparty25_000014.jpg" alt="The exterior of Lighthouse Writers Workshop" /><p>Lighthouse Writers Workshop was one of 40 recipients of the newly developed Literary Arts Fund ahead of LitFest, June 12 through 19.</p>
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		<title>Cafe artiste: Granddaughter of famous mathematician opens creative cafe</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/Kachine-in-Good-.jpg" alt="A woman at the counter of an art cafe" /><p>The creative spark is necessary for a good life — which is exactly what Good Practice is all about.</p>
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		<title>Denver author&#8217;s new collection responds to the ongoing plight of women in America</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:22:17 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/Swanson-clip.jpg" alt="A headshot of author Cynthia Swanson" /><p>Cynthia Swanson will appear at Tattered Cover with other local authors on Wednesday, June 10.</p>
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