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		<title>Photos: Bright Nights gets wild at Four Mile Historic Park</title>
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					<dc:creator>Toni Tresca</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/IMG_3870-e1785822818556.jpg" alt="A woman poses inside a shark lantern" /><p>Bright Nights fills Four Mile Historic Park with glowing sharks, giant insects and plenty of other photo opportunities.</p>
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		<title>Inside Anythink Nature Library, the nation&#8217;s first public library with an outdoors focus</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kristen Fiore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Get free entry at all Colorado state parks for the state&#8217;s 150th</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kristen Fiore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:56:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Denver International Airport to hold a 5K on the runway</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:42 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>A cultural beacon: Morning Star American Indian Village to open at Cheyenne Frontier Days</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:28:27 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>How to see the Strawberry Full Moon in Denver tonight</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:24:35 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/MAF_20211119_LunarEclipse01medium.jpg" alt="A full moon" /><p>This month's full moon is a Strawberry Full Moon.</p>
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		<title>Ten common Colorado wildflowers to spot on your next hike</title>
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					<dc:creator>Abigail Bliss</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 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/Colorado-Wildflowers-e1782407979932.jpg" alt="Wildflowers on Boreas Pass in Breckenridge" /><p>A local naturalist shares when and where to find these interesting, easy-to-identify blooms.</p>
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		<title>The best outfits we saw at the 49th Colorado Renaissance Festival opening weekend</title>
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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>Look up! Northern Lights might be visible on the Colorado horizon tonight</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:07:06 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/ww-media/mediaserver/den/2024-19/spacewather.webp" alt="Northern Lights" /><p>There's a chance for Northern Lights across the U.S. tonight thanks to three coronal mass ejections launched by the sun.</p>
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		<title>Ten things to do in Sloan&#8217;s Lake</title>
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					<dc:creator>Shannon Tucker</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 09:40:36 -0600</pubDate>
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