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		<title>Photos: Thousands of pieces of art on display at the 35th Cherry Creek Arts Festival</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kristen Fiore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:59:18 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/P7030099-e1783117124561.jpg" alt="People look at art at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival" /><p>The event will be going on all Fourth of July weekend in Cherry Creek North.</p>
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		<title>Your guide to July First Friday in Denver</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kristen Fiore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:37:19 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Emmanuel Gallery celebrates 150 years of community and art in the heart of Denver</title>
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					<dc:creator>Alexander Hernandez Gonzalez</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:56:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/emmanuel.jpg" alt="picture of old church in front of modern-day church" /><p>“It’s a chance to see the work of 20 artists. It’s a chance to learn some history in a really cool building, and people should support their public university gallery.”</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, if artists were rich</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:56:43 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Denver art exhibit explores cultural and familial &#8220;Males de Corazón&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 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/P5290025-e1780951452969.jpg" alt="An artist stands next to paper hands" /><p>Juan Carlos Escobedo's new show opens at the Art Students League of Denver on June 12.</p>
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		<title>Why Colorado artist Tom Cross paints in complete darkness</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/IMG_9227.jpeg" alt="Man sits in front of a colorful canvas" /><p>"You're not just painting with your eyes closed. This is another thing," Tom Cross says of working in his hand-dug, ten-foot-deep pit.</p>
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		<title>Watch pavement transform with color at Denver Chalk Art Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Meet the artist who made the giant disco dick hanging in Hell or High Water</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 09:11:17 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/6E5A9446.jpg" alt="A woman stands next to a giant disco dick" /><p>"Disco Dong: The Most Heavenly Thing in Hell" is a huge bedazzled penis complete with wings, pubes and a beaded cum spout now hanging in the bar.</p>
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		<title>Brick by brick: LEGO enthusiasts play well with Colorado</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/Colorado-Flag.jpg" alt="Brick by brick: LEGO enthusiasts play well with Colorado" /><p>LEGOs are as popular as you remember — maybe more so.</p>
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