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Best Night for Word Nerds -- 2011 Rock 'N Roll Spelling Bee at Interstate Kitchen & Bar
Best Blues Jam -- 2011 Ziggie's
Best Dinner on a Monday Night -- 2011 Vesta Dipping Grill
Best Pool Hall -- 2011 Wynkoop Brewing Company
Best Jazz Jam -- 2010 Jazz Expo at Meadowlark
Best Lunch under $5 -- 2010 The Walnut Room
Best Place to Draw Naked Ladies -- 2008 Rene Farkass' Open Studio Art Class
Best Karaoke Night -- 2007 Charlie's
More from our Calhoun: Wake-Up Call archive: "Best of Denver 2011 serves up hundreds of reasons to love where we live."