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Two ballerias strike a dramatic pose with their hands and legs up.
Performing Arts

Convergence at Parsons Theatre Marks Decade of Showcasing Colorado’s Dance Diversity

By Toni TrescaOctober 9, 2025

Convergence 2025 brings ninety performers from twenty Colorado dance groups together for a cost-sharing celebration of movement.

A woman is uncomfortable as two men in suits surrond her and a man in a tie looks confused across the table.
Performing Arts

Denver Sketch Festival Returns to RISE Comedy For Year Two

By Toni TrescaOctober 7, 2025

Denver’s second annual sketch comedy festival welcomes 114 performers from across North America for three days of fast-paced comedy.

National Tour of <i>Shucked</i> at the Buell Features Homegrown Talent
Performing Arts

National Tour of Shucked at the Buell Features Homegrown Talent

By Toni TrescaOctober 6, 2025

“It’s an incredible homecoming and a huge honor to be able to return to the regional touring house where I grew up seeing shows.”

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A group of people dressed as the lorax
Denver Life

Photos: Denverites Don Orange for Lorax Bar Crawl Supporting Tennyson Center for Children

By Tessa GuthrieOctober 4, 2025

The streets were a forest of fuzzy mustaches, Lorax Lemonades and Denverites who drink for the trees.

Film, TV & Streaming

Here’s How The Onion Is Bringing Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile to Denver

By Michael RobertsOctober 3, 2025

The movie allegedly lost its distribution after Charlie Kirk was assassinated.

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Critic's Notebook

Celebrate Taylor Swift’s Album Release at These Denver Events

By Emily FergusonOctober 2, 2025

From a cannabis-friendly listening sesh to trivia and drag, these events are for all the showgirls.

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Bite-sized muffins displayed on a glass platter during Denver Bake Fest
Shops & Markets

Mark Your Calendar: Denver Bake Fest Returns This Saturday

By Abigail BlissSeptember 30, 2025

During the event, Rebel Bread will also host tours and baking demonstrations in its brand-new teaching kitchen.

Books and art on display
Visual Arts

New Art Space Galleries on Downing Cultivates Community

By Kristen FioreSeptember 30, 2025

Habitat Library has also found a temporary home in the space. Come see it at an October 5 open house.

Outdoor beer festival.
Bars & Breweries

The Best Beer Events During GABF Week 2025

By Ryan PachmayerSeptember 29, 2025

The lineup includes the final Pints for Prostates, which is ending its run after sixteen years.

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Ellen O’Clover Imagines a Place Where Broken Hearts Come to Heal in New Romance Novel
Books

Ellen O’Clover Imagines a Place Where Broken Hearts Come to Heal in New Romance Novel

By Maddie BrowningSeptember 29, 2025

“I think that pain and love are so closely related to each other.”

Aurora Borealis Festival Is Back — Bigger and Better Than Ever
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Aurora Borealis Festival Is Back — Bigger and Better Than Ever

By Cleo MirzaSeptember 26, 2025

Aurora Borealis Festival returns October 10 and 11, transforming Painted Prairie’s High Prairie Park into a two-night celebration of lights, music, food, and community.

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Restaurants

New Cookbook Features Denver’s Top Immigrant Chefs

By Abigail BlissSeptember 26, 2025

It includes recipes and stories from Byron Gomez of Michelin-starred Brutø, Riot BBQ’s Manny Barella and more.

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Yappy Hour! Dogmata Unleashed Returns After 21 Years
Denver Life

Yappy Hour! Dogmata Unleashed Returns After 21 Years

By Teague BohlenSeptember 25, 2025

The event is a day of art, dogs and giving back.

Two people and a dog in front of a Goodnight Moon scene
Visual Arts

Goodnight Moon — A Fiber Tale Takes You Inside a Beloved Book at Events Around the State

By Toni TrescaSeptember 24, 2025

“We have seen people stand in front of this thing and just cry. We were not prepared for that.”

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Denver Life

See Some “Seriously Weird Stuff” at History Colorado’s Creeporado

By Teague BohlenSeptember 23, 2025

See haunted dolls, mountain man dentures and Mike the Headless Chicken at History Colorado’s Creeporado.

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Critic's Notebook

The Most-Anticipated Red Rocks Shows This Fall

By Emily FergusonSeptember 23, 2025

From T-Pain to Lorde, the 2025 Red Rocks season is coming to a close with many must-see shows remaining.

Hip-Hop Cowboy Rides Into Denver with <i>Jedidiah Blackstone</i> Premiere
Performing Arts

Hip-Hop Cowboy Rides Into Denver with Jedidiah Blackstone Premiere

By Toni TrescaSeptember 23, 2025

Emancipation Theater’s new play blends Black history, hip-hop and Western lore in a world premiere.

Wilson Phillips at Pepper 'Em With Love Fundraising Gala
Denver Life

Pepper’s Senior Dog Sanctuary Gala Shows Love with Wilson Phillips and Billy Baldwin

By Kastle WasermanSeptember 22, 2025

People wore red to help support senior dogs’ “good days, bad days and last days.”

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Travel

Ten Things to Do in Estes Park This Fall

By Abigail BlissSeptember 18, 2025

Visit this popular mountain town for leaf peeping, autumn festivals and spooky season fun.

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Bars & Breweries

Charlie Brown’s Hosts Final Free Pig Roast of the Summer This Friday

By Cynthia BarnesSeptember 18, 2025

It’s one of Cap Hill’s tastiest traditions.

A boy covers his face and yells
Film, TV & Streaming

Macaulay Culkin Is Coming to Denver for a 35th Anniversary Screening of Home Alone

By Kristen FioreSeptember 18, 2025

The star will give an exclusive live moderated interview after the screening.

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Visual Arts

Creative Outlet: Access Gallery Celebrates Twenty Years in ADSF

By Kristen FioreSeptember 15, 2025

But first, go to the gallery’s “99 Pieces of Art” fundraiser on Friday.

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