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		<title>New Colorado film commissioner on Sundance and bringing more movie production to the state</title>
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					<dc:creator>Michael Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/lauren.grimshaw.sloan_.portrait.jpg" alt="New Colorado film commissioner on Sundance and bringing more movie production to the state" /><p>Lauren Grimshaw Sloan is focusing on the future, not backstage drama.</p>
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		<title>Former Pearl employee plans to open new sapphic bar in Capitol Hill</title>
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					<dc:creator>Alec Berg</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:14:43 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Want to talk about polyamory and more? Check out Mile High Love Fest</title>
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					<dc:creator>Toni Tresca</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/2026-Group-photo.jpg" alt="People pose together at the Southwest Love Fest" /><p>The inaugural Mile High Love Fest brings three days of workshops and social events centered on love, identity and relationships to Denver.</p>
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		<title>First Look: Why Boulder Needs East &#038; Co.</title>
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					<dc:creator>Samantha Farmer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/EC-space-e1787092639619.jpg" alt="East &amp; Co Boulder interior" /><p>The new market hall in Boulder's Flatiron Park brings the chill. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/food-drink/boulder-food-hall-and-market-east-and-co-40924498/">First Look: Why Boulder Needs East &#38; Co.</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Literature from Left Field: Denver residents launch new publishing company</title>
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					<dc:creator>Teague Bohlen</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>First Look: Cinq à Sept is a sensual affair</title>
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					<dc:creator>Samantha Farmer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:15:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/CinqSoftOpen-000000000236.jpg" alt="Cinq a Sept - space" /><p>It's hard to believe everything on this French restaurant's menu is under $30. </p>
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		<title>Phamaly premieres &#8216;504: The Musical&#8217; as states try to weaken the law that inspired it</title>
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					<dc:creator>Toni Tresca</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Cast-of-504-the-Musical-e1785866901718.jpg" alt="Actors dance in a rehearsal room" /><p>A new show debuting in Denver revisits the 1977 disability rights sit-ins as legal challenges to Section 504 resurface.</p>
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		<title>First Look: Western Daughters Wine Bar defies stereotypes — starting with a butcher</title>
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					<dc:creator>Antony Bruno</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/WD-team.jpg" alt="Western Daughters Josh Curtiss and Noah Heaney" /><p>“The reason to come here is because it supports people who are doing things that will allow people to continue coming to places like this for generations.”</p>
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		<title>Photos: Bright Nights gets wild at Four Mile Historic Park</title>
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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>Colorado Ballet bets on cheaper tickets to build its future</title>
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					<dc:creator>Toni Tresca</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:50:22 -0600</pubDate>
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