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Are You Ready to Get Lit? A Dozen Things to Do in Denver This Week

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Kristen Fiore

Kristen Fiore is the Westword Culture editor. They escaped Florida in 2021 and have been loving the seasons and lifestyle in Denver ever since. Kristen previously worked as an editor at Colorado Community Media and at The Villages Daily Sun as an associate managing editor and senior entertainment reporter. Their work has won awards for social justice reporting, features writing and news writing from Top of the Rockies, Florida Press Club and Florida Society of News Editors. Kristen plays the keyboard/keytar/synthesizer, writes music and poetry, and dabbles in too many types of art to list.

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Meow Wolf CEO Calls it Quits

By Kristen FioreApril 14, 2025

The immersive entertainment company will conduct an external search for a new CEO.

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DIVAs Recognizes Drag Industry Workers Across the State

By Kristen FioreApril 8, 2025

“A celebration to see how big, large, powerful, loud, queer, drag and trans we are.”

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Immersive Group Game Beat the Bomb Drops in Denver April 4

By Kristen FioreApril 3, 2025

“Only about 10 to 15 percent of all teams beat the bomb on their first try.”

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Yearning for Yarn: Andrea Fischer’s Colorful Creations Have Been Winding Their Way Around Denver

By Kristen FioreApril 1, 2025

Andrea Fischer has created installations at the Denver Art Museum, Denver International Airport, Meow Wolf and more

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Conference on World Affairs Tackles Topics Like AI, Oligarchy and Censorship

By Kristen FioreApril 1, 2025

Wicked star Cynthia Erivo is the 2025 CWA keynote speaker.

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A Last (and First) Hoorah at the Mercury Cafe

By Kristen FioreMarch 28, 2025

People gathered for a night of sharing songs, art and memories at the fifty-year-old club that’s about to become the Pearl.

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Broomfield Woman Asks Kim K for Help After Her Dog Ate “$13,000 of Underwear”

By Kristen FioreMarch 21, 2025

Reta is in recovery after her $13,000 surgery to remove “quite a few pairs” of Skims underwear from her intestines, leaving her owner in a bind.

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Spark Gallery Leaves Santa Fe Arts District for Plaza by Denver Art Museum

By Kristen FioreMarch 19, 2025

The new location is slated to open in early April with the show Little x Little.

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Tattered Cover Holding Sunrise on the Reaping Release Parties In and Around Denver

By Kristen FioreMarch 13, 2025

“It’s a way of finding your community and doing something fun after work hours on a Monday.”

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History Colorado Event Will Focus on Black Cowboys

By Kristen FioreMarch 11, 2025

“There were a lot of Black settlements in the West, and a lot of people don’t recognize it and don’t know that story.”

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Shadows Gather Keeps It Real at Meow Wolf’s First Photography Exhibit

By Kristen FioreMarch 11, 2025

“I get a softer look; I feel like it’s their true self. They’re not really acting; they’re just having a good time.”

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Picking Up the Pieces: Upcoming Understudy Exhibition a Collaboration Between Local Artist and Formerly Homeless Adults

By Kristen FioreMarch 11, 2025

A collaboration between Emma Balder and St. Francis residents bridges the gap between stigmatized communities and society.

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Meow Wolf’s Seventh Permanent Installation Will Be in NYC

By Kristen FioreMarch 10, 2025

“The energy of New York City is unlike anywhere else. This city has given the world so much groundbreaking art and culture.”

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What the Ruck? It’s Colorado’s Latest Hiking Trend

By Kristen FioreMarch 7, 2025

“It’s great for cardio, building muscles and bone health.”

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Dressing Up: Clothing Upcyclers Are Making Denver’s Fashion More Sustainable – One Stitch at a Time

By Kristen FioreMarch 5, 2025

Small businesses, events and communities are popping up in the growing realm of clothing upcycling and sustainable fashion.

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Feral Outdoor Gear Shop Featured in Visa Commercial with Peyton Manning

By Kristen FioreMarch 4, 2025

“We work really hard to build an environment that we’re proud of.”

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Westword Merch Drop: Our Collab with Colorado Artist Moonlightspeed

By Kristen FioreMarch 3, 2025

The merch is available now only to Westword members.

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Move Over, Millennial Gray: Girl Goo Exhibit Embraces Being Messy

By Kristen FioreFebruary 25, 2025

“I would see this messy clutter, this gross, gooey amalgamation of things, and it would feel beautiful to me.”

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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Denver Zoo’s Glowing Wild Event Series

By Kristen FioreFebruary 21, 2025

Glowing Wild features sixty scenes made of larger-than-life plant and animal lanterns.

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SNL Cast Members Past and Present Coming to Comedy Works

By Kristen FioreFebruary 19, 2025

Michael Longfellow, Jay Pharoah, Melissa Villaseñor and Luke Null have shows coming up.

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Controlled Chaos: Denver Furniture Makers Work Among Chickens and Bees

By Kristen FioreFebruary 18, 2025

But the menagerie doesn’t stop there. Each piece David Larabee and Dexter Thornton create is something of a creature itself.

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All You Need Is Love: Denver Couples Tie the Knot at 2025 Valentine’s Day Marriage Marathon

By Kristen FioreFebruary 14, 2025

All of the newlyweds who spoke with Westword actually met in Denver.

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