EVENTS DENVER WALKING TOUR Learn more about the mile high city via this popular walking tour. Tour takes about 2 – 2.5 hours. WHEN: Daily at 10 a.m. COST: Pay-what-you-wish tipping model WHERE: Front steps of Colorado State Capitol, 200 E. Colfax Ave. INFO: denverfreewalkingtours.com INTRO TO IMPROV: DROP-IN CLASS Curious to see if improv comedy is right for you? This drop-in workshop will allow you to experience RISE Comedy’s improv classes in a safe, supportive, and fun environment! WHEN: Oct 5, 12, 19, and 26, 6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. COST: $10 WHERE: RISE Comedy, 1260 22nd St. INFO: risecomedy.com PUMPKIN HARVEST FESTIVAL Celebrate the arrival of fall at this annual family-friendly event. Guests can enjoy live music, seasonal treats, a farmer’s market, tractor rides, pioneer games, crafts, demonstrations, and more. WHEN: Oct. 14 and Oct. 15, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. COST: $16 - $35; children 3 and under are free. WHERE: Four Mile Historic Park, 715 S. Forest Street INFO: fourmilepark.org GLOW AT THE GARDENS Enjoy larger-than-life pumpkin sculptures, spooky live entertainment, and hordes of gourds with thousands of jack o’ lanterns made from real, locally grown pumpkins. WHEN: Oct. 17 - 22, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. COST: $21 - $27, free admission for children 2 and younger WHERE: Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York Street INFO: botanicgardens.org NERD NITE If you’re a fan of TED talks, the Discovery Channel, and/or Wikipedia binges, Nerd Nite is the show for you! Three experts will present on three different topics, while the audience drinks and thinks along. Be there and be square! WHEN: Oct 27, doors at 6:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. COST: $10 in advance, $15 at the door WHERE: Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St. INFO: nerdnitedenver.com HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR It’s a spooktacular outing for all boys and ghouls! This family-favorite event features music from film, television, and more! Costumes are encouraged! WHEN: Oct 29, 2:30 p.m. COST: Tickets start at $27, $10 for children (12 and under) WHERE: Boettcher Concert Hall, 14th Ave. & Curtis St. INFO: coloradosymphony.org October 2023 DENVER VOICE 13 ACROSS 1. Element you don’t want in your water 5. Letter letters 10. Some mobile homes, for short 13. Key chain? 15. “Middlemarch” author 16. “Gulp!” 17. Bloodhound’s trail 18. Go-between...or, with 61-Across, what you must do to each theme answer for its clue to make sense 20. Give this for that 22. Hypnotic 23. Blue hue 25. Word before nerve or after fiber 26. Common noun ending 27. Kramer’s first name, on “Seinfeld” 30. Snaky swimmers 32. Turin’s river 35. Flying geese formation 36. Make ___ for (justify) 39. Nightmarish street 40. Two-time Oscar winning actress Dianne 42. Negating prefix 43. Undercover operation 46. Like some churches: Abbr. 48. Org. 49. Mom’s mom 53. Heart of France 55. Comprehends 57. Card game also called “Cheat” 60. Comes to 61. See 18-Across 63. Washer cycle 64. Giant slugger Mel 65. Snappish 66. Elizabeth I was the last one 67. Exec in charge of company safety 68. Promo 69. Director Gus Van ___ DOWN 1. Portuguese capital 2. Slip away 3. Advisories 4. They know the drill 5. Chest muscle, for short 6. Reunion attendee 7. Bar mitzvah, e.g. 8. Question after a tasteless joke 9. Namesake for one of Portland’s nicknames 10. Fetch 11. 10-Across, e.g. 12. Design detail 14. Flower or wineglass support 19. Head of France 21. Dash 24. Runners 28. They contain grain 29. Caribbean dances 31. Stiffen 33. “For ___ a jollyÖ” 34. Possess 36. Big fuss 37. Paths for electricity 38. Three words on the cover of some autobiographies 41. Saint ___ of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits (anagram of SUIT GAIN) 44. Chapel Hill athlete 45. Rapper who plays a cop on “Law & Order: SVU” 47. Didn’t break, as a levee 50. Girl’s name that becomes another girl’s name if you follow the instructions in 18- and 61-Across literally 51. Wrestling hold 52. Declare 54. Former name for a court org. (it has since dropped the L) 56. Database command 57. Popular college guy, briefly 58. “___ Excited” (Pointer Sisters hit) 59. Giant armadillo (anagram of TAUT) 62. 1/1 COURTESY OF DEBORAH LASTOWKA PUZZLES COURTESY OF STREETROOTS ANSWERS ARE ON PAGE 15 PUZZLE COURTESY OF STREET ROOTS, DENVER VOICE’S SISTER PAPER IN PORTLAND, OR PUZZLE COURTESY OF STREET ROOTS, DENVER VOICE’S SISTER PAPER IN PORTLAND, OR
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