EVENTS DENVER WALKING TOUR Learn more about the mile high city via this popular walking tour. Tours take 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 supportive and fun environment! WHEN: Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31, 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, tractor rides, pioneer games, crafts, demonstrations, and more. WHEN: Oct. 12 and Oct. 13, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. COST: $17 - $45; 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 hundreds of jack o’ lanterns carved from real, locally grown pumpkins. WHEN: Oct. 22 - 27, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. COST: $24 - $32, 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 25, 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 27, 2:30 p.m. COST: $10 - $27 WHERE: Boettcher Concert Hall, 14th Ave. & Curtis St. INFO: coloradosymphony.org October 2024 DENVER VOICE 9 ACROSS Across 1. Kind of buddy 6. PC "brain" 9. Cummerbund 13. Honda line 14. Fifth-century warrior 15. Persian Gulf port 16. Hair holders 18. Manicurist's board 19. Sound of hesitation 20. Drunken revelry 22. Sowing machine? 24. Bartender's supply 25. Notes after dos 26. Henry VIII's house 27. Jazz style 30. State flower of Mississippi 33. Jot down in the margins 35. Landed (on) 36. In a fitting way 38. Diva's delivery 39. Bleep out 41. Paul Simon song with the lyric "And an island never cries" 43. Head lines, for short? 44. Copier company (anagram of CHOIR) 46. Actor Hanks 47. Pine (for) 48. "Fiddler on the Roof" setting 51. Second-to-last 55. Ode title starter 56. Yanks, Sox, and others 57. Root-bark flavoring 59. Ice hockey need 60. Amount past due? 61. Buoy, as spirits 62. Nile reptiles 63. Home of the NBA's Thunder 64. Diplomatic skills DOWN 1. Hindu gentlemen 2. Christmas carol starter 3. Immersing 4. Sphere 5. "It's possible" 6. Trendy 7. This clue has one, for example 8. Barefoot 9. Poison plant 10. Biblical shepherd 11. Wrapped garment 12. Informal greeting 15. "Meet the Parents" actor 17. Golf hole goal 21. It's assumed 23. Dings 26. Hint 27. Type of pressure 28. Suffix with neur- or narc29. Pinnacle 30. Nutmeg-based spice 31. On the safe side, at sea 32. Wrangler's rope (anagram of A TRAIL) 34. Divination deck 37. "Well, ___-di-dah!" 40. Threatening words 42. Essentially 45. "The Count of Monte ___" 47. Mongolian dwellings 48. Ave. crossers 49. Breakfast bread 50. Performs eye surgery, maybe 51. "No ___ nada" (Spanish for "Don't worry about it") 52. Fraternal fellows 53. Tide type 54. "Wait ___!" 58. JFK regulators 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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