EVENTS CANVAS AND COMMUNITY: A “SIP N’ PAINT” FUNDRAISER FOR THE DENVER VOICE Sip, paint, and connect at Seedstock Brewery Sept 18! Build community and support Denver VOICE’s mission. Daniel Chavez - Instructor WHEN: Sept 18, 6-9 pm COST: Children, 13 and younger – $15, Adults -$39.19 (Ticket includes cost of supplies.) WHERE: Seedstock Brewery, 3610 West Colfax Ave. Denver INFO: bit.ly/47qpyzF DENVER BLUEGRASS CONVENTION We’re making this an opportunity for everyone (whether a musician or audience member) to gather and enjoy music, fellowship, food, and activities for children. Bring your lawn chair and come join us to compete or to listen! WHEN: Sept 6, 2 p.m. COST: Free WHERE: Grace United Methodist Church, 4905 E Yale Ave., Denver INFO: denverbluegrassconvention.org HIGHLANDS OCTOBERFEST AND MARKET Stroll along W. 32nd Ave. and support local vendors while enjoying all things Oktoberfest, including live Bavarian music and dancers, German food and beer, and a variety of familyfriendly activities. Gather your friends or come with the whole family for a day of community and Bavarian fun. WHEN: Sept 13, 10am – 6pm COST: Free WHERE: 32nd Ave and Lowell Blvd., Denver INFO: highlandsoktoberfest.com THIRD ANNUAL COLFAX CHICKENFEST Join 40 West Arts at The HUB Building for a festival centered around the chicken! Chicken artwork, chicken sculptures, chicken cluck n’ strut contest, chicken food truck, chicken egg scavenger hunt, and more! Live bluegrass music all day long and tons of other fun, perfect for all ages. WHEN: Sept 13, 12-4 pm COST: Free WHERE: 6501 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood INFO: bit.ly/45nC93X 8 REZ METAL AT LEVITT PAVILLION Come join us for the third annual Rez Metal night at Levitt Pavilion. “Rez” is a slang term. Rez Metal is a genre that describes the creative expression of Native American Heavy Metal music originating from the Navajo Nation and the greater Southwest Four Corners. Navajo, Pueblo, Apache, and O’odham Indigenous Nations will be represented at the third Rez Metal night in Denver. WHEN: Sept 20, 6 pm COST: Free WHERE: Levitt Pavilion, 1380 W. Florida Ave., Denver INFO: bit.ly/3H5iRsf 8 4 3 1 9 7 7 3 4 8 6 7 1 4 1 5 4 7 2 8 1 5 2 September 2025 DENVER VOICE 13 9 2 PUZZLES 1 14 17 20 23 30 34 37 43 46 53 57 60 66 69 ACROSS 1. For short, for short 4. Pyrenees dweller 10. In the center of 14. Half of sei 15. Microscopic organism 16. Weight deduction 17. Lara Croft, e.g.: 2 wds. 19. Zoomed 20. Diarist Nin 21. Archaeological find 23. XX% of MXX 24. Tiny battery 27. Dedicate, as time 30. Hexagonal pattern 33. Novelist Ephron 34. Good place to meditate 36. Muscleman with a mohawk: 2 wds. 37. Watched someone else’s kids 40. Some mailing addresses: 2 wds. 43. Where the ‘eart is? 44. Jazz band member 46. Nintendo dinosaur 49. Bakery item that’s often messy: 2 wds. 53. Situate 55. Operative 56. On the road 57. Old Nigerian capital 59. Dirty look 60. Ridicule 62. In a precarious position: 4 wds. 66. Has 67. Sprat, compared to his wife 68. Chinese “way” 69. Direction from which el sol rises 70. Actress Meryl 71. Retired JFK jet 61 62 67 70 DOWN 1. Upload, as a file to an email 2. Rodeo mount 3. Stay 4. They may be made out of granola or chocolate 5. Reddit Q&A (or an org. for 45-Down) 6. “___ gather”: 2 wds. 7. Proof finale 8. Lyft competitor 9. Dog-___ (folded over) 10. When many workdays end: 2 wds. 11. “We want freedom by any means necessary” speaker: 2 wds. 12. Outrage 13. Morning moisture 18. Shaking from the cold 22. Conducted 24. Serve in the capacity of: 2 wds. 25. ___ valve, part of the heart 26. Protestant denom. 28. Spare change? 29. Chows down 31. “Sounds good to me” 32. What Danny had better do, according to Sandy in “You’re the One That I Want”: 2 wds. 35. Fashion designer Hilfiger 37. Laddie 38. Love, in Lima 39. Admonition to someone speaking out of turn... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle: 2 wds. 41. Big party 42. At the ready: 2 wds. 45. Workers who may be 42-Down in the ER 47. Casket’s transport 48. Verb ending 50. Looks for 51. Fates 52. Range of vision 54. Ax and adz, for two 58. Tallow source 59. John Irving’s “The World According to ___” 60. “Average” guy 61. Expressions of disgust 63. Road crew supply 64. Wee hour 65. Miss-named? 47 48 54 58 63 64 65 68 71 38 39 44 49 55 59 56 45 50 51 52 40 31 24 25 26 32 35 41 42 18 21 27 33 36 22 28 29 2 3 4 15 5 6 7 8 COURTESY OF STREETROOTS 9 10 16 19 11 12 13 3 7 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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