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  • Crosby Stills & Nash Concert
    Date: Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009
    Location: Red Rocks Ampitheatre
    Time: 7:30 p.m.
    What: The trio reunites for the Mile High City.
    Cost: Tickets are $49.50 - $101.50.
    Contact: 303-830-TIXS

  • A Taste of Colorado
    Date: Friday, Sept. 4 - Monday, Sept. 7, 2009
    Location: Civic Center Park
    Time: Fri. 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 10:30 a.m. - 10 p.m., Mon. 10:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
    What: Sample food from Colorado's finest restaurants during the 25th anniversary of the festival.
    Cost: Free admission. A strip of eight food tickets costs $5.

  • First Friday Art Walk
    Date: Friday, Sept. 4, 2009
    Location: Santa Fe Art District, 5th to 10th Ave. on Santa Fe Dr.
    Time: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
    What: Free admission to art galleries along Santa Fe Dr.

  • Free Day at the Denver Art Museum
    Date: Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009
    Location: Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy.
    Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
    What: Free admission for Colorado residents.
    Contact: 720-865-5000

  • Blink 182 Concert
    Date: Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009
    Location: Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, Englewood
    Time: 6:30 p.m.
    What: Weezer opens for Blink 182.
    Cost: Tickets are $20 - $63.
    Contact: 303-830-TIXS

  • Labor Day
    Date: Monday, Sept. 7, 2009
    What: Working men and women get a reprieve from the daily grind today.

  • The Killers Concert
    Dates: Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009
    Location: Red Rocks Amphitheatre
    Time: 7:30 p.m.
    What: The Killers slay audiences in Denver.
    Cost: Tickets are $42.50 - $52.50.
    Contact: 303-830-TIXS

  • Brew at the Zoo
    Dates: Friday, Sept. 11, 2009
    Location: The Denver Zoo
    Time: 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
    What: Sample beer from 40 breweries at the Denver Zoo for this the 21-and-up event.
    Contact: 303-376-6741
    Cost: Tickets are $45 - $65. Designated driver tickets are $25.

  • "All Pointes West" Opening Night
    Dates: Friday, Sept. 11, 2009
    Location: Newman Center at the University of Denver
    Time: 7:30 p.m.
    What: The Colorado Ballet presents a series of short ballets inspired by the music of the American West.
    Cost: Tickets are $19 - $109.
    Contact: 303-830-TIXS

  • Sunnyside Music Festival
    Date: Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009
    Location: Chaffee Park (44th & Tejon)
    Time: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
    What: The 7th annual music festival at Chaffee Park showcases local musicians.
    Cost: Free

  • Friendship Powwow
    Date: Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009
    Location: Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy.
    Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
    What: The 20th annual Friendship Powwow features traditional Native American gourd dancing at 10 a.m. and a grand entry at 12 noon. Vendors will also sell Native American artwork and traditional food such as fry bread.
    Cost: Free

  • Free Day at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
    Date: Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009
    Location: Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd.
    Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday
    What: Free admission for Colorado residents.
    Contact: 303-322-7009

  • Oktoberfest
    Dates: Friday, Sept. 18 - Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009
    Friday, Sept. 25 - Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009
    Location: Between 20th and 22nd on Larimer St.
    Time: 5 p.m. - 1 a.m. Fri., 11 a.m. - 1 a.m. Sat., 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun.
    What: The annual German celebration of beer and bratwurst hits the Mile High City.
    Cost: Free admission.

  • Denver Beer Fest

  • Dates: Friday, Sept. 18 - Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009
    Location: Various locations around Denver
    Time: Varies
    What: The 10-day beer festival celebrates the frosty brew.
    Cost: Varies

  • Free Day at the Denver Botanic Gardens
    Date: Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009
    Location: Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York St.
    Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
    What: Free admission for Colorado residents.
    Contact: 720-865-3500
    More: Photos from the Denver Botanic Gardens

  • Denver Botanic Gardens Fall Plant and Bulb Sale
    Date: Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009
    Location: Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York St.
    Time: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. (8 a.m. - 2 p.m. for members) What: More than 50 varieties of bulbs will be on sale. Admission to the gardens is free for the sale.
    Contact: 720-865-3500

  • Denver Broncos vs. Cleveland Browns
    Date: Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009
    Location: Invesco Field at Mile High
    Time: 2:15 p.m.
    What: The Broncos play their first home regular season game.
    Cost: Tickets are $45 - $135.
    Contact: 303-830-TIXS

  • "Rain" Opening Night
    Dates: Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009
    Location: Buell Theatre
    Time: 8 p.m.
    What: A tribute to the Beatles visits Denver through Sept. 27.
    Cost: Tickets are $22 - $62.
    Contact: 303-893-4100

  • Westword Menu Affair

  • Date: Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009
    Location: Fillmore Auditorium
    Time: 7 - 10:30 p.m.
    What: The benefit for Food Bank of the Rockies features local restaurants. Cost: Tickets at the door are $30, or $20 in advance.

  • "The Voysey Inheritance" Opening Night
    Dates: Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009
    Location: Space Theatre
    Time: 6:30 p.m.
    What: A new adaptation by David Mamet examines a family business that happens to be a pyramid scheme in this drama showing through Oct. 24.
    Cost: Tickets are $18 - $53.
    Contact: 303-893-4100

  • Stories on Stage
    Dates: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009
    Location: Jones Theatre
    Time: 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
    What: The Lighthouse Writers Workshop presents four short stories read aloud on stage, including an original story from the winner of the Lighthouse Writers' short story contest.
    Cost: Tickets are $25.
    Contact: 303-494-0523

  • Flogging Molly Concert
    Date: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009
    Location: Red Rocks Ampitheatre
    Time: 8 p.m.
    What: Hepcat, Fitz and the Tantrums joins Flogging Molly.
    Cost: Tickets are $29.50 - $39.50.
    Contact: 303-830-TIXS

  • Van Morrison Concert
    Date: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009
    Location: Wells Fargo Theatre
    Time: 8 p.m.
    What: Saturday will be a marvelous night for a "Moondance" in Denver.
    Cost: Tickets are $90 - $325.
    Contact: 303-830-TIXS

      Ongoing Events:

    • Cirque du Soleil's "Kooza"
      Date: Through Sept. 27, 2009
      Location: Pepsi Center Grounds
      Time: 4 p.m. or 8 p.m.
      What: "Kooza" follows the character of The Innocent as he encounters acrobats, pickpockets and obnoxious tourists.
      Contact: 1-800-450-1480
      Cost: Tickets are $55 - $215 for adults, and $38.50 - $150.50 for children.

    Do you have an event listing that is open to the general public for October 2009? Send an email to denver.guide@about.com by Sept. 25, 2009.

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