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Today's Entertainment and Lifestyle Headlines

The Denver Post fall arts season preview: A great lineup of theater, classical music, art and dance events
Not to sound corny, but this is it. This is the big one: the annual guide to the arts' best season. This year, there is more than a kernel of truth to that notion. Opera companies have invited special guests. Art galleries are hanging the best in old and new Colorado names in their galleries. There is terrific dance choreographed near and far, and a theater lineup that promises true originality. Today, our critics harvest the best of it.  

• Husted: Here's a chance to have, and take, it all
• "Love! Valour! Compassion!" a rich stew of comedy and complexity
• "Les Misérables" at 25: Nothing short of revolutionary
• "The Guys" more necessary, more cathartic a decade ago
• Davidson: Star baritone Brian Stokes Mitchell sings praises of Lone Tree Arts Center

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Today's Celebrity Buzz

People: Jada Pinkett-Smith and Marc Anthony's drama over -- on TV
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Lil Wayne's hot jeggings

Honors for Meryl Streep

 

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Gossip - Bill Husted

Husted: Here's a chance to have, and take, it all
The Four Seasons Hotel has a deal for you. But maybe this time, you can beat the dealer. Through Oct. 17, you and someone special can spend the night at the fancy-pants hotel for $1,111.14.  

• Parker: Retiring owner selling Zaidy's Deli

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Moms - Parenting

Win tickets to Ringling Bros and Barnun & Bailey Circus (or get our discount)
There are plenty of fabulous kid-friendly performances that come through Denver each year but for my family, we have one must-attend event: the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Circus! Their latest production, Fully Charged, is an all-new surge of circus entertainment coming to the Denver Coliseum September 29 – October 9, 2011. Children of all  

• Five Gorgeous Places for Families to Picnic in Colorado

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Music - Classical

The Denver Post fall arts season preview: A great lineup of theater, classical music, art and dance events
Not to sound corny, but this is it. This is the big one: the annual guide to the arts' best season. This year, there is more than a kernel of truth to that notion. Opera companies have invited special guests. Art galleries are hanging the best in old and new Colorado names in their galleries. There is terrific dance choreographed near and far, and a theater lineup that promises true originality. Today, our critics harvest the best of it.  

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Reverb

Live review: Phish @ Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Day 1
Photos and review: Phish plays "S" songs on first of three day run at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado

 

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Today's Style

Davidson: Star baritone Brian Stokes Mitchell sings praises of Lone Tree Arts Center
Brian Stokes Mitchell, a Broadway star that The New York Times once described as "a bona fide matinee idol," brought the wow factor to last Saturday's black-tie gala that celebrated the completion of the $23 million Lone Tree Arts Center.  

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Theater - John Moore

Fall 2011: Race, religion and "Ragtime"

Once again, we've chosen our 10 most intriguing titles to watch this fall from more than 125 upcoming statewide offerings. Our coverage includes portrait photos and video interviews.  

• "Love! Valour! Compassion!" a rich stew of comedy and complexity
• "Les Misérables" at 25: Nothing short of revolutionary
• "The Guys" more necessary, more cathartic a decade ago
• Broadway baritone Brian Stokes Mitchell sings praises of Lone Tree Arts Center
• This week's theater openings and closings

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Society - Joanne Davidson

Davidson: Star baritone Brian Stokes Mitchell sings praises of Lone Tree Arts Center
Brian Stokes Mitchell, a Broadway star that The New York Times once described as "a bona fide matinee idol," brought the wow factor to last Saturday's black-tie gala that celebrated the completion of the $23 million Lone Tree Arts Center.