Tag: National Western Complex
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Pete Coors named Grand Marshal for National Western Stock Show Parade
When the Longhorn cattle begin to mosey through downtown Denver on Jan. 8 for the National Western Stock Show Kick-Off Parade, this year’s Grand Marshal Pete Coors will ride at the center of a community to which he has devoted much of his life. Coors, director emeritus of Molson Coors Beverage Company, will guide the…
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Denver Christmas Show reveals what kids wish for this holiday season
Holiday cheer and the smell of Christmas delicacies spread through the National Western Complex during this year’s Denver Christmas Show. Families shopped together, kids unwrapped a new favorite toy and hundreds prepared their respective holiday wish lists. However, many kids expect big things from Santa Claus this year. Maddox Andrews, while selecting Lego figurines from…
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In its 10th year, Colorado tattoo convention inks itself as a hub for local artists
More than a dozen tattoo artists were at work at the National Western Complex in Denver over the weekend. Inside the event hall on Saturday, attendees laid across tattoos chairs on either their backs, sides or stomachs as artists worked under surgical-like lights. Other artists sat at their booths with paper cutouts of their favorite…
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Has cryptocurrency gone mainstream? Denver festival goers are banking on it
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In the world of cryptocurrency, what a difference a year (and a new presidential administration) makes. At least according to John Paller, a Denver-based blockchain entrepreneur and the founder of this week’s ETHDenver, which is billed as the world’s largest Web3 festival gathering developers, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts focused on cryptocurrencies, blockchain and decentralized technologies. Paller,…
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This is why people in Denver keep up their Christmas lights in January
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If you notice your neighbor’s holiday lights are on well after after Christmas Day, it’s not because they’re lazy. They are taking part in the Colorado tradition of keeping Christmas lights up through the National Western Stock Show in Denver. The 119th year of National Western Stock Show opens Saturday, Jan. 11, and continues through…
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Cat Fest celebrates the feline lifestyle in Denver
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Felines and humans alike rejoiced Sunday at the National Western Complex in Denver for the third annual Cat Fest. Whether one was looking to adopt, pet some kittens, compete or buy some cat products – Cat Fest offered everything for the everyday cat enthusiast. Thousands packed into the National Western Complex complex this weekend. Denver’s Cat…
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Contest launches to find Stock Show national anthem singer
A beacon of Colorado’s Western tradition for 119 years, national anthem singers are needed for the best 16 days of January
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Pete Coors to receive Western Visionary Award
The “r” word doesn’t exist in Peter H. Coors’ vocabulary. No, not “Republican” — that word still fits. We’re talking “retirement.” Coors, 76, left the board as chairman of the Molson Coors Brewing Co. three years ago. Before that he chaired MillerCoors. Different company names after acquisitions, but it’s essentially the Adolph Coors Brewing Co. founded…
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Tips for avoiding parking stress at the National Western Stock Show
Newsflash: Parking at the National Western Stock Show grounds remains challenging. In talking to attendees and reviewing feedback on social media, frustration mounted last weekend for the record-setting crowds at the 117th year of the Stock Show. The free parking at the Denver Coliseum filled up and was closed well before the 2 p.m. Sunday…
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Time to embrace your inner Beetdigger | Vince Bzdek
The cows are back. The day every January when cattle roam the streets of Denver always brings back my younger days in Brush, Colorado, home of the Beetdiggers (which, I would humbly argue, has to be best-named sports mascot in the state.) Seeing those longhorns navigate those skyscrapers reminds me of one particular Brush day…