Horse & Cart, a Denver-based theatrical production and publishing venture, is launching its electronic-publishing branch with a reality-style event fit for a king -- a King Lear, to be precise. Now through June 30, the company is accepting submissions for the first edition of the PlayOffs, a competition endeavoring to discover the next big name in playwriting while simultaneously entertaining audiences world-wide by employing all the delightful elements of good reality TV.

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- Comedy Works New Faces competition begins this Wednesday
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Stevie Crecelius

Update: Congrats to therealstevecoogan! Check your email for details on how to claim your tickets.

Original post: On June 22, as part of this year's Westword Music Showcase, the Colorado symphony will partner with special guests to perform the Beck Song Reader. But you can catch the CSO even earlier than that, thanks to four free tickets Show and Tell has scored. On Saturday at 7:30 p.m., the Colorado Symphony will be performing "Rhapsody in Blue" at Boettcher Concert Hall. Continue reading for details on how you can see Colorado's best perform the famous score for free.

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- Westword Music Showcase: Colorado Symphony performs Beck Song Reader
- Win admission for two to Toques and 'Tails on Thursday, May 23, at Casselman's
- Five Points Jazz on Film presents The Girls in the Band, a look at unheralded musicians

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Noah Can Sciver

Scenes from Westword illustrator Noah Van Sciver's last trip to a convention.

Holy opportunity, Batman! Just in time for the second Denver Comic Con, Westword will publish its first Comics issue on May 30, 2013 -- and we want you to be a part of it. We're accepting submissions from any Colorado artist who'd like to create a cartoon about life in the Mile High City, and we'll be giving cash prizes to those who create our favorite pieces.

And the best part? The winning cartoonists will find their pieces printed in our first Comics issue.

Continue reading for more details about the contest -- including prize money and sizing options. But fair warning: The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. today.

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- Noah Van Sciver explores the final frontier at StarFest 2012
- Denver Comic Con: Tickets to meet Stan Lee go on sale Wednesday, April 24
- Denver Comic Con announces Chris Ware and more celebrity guests for 2013

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Update: Congratulations to Gabe34! You've won twenty free movie passes. Check your email for details on how to claim them.

Update: We'll cut to the chase: Movies are one of this planet's greatest pleasures, and there's nothing quite like seeing a film at a real theater. Show and Tell would like to share that experience with you, so keep reading to find out how how you can win twenty free passes to any Hollywood Theater by answering one simple question.

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- Go inside The Shining doc Room 237 with director Rodney Ascher
- 100 Colorado Creatives: Keith Garcia, Denver Film Society
- The Big Lebowski's ten most quotable moments

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A scene from last year's Totally Tennyson pub crawl.

Update: Congratulations to laymanscott! Check your email for details on how to claim your tickets.

Original post: Do you love the '80s? Let's be real: We all do. In fact, we totally do. We're giving away two tickets to the third annual Totally Tennyson pub crawl, an '80s-themed drinking tour of the area in which only the most radical of retro costumes are encouraged. So dig out your hairspray, put on some neon colors and start primping -- and continue reading for details on how to snag a pair of tickets for a nostalgic Saturday night.

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- Win tickets to Harkins Northfield's Iron Man marathon!
- Win day passes to Loveland Ski Area!
- Slide show: Totally Tennyson '80s pub crawl

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Update: Congratulations to ilikecatsyep and mzamethystcrow! You've each won two marathon passes. Check your email for details on how to claim them.

Original post: Next Thursday, May 2, the Harkins theater in Northfield is celebrating the release of the third Iron Man movie with a Tony Stark-a-palooza -- and we have free tickets to give away. So if you're a fan of the Marvel hero, the hunk Robert Downey Jr. or even just large hunks of metal, continue reading for details on the marathon and how to get in for free.

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- Win day passes to Loveland Ski Area!
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- Adult eyes: Realizing how dirty Dirty Dancing really is, 26 years after my first viewing

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Via Loveland's Facebook

Update: Congratulations to colemarie22 and blair! You've each won two day passes to Loveland. Check your email for details on how to claim them.

Original post: While most of us are ready for spring to hit full bloom already, Mother Nature (and let's face it, a few of our friends) are still desperately clinging to the last days of winter. And it's not too late to spend a last few moments out on the snow: We're giving away two free day passes to Loveland Ski Area, which are yours to use before Loveland closes May 5. Continue reading for details on how to treat your friends -- or yourself. (We're not judging.)

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- Photos: Ski and snowboard creations on display at Art of Winter
- Photos: Fresh snow porn from Copper Mountain's four-inch day
- Ruby Hill Rail Yard back in action as a winter playground, lack of winter notwithstanding

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Noah Can Sciver

Scenes from Westword illustrator Noah Van Sciver's last trip to a convention.

Holy opportunity, Batman! Just in time for the second Denver Comic Con, Westword will publish its first Comics issue on May 30, 2013 -- and we want you to be a part of it. We're accepting submissions from any Colorado artist who'd like to create a cartoon about life in the Mile High City, and we'll be giving cash prizes to those who create our favorite pieces.

And the best part? The winning cartoonists will find their pieces printed in our first Comics issue.

Continue reading for more details about the contest -- including prize money and sizing options.

See also:
- Noah Van Sciver explores the final frontier at StarFest 2012
- Denver Comic Con: Tickets to meet Stan Lee go on sale Wednesday, April 24
- Denver Comic Con announces Chris Ware and more celebrity guests for 2013

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Via Wanderlust's website

Update: Congratulations to amyreannie and caseyvg! You've each won two tickets to Wanderlust. Check your email for details on how to claim them.

Original post: Despite today's weather, the season of wanderlust is on its way, and with summer comes the big-W Wanderlust festival at Copper Mountain. The annual event gathers yoga teachers and enthusiasts together with chefs, winemakers, musicians (including Moby) and, of course, the great outdoors for meditation, pool time, farm-to-table fare and a variety of outdoor activities. This year, Wanderlust will give its attendees a break from July 4-7 at Copper Mountain Resort -- and we've got five free tickets. Continue reading for details on how to snag a pair.

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All photos by Danielle Lirette.

Tuesday night's Shear Styles 2 hair competition at Suite Two Hundred gathered stylists from across the city to craft brazen and creative hairdos (while avoiding hair don'ts). Egypt, Latin, Roman and alien looks all crossed the runway during a night of great hair teased to great heights. Continue reading for a few highlights, and visit our full slide show for more photos.

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- Slide show: Shear Styles 2 hair competition
- Slide show: Denver Broncos cheerleader auditions
- Slide show: Yuri's Night 2013 at NORAD

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