It's (fun) businesses as usual this weekend in Denver, plus a whole bunch of ways to OD on fall.
Saturday
Food & drink
Beer Fight Club 4. A blind beer tasting competition featuring eight Colorado breweries, judged by the crowd. Tap Fourteen Rooftop Beer Garden, 1920 Blake St. 4-7 p.m. $35-40.
Shaken: A Cocktail Competition. Bartenders will have five minutes to run through the market and select their ingredients and 20 minutes to create a delicious seasonal cocktail. A panel and the crowd vote for the winner. Terminal Bar at Union Station, 1701 Wynkoop St. Noon-2 p.m.
Pumpkin Fest featuring 11 pumpkin beers. Hops & Pie, 3920 Tennyson St. Noon-11 p.m.
Harvest Dinner. Five course beer dinner at Local 46, 4586 Tennyson St. 5:30-8:30 p.m. $65. Call for reservations.
Complimentary wine and chocolate tasting with Kingman Estates Winery at Deiter's Chocolate, E. 1734 Evans Ave. 3-6 p.m.
Entertainment
Best bet: Jay Pharoh. Comedy Works, 1226 15th St. 9:45 p.m. $27.
Best bet: "Beetlejuce" movie party. Movie screening with pre-show trivia and post-show '80s dance party with DJ Boyhollow of Lipgloss. Alamo Drafthouse, 4255 W. Colfax Ave. 7:30 p.m. $14.
Best bet: "Something Rotten." In a musical New York magazine described as "The Producers + Spamalot + The Book of Mormon. Squared," two brothers in 1595 set out to write the first ever musical. Buell Theatre, 1350 Curtis St. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $30-115.
“Smart People.” Four Harvard intellectuals collide over race, sexual politics and arrogance in what Variety called a “sexy, serious and very, very funny” show. Ricketson Theatre, 1400 Curtis St. 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $30.
“Macbeth.” A re-imagining of the Shakespeare tragedy in the DCPA’s in-the-round theater. Space Theatre, Speer Boulevard and Arapahoe Street. 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $30-65.
“Girls Only.” Two-woman play “that celebrates the honor, truth, humor and silliness of being female.” Garner Galleria Theatre, 1101 13th St. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $29-39.
"I Don't Speak English Only." A play based on the Mexican “tent show” tradition “imagines a future world where all diversity is prohibited and any expression of the other has been forced underground.” Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive. 7:30 p.m. $17-20.
“Night of the Living Dead Live.” Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St. 8 p.m.
Stavinsky's "The Firebird." Boettcher Concert Hall, 1000 14th St. 7:30 p.m. $20-94.
Lettuce. Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 N. Clarkson St. 8 p.m. $27.50.
Zomboy. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave. 9 p.m. $25-29.75.
Bob Schneider. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave. 9 p.m. $25-30.
The Afghan Whigs. Gothic Theatre, 3263 S. Broadway. 9 p.m. $30.75-35.
Torres. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St. 9 p.m. $12-15.
Waker. Lost Lake, 3602 E. Colfax Ave. 9:30 p.m. $10-12.
Wildflowers. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St. 8 p.m. $8-10.
Dead Bars. Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway. 9 p.m. $10.
Jon Stickley Trio. Cervantes Other Side, 2637 Welton St. 9:30 p.m. $10-15.
Keller Williams. Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, 2637 Welton St. 9:15 p.m. $27-32.
1000 Miles of Fire and Saints of Never After. Summit Music Hall, 1902 Blake St. 6 p.m. $10-12.
P.O.S. Marquis Theater, 2009 Larimer St. 8 p.m. $16-18.
Head for the Hills. Ophelia's Electric Soapbox, 1215 20th St. 9 p.m. $15-30.
The Lollygags. Lion's Lair, 2022 E. Colfax Ave. 9 p.m. $8.
The Brian Horton Quartet. Nocturne, 1330 27th St. 7 p.m. $15.
Coltrane Tribute with Javon Jackson, Joanne Brackeen, Eddie Gomez and Jimmy Cobb. Dazzle Jazz, 1512 Curtis St. 6:30 p.m. $25-50.
Hang Rounders. Skylark Lounge, 140 S. Broadway. 9 p.m. $10.
Carnivale De Sensuale: Halloween. Oriental Theater, 4335 W. 44th Ave. 8 p.m. $25-50.
Mightnight Madness: "The Room." Esquire Theatre, 590 Downing St. Midnight. $9.50.
Midnight Madness: "Rawhead Rex" 4K restoration. Esquire Theatre, 590 Downing St. Midnight. $9.50.
RiNo Replay old school hip-hop dance party. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St. Midnight. Free.
For families
Platt Park Pumpkin Patch. Pumpkins, a gift card raffle for Platt Park businesses, a pumpkin decorating station, a festive photo area and refreshments 1945 S. Ogden St. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (or when the pumpkins are gone). Free. Donations collected for Asbury Elementary.
Pumpkin carving and costume contest. BYO pumpkin or buy one there. Adult and kids costume contest prizes for spookiest, most original, cutest, best-dressed family/group and most creative cats and dogs. Little Man Ice Cream, 2620 16th St. 1-4 p.m.
“The Snowy Day.” Play inspired by Ezra Jack Keats’ acclaimed children’s books. Conservatory Theatre, 1101 13th St. 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. $10.
Monster bags. Decorate a festive paper bag to carry treats. Children's Library, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Monster stuffies. Design, stitch and stuff your own stuff monster. Smiley Branch Library, 4501 W. 46th Ave.
Princess Starla's Masked Ball. Stories, songs and masquerade mask-making. Second Star to the Right, 4353 Tennyson St. Noon-1 p.m. $10.
Sports
Denver Nuggets vs. Sacramento Kings, 7 p.m.
Denver hockey vs. Lake Superior St., 7:05 p.m.
Sunday
Food & drink
Best bet: The Bloody Mary Festival. Unlimited tastes of Denver's most creative and innovative Bloody Marys. EXDO Event Center, 1399 35th St. 1-4 p.m. $45-65.
Comrade's Great Chili Cook Off. Comrade Brewing Co., 7667 E. Iliff Ave., Suite F. Noon-2 p.m.
Brunch with Wes Watkins. Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox, 1215 20th St. 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. No cover.
Dinner with Joe Johnson Band. Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox, 1215 20th St. 6 p.m. No cover.
Entertainment
Best bet: Nick Offerman. They added a second late show, but hurry to get tickets. Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glenarm Place. 9:30 p.m. $59.50.
Best bet: Jay Pharoh. Comedy Works, 1226 15th St. 7 p.m. $27.
Best bet: "Something Rotten." In a musical New York magazine described as "The Producers + Spamalot + The Book of Mormon. Squared," two brothers in 1595 set out to write the first ever musical. Buell Theatre, 1350 Curtis St. 2 p.m. $30-115.
“Smart People.” Four Harvard intellectuals collide over race, sexual politics and arrogance in what Variety called a “sexy, serious and very, very funny” show. Ricketson Theatre, 1400 Curtis St. 1:30 p.m. $30.
“Macbeth.” A re-imagining of the Shakespeare tragedy in the DCPA’s in-the-round theater. Space Theatre, Speer Boulevard and Arapahoe Street. 1:30 p.m. $30-65.
“Girls Only.” Two-woman play “that celebrates the honor, truth, humor and silliness of being female.” Garner Galleria Theatre, 1101 13th St. 2 p.m. $29-39.
"I Don't Speak English Only." A play based on the Mexican “tent show” tradition “imagines a future world where all diversity is prohibited and any expression of the other has been forced underground.” Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive. p.m. $17-20.
Stavinsky's "The Firebird." Boettcher Concert Hall, 1000 14th St. 1 p.m. $20-94.
MUTEMATH. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave. 8 p.m. $32-35.
Signs and Signals. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St. 8 p.m. $8-10.
Bones. Lost Lake, 3602 E. Colfax Ave. 8 p.m. $10-13.
A Giant Dog. Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway. 9 p.m. $10-13.
Cousin Stizz. Cervantes Other Side, 2637 Welton St. 8 p.m. $15-18.
Fall Blues Fest. Oriental Theater, 4335 W. 44th Ave. 6 p.m. $25.
Mightnight Madness: "The Room." Esquire Theatre, 590 Downing St. Midnight. $9.50.
Art
Foul-Mouthed Cross-Stitch Sundays. Get crafty and do some cross-stitching. All materials provided with purchase. Grandma’s House, 1710 S. Broadway. Noon-9 p.m.
For families
The Magical Duo of Harwood & Woodward. Early, all-ages show includes cutting a woman into thirds, floating on a broom, the haunted table and Houdini's famous Metamorphosis Trunk. The Clocktower Cabaret, 1601 Arapahoe St. 6:30 p.m. $10-20.
BYO Pumpkin Carving. All ages welcome. Stencils and clean-up provided. at Renegade Brewing, 925 W. Ninth Ave. 4:30-7 p.m.
Sports
Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers, 2:25 p.m.
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