Jack-o-lanterns light up a field in Cumberland, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty, Associated Press file)

Cannabist Calendar: Autumn is blazin’ with 50+ events in October 2015

Hello, friends! Harvest time is in the air. Put down your trimming shears and make plans for some fun with friends. Wander along Broadway on the Munchie Crawl; join the zombies at the Lucha Libre and Laughs Zombie Brawl; cheer on the rolling Emma Crawford coffin races in Manitou Springs or celebrate at the Hemp Harvest Party with Colorado-proud hemp beer. Plenty of entertaining October events for your recreational pleasure!

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Highlights

Get the scoop on three strange and wonderful events each week.



Oct. 1: Cool Shit: A Comedy Show. Comedy show every Thursday night produced by Zach Reinert, Andrew Bueno and Ian Douglas Terry features stand-up, sketch and video elements. Free. 8 p.m. 3 Kings Tavern basement (Phoenix Lounge), 60 S. Broadway, Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 2: Puff, Pass & Paint. 420-friendly painting classes. All art supplies included. Twenty-five students maximum per class. $50. 7-9 p.m. 2087 S. Grant St., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 3: Class Clown Picture Day. Sexpot Comedy hosts annual picture day with jokes, commencement address by Bobby Valentine, professional head shot photos and beer. Free. 8 p.m. 3 Kings Tavern, 60 S. Broadway, Denver Click here for details

Oct. 3: Munchie Crawl. Join MassRoots for a dispensary and restaurant crawl along Broadway in the Baker neighborhood. Starts at Denver Relief, 1 Broadway, Denver.  $30. 1 p.m.- 6 p.m. Click here for details

Oct. 3: Puff, Pass & Paint. 420-friendly painting classes. All art supplies included. Twenty-five students maximum per class. $50. 7-9 p.m. 2087 S. Grant St., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 4: Uncalled Four and Infauxmation! at Boulder Comedy Show. This weekly showcase features a special double bill: the Uncalled Four bar game and Infauxmation! news comedy show. Hosted by Brent Gill. Free. 7 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder. Click here for details

Oct. 5: Sexpot Comedy Open Mic Comedy Night. Open mic stand-up on Monday nights, hosted by Jeff M. Albright. Free. 8 p.m. Goosetown Tavern, 3242 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 6: Uncalled Four: The Worst Bar Game. A comedy game show where audience members win prizes by submitting questions and fill-in-the-blanks to the comedian contestants. Hosted by Jake Browne. Every Tuesday night at Armoury. Free. 8 p.m. 2048 Larimer St., Denver.  Click here for details

Oct. 7: Too Much Fun. The Fine Gentleman’s Club, with comedians Chris Charpentier, Nathan Lund, Sam Tallent and Bobby Crane bringing comedic talent every Wednesday. Free. 10:30 p.m. Deer Pile, 206 E. 13th St., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 8: Cool Shit: A Comedy Show. Comedy show  every Thursday night produced by Zach Reinert, Andrew Bueno and Ian Douglas Terry features stand-up, sketch and video elements. Free. 8 p.m.  3 Kings Tavern basement (Phoenix Lounge), 60 S. Broadway, Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 9: Soul Inscribed at Lazy Dog Saloon.  Conscious New York-based music group perform hip-hop lyrics and soul-flavored vocals with jazz, funk and dub beats. Free. 10 p.m. 1346 Pearl St. Boulder.  Click here for details

Oct. 9: Governor Jack Watches You Sleep. Comedy troupe leader Governor Jack interviews a nationally recognized improviser and then improvises scenes based on interview answers. This month’s guest is Nick Armstrong. $10-$12. 8 p.m. Voodoo Comedy Playhouse, 1260 22nd St., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 10: Puff, Pass & Paint.  420-friendly painting classes. All art supplies included. Twenty-five students maximum per class. $50. 7-9 p.m. 2087 S. Grant St., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 11: Boulder Comedy Show. Weekly showcase featuring comedians from across the country. Hosted by Brent Gill. $3. 7 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder. Click here for details

Oct. 12: Sexpot Comedy Open Mic Comedy Night. Open mic stand-up on Monday nights, hosted by Jeff M. Albright. Free. 8 p.m. Goosetown Tavern, 3242 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 13: Uncalled Four: The Worst Bar Game. A comedy game show where audience members win prizes by submitting questions and fill-in-the-blanks to the comedian contestants. Hosted by Jake Browne. Every Tuesday night at Armoury. Free. 8 p.m. 2048 Larimer St., Denver.  Click here for details

Oct. 14: Comic Cameron Esposito. L.A.-based stand-up comic with recent album, “Same Sex Symbol,” performs at the Hi-Dive. $20. 7:30 p.m., 7 S. Broadway, Denver. Click here for details 

Oct. 14: Too Much Fun. The Fine Gentleman’s Club, with comedians Chris Charpentier, Nathan Lund, Sam Tallent and Bobby Crane bringing comedic talent every Wednesday. Free. 10:30 p.m. Deer Pile, 206 E. 13th St., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 15: Cool Shit: A Comedy Show. Comedy show every Thursday night produced by Zach Reinert, Andrew Bueno and Ian Douglas Terry features stand-up, sketch and video elements. Free. 8 p.m. 3 Kings Tavern basement (Phoenix Lounge), 60 S. Broadway, Denver. Click here for details

Oct 15: Veterans Cannabis Education Panel. A talk by Dr. Sue Sisley about medical marijuana for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Free. 7-9 p.m. VFW Post 1, 841 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Click here for details


Highlights

Get the scoop on three strange and wonderful events each week.


Oct. 17: 2015 Hemp Harvest Party. Celebrate the hemp harvest with live music by Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts, Aspen Hourglass and more. Enjoy hemp beer made from Colorado-grown hemp by High Hops Brewery. $12. 7 p.m.- midnight. The Walnut Room, 3131 Walnut St., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 17:  Lucha Libre and Laughs — Zombie Brawl. Live lucha libre wrestling with comedians providing slapstick commentary. This month’s match is during the Denver Zombie Crawl. Free. Match begins at 1 p.m. Denver Pavilions, 16th Street and Glenarm. Click here for details

Oct. 17: Puff, Pass & Paint.  420-friendly painting classes. All art supplies included. Twenty-five students maximum per class. $50. 7-9 p.m. 2087 S. Grant St., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 18: Boulder Comedy Show. Weekly showcase featuring comedians from across the country. Hosted by Brent Gill. $3. 7 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder. Click here for details

Oct. 19: Sexpot Comedy Open Mic Comedy Night. Open mic stand-up on Monday nights, hosted by Jeff M. Albright. Free. 8 p.m. Goosetown Tavern, 3242 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 20: Uncalled Four: The Worst Bar Game. A comedy game show where audience members win prizes by submitting questions and fill-in-the-blanks to the comedian contestants. Hosted by Jake Browne. Every Tuesday night at Armoury. Free. 8 p.m. 2048 Larimer St., Denver.  Click here for details

Oct. 21: The Narrators Live.  Hosts Andrew Orvedahl and Robert Rutherford along with actors, comedians and musicians tell true stories from their lives. This month’s theme is “Creeps.” Free. 8 p.m. Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 21: Too Much Fun. The Fine Gentleman’s Club, with comedians Chris Charpentier, Nathan Lund, Sam Tallent and Bobby Crane bringing comedic talent every Wednesday. Free. 10:30 p.m. Deerpile, 206 E. 13th St., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 22: Cartoons and Comedy.   Nostalgic comedy show featuring comedians riffing on your favorite cartoons and commercials from the ’80s and ’90s. Breakfast cereal available by donation. Free. 10:15 p.m. Deerpile, 206 E. 13th Ave., Denver.  Click here for details

Oct. 22: Cool Shit: A Comedy Show. Comedy show  every Thursday night produced by Zach Reinert, Andrew Bueno and Ian Douglas Terry features stand-up, sketch and video elements. Free. 8 p.m.  3 Kings Tavern basement (Phoenix Lounge), 60 S. Broadway, Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 22: Nerd Nite Denver. Held in more than 70 cities across the globe, Nerd Nite is a monthly event in which several folks give 20-minute, fun-yet-informative presentations across all disciplines, while the audience drinks along. This month’s themes are Mars, bugs and surrogacy. Bands, acrobats, trivia and other shenanigans occur. Denver host is Alexandra Bassett. $5-$8. 8 p.m. The Oriental Theater. 4335 W. 44th Ave., Denver.  Click here for details

Oct. 22: Puff, Pass & Paint: Bob Ross Edition.  Paint happy little trees in this Bob Ross inspired, 420-friendly painting classes. All art supplies included. Twenty-five students maximum per class. $50. 7-9 p.m. 2087 S. Grant St., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 22: Video Games — LIVE. Jay Gillespie and Roger Norquist, filming the web series “Jay and Roger Play Video Games.” Free. 7:30 p.m. Deer Pile, 206 E. 13th St., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 23: Creative Culture. Live entertainment on three stages with DJs, stand-up comedy and a cannabis fashion show. Try a CBD-brewed beer. $10-$50. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. City Hall, 1144 Broadway, Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 24: Third Annual Boulder Beard and Moustache Competition. Boulder Facial Hair Club organizes this fun competition fundraiser for Rocky Mountain Cancer Assistance.  Categories include  natural full beard with styled moustache, partial beard freestyle and Whiskerinas category for women. $10 to watch, $25 to enter. 6 p.m.  Best Western Plus Plaza Hotel, 1900 Ken Pratt Blvd. Longmont. Click here for details

Oct. 24: 2015 Emma Crawford Coffin Races. 21st annual coffin races with parade of contestants and hearses. Teams of five race in a 195-foot dash to the finish. Prizes for fastest race time, best costumes and coffin.  Noon-4 p.m. Downtown Manitou Springs. Click here for details

Oct. 24: Puff, Pass & Paint. 420-friendly painting classes.  This class features gifts and raffle contest by lifestyle company Miss Mary Jane Co.  All art supplies included. Twenty-five students maximum per class. $50. 7-9 p.m. 2087 S. Grant St., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 24: Sexpot Comedy Showcase presents Chris Fairbanks.  Join national comedian Chris Fairbanks for his fast-paced stand-up style. $10. 8 p.m.  3 Kings Tavern, 60 S. Broadway, Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 24: Something Fabulous Comedy and Variety Show. A  comedy, burlesque and variety show hosted by Jordan Wieleba with music by DJ jodyb. $5. 8:30 p.m. Blush and Blu, 526 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 25: Boulder Comedy Show. Weekly showcase featuring comedians from across the country. $3. 7 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder. Click here for details 

Oct. 25: Propaganda! A standup comedy show hosted by Matt Monroe. Free. 8 p.m. Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret, 1601 Arapahoe St., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 26: Sexpot Comedy Open Mic Comedy Night. Open mic stand-up on Monday nights, hosted by Jeff M. Albright. Free. 8 p.m. Goosetown Tavern, 3242 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 27: Uncalled Four: The Worst Bar Game. A comedy game show where audience members win prizes by submitting questions and fill-in-the-blanks to the comedian contestants. Hosted by Jake Browne. Every Tuesday night at Armoury. Free. 8 p.m. 2048 Larimer St., Denver.  Click here for details

Oct. 28: Too Much Fun. The Fine Gentleman’s Club, with comedians Chris Charpentier, Nathan Lund, Sam Tallent and Bobby Crane bringing comedic talent every Wednesday. Free. 10:30 p.m. Deer Pile, 206 E. 13th St., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 29: Cool Shit: A Comedy Show. Comedy show  every Thursday night produced by Zach Reinert, Andrew Bueno and Ian Douglas Terry features stand-up, sketch and video elements. Free. 8 p.m.  3 Kings Tavern basement (Phoenix Lounge), 60 S. Broadway, Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 30- Nov. 1: Halloween Cannabis & Hemp Harvest Fest. Camping Halloween harvest party on a hemp farm.  $25-$50. Starts 1 p.m. Friday. Near U.S. 85 and the town of Carr.  Click here for details

Oct. 31: Coloween at City Hall. DJs and live musical acts including a performance and DJ set by T-Pain. Costume contest with $1,000 prize. $25-$60. 9 p.m- 2 a.m. City Hall Events Center, 1144 Broadway, Denver. Click here for details 

Oct. 31: Coloween at The Curtis Hotel. DJs and live music, costume contest with $1,000 prize and multiple themed ballrooms, bars and rooms with the latest in sound and lighting effects. $80. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. The Curtis Hotel, 1405 Curtis St., Denver. Click here for details

Oct. 31: Halloweed. Third annual IBake Denver Halloweed party. Costume contest with $420 in prizes. $10. 6:16 p.m.-midnight. 6125 Washington St., Denver. Click here for details

October 31: Puff, Pass & Paint: Halloween Class. Halloween-themed, 420-friendly painting class. All art supplies included. Twenty-five students maximum per class. $50. 7-9 p.m. 2087 S. Grant St., Denver. Click here for details


Highlights

Get the scoop on three strange and wonderful events each week.