Funnel cakes are fried and covered with powdered sugar during the annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 2, 2018. (Helen H. Richardson, Denver Post file)
Fans listen to the music of The Kory Brunson Band at the Pikes Peak Main Stage during the annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 2, 2018. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 2: Men get their beards trimmed by master barbers at the Wahl mobile grooming booth during the annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on 99/2/18. Wahl, the maker of grooming products, is holding the mobile grooming tour where they are hitting the most facial friendly cities in America during festivals like the Taste of Colorado. The massive 30-foot mobile barbershop is being taken around to cities that include Washington, DC, Atlanta, GA, Seattle, WA and of course Portland, Oregon. Along with their cuts and trims they are dontating $1 to ZERO-The End of Prostate Cancer, the leading national nonprofit with the mission to end prostate cancer. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 2: Jensen Haefele, 4, gets a birds eye view from the shoulders of his father Brandon Fullmer as they walk through the crowds during the annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 2, 2018. The yearly event includes music, art and lots of food. This year's music lineup includes LeAnn Rimes, Smash Mouth, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Everclear, and Soul Asylum. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 2: Crowds walk past booths and displays along Broadway during the annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 2, 2018. The yearly event includes music, art and lots of food. This year's music lineup includes LeAnn Rimes, Smash Mouth, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Everclear, and Soul Asylum. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 2: Eddie DeChance holds up a small American flag during a patriotic song played by The Kory Brunson Band at the Pikes Peak Main Stage during the annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 2, 2018. The yearly event includes music, art and lots of food. This year's music lineup includes LeAnn Rimes, Smash Mouth, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Everclear, and Soul Asylum. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 2: People look at necklaces for sale at booths during a patriotic song played by The Kory Brunson Band at the Pikes Peak Main Stage during the annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 2, 2018. The yearly event includes music, art and lots of food. This year's music lineup includes LeAnn Rimes, Smash Mouth, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Everclear, and Soul Asylum. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 2: Khursh Victor gets his beard trimmed by master barber Herman Muhammad, right, in a Wahl mobile grooming booth during the annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on 99/2/18. Wahl, the maker of grooming products, is holding the mobile grooming tour where they are hitting the most facial friendly cities in America during festivals like the Taste of Colorado. The massive 30-foot mobile barbershop is being taken around to cities that include Washington, DC, Atlanta, GA, Seattle, WA and of course Portland, Oregon. Along with their cuts and trims they are dontating $1 to ZERO-The End of Prostate Cancer, the leading national nonprofit with the mission to end prostate cancer. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 2: Logan Coleman, 6, shows off his painted face during the annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 2, 2018. The yearly event includes music, art and lots of food. This year's music lineup includes LeAnn Rimes, Smash Mouth, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Everclear, and Soul Asylum. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 2: Loki Coleman, 9, right, and his brother Logan, 6, left, show off their painted faces while he enjoys a sno-cone during the annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 2, 2018. The yearly event includes music, art and lots of food. This year's music lineup includes LeAnn Rimes, Smash Mouth, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Everclear, and Soul Asylum. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 2: Avery Walters, 12, eats a Dragon's Breath that is a sugar snack mixed with dry ice that when eaten looks like smoke coming out of your mouth during the annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 2, 2018. The yearly event includes music, art and lots of food. This year's music lineup includes LeAnn Rimes, Smash Mouth, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Everclear, and Soul Asylum. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 2: A young woman eats a Dragon's Breath, that is a sugar snack mixed with dry ice that when eaten looks like smoke coming out of your mouth during the annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 2, 2018. The yearly event includes music, art and lots of food. This year's music lineup includes LeAnn Rimes, Smash Mouth, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Everclear, and Soul Asylum. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 2: KoKo Pandit enjoys music by The Kory Brunson Band at the Pikes Peak Main Stage during the annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 2, 2018. The yearly event includes music, art and lots of food. This year's music lineup includes LeAnn Rimes, Smash Mouth, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Everclear, and Soul Asylum. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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Funnel cakes are fried and covered with powdered sugar during the annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 2, 2018. (Helen H. Richardson, Denver Post file)
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The annual Taste of Colorado took place at Civic Center Park on Sept. 2, 2018. The yearly event includes music, art and lots of food. This year’s music lineup includes LeAnn Rimes, Smash Mouth, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Everclear, and Soul Asylum.
















