DENVER CAN BE A MAGICAL PLACE TO MAKE MERRY FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Scores of neighborhood shops and boutiques are festooned in light-hearted finery, and can assist you in satisfying any gift wish that may come your way. Local restaurants are featuring exceptional cuisine to help create savory and memorable dining out for special friends and family. And lighting displays, foot races, festivals and holiday entertainment in every genre refresh body, mind and spirit with sights, scents and sounds of the season. Shown: Denver Towers in Snow by Denver artist Barbara Froula.