amonaghan

if it helps, the problem appears specific to IE9.

I’ve commented out the error messages, got a full validation, and IE still hasn’t changed at all…

/* =Menu
-------------------------------------------------------------- */

#access {
	font-family: FuturaBold, Futura;
	background: #676767;
	display: inline;
	float: left;
	margin: 0 auto;
	width: 960px;
	text-transform:lowercase;
	z-index:0;
}
#access .menu-header,
div.menu {
	font-size: 13px;
	margin-left: 12px;
	width: 928px;
}
#access .menu-header ul,
div.menu ul {
	list-style: none;
	margin: 0;
}
#access .menu-header li,
div.menu li {
	float: left;
	position: relative;
}

#access div.menu li {
	font-color: #676767;
}

#between {
	color:#525252;
	line-height: 38px;
	padding: 5px 10px 0 10px;
	font-weight:bold;
	background-image:url('gradient2.png');
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
}

#between:last-child {
	display:none;
}

#access a {
	color: #fff;
	font-family: Futura, FuturaLO, FuturaL;
	font-size:20px;
	display: block;
	line-height: 38px;
	padding: 0 10px;
	text-decoration: none;
}
#access ul ul {
	box-shadow: 0px 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
	-moz-box-shadow: 0px 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
	-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
	display: none;
	position: absolute;
	top: 38px;
	left: 0;
	float: left;
	width: 180px;
	z-index: 99999;
}
#access ul ul li {
	min-width: 180px;
}
#access ul ul ul {
	left: 100%;
	top: 0;
}
#access ul ul a {
	background: #333;
	line-height: 1em;
	padding: 10px;
	width: 160px;
	height: auto;
}
#access li:hover > a,
#access ul ul :hover > a {

	padding: 0 10px;
	/*font-weight:bold;
	color: #fff;
	background: #333;*/
}
#access ul li:hover > ul {
	display: block;
}
#access ul li.current_page_item > a,
#access ul li.current-menu-ancestor > a,
#access ul li.current-menu-item > a,
#access ul li.current-menu-parent > a {
	color: #fff;
	font-weight:bold;
	background-image:url('https://artisansframing.com/wp-content/themes/twentyten/images/arrow.png');
	background-repeat:no-repeat;
}
* html #access ul li.current_page_item a,
* html #access ul li.current-menu-ancestor a,
* html #access ul li.current-menu-item a,
* html #access ul li.current-menu-parent a,
* html #access ul li a:hover {
	color: #fff;
}

#access1 {
	background: #343434;
	height:5px;
	display: block;
	float: left;
	margin: 0 auto;
	width: 960px;
	text-transform:lowercase;
}

Whoops, sorry, had it in maintenance mode. Should be up and running now.