What’s Happening in Golden Today?
9AM Public Art Commission Meeting @ City Hall
The PAC will discuss the Public Art Framework plan, and the board’s expected change of scope. City Council is tentatively planning to put the Art Commission in charge of grants to all of Golden’s cultural organizations.
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10AM-5PM Holiday Art Market @ Foothills Art Center
10-10:30AM Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation (Virtual)
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
6PM Run Club @ Runners Roost
6-7PM Ukulele Thursdays @ Golden Library
7:30PM A Christmas Story @ Miners Alley Playhouse
Live Music
5-8PM Keith Hicks @ Golden Mill
5-8PM Shawn Nelson @ Goosetown Station
5:30-8:30PM Teague Starbuck @ Over Yonder
6-9PM Jon Eric Farmer @ Buffalo Rose
6PM Sugar Britches @ New Terrain Brewing
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
Golden History Moment
153 Years Ago
Jonas Barber was one of Golden first investors. He acquired land north of Clear Creek and annexed it to Golden in 1867. He dug a mill race and built a mill at Camp and Garrison Streets (now 9th and Cheyenne).
The mill was originally intended to be both a sawmill and a flour mill. In the longer term it became exclusively a flour mill–the Rock Flour Mill.
In 1869, Barber advertised in the Golden Transcript, offering to sell some of his property. He lauded Golden’s excellent natural resources (“Unlimited Water-Power, Coal, etc.”) and the desirability of its society (“SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES”). He also stated that title to the land was very clear, as he had received it directly from the United States.
He offered to sell his “Saw, shingle, and lath mill.” He mentioned that it had a fall of twenty-three feet, which was a measure of the power provided by water from the mill race. He was also advertising the Jefferson House, a hotel on Washington Avenue, later called the Allen House.
Barber also offered about 200 undeveloped “business and dwelling lots.” In short–the entire 8th and 9th Street Historic District was available for sale!
This article is a special treat for my map-loving readers, so here’s one more:
Thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!
Summary of December Events
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9AM Public Art Commission Meeting @ City Hall
6-7PM Ukulele Thursdays @ Golden Library
6-10PM Wax n’ Whiskey @ The Eddy
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8-9AM Morning StArt: An Artist Coffee Meetup with Dianna Fritzler @ Foothills Art Center
9AM-9PM Holiday Craft Faire @ Jefferson Unitarian Church
3-5PM Dungeons & Dragons Hangout @ Golden Library
5-8PM Holiday Gift Market Pop Up @ Golden History Park
6:30-8:30PM Holiday Celebration @ Golden Library
6:30PM Olde Golden Candlelight Walk @ Foothills Art Center and Washington Avenue
8PM Rick Lewis Project – An Evening of Classic Rock @ Buffalo Rose
3
9AM-4PM Holiday Craft Faire @ Jefferson Unitarian Church
10AM-3PM Holiday Bazaar @ Golden High School
10-11AM and 11AM-12PM Nature’s Gifts @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
11AM-2PM Santa Paws @ Golden Mill
11AM-4PM Holiday Open House @ Avalanche Harley Davidson
11AM-8PM Grand Opening Celebration and Ribbon Cutting @ Alyth Active
12-12:45PM Stress Fighting Foods @ Natural Grocers
1-2:30PM Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners (Virtual)
1-3PM PAWS for Reading @ Golden Library
3:30-5PM Dungeons & Dragons for Advanced Players (Virtual)
4PM Golden Concert Choir Holiday Concert @ Calvary Episcopal Church
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9-10:30AM Golden Elf Academy @ Golden Mill
12PM Colorado Blues Society IBC Send Off Party – IBC Road to Memphis @ Buffalo Rose
12PM 4th Annual Holiday Market @ Mountain Toad
2-6PM Holiday Shakedown Street Art Market @ Over Yonder
2PM CSM Philharmonic Orchestra Fall Concert @ Green Center
5
Holiday Market Week begins @ Cannonball Creek Brewing
6:30-8PM Book and Media Group
6:30PM Historic Preservation Board Meeting @ City Hall
6
Colorado Gives Day
10-10:45AM Storybook Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
1-3PM Hexie Ladies @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
5:30-7:30PM Textile Society @ Golden Library
6:30PM City Council Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall
7
6:30PM Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall
9:09PM Full Moon
8
5-8PM Ladies Night Out Shopping Event @ Avalanche Harley Davidson
Cancelled: 6:30PM Economic Development Commission Meeting @ City Hall
9
10-11:30AM NREL – Public Campus Experience (Virtual)
10-11AM and 11AM-12PM Nature’s Gifts @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
10:30-11:30AM Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting @ Morris & Mae Market
5PM CSM Women’s Basketball vs. South Dakota Mines @ Lockridge Arena
6:30PM Holiday Concert @ Golden High School
7PM CSM Men’s Basketball vs. South Dakota Mines @ Lockridge Arena
8PM Last Men on Earth – Best Classic Rock on the Planet! @ Buffalo Rose
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9AM-4PM Christkindl Market @ Denver Kickers Sports Club
10AM-4PM Toy Drive @ Parfet Park
10AM Breakfast with Santa @ Avalanche Harley Davidson
10:30-11AM Olde Golden Holiday Parade @ Washington Avenue
12-12:45PM Sweet Sensations @ Natural Grocers
12-2:30PM Walk With a Geologist @ Dinosaur Ridge
1-3PM PAWS for Reading @ Golden Library
5PM CSM Women’s Basketball vs. Black Hills State @ Lockridge Arena
7PM CSM Men’s Basketball vs. Black Hills State @ Lockridge Arena
11
3-4PM Wordplay Writing Workshop @ Golden Library
3-5PM Holiday Concert with the JSO @ Green Center
4PM Sunday Swing with the Flatirons Jazz Orchestra @ Buffalo Rose
12
9-11AM Community Noise Roundtable Monthly Meeting (Virtual)
12-4PM Stitch’n B*tch @ Golden Quilt Company
6:30PM Golden Anti-Racism Collective Policy & Policing
Cancelled: 6:30PM GURA Board Meeting @ City Hall
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TriceraTOTs
4:30-5:30PM Teen Advisory Board @ Golden Library
5PM VIBE@Five @ Origin Hotel Red Rocks
6:30-7:30PM 6th Grade Band and Orchestra Winter Concert @ Bell Middle School
6:30PM City Council Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall
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Miracle Shop @ Calvary Episcopal Church
5-9PM Ski X Board Tune Night @ New Terrain
5:30PM Golden High School PTA Meeting @ Golden High School
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Miracle Shop @ Calvary Episcopal Church
7:30AM Golden Young Professionals Monthly Membership Meeting @ Golden Visitors Center
2-9PM Raise a Pint, Lend a Hand @ Holidaily Brewing
6:30-8PM Winter Sing-Along @ Bell Middle School
7PM Parks, Recreation and Museums Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall
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Miracle Shop @ Calvary Episcopal Church
9AM and 2PM Colorado School of Mines Fall Commencement @ Lockridge Arena
10AM-12PM Rocky Mountain Quilt Study Group @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
5-8PM Winter Trail Run Clinic + Holiday Lights Run @ Runners Roost
6-8PM Teen After Hours: Extreme Playground @ Golden Library
8PM Petty Nicks Experience – A Tribute to Tom Petty & Stevie Nicks @ Buffalo Rose
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8AM Vendors’ Market – Shop and Swap @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
10AM-8PM Holiday Pet Bazaar @ Jefferson County Fairgrounds
10:30AM-3PM Sewing Bee @ First Presbyterian Church of Golden
11AM-1PM Jingle on the Avenue – A Holiday Character Mingle – Downtown Golden
12-2:30PM Walk With a Geologist @ Dinosaur Ridge
2-5PM Homestead for the Holidays @ Golden History Park
3PM Cookie Decorating @ Windy Saddle Café
5PM CSM Women’s Basketball vs. MSU Denver @ Lockridge Arena
7PM CSM Men’s Basketball vs. MSU Denver @ Lockridge Arena
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10AM-8PM Holiday Pet Bazaar @ Jefferson County Fairgrounds
12-6PM Holiday Market @ New Terrain
2:30-4:30PM Textile Society @ Golden Library
5PM CSM Women’s Basketball vs. Western Colorado @ Lockridge Arena
7PM CSM Men’s Basketball vs. Western Colorado @ Lockridge Arena
7PM Spinphony Electric String Quartet – A Special Holiday Presentation @ Buffalo Rose
19
5-5:30PM Gingerbread Contest Awards Ceremony @ Golden Library
Cancelled: 6:30PM Downtown Development Authority Meeting @ City Hall
20
8-9AM What’s Brewing Golden @ Golden Hotel
10-11AM Story Time and Craft @ Colorado Railroad Museum
1-3PM Hand Embroidery Stitchers @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
2:30PM Local Licensing Authority Meeting @ City Hall
6-7PM Book Discussion Group @ Golden Library
21
3PM Ornament Making @ Windy Saddle
5-6PM Arte de mi Corazón (Virtual)
6:30PM Planning Commission Study Session @ City Hall
22
6PM Mobility & Transportation Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall
27
5:30-7:30PM Golden Elite Rockstar Connect Networking @ Buffalo Rose
29
11:30AM-1PM Library for All @ Golden Library
30
7PM SOULX – Dance All Night @ Buffalo Rose
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Check the GoldenToday.com calendar for New Year’s Eve events
Recurring Events:
Throughout the Month
A Christmas Story @ Miners Alley Playhouse
Holiday Art Market @ Foothills Art Center
Golden History Tours
The Story of the Nutcracker @ Miners Alley Playhouse
Mondays
6-6:55AM Dynamic Circuit (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
10-10:55AM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
10:15-10:45AM Let’s Dance @ Golden Library
12-12:30PM Mondays with Mayor Weinberg (Virtual)
2-3PM Active Minds Mondays (except 12/26) (Virtual)
4-4:30PM Kids Martial Arts Class (Virtual)
Tuesdays
9-10AM Women’s Exercise and Bible Study @ First United Methodist Church
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10:15-10:45AM Preschool Time @ Golden Library
12-12:55PM All Levels Yoga Virtual (Virtual)
1-1:45PM Silver Sneakers Yoga (Virtual)
6:30-8:30PM Bar Bingo Night @ VFW Post 4171
6:30-8:30PM Team Trivia Tuesdays @ Buffalo Rose
6:30-8:30PM Trivia Tuesdays @ Golden Mill
Wednesdays
6-6:55AM Cardio Lift Interval (Virtual)
8-8:55AM Tai Chi (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
9AM Golden Walks – Wednesday Morning Celebrating Life @ Golden Library
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
10-10:55AM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
3-5PM Hard Times Writing Workshop (Virtual)
Thursdays
9-9:55AM Silver Sneakers Classic (Virtual)
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10-10:30AM Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation (Virtual)
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
6PM Run Club @ Runners Roost
Fridays
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
12-12:55PM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
1-1:45PM Silver Sneakers Yoga (Virtual)
1-2PM The Friday Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
3PM Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic @ Foothills Animal Shelter
Saturdays
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10:15AM Family Time @ Golden Library
Sundays
9:30-11:30AM Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge (except 12/25)
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
