Real World Events
8AM New and Prospective Member Hike @ Apex Trail
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10AM-3PM Saturday Train Rides – STEAM UP @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10:15AM Family Time @ Golden Library
12-2:30PM Walk With a Geologist @ Dinosaur Ridge
1-3PM Intro to Ukulele @ Golden Library
1PM Goldilocks and the Three Bears @ Miners Alley Playhouse
5-7PM American Legion Valentine’s Day Dinner @ American Legion Post 21
6:30-7:30PM Soundbath @ Pranatonic
7:30PM Moon Over Buffalo @ Miners Alley Playhouse
Live Music
11AM-2PM Johnny Sterling @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
4-7PM The Soul Crushers @ Goosetown Station
7-10PM Chris Child @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
7PM Project X @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
A Golden History Moment
This month, I’ve been going through the histories of the Golden Cultural Alliance members. Here’s the story of a group that would have belonged if they hadn’t been about a century too early.
Brass band music was very popular with soldiers during the Civil War, and became an essential element of American life in the years following the war. Golden had its own local band as early as 1875, and its membership waxed and waned over the years. The Golden Band had a significant surge in popularity during the 19-teens.
The April 8, 1915 Colorado Transcript included an article by John. C. Vivian, saying that several members of the Golden Band needed employment, and if Golden wanted to continue having a first-class brass band, they needed to come up with jobs for those men. He pointed out that communities commonly went out of their way to find jobs for members of their baseball teams, and said that a good community band was just as important for civic pride. Vivian went on to be the Governor of Colorado from 1943 to 1947.
Thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and many thanks to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!
