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Members Preview of the Holiday Art Market and a 2013 Retrospective

Golden Eye Candy – Joyce Davell – The Blacksmith Shop in Snow – enlarge

What’s Happening in Golden Today?

6-6:55AM HIIT (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
10AM-12PM Rocky Mountain Quilt Study Group @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library

12-7PM Member Preview – 2022 Holiday Art Market @ Foothills Art Center
The Holiday Art Market opens to the public tomorrow, but IF YOU’RE A MEMBER, YOU CAN GET IN TODAY! (And if you’re not a member, just stop at the front desk and join!)

12-12:55PM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
1-1:45PM Silver Sneakers Yoga (Virtual)
1-2PM The Railroad Kitchen Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
3PM Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic @ Foothills Animal Shelter
7PM Titanic: Tragedy and Trial @ Golden High School
7-9:30PM Golden Ghosts and Spirits Tour


Live Music

5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
5-8PM Wylie Jones @ Golden Mill
5-8PM Dylan Kushner Band @ Goosetown Station
5:30-8:30PM Ravin’wolf @ Over Yonder
6PM Dave Frisk @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse

7-10PM Chris Child @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern


Golden History Moment

2013 Retrospective – enlarge

9 Years Ago
A review of November, 2013 “What’s Happening in Golden?” posts shows:

Heritage Square Music Hall was in their final year. They closed Sweeny Todd and opened their last play, Merry Christmas to All, and to All a Goodbye. Their Children’s Theater showed Santa Needs a Holiday.

Miners Alley Playhouse was performing It’s a Wonderful Life.

Golden High School presented Oklahoma!

Golden Beer Talks started that year. The second Beer Talk was offered in November. The topic was The Health Benefits of Drinking Beer.

Representatives from the School of Mines approached the Planning Commission to ask for rezoning. They wanted to built a new stadium.

We had free horse-drawn carriage rides downtown on the first Friday of every month.

Golden Community Cinema showed McConkey and Hook in the auditorium at the Mountaineering Center.

The Library hosted a release party for Catching Fire, the second in the Hunger Games trilogy.

Golden was enjoying a lot of live comedy, as Golden High School, the Buffalo Rose, and Miners Alley playhouse all hosted improv nights that month.

City staff was redesigning Heritage Road to improve traffic flow.

Jeffco Innovators Workshop had a meeting on crowd funding.

GURA’s 25 year mission to revitalize downtown was a year away from completion, so they were looking for other areas to “renew,” starting with the West Colfax area.

GURA was looking for developers to build on the two vacant lots on Jackson Street, north and south of the new parking garage.

The Mountaineering Museum celebrated Thirsty Third Thursday with live music, beer from Boulder Brewing, and crafts for the kids.

Our national chain stores offered Black Friday specials, including Home Depot, Kohl’s, Petco, Walgreens, Golfsmith, Radio Shack, and Big 5 Sporting Goods. The last three in that last are now gone.

Small Business Saturday, on November 30th, featured the first of our four Olde Golden Christmas parades, as well as free carriage rides.

The Foss family celebrated 100 years in Golden, and offered tours of their building.


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!

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