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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Friday, May. 9th
- All day - The Friday Tour
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Spring Yard Waste Collection
- All day - Colorado School of Mines 2025 Undergraduate Spring Commencement
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 5:30-8PM - Sacred Feminine: Menstruation through Menopause
- 6-8PM - Teen After Hours: Mario Kart & Super Smash Bros Tournaments
- 7:30PM - Ring of Fire
- 8-10PM - Drag Bingo
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Colorado School of Mines 2025 Undergraduate Spring Commencement @ Colorado School of Mines
9:00 a.m. and 1:00 and 5:00 p.m.
For more information, go to commencement.mines.edu.
Location:
Colorado School of Mines
Lockridge Arena (Map)
When:
All day on Friday, May. 9th
Friday Tours @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10:30 a.m. (Highlights) and 1:30 p.m.
Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. The 10:30 Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections and the railroads impact on Colorado’s history.
Visitors can also join us for the afternoon tour where each week our trained guides delve more deeply into a different aspect of Colorado’s railroad history.
Tours are subject to change and are based on guide availability. Each week’s theme is explored using a variety of museum resources to help bring the subject to life with the understanding that guests are welcome to continue their visit on their own after the tour.
Friday Tour Tickets - $3 each plus General Admission ($10 adults, $5 kids 2-15, $8 seniors 60+).
Location:
Colorado Railroad Museum
17155 W. 44th Avenue (Map)
When:
All day on Friday, May. 9th
6-8PM Teen After Hours: Mario Kart & Super Smash Bros Tournaments @ Golden Library
There’s always something fun happening when the library shuts down. Show off your racing skills or faceoff as your favorite fighter by boosting, bumping, and punching your way to the top of the tournament brackets. Compete for bragging rights and a chance to win prizes. Rev your engines and prepare to brawl in friendly competitions!
No Nintendo Switch or accessories needed to participate, though you can bring your own to warm up between matches. All skill levels welcome.
Registration required. This event is exclusively for teens in grades 6 – 12. Please honor this age limit to ensure a safe and comfortable environment for all participants.
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
When:
6-8PM on Friday, May. 9th
7:30PM OPENING NIGHT! Ring of Fire @ Miners Alley Playhouse
A high-energy musical that brings the legendary songs of the legendary Johnny Cash to life. Ring of Fire weaves Cash's iconic hits into a story of love, resilience, and the American spirit. This production is a must-see for fans of timeless country music and the Man in Black's enduring legacy.
Stick around after the show for our exclusive Opening Night Party - featuring mouthwatering bites from Golden's beloved ABEJAS and complimentary beer and wine to keep the celebration flowing. Great music, great food, great drinks, and great company - don't miss the fun!
Fill Your Bag!
Tomorrow (May 10th) Golden Postal Carriers will be taking part in the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. All food that is collected in Golden will be donated to the Golden Pantry. This food will then be given to Golden residents in need.
With the increased price of food and cost of living, the Food Pantry is seeing an increase in Golden residents needing food assistance. We would love your donations of non-perishable food. You just need to place a bag of food by your mailbox on May 10 and the postal carriers will pick it up.
Live Music for Friday, May. 9th
- 7PM Sound of Madness with Edison's Medicine
Buffalo Rose (main venue) - 5:30-8:30PM Chris Child @ Buffalo Rose
Buffalo Rose Sky Bar Stage - More Live Music
5-8PM Silver Steven & His One Man Band @ Coda Brewing
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
5:30-8:30PM Emily Rose @ Barrels and Bottles
6PM Ken Earl Band @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6-10PM Look Both Ways @ Wrigley’s
6:30-9:30PM Ryan Chrys & the Roughcuts w/ Derkel Hall & the Possibilities @ Goosetown Station
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Golden’s Age of the Dinosaurs
You never know what you’ll encounter on the Triceratops Trail (map)
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by Guest Columnist Donna Anderson
Living in Golden, we are familiar with the amazing dinosaur tracks and bones at Dinosaur Ridge near Morrison. But did you know that Golden has its own dinosaur trail, with different dinosaurs than those near Morrison? Golden is also home to the first Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) tooth and likely the first T. rex footprint found in North America!
A T. rex tooth was discovered on the southwest flank of South Table Mountain, near the intersection of Rimrock Street and Golden Road, in 1874 by Peter Dotson, a student, and Arthur Lakes, part-time drawing and geology instructor at the newly-established Colorado School of Mines. The tooth was sent to O. C. Marsh at the Yale Peabody Museum where it lay forgotten until it was identified around 2000 by Kenneth Carpenter, a paleontologist at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Lesson: Be careful what you put in the basement and forget!
Triceratops Trail, west of Fossil Trace Gold Course, is home to a host of dinosaur tracks. A rare T. rex footprint is present next to tracks of a duck-bill dinosaur, Edmontosaurus. On the easternmost side of the trail are tracks of the three-horned dinosaur, Triceratops, hence the name of the Trail. From about 69 to 66 million years ago T. rex hunted Edmontosaurus and Triceratops, among other dinosaurs, in an ancient tropical rainforest and swamp in Golden.
Other fossil tracks in Golden include those of Iguanodon-like dinosaurs, as well as crocodile swim marks and ultra-rare bird-tracks. Much older than T. rex, the track sites are all within rocks of the Dakota Hogback at the north and south edges of the City, but the sites are not open to the public due to hazards from old clay mines.
Who knew that Golden was such a hotbed of dinosaur activity?
Guest Columnist Donna Anderson and Paul Haseman published a fantastic book called Golden Rocks! about the geology and mining history of Golden. You can read it for free online!
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind around 6 mph.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. North northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 48°F
Saturday: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 75°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 52°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 79°F
Sunday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 56°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny, 82°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 54°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 81°F
Tuesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 49°F
Wednesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 70°F
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy, 46°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 68°F
News About Golden - May 9, 2025
Molson Coors: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
Standard-Journal
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — Molson Coors Brewing Co. (TAP) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $121 million... Read more...
FAILURE TO YIELD TO A STATIONARY EMERGENCY VEHICLE
City of Golden Police Department
To assist in the Golden Police Department's continued traffic safety efforts, officers will be disseminating informational cards to motorists when a traffic stop is initiated for failing to yield to a stationary emergency vehicle. The card will serve as an educational tool, and include simplified verbiage that explains the responsibilities of drivers when yielding to a stationary emergency vehicle... Read more...
Avenue Flashes: May the force be with you at the Symphony
By John Akal
Golden Transcript
Back in the spring of 1977 I was a senior in high school and just about ready to graduate. In those days, multi-theater movie complexes were just starting to pop up so most movie theaters were basically just a medium-sized auditorium with a single screen. But there were a few in the Denver metro area that were a little bit bigger than the rest with a really giant screen and state-of-the-art (for that time) sound systems... Read more...
Defendant in Golden-area RV murder case says the killing was an accident
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
After hearing six days of testimony, a jury is deliberating whether 52-year-old Donald Harris killed his acquaintance, Matthew, Hire in spring 2023... Read more...
New segment of Clear Creek Canyon trail could open by Labor Day
By John Meyer
Denver Post
Runners, walkers, cyclists and even families with baby strollers have been waiting more than three years for the next segment of the popular Peaks to Plains trail in Clear Creek Canyon to open. It will only be a few more months now... Read more...
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