Walk on NTM
Photo by Nancy Torpey
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Monday, Nov. 10th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 8AM - Municipal Court Criminal Arraignments
- 9:30-10:30AM - Fit and Energize Exercise Class
- 10:15-10:45AM - Let's Dance - Registration Required
- 11AM-4PM - The American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibition on Tour
- 12-12:30PM - Mondays with the Mayor
- 2-3PM - Virtual: Active Minds Monday
- 5:30PM - GURA Board Meeting @ City Hall
- 5:30-7:30PM - The Fundamental Principles of Art
- 6-9PM - Teach Me to Play! Mondays
- 6:30PM - Movement Monday Running Club
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
11AM-4PM The American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibition on Tour @ Golden Event Center/Golden Masonic Lodge
There are only two days left—today and tomorrow—to see the traveling exhibit on the American Revolution. (If you've never seen the Masonic Lodge on 10th Street, that's another incentive to visit!)
The Mount Lookout Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution and the American Battlefield Trust are excited to feature the American Revolution Experience at the Golden Event Center from November 4 - November 11, 2025.
The innovative pop-up exhibition includes display panels and interactive digital kiosks that use storytelling, illustration, technology and unique artifacts and primary accounts to connect modern audiences with the people and places that shaped the birth of our nation.
This free community exhibit is hosted by the Golden chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Battlefield Trust.
Mon-Friday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sat / Sun 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Location:
Golden Event Center/Golden Masonic Lodge
400 10th Street (Map)
2-3PM Virtual: Active Minds Monday
Today’s theme: Primary Colors in Music
Colors play a prominent role in our lives, influencing our thinking, inspiring our decision-making, and impacting our moods. Musicians have long made connections between colors and music, using color as a metaphor for emotion or lyrics to describe specific color instances with a deeper meaning. Participate with Active Minds as we explore the primary colors in music: blue, yellow, and red, with many musical samples along the way.
Save your spot for this Zoom program.
5:30PM GURA Board Meeting @ City Hall
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 5:30PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Provide in-person comment during the meeting, at 5:30PM.
- Send email comments to gura@cityofgolden.net.
Tonight, the Golden Urban Renewal Authority will discuss the "Nazarene Plan Area Conditions Survey." The report concludes that the church and the single family home on the back of the property constitute "a slum." With that designation, GURA can establish a new Urban Renewal area and build 47 units of affordable housing on the property. According to the survey, which appears on pp. 14-35 of the meeting packet, the developer has already been selected and is under contract.
They will then review their budget for 2026 (pp. 8-12).
Finally, they will go into executive session (no cameras, no public) to discuss "real property located on West Colfax Ave. and between Corporate Drive and Interplaza West," where they plan to build 44 units of affordable housing.
The meeting will be recorded and available to watch at your convenience on the Agendas and Meetings page on the City of Golden website.
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
Golden History: Jailbreak
The Sheriff’s Residence and Jefferson County Jail (1913 – 1963) stood at 16th and Washington
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98 Years Ago
The November 10, 1927 Colorado Transcript described a daring escape from the County Jail. There was an opening that normally used to pass food from the kitchen to the jail. The opening was only 18″ x 6-1/2″–far too small for a grown man to pass through. As it happened, one of the prisoners that week was a 14 year old boy. He covered himself in soap and his fellow prisoners pushed him through the opening. The boy then found the key in the sheriff’s desk and released the others.
The prisoners–a bootlegger, three chicken thieves, and the boy (charged with “taking property") stole the Sheriff’s car (a Rickenbacker). They drove it as far as southwestern Colorado before running it into a telephone pole. After that, they stole another car and fled the state.
A week later, the group attempted to rob a store in Arizona. One of the men was shot and put in a hospital under guard. The other four were brought back to the jail in Golden. They were recharged with greater crimes and sent to the state penitentiary. The 14 year old boy was sent to the State Industrial School on South Golden Road.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 34, with temperatures rising to around 37 overnight. West southwest wind around 9 mph.
Monday: Sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. West wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. West southwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 48°F
Veterans Day: Mostly Sunny, 70°F
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 43°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny, 68°F
Wednesday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 46°F
Thursday: Sunny, 70°F
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy, 44°F
Friday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 66°F
Friday Night: Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 37°F
Saturday: Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 51°F
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 34°F
Sunday: Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 51°F
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Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Miners Saloon, Golden Hayride Outpost, Unite Fitness, Tom Reiley, Michael Mason, Colorado Railroad Museum, Goosetown Station, and Earth Sweet Boutique
Friends:
($50-99.99/month or $550/yr)
Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, Goozell Yogurt & Coffee Paul Haseman, Donna Anderson, Carol & Doug Harwood, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Mary & Don Parker, Saré Merrigan, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, and Joy Brandt
Supporters:
($25-49.99/month or $250/yr)
Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, Marjorie Sloan, Chris and Joyce Davell, Rick Flint, Forrest Jones, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz, Steve & Karla Schaefer, Bud Rockhill, Steve Enger, Kristie Brice & Mike Schwartz, The Golden Hotel, Kurt & Janet Siegfried, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, Robert Thresher, Tonie Mattox, Centennial State Wealth Advisors, and Steve & M.L. Richardson
Members:
($10-24.99/month or $110/yr)
Brad Miller & Julie Bartos, Holly Thomas, Jim and LouAnne Dale, Ann Pattison, Thomas Hoffman, Carol Abel, Brian Quarnstrom, Sandra Curran, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Kathy Smith, Karen Smith, Carlos & Nancy Bernal, Robert Storrs, Michele Sannes, Elaine Marolla, Dixie Termin & Ron Miller, E Tom Hughes, Crystal M Culbert, Patrick A. Madison, Alice Madison & Jim Kalivas, Deb Goeldner, Christopher Ball, 6th Chair Home Services, Dot & Eric Brownson, Rosemary Coffman, Emeline Paulson, Sandy Schneider, Mark and Cathy Pattridge, Cheryl G Leidich, Jen Rutter, Frani R Bickart, Jennings and Litz, Bill Sedgeley, Nancy Hughes, Justin L Wade, Kathi Eggers, Traci Case, Donna Owen, Leslie D Lutz, Karen Oxman, Catherine Skokan, Ross Fraser & KC Gilliland, Lynne Haigh, Elizabeth Hilliard, Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young, Kathy Hirons & Jack Markin, Jess & Anthony Monasterio, Heather Duncan, Lee Ann & Pete Horneck, Carol Cameron, Cheryl Williamson, San Daugherty, Jim Garner, John and Carol McEncroe, the Golden Welcome Center, the Golden Transcript, Koshare Eagle, Ken and Colleen Krantz, Traci Neuman Lacey, Jo Barber, Jamie Cookinham, Kermit Shields, Meridee Cecil, Vicki Olson, Colleen & Michael Ramey, Nancy & Pete Torpey, Jax Baker, Simon Maybury, Rose McLaughlin, Cameron Chambers, Joyce Gravina, Patrick Klein, Barb Robie, Richard Caldwell, Janice Waring, Sam & Marilyn Baron, Carmen Johnson, Mary Eiberger, Kevin Nichols, Ed & Carol Freza, Laura and Curtis Moore, Ruth Hund, Shelley & Jerry Devitt, Eileen Masterson, Kate Olivier, Amy Korengut, Pam Logan, Clare Shier, and Wendy Weiman
Followers:
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Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton, Steve Stevens, Vicki Olson, Emily Kurzinski, Nanette Johnson, Peyton Gibson, Sally Berger, Kristen Morgan, Joyce Sutton, Mary Rains, Craig Champlin, Stan Swisher
