What's Happening in Golden - Monday, Oct. 7th, 2024

Progress on the Residence Hall

Photo by Patrick Klein
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What's happening in Golden today?

Events for Monday, Oct. 7th

All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros

All day - Golden History Tours
9AM Public Art Commission - New Loveland Mine Park Art Location Site Visit

10:15-10:45AM - Let's Dance - Registration Required
12-12:30PM - Mondays with the Mayor
5-8PM - Monday Market
5:30-7PM - Open Space Master Plan Open House
5:30-7:30PM - The Fundamental Principles of Art
6-9PM - Teach Me to Play! Mondays
6PM Historic Preservation Policy and Engagement Steering Committee #2 @ City Hall

For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar

9AM PAC - New Loveland Mine Park Art Location Site Visit @ New Loveland Mine Park

The Parks Public Art Selection Jury and the PAC will meet at New Loveland Mine Park to discuss options for siting new public art, the Pickaxe and Shovel.

5:30-7PM Open Space Master Plan Open House @ Golden Community Center

Photo courtesy of the Stewards of Golden Open Space

Join us at a Pop-In Open House for a “drop-in” opportunity to share your thoughts on the City of Golden Parks and Recreation Master Plan at the Golden Community Center. Explore interactive stations diving into aspects such as parks, recreation facilities, open space and communication.

Drop-in anytime between 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

We look forward to your participation and valuable contributions in developing our Path to Play. To participate in our comprehensive parks and recreation survey visit: Path to Play: Connecting Nature and Community

Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street (map)

6PM Historic Preservation Policy and Engagement Steering Committee #2 @ City Hall

12th Street Historic District - Photo by Daniel Swartzendruber

This committee has been formed to define and strengthen Golden's historic preservation practices. Their goals include:

To define community character and articulate the specific aspects
of Golden’s built environment that are significant to the community
To facilitate the creation of community-defined preservation goals
To co-create and redefine a historic preservation program that
serves the desires of the community and works to enhance the
historic character of the City.
To examine the current historic resource management tools utilized
in Golden and evaluate their efficacy in stewarding Golden’s built
heritage
To assess additional/alternative historic resource management
tools to fulfill community-defined preservation goals
To celebrate the historic resources of Golden

To learn more about this process and their status, see the meeting packet.

Golden City Hall
911 10th Street - (map)

Here’s What’s Happening at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in the Month of October

Adult Education Classes
Oct 7 - Dec 2, 9:30AM-3:30PM - Foundation Paper Piecing for Beginners
Oct 9-23, 9:30AM-12:30PM - Free Motion Quilting with Rita Meyerhoff
Oct 30, 9:30AM-2PM - Perfect Your Binding with Rita Meyerhoff

Events
Oct 12, 9:30-11AM - Intro to Volunteering at RMQM
Oct 25, 6-8PM - Opening Reception: English Paper Piecing and WILD!

Interest Groups - No registration required / Museum admission not included
Oct 15, 1-3PM - Hand Embroidery Stitchers
Oct 18, 10AM-12PM - Rocky Mountain Quilt Study Group

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
200 Violet Street, Suite 240 (map)
303-277-0377

Here’s What’s Happening at the Foothills Art Center in the Month of October

Foothills Art Center Creative Campus - Photo by Richard Luckin

Adult Classes and Events
Mondays, 5:30-7:30PM - The Fundamental Principles of Art
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30PM - Exploring the Elements of Art
Oct 4, 5-7PM - Member Reception: Decomposing/Recomposing, Joel Swanson, and Ed Hansen
Oct 16, 8-9AM - Golden StArt with Justin Key
Oct 16 -18, 9-11:30AM - Altered Forms Workshop
Oct 25, 6-8PM - Creative Campus – Fall Members Opening
Oct 26, 12-7PM - Creative Campus – Fall Public Open House

Ceramics
Oct 16, 5:30-8:30PM - Autumn Leaf Pottery Workshop
Oct 18, 5:30-8PM - Pet Bowl Pottery Workshop
Oct 19, 5:30-8PM - Ceramic Pumpkin Workshop
Oct 23-Dec 11, 9-11:30AM - Wheel Throwing
Oct 23-Dec 11, 5:30-8PM - Wheel Throwing

Youth Art Classes
Oct 18, 9AM-4PM - S.T.E.M. + ART = S.T.E.A.M. Day Class

Foothills Art Center
809 15th Street (map)
(303) 279-3922

What’s in Seed Along Golden’s Trails? Brickellia!

Figure 1. Left: “California Brickellbush” — Brickellia californica (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray, on North Table Mountain. Center: “False Boneset” — Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners. Right: “Tasselflower Brickellbush” — Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt.

By Tom Schweich

I think we tend to focus on the showy flowers of the plant world. And in fact, we have many showy native flowers around Golden. On the other hand, there are many plants that do not have showy flowers, though some have seed heads that can be showy.

We have three different species of Brickellia that grow around Golden. None of them have particularly showy flowers but they all have attractive seed heads. The genus Brickellia is name to honor Dr. John Brickell (1749-1809), an early naturalist and physician of Georgia who came to the United States in 1770 from Ireland.

On the left of the photo above is “California Brickellbush” — Brickellia californica (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray. Our plant is widely distributed around the western United States, and I first saw it in the Mojave Desert mountains of California. Around Golden, it is common at the cliff bases of North and South Table Mountains, although it has also found its own way into my garden. Dr. Asa Gray gave it the name californica even though he was describing a collection made by Agustus Fendler (1847) near the Mora River in New Mexico.

In the middle is “False Boneset” — Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners. Linnaeus (1763) knew of this plant from collections made in Pennsylvania. It is widely distributed around the United States except for the far west and New England. The name "false boneset" comes from the plant's similar appearance to the “boneset” plant — Eupatorium perfoliatum L. — that is found in the eastern United States. Our plant has been found in nearly every Golden open space. While it can be hard to see in the field, the seed heads are very showy, and the plant is easiest to find when it is in seed.

Finally, on the right is “Tasselflower Brickellbush” — Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt. — named for its flowers than hang down like tassels. Around Golden, our plant is found in Apex Gulch and around its mouth at Heritage Square. In the United States, it is found from the Rocky Mountain Front Range to the west.

Weather

Overnight: Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind around 6 mph.

Monday: Patchy smoke. Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. North northwest wind around 8 mph.

Monday Night: Areas of smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West northwest wind around 7 mph.

Monday Night: Areas Of Smoke, 54°F

Tuesday: Patchy Smoke then Sunny, 79°F

Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 56°F

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny, 79°F

Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 56°F

Thursday: Sunny, 83°F

Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy, 58°F

Friday: Mostly Sunny, 81°F

Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 55°F

Saturday: Mostly Sunny, 80°F

Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 53°F

Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 69°F

News About Golden - October 7, 2024

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