The Community Garden
Photo by Aimee Valdez
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Saturday, Aug. 23rd
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Snow White and the Seven Martians - MAPAC Children's Theater
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Community Center CLOSED for Maintenance
- 7:30AM - Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk
- 8AM-1PM - Golden Farmers Market
- 8AM-5PM - Wilderness First Aid
- 9-10AM - Yoga in Parfet Park
- 9AM-2PM - Trash to Treasures Garage Sale
- 9:30AM-12PM - Walk With a Geologist
- 10AM-3PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 10AM-3PM - Saturday Train Rides
- 10:15-10:45AM - Family Time - Registration Required
- 11AM-1PM - Clear Creek Corridor Cleanup
- 11AM-4PM - Summer Splash Open House
- 11AM-7PM - Foster the Sound, Origin Red Rocks Edition
- 12-12:45PM - Quick Class: Cruciferous Cuisine
- 3-4PM - Artist Talk with Maureen Scance
- 7:30PM - Assassins
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
9AM-2PM Annual Trash to Treasures Garage Sale @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
We have many sewing machines available this year!
This sale is a one day sale, held in the RMQM parking lot. It's a day of great deals on fabrics, notions, rulers, books, patterns, batting, tools, quilts, tops, blocks waiting to be made into tops, and MORE!
Members are admitted an hour early--at 8AM!
Like most garage sales there are Treasures waiting to be found, that someone else no longer wants or needs. Among them:
- Singer Featherweight wooden table
- Singer Professional Steam Press
- Grace SR2 frame (disassembled)
- Juki machine
- Brother Scan and Cut
- High end sergers and embroidery machines (Pfaff and Bernina)
- And many more sewing machines!
- Fabric
- Books
- Notions
- Patterns
- Panels
- Thread
- Lots of UFOs (honor the maker)
More information
Location:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
200 Violet Street (Map)
When:
9AM-2PM on Saturday, Aug. 23rd
8AM-1PM Golden Farmers Market @ Corner of 10th and Illinois Streets
Photo by Joyce Davell
The Golden Farmers Market (GFM) is produced and managed by the Golden Chamber of Commerce, a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization in Golden, Colorado. A long-standing tradition in the Golden community, we strive to contribute to the success of local food growers and producers, as well as other businesses, and create vibrant community gatherings. The revenue generated from vendor sales commission helps to cover market operating expenses and directly benefits small businesses and the economic development of the Golden Community.
The market is located at the corner of 10th and Illinois Streets.
We appreciate your support of the Golden Farmers Market and Colorado agriculture! More information
Location:
Corner of 10th and Illinois Streets
Golden (Map)
9:30AM-12PM Walk With a Geologist @ Dinosaur Ridge
Ready to really nerd out with a deep dive into the geology and paleontology at Dino Ridge? Our Walk With a Geologist tour is a 2.5-hour (1.5 mile) guided walk across Dinosaur Ridge led by a professional or highly knowledgeable amateur geologist. In addition to the interpretation of the dinosaur track and fossil sites, the tour includes an in-depth discussion of the geology and changes to the Denver area through time. Designed for participants ages 16 and older.
Learn how Colorado and North America fit into a global pattern of movements with the assembly of the supercontinent Pangea that allowed world-wide migration of dinosaurs resulting in the dispersal of fossils found today.
Learn more and to register at:
https://dinoridge.org/visit-dinosaur-ridge/walk-with-a-geologist-at-dinosaur-ridge/
Location:
Dinosaur Ridge
16831 West Alameda Parkway (Map)
When:
9:30AM-12PM on Saturday, Aug. 23rd
10AM-3PM Saturday Train Rides @ Colorado Railroad Museum
Ride on-board a passenger car pulled by a powerful locomotive. More information
Location:
Colorado Railroad Museum
17155 W. 44th Avenue (Map)
3-4PM Artist Talk with Maureen Scance @ Foothills Art Center - Astor House
Join us for an artist talk by Moe Scance, a local visual artist whose new exhibit “Based on a True Story,” showcases twenty new works-on-paper. Her drawings, rich in detail and whimsy, reveal a world of magical landscapes and intimate settings meant to capture the imagination or stir a memory. Bittersweet and nostalgic, dreamlike and epic – each piece invites the viewer to discover a story.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Scance reflect on her journey, her influences, and the stories behind her artworks.
Free | More information | Become a member
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Astor House
1133 Arapahoe Street (Map)
6:30PM The 48th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Memorial
The United States Marine Corps Memorial is located at 6th and Colfax in Golden. Please join us for a special performance by Dave Bray USA celebrating the 48th anniversary of the Memorial. Arrive early, park at the bank across the street and walk over.
There will be a food truck with hot dogs, hamburgers, and frosty drinks. bring a chair or blanket and enjoy some great patriotic music! It promises to be a great evening!
Get your tickets here
Location:
Marine Corps Memorial
Intersection of Highways 6 and 40 (map)
Live Music for Saturday, Aug. 23
- 6-8PM Jack Yoder @ The Golden Outpost
- More Live Music:
11AM Hillbilly Demons @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
4PM Aces and 8s @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
4-8PM Mad Millie Band @ Wrigley’s
5-7PM Gabriel Coda @ Cannonball Creek
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
9PM-midnight DJ Party @ Etta Jeanne
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Be Your Own Boss!
The long-empty Hested's store on demolition day, 2006. The inset shows the Gateway station building that now occupies that spot.
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The “Golden Opportunity Development Company” was a precursor to the Golden Urban Renewal Authority. It was formed in the early 1980’s to help revitalize Golden’s crumbling downtown.
Downtown-style shopping had lost favor in the 1970s and ’80s, as Americans decided that shopping malls were the place to be. As fewer shoppers patronized downtown Golden, stores began to close and storefronts stood empty. The massive Hested’s Department Store, which filled half a block of Washington Avenue, had been standing empty since 1977.
42 Years Ago
The August 23, 1983 Golden Transcript contained a lengthy pitch by the Golden Opportunity Development Company (GODC), aimed at enticing new retailers into downtown Golden.
Have you grown weary of working for someone else? Are you looking for purpose and identity? Perhaps owning your own business would allow you to fulfill the dream and find the identity. If so, the time is right now and the place is here in Golden.
Golden Transcript – August 23, 1983
The article went on to offer advice on exterior and interior design, signage, advertising, inventory management, etc. The GODC offered to help a budding business owner apply for a Small Business Administration loan.
If the aspiring entrepreneurs needed space for a new business, there were a lot of spaces available. 1106, 1107, and 1115 Washington were vacant. The former Hested’s store had been leased and the new managers were trying to turn it into a mini shopping mall, with multiple stores under one roof. Lilly Langtree’s restaurant at 12th and Washington had collapsed, and that space was likely to become available.
In nearly every one of us there is an entrepreneur. It only takes that moment to make the quantum leap from indecision to decision. The time is perfect for Golden. Golden’s time may be perfect for you.
Golden Transcript – August 23, 1983
Weather
Overnight: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Rain showers likely before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 9am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. North northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 60°F
Sunday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 79°F
Sunday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 60°F
Monday: Showers And Thunderstorms, 73°F
Monday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 59°F
Tuesday: Chance Rain Showers then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 74°F
Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 58°F
Wednesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 77°F
Wednesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 59°F
Thursday: Chance Rain Showers then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 76°F
Thursday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 58°F
Friday: Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 78°F
News About Golden - August 23, 2025
Golden unveils three ideas for 10th Street’s east end
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
The City of Golden gives an overview of the East End Amenities Zone, from Parfet Park to the Farmers Highline Canal on the south side of the new municipal center site.
The 10th Street corridor is expected to change drastically over the next several years amid the city’s Heart of Golden project... Read more...
Presidential assassins take the Miners Alley Playhouse stage
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
American history is littered with historical figures who have changed the course of the country. Some have done so in a positive way, while others have become infamous for their actions.
Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning musical “Assassins” focuses on the latter category, telling the story of nine real figures who attempted — or succeeded in — assassinating American presidents... Read more...
Golden’s Fossil Trace seeing record tee-time demand
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Golf’s international popularity has exploded over the last five or six years.
Millions of people are picking up the game every year. More women, people of colorand people younger than 35 are playing than ever before... Read more...
Grand slam helps calm the nerves in Golden’s home softball win against Thomas Jefferson
By Dennis Pleuss
Colorado Preps
GOLDEN — Winning back-to-back Class 4A Jeffco League softball titles is clearly a priority for the Golden Demons this season... Read more...
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Sponsors:
($100/month and up)
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, and Goosetown Station
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, and Centennial State Wealth Advisors
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, and Mary Rains, 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, and Kate Olivier
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton, Steve Stevens, Vicki Olson, Emily Kurzinski, Nanette Johnson, and Peyton Gibson
