17th and 18th Hole
Photo by Chris Davell
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Saturday, May. 16th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Golden Sports
- 8AM - Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk
- 9AM-2PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 9AM-12PM - Blacksmithing
- 9AM-5PM - Colorado Crossings
- 10AM-3PM - Saturday Train Rides
- 10:15-10:45AM - Family Time - Registration Required
- 10:30AM-3PM - Sewing Bee
- 11AM-4PM - Salute to Our Heroes Open House
- 12-12:30PM - Quick Class: Smoothie Bowls
- 1-2:30PM - Golden Silent Book Group
- 1-3:30PM - Paper Flower Sculpture: Therapeutic Art Workshop
- 1PM - Cinderella - MAPAC Children's Theater
- 2-4PM - Resistance Singing in the Park
- 2-3PM - Artist Talk with Tom Sarmo
- 5-6:30PM - Golden American Legion Dinner
- 7:30PM - Pump Boys and Dinettes
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
10AM-3PM YoColorado Basecamp Blowout!
TODAY ONLY!
ALL Golden locals are invited.
We’re clearing out our design lab and warehouse with a one-day-only blowout. Get deep discounts on one-of-a-kind design samples, overstock gear, limited-edition styles, and hidden gems you won’t find anywhere else!
When: Saturday, May 16 | 10am–3pm
Where: Golden Warehouse, 331 Corporate Circle, Unit G, Golden (map)
Five hours. Hundreds of finds. Unreal deals.
9AM-5PM Colorado Crossings @ Colorado Railroad Museum
The Colorado Railroad Museum is excited to bring back the Denver Metro's largest and most colorful festival of operating trains on May 16–17, 2026. This year's theme centers around a Florence & Cripple Creek Reunion, celebrating the storied history of Colorado's Florence & Cripple Creek (F&CC) railroad, bringing together several rail vehicles that once ran its tracks.
More information
Location:
Colorado Railroad Museum
17155 W. 44th Avenue (Map)
9AM-12PM Blacksmithing @ Golden History Park
Have you always wanted to learn about blacksmithing but you’ve had trouble finding a good option? Join our volunteer every third Saturday at Golden History Park for a fun morning of observation and learning about blacksmithing. Our recreated blacksmith shop, complete with historic tools and coal-fired forge, will transport you to the 1800s. Bring your technical questions and your camera and we’ll take care of the rest. More information
Location:
Golden History Park
1020 11th Street (Map)
1-3:30PM Paper Flower Sculpture: Therapeutic Art Workshop @ Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
Take a pause from the busy world and let your creativity bloom. This workshop begins with gentle breathwork and a calming meditation to ease stress and bring you fully into the moment. Once grounded, you’ll be guided step by step in crafting your own paper wildflower—a piece of art inspired by the beauty of nature.
You’ll learn how to sculpt individual flowers out of paper, shaping petals and assembling blossoms step by step. Once your flowers are formed, you’ll decorate them with colors and details that reflect your personal style, making each piece truly your own.
By the end, you’ll leave with more than a handmade flower—you’ll carry home a reminder to slow down, nurture your creativity, and stay rooted in the present. More information
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
809 15th Street (Map)
1-2:30PM Golden Silent Book Group @ Golden Library
Join the Silent Golden Book Group—a cozy series held on the 3rd Saturday of each month from January through March. Adults gather to read in peaceful silence for one hour, followed by 30 minutes of optional conversation and mingling. Refreshments are served at the start, so settle in with your current read. No deadlines, no prep—just reading and connecting at your own pace. More information
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
2-3PM Artist Talk with Tom Sarmo @ Foothills Art Center - Astor House
Embracing the Blessing and Breaking the Curse
My aim is/was to disintegrate the chains of “aiming to please” the real and imagined critical audience of my artworks, and to neutralize my efforts to reach artistry through the quest for perfection.
For me, as well as many artists, art has always been both a blessing and a curse; bringing the joy of creating along with the curse of striving for some unreachable pinnacle of precision/perfection. My belief is that true creativity is stifled by the curse, and that the blessing is only found in releasing the imagination and letting the innate imagination flow without the restriction of fear.
The effort and task of two years was to try to let go and allow the pleasure of creation to flow in a relaxed manner. Silencing the internal voices–my own and the imagined or real voices of critics–took effort. It’s been a slow process; at times very successful and at others, honestly still a task-in-process. Free. More information
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Astor House
1133 Arapahoe Street (Map)
2-4PM Resistance Singing in the Park @ Parfet Park
Come sing with us at Parfet Park…meet by “the dragon.” Bring an instrument? Your voice? Hands for clapping? A song to share? More information
Location:
East end of Lions Park and 10th Street
The Golden Word - 05/16/26
Live Music for Saturday, May. 16th
- More Live Music
2-5PM Live at the Crow @ Old Crows Antiques
4-8PM Strange Brew 5280 @ Wrigley’s
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
6-8PM Sam McManus @ Etta Jeanne
6:30-9:30PM Giant Walking Robots @ Goosetown Station
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Brooms for the Blind
Photos promoting the Lions Club annual broom sales - Colorado Transcript and Golden Transcript - 1962-1973
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Proclamation
WHEREAS, the Lions Club is holding its Annual Blind-Made Broom and Mop Sale on May 17,1969, to support its deserving project, Sight Conservation; WHEREAS, members of this organization are going from door-to-door in our city selling these quality articles, all of which are manufactured by skilled Blind-Craftsmen, to raise funds for this project; and WHEREAS f this effort in behalf of an important and worthy cause merits city-wide attention, NOW, THEREFORE, I, Charles L. Goudge, Mayor of Golden,, do hereby proclaim May 17, 1969, as “BROOMS FOR THE BLIND DAY”. Charles L. Goudge Mayor
Golden Transcript - May 16, 1969
From 1962 until the mid-1970s, the Golden Lions Club conducted an annual sale of brooms, make by blind craftsmen. The proceeds were donated to organizations that benefitted blind people.
The Lions Cub continues to support vision programs. They provide free vision screening to school children, fund corneal transplants, pay for eye exams and glasses for the needy, recycle prescription eyeglasses, and fund skilled services for people with eye diseases.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 1 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. West northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 53°F
Sunday: Showers And Thunderstorms, 69°F
Sunday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms, 41°F
Monday: Chance T-storms, 47°F
Monday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 33°F
Tuesday: Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Showers And Thunderstorms, 50°F
Tuesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms, 37°F
Wednesday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 60°F
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 41°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 67°F
Thursday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 45°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 74°F
Supporters
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Sponsors:
($100/month or $1,175/year)
Buffalo Rose, Buglet Battery, Foothills Art Center, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Miners Saloon, Clothilde Elingbow, Michael Mason, Earth Sweet Boutique, and Colorado Railroad Museum
Friends:
($50-99.99/month or $575/yr)
Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, 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, Vic DeMaria, Unite Fitness, and Joy Brandt
Supporters:
($25-49.99/month or $285/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, Steve & M.L. Richardson, Jeremy & Stephanie Keller, AC Development, and Golden PT & Pilates
Members:
($10-24.99/month or $115/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, 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, Wendy Weiman, Marge Frueh. Nannette Johnson, Edgar Walker, Bivy Beer Bar, Nancy Cooper, Jane & Mike Templeton, and Vicki Greivel
Followers:
($5-9.99/month or $55/year)
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, Bill Way, Chris Toney, Alicia Zimmerman, Tamara Feucht, and Carie Chimbel
