Foothills Art Center in the Morning
Photo by Richard Luckin
What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Saturday, May. 4th
- All day - The Emperor's New Clothes - MAPAC Children's Theater
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - CSM Baseball - Orediggers vs UCCS
- All day - Colorado Summit Ultimate Season Begins
- 8AM - Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk
- 9AM-12PM - In-Store Kids Workshop
- 9:30-11:30AM - Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
- 10AM - Coffee With Councilors
- 10AM-4PM - International Female Ride Day
- 10AM-2PM - 14th Street Mother's Day Celebration
- 10AM-3PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 10AM-3PM - Saturday Train Rides
- 10:15-10:45AM - Family Time
- 12PM - Barrels and Bottles Brewing Downtown Golden Closing and Anniversary Party
- 12-12:45PM - Radiant Skin Begins Within
- 12:30-3:30PM - Kentucky Derby Watch Party
- 1-4PM - Celebrate Moms-Decorative Flower Pots & Succulents
- 1-3PM - PAWS for Reading
- 1-2:30PM - Virtual: Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners
- 3:30-5PM - Virtual: Dungeons & Dragons for Advanced Players
- 4-4:30PM - Golden Concert Choir Spring Concert - Ode to Life
- 5-8:30PM - Golden Super Cruise
- 7:30PM - The Full Monty
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
10AM Coffee with Councilors
The City's Affordable Housing Policy Coordinator will describe the City's healthy housing plan and the rental registry.
Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street (map)
12PM Barrels and Bottles Brewing Downtown Golden Closing and Anniversary Party
This image appeared in GoldenToday in 2013
Barrels & Bottles is celebrating their 11th anniversary by closing their original location. This isn't a bad thing, as they own their own building on South Golden Road, which contains both the production facility and the tap room.
Stop by, say farewell to the original location, and congratulate Zach and Abby on 11 successful years.
Live Music, Food, Free Nostalgia, Special Beer Release and MORE!
Barrels & Bottles
600 12th Street (map)
12:30-3:30 Kentucky Derby Watch Party @ Morris & Mae
Don your fancy hat and watch the Kentucky Derby at Morris & Mae. Have a mint julep and enjoy your day at the races!
Morris & Mae
18475 W. Colfax Avenue (map)
5-8PM First Super Cruise of the Season
2024 is the start of the Golden Super Cruise’s 20th official anniversary season. There will no longer be entertainment, official vendors, an information line or email contact. The Cruise has always been yours and you know the drill. If you’ve been a participant or spectator, come out as usual.
If you’re new to the Cruise, start at South Golden Road and jump in. It’s easy and the people are great. Support the City of Golden and Golden businesses because they’ve always been our gracious hosts. Thank you very sincerely for the perfect job of picking up and packing out trash. Point of important courtesy: Drive straight through all roundabouts, but ESPECIALLY at South Golden Road and Ulysses at the top of the hill. Tell others and use it as a cooldown and space it out to come back around through the Quaker roundabout.
Golden Super Cruise
11AM and 1PM The Emperor's New Clothes @ Miners Alley Opens Today
The Emperor loves his clothes! In fact, he cares more about his clothes than his people, and that’s not right! Along come a pair of swindlers ready to take advantage of the gullible Emperor and his two town officials, and the story begins.
Come help the Emperor learn appearances are not everything and honesty is the best policy.
Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
1103 Arapahoe Street (map)
3:30PM Ode to Life! Choir Concert & Silent Auction
The Golden Concert Choir will present its spring concert, Ode to Life in the Great Hall of the historic and beautiful Calvary Episcopal Church of Golden (please use the 14th Street entrance). The program features the giants of classical music: Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Berlioz, and a less well-known woman composer of the early 20th century, Lili Boulanger. The program begins with Berlioz’s very dramatic rejection of the horrors of death and progresses through a series of pieces which resolve into a recognition of the joy of life represented by the choral music of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy.
The doors will open at 3:00 p.m. to allow time for a fundraising silent auction and sale which will precede and follow the concert. The concert starts at 4.
Tickets will be available at the door: $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, $5 for students, no charge for children under 6. Come enjoy the music with us, and shop for Mother's Day gifts and local summer activities to benefit the choir.
Calvary Church
1320 Arapahoe St (map)
Live Music for Saturday, May. 4th
- 7PM: ColdReplay & Double Life @ Buffalo Rose @ Buffalo Rose
Buffalo Rose (main venue)
- 5:30-8:30PM: Howard Dlugasch @ Buffalo Rose @ Buffalo Rose
Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage) - More Live Music
1PM Fuzzheads @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
2-9:30PM Golden Sunshine Fest @ Goosetown Station
5-9PM Live Music @ Bridgewater Grill
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom5:30-8:30PM Matthew Aitch @ Barrels and Bottles @ Camp George West
6PM Still the Same @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Death of William Sarell
Portrait of William Sarell from the Golden History Museum collection
80 Years Ago
The May 4, 1944 Colorado Transcript published the sad news that William Sarell had died at age 93.
Mr. Sarell came to Golden with his parents when he was 16 years old. He ran a hardware store in Golden for more than 60 years–first in partnership with his father, and later with his son Raymond.
He worked until he was 91, and for many years enjoyed his status as the elder statesman of Washington Avenue. In his later years, he often gave interviews to the Transcript, highlighting the facts that he was here when Calvary Church was built and he worked as a page for the Territorial Legislature.
Sarell Hardware operated in several locations through its years in business–first in a small shop on 12th Street, moving to the Harrison Block (where Creekside Jewelers are now) in 1878. The following year, they moved to the Opera House (now the Ace Hi Tavern). Sometime before 1901, they constructed a building at 13th and Ford. In 1908 they bought 1118 Washington (now the Red Wagon). Sometime before 1937, they bought their final home at 1112 Washington Avenue.
Their first advertisement appeared in 1866. At that time, they specialized in producing custom metalwork. They next added stoves, tinware, and nails. Over the years, the types of inventory grew–from churns to tools to step ladders, cutlery, roofing supplies, plumbing supplies, garden supplies, and garden seeds.
William died in 1944 at the age of 93. Unfortunately, his son (and business partner of 45 years) died 2 weeks later, bringing the 60 year old family business to an abrupt halt. All three generations of Sarell Hardware owners are buried in the Golden cemetery.
Sarell Hardware went through a few owners in the year after the Sarells died, but in the summer of 1945, Joe and Ruby Meyer came to town and bought the store--which remained in the Meyer family until 2021.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. East southeast wind around 6 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 45°F
Sunday: Partly Sunny, 74°F
Sunday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 47°F
Monday: Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 57°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 42°F
Tuesday: Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 60°F
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 38°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 58°F
Wednesday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 39°F
Thursday: Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 56°F
Thursday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 39°F
Friday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 56°F
News Relating to Golden - May 4, 2024
Arapahoe City: Jefferson County’s First City
Golden History Museum & Park
Arapahoe City was located north of Clear Creek, west of present-day McIntyre Street approximately two miles east of Golden. Initially, a mining district, and the earliest city in Jefferson County, it was founded on November 28, 1858. Members of the Arapahoe Town Company included Marshal Cook, President, George B. Allen, Secretary, and Thomas Golden, Treasurer... Read more...
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