Gardens of Golden
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Saturday, Nov. 14th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - TriceraTOTs
- All day - Preschool Nature Nuts - Talkin' Turkeys
- All day - Golden Sports
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 8AM - Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk
- 9AM-2PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 9:30AM-12PM - Walk With a Geologist at Triceratops Trail
- 10AM - Sacred Sand Mandala Festival - Opening Ceremony
- 10AM-12:30PM - Collage Collective
- 10:15-10:45AM - Family Time - Registration Required
- 12-12:30PM - Quick Class: Almond Flour Power
- 1-3PM - PAWS for Reading @ the Library
- 1-4:30PM - Virtual: Dungeons & Dragons for Advanced Players
- 1-3PM - Painting Dreamy Moonscapes
- 4-8PM - International Day @ Mines
- 5-6:30PM - Golden American Legion Dinner
- 5-8PM - Golden Makers Harvest Event
- 7:30PM - Cannonball Comedy
- 7:30-10PM - Drag Bingo - Time Warped
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Mama Bear with Cubs in Tucker Gulch
Photo by Sonia Arnold
No signs of hibernating yet!
10AM-12:30PM Collage Collective @ Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
Cut, Create and Inspire: Monthly Collage Collective
Join us at Foothills Art Center Creative Campus on the second Saturday of the month to unwind, de-stress and build a creative collage community.
Collage is a perfect vehicle for sparking creativity and manipulating images into something “better” than it was. This is a regularly scheduled time each month to let yourself check out of reality and allow your imagination to take off. We will use collage techniques and design tips that will help guide everyone from experienced to novice artists. Each month a theme will be presented, but you are always welcome to take a creative turn and explore on your own. A variety of magazines, patterned papers, mixed media materials, and embellishments are provided. Materials will change monthly so each session will be exciting and fresh. Come see what it’s all about and give yourself the gift of well being and art. Register
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
809 15th Street (Map)
1-3PM Painting Dreamy Moonscapes @ Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
In this one-day workshop, you’ll paint alongside master pastel artist Kathy Beekman as you create dynamic moonscape scenes in soft pastel. You’ll learn how to mix colors right on your paper and use pastel sticks to build dreamy imagery. Great for beginners and for experienced students who love getting hands-on with art. Open to all skill levels. By the end of the workshop, you’ll leave with a completed pastel painting! Register
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
809 15th Street (Map)
4-8PM International Day @ Mines
International Day 2025 - Photo by Chris Davell
Hosted by the USG Student Advocacy Committee and International Student and Scholar Support Office, International Day is one of the biggest campus events of the year. It celebrates the food, music, traditions, and heritage of international students, scholars, and faculty at Colorado School of Mines.
Food menus, event performance details, and pricing information will be available closer to the event date.
The event is held each year in the Green Center on Mines Campus, with events in Bunker Auditorium and Friedhoff Hall. Kids 10 and under are free.
Location:
Colorado School of Mines
Green Center (Map)
When:
4-8PM on Saturday, Nov. 14th
5-8PM Golden Makers Harvest Event @ Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
Let’s make, tinker and create together during this free event! Join us for workshops, maker showcase, live music, sips + bites. All are welcome. More information
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
809 15th Street (Map)
The Golden Word - 11/14/26
Live Music for Saturday, Nov. 14th
- More Live Music
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
6:30-9:30PM Matt Flaherty & Friends @ Goosetown Station
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Early Thanks
Ads from the November 14, 1940 Colorado Transcript
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86 Years Ago
The November 14, 1940 Colorado Transcript was focused on Thanksgiving:
Thanksgiving Day is right around the corner–Thursday, November 21–just to be an American–live in Golden and Jefferson county–and be in business on Washington Avenue is enough to make us all reverently happy and thankful.
Avenue Flashes Column
The Golden Gem Theater was sponsoring its annual Thanksgiving food matinee. They were showing The Day the Bookies Wept, starring Betty Grable. Admission was only available with a donation of food, which would be used to stock Thanksgiving baskets for local families in need.
Thanksgiving was unusually early that year. We normally celebrate it on the fourth Thursday in November. In 1939, President Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving to the third Thursday in order to make the Christmas shopping season longer–an economic stimulus move. They changed it back to the fourth Thursday at the end of 1941. Source: archives.gov
Weather
Overnight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 43 overnight. Southwest wind around 1 mph.
Saturday: A chance of rain after 11am. Mostly cloudy. High near 51, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 11pm, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy. Low around 36, with temperatures rising to around 38 overnight. North northwest wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night: Chance Light Rain then Patchy Fog, 36°F
Sunday: Patchy Fog then Sunny, 57°F
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, 38°F
Monday: Sunny, 61°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 40°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 61°F
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 41°F
Wednesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers, 55°F
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Partly Cloudy, 35°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 53°F
Thursday Night: Slight Chance Snow Showers, 35°F
Friday: Chance Snow Showers, 51°F
News About Golden - November 14, 2026
Local Unitarian Universalist Congregation Changes Name to Reflect Values of Inclusion and Anti-Racism
Common Flame
Earlier this year, the members of Jefferson Unitarian Church voted by a wide margin to change the name of our community to Common Flame: a Unitarian Universalist Congregation. The process, which we called “The Power of Our Name,” began with recognition that the name of our congregation should reflect our values, represent who we are, and pave the way to who we are becoming... Read more... Download PDF below.
CITY COUNCIL DIRECTS DEACTIVATION OF FLOCK LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM
City of Golden
The Golden City Council voted 6-1 on Nov. 10 to remove funding for the Flock automatic license plate reader system from the City’s 2027 budget and directed the Golden Police Department to deactivate the system immediately. Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Vitry voted in opposition.
As a result, Golden Police will no longer use the Flock system or its equipment for law enforcement activities or collect new data through the system... Read more...
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Sponsors:
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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, Colorado Railroad Museum, and Unite Fitness
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, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum,, 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, in memory of Marjorie Sloan, Chris and Joyce Davell, 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, Robert Thresher, Tonie Mattox, Steve & M.L. Richardson, Jeremy & Stephanie Keller, AC Development, Golden PT & Pilates, Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young, Mary Eiberger, and Jonathan Landman & Bonnie Vangilder, Vic DeMaria
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, Karen Oxman, Catherine Skokan, Ross Fraser & KC Gilliland, Lynne Haigh, Elizabeth Hilliard, Kathy Hirons & Jack Markin, Jess & Anthony Monasterio, Heather Duncan, Lee Ann & Pete Horneck, Carol Cameron, Cheryl Williamson, San Daugherty, 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, Sam & Marilyn Baron, Carmen Johnson, 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, Edgar Walker, Bivy Beer Bar, Nancy Cooper, Jane & Mike Templeton, Vicki Greivel, Kim McDonough, Carie Chimbel, Peggy Brochtrup, Cindy & Matt Finley, Kelly Fry, Esther Kettering, Tom & Susan Roberts, Vicki Greivel, GoGood Golden, Sandra Dallas, Nanette Johnson, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, Sharon & John Trefny
Followers:
($5-9.99/month or $55/year)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Steve Stevens, Vicki Olson, Emily Kurzinski, Peyton Gibson, Sally Berger, Kristen Morgan, Joyce Sutton, Mary Rains, Craig Champlin, Stan Swisher, Bill Way, Chris Toney, Alicia Zimmerman, Tamara Feucht, Golden Brokers, Diane Tiberi, Cathy Larocca, Dave Cole, Rachael Kenney-Reid, Dianne K Pavelka, and Tashina Taylor
