Castle Rock and Aurora Borealis
Photo by Laura Moore
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Saturday, Nov. 22nd
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Golden Sports
- 8-10AM - The Mindful Birder
- 8AM - Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk
- 10AM-3PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 10AM-5PM - Foothills Art Center - Holiday Art Market
- 10AM-5PM - Foothills Art Center - Holiday Art Market
- 10:15-10:45AM - Family Time - Registration Required
- 12-12:30PM - Quick Class: Almond Flour Power
- 12-2:30PM - Walk With a Geologist
- 1-3PM - Learn Pen Drawing Fundamentals with Michael Gatlin from Foothills Art Center
- 5-6:30PM - Golden American Legion Dinner
- 6:30-7:30PM - Soundbath
- 7PM - Mines Little Theater - Red Ink
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
New Segment Opened on the Peaks to Plains Trail
Photo by Chris Davell
NOW OPEN - CCR Trailhead
This newest segment of trail opened to the public in November 2025 and includes:
- The CCR Trailhead provides parking for 42 cars and takes its name from the Colorado Central Railroad that was built in the 1870s to transport ore from the mines in Blackhawk to the smelters in Golden.
- Another 1.5 miles of fully ADA Accessible trail that connects to the Gateway Segment.
- Five new bridges – Diversion Point, Granite Giants, 691, CCR, and Perseverance.
- JCPOS’ first trail on a viaduct structure. This design allows for surgical construction while providing visitors the experience they’ve grown accustomed to.
- Multiple creek access points, including the usable access point at the CCR Trailhead.
Learn more about the trail, past, present, and future!
10AM-5PM Holiday Art Market @ Foothills Art Center - Astor House
The annual Holiday Art Market (HART) at Foothills Art Center in Golden, CO is a premier holiday venue for fabulous fine art and craft made in Colorado. Visitors are immersed in a unique holiday marketplace featuring an array of handmade gifts for everyone on their holiday gift giving list. Over 100 Colorado artists offer ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, paintings, woodworking, photography and much more. Plus, your purchases of these one-of-a-kind treasure helps support both local artists and Foothills Art Center!
Admission and activities are free (donations accepted). 303-279-3922.
Mon-Sat: 10AM-5PM
Sunday: 12-5PM
Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Astor House
1133 Arapahoe Street (Map)
1-3PM Learn Pen Drawing Fundamentals with Michael Gatlin from Foothills Art Center @ Golden Library
Explore the fundamentals of drawing with pen in this hands-on workshop led by Foothills Art Center instructor Michael Gatlin. Designed for adult participants of all skill levels, the session will introduce essential techniques, encourage artistic exploration and build confidence through structured, guided practice to create a unique work of art. This class is exclusively for adults 19 or older. Registration required
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
7PM Mines Little Theater - Red Ink
Tickets available online or at the door.
Location:
Colorado School of Mines Green Center
924 16th Street (map)
When:
7PM on Saturday, Nov. 22nd
and
1PM and 7PM on Sunday, Nov. 23rd
The Golden Word - 11/22/25
Live Music for Saturday, Nov. 22nd
- 5:30-8:30PM Derek Hall @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
- 5-8PM Joe Wren @ Golden Outpost
- More Live Music
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
7-10PM Captain Insano DJ Set @ Etta Jeanne
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: A Woman with a Lovely Name and a Lovely House
Colorado Transcript – April 4, 1957
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80 Years Ago
We are going to have our Thanksgiving Day Dinner with an octogenarian. This will be Lake Smith’s 83rd Thanksgiving day–that’s almost half of all the Thanksgiving days since the United States of American became a nation in 1776.
The Colorado Transcript – November 22, 1945
Lake Erie Smith came to Golden to visit an aunt in 1870, and returned the following year to marry W.G. Smith–son of the Presbyterian minister, editor of the Golden Globe, and former lieutenant governor of Colorado. The couple had 3 daughters and a son, and by the time she died in 1957 she also had 9 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Smith lived in only two houses in her lifetime–the one in Iowa, where she was born, and the one she shared with her husband at 13th and Arapahoe. The Golden house began as a modest bungalow, but the couple added on as they added children and over time it became quite large and stately. Mrs. Smith enjoyed young people, and after her husband’s death in 1921 she rented rooms to Mines students. She was quite involved in the Presbyterian church, and hosted many church socials in her yard, in the shade of the trees that she and her husband had planted decades before.
Beautiful as the house was, the land beneath it was even more valuable. Shortly after Lake’s death, the City cut down the trees next to the house. They needed to widen Arapahoe Street to add diagonal parking. The following year, Mr. Foss bought the house so he could make a parking lot for Foss Drug customers. Even today, the north half of that parking lot belongs to the city, but the south half still belongs to the Foss family.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind around 7 mph.
Saturday: Sunny. High near 58, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 38, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. West wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 38°F
Sunday: Chance Rain Showers, 54°F
Sunday Night: Chance Rain Showers, 37°F
Monday: Sunny, 55°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 29°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 41°F
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 25°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny, 48°F
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 34°F
Thanksgiving Day: Partly Sunny, 55°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 36°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny, 54°F
News About Golden - November 22, 2025
OEDIT Announces Grants to 25 Colorado Startups and Researchers in the Advanced Industries
Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT)
DENVER - Today [November 20, 2025], the Global Business Development division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced that 17 Colorado companies and eight researchers have been awarded Proof of Concept and Early-Stage Capital and Retention grants through OEDIT’s Advanced Industries Accelerator Program(opens in new window). These grants promote the growth and sustainability of advanced industries in Colorado by driving innovation, commercialization, and public-private partnerships that move this vital aspect of Colorado’s economy forward in communities across the state... Read more...
Trial in Rock Rest assault, kidnapping case starts Dec. 9
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Both sides are making the final preparations for the Dec. 9-12 trial for an Arvada man who reportedly attacked a server at the Golden-area Rock Rest Lodge.
Brandon Montano, 31, has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping, assault and five other counts related to the May 21 incident at the restaurant... Read more...
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