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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Sunday, Apr. 19th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Golden Sports
- All day - Church Services
- 9:30-11:30AM - Walking Tour
- 10AM-3PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 12-5PM - Volunteer Pop-Up Show
- 2:30-4:30PM - Textile Society @ The Library
- 3PM - JSO Spring Symphony Showcase
- 4-5PM - Book Fair for Adults
- 5-9PM - Board Game Night
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
10AM-12PM E-Days Car Show
Once again the Colorado School of Mines Car Club is hosting the E-Days car show. Any and all cars, trucks, and bikes are welcome! Check-in will begin at 9:00 am and awards will be handed out at 11:30. Registration is required.
Location:
Mines Campus - Lot A
1922 Jones Rd (map)
12-5PM Volunteer Pop-Up Show @ Foothills Art Center - Astor House
Join us for a celebration of creativity and dedication at the Foothills Art Center’s Volunteer Pop-Up Show! Come witness the incredible talents of our devoted volunteer team as they present their latest creations across a diverse range of mediums, including woodturning, jewelry, paintings, ceramics, and graphic art. Our volunteers invest their time and energy throughout the year to enhance visitors’ experiences and support programs and events. This show is our heartfelt way of expressing gratitude for their invaluable contributions. Free. More information
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Astor House
1133 Arapahoe Street (Map)
2:30-4:30PM Textile Society @ The Library
Spin a yarn at Golden Library's drop-in fiber arts program. Relax with your craft for a few hours while fiber enthusiasts help you through difficult patterns or simply explain a new-to-you technique. All skill levels welcome.
More information
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
When:
2:30-4:30PM on Sunday, Apr. 19th
A Beautiful Day for the Traditional E-Days Celebration at Mines
The Creek may be low, but the turn-out was high for yesterday's E-Days Cardboard Boat Race!
The day concluded with a beautiful (and noisy!) fireworks display.
The Golden Word - 04/19/26
3PM JSO Spring Symphony Showcase
Twenty five musicians in five ensembles, including the JSO horn section, present music from Beethoven to Tcherepnin.
Tickets $15 online or at the door.
FREE ADMISSION for JSO season subscribers and youth under 18.
Location:
Jefferson Unitarian Church
14350 W. 32nd Avenue (map)
Live Music for Sunday, Apr. 19th
- 4:30-7:30PM Chris Child @ Buffalo Rose Sky Bar Stage
- More Live Music
4-7PM Chuck Grossman @ Columbine Cafe
4-7PM dadweed @ Goosetown Station
8PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: The Coors Mansion
The Coors Mansion – Middle photo from Google Street Images; all others from the Golden History Museum collection
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According to Coors: A Rocky Mountain Legend, the Coors mansion was built by brewery founder Adolph Coors as a present to his wife in 1890. It was constructed with pieces of a dance pavilion and beer garden, which had operated on the brewery grounds, but had been closed for many years.
There were originally three cottages for family members, but they were demolished to make way for brewery expansions. The mansion itself was moved to allow for a brewery addition.
My late neighbor, Bill Robie, worked for Coors and shared some photos of the home that he took in February of 1976.
The Coors Family Residence
by Bill Robie
In 1976, as a Coors employee in the Land and Water Department, I had the opportunity to tour and photograph parts of the Coors mansion, also sometimes referred to by family members as the “Big House”. The following is taken from an early 1970s paperback publication titled “The Adolph Coors Story”.
In the late 1800s, Adolph Coors Sr. built a home on the grounds of the brewery for his wife Louisa and their growing family of six boys. Most of the 22 rooms retain their original design and décor. Books written by German authors fill the shelves in the library. Oriental rugs, handcrafted furniture, and a round table with a concealed radio near Coors’ favorite easy chair are still in place. A large chandelier imported from Copenhagen hangs from a high ceiling, and a Steinway piano waits for players in the music room.
The entire house was moved east about 300 feet in 1961 to make room for brewery expansion and was also rotated 90 degrees to face Castle Rock rather than the new industrial buildings. The home originally had a bowling alley and later, after the house was moved, a therapy pool was added for use by Mrs. Coors Jr. to help relieve her arthritic pain. The home was little used after Adolph Coors II died in 1970, but Bill and Joe Coors often ate their lunch there in the 1970s.
The mansion remains there today surrounded by pine trees and lawns, much as it was when Coors built it, but almost lost behind the towering structures of the modern brewery complex.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. West wind around 6 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 70. East wind 2 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. West northwest wind around 7 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, 44°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny, 76°F
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 50°F
Tuesday: Sunny, 79°F
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 54°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 80°F
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 46°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers, 65°F
Thursday Night: Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 37°F
Friday: Slight Chance T-storms, 59°F
Friday Night: Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 35°F
Saturday: Chance Snow Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 60°F
News About Golden - April 19, 2026
Goldenites ask city for safer roads after 2 major collisions
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Claire McDaniel was biking on a Sunday morning near the 2200 block of Ford Street.
McDaniel, who lives in Golden’s Eagle Ridge neighborhood and works at Colorado School of Mines as the head swim coach, vividly recalled the day.
It was Sept. 5, 2021 — the day she was hit by a car... Read more...
I-70 lanes closed near Golden after semi trailer rolls over into median
By Kaylee Harter
Denver Channel 7
A semi trailer rolled into the median on Interstate 70 Friday, closing the left and middle eastbound lanes near Golden, per Colorado State Patrol officials... Read more...
Winning $1 million Colorado Lottery ticket sold at Front Range gas station
By Katie Langford
Denver Post
Someone had a life-changing trip to a Front Range gas station this week when they purchased a winning $1 million Colorado Lottery ticket, state officials said.
The winning ticket was sold at the Loaf ‘N Jug at 102 N. Rubey Drive in Golden... Read more...
Reinventing the wheel, literally: Mines team excels at NASA competition
By Jasmine Leonas
Colorado School of Mines Newsroom
More than 6,000 years after its invention, a team of Colorado School of Mines students is working to improve on one of humanity’s most important pieces of technology – the wheel. But the design they created won’t be for Earth-based purposes... Read more...
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