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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Sunday, Nov. 23rd
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Golden Sports
- All day - Church Services
- All day - Mines Little Theater - Red Ink
- 7-10AM - Pancake & Waffle Breakfast Fundraiser
- 10AM-3PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 10AM-12PM - Pumpkin Paint & Sip
- 12-5PM - Foothills Art Center - Holiday Art Market
- 12-5PM - Foothills Art Center - Holiday Art Market
- 3-4PM - Golden Library Discussion Book Group
- 4-6PM - The Dark Arts of Persuasion
- 5-9PM - Board Game Night
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
7-10AM Pancake & Waffle Breakfast Fundraiser @ Golden Event Center/Golden Masonic Lodge
Pancakes & Waffles
with choice of cheese, sausage, hash browns
Coffee, tea, cocoa, milk & orange juice
Cost:
Adults & Children over 12yrs - $10.00 ea.
Children 8-12yrs - $5.00 ea.
Children 5yrs & under – Free!
All proceeds go to support Eastern Star projects & our youth groups
This is open to the public.
Location:
Golden Event Center/Golden Masonic Lodge
400 10th Street (Map)
When:
7-10AM on Sunday, Nov. 23rd
3-4PM Golden Library Discussion Book Group @ Golden Library
Today’s Title: The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
Book some time to discuss great reads! More information
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
4-6PM The Dark Arts of Persuasion @ Jefferson Unitarian Church
Join Jefferson Humanists for our monthly meeting where we will enjoy Heather Fester's presentation, The Dark Arts of Persuasion: A Critical Look at Extreme Rhetoric, Manipulation, and Control.
Get ready for an intellectual deep dive that puts your critical thinking skills to the ultimate test.
In this explosive talk, Colorado School of Mines professor Dr. Heather Fester will dissect the most intense and consequential forms of rhetoric and how it persuades, manipulates, and controls belief systems. More information.
Location:
Jefferson Unitarian Church
14350 W. 32nd Avenue (Map)
The Golden Word - 11/23/25
Live Music for Sunday, Nov. 23rd
- 4:30-7:30PM Conal Rosanbalm @ Buffalo Rose
- More Live Music
4-7PM Chuck Grossman @ Columbine Cafe
8PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: The Future Bonfire Burrito Arrives
Golden Transcript - November 23, 1976
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49 Years Ago
The November 23, 1976 Golden Transcript featured this photo of the new Taco John's restaurant being lowered into place at 23rd and Ford Streets. The caption commented that "everything was set up and ready to go except the beans in the cook pot." The proud owners were teachers who were changing careers.
The business thrived, and in 1980 they expanded the building to three times the original size.
Taco John’s closed their Golden store sometime in the 1990s. It was replaced for a year or two by a restaurant called “Taco Mesa.” After that, Golden Frames & Gifts moved in and remained there for about a decade.
Bonfire Burrito bought the building in 2019 and has attracted a devoted, almost cult-like following.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind around 6 mph.
Sunday: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Cloudy. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night: Chance Rain Showers, 37°F
Monday: Sunny, 57°F
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 33°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 43°F
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 26°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny, 49°F
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 36°F
Thanksgiving Day: Mostly Sunny, 59°F
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy, 36°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny, 57°F
Friday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 33°F
Saturday: Chance Snow Showers, 45°F
Supporters
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Sponsors:
($100/month and up)
Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Miners Saloon, Golden Hayride Outpost, Unite Fitness, Clothilde Elingbow, Michael Mason, Colorado Railroad Museum, Goosetown Station, and Earth Sweet Boutique
Friends:
($50-99.99/month or $550/yr)
Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, Goozell Yogurt & Coffee 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, and Joy Brandt
Supporters:
($25-49.99/month or $250/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, and Steve & M.L. Richardson
Members:
($10-24.99/month or $110/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, Vicki Olson, 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, and Wendy Weiman
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
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
