November in Vanover Park
Photo by Liz Erickson
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Sunday, Nov. 3rd
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Church Services
- 9:30-11:30AM - Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
- 10AM - Wrestling Mines Rookie Open
- 10AM-3PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 2PM - Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Elusive Ear
- 3-5PM - Golden Teen Art Exhibition - Reception
- 4-6PM - Elderberry Syrup & Fire Cider Making
- 5-9PM - Board Game Night
- 6PM - Day of the Dead Tequila Pairing Dinner
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Did you remember to reset your clocks?
As of 2AM, we are back on Standard Time.
Today's sunrise is 6:31AM and sunset is 4:54PM. The days will continue to shorten until they reach their nadir on December 20th and 21st (9 hr, 21 min, 15 sec).
Daylight Savings Time will resume on March 9th.
Fall Yard Waste Collection This Week
If you use the City's trash/recycling/compost service, this is the week for yard waste collection. They will collect it on your regular trash day. Learn more.
9:30-11:30 Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
The Full Walking Tour is a guided tour of the East and West sides of Dinosaur Ridge. A volunteer guide will interpret the dinosaur tracks and bone fossils, local history, and geology during the one-way, 1.5-mile tour on a paved trail will take 1.5-2 hours. All walkers require a ticket to be transported via a shuttle bus to their starting point. This tour is designed for participants ages 10 and older.
Tour Specifics:
- $18 per person (All walkers require a ticket to be transported via a shuttle bus to their starting point)
- 1.5-2 hours
- Admission to the Exhibit Hall is included with each ticket
- Masks are required on the shuttle bus (ages 3+).
- Tour may be called off for active precipitation, temps below 32 degrees, or lack of registrations.
- Appropriate attire: comfortable shoes, sun hats, sunglasses, removable clothing (windbreakers, fleeces, etc…)
- Bring water
- Minimum of 2 and maximum of 13 participants
Learn more and to register at:
https://dinoridge.org/visit-dinosaur-ridge/full-walking-tour/
Dinosaur Ridge
16831 West Alameda Parkway (map)
3-5PM Golden Teen Art Exhibition - Reception @ The Library
Golden Teen Art Reception. Celebrate your accomplishment with other exhibitors! Light refreshments will be provided.
More information
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (map)
Live Music for Sunday, Nov. 3rd
- 4-7PM Amanda Hawkins @ Buffalo Rose
Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage) - More Live Music
4PM Jeff Goodwin @ Over Yonder
8PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Recent History: First Fridays and Street Fairs
First Friday - November, 2008
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13 Years Ago
On November 3, 2011, What's Happening in Golden? reported that the downtown merchants were celebrating First Friday. These monthly events began in about 2008 and lasted through 2019. To attract some of the Friday night restaurant traffic, the stores stayed open late. Free carriage rides added to the "date night" appeal.
On that particular night, the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum (which was located on Washington Avenue at that time) was holding an opening reception for their latest exhibit. The CSM Ski Team was hosting a film at the Mountaineering Center. ("Every admission ticket comes with a free lift ticket to Monarch Mountain, plus there will be a raffle at the end with fabulous prizes!")
For several years, the summer First Fridays expanded to include a street fair on Washington Avenue. These featured entertainment, music, local food vendors, carriage rides, and (of course) beer, which was sold by the Chamber as a fund-raiser. The street fairs were popular and well-attended, but the merchants found that visitors tended to stay in the street and not go into the stores. In 2017, they decided to discontinue street fairs and go back to the regular First Fridays.
During the COVID shut-down, some of the merchants who had been most enthusiastic about First Fridays decided to retire, so the tradition ended with the pandemic.
Thank you to Wendy Weiman for sponsoring Golden History Moments for the month of November.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. West wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Rain likely after 11am. Mostly cloudy. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 47 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Rain before 11pm, then rain and snow. Cloudy. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 33 overnight. North northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Sunday Night: Rain And Snow, 31°F
Monday: Chance Light Snow then Partly Sunny, 40°F
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 30°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 49°F
Tuesday Night: Rain And Snow Showers Likely, 29°F
Wednesday: Snow Showers Likely, 31°F
Wednesday Night: Chance Snow Showers, 24°F
Thursday: Chance Snow Showers, 35°F
Thursday Night: Chance Snow Showers, 24°F
Friday: Chance Snow Showers, 41°F
Friday Night: Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 32°F
Saturday: Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Mostly Sunny, 47°F
News About Golden - November 3, 2024
Photo gallery: Trick-or-treaters descend on downtown Golden Halloween afternoon
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
A few minutes before 3 p.m., there was hardly anyone along Washington Avenue in downtown Golden.
Some costumed employees were waiting patiently along the sidewalks, eager to pass out their overflowing buckets of candy... Read more...
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Supporters
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Sponsors:
($100/month and up)
Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden City Brewery, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Morris & Mae Market, Miners Saloon, Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden Hayride Outpost, Kona Bowls, Unite Fitness, Tom Reiley, and Michael Mason
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, Beth Bidwell, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Joy Brandt, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Mary & Don Parker, Saré Merrigan, Nannette Johnson and the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
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, AC Development, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz, Steve & Karla Schaefer, and Bud Rockhill
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, Casey & Gina Brown, Sandy Schneider, Mark and Cathy Pattridge, Cheryl G Leidich, Jen Rutter, Carol Abel, 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, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, 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, and Jo Barber.
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser
