Spring at the Old Capitol Grill
Photo by Richard Luckin
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Thursday, Apr. 2nd
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden Sports
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
- 10-10:30AM - Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation
- 10:30-11:30AM - Tots & Art Thursday
- 1-3PM - Collage Workshop @ Front Porch
- 1-3PM - Modern Kintsugi
- 2:30-4:30PM - Weekly Demonstration - What do you stand for?
- 3-4:30PM - Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic
- 4-11PM - Cheese Night with Cheese Ranch!
- 4-5:30PM - Collage - Art in Pieces
- 5-7PM - Bonsai Workshop
- 6-8PM - Trivia Night @ Scully's Cafe
- 6PM - Run Club
- 6-8PM - Herbal Sourdough Bread Making
- 6-7PM - Ukulele Thursdays
- 6-8PM - Make Your Own Disco Ball
- 6:30PM - 2026 World Tour Paddling Film Festival
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
1-3PM Collage Workshop @ Front Porch
Join Foothills Art Center Collage Artist Erika Vassallo for "It’s Hip to be Square.” In this workshop we will take pre-cut squares and alter them using collage techniques of ripping, cutting and layering the images and text to create a unique piece of art. Specialty papers and decorative elements will be provided along with current and vintage pictures to develop cohesiveness. Register Today! Active Older Adults aged 50+
Location:
Front Porch Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street (Map)
1-3PM Modern Kintsugi @ Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
Kintsugi is a 400 year old Japanese art form of the mending of ceramics — creating beauty from brokenness. Kintsugi’s philosophy reflects Japanese culture and teaches us the importance of cherishing and caring for things in our mass consumption society, and the beauty of brokenness/imperfection in things and ourselves.
In this workshop we will guide a small group through a modern method of this ancient craft. You will see and feel the beauty you have created from the brokenness and reflect on your own life’s journey. All welcome and all materials needed for the experience will be provided.
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
809 15th Street (Map)
When:
1-3PM on Thursday, Apr. 2nd
4-5:30PM Collage - Art in Pieces @ Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
This 6-week hands-on art workshop invites young artists to explore the exciting world of collage — transforming everyday materials into imaginative works of art. Participants will learn to express their ideas and personal identity using basic collage techniques. These techniques include ripping or tearing the paper, cutting into shapes or strips, adding their own drawing, writing or doodling and by creating texture with special papers or layering.
Through weekly guided sessions, students will experiment with the various techniques and work with color and composition. The students will contribute to a community project and create individual pieces of art weekly. Register
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
809 15th Street (Map)
5-7PM Bonsai Workshop @ Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
Tiny trees, big impact. Curious about the art of bonsai? In this hands-on workshop, Lynn Allbright, studio artist at Foothills Art Center, will teach you the fundamentals of bonsai care—from shaping and pruning to keeping your tree healthy and thriving.
Your registration includes all materials and does double the good: through our Buy One, Give One model, your spot also sponsors a Colorado School of Mines student to join the workshop. Register
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
809 15th Street (Map)
6-8PM Herbal Sourdough Bread Making @ Earth Sweet Boutique
Join certified clinical herbalist & avid baker, Rachel Bull for a night of learning and eating. We will be warm and cozy with some comfort food! If you've always wanted to bake sourdough but don't know where to start, this class is for you.
In this demonstration style class, Rachel will be teaching you how to make homemade sourdough, step by step and explaining the different herbs and foods that can be added to spruce up your loaves.
Throughout class, we will be sampling a variety of breads, so come hungry! $55 Register
Location:
Earth Sweet Boutique
1224 Arapahoe Street (Map)
When:
6-8PM on Thursday, Apr. 2nd
Reminder to Weigh In on a Bike-Sharing Plan
The City is asking you to participate in a survey regarding a proposed bike share system. RESPONSES ARE DUE BY FRIDAY, APRIL 3rd.
The request to participate appeared on the City's Facebook page and a number of people provided comments on Facebook. Facebook comments do not count! If you want to weigh in on this issue, you must complete the survey.
You may find the survey difficult to complete, for several reasons. It requires that you provide your age group, ethnicity, and income level. The survey also requires you to choose at least one location for a bike dock--even if you don't want one anywhere.
Bike Share History
Some of the comments on Facebook asked, "didn't we try this before?"
We did a couple of similar things. In 2016, the City got a generous grant for a pilot program to establish a "Bike Library." The grant allowed them to buy a good-sized shed and a bunch of bikes and helmets. People could borrow the bikes for free, for 2 hours, and rent them by the day or hour for longer rides. That program ran, off and on, until 2021. That summer, the City announced that they had been unable to find anyone to run the Bike Library. (I always wonder whether that shed is still full of bikes and helmets.)
In 2018, the City participated in another pilot. This time, a commercial company placed racks full of bikes that people could rent using an app. That program, originally planned to run for a year, lasted only two months. The commercial company decided to end it and removed the bikes. The Golden Transcript published a good article describing that short-lived program.
The Golden Word - 04/02/26
Live Music for Thursday, Apr. 2nd
- 5-8PM Chantil Dukart @ Golden Mill
- More Live Music
6PM Elle Michelle's Grateful Holler @ New Terrain Brewing
7-10PM Open Jam Night @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Bonus History Story: A Long Tradition
Easter Egg Hunt in Parfet Park - Photo by Dave Powers
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73 Years Ago
There'll be great fun this Saturday, April 4, for all Golden kids from the ages of 2 to 12! It's Golden's first annual Easter egg hunt, and it's being sponsored by the merchants committee of the Golden Chamber of Commerce. The hunt will be full of surprises, and there'll be over a hundred "numbered" eggs good for prizes in downtown stores.
Colorado Transcript - April 2, 1953
The article goes on to explain where kids of various age groups should line up, based on age: 2–4-year-olds by the tennis courts, south side of the mill ditch; 5–6-year-olds remainder of the park, south side of the mill ditch; 7-12-year-olds north of the mill ditch.
The mill ditch was a man-made stream that bisected Parfet Park. It was dug in the 1860s to provide water power to the Golden Mill. The ditch was an attractive hazard for a park, and more than one child drowned there over the years. Later that same year (1953), the City purchased the water rights from the Golden Mill and filled in the ditch.
The 2026 Edition of the Golden Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Golden Kiwanis Club, takes place this Saturday, April 4th. It starts at 10AM and it's over very quickly, so don't be late!
Golden History: It Pays to Advertise
Transcript ads for Douglas Shoes - 1868 (left) and 1903 (right)
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123 Years Ago
The April 2, 1903 Colorado Transcript included an advertisement for W.L. Douglas Shoes.
W.L. Douglas spent his early years as a cobbler in Golden. His shop was located on 12th Street, about where the post office stands today. According to a November 17, 1904 Transcript article, Douglas sold his Golden business in 1868 or 1869 and left Golden with $470. From here, he went to Massachusetts and started a shoe factory. The business did well and Douglas became a wealthy man. He served in the Massachusetts state legislature and eventually as Governor of the State of Massachusetts. He was also known for his philanthropic works. He died in 1924.
The Transcript liked to point out that much of Douglas’s success came from advertising in newspapers. Douglas advertised in papers all over the county, including the Colorado Transcript, but the Transcript had the honor of printing Douglas’s very first advertisement, in the June 5, 1867 edition. The Plains Indian War was heating up at that time, and he suggested that a pair of his shoes would help you run away from hostiles.
Weather
Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind around 6 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind 6 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 8pm and midnight, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between midnight and 2am. Partly cloudy. Low around 35, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. West wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 35°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny, 52°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 35°F
Saturday: Sunny, 63°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 38°F
Sunday: Sunny, 66°F
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, 41°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny, 68°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 43°F
Tuesday: Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers, 71°F
Tuesday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy, 47°F
Wednesday: Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers, 72°F
News About Golden - April 2, 2026
Telegrapher
Colorado Railroad Museum
City of Golden Weekly Digest
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Supporters
Many thanks to the people and organizations who support What’s Happening in Golden? If you would like to support local news, please CLICK HERE!
Sponsors:
($100/month or $1,175/year)
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 , Unite Fitness, Clothilde Elingbow, Michael Mason, and Earth Sweet Boutique
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, Saré Merrigan, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Vic DeMaria, 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, 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, Steve & M.L. Richardson, Jeremy & Stephanie Keller, AC Development
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, 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, Wendy Weiman, Marge Frueh. Nannette Johnson, Edgar Walker, Bivy Beer Bar, Nancy Cooper, and Jane & Mike Templeton
Followers:
($5-9.99/month or $55/year)
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, Bill Way, Chris Toney, Alicia Zimmerman, and Tamara Feucht
