Cool Spring Evening on the Creek
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Thursday, Apr. 4th
- All day: CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day: Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day: Golden History Tours
- 9:00 AM-9:00 AM: Public Art Commission Meeting @ Golden City Hall
- 9:15 AM-9:45 AM: Baby Time @ Golden Library
- 10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation
- 10:00 AM-10:00 AM: Everything Dinosaur (on the Rocks) Lecture Series @ Dinosaur Ridge Discovery Center
- 3:00 PM-4:30 PM: Beck Venture Center Grand Opening @ Beck Venture Center
- 3:00 PM-4:30 PM: Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic @ Foothills Animal Shelter
- 4:00 PM-9:00 PM: Rescheuled: Golden Moon Speakeasy 10th Year Anniversary Party @ Golden Moon Speakeasy
- 4:00 PM-11:00 PM: Cheese Night with Cheese Ranch! @ Mountain Toad Brewing
- 4:30 PM-6:00 PM: REDI Task Force Meeting @ City of Golden Planning and Public Works
- 5:00 PM-7:30 PM: Teen Night @ Golden Community Center
- 5:00 PM-8:00 PM: Yappy Hour @ Golden Mill
- 6:00 PM-6:00 PM: Run Club @ Runners Roost
- 6:00 PM-7:00 PM: Ukulele Thursdays @ Golden Library
- 6:00 PM-9:00 PM: Golden Game Guild Mini Paint Night @ Golden Game Guild
- 7:30 PM-7:30 PM: A Jukebox for the Algonquin @ Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Public Art Commission - April 4, 2024
Winter Wind, part of the City of Golden Public Art Collection
The Public Art Commission will the annual maintenance plans for the City's collection. They will consider a proposal to dispense inexpensive prints from vending machines, with the proceeds going to support an art-related cause.
They will ask for volunteers amongst board member to review submissions and select the artwork to be installed in DeLong Park, New Loveland Park, and the entry to Golden point along the Peaks to Plains Trail.
Live Music for Thursday, Apr. 4th
- 5:00 PM-8:00 PM: Josh Blackburn @ Golden Mill @ Golden Mill
Golden Mill - More Live Music
5:30-8:30PM Teague Starbuck @ Mountain Toad
6PM Earl Nelson & The Company @ New Terrain Brewing
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Pottery Plant in Good Shape
Colorado Transcript - April 4, 1907
117 Years Ago
The April 4, 1907 Colorado Transcript wrote about "The People Who Are Making Golden Pottery A Success." The article explained that--after a number of delays and setbacks--the pottery factory was up and running. The group running the plant at that time was one of several who tried to make that business a success.
Geijsbeek Pottery was built at the west end of 8th Street in 1901. It was located along the railroad tracks. The railroad delivered coal and shipped the finished goods. The kilns went online in August of 1901 and a month later they were building an addition for another kiln.
The business failed quickly, By October of 1902, the company’s assets were being sold to satisfy creditors. There were a few attempts over the years to revive the industry, including the group running it in 1907. The most successful of the bunch was John Herold.
Mr. Herold was an experienced industrial potter from Ohio, who had moved to Colorado for his health. He worked alone in the big Geijsbeek building, testing and firing various types of local clay. In 1910, his work caught the attention of Adolph Coors,who invited Herold to move his operation into the empty Coors glass works. Coors used Herold's work as the basis for Coors Porcelain.
In 1918, local builder Oscar Nolin purchased the Geijsbeek building to demolish it and sell the usable construction materials. The August 22, 1918 Transcript reported that he had sold a hundred thousand bricks to be used in construction of a Denver hospital. In October, the City purchased “a number of heavy timbers taken from the old Geisbeek pottery, for use in building bridges.”
Despite the failure of Geijsbeek and several other aspiring manufacturers, pottery did become a vital industry in Golden. Coors Porcelain eventually evolved into the globally-known CoorsTek.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. West wind around 8 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 71. South southeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind around 8 mph.
News Relating to Golden - April 4, 2024
Watch the World’s Best Climbing Films at Reel Rock 18
GOLDEN, CO – Colorado Mountain Club (CMC) is thrilled to announce that the latest installment of the world-renowned climbing film festival, Reel Rock 18, is coming to the American Mountaineering Center in Golden on April 12th and 13th.
Featuring four gripping new climbing films from across the globe; great giveaways from local partners like Gravity Haus and Movement Climbing, Yoga, and Fitness; an open climbing wall; and access to the American Mountaineering Museum (the only one of its kind in the country!), it's an event you won't want to miss. Download press release below.
City of Golden Weekly Digest
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Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden City Brewery, Golden Cultural Alliance, Golden History Museum, Miners Alley Playhouse, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Morris & Mae Market, Miners Saloon, Joy and Jack Brandt, Tom Reiley, Bud Rockhill, Michael Mason, Lisa DeCaro and Len Matheo
Friends:
Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing Paul Haseman, Donna Anderson, Carol & Doug Harwood, Beth Bidwell, Greg Poulos
Supporters:
Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, Marjorie Sloan, Chris and Joyce Davell, Rick Flint, Forrest Jones, AC Development
Members:
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, Carol & Don Cameron, Frank & Marsha Hanou, 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 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
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Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Bill Fisher, Mariane Erickson, Susan Gray
