February Rainbow
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Thursday, Feb. 26th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - The First Annual Golden Comfort & Comedy Festival
- 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
- 11AM-12PM - Library for All: Interactive Program for Adults with Disabilities
- 2PM - Arts and Culture Commission - Art in Public Places Subcommittee Meeting
- 2:30-4:30PM - Weekly Demonstration - What do you stand for?
- 3-4:30PM - Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic
- 3-5PM - Quilt Museum Wine & Cheese
- 4-10PM - Après Thursdays @ Golden Mill
- 4-6PM - Golden Startup Happy Hour
- 4-5PM - Tween Scene: String Art
- 6-8PM - Denver West Quilt Artists Group Meeting
- 6-8PM - Trivia Night @ Scully's Cafe
- 6-8:30PM - Is Media Ruining America?
- 6PM - Run Club
- 6-7:30PM - Facial & Body Scrub Make & Take
- 6-8PM - Spirits Club: Whiskey Business
- 6-10PM - Wax N' Suds @ Columbine Cafe
- 6PM - Mobility & Transportation Advisory Board Meeting
- 7:30PM - Wicked Wonders with Charly Wonder
- 7:30PM - The Odd Couple (Female Version)
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
10AM-5PM Celebrate Buffalo Bill's Birthday with Free Admission
Free admission to the museum TODAY, in honor of Buffalo Bill’s Birthday! Stop by for free entry to the museum, a birthday craft, and fun handout at check-in. This is a non-ticketed event and reservations are not required. More information
Location:
Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave
987½ Lookout Mountain Road (Map)
3-5PM Quilt Museum Wine & Cheese @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Meet your friends at The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum for a special docent-led afternoon tour of the museum followed by wine and cheese in the gallery. This will be a meet up event and transportation is not provided. Registration includes wine & cheese Register Active Older Adults aged 50+
Location:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
200 Violet Street (Map)
4-5PM Tween Scene: String Art @ Golden Library
With simply a hammer, wood, and string and a bit of creative ingenuity, you'll be able to create your very own string art masterpiece.
This monthly event is exclusively for tweens in 4th through 6th grade to provide a regular opportunity to explore and express themselves. Please honor this age limit to ensure a safe and comfortable environment for all participants.
*Participants will be expected to utilize hammers and nails during the making of this item. Register
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
4-10PM Après Thursdays @ Golden Mill
Join us every Thursday from February 5 through March 26 at The Golden Mill for Après Thursdays — your cozy Front Range hangout filled with good music, cold beer, and mountain-town vibes.
A weekly snow sport–inspired après series connecting Front Range adventurers with live music, giveaways, and mountain culture — the perfect post-I-70 stop after a day in the mountains. Looking for the ultimate place to unwind after skiing or riding? More information
Location:
Golden Mill
1012 Ford Street (Map)
4-6PM Golden Startup Happy Hour @ Buffalo Rose
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Connect with local entrepreneurs, small business owners, and fun, like-minded people in a relaxed, social setting.
Location:
Buffalo Rose
1119 Washington Avenue (Map)
6-7:30PM Golden Writers Community Meeting @ Golden Library
Are you a writer in the Golden area? Interested in being part of an informal community of local writers? If yes, then please join us for our first meeting where we'll discuss what we want this community to be. Amateur, professional, aspiring writers....all are welcome.
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
6-7:30PM Facial & Body Scrub Make & Take @ Earth Sweet Boutique
During class you will learn all about why exfoliating our skin is beneficial, how it improves the look & texture of your skin and how botanicals can help play a role in that. $45 Register
Location:
Earth Sweet Boutique
1224 Arapahoe Street (Map)
6-8:30PM Is Media Ruining America? @ Jefferson Unitarian Church
Media Disinformation Workshops
Worried about the proliferation of fake news, political polarization and threats to our democracy? Join us for a five-week series, Is Media Ruining Our Democracy, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Jefferson County and the Jefferson County Public Library.
In these interactive workshops, we'll explore modern media, the proliferation of fake news and how we got here; recognizing and confronting bias; how to survive the avalanche of fake news and begin to mend political divisions; and AI and its threat to our democracy. In week five (March 19), we'll hear from a panel of experts on how to address these challenges. Free and open to the public. More information
Location:
Jefferson Unitarian Church
14350 W 32nd Ave (Map)
6PM Mobility & Transportation Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 6AM *
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Send comments on any of the following topics to jpuhr@cityofgolden.net BEFORE 3PM
- Provide in-person comment (limited to 3 minutes) during the meeting, at 6PM.
* The equipment in Council chambers is still broken, so you will not be able to watch the meeting live. Check back for the recording later today or tomorrow.
The Board will adjourn to a Study Session after Public Comment. Tonight's topics include:
- Adding bike standards to a standards manual
- Micro-mobility (e.g. - scooters and skateboards)
- 2026 work plan
- Current transportation projects in Golden
None of the supporting documents were included in the meeting packet.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
7:30PM Wicked Wonders with Charly Wonder @ Gnarly's
Tonight's installment in the Comfort and Comedy Festival:
Wicked Wonders
Step into a night of mystery, illusion, and jaw-dropping magic at Gnarly’s Theater. Join master illusionist Charly Wonder for an 18+ magic experience packed with mind-bending tricks, sleight of hand, and unexpected surprises. This is not your typical magic show — expect bold performances, playful misdirection, and moments that will leave you questioning reality. Learn more and purchase tickets.
Location:
Gnarly's
1224 Washington Avenue (Map)
The Golden Word - 02/26/26
Live Music for Thursday, Feb. 26th
- 5-8PM Wylie Jones @ Golden Mill
- More Live Music
6PM Fed on Peaches @ New Terrain Brewing
6:30-8:30PM Bunny Blake @ Etta Jeanne
6:30PM Ben Rafferty Solo @ Goosetown Station
7-10PM Open Jam Night @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Celebrity Visitor
73 Years Ago
In February of 1953, Golden was all a-twitter because Aunt Jemima would be coming to town on March 7th. The first announcement appeared in the February 19, 1953 Colorado Transcript. It said “she will be welcomed by Mayor Everett Barnhardt and representatives from Golden civic clubs in an official ‘Key to the City’ presentation early Saturday morning at City Hall.
It’s not entirely clear that they knew she was a fictional character. The article goes on to describe her as “a leading culinary expert for more than half a century.”
The excitement continued in the February 26th edition, which reported that a reception committee would meet her at 16th and Washington. A parade, including the Colorado School of Mines band, would escort her down Washington Avenue to City Hall. There, she would receive the key to the city and a bouquet of flowers. After that, she would be driven to Safeway, where she would distribute free pancakes.
The March 5th issue provided the final details regarding the parade. A local woman, who had won a race sponsored by Quaker Oats, would be riding with Aunt Jemima in the car, and clowns would accompany the parade and scatter free Quaker Oats products to the crowd. In addition to the free pancakes at Safeway, 400 children would receive free comic books and adults would be given free recipe books.
The School of Mines got in on the excitement, recruiting Aunt Jemina to be the celebrity chef at a fund-raising pancake support benefitting an injured student. "The supper is being furnished by Aunt Jemima, The Quaker Oats Co, Cudahy Packing Co., Snow Crop frozen food, The Dwight Edwards Coffee Col, The Wesson Oil Co., and Safeway Store, Inc."
Both parties were successful. The March 12th Transcript reported that the pancake supper raised $310. “A few hundred people” were downtown for the 8AM parade and “approximately 1500” people went to Safeway for the pancake shindig.
Golden certainly knows how to show a fictional character a good time.
In 2020, PepsiCo/Quaker Oats concluded that Aunt Jemima was a racist stereotype and the pancakes, waffles, and syrup were rebranded as "Pearl Milling Company."
Weather
Overnight: A slight chance of rain and snow before 5am. Mostly clear. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. West northwest wind 12 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 51 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Sunny. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 40°F
Friday: Sunny, 65°F
Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 43°F
Saturday: Partly Sunny, 67°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain, 41°F
Sunday: Chance Light Rain, 60°F
Sunday Night: Chance Light Rain, 37°F
Monday: Chance Light Rain, 56°F
Monday Night: Chance Light Rain, 38°F
Tuesday: Chance Light Rain, 57°F
Tuesday Night: Chance Light Rain, 34°F
Wednesday: Slight Chance Light Rain, 60°F
News About Golden - February 26, 2026
How these Colorado businesses changed course during the chaotic 2025 tariff wars
By Tamara Chuang
Colorado Sun
Davis, an entrepreneur with a background in physics, left New York and moved to Colorado decades ago because of the area’s universities and federal labs like the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder. He cofounded what is now Vescent Technologies in Golden. They make lasers used in atomic clocks and other quantum-technology products. Vescent manufactures in Colorado... Read more...
City of Golden Weekly Digest
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