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Morning After Grace - Last Call
This will be the final weekend to see the charming and heartwarming play "Morning After Grace" in Golden's own Miners Alley Performing Arts Center before it closes on March 2nd. Tickets are still available and can be purchased here.
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Golden Scenes from February, 2025
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11AM-12PM Library for All: Interactive Program for Adults with Disabilities @ Golden Library
The library is more than a collection of books -- it's a place where everyone can learn, play and create! We welcome adults with disabilities and their caregivers to make crafts, create art, play games, explore the library, and enjoy music, Story Times, and guest speakers. Each program is tailored to the audience's unique interests and ability levels.
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
When:
11AM-12PM on Thursday, Feb. 27th
4:30-7PM Volunteer Recruitment Open Fair @ Jeffco Open Space
Speak with the Jeffco Open Space Trails Team, Trail Running Volunteers, Trails Restoration Team, Trails Stewardship Team, Runners for Public Lands, Front Range Trail Conservancy, and more! All individuals, organizations, and abilities welcome.
No experience necessary.
Location:
Jeffco Open Space
700 Jefferson County Parkway (Map)
When:
4:30-7PM on Thursday, Feb. 27th
6PM Mobility & Transportation Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers
- Meeting Agenda
- The meeting will probably not be livestreamed, but you can check this page at 6PM. The recording should be posted on that page tomorrow.
- Attend the meeting @ Public Works Building - 1445 10th Street (map)
- Provide in-person comment during the meeting, at 6PM.
The Board will adjourn to a Study Session after Public Comment. They will discuss the Bicycle Manual and their accomplishments for 2024 and goals for 2025.
2024 Accomplishments:
• Continued progress on Bicycle Facilities and Streets Standards Manual.
• Provided review and feedback on Traffic Impact Study for Res Hall 7.
• Provided feedback on Jackson Streetscape design project.
• Provided feedback to City staff on downtown TDM.
• Provided feedback to City staff on Arapahoe Street Pedestrian Improvements.
• Further refined City functional classification map.
• Provided feedback on Pinal sidewalk improvements.
• Continued to act as conduit to citizens for comments and issues around transportation and mobility.
2025 Board Goals
Continue progress on Bicycle Facilities and Streets Standards Manual. Manual will provide guidance to staff and developers on where and how to build bike facilities in Golden.
Provide input on development Traffic Impact Studies submitied to City.
Find opportunities for Public Education around mobility and transportation. Examples: Proper RAB use do not park in bike lanes, effective use of zipper merge.
Continue to act as conduit for citizen engagement around mobility and transportation issues.
Continue to provide feedback on City projects.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
When:
6PM on Thursday, Feb. 27th
Live Music for Thursday, Feb. 27th
- More Live Music
6PM Pretend Friend @ New Terrain Brewing
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: The Opera House
Left to Right – Golden Opera House (1879), Harrison Block (1867), Everett Block (1873) – Photo circa 1880 – Golden History Museum Collection – Click to enlarge
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Continuing with this month’s highlighting of Golden’s cultural organizations, here’s a shout-out to a long-ago business that no doubt would have belonged to the Golden Cultural Alliance if it had existed back then.
The Ace Hi Tavern building was originally the Golden Opera House. Does it seem strange to think that a small, western town like Golden would have needed an Opera House? Were we really such opera devotees? (No.)
Opera Houses were very popular in the half century or so after the Civil War. Big cities had them as well as small towns, but in big cities they probably had multiple entertainment buildings that specialized for theater, symphonies, and operas. In smaller towns, one structure hosted all entertainment needs. According to Ann Satterthwaite’s Local Glories: Opera Houses on Main Street – Where Art and Community Meet, Colorado built 132 opera houses in 68 towns and cities between 1860 and 1920. Golden’s was built in 1879. The ground floor had stores or restaurants and the performance area was on the second floor.
Many troupes of entertainers traveled the country and scheduled stopovers in opera houses as they went. Over the years, the Golden Opera House hosted plays, comedians, orchestras, singers, vaudeville shows, dances, church services, political meetings, dance classes, and graduations (both Golden High School and the School of Mines). Minstrel shows were very popular, and we hosted many, many productions of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The Golden Opera House hosted Blind Boone, Henrietta Vinton Davis, and William Jennings Bryan.
Public tastes and needs changed as technology developed. When the Golden Gem theater opened in 1908, motion pictures suddenly became the most interesting thing to watch. When the Gem moved into the big, modern building at 13th and Washington, it offered a newer, nicer auditorium than the aged Opera House. Then radio came along. Then television. The Opera House was used less and less over the years, though the Fire Department still used it for dances in the 1930s.
In 1956, the building incurred severe damage in a windstorm and the city condemned it. One of the first floor tenants bought the building and had it repaired. She divided the seldom-used performance space on the second floor into individual offices. The Ace-Hi Tavern was already in operation by then. In 1961, the Stillman family bought not only the bar but the entire building. It is now owned by the third generation of that family.
Weather
Overnight: Clear. Low around 29, with temperatures rising to around 32 overnight. West wind around 8 mph.
Thursday: Sunny. High near 59, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 37. West wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, 37°F
Friday: Sunny, 61°F
Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 33°F
Saturday: Sunny, 60°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 36°F
Sunday: Partly Sunny, 60°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 37°F
Monday: Rain And Snow Likely, 59°F
Monday Night: Rain And Snow Likely, 34°F
Tuesday: Light Snow Likely, 43°F
Tuesday Night: Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy, 26°F
Wednesday: Chance Light Snow, 47°F
News About Golden - February 27, 2025
City of Golden Weekly Digest
In this issue... Download PDF below.
Golden boys basketball survives Pueblo South in play-in game
By Dennis Pleuss
Golden Transcript
Survive and advance is the name of the game when it comes to the postseason.
Golden did just that on Tuesday night with a 53-50 home victory over Pueblo South in the Class 5A boys basketball state tournament play-in game... Read more...
COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM TO HOST SPRING VOLUNTEER FAIR SATURDAY, MARCH 1
Colorado Railroad Museum
GOLDEN, Colo…The Colorado Railroad Museum relies on a team of almost 300 volunteers to help visitors experience the thrill of railroads and learn about the fascinating and important role railroads have played in our state’s history.
The Museum will hold its Spring Volunteer Fair on Saturday, March 1, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. During the fair, you can learn about volunteer opportunities, meet team members, and sign up for volunteer training classes... Read more... Download PDF below.
Colorado School of Mines again recognized as R1 research institution by Carnegie
By Emilie Rusch
Colorado School of Mines Newsroom
Colorado School of Mines reaffirmed its status in the top tier of research universities in the United States in the 2025 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education... Read more...
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