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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Thursday, Jun. 4th
- 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
- 10AM-4PM - Funky Friends Workshop
- 10-10:30AM - Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation
- 10:30-11:30AM - Art Sprouts
- 1-2:30PM - Google Sheets: Foundations
- 3-4:30PM - Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic
- 4-6PM - Weekly Demonstration - What do you stand for?
- 4-11PM - Cheese Night with Cheese Ranch!
- 5-7PM - Passport Happy Hour @ The Jeffco Courthouse
- 5-8PM - Furst Thursday Yappy Hour
- 6-9PM - Lights...Camera...Costumes!
- 6-8PM - Trivia Night @ Scully's Cafe
- 6PM - Run Club
- 6PM - Trivia Night @ Launch
- 6-8PM - Refreshing Herbal Beverages: Healthy Juices, Lemonades & Smoothies
- 6-7PM - Ukulele Thursdays
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
6-8PM Refreshing Herbal Beverages @ Earth Sweet Boutique
Refresh your palate this spring with herbal beverages! Drinks are a great way to incorporate fresh herbs into your daily routine. As the plants grow abundantly around us, it's helpful to know how we can harness their healing abilities.
We will explore the benefits of different springtime herbs, how to harvest them, and how to turn them into a delicious beverage.
This class will provide recipes for juices, lemonades, and smoothies. Together, we will recreate some of these recipes in class to sample! $45. Register
Location:
Earth Sweet Boutique
1224 Arapahoe St. (map)
10:30-11:30AM Art Sprouts @ Foothills Art Center - Astor House
Join us every first Thursday of the month at Foothills Art Center’s Astor House for story time and a hands-on art activity inspired by our book of the day! This class encourages creativity, sensory play, and early art exploration in a fun, welcoming environment. It’s the perfect opportunity for toddlers and their caregivers to explore art and imagination together.
Free. More information
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Astor House
1133 Arapahoe Street (Map)
1-2:30PM Google Sheets: Foundations @ Golden Library
Learn how to use this free cloud program (similar to Microsoft Excel) for spreadsheet creation, and then access your files from anywhere! Sheets is great for sharing and collaborating with others. Personal device not required. Register
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
5-7PM Passport Happy Hour @ The Jeffco Courthouse
Mark your calendars! Come get your passport application processed—no appointment necessary, at the Jefferson County Courts and Administration.
Please check the lists at the link below to ensure you are eligible and come prepared! More information
Location:
Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility
100 Jefferson County Parkway (Map)
When:
5-7PM on Thursday, Jun. 4th
5-8PM Furst Thursday Yappy Hour @ Golden Mill
Dogs and their humans can come to The Golden Mill on the first Thursday of every month for live music, dog friendly treats & drinks, fun pup-friendly activities and adoptable dogs. More information
Location:
Golden Mill
1012 Ford Street (Map)
6-9PM Lights...Camera...Costumes! @ Jefferson County Fairgrounds
Join us for a film fandom party with music, dancing, a raffle, and more. Come in character— costumes encouraged!
Grab your popcorn and get into character for Lights..Camera...Costumes! This free event for all ages is one you don't want to miss, and we want to see you there. More information and registration
Location:
Jefferson County Fairgrounds
15200 West Sixth Avenue (Map)
The Golden Word - 06/04/26
Live Music for Thursday, Jun. 4th
- 5-8PM Broken Beat @ Golden Mill
- More Live Music
5:30-8:30PM Josh Blackburn @ Wrigley’s
6-10PM Voodoo Mountain Band @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6-8PM Emily Barnes @ Etta Jeanne
6PM Bill McKay Band @ New Terrain Brewing
6:30-9:30PM Delta Sonics w/Jack Hadley @ Goosetown Station
7-10PM Good for Nothin' Thunder Mountain Boys @ Columbine Cafe
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Hands-On Ag Training
Colorado State Industrial School, in 1928 – Denver Public Library Western History Collection
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The State Industrial School was founded in Golden in 1881. The School provided vocational training for boys. Over time, the options included broom making, stenography, carpentry, and blacksmithing. The boys also learned about agriculture by running a working farm.
The School initially had 5 acres of land, but by 1888, they had purchased an additional 40 acres. They laid out an extensive garden. An 1893 Transcript article said the school had 37 acres in cultivation, including garden, orchard, and vineyard. They grew apples, plums, pears, cherries, grapes, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, currants, and gooseberries. They also cultivated watermelons, muskmelons, cantaloupe, rhubarb, tomatoes, turnips, cabbage, beets, parsnips, beans, squash, pumpkins, sweet corn, lettuce, spinach onions, asparagus, and cucumbers. They acquired still more land and grew fields of corn, alfalfa, and oats.
They also raised livestock–horses, cattle, hogs, and chickens. The boys took their animals to the State Fair in Pueblo and the National Western Stock Show in Denver, and regularly won prize money.
112 Years Ago
The June 4, 1914 Colorado Transcript included this advertisement, offering stud service from the School’s award winning Percheron stallion. This horse had been a consistent prize-winner since the School acquired it in 1911.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West wind around 8 mph.
Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny. High near 89, with temperatures falling to around 87 in the afternoon. North wind 1 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 63 overnight. West southwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy, 60°F
Friday: Sunny, 89°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 62°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 93°F
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 64°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 94°F
Sunday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 62°F
Monday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 85°F
Monday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 60°F
Tuesday: Sunny, 93°F
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 64°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 93°F
News About Golden - June 4, 2026
City of Golden Weekly Digest (soon to be Golden Roundup)
In this issue... Download PDF below.
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, Clothilde Elingbow, Michael Mason, Earth Sweet Boutique, and Colorado Railroad Museum
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, Unite Fitness, 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, in memory of 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, Golden PT & Pilates, and Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young
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, 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, 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, Jane & Mike Templeton, and Vicki Greivel
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, Tamara Feucht, Carie Chimbel, GoldenBrokers, and Elizabeth Coil
