What's Happening in Golden - Thursday, Nov. 13th, 2025

Northern Lights Behind North Table Mountain

Photo by Chris Davell
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What's happening in Golden today?

Events for Thursday, Nov. 13th

• All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
• All day - TriceraTOTs @ Dinosaur Ridge
• All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros

• All day - Golden History Tours
• All day - Golden Sports

• 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
• 10-10:30AM - Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation
• 11AM-1PM - Medicare Mix & Mingle Club
• 2-3PM - Dinovember
• 3-4:30PM - Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic
• 5-8PM - Tunes and Brews
• 5-7PM - Weekly Demonstration - What do you stand for?
• 5:45-7:30PM - Golden Women in Business Table Talks*
• 6PM - Run Club
• 6:30PM - Economic Development Commission (EdComm) Meeting
• 7PM - Small Mouth Sounds

For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar

Light the Lights Contest

The Light the Lights Contest is back! One lucky Golden kid will be chosen to join Santa on Friday, December 5, to flip the switch and light the lights along Clear Creek for the holiday season.

To enter, your child must be from Golden and under 12 years old. Visit the Golden Mill at 1012 Ford Street (map) anytime between November 1-30 to fill out an entry form. Only one entry per child will be accepted. The winner will be announced on Monday, December 1.

It's a magical way to kick off the holidays—don't miss your chance to make your child's season sparkle!

Confusing my Patricks

Photo by Patrick Vitry

Yesterday's Golden Eye Candy was taken by Patrick Vitry, not Patrick Klein. Sorry Patrick (Vitry)!

9 and 10AM TriceraTOTs @ Dinosaur Ridge

Join us at the Discovery Center for this fun, 30-minute craft and storytime! Tickets can be purchased for children aged 2+. Children 1 and under and adults are free to attend, but please limit the total number of children attending in your group to three (3) to leave room for other families due to limited open spots. $5 | Register

Location:

Martin G. Lockley Discovery Center
17681 W. Alameda Parkway   (Map)

2-3PM Dinovember @ Golden Library

Dinosaurs are roaring through Golden! Come join the fun with games and activities like pinning the horn on the triceratops, digging into a mini dinosaur excavation, building a dinosaur skeleton, creating fossils and tracks, and more! 

Registration is required.

Location:

Golden Library
1019 10th Street   (Map)

5-8PM Tunes and Brews @ Golden Mill

Kick off the Ski Season with Powder 7 and the Golden Mill. $25 ski/board tunes + a complimentary pour of Avery Brewing Co’s - Cold Front Lager. More information

Taylor Frederick will be providing the tunes.

Location:

Golden Mill
1012 Ford Street   (Map)

6:30PM Economic Development Commission (EdComm) Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers

• Meeting Agenda
• Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 6:30PM
• Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
• Send comments on any of the following topics to edcomm@cityofgolden.net
• Provide in-person comment during the meeting, at 6:30PM.

Requested Tax Rebate
Terra CO2 Technology, a Canadian company with two locations in Golden, is building a new $7 million plant in the Canyon View Business Park. Staff is suggesting that EDComm recommend a $44,000 use tax rebate. The meeting memo says that the City Manager does not require EDComm's recommendation, but usually seeks their approval. (pp. 2 and 13-18 of the meeting packet)

Clear Creek Makers Space
Last summer, EDComm held a raffle for memberships in the Clear Creek Makers Space in What Ridge. Tonight's meeting packet includes positive comments from the winners. (p. 3 of the meeting packet)

School of Mines Career Fair
EDComm paid for a table at the School of Mines Career Fair. The meeting packet includes remarks by a local company who used the table. (p. 4 of the meeting packet)

The board made several grants this year:

Location:

City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street   (Map)

When:

6:30PM on Thursday, Nov. 13th

7PM Small Mouth Sounds @ Golden High School

This is Golden High School's winter production. Learn about the story here. and buy tickets here.

Location:

Golden High School
701 24th Street   (Map)

The Golden Word - 11/13/25

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Live Music for Thursday, Nov. 13th

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• 7PM Street Survivors with Second Chance @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)
• 5-8PM Taylor Frederick @ Golden Mill
• More Live Music
  6-8PM Jack Price @ Etta Jeanne
  6PM Caltucky @ 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: Why Golden Has An Armory

The Armory Building at 13th and Arapahoe
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Between the Civil War and World War I, armories were built in many towns around the United States. They were intended to serve as headquarters for state militias or local units of the national guard. Typically, they were designed to look like fortresses and had thick walls. In fact, a fortress with crenelated towers is used as the symbol of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Golden’s armory, built in 1913, fit this pattern. It was designed specifically for use by the School of Mines’ engineering unit of the National Guard.

112 Years Ago
The November 13, 1913 Colorado Transcript included this article, which indicated that they thought the building would be a tourist attraction, as well as a military stronghold.

ARMORY WILL PROVE A DRAWING CARD
Nearing completion in Golden is a structure that is bound to prove one of the greatest sights for visitors in Colorado, and one that will do much to spread the fame of this great state. It is the largest cobblestone building in the United States, and is to be the home of the engineer corps of that state militia, the membership of which consists largely of School of Mines Students…. The immense auditorium, occupying the third floor, is apparently perfect in acoustic properties, and in every way the new armory is a model of beauty and convenience.

Family Ties
That article was reprinted from the Craig Empire. The two papers often shared content, probably because of their familial ties. The Transcript was founded by George West. Both his son, Harley, and his son-in-law, George Kimball, worked as editors at the Transcript. After George West’s death, Harley took over the Transcript. Kimball moved to Craig (about 40 miles west of Steamboat Springs) to run their paper. George West’s grandson, Neil West Kimball, wrote for both papers over the course of his career.

Golden's Armory
During World War I, various groups of soldiers were housed in the Armory. After the War, the building served many purposes, including classrooms, sleeping rooms, a hotel, headquarters for the National Guard, and--currently, co-working space.

Weather

Overnight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. West wind around 8 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. West wind around 9 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. West southwest wind around 8 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy, 47°F

Friday: Partly Sunny, 70°F

Friday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 47°F

Saturday: Partly Sunny, 69°F

Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 43°F

Sunday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers, 65°F

Sunday Night: Rain Showers Likely, 41°F

Monday: Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny, 55°F

Monday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 36°F

Tuesday: Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 52°F

Tuesday Night: Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 33°F

Wednesday: Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 52°F

News About Golden - November 13, 2025

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Shards of Golden’s ceramic past come to the surface

By Ryan Warner
CPR

A massive redevelopment project in the heart of Golden is bringing fragments of Colorado’s past to the surface. Coors used to operate a ceramics plant on the property, and shards of century-old vessels appear by the minute... Read more...

City of Golden Weekly Digest

In this issue... Download PDF below.

Taking Mines football higher: Orediggers celebrate 2025 senior class

By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript

In 2020-21, about two dozen high school football players spent their senior years navigating the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges. All the while, they were dreaming of graduating and joining the Colorado School of Mines football team, hungry to make a difference... Read more...

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