Coyote in the Wilds of Camp George West
Photo by Joe Delnero
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Tuesday, Feb. 24th
- 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
- 10-11:30AM - Community Marketing Board Meeting
- 10AM-3PM - Composition and Color
- 10:15-10:45AM - Preschool Time - Registration Required
- 1:30PM - Triad - Senior Safety
- 5:30-7:30PM - Exploring the Elements of Art
- 6PM - Whiskey on Washington
- 6-8PM - Make & Take Shower Steamers for Cold & Flu
- 6-8PM - Books & Benders
- 6:30PM - Trivia Night
- 6:30-8:30PM - Team Trivia Tuesday
- 6:30-9PM - City Council Regular Business Meeting
- 6:30-8:30PM - Bar Bingo Night
- 7PM - Pub Trivia
- 7PM - Spring Choir Concert
- 7:30PM - SCRIPTprov
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
10AM-3PM Composition and Color @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Visual compositions including quilts require an understanding of basic composition styles and harmonies to feel right. Colors also play into the mix and even your personality comes into play!
Jane will lead you through the principles of design and color with demonstrations, and hands-on short class assignments. Students will learn how to look at compositions and solve visual problems.
Discussion will include how one's personality influences design choices and taking risks. This is a two-day class and will meet again on 2/25. Cost: $120 | Register
Location:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
200 Violet Street (Map)
10-11:30AM Community Marketing Board Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers
- Meeting Agenda & Packet
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 10AM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Send email comments to visitgolden@cityofgolden.net.
Note: As of last night, the equipment in Council chambers was still broken, so you will not be able to watch the meeting live. Check back for the recording later today or tomorrow.
Today, the board will review their budgets for 2025 ($648,999) and 2026 ($702,498).
They will also discuss "Partnership Opportunities," where Golden would be marketed at other events around the state, including
- Colorado Rockies ($55K, $65K, or $75K)
- Yoga on the Rocks ($10K or $17.5K or $55K or $65K)
- Sundance Film Festival Lodging Partner (cost TBD)
- Outside Days Festival ($10,000)
- FC Summit (pending)
- Ball Arena (pending)
They will review the winter marketing campaign.
Staff will provide a recap of the Goldens in Golden event.
Visit Golden provides $2500/month to support the Golden Welcome Center. The group will discuss the scope of work associated with this contract.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
6-8PM Make & Take Shower Steamers for Cold & Flu @ Earth Sweet Boutique
Join natural product maker Emily Seaver of Emily's Homestead for a fun and informative evening crafting your own soothing, natural shower steamers.
This hands-on workshop focuses specifically on blends designed to open your lungs and respiratory tract—perfect for cold & flu season! $48. Register
Location:
Earth Sweet Boutique
1224 Arapahoe Street (Map)
6:30-9PM City Council Regular Business 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 PublicComment@cityofgolden.net BEFORE 3PM
- Provide in-person comment (limited to 3 minutes) during the meeting
Note: The equipment in Council chambers is still broken, so you will not be able to watch the meeting live.
Public Comment
The meeting begins with public comment. If you want to address Council, you will have three minutes to speak. Any public comments received by email before 3PM will be posted in the meeting packet after 3 (so check back then!).
Consent Matters
Items on the Consent Agenda are considered non-controversial, not needing discussion. Everything in this section will be approved at once, with one vote.
Any councilor wishing to discuss one of the issues can request that it be removed from the consent agenda and discussed and voted on separately.
These are the items on the Consent Agenda:
- Update to the Municipal Code regarding Historic Preservation
First reading tonight - public hearing and vote on March 10th. - Establishing a Victim Compensation Fund
First reading tonight - public hearing and vote on March 10th. - Approval of a contract up to $1.9 million for concrete replacement.
- Approval of a contract up to $950K for specialty contract services.
- Approval of the purchase of two plow/dump trucks totaling $310,504.
- Approval of the purchase of three new police cars totaling $148,491.
- Approval of the purchase of a new plow and street sweeper capable of maintaining bike lanes totaling $188,258.
- Approval of the purchase of replacement pickup trucks for the Streets Department and the Water Utilities Department, totaling $120,781.
- Approval of a contract for $370,844 for custodial services.
Proclamations
Resolution
Proposed 2026 City rebates for sustainability improvements, including heat pumps, energy audits, insulation, water heaters, electrical upgrades, stoves, evaporative coolers, clothes dryers, water vapor fireplaces, removal of gas meter, EV charging stations, solar panels, battery backup, battery power stations, insulating window blinds, plus many offerings for commercial properties. They will also offer rebates for water conservation devices, dumpsters for waste diversion, and radon mitigation. Learn more.
Ordinance
Update to our Wildfire Resiliency Code. This is the first reading with a public hearing and vote on March 10th.
7:30PM SCRIPTprov @ Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
Tonight's installment in the Comfort and Comedy Festival:
SCRIPTprov
What happens when a scene from a "legit" play gets hijacked by improvisers? HILARITY ENSUES! Come join us for all of the action! Tickets
Location:
Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
1103 Arapahoe Street (Map)
The Golden Word - 02/24/26
Golden History: Golden's Opera House
Left to Right – Golden Opera House (1879), Harrison Block (1867), Everett Block (1873) – Photo circa 1880 – Golden History Museum Collection
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I've been highlighting Golden's present-day cultural organizations this month. Here's one that served as the precursor to all of them: the Golden Opera House.
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 would have had multiple entertainment buildings, custom designed for theater, symphony, dance, or opera. 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 first 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: Partly cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. Southwest wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 10 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. West southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers, 47°F
Wednesday: Chance Rain Showers, 67°F
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 39°F
Thursday: Sunny, 60°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 39°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny, 65°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 42°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny, 65°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 39°F
Sunday: Chance Light Rain, 66°F
Sunday Night: Chance Light Rain, 40°F
Monday: Chance Light Rain, 60°F
News About Golden - February 24, 2026
COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM TO HOST SPRING VOLUNTEER FAIR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28
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, February 28, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Read more... Download PDF below.
Fashion Show raises $7,000 for Stacy Fowler’s cancer fight
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
The runway at the Golden Fashion Show featured not only models — people displaying the clothes — but also role models.
Hardworking Golden business owners, employees, neighbors and even the mayor took turns showing off the latest fashions from Golden-based Alyth Active and Truly BoHotique... Read more...
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Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, Goozell Yogurt & Coffee 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, and Joy Brandt
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Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, 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, and Jeremy & Stephanie Keller
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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, and Chris Toney
