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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Tuesday, May. 6th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Spring Yard Waste Collection
- 9-10AM - Women's Exercise and Bible Study
- 9AM - Golden Seniors - Coffee Klatch
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
- 9:30-11AM - Blue & White (or 2 Color) Group
- 10AM-12PM - DeLong Park Weedbusters
- 10-10:45AM - Storybook Tour
- 10:15-10:45AM - Preschool Time - Registration Required
- 1-2:30PM - Buying & Selling Online
- 1-3PM - Hexie Ladies - English Paper Piecing Enthusiasts
- 5:30-7:30PM - Textile Society
- 5:30-7:30PM - Exploring the Elements of Art
- 6:30-8:30PM - Toad Trivia
- 6:30-8:30PM - Team Trivia Tuesday
- 6:30-8:30PM - Trivia Tuesdays
- 6:30-8:30PM - Bar Bingo Night
- 7PM - Pub Trivia
- 7PM - Trickster Tuesday - All Ages Show
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
9AM Golden Seniors - Coffee Klatch @ Golden Welcome Center
Hey, Golden Seniors! Join your friends at the Visitors Center for coffee! we will meet in the GWC Heritage Community Boardroom Sponsored by Golden Pond Retirement Community and Golden Visitors & Information Center
Location:
Golden Welcome Center
1010 Washington Avenue (Map)
When:
9AM on Tuesday, May. 6th
Gathering & Stitching @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
9:30-11AM Blue & White (or 2 Color) Group
Open group for those wanting to develop and create their own blue and white quilt. (or other 2 color quilt). This group is meeting to provide encouragement, guidance and accountability as members set their own goals in their process of creating 2 Color inspired quilts.
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1-3PM Hexie Ladies - English Paper Piecing Enthusiasts
Join like-minded quilters who love or want to learn the technique and art of English Paper Piecing. Whether you are a seasoned English Paper Piecer or never tried it, this is for you. Come share your project and learn from others.
Cost: FREE / Museum admission not included.
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Location:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
200 Violet Street (Map)
When:
1-3PM on Tuesday, Apr. 1st
10-10:45AM Storybook Tour @ The Railroad Museum
The first Tuesday of every month, join us for the Storybook Tour! Intended for young children and their parents, the tour starts at 10:00 a.m. and lasts approximately 45 minutes. Cost is $3 per person, plus Museum admission.
This one-of-a-kind tour takes you on a trip throughout the Museum’s railyard, inspired by some of the best of children’s literature—railroad themed, of course! The Little Engine That Could, the Little Red Caboose and of course, Donald Crews’ Freight Train provide the suitable inspiration for this adventure at the Colorado Railroad Museum.
Museum Admission: $13 adults, $8 ages 2-17, $11 age 60+. Free for Museum members and children under age 2.
Location:
Colorado Railroad Museum
17155 W. 44th Avenue (Map)
When:
10-10:45AM Tuesday, May 6th
1-2:30PM Buying & Selling Online @ Golden Library
Understand how to safely buy and sell items using the 5 most popular online sites: Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, eBay, Etsy and Nextdoor.
Prerequisites: Basic computer and internet skills and your own email address. Bring your password!
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
When:
1-2:30PM on Tuesday, May. 6th
Live Music for Tuesday, May. 6th
- More Live Music
6PM Karaoke with Linda @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6PM Open Bluegrass Pick Night @ Over Yonder Brewing
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Then and Now
Item X-9823 from the Denver Public Library Western History Collection
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This photo comes from the Denver Public Library Western History Collection. They estimate that it was taken between 1905 and 1908.
Several of the buildings are still with us, as shown in Pat Klein's drone photo.
Wrong Side of the Street!
I misinterpreted the old Transcript articles when researching yesterday's article about 1600 Jackson. The post office that collapsed in 1969 was south of 17th, not north of 17th. That's now the site of the Mines dormitory.
Thanks to Rick Gardner for clarifying this point!
Weather
Overnight: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Rain before noon, then rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 47, with temperatures falling to around 44 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tuesday Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Tuesday Night: Rain, 37°F
Wednesday: Rain Showers, 57°F
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 40°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers, 66°F
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy, 46°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 71°F
Friday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 49°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers, 73°F
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 50°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 76°F
Sunday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 53°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers, 79°F
News About Golden - May 6, 2025
City of Golden prepares for "balanced" summer tubing season along Colorado's Clear Creek Corridor
By Andrew Haubner
CBS Colorado
As the weather improves, the City of Golden will once again become a spring and summer destination for those in the Front Range. After a couple of years of new ordinances and regulations to try and alleviate foot traffic concerns along Clear Creek, everyone involved feels a nice balance has been established... Read more...
Golden officer’s name added to Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
At Camp George West, just outside the Colorado State Patrol Academy building, there is a wall with 365 names written on it.
The names are of law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty in Colorado, and every year since 1979, more names have been added to the list... Read more...
May Day protesters pack downtown Golden as hundreds speak out against Trump administration’s decisions
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Evergreen’s Tami Butters said she’s been to four protests since President Donald Trump started his second term Jan. 20... Read more...
Supporters
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Sponsors:
($100/month and up)
Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden City Brewery, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Miners Saloon, Golden Hayride Outpost, Unite Fitness, Joy Brandt, Tom Reiley, Michael Mason, and the Colorado Railroad Museum
Friends:
($50-99.99/month or $550/yr)
Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, Goozell Yogurt & Coffee Paul Haseman, Donna Anderson, Carol & Doug Harwood, Beth Bidwell, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Mary & Don Parker, Saré Merrigan, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, and Vic DeMaria
Supporters:
($25-49.99/month or $250/yr)
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, and Kurt & Janet Siegfried
Members:
($10-24.99/month or $110/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, Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young, Kathy Hirons & Jack Markin, Jess & Anthony Monasterio, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, 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, Vicki Olson, Colleen & Michael Ramey, Nancy & Pete Torpey, Jax Baker, Simon Maybury, Rose McLaughlin, Cameron Chambers, Joyce Gravina, Patrick Klein, Barb Robie, and Mary Rains, Richard Caldwell, Janice Waring, Sam & Marilyn Baron, Carmen Johnson
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton, Kim Linton, Steve Stevens
