Fall in the History Park
Photo by Joyce Davell
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Wednesday, Oct. 28th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden Sports
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 8:30AM - Special Events Review Committee Meeting
- 9-10:30AM - Golden Walks
- 9:15-9:45AM - Golden Baby Play Time
- 9:30-10:30AM - Fit and Energize Exercise Class
- 10AM-4PM - Fabric Collage
- 10-11:15AM - Front Porch: Behind the Scenes at the Railroad Museum
- 10AM-2PM - Trunk Show Presenter and Researcher Training Day
- 10AM-2PM - Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Demo Days - Sashiko with Scotti
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 12-1PM - Golden Non-Profit Leadership Roundtable
- 3PM - Acoustic Preserves
- 3-5PM - Virtual/Call In: Hard Times Writing Workshop
- 4-6PM - Make or Mend Textile Meetup: Felting Holes
- 4:30-6PM - REDI Task Force Meeting
- 5PM - Public Art Open House
- 6-8PM - Ortovox Safety Sessions SAM3D Avalanche Danger & Tour Planning Clinic
- 6PM - Bingo Night @ American Legion
- 6-8:30PM - Community Sustainability Advisory Board Meeting
- 6:30-8:30PM - Trivia Night @ Golden Mill
- 6:30PM - Music Bingo
- 6:30-8:30PM - Sugar Bloom Cookie: Halloween Cookie House Workshop
- 7PM - Making Waves - A Free Staged Reading
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
10-11:15AM Front Porch: Behind the Scenes at the RR Museum
The Cornelius W. Hauck Roundhouse is a central restoration and maintenance facility at the Colorado Railroad Museum, completed in 2000 and named after one of the Museum’s founders. It serves as the garage and workshop for locomotives and rail cars, housing the tools and equipment needed to restore and repair rolling stock. The roundhouse has five stalls, each with specialized functions. You will learn about all five stalls of the Roundhouse and lots more on this special to the Front Porch Tour. Registration covers your museum admission.
Location:
Colorado Railroad Museum
17155 W 44th Avenue (Map)
8:30AM Special Events Review Committee @ City Hall Council Chambers
Upcoming Special Events: Trick or Treat Street, Monster Mash, The Great Turkey Chase, Candlelight Walk, Olde Golden Holiday Parade, Miracle Shop Toy Drive, Jingle on the Avenue
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 8:30AM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
The meeting will begin with public comment. After that, the Special Events Review Committee will assess recent events:
• Farmers Market – Ending October 3
• Golden High School Homecoming Parade – September 25
• Denver Century Ride – September 26
• Golden Wine Festival – October 3
• Autumn Fest – October 4
• Golden Hour MashUp – October 14
• Golden Beverage Tasting & Chili Cook-Off – October 17
...and discuss upcoming events:
• Trick or Treat Street – October 30
• Monster Mash – October 31
• The Great Turkey Chase – November 26
• Candlelight Walk – December 4
• Olde Golden Holiday Parade – December 12
• Miracle Shop Toy Drive – December 12
• Jingle on the Avenue – December 19
They will discuss application deadlines for next year, including the possibility of reviewing all applications at once (Ullrgrass in January through Olde Golden Holidays in December) to improve equitable access.
They will review the list of variables that they use to assess proposed events.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
10AM-2PM Demo Days @ the Quilt Museum
Join us for a live demonstration of traditional Japanese Sashiko! Stop by anytime between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to learn this beautiful, mindful hand-stitching technique. These short, bite-sized demonstrations will be repeated throughout the day, so you can join in whenever you arrive.
Included in membership. General admission required for non-members. More information.
Location:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
200 Violet Street (Map)
10AM-2PM Trunk Show Training @ the Quilt Museum
What is a TRUNK SHOW? A way for you to get a taste of RMQM's amazing collection of quilts and learn a bunch - at a location of your choosing. These shows allow you to share the specialness of quilts with community groups, school groups, fellow quilters, and any other group of friends or acquaintances you would like to treat to something special. Businesses love to share with staff and clients for special treats. Libraries and other community service providers find these a fit for their community days. Community living groups and facilities add Trunk Shows to their schedules of events. Home school groups find these a wonderful kick off point for history and activities.
What does it include? A museum educator brings a Trunk Show to you. Trunk Shows include education and viewing of amazing quilts from our education collection - unless stated otherwise. Most of the Trunk Shows include a PowerPoint presentation as well as the actual quilts, that can be touched and viewed up close. Shows are designed to be able to be presented in about 1 hour with some additional Q&A time. Most can easily be extended to 1 1/2 hours if your group desires. More information
Location:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
200 Violet Street (Map)
4-6PM Make or Mend: Felting Holes @ Foothills Art Center - Astor House
Join Lia Kurtin and Angela Schwab for our monthly textile meetups! This month: felting holes.
Learn visible mending with a wool-felting demonstration. You’ll discover how to use needle felting to repair holes in sweaters. Bring a sweater you’d like to mend, or practice the new skill on a provided sample piece. Free. More information
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Astor House
1133 Arapahoe Street (Map)
5-7PM Public Art Open House
New murals on the water treatment plant and the Golden History Museum - photos courtesy of the City of Golden
Join the Arts and Culture Commission for a Public Art Open House and a chance to celebrate public art in Golden and shape its future.
The evening will begin at 5:00 pm at Golden’s Water Treatment Plant at the entrance to the Clear Creek RV Park. Artist Graham Carraway will give a short talk about his mural Clouds to the Creek located on the south side of the Water Treatment Plant.
At 5:30 pm we will walk the short distance from the mural to the Golden History Museum to view work by Yaz Atmore and Bill Gee. The evening will include light refreshments, live music, and an art-making activity.
The event will also include public artwork location activity, which will be an opportunity for community members to share ideas about where future public artwork could be located throughout Golden.
If you want public art in your neighborhood, come tell them so!
No prior public art experience is necessary, and no RSVP is required. Come celebrate Golden’s growing public art collection and share your ideas for what comes next.
Location:
Start:
Water Treatment Plant
1401 10th St. (map)
End:
Golden History Museum
923 10th Street (Map)
6-8:30PM Sustainability Board @ City Hall Council Chambers
The meeting will begin with public comment. After that, they will discuss the following:
- Progress resulting from their water conservation programs.
- Proposed commercial energy benchmarking
The City is considering a program that would require building owners to report their annual energy usage. The meeting packet contains two letters from business owners expressing concern about this program (pp. 28-30). The list of buildings that may be included appears on pp. 31-36. They invite additional public input on this item at tonight's meeting. - They are working to improve energy efficiency and renewable energy in existing homes and businesses. They will discuss possible building code amendments and incentives.
- The meeting packet includes a draft of the budget memo to be sent to City Council. This board recommends increasing the money available for sustainability rebates from $85K to $160K.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
When:
6-8:30PM on Wednesday, Oct. 28th
7PM Making Waves - A Free Staged Reading @ Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
Two environmental scientists and two Emmy-nominated screenwriters walk into a bar in Beverly Hills. Can they create a hit comedy to interest people in climate change who would never think about it otherwise? A play about a TV show about making kids' short-form science videos, this satire sends up the ways we communicate, educate, and entertain. This one-night-only reading is free to attend, but seating is reserved. Tickets
Location:
Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
1103 Arapahoe Street (Map)
The Golden Word - 10/28/26
Live Music for Wednesday, Oct. 28th
- 6-9PM Chance Gallagher @ Miners Saloon
- More Live Music
4-8PM Chrispy @ Mountain Toad
5:30-8:30PM Open Mic Night @ Barrels and Bottles
5-8PM Dave Frisk @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: The Haunted House on 10th Street
Golden Transcript – October 28, 1980
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46 Years Ago
The October 28, 1980 Golden Transcript reported that the Golden Jaycees had built a haunted house inside the Transcript offices at 1000 10th St.
Their “10 rooms of horror” were open each night through Halloween. Admission was $1 per person.
The Jaycees had spent about $1200 on the project, and they hoped to make about $5000. The proceeds would be used for community projects. They reported that Jaycees clubs were running haunted houses all over the metro area, but that Golden’s house had the lowest admission price.
The club promised that visitors to “The Haunted Tomb” would be encountering a dungeon, Lizzie Borden, a haunted graveyard, Darth Vader, a witches room, and an abominable snow monster.
They planned to dismantle the structure at the end of the season and use it again the following year.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West southwest wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. West wind 2 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 42°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 65°F
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy, 45°F
Friday: Partly Sunny, 65°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 46°F
Saturday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, 63°F
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 46°F
Sunday: Chance Rain Showers, 58°F
Sunday Night: Rain Showers Likely, 44°F
Monday: Rain Showers Likely, 52°F
Monday Night: Chance Rain Showers, 42°F
Tuesday: Chance Rain Showers, 53°F
News About Golden - October 28, 2026
Golden restaurateur closes two longtime spots
By Max Scheinblum
Denver Post
Nosu Ramen and Abejas Bistro have closed... Read more...
Golden girls volleyball clinches Jeffco League title for the first time since 1994
By Dennis Pleuss
Colorado Preps
GOLDEN — It has been more than three decades since Golden staked claim to a girls volleyball league title.
The long drought ended Monday night. The Demons can add the year ‘2026’ to their Girls Volleyball league banner hanging in the gym that only has ‘1994’ currently on it... Read more...
Adam Duran recognized with KEEN Rising Star Award
By Emilie Rusch
Colorado School of Mines Newsroom
Adam Duran, teaching assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been honored with the 2026 KEEN Rising Star Award from the Kern Family Foundation... Read more...
Supporters
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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, 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, 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, Robert Thresher, Tonie Mattox, Steve & M.L. Richardson, Jeremy & Stephanie Keller, AC Development, Golden PT & Pilates, Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young, Mary Eiberger, and Jonathan Landman & Bonnie Vangilder
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, 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, 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, Sam & Marilyn Baron, Carmen Johnson, 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, Edgar Walker, Bivy Beer Bar, Nancy Cooper, Jane & Mike Templeton, Vicki Greivel, Kim McDonough, Carie Chimbel, Peggy Brochtrup, Cindy & Matt Finley, Kelly Fry, Esther Kettering, Tom & Susan Roberts, Vicki Greivel, GoGood Golden, Sandra Dallas, Nanette Johnson, and Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch
Followers:
($5-9.99/month or $55/year)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Steve Stevens, Vicki Olson, Emily Kurzinski, Peyton Gibson, Sally Berger, Kristen Morgan, Joyce Sutton, Mary Rains, Craig Champlin, Stan Swisher, Bill Way, Chris Toney, Alicia Zimmerman, Tamara Feucht, Golden Brokers, Diane Tiberi, Cathy Larocca, Dave Cole, and Rachael Kenney-Reid
