The moon will be full tonight. Moonrise occurs at 8:23PM. Source
Virtual Events
9-9:55AM Silver Sneakers Classic
9-10AM Zumba
10-10:30AM Call-In: Mid-Morning Meditation
11-11:55AM HIIT & Sculpt
6-7PM Cycling
Real World Events
8-10AM DeLong Park Weedbusters @ DeLong Park
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
9:30-11:30AM Open House @ OLLI at DU West (map)
Come meet the staff and facilitators, learn about upcoming courses and events, and meet new lifelong learners. Bring a friend, a neighbor, or a family member (or all three) and introduce them to OLLI. Refreshments will be provided. Please come join us as we celebrate the upcoming semester offerings!
For those of you who are unfamiliar with OLLI, it’s a learning program for students 50+. They cover a wide variety of topics, depending on what their volunteer facilitators have offered to teach. They normally charge a flat rate for as many courses as you want to take, but this fall they have an introductory offer for new students–$50 for a single class. They also offer scholarships for those who want to participate but are financially unable.
They offer classes at several locations around the metro area. Their closest location to us is the Jefferson Unitarian Church on 32nd St. They also offer online classes. See their fall catalog (Unitarian Church starts on p. 31).
I’m teaching an online Golden History class again this fall. We’ll meet (virtually) Wednesday afternoons from 1-3PM. (p. 113 in the online catalog) The last time I taught this, during the COVID shut-down, I was pleasantly surprised to meet some of my subscribers. I hope some of your can join this session!
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
11AM-12:30PM Golden Community Table @ First United Methodist Church
3-6PM Hoppy Hour Benefiting Foothills Animal Shelter @ Holidaily Brewing
4PM and 6PM Wild West Short Tour
6PM Run Club @ Runners Roost
6:30PM Economic Development Commission Meeting
EDComm will discuss a $2500 sponsorship request from the Rockies Venture Club Colorado Capital Conference. Staff will report on their efforts to recruit an Economic Development Specialist to support the Economic Development Manager.
7:30PM HAIR @ Miners Alley Playhouse
Live Music
5-8PM Highland Ramblers @ Goosetown Station
5PM Teague Starbuck @ Mountain Toad
5PM Bruce Cole @ Wrigley’s
5:30PM Gaunt Prospectors @ Over Yonder
6-9PM Bunny Blake @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
6-9PM Rumpke Mountain Boys @ New Terrain Brewing
6:30-8:30PM Elise Falkenstein @ Tributary Food Hall
7PM Backyard Bluegrass – The Wrecklunds @ Columbine Cafe
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
A Message from the Golden Concert Choir
COME SING WITH US!
The Golden Concert Choir, an adult, non-profit, community choir founded in 2000, is recruiting singers to join our welcoming and encouraging group. Our mission is to be a musical resource for the Golden Community, and to provide voice training and choral experience for singers at all levels.
Our semester begins on September 12, at 6:30 pm, at the Calvary Episcopal Church, 1320 Arapahoe St, Golden, CO, 80401. Masks are highly recommended but not required. Rehearsals are every Monday from 7-9 pm, at Calvary. Our fall concert is December 3. Dues are $100 per semester; scholarships are available. Contact information is to be found at GoldenConcertChoir.org.
Golden History Moment
101 Years Ago
The August 11, 1921 Colorado Transcript announced that the Colorado & Southern railroad (formerly the Colorado Central) was resuming passenger service between Golden and Central City. A sudden storm ten days earlier had washed out track and bridges.
The Transcript expressed relief that the railroad hadn’t used the damage as an excuse to end service. Automobiles were making inroads into passenger service by that time, and the railroad was losing money on that line. Passenger service to the mountain towns ended in 1927. Freight service continued until 1941, at which time the rails were removed.
The plan to replace the railroad with a highway was delayed by World War II, as all labor and materials were diverted to the war effort. The highway through Clear Creek Canyon opened in 1952.
Thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!
