Weedbusters, Public Art, Open House, Music, and a Temporary Drive-Through

*Golden Eye Candy – Richard Luckin – Sunflowers in the History Park Garden – enlarge*

Virtual Events

9-9:55AM Silver Sneakers Classic
9-10AM Zumba
11-11:55AM HIIT & Sculpt
6-7PM Cycling

Real World Events

8-10AM DeLong Park Weedbusters @ DeLong Park

Small Art Projects– photos by Joyce Davell – enlarge

9AM Public Art Commission Meeting @ City Hall
PAC will discuss their small art projects, which were released in time for ArtsWeek. The city will be adding QR codes to those installations so passers-by can learn more about them. They are finishing three videos about the art collection. The one about Return of the Cutthroat will be shown at the August 12th Movies and Music in the Park.

The mural along Washington Avenue recently underwent some maintenance and a condition assessment. The retaining wall itself has damage, unrelated to the mural, and some of the paint in the mural is peeling away. The board will discuss future maintenance, including consideration of the nature of outdoor murals–are they intended to be permanent, and maintained forever?

There will be a Morning StArt Artist Meetup this Friday, August 5th.

9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
11AM-12:30PM Golden Community Table @ First United Methodist Church

4:30-6:30PM Grand Re-Opening and Open House @ Avenue Vision

5-9PM Brews for a Cause (finding a cure for MS) @ Cannonball Creek Brewing
6-7PM Ukulele Thursdays @ Golden Library
6PM Run Club @ Runners Roost
7:30PM HAIR @ Miners Alley Playhouse

Live Music

5-8PM Marty Nightengale @ Golden Mill
5-8PM Shawn Nelson @ Goosetown Station
5PM Bruce Cole @ Wrigley’s

6-9PM Jon Ridnell @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
6-10PM Wild Bill Outlaws @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6-9PM Way Down Wanderers @ New Terrain Brewing
7PM Backyard Bluegrass – Jake Leg @ Columbine Cafe
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge

Golden History Moment

This architect’s rendering appeared in the August 24, 1970 Transcript – enlarge

52 Years Ago
The August 4th, 1970 Golden Transcript alerted readers that the First National Bank was undertaking a large expansion. When completed, it would provide “more tellers, more offices, 7 drive-thru windows, and double the present parking capacity.”

*Temporary bank drive-thru teller window – Colorado Transcript, August 4, 1970 – enlarge*

Until then, they would be using the old house next next as their drive-up facility. Once the construction was complete, they planned to demolish the old house to make more room for parking

That building is now occupied by Wells-Fargo Bank.

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!