Real World Events
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
11:30AM-12:30PM Yogi Book Club
2PM Moon Over Buffalo @ Miners Alley Playhouse (through March 20)
6-11PM Lean on Me – Marshall Fire Fund Raiser @ Buffalo Rose
The Buffalo Rose will host a fundraising concert this evening featuring five incredible Colorado bands. This benefit will raise funds for the Marshall Fire Victims of Dec 30, 2021. All proceeds from the event will go to Community Foundation Boulder County for the Marshall Fire.
Doors open at 5pm and the event will be hosted by Ashley Ryan of FOX31 News. There will be music, a raffle, sponsors and all manner of libations and entertainment. The music schedule is as follows:
5pm – Doors Open
6pm – FACE Vocal Band
7pm – The Jerseys, A Tribute to Frankie Valli & The Fours Seasons
8pm – Forever In Blue Jeans, A Tribute to Neal Diamond
9pm – The Long Run, A Tribute to The Eagles
10pm – Soul X
Live Music
2-5PM Sturtz @ Golden Mill
3-6PM Big Hooray Bluegrass @ Over Yonder
4-7PM Dylan & Paul Flynn – The Band from Nantucket @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
6-11PM Lean on Me – Marshall Fire Fund Raiser @ Buffalo Rose
8PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
Golden History Moment
144 Years Ago
The March 6, 1878 Colorado Transcript described the dedication ceremonies for the new Jefferson County Courthouse. It said that the crowd was immense, but patient, as everyone had come expecting a crowd. In addition to the many Jefferson County attendees, visitors had come from other cities, including Denver, Georgetown, Central City, and Boulder.
Several speeches had been scheduled, with A. H. DeFrance first in the lineup. Since he hadn’t yet appeared, they called on a Denver lawyer to extemporize on DeFrance’s topic: “Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, for whom this county was named.” He ignored the topic, but told the crowd what they wanted to hear: that the new building was “one of the greatest and most enduring monuments of what can be accomplished by pluck and perseverance.”
He spoke of the progress Colorado had seen in the less than 20 years since the first gold-seekers had arrived. “We have been reached by the railroad, by the telegraph, by the telephone, by the newspapers without number, and by everything that renders human life comfortable, luxurious and aspiring.” The speech was greeted with applause from the men and waving of handkerchiefs by the women.
Other speakers followed, interspersed with songs from a band, and at 8PM they began a dance. Those who couldn’t fit in the courtroom where the dance was held used the other rooms to talk and play games. From 10PM till 2AM, there was a buffet supper set out in the basement (which was the jail). Cold meat, bread, cake, pastry, and exceptionally good coffee were supplied, courtesy of the citizens of Golden. The band played 40 dances, and the party went on until the break of day.
The 1878 courthouse stood across from Foothills Art Center, and gave the neighborhood the name “Courthouse Hill.” It was replaced in 1953 and demolished in 1963.
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!
