The Friday Tour
When: All day
Where: Colorado Railroad Museum, 17155 W. 44th Avenue, Golden, CO
10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Each Friday, join us for an hour of exploring a different aspect of Colorado’s railroad history. Each tour covers a specific theme and on these dates our focus will be: Locomotives!
Tours are subject to change and are based on guide availability. Each week’s theme is explored using a variety of museum resources to help bring the subject to life with the understanding that guests are welcome to continue their visit on their own after the tour.
Friday Tour Tickets - $3 each plus General Admission ($10 adults, $5 kids 2-15, $8 seniors 60+).
Today's Topic
CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
When: All day
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THE BUFFALO BILL MUSEUM AND GRAVE
987 1/2 Lookout Mountain Road (map)
303-526-0744
CLOSED Monday, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas
The Buffalo Bill Story, Buffalo Bill's Death, The Americans, A Visit to the Wild West, Firearms, Kid's Cowboy Corral
COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM
17155 W. 44th Avenue (map)
303-279-4591
CLOSED Monday, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Year's Eve Day
UPPER GALLERY
Center for Railroad Photography & Art Winners
The winners of the Center for Railroad Photography & Art’s 2024 John E. Gruber Creative Photography Contest have been announced, and these award-winning images are now on display at the Museum.
Without Words
Shining a spotlight on how railroaders have communicated over the years using sight, sound and code
LOWER GALLERY
Hidden from History: A Century of Women in Railroading
This captivating display explores the invaluable contributions of women in the railroad industry over a 100-year period, showcasing their roles in a field traditionally dominated by men.
FOOTHILLS ART CENTER - ASTOR HOUSE
1133 Arapahoe Street (map)
303-279-3922
CLOSED New Year's Day, President's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve Day
Red Rocks Community College Visual Audio and Media Arts
(through March 30, 2025)
Annual show of multimedia and graphic design featuring the students from RRCC. Photography, videography, advertising design and package design feature the creative process of commercial oriented art forms.
2025 Members' Show
(through April 20, 2025)
Our annual love letter to the talented community of artists that supports us
as members.
Power of Process: A Jeffco School Exhibition
(through May 18, 2025)
Jeffco Schools K-12 annual exhibition showcasing stand-out works of art fromstudents and teachers.
GOLDEN HISTORY MUSEUM & PARK
923 10th Street (map)
303-278-3557
(Museum) CLOSED Sunday, Monday, New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Year's Eve Day
Clear Creek Room: The Heart of Golden
Surrounded by North and South Table Mountains, Clear Creek has drawn people to this area for millennia.
We Are Still Here: The Endurance of Native Jewels
(through August 2025)
In this exhibit, we define jewel as both a precious item as well as a woman of strength and importance. Explore how Indigenous women have persevered through hundreds of years of oppression and numerous attempts to destroy their culture. Featuring modern Native fashions that utilize ancient Indigenous jewels, learn about prominent Native women in contemporary American society. Not only are Native Americans still here; they have endured, and they are thriving.
Discovery Awaits: Indigenous Connections, Epic Events, Legendary People, and the Touch Gallery. A new Jolly Rancher exhibit is in the works and will open in 2025.
The Salon: Golden High School 150th Anniversary Exhibit
Golden History Park (11th & Arapahoe): The outdoor setting re-creates the look and feel of a late 1800's mountain ranch complete with gardens, a working blacksmith shop, schoolhouse and chicken coop (chickens included).
MINES MUSEUM
Colorado School of Mines
1310 Maple Street (map)
303-273-3815
CLOSED New Year's Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving and Christmas
The main floor exhibits feature specimens from many Colorado mining districts, other global localities and an introductory video on area geology. The Special Exhibit Room hosts prominent precious metal and invited displays. The main gallery also showcases historic mining murals by Irwin Hoffman.
The basement contains numerous exhibits regarding radioactivity, fossils, basic geology, gemstones, meteorites, ultraviolet minerals and underground mining illumination. The outdoor geologic trail features seven outcrops with various geologic and paleontological points of interest, including fossilized dinosaur tracks, logs and leaves.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN QUILT MUSEUM
200 Violet Street, Unit 140 (map)
303-277-0377
CLOSED New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas
MAIN GALLERY
Stars Over the Rockies
(through April 19, 2025)
Stellar means exceptional or outstanding. It also means of or relating to stars. Stellar Quilts, then, are star quilts that are also exceptional quilts. Judy Martin’s design skill shines like the stars in this exhibit of her star quilts from 2000-2022. From patriotic, to classic 2 color, to vibrant – vibrating color combinations, Judy’s ability to combine colors and multiple stars and star blocks – will have you seeing stars everywhere.
NORTHEAST GALLERY
19th Century Blues: It's More Than Indigo
(through April 19, 2025)
This traveling exhibit includes 25 study quilts made by members of the American Quilt Study Group. These quilts have been inspired by an historic quilt representing the exhibit theme and study period, and signage describes the inspiration quilt and the learning experience of the maker.
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Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
When: All day
Our very own Group Fitness Instructors will be doing LIVE WORKOUTS!
In addition to our LIVE WORKOUTS with your Golden Community Center Fitness Instructors, We have added a YouTube Channel! If you can't make the LIVE workout you can still have your favorite instructor in your own home! We add previously recorded workouts everyday to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrni5jjFr8ip4eNUB63KIvA
If you are a Silver Sneaker Member you can also go to SilverSneakers FaceBook page and see live classes or their web page https://tools.silversneakers.com/ to sign in for On-Demand Classes!
Don't forget to check the LIVE Fitness Schedule for updates and links. https://groupexpro.com/schedule/726/?view=calendar
Golden History Tours
When: All day
Golden History Tours offers Wild West Walking Tours, Pub Crawls, Ghost Tours, and more! If you don't see a scheduled tour on a particular date, you can book a tour at a custom time.
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Denver Restaurant Week (in Golden)
When: All day
With numerous food and beverage awards to its name, Denver has quickly become a dining destination for foodies. You’ll find plenty of fine dining options at chef-owned eateries, along with cuisine from around the globe at our gourmet food halls and markets, and fresh, local ingredients like green chili and Colorado lamb and beef. Denver Restaurant Week will include four price points: $25, $35, $45 and $55 for a multi-course meal.
Participating Golden restaurants:
Bridgewater Grill @ Golden Hotel - Menu
Cast Iron Tavern - Menu
Footprints at Fossil Trace - Menu
Indulge Bistro & Wine Bar - Menu
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Front Porch Friends - Golden's Rich Indigenous History
When: 10AM
Where: Golden Community Center, 1470 10th Street, Golden, CO
Golden resident and historian, Paul Haseman will be presenting an exploration of the deep connections that the Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Ute tribes have to the Golden area, including:
- Early history: Learn about the Indigenous people who occupied the Front Range region long before the arrival of European settlers.
- Tribal territories: Discover how the ancestral lands of multiple tribes overlapped in the Golden area.
- Conflicts and alliances: Hear about the complex relationships between the Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Ute tribes, including a notable battle near the Chimney Gulch Trail.
- Chief Colorow: Discover the story of this influential Ute Mountain chief and his contributions to the Golden area.
- Golden's recognition of Native Americans: Learn about the City of Golden's efforts to acknowledge and celebrate its Indigenous heritage.
This is a unique opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of Golden's past and the Indigenous people who have shaped our community.
Free
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Toddler Time - Registration Required
When: 10:15-10:45AM
Where: Golden Library, 1019 10th Street, Golden, CO
Your little one is constantly on the move. Help their mind stay active, too. Get them ready to read by singing, rhyming, dancing and telling stories together.
Registration required
Ski Tuning with Annex Elite Tuning
When: 4-8PM
Where: Mountain Toad Brewing, 900 Washington Avenue, Golden, CO
Come and get your skis or snowboard edged and hand waxed by Annex Elite Tuning.
Cost of $50 includes:
Edge and hand wax
2 craft beers
- 1 to enjoy while you wait
- 1 beer coupon to bring back at a later date
**tunes will be completed on a first come, first serve basis
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"No Other Land" Screening
When: 6PM
Where: Colorado School of Mines, Hill Hall, Room 202, 920 15th Street, Golden, CO
No Other Land, Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Feature, will be screened in Room 202 at Hill Hall. It is free and open to the public. Dinner will be provided at 6:00 p.m., with the film starting at 6:30 p.m. Please RSVP if possible; details are in the attachment and in this link: shorturl.at/Td8vw The sponsors are Mines SDS and Orediggers Against Apartheid.
This documentary made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective shows the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers and the alliance which develops between the Palestinian activist Basel and Israeli journalist Yuval. In spite of the film receiving many international awards, and being the highest-grossing documentary of the year, it has not been able to get a US distributor.
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Free First Friday Night at the Mines Museum
When: 6-8PM
Where: Mines Museum, 1310 Maple Street, Golden, CO
Come to the museum every First Friday night from March through August for live music, cash bar, special guests, hands-on activities and after-hours fun for the whole family!
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Nightfall With Edgar Allan Poe
When: 7PM
Where: Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, 1103 Arapahoe Street, Golden, CO
Mines Little Theatre, the Colorado School of Mines theatre company, welcomes you to our Spring 2025 production of NIGHTFALL on the Miners Alley stage! Edgar Allan Poe stands alone in the flickering darkness of his mind, guiding us through a highly theatrical adaptation of four tales: "The Raven," wherein the dark corvid speaks of eternal torment, “The Fall of the House of Usher," where sickness infects both body, mind, and home, "The Pit and the Pendulum," where mercy is few and far between, and "The Tell-Tale Heart,” where kindness leads to blood. Enter the world of Poe and check your heartbeat at the door.
Tickets and more info HERE.
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