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Calendar of Events in Golden – May, 2023

May in Golden Colorado – Photo by Chris Davell – enlarge

Dear Readers,
I’m once again sending the monthly preview as a separate, stand-alone document. You will also receive the usual “What’s Happening in Golden?” for May 1st. On an on-going basis, you can always check the online GoldenToday calendar to see the upcoming events.

Happy May!
Barb


1
4-9PM Dine Back Night: Girls with Books South Sudan @ Golden Mill
5-8PM Monday Market @ Cannonball Creek Brewing
6:30PM Karaoke Night @ Golden High School

2
10-10:45AM Storybook Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
1-3PM English Paper Piecing Enthusiasts @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
5:30-7:30PM Textile Society @ Golden Library
6:30PM Music Bingo @ Mountain Toad

3
Move to School Day
10:30AM-12PM Hands-on Activities @ Golden History Museum
4-5PM May the Fourth (But on the 3rd) @ Golden Library
5-7PM A Walk Through Time on South Table Mountain: Paleontology, History and Preservation @ Rolling Hills Country Club
5-8PM Dine Back Night: Golden High School Tennis @ Golden Mill
6-9PM Open Mic Night @ Morris & Mae
6:30-8PM New and Prospective Member Night @ American Mountaineering Center
6:30PM Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall
6:30PM Jazz and Murder – Immersive Speakeasy Mystery @ Buffalo Rose
8:30PM Jazz and Murder – Immersive Speakeasy Mystery @ Buffalo Rose

4
9AM Public Art Commission Meeting @ City Hall
3-9PM Cheese Night with Cheese Ranch @ Mountain Toad
6-7PM Ukulele Thursdays @ Golden Library

5
8-9AM Morning StArt: An Artist Coffee Meetup with Katy McClure @ Foothills Art Center
10AM-2PM Money Mingle @ On Tap Credit Union
11:34AM Full Moon
3-5PM Dungeons & Dragons Hangout @ Golden Library
5-7PM Naked Dawn Duo @ Morris & Mae
6-7:30PM Borderlands Curanderos @ Golden History Museum

6
7AM-4PM Front Range 4-H Model Rocketry Launch Day Extravaganza @ Jefferson County Fairgrounds
9AM-1PM Fresh Start @ Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility
9AM-12PM Flower Planter @ Home Depot
9AM-12PM Fire Master Class @ Golden History Park
10-11:30AM – State of the City Address @ Golden Community Center
10:30-11:45AM How to Be Happy: Feeling Less Frustrated and Ovewhelmed @ Pranatonic
11AM-4PM International Femail Ride Day Open House @ Avalanche Harley Davidson
11AM Gluten-Free Foodie Fest! @ Holidaily
12-1PM Detox 101 @ Natural Grocers
1-2:30PM Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners (Virtual)
1-3PM PAWS for Reading @ Golden Library
3-5PM Songs of Earth and Sky @ Calvary Episcopal Church
3-6PM Pup Crawl! @ Morris & Mae Market
3:30-5PM Dungeons & Dragons for Advanced Players (Virtual)
4-7PM Derby Party @ State 38 Distilling
5-8:30PM Golden Super Cruise @ South Golden Road
7-8PM Lindsey Giffey @ Morris & Mae

7
3-5PM Jefferson Symphony Orchestra 70th Season Finale @ Colorado School of Mines
8PM Celebrity Sidekick – Finals Event @ Buffalo Rose

8
Spring Yard Waste Collection Week Begins
12-4PM Stitch’n B*tch @ Golden Quilt Company
5:30PM LIT: Let’s Ignite Together @ Foothills Art Center
6:30PM GURA Board Meeting @ City Hall

9
12PM Managing Risk for Pre-Retirees and Retirees (Virtual)
4:30-5:30PM Teen Advisory Board @ Golden Library
5-7PM VIBE@5 @ American Mountaineering Center
5PM Books on Tap @ On Tap Credit Union
5:30PM Managing Risk for Pre-Retirees and Retirees @ On Tap Credit Union
6:30-7:30PM Estate Planning – Basic Wills and Trusts @ Golden Community Center
6:30PM City Council Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall

10
9-10AM Golden Startup Coffee @ Morris & Mae
10AM-3PM Bindle Bag @ Golden Quilt Company
5:30PM Golden High School PTA Meeting @ Golden High School
6-7:30PM Bingo Night @ American Legion Post 21
6:30PM Historic Preservation Board Meeting @ City Hall

11
9-10:30AM Community Marketing Stakeholder Committee Meeting @ Public Works and Planning Building
10:15-10:45AM Discovery Play @ Golden Library
5-8PM Shawn Eckles @ Golden Mill
5:30PM Brewmaster Dinner Series @ The Eddy
6:15PM Wild Foraged Food Cooking Class @ Earth Sweet Boutique
6:30PM Economic Development Commission Meeting @ City Hall

12
10-10:30AM TriceraTOTs @ Dinosaur Ridge Discovery Center
10-11:30AM NREL – Public Campus Experience (Virtual)
1-2PM OverDrive to Libby Transition Assistance @ Golden Library
2-3PM OverDrive to Libby Transition Assistance @ Golden Library
5-8PM Rebecca Jonas @ Morris & Mae
5-9PM Bike Night @ Avalanche Harley Davidson
6PM Reel Rock 17 @ American Mountaineering Center
7PM Message in a Bottle & Devil INXSide – The Police Tribute & A Tribute to INXS @ Buffalo Rose

13
7:45AM New and Prospective Member Hike @ Apex Park
9AM-3PM Dinosaur Discovery Day – Cub Scouts @ Dinosaur Ridge
9AM-12PM Love Your Mother Earth Hike and Painting Class @ American Mountaineering Center
10AM-4PM Painting Sunrises and Sunsets with Janet Nunn @ Foothills Art Center
10AM-4PM Spring into Health Expo @ Golden Mill
10AM-12PM Geology of Open Space Parks @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
1-3PM PAWS for Reading @ Golden Library
5-8PM Parmalee Gulch Ramblers @ Morris & Mae
6PM Maypole Dance @ Denver Kickers Sport Club
6PM Reel Rock 17 @ American Mountaineering Center
6:30PM Colorado Summit Ultimate Frisbee Game @ Marv Kay Stadium
7PM Just a Girl with Blink 303: A Tribute to No Doubt and A Tribute to Blink 183 @ Buffalo Rose

14
Kinney Run Bird Walk
2-4PM Sunday at the Museum – Sandra Dallas Book Signing @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
2-5PM Abby BrownGolden Mill
4PM Sunday Swing with the Flatirons Jazz Orchestra @ Buffalo Rose

15
10AM Marv Kay Celebration of Life @ Marv Kay Stadium
5-8PM Dine Back Night: Bell Elementary PTA @ Golden Mill
6:30PM Downtown Development Authority Meeting @ City Hall

16
8-9AM What’s Brewing Golden @ Golden Hotel
10-11AM Story Time and Craft @ Colorado Railroad Museum
12-1PM Lunch ‘n Learn – Preparing Your Business for Sale @ TBD
1-3PM Hand Embroidery Stitchers @ Rocky Mountain Quilt
2:30PM Local Licensing Authority Meeting @ City Hall
6-7PM Book Discussion Group @ Golden Library
6-7:45PM Golden Beer Talks @ Buffalo Rose
6:30PM Orchestra Concert @ Bell Middle School

17
7:30AM Citizens Budget Advisory Committee Meeting @ City Hall
4-5PM Grow With Kindness @ Golden Library
6-8PM Fly-Tying Clinic @ Golden River Sports
6-7:30PM Land Stewardship Series – Noxious Weeds of Jeffco @ Jeffco Open Space
6:30PM Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall

18
7:30AM Golden Young Professionals Monthly Membership Meeting @ Golden Visitors Center
6:30PM Choir Concert @ Bell Middle School
6:30PM Everything Dinosaur Lecture @ Dinosaur Ridge Discovery Center
7PM Parks, Recreation and Museums Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall

19
9AM Golden High School Graduation @ Marv Kay Stadium
10AM-12PM Rocky Mountain Quilt Study Group @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
11:30AM-1PM Social Media Idea Lab @ Golden Library
12-4PM Petit Four Baskets @ Golden Quilt Company
5-7PM Foothills Art Center Member Event @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
7-9PM Wade Sutton @ Morris & Mae
7-9PM Opening Night The Oldest Boy: A Play in Three Ceremonies @ Miners Alley Playhouse

20
Kinney Run Bird Walk
9AM-4PM Table Runner Quilting for Newbies @ Golden Quilt Company
10AM-4PM Sip & Shop Golden @ Golden Visitors Center
10:30AM-3PM Sewing Bee @ First Presbyterian Church of Golden
12-1PM Omega-3 Recipes for Optimal Health @ Natural Grocers
12-6PM Rocky Mountain Tree Festival @ New Terrain
1-4PM Nature Journal Club: Sketching Wildflowers @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
3-4PM Make Something: Marble Magnets @ Golden Library
6-8:30PM Golden Comedy Hour with Armando Anto @ American Mountaineering Center
6PM Colorado Summit Ultimate Frisbee Game @ Marv Kay Stadium

21
Kinney Run Bird Walk
10AM-3PM Plant Sale @ Golden Community Garden
11AM Jazz and Murder – Immersive Speakeasy Mystery @ Buffalo Rose
11AM-5PM Spring Market @ New Terrain
1PM Jazz and Murder – Immersive Speakeasy Mystery @ Buffalo Rose
2:30-4:30PM Textile Society @ Golden Library
5-8PMAlibi Trio @ Golden Mill

22
4-5PM LEGO Build and Play @ Golden Library

23
1:30PM Triad Senior Safety @ Jeffco District Attorney’s Office
6:30PM Band Concert @ Bell Middle School
6:30PM City Council Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall

24
9-10AM Gathering of Friends @ Golden History Museum
6-8:30PM Community Sustainability Advisory Board @ City Hall
6-7:30PM Bingo Night @ American Legion Post 21

25
11:30AM-1PM Library for All @ Golden Library
5-8PMDave Halchak @ Golden Mill
6PM Mobility & Transportation Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall

26
Last Day of School – Jefferson County Public Schools
5-8PMKory Montgomery @ Golden Mill
5-9PM Bike Night @ Avalanche Harley Davidson
7-11PM Still the Same with Lies or Lullabies – A Tribute to Bob Seger and a Tribute to Bryan Adams and John Mellencamp @ Buffalo Rose
7-9PM Kenny Lee Young @ Morris & Mae

27
7:45AM New and Prospective Member Hike @ Apex Trail
10AM-5PM Opening Day @ The Splash
10AM-2PM Homestead Open House @ Golden History Park
10AM-3PM Dinosaur Express Train @ Colorado Railroad Museum
12-12:45PM Inflammation 101 @ Natural Grocers
1PM Robin Hood @ Miners Alley Playhouse
5-8PM Marty Nightengale @ Golden Mill
5-7PM Naked Dawn Duo @ Morris & Mae
8-11PM Wash Park Band – Colorado’s Premier Funk Dance Band @ Buffalo Rose

28
10AM-3PM Dinosaur Express Train @ Colorado Railroad Museum
3-6PM Howard Dluglach @ Golden Mill

30
5:30-9PM Golden Bicycle Cruise @ Armory Parking Garage

Recurring Events:

Daily

Golden History Tours

Mondays
6-6:55AM Dynamic Circuit (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
10-10:55AM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
10-12PM DeLong Park Weed Busters @ DeLong Park
10:15-10:45AM Let’s Dance @ Golden Library
12-12:30PM Mondays with Mayor Weinberg (Virtual)
2-3PM Active Minds Mondays (Virtual) (except 5/15 and 5/29)
4-4:30PM Kids Martial Arts Class (Virtual) (except 5/29)
7-8PM Colorado Trivia League @ Morris & Mae

Tuesdays
9-10AM Women’s Exercise and Bible Study @ First United Methodist Church
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10-10:55AM Silver Sneakers Classic (Virtual)
10:15-10:45AM Preschool Time @ Golden Library
12-12:55PM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
1-1:45PM Silver Sneakers Yoga (Virtual)
5:30PM Tuesday Night Rides @ Golden Mill
6-8PM Trivia Tuesdays @ Golden Mill
6:30-8:30PM Bar Bingo Night @ VFW Post 4171
6:30-8:30PM Team Trivia Tuesdays @ Buffalo Rose

Wednesdays
6-6:55AM Cardio Lift Interval (Virtual)
8:00-8:55AM Tai Chi (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
9AM Golden Walks – Wednesday Morning Celebrating Life @ Golden Library
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
10-10:55AM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
3-5PM Hard Times Writing Workshop (Virtual)

Thursdays
9-9:55AM Silver Sneakers Classic (Virtual)
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10-10:30AM Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation (Virtual)
10-10:55AM Chair Yoga (Virtual)
6PM Run Club @ Runners Roost
7:30PM The Oldest Boy: A Play in Three Ceremonies @ Miners Alley Playhouse (May 19 – June 11)

Fridays
6-6:55AM HIIT (Virtual)
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
10:30AM The Friday Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
12-12:55PM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
1-1:45PM Silver Sneakers Yoga (Virtual)
1:30PM The Friday Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
3PM Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic @ Foothills Animal Shelter
7:30PM The Oldest Boy: A Play in Three Ceremonies @ Miners Alley Playhouse (May 19 – June 11)

Saturdays
8AM Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk @ Golden History Park
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10AM-3PM Saturday Train Rides @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10:15AM Family Time @ Golden Library
7:30PM The Oldest Boy: A Play in Three Ceremonies @ Miners Alley Playhouse (May 19 – June 11)

Sundays
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
12-2PM Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
2PM The Oldest Boy: A Play in Three Ceremonies @ Miners Alley Playhouse (May 19 – June 11)

SEE THE COMPLETE CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Highlights