Double Rainbow, Arts Festival, Music, and the Pioneer Museum

*Golden Eye Candy – Bobby German – Yesterday’s Double Rainbow – click to enlarge*

Real World Events

10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose

*Golden Fine Arts Festival – Chris Davell – click to enlarge*

10AM-5PM Golden Fine Arts Festival @ 11^th Street
A Golden icon for three decades, Golden Fine Arts Festival is a prestigious juried art show located in the heart of historic downtown Golden, Colorado. More information

Live Music

10AM Derek DeMuth @ Golden Fine Arts Festival
11AM Brian Hornbuckle @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage – outdoor patio)
12PM Dirty Side Down @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
2PM Funk It Up @ Golden Fine Arts Festival
2PM Roma Ransom @ Golden Mill
3PM Good For Nothin Thunder Mountain Boys @ Over Yonder
3PM Midnight Vinyl @ Wrigley’s
4PM Peter Burkholder@ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage – outdoor patio)
8PM Karaoke Contest at Ace Hi Tavern

Golden History Moment

81 Years Ago
The August 22, 1940 Colorado Transcript reported that more than 3,000 people had visited the Jefferson County Pioneer Museum during the town’s annual Golden Days celebration.

*Close-up of a diorama made for the Pioneer Museum by the WPA – click to see the full diorama*

Golden’s History Museum was originally a project of the Roosevelt administration’s Words Progress Administration. When funding ran out, the museum was closed. Occasionally it was opened for special occasions (such as Golden Days) and staffed by volunteers.

The museum went through several homes–first the old North School at Washington & 6th Street, then the old Courthouse at Washington & 15th. When the old Courthouse was demolished in the early ’60s, the County turned the museum over to the City of Golden. The City was building its new municipal center at the time, and space was included for the museum. It remained in City Hall until the old library next door became available–and there it remains!

Thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts.