All day: Today at the Community Center
The Golden Community Center is a 71,483 square foot multifunction recreation facility beautifully situated in Lions Park. The Community Center first opened its doors in October 1994. A major renovation in 2006-2007 expanded the existing structure into a state-of-the-art recreation facility complete with two indoor swimming pools, a large climbing wall, and expanded fitness and community use areas with new equipment.
The Community Center boasts a full array of activities, classes, and fitness opportunities for everyone in the community, from tot to senior. Active adults gather in the upstairs Front Porch area for community and conversation, while downstairs, the leisure pool with water slide is popular with children. Adults, meanwhile, enjoy a variety of fitness options from free weights and cardio machinesto group fitness classes and personal trainers to help you reach your goals.
Where: Golden Community Center, 1470 10th Street, Golden, CO
All day: Live Music
4-8PM Chrispy @ Mountain Toad
5-8PM DJ Matt Cassidy @ Golden Mill
6-9PM Open Mic Night @ Goosetown Station
6-9PM Derek Hall @ Miners Saloon
6PM Live Music @ Rock Rest Lodge
All day: Other Exhibits Around Town
The following locations often have local exhibitors; call first for hours and information.
ALLEGORIC ART TATTOO
1224 Washington Avenue #105
720-762-0867
ARTHUR LAKES LIBRARY
1400 Illinois Street
303-273-3698
BOOK AND BREW
1400 Illinois Street
303-384-2369
CAFE 13
1301 Arapahoe Street
303-278-2225
THE EDDY HOTEL & TAPROOM
1640 8th Street
720-442-8150
GOLDEN LIBRARY
1019 10th Street
303-235-5275
THE GOLDEN MILL
1012 Ford Street
720-405-6455
GOLDEN REAL ESTATE
1214 Washington Avenue
303-302-3636
HIGHER GROUNDS CAFE
803 14th Street
303-271-0998
LOVELAND GARDENS POCKET PARK
1101-1104 Washington Avenue (east side)
Outdoors
MINERS ALLEY PLAYHOUSE
1224 Washington Avenue
303-935-3044
SPIRITS IN THE WIND GALLERY
1211 Washington Avenue
303-279-1192
All day: ANYTIME VIRTUAL GOLDEN EVENTS
COLORADO ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL FILMS
Check out past CEFF films
Explore the collection of festival films now available for streaming. Most films are free to stream. Titles with a $ indicate film is available to rent.
COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM
The Colorado Railroad Museum’s staff team created a full lineup of new programs that YOU can experience in the comfort of your own home. All Aboard, Online!
DINOSAUR RIDGE
If you’re looking for activities to entertain and challenge your kid, we’ve got you covered: online education portal.
GOLDEN BEER TALKS
Listen to past Golden Beer Talks.
GOLDEN HISTORY MUSEUM
- Delve into 150 years of news from Golden in our digitized historic newspaper collection
- Explore photos and objects in our online collection
- Read about the amazing rediscoveries we've uncovered during our expansive Legacy Collection Inventory on our blog
- Enjoy a walk and self-guided historic tour around Golden using our online guide or walk through the Golden History Park and use a brochure to learn about the buildings' histories.
- E-books and Audiobooks
- Quality Films and Documentaries
- Newspapers and Magazines
- Educational Entertainment for Kids
- More Hoopla!
- DIY Arts and Crafts
Introducing: Jeffco Makes. An online platform to get you and your family making, baking and shaking! We will be posting three different activities each week. Pick one (or all) that you and your family want to do.
JEFFERSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
With just a click, you can hear excerpts and selections from an entire season of programming. The playlist, over two hours of music, features exclusive recordings and ensembles or conductors you'll recognize -- we're showcasing pieces scheduled for our concert venue.
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN NATURE CENTER
Learning from home - virtual programs and videos available here!
ROCKY MOUNTAIN QUILT MUSEUM
Welcome to RMQM's first Virtual Exhibit - Crazy Quilts & Through a Lens
Didn't make in to view the last exhibit? These new virtual exhibits are available now by clicking here.
USGS
Tap into over 140 years of USGS research in the natural sciences in the form of lesson plans and activities, maps, podcasts, online lectures, videos and animations, and much more. Browse thousands of ideas for using these resources in elementary, secondary, university, and informal education settings.
All day: CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
AMERICAN MOUNTAINEERING MUSEUM
710 10th Street (map)
303-996-2755
Closed Saturday and Sunday and all Federal Holidays
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
Center for Railroad Photography & Art Winners
Every year, the Center for Railroad Photography & Art holds a contest that attracts some of today’s finest and most creative photographers. Those who placed in this year’s program will have their photographs displayed at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden into 2023. The Museum’s goal is to showcase not only Colorado’s rich railroad history, but also the many creative people—around the world—who keep the spirit of railroading alive and well in the 21st century.
Without Words
Shining a spotlight on how railroaders have communicated over the years using sight, sound and code
LOWER GALLERY
Beebe and Clegg: Their Enduring Photographic Legacy
This exhibit focuses on Lucius Beebe who—joined in 1941 by his life partner Charles Clegg—introduced railroad photography and the world of railroading to popular audiences in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Employing dramatic images and sweeping promotional strategies, this dynamic duo created more than 30 books on railroading and Western Americana, demonstrating that the railroad serves the nation as an icon of the American experience.
Romance Along the Rails: The Phenomenon of Beebe and Clegg
In this companion exhibit, learn more about this fascinating couple and view correspondence, Colorado-specific publications, and other physical reminders of their love affair with Colorado and its narrow gauge railroading legacy.
FOOTHILLS ART CENTER
809 15th Street (map)
303-279-3922
CLOSED Wednesday, New Year's Day, President's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Year's Eve Day
CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION
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
Discovery Awaits: Highlights from the Collection, Signs O' The Times, Confection Perfection: Jolly Rancher Company, Epic Events, Legendary People, the History Lab, and the Touch Gallery
The Salon: Golden High School 150th Anniversary Exhibit || Topo-Embroideries: Works by Kathy Mitchell-Garton (through May 4, 2024)
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 MUSEUMColorado 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
Quilts Made by Men | 17th Biennial Men’s Exhibit
(through April 20, 2024)
The 17th exhibit of Men's CFE quilts is an exciting diversity of styles and colors - with some interesting techniques. The passion for the art of quilting shown by these men is amazing and the variety a pleasant surprise.
NORTHEAST GALLERY
Necktie Quilts | Christine Copenhaver
(through April 20, 2024)
Christine Copenhaver's solo show is such a perfect complement to the Men's CFE - with her focus on silk ties taking on a whole different use.
All day: Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
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
All day: Golden History Tours
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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8:00 AM-2:00 PM: Today at the Community Center Front Porch
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Schedule of Activities
Active Older Adults aged 50+
Where: Golden Community Center, 1470 10th Street, Golden, CO
9:00 AM-10:15 AM: Golden Walks: Wednesday Morning Celebrating Life
**SAFER AT HOME RESTRICTIONS: This walk is limited to 10 people, we will practice physical distancing, everyone must have a face covering. Please sign waiver before the walk; link below**
TYPE: STSP Weekly | PACE: Conversational | TERRAIN: Mostly sidewalk, some grass/dirt trail, some road | DIFFICULTY: some sloping hills | DISTANCE: Approx. 3 mi | COST: Free
Greetings!
We are delighted to host a weekly opportunity for walking through Golden and talking with each other about everything under the (Golden) sun! Come alone or with friends, or to make new friends! Please feel free to “drop-in” anytime.
We will cover a gentle route at a conversational pace with an emphasis on easy movement and pleasant company.
We will meet at 10:00am on the patio behind the visitor center, make introductions, answer questions and lightly warm up.
If you need to use the restroom, please plan to show up well before 10:00am as we will leave NO LATER than 10:05am. We should be done walking no later than 11:15am. You can of course leave early if you need to!
Please be sure to RSVP so we can notify you in the unlikely event the walk is cancelled. Thank you!
Feel free to contact walking trip host Betty at [masked] or[masked] if you have questions!
First Timers/Waivers: If this is your first time walking with Betty or if you have not completed a Welcome Waiver in 2016, please arrive 5-10 minutes early to connect, learn more about the walk, and complete a waiver. You can also fill out the online waiver here.
Parking: Free parking is available in the parking lot.
Weather: Please come prepared with enough layers and/or protective gear to keep yourself comfortable.
Restroom: Restroom is available inside the center.
Dog Friendly! Please consider whether your dog is calm & well-behaved in a group. S/he MUST stay on a maximum 6' leash; please be sure to bring baggies.
Let's walk!
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Where: Golden Library, 1019 10th Street, Golden, CO
10:00 AM-4:00 PM: Beginning Quilting Class
Wednesdays - February 28, March 13, and March 27
Join Marie in this class to learn the basics of quilting: fabric selection, rotary cutting skills, strip piecing construction technique, pressing tips, block layout options, and finishing techniques (stitch in the ditch or grid machine quilting, batting selection, and binding). The quilt pattern is the Log Cabin with its many layout options in a lap quilt size- approximately 40" x 60".
$125
Where: Golden Quilt Company, 1108 Washington Avenue, Golden, CO
10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Toddler Time
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.
Register
Where: Golden Library, 1019 10th Street, Golden, CO
3:00 PM-5:00 PM: Virtual/Call In: Hard Times Writing Workshop
Telling our stories can often help process our life experiences and find new paths. This safe and supportive weekly writing workshop is free and open to all.
5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Golden Women in Business Happy Hour*
Join us for happy hour at Kore Regenerative Medicine on Johnson Road! Refreshments and Rejoicing as we reach the two month mark into 2024!
Where: Kore Regenerative Medicine, 1030 Johnson Road, Golden, CO
5:00 PM-8:00 PM: Après Wednesday
This year Après Wednesdays will run from January 17 - March 27 and will be bigger and better than before. Sponsored by New Belgium Brewing, join us every Wednesday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. for live music, giveaways, ski and board tunes and happy hour all day.
Show us your ski pass or lift ticket on Aprés Wednesday and get a free Fat Tire pint!
Be sure to follow us on social media for more details.
Where: Golden Mill, 1012 Ford Street, Golden, CO
6:00 PM-7:30 PM: Bingo Night
Bingo is open to the public. Everyone is familiar with Bingo, and there is a sign-up sheet at the Club (walk-ins are welcome, too). Every second and fourth Wednesday.
Where: American Legion Post 21, 500 9th Street, Golden, CO
6:00 PM-8:30 PM: Community Sustainability Advisory Board Meeting
Where: City Hall Council Chambers, 911 10th Street, Golden, CO
6:30 PM-6:30 PM: Trivia Night
Save the date beer and brain nerds. Over Yonder Brewing's Trivia Night is back and rebooted, every Wednesday. That's right, form teams of up to six, win prizes, and enjoy Yonder vibes!
Where: Over Yonder Brewing Company, 18455 W. Colfax Avenue #103, Golden, CO
