The moon will be full tonight. It rises at 8:08PM and sets at 5:51AM tomorrow morning. Source.
The Pleasant View Lions Club is hosting a Fishing Derby today from 10AM-1PM at Westblade Park, 16780 Mount Vernon Road (map). The Lions Club will supply fishing poles and bait as well as free hot dogs, drinks, and chips to all fisherkids. This is open to kids up through age 16. Children need to be accompanied by a responsible adult, and the adult needs to sign a liability release.
Get Rid of Stuff Today
There’s a Shred-A-Thon at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, 200 Jefferson County Parkway (map) from 7AM-12PM today. They will shred up to 3 legal-sized boxes or kitchen sized garbage bags of document. They will ask for a donation to Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.
If you have unneeded clothes, household goods, and pantry items, these places would be glad to relieve you of your excess “stuff.”
- Goodwill – 17722 South Golden Road (map)
Donation hours daily 9-5 - ARC – 2600 East Street (map)
Open daily 8-6 - Christian Action Guild – 1401 Ford Street (map)
Thrift Shop open Tues and Fri 10-3:30, Sat 11-1
Food Bank open Tues and Fri 10:30-2:30, Sat 11-12:45 - Foothills Animal Shelter – 580 McIntyre Street (map)
Mon – Fri 11-7, Sat and Sun 10-6
Welcomes quilts, blankets, towels, and of course, pet supplies.
If you live in the Golden City limits, take advantage of Golden Community Pride Days. City employees will be on hand at 1300 Catamount Dr (map) to accept the following:
Electronic Waste (anything with a cord)
Limited paper shredding (4 boxes – remove all paper clips & staples)
Mattresses & box springs
Metal recycling
Tires (Car tires only, limit four per household)
Tree brush & debris
Yard waste or lumber materials
Do Not Bring propane tanks, batteries, pharmaceuticals, hazardous waste, fluorescent lights, or paint. More information….
Live Music:
West Side Live Presents Glories of Spring, 7PM
Orpheus Pagan Chamber Choir sings the “Glories of Spring,” the mysterious return of life to the earth with spring rains, of passionate love in the spring and the great rite of spring, Beltaine! Magnificent music by some of England’s greatest composers, spring songs by Daniel Elder, Mark Sirett, and Z. Randall Stroope,, and the premiere of “Spring Signs”: music sketches of Aries, Taurus, and Gemini. And plenty of favorites like Loreena McKennitt’s Mummer’s Dance. Tickets: $17. More info….
Ace Hi Tavern – Karaoke, 9PM
Buffalo Rose – An Evening with…Rush Archives , 8PM
Dirty Dogs Roadhouse – Brothers of the Son , 2-6PM
Mountain Toad Brewing – David Ryle Live, 6PM
Wrigley’s Chicago Bar & Grill – Boomers, 4-8PM
