The MOMS Club of Golden will meet at 9:30 this morning at Faith Lutheran Church, 17701 W. 16th Avenue (map). The MOMS Club of Golden meets the 2nd Monday of each month. Feel free to come to one of our meetings to learn more about our stellar Mom’s group! We have tons of fun with our kids all month long, and we welcome new members!
As mentioned yesterday, the Golden History Museum will host a lecture at 10AM today about the Vietnam War.
The Golden Safety Academy meets tonight from 6-8 at the Fire Department (911 10th St.). Tonight’s focus will be Motor Vehicle Theft/Trespass Prevention and Personal Safety.
Tuesday Preview: Golden Beer Talks
The guest speaker at tomorrow night’s Golden Beer Talk will be Jeff Roberts, the Executive Director of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition. You may have heard about a time when hundreds of journalists roamed the Denver metro area, keeping an eye on government — among other things — so that people could stay informed about important stuff, like how their tax dollars are spent. Newspaper journalists have become an endangered species in our state, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find out what’s going on in your community if something isn’t covered in the media. The Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition is a nonprofit, nonpartisan alliance of news organizations, groups and individuals that promotes freedom of the press, open courts and open access to government records and meetings. A big part of CFOIC’s mission is to help journalists and the public understand and use their rights of access to the records and proceedings of state and local government and the judiciary.
CFOIC Executive Director Jeff Roberts worked in journalism and public policy before coming to the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition in 2013. Roberts was at The Denver Post from 1984-2007 as a reporter, assistant city editor and data journalism specialist on The Post’s project’s team. He later spent four years at the University of Denver’s Center for Colorado’s Economic Future. Early in his career, he was a reporter at the News-Press in Fort Myers, Fla. Roberts has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism from Northwestern University. He is a board member of the National Freedom of Information Coalition.
Jeff was recommended to us by one of last year’s most popular speakers: Jim Clarke, the Associated Press Regional Director for Eight States.
Golden Beer Talks are held at Windy Saddle Cafe, 1110 Washington Ave. Food and beer will be available at 6PM, with our speaker starting around 6:40PM. Following the presentation, we’ll take a brief intermission for Q + A. We’ll wrap up around 7:45PM, so that the cafe can close by 8PM. There is no cover charge and no purchase is necessary. This month’s beer will come from New Terrain Brewing.
