Virtual Events
Real World Events
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10AM-3PM Saturday Train Rides @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10AM-6PM DGMG Jewelry, Gem & Mineral Show
10:15AM Family Time @ Golden Library
10AM-12PM Wild West Walking History Tour
10AM-1PM Volunteer Recruitment Fair @ Jeffco Open Space
1PM Goldilocks and the Three Bears @ Miners Alley Playhouse
1-4PM Wild West Pub Crawl @ Golden City Brewery
2PM Antigone @ Golden High School
2PM Smoking Stories at The Eddy @ The Eddy Taproom & Hotel
7PM Antigone
3-10PM Cheers to 6 Years! Anniversary Celebration @ Holidaily Brewing Company
7:30PM Moon Over Buffalo @ Miners Alley Playhouse
Live Music
7PM Spinphony Electric String Quartet @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)
Instrumental crossover string group “Spinphony” is breaking down barriers between classical, rock, and pop music. Mixing and mashing catchy melodies into unique arrangements such as “Bach in Black” and “Don’t Stop Beethoven”, Spinphony is more like a rock band than a string quartet with added choreography and beats. The four stunning ladies who often get mistaken for sisters, are winning over audiences with their creative and high energy performances nationwide.
11AM-2PM Erik Hill @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
4-7PM Jon Farmer @ Goosetown Station
7-10PM Bunny Blake @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
7-9PM Merkin & Weenus and the Rehearse Cowgirls @ Cannonball Creek
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
Golden History Moment
102 Years Ago
The February 26. 1920 Colorado Transcript reported that three Jefferson County soldiers who died in the World War were being honored by the French government. Skiing was gaining popularity, and an estimated eight thousand people had visited Genesee Mountain to watch an exhibition of skiers on their new run. Traffic jams resulted on the “Williams Highway” (the Lariat Loop).
The town’s movers and shakers–led by the Chamber of Commerce–were working to convince the public that the town needed a new, modern high school. Many locals believed that the 1873 South School was still perfectly adequate, but the “new school” crowd eventually won their point. The new Golden High School opened in 1924.
Richard Broad, who had been operating Golden Savings Bank out of his dry goods store for the past twelve years, sold his accounts to Rubey National, which operated just across the street. Depositors were assured that their accounts were safe and would lose no value in the transfer.
In the wake of the 1918 epidemic, people still kept close track of influenza. There were cases in Evergreen and Ralston (north of North Table Mountain), but none reported in Golden that week.
Prohibition was in effect, so Coors had switched over to making malted milk. Their Transcript ad said “We can use your milk the year round.” Farmers were encouraged to phone the company at “GOLDEN 18.”
Grant Churches was selling Overland automobiles at his garage on 12th Street, while Golden Motor Company was selling Fords at 11th & Washington.
In entertainment news, the Golden Gem theater was advertising a 7-reel film, coming to town the following Tuesday. Early movies were packaged as several reels, each reel weighing about 5 pounds and running for about 11 minutes–so “Dare Devil Jack” ran about 77 minutes. According to IMDB, the film starred Jack Dempsey, the World’s Heavyweight Boxing Champion at that time. Evidently, smoking Chesterfields and playing banjo was also fun and “satisfying.”
Thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!
