Don’t you just love the way Golden celebrates Christmas? I’m a huge fan–in fact, I published a book a few years ago called Olde Golden Christmas.
The Golden Chamber has been running this show for decades, and it’s gotten bigger every year. This year’s party will begin on Friday night, November 30th with the Candlelight Walk. Saturday mornings, December 1st, 8th, and 15th, we’ll have Christmas parades. Both Saturday and Sunday afternoons we’ll have free horse-drawn carriage rides. We’ll have music on the streets and in the stores and just a lot of fun all month long.
Now here’s the thing: the Chamber doesn’t make a dime on all this and the costs really add up. This year they’re running a bit short. Would you like to contribute a few bucks to the cost of putting on this year’s holiday extravaganza? Please consider sending a check to the Golden Chamber of Commerce, 1010 Washington Avenue, Golden, CO 80401. Or drop it off at the Visitors Center!
Today:
Enjoy a free concert in the Arthur Lakes Library on the School of Mines campus today from 12-1PM. Today’s music comes from Your Bourgeois – Alt Rock. The public is welcome!
Mines Little Theatre will perform “She Kills Monsters” tonight at 7PM at the Mountaineering Center (10th and Washington). “She Kills Monsters” is an action-adventure dramedy about loss, discovery, and a Dungeons and Dragons campaign.
The Holiday Art Market at Foothills Art Center opens to the public today. They will be open 7 days a week through December 30th (though I’m assuming they’ll be closed on December 25th). The hours are Mondays – Saturdays, 10AM-5PM and Sunday, 12-5PM.
Live Music:
Ace Hi Tavern – Karaoke, 9PM
Golden Moon Speakeasy – Algorhythm Trio, 8PM
Saturday Preview:
The Golden Elks Lodge will welcome Corporal Cody Shroeder and Sergeant Mark Donohue from the Golden Police Department for an “Active Shooter Class.” If you want to learn how to prepare for and resond during and after an active shooter event. This is free and open to the public. No RSVP required–just be at the Lodge 8-10AM. Golden Elks Lodge #2740, 16795 W. 50th Avenue, Golden, CO (map).
Foothills Art Center is offering a class this weekend with well-known local artist Jane Christie: Success with Pastels. The class will be Saturday from 9:30-4. If you want to take a follow-up class, sign up for Sunday 9:30-4 as well. Learn more….
The Golden History Park will celebrate Homesteaders’ Day tomorrow from 10AM-2PM. Experience 19th century homesteading, explore the historic cabins, try woodstove cooking, learn about blacksmithing, and take a lesson at the one-room schoolhouse. This event is free–drop in any time.
Head to the Library tomorrow at 3:30 for the Golden History Roundtable. Councilor Paul Haseman will tell us about Charles Welch, of Welch Ditch fame!
