Summary of December Events
1
8-10AM Thriving Communities Grants Committee @ City Hall
10AM-2PM Money Mingle @ On Tap Credit Union
4-7PM Family Climb Night @ American Mountaineering Center
6PM Olde Golden Candlelight Walk @ Washington Avenue
6-8PM Holiday Celebration @ Golden Library
6-10PM Wax N’ Whiskey @ The Eddy
7PM A Holiday Mountain Celebration in Song @ Golden Gate Grange
7-10PM Luke Amelang @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
7-9PM Alibi @ The Golden Mill
2
9AM-4PM Christkindl Market @ Denver Kickers Sport Club
9AM-12PM Gingerbread House @ Home Depot
10AM Coffee with Councilors @ Golden Community Center
10AM Holiday Bazaar @ Golden High School
10AM Nature’s Gifts @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
10AM-5PM Yuletide Tintype @ Foothills Art Center
11AM Nature’s Gifts @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
12PM CSM Football vs Central Washington @ Marv Kay Stadium
12-12:45PM Natural Tips to Support Healthy Sleep @ Natural Grocers
1-2:30PM Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners (Virtual)
1-3PM PAWS for Reading @ Golden Library
3:30-5PM Dungeons & Dragons for Advanced Players (Virtual)
4PM Winter’s Enchantment – Golden Concert Choir Holiday Performance @ Calvary Episcopal Church
4-6:30PM Craft & Sip Night @ Mines Museum
4:30PM Ribbon Cutting @ Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
6-8PM Half Moon Wreath Building Workshop @ Morris & Mae
3
9-11AM Golden Elf Academy @ Golden Mill
9:30-11:30AM Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
11AM Pilates Discovery Class @ Connect Physical Therapy and Pilates
12-2:30PM Craft Day @ Mines Museum
12-4PM Shakedown Street Art Market @ Over Yonder
12-5PM 5th Annual Holiday Market @ Mountain Toad
1-3PM The Journey to Christmas @ First United Methodist Church
2PM Philharmonic Orchestra Fall Concert @ Colorado School of Mines
2-5PM Andre LaMotte @ Golden Mill
4
12:30PM GWiB Book Club @ Morris & Mae
5-8PM Monday Market @ Cannonball Creek Brewing
6:30-8PM Golden Elementary School Band Concert @ Bell Middle School
5
Colorado Gives Day
10-10:45AM Storybook Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
1-3PM Hexie Ladies – English Paper Piecing Enthusiasts @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
2-4PM Microsoft Excel: Basics @ Golden Library
5:30-6:30PM Kindergarten Information Night @ Mitchell Elementary School
5:30-7:30PM Textile Society @ Golden Library
6:30PM City Council Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall
6:30-8PM 5th Grade Orchestra Concert @ Bell Middle School
7-8:30PM Rock Concert @ Golden High School
6
5-6PM Kindergarten Open House @ Shelton Elementary School
6PM Books on Tap @ On Tap Credit Union
6-9PM Open Mic Night @ Morris & Mae
6:30PM Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall
7
9AM Public Art Commission Meeting @ City Hall
3:30-5PM Free Legal Self-Help Clinic @ Golden Library
4-11PM Cheese Night with Cheese Ranch @ Mountain Toad
4:30-6PM REDI Task Force Meeting @ City Hall
5PM Kindergarten Information Night @ Kyffin Elementary School
5-7:30PM Teen Night @ Golden Community Center
5-8PM Ladies Night Out @ Avalanche Harley Davidson
5-8PM Josh Blackburn @ Golden Mill
6-7PM Ukulele Thursdays @ Golden Library
8
8-9AM Morning StArt: An Artist Coffee Meetup with Lois Barber @ Cafe 13
8-10AM Thriving Communities Grants Committee @ City Hall
9-9:30AM TriceraTOTs @ Dinosaur Ridge Discovery Center
10-10:30AM TriceraTOTs @ Dinosaur Ridge Discovery Center
10AM Nature’s Gifts @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
11AM Nature’s Gifts @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
1:30-3:30PM iPad: Basics @ Golden Library
4-5:30PM Building a Bulletproof Knee @ Bentgate Mountaineering
5-7:30PM Holiday Wreath-Making Workshop @ Over Yonder
6-8PM Teen After Hours: Throwback Movie Party @ Golden Library
8-11PM That Eighties Band @ Buffalo Rose
9
7:45AM New and Prospective Member Hike @ Apex Park
9AM-12PM Holiday Bread-Baking Class @ Golden History Park
10:30AM Olde Golden Holiday Parade @ Washington Avenue
12-2PM Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides @ 12th Street
1-3PM PAWS for Reading @ Golden Library
1-3PM Pictures with Santa @ Foothills Art Center
6-8PM Half-Moon Wreath-Building Workshop @ Morris & Mae
6-9PM Baby It’s Cold Outside – An Ugly Sweater Ski Party @ Golden Mill
6:30PM Holiday Concert @ Golden High School
10
9AM Breakfast With Santa @ Golden Hotel
11AM Breakfast With Santa @ Golden Hotel
11AM-5PM Holiday Market @ New Terrain
2-5PM Michael Allen @ Golden Mill
3PM Holiday Concert with the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra @ Colorado School of Mines
4-7:30PM Sunday Swing with the Flatirons Jazz Orchestra @ Buffalo Rose
11
10:15-10:45AM Discovery Play @ Golden Library
12-4PM Stitch’n B*tch @ Golden Quilt Company
5-6PM Bell Middle School PTA Meeting @ Bell Middle School
5:30-8:30PM LIT: Let’s Ignite Together @ Foothills Art Center
6:30PM Downtown Development Authority Meeting @ City Hall
12
4:30-5:30PM Teen Advisory Board @ Golden Library
5-7PM VIBE@5 @ Morris & Mae
5-7PM Winter Running Clinic + Holiday Light Run @ Runners Roost
5:30PM Golden High School PTA Meeting @ Golden High School
6:30PM City Council Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall
6:30PM Combined Holiday Concert @ Golden High School
6:30-8:30PM Short Film Festival @ Bell Middle School
13
9-10AM Golden Startup Coffee @ Morris & Mae
6-7:30PM Open House: Lookout Mountain Road Proposed Nighttime Vehicle Access Management @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
6-7:30PM Bingo Night @ American Legion Post 21
6:30PM Historic Preservation Board Meeting @ City Hall
6:30-8PM Santa is Coming to Town @ Calvary Episcopal Church
6:30PM Combined Holiday Concert @ Golden High School
6:30-8PM Choir/Band/Orchestra Sing-along @ Bell Middle School
14
9-10:30AM Community Marketing Stakeholder Committee Meeting @ Public Works and Planning Building
2-9PM Raise a Pint, Lend a Hand: Golden Fire Department @ Holidaily Brewing
5-8PM Guys Night Out @ Avalanche Harley Davidson
5-8PM Josh Blackburn @ Golden Mill
6:30PM Economic Development Commission Meeting @ City Hall
6:30PM Everything Dinosaur Lecture (Virtual)
6:30PM 6th Grade Instrumental Concert @ Bell Middle School
15
8-10AM Thriving Communities Grants Committee @ City Hall
10AM-12PM Rocky Mountain Quilt Study Group @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
8-11PM Petty Nicks Experience @ Buffalo Rose
16
Annual Holiday Outdoor Market @ Dirty Dogs
9AM-12PM Winter Survival Class @ Golden History Park
10AM-3PM Breakfast and Photos with Santa @ Avalanche Harley Davidson
10:30AM-3PM Sewing Bee @ First Presbyterian Church of Golden
11AM Jingle on the Avenue @ Washington Avenue
12-2PM Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides @ 12th Street
12-12:45PM Fight Back Against Stress @ Natural Grocers
2-3:30PM Dancing in the Schoolhouse @ Golden History Museum
2-9PM Ugly Sweater Party & Whiskey Tasting @ Goosetown Station
17
2-5PM Pete Walker @ Golden Mill
2:30-4:30PM Textile Society @ Golden Library
6-9PM Kayla Ruby with Special Guest Grace DeVine – A Country Christmas That Gives Back, 4th Annual Christmas Toy Drive @ Buffalo Rose
18
5-5:30PM Gingerbread Contest Awards Ceremony @ Golden Library
5:30PM-7:30PM Holiday Movie Party: The Muppet Christmas Carol @ Golden Library
19
8-9AM What’s Brewing Golden @ Golden Hotel
10-11AM Story Time and Craft @ Colorado Railroad Museum
1-3PM Hand Embroidery Stitchers @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
2:30PM Local Licensing Authority Meeting @ City Hall
5:30PM New, Year, New Habits: A Casual & Comfortable Webinar (Virtual)
6-7PM Book Discussion Group @ Golden Library
6-8:30 Holiday Lights Private Carriage Rides (ticketed event)
20
5-9PM Ski X Board Tune Night @ New Terrain
6-8PM Fly-Tying Clinic @ Golden River Sports
6:30PM Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall
21
7:30AM Golden Young Professionals Monthly Membership Meeting @ Golden Visitors Center
4-11PM Cheese Night with Cheese Ranch @ Mountain Toad
5-8PM Shawn Eckels @ Golden Mill
7PM Parks, Recreation and Museums Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall
22
7:30-10PM Dotsero @ Buffalo Rose
23
6-8:30 Holiday Lights Private Carriage Rides (ticketed event)
7-11PM Dance Machine @ Buffalo Rose
24
Christmas Eve
25
Christmas
26
5:33PM Full Moon
27
6-7:30PM Bingo Night @ American Legion Post 21
28
11:30AM-1PM Library for All @ Golden Library
5-8PM Kory Montgomery @ Golden Mill
6PM Mobility & Transportation Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall
7PM Nothing’s for Free – Film Screening -The History of Freeride Mountain Biking @ Buffalo Rose
29
7-11PM The Jerseys – Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Show @ Buffalo Rose
30
5-8PM Andre LaMotte @ Golden Mill
31
New Year’s Eve Parties / Dining & Drinking – See Calendar
Recurring Events:
Daily
Holiday Art Market @ Foothills Art Center (M-Sat 10AM-5PM; Sun 12-5PM)
Golden History Tours
Seasons of Lights Storyboard Walk @ Downtown Golden
Mondays
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
9:15-9:45AM Let’s Dance @ Golden Library
10-10:55AM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
12-12:30PM Mondays with Mayor Weinberg (Virtual) (except 12/4 and 12/25)
2-3PM Active Minds Mondays (Virtual) (except 12/25)
7-8PM Colorado Trivia League @ Morris & Mae
Tuesdays
9AM Golden Seniors – Coffee Klatch @ Golden Visitors Center
9-10AM Women’s Exercise and Bible Study @ First United Methodist Church
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10:15-10:45AM Preschool Time @ Golden Library
5:30-8PM Exploring the Elements of Art @ Foothills Art Center
6:00-8:00PM Trivia Tuesdays @ Golden Mill
6:30-8:30PM Bar Bingo Night @ VFW Post 4171
6:30-8:30PM Team Trivia Tuesdays @ Buffalo Rose
Wednesdays
6-6:55AM Cardio Lift Interval (Virtual)
8:00-8:55AM Tai Chi (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
9AM Golden Walks – Wednesday Morning Celebrating Life @ Golden Library
10-10:55AM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
3-5PM Hard Times Writing Workshop (Virtual)
6:30PM Trivia Night @ Over Yonder
7:30PM The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical @ Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
7:30PM A Christmas Story @ Miners Alley Playhouse
Thursdays
9-9:55AM Silver Sneakers Classic (Virtual)
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10-10:30AM Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation (Virtual)
10-12PM DeLong Park Weed Busters @ DeLong Park
6PM Run Club @ Runners Roost
6-10PM Wax N’ Suds @ Columbine Café
7:30PM The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical @ Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
7:30PM A Christmas Story @ Miners Alley Playhouse
Fridays
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
10:30AM The Friday Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
12-12:55PM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
1-1:45PM Silver Sneakers Yoga (Virtual)
1:30PM The Friday Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
3PM Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic @ Foothills Animal Shelter
7:30PM The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical @ Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
7:30PM A Christmas Story @ Miners Alley Playhouse
Saturdays
8AM Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk @ Golden History Park
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10:15AM Family Time @ Golden Library
11AM Children’s Theater – The Story of the Nutcracker @ Miners Alley Playhouse
1PM Children’s Theater – The Story of the Nutcracker @ Miners Alley Playhouse
7:30PM The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical @ Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
7:30PM A Christmas Story @ Miners Alley Playhouse
Sundays
9:30-11:30AM Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
2PM The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical @ Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
2PM A Christmas Story @ Miners Alley Playhouse
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