1
Tickets Sales Open to the Public for Thomas the Tank Engine @ CO Railroad Museum
10-10:45AM Storybook Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
12:31PM Full Moon
1-3PM English Paper Piecing Enthusiasts @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
5-8PM National Night Out – Golden Night in the Park @ Parfet Park
5:30-7:30PM Textile Society @ Golden Library
6:30PM Music Bingo @ Mountain Toad
2
10:15-10:45AM Outdoor Story Time @ Golden History Museum
10:30AM-12PM Hands-on Activities @ Golden History Museum
11:30AM-12:45PM Community Development Committee @ Golden Visitors Center
5:30PM Celebration of Life Service – Vicki Sue Wagner @ Golden Visitors Center
6-8PM Open Mic Golden w/Derek Hall @ Morris & Mae
3
9AM Public Art Commission Meeting @ City Hall
10AM-2PM Thrilling Thursdays (with Train Rides) @ CO RR Museum
3-9PM Cheese Night with Cheese Ranch @ Mountain Toad
4:30-6PM REDI Task Force Meeting @ City Hall
5-8PMBlue River Grass @ Golden Mill
5-8PM Yappy Hour @ Golden Mill
6-7PM Ukulele Thursdays @ Golden Library
4
9AM-4PM Rummage Sale @ Golden Gate Grange
10AM-2PM Money Mingle @ On Tap Credit Union
7-8:30PM Colorado Rails and Cocktails @ Colorado Railroad Museum
7PM Movies & Music in the Park @ Parfet Park
5
7:45AM New and Prospective Member Hike @ Apex Park
9AM-3PM Rummage Sale @ Golden Gate Grange
9AM-12PM Treasure Chest @ Home Depot
9AM-4PM Art, Artifact & Mineral Sale @ Mines Museum
9:30AM-3:30PM Quilting with Paper @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
9:30-11:30AM Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
10AM Coffee with Councilors @ Golden Community Center
10AM-2PM Homestead Open House @ Golden History Park
10AM-2PM Touring the Rails Saturdays @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10AM Preschool Nature Nuts – Tree-Mendous Trees @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
11AM Preschool Nature Nuts – Tree-Mendous Trees @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
12-12:30PM Natural Tips to Support Healthy Sleep @ Natural Grocers
1-3PM PAWS for Reading @ Golden Library
1-2:30PM Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners (Virtual)
1-4PM Mineral ID Day @ Mines Museum
3:30-5PM Dungeons & Dragons for Advanced Players (Virtual)
5-8:30PM Golden Super Cruise @ South Golden Road
6
9-10AM Keg Conditioning @ The Golden Mill
9AM-4PM Art, Artifact & Mineral Sale @ Mines Museum
10AM-3PM Touring the Rails (and Rides) Sunday @ CO Railroad Museum
11AM Pilates Discovery Class (free) @ Connect Physical Therapy and Pilates
8-11:30PM Jason Eady @ Buffalo Rose
5:30-8PM Exploring the Elements of Art – August @ Foothills Art Center
7
1-5PM Sketch and Paint on the Go with Janet Nunn @ The Eddy
5-8PM Monday Market @ Cannonball Creek Brewing
8
4:30-5:30PM Teen Advisory Board @ Golden Library
5-7PM VIBE@5 @ Golden City Brewery
6:30PM City Council Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall
9
9-10AM Golden Startup Coffee @ Morris & Mae
10AM-4PM Beginning Quilting Class @ Golden Quilt Company
4-5PM Grow with Kindness @ Golden Library
5:30-7:30PM Ladies Night Trail Run, Social and Bra Drive! @ Runners Roost
6-7:30PM Bingo Night @ American Legion Post 21
6-7:30PM History, Legacy, and Policymaking in Territorial Colorado, 1861-1876 @ Golden History Museum
6:30PM Historic Preservation Board Meeting @ City Hall
10
9-10:30AM Community Marketing Stakeholder Committee Meeting @ Public Works Building
10AM-2PM Thrilling Thursdays (with Train Rides) @ CO RR Museum
6:30PM Economic Development Commission Meeting @ City Hall
6:30PM Everything Dinosaur Lecture (Virtual)
7PM Drums and Space (Grateful Dead and Kings of Prussia (Phish Tribute) @ Buffalo Rose
11
9-9:30AM TriceraTOTs @ Dinosaur Ridge Discovery Center
10-11:30AM NREL – Public Campus Experience (Virtual)
12-4PM English Paper Piecing @ Golden Quilt Company
7-11PM Ten Years Gone (Led Zeppelin Tribute) and Dolls in the Attic (Aerosmith Tribute) @ Buffalo Rose
7:30PM OPENING NIGHT – Avenue Q: The Musical @ Miners Alley Playhouse
12
9AM-12PM Fire Master Class with Aaron “Hutch” Hutchings @ Golden History Museum
10AM-3PM Gold Rush Days @ Colorado Railroad Museum
12-12:45PM The Primal Smoothie @ Natural Grocers
1-3PM PAWS for Reading @ Golden Library
13
8-10AM Geology of North Table Mountain Park @ North Table Mountain Park
10AM-3PM Gold Rush Days @ Colorado Railroad Museum
2-4PM Sunday at the Museum – Jane Mathews @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
4-7:30PM Sunday Swing with the Flatirons Jazz Orchestra @ Buffalo Rose
14
10:15-10:45AM Discovery Play @ Golden Library
12-4PM Stitch’n B*tch @ Golden Quilt Company
6-7:30PM Golden Safety Academy @ City Hall
6:30PM GURA Board Meeting @ City Hall
15
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
2:30PM Local Licensing Authority Meeting @ City Hall
6-8PM Fireside Chat with Dr. Lou Taylor & the Ghost Dinosaur @ Dinosaur Ridge Discovery Center
6-7:45PM Golden Beer Talks @ Buffalo Rose
6-7PM Book Discussion Group @ Golden Library
16
First Day of School – Jeffco Public Schools
7:30AM Citizens Budget Advisory Committee Meeting @ City Hall
6-8PM Fly-Tying Clinic @ Golden River Sports
6:30PM Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall
17
7:30AM Golden Young Professionals Monthly Membership Meeting @ Golden Visitors Center
10AM-4PM Sew Together Bag @ Golden Quilt Company
5-8PM Josh Blackburn @ Golden Mill
5-9PM Bike Night @ Avalanche Harley Davidson
6:30PM Summer Happy Hour and Potluck @ Golden Community Garden
7PM Parks, Recreation and Museums Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall
18
10AM-12PM Rocky Mountain Quilt Study Group @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
11:30AM-1PM Social Media Idea Lab @ Golden Library
8-10PM Super Diamond – The Ultimate Neil Diamond Experience @ Buffalo Rose
19
7:45AM New and Prospective Member Hike @ Apex Park
9AM-2PM Trash to Treasures Garage Sale @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
10AM-3PM Saturday Train Rides @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10AM-5PM Golden Fine Arts Festival @ 11th Street
10AM-2PM Homestead Open House @ Golden History Park
10:30AM-3PM Sewing Bee @ First Presbyterian Church of Golden
12-11PM Annual Pig Fest @ VFW Post 4171
2-3:30PM Make Something: Paper Marbling @ Golden Library
6:30-7:30PM Soundbath @ PranaTonic
20
10AM, 1PM, and 6:30PM Wagon Ride Through Golden’s History
10AM-5PM Golden Fine Arts Festival @ 11th Street
2:30-4:30PM Textile Society @ Golden Library
21
5-6:30PM Book and Media Group
6:30PM Downtown Development Authority Meeting @ City Hall
22
1:30PM Triad Senior Safety @ Jeffco District Attorney’s Office
6PM SOGO (South Golden) Bikes & Beers @ Barrels and Bottles at Camp George West
6:30PM City Council Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall
23
9:30AM-3:30PM Circle of Friends @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
12-1PM Lunch ‘n Learn: Meta Business Suite @ On Tap CU
5-8PM Dine Back for Manning Middle School @ The Golden Mill
6-8:30PM Community Sustainability Advisory Board @ City Hall
6-7:30PM Bingo Night @ American Legion Post 21
24
6-8PM Golden High School 150th Anniversary Exhibit Opening @ Golden History Museum
6PM Mobility & Transportation Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall
25
10AM-4PM Funky Friends Workshop @ Golden Quilt Company
5:30-8:30PM Teen After Hours: Teen Iron Chef @ Golden Library
26
9:30AM-12PM Walk with a Geologist @ Triceratops Trail
10AM-3PM Saturday Train Rides @ Colorado Railroad Museum
12-12:45PM Rockstar Lung and Respiratory Health @ Natural Grocers
27
3-6PM Howard Dlugasch @ Golden Mill
28
4-5PM LEGO Build and Play @ Golden Library
29
5:30-9PM Golden Bicycle Cruise @ Calvary Church Parking Garage
30
7:35PM Full Moon
31
11:30AM-1PM Library for All @ Golden Library
Recurring Events:
Daily
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 the Mayor (Virtual)
2-3PM Active Minds Mondays (Virtual) (except 8/14)
4-4:30PM Kids Martial Arts Class (Virtual)
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
12-12:55PM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
1-1:45PM Silver Sneakers Yoga (Virtual)
5:30-8PM Exploring the Elements of Art @ Foothills Art Center
5:30PM Tuesday Night Rides @ Golden Mill
6-8PM 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)
8-8:55AM Tai Chi (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
9AM Golden Walks – Wednesday Morning Celebrating Life @ Golden Library
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
10-10:55AM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
12PM Is He Really Buried Here? @ Buffalo Bill Museum
1:30PM Is He Really Buried Here? @ Buffalo Bill Museum
3-5PM Hard Times Writing Workshop (Virtual)
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
7:30PM Avenue Q: The Musical @ Miners Alley Playhouse (beginning 8/17)
Fridays
9:30-10:30AM Rooftop Yoga @ The Golden Mill
10AM, 1PM, and 6:30PM Wagon Ride Through Golden’s History
10AM-3PM Train Rides @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
10:30AM 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 Avenue Q: The Musical @ Miners Alley Playhouse (beginning 8/11)
Saturdays
8AM Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk @ Golden History Park
8AM-1PM Golden Farmers Market @ Golden Library west parking lot
9-10AM Tai Chi (Virtual)
10AM-12PM Breakfast Burritos @ The Golden Mill
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10AM-3PM Saturday Train Rides @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10:15AM Family Time @ Golden Library
7:30PM Avenue Q: The Musical @ Miners Alley Playhouse (beginning 8/12)
Sundays
9-10AM Keg Conditioning @ Golden Mill
9:30-11:30AM Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
10AM-12PM Breakfast Burritos @ The Golden Mill
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
2PM Avenue Q: The Musical @ Miners Alley Playhouse (beginning 8/13)
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