In early April, I wrote a note explaining that What’s Happening in Golden? was not produced or sponsored by the City. I remarked that I pay the costs of producing and hosting this blog out of pocket. That cost has been partially offset by a long-running daily blog that the city has sponsored–Golden Business News. Both blogs have appeared daily on the Goldentoday.com home page.
Golden Business News was started in 2011, to support our local businesses. The program was perennially popular with both the merchants and the audience, but the City staff wanted a City employee to run the program, and wanted to focus more on business-to-business, so Golden Business News ends today.
What’s Happening in Golden? goes to a larger audience than the Business News did, and I plan to keep writing it. I think it’s good for the Golden community to have a single source of information that covers civic, cultural, school and business events all in one place.
The loss of the City contract does put me in a financial bind. I have asked a few of my supporters to sponsor the month of June to the tune of $100 each. If you would like to support June or a future month, please let me know! I also plan to set up a voluntary subscription form for people who would like to make smaller, recurring monthly contributions.
This seems like a good time to check in with my audience. Do you have any suggestions as to content or frequency? Should I cut back to posting weekly? Are there topics that you think I should drop–city meetings, Chamber events, live music listings, school events, lectures, etc? What do you specifically want me to keep? Tell me what you think! barb@goldentoday.com.
Friday Events:
• 9AM-5PM Spring Whale of a Used Book Sale at the Jeffco Fairgrounds (map)
• 9AM-4PM Estate Sale of William K. Coors on Lookout Mountain
• Noon-ish – neighborhood planting party on 24th Street, across from the High School (map)
• 7:30 – Queen of Conspiracy at Miners Alley Playhouse
• Dirty Dogs Roadhouse – Face the Music, 7PM
• Ace Hi – Karaoke at 9PM
• Nomad Taqueria & Beer Garden – Sarei Bird, José Gutiérrez, Matt Gotlin Sheehan and Magic Mo, 4-6PM
• Wrigley’s Chicago Bar & Grill – Falling Rock, 5-9PM
• Buffalo Rose – Bluegrass Blowout Patio Party, 5PM; Scott Slay & the Rail at 7PM followed by Bowregard and the Wrecklunds.
• New Terrain Brewing – Ladies & Gentlemen at 4:30PM, Chain Station at 6PM, Rapidgrass at 8PM
Saturday Preview:
• 7AM-1:15 PM – Senior Law Day
• 8AM-1PM – Golden Farmers Market
• 9AM-5PM – Wild West/Steampunk Days at the Railroad Museum
• 9AM-5PM Spring Whale of a Used Book Sale at the Jeffco Fairgrounds (map)
• 9AM-3PM – Babysitting Course for 11-14 year olds at the Community Center Register – Class #452410
• 9AM-12PM – Build a tabletop putting green with your child at Home Depot
• 9-10AM – Yoga in Parfet Park (Donation based)
• 10AM-12:30PM – Julie Richardson performs live music on the patio at the Golden Visitors Center
• 10AM-12PM – Summer Reading program blasts off at the Library
• 10AM – Brewery Boot Camp at Holidaily Brewing
• 10AM – Coffee with a Councilor
• 11AM-3PM – Fund-raiser for the Golden Fire Dept at Colorado Plus 49 Cidery & Pub
• 1-5PM – Golden Optimists Volunteer Open House
• 3-9PM – Excellence in Climbing Celebration at the Mountaineering Center with carnival games, museum tours, vendors, food trucks, and local beverages
• 5-8:30PM – Golden Super Cruise
• 5-7:30PM – Robbery at the Railroad Museum
• 7:30 – Queen of Conspiracy at Miners Alley Playhouse
