Calendar

Mar
8
Thu
2018
International Women’s Day Luncheon 2018 @ Baldoria on the Water
Mar 8 @ 9:00 am – 1:30 pm

International Womens Day 2018Celebrating the Contributions & Achievements of Women in Golden and throughout Jefferson County! International Women’s Day got its start at the turn of the twentieth century in North America and across Europe as part of the labor movement. The day was first marked 109 years ago, and today hundreds of communities around the globe celebrate the many contributions and achievements of women everywhere, while noting improvements that are needed to improve life for women, children and men worldwide. This year, in keeping with the objective of the United Nations for gender parity in all careers, we are focusing on the future of women in STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. We are proud to be working with the Golden Library and DECTech at the Colorado School of Mines to recognize young women (grades 5 – 8) with the “Girls in STEM” awards at our luncheon event.

Schedule of events:

9 – 11 a.m. – Pre-event mini seminars (included with price of Luncheon ticket)

11 – 11:30 a.m. – Networking & Business Showcase

11:30 am – Luncheon Event:

  • Keynote speaker: Brynn Watson, Lockheed Martin aerospace engineer
  • Dignitaries including Golden Mayor Marjorie Sloan
  • Girls in STEM award winners
  • “Innovator Woman of the Year” award
  • “Volunteer Woman of the Year” award
  • A delicious lunch
  • Door Prizes
  • Live Entertainment
Mar
10
Sat
2018
JOY Children’s Carnival @ CSM Kafadar Commons
Mar 10 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

JOY (Jamboree for Outstanding Youngsters) is a children’s carnival put on by Colorado School of Mines coed service and leadership fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, that promotes STEM-related activities for local youth.

Held on the Colorado School of Mines campus, it includes a variety of STEM activities hosted by campus and community organizations. The theme for the carnival this year is dinosaurs!

See the event website for more information.

Apr
19
Thu
2018
Xeriscaping in Colorado: Weather, Wildlife and Beyond! @ Golden Community Center, Coal Creek Room - North
Apr 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Xeriscape Garden

When: Thursday, April 19, 6 – 8 p.m.
Where: Golden Community Center, Coal Creek Room – North; 1470 10th St. Golden, CO 80401
Speaker: Kenton Seth of Paintbrush Gardens

It is becoming more and more widely known that Xeriscaping is a good idea, and there are some really spectacular, eye-catching xeric landscapes out there. But how does your average person achieve such beauty and perfection? And what about when life happens – pets, critters, storms, budgets, and lifestyle realities? How does it work then? Does it have to be ugly to be easy?

Join Kenton J. Seth, a genuinely lazy Native Landscape designer and plant nut, to find out the hands-on, real-life answers that make saving water just the beginning of the benefits you’ll reap from your Xeriscape. If this is not one of the most useful classes you take this year, then you might have taken a wrong turn finding the room.

Learn more at ResourceCentral.org.

Jun
1
Fri
2018
Summer Reading Kick-Off: Bubble Disco @ Golden Library Parking Lot
Jun 1 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Bring your dancing shoes for a rockin’ outdoor Bubble Disco party to kick off Summer Reading at the Golden Library on June 1 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Crafts, bubbles and the Spark City Bus are part of the fun for the whole family!

Registration not required.

Jun
2
Sat
2018
8th Annual Senior Law Day @ Jefferson County Courthouse
Jun 2 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office is hosting its 8th Annual Senior Law Day on June 2, offering educational seminars for seniors and for adults who may be facing challenges with aging parents.

This year there will be 24 valuable workshops, including topics on Medicare/Medicaid Issues, Estate Planning, Wills/Trusts, End of Life Issues, Powers-of-Attorney, Probate, Conservatorship and Guardianship, Investment Fraud, and more. Attorneys and representatives from a variety of community resources will be also available to answer individual questions. The “Ask-an-Attorney” feature offers free 15-minute consultations.

Senior Law Day will be held at the Jefferson County courthouse, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, in Golden, from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., on Saturday, June 2.

Registration is only $10 and includes a continental breakfast, a mid-morning snack, lunch, and the new Colorado Senior Law Handbook, a publication of the Colorado Bar Association. Payment must made by check or money order. Learn more on the Jeffco website.

Oct
27
Sat
2018
Trick or Treat Train @ Colorado Railroad Museum
Oct 27 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
CRMIt’s full steam ahead for tricks, treats and trains at the Colorado Railroad Museum!

The Railroad Halloween Town is a safe place to enjoy Trick or Treating. Catch a ride behind a historic Denver & Rio Grande Steam Locomotive in vintage passenger cars hosted by conductors and engineers in full costume.

Visit all of the special stops to fill your treat bags and tickle your funny bones including the “not so spooky” Haunted Railcar and the Olde Railroaders Silly Graveyard. Enjoy local food, kettle corn, shaved ice and even get your face painted. Finally, get a great picture of your costume as you pose in front of the Pumpkin Patch cart. Get professional fall portraits by Mama Chicken Photography.

Admission: Museum members and Children under 2 are free, Children $5, Adults $15 and Seniors $10. 

Admission includes unlimited rides on the Steam Engine as well as entertainment throughout the grounds. The CRM will be open to the public on October 27 and 28 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with entertainment and events running 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Oct
28
Sun
2018
Trick or Treat Train @ Colorado Railroad Museum
Oct 28 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
CRMIt’s full steam ahead for tricks, treats and trains at the Colorado Railroad Museum!

The Railroad Halloween Town is a safe place to enjoy Trick or Treating. Catch a ride behind a historic Denver & Rio Grande Steam Locomotive in vintage passenger cars hosted by conductors and engineers in full costume.

Visit all of the special stops to fill your treat bags and tickle your funny bones including the “not so spooky” Haunted Railcar and the Olde Railroaders Silly Graveyard. Enjoy local food, kettle corn, shaved ice and even get your face painted. Finally, get a great picture of your costume as you pose in front of the Pumpkin Patch cart. Get professional fall portraits by Mama Chicken Photography.

Admission: Museum members and Children under 2 are free, Children $5, Adults $15 and Seniors $10. 

Admission includes unlimited rides on the Steam Engine as well as entertainment throughout the grounds. The CRM will be open to the public on October 27 and 28 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with entertainment and events running 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Dec
1
Sat
2018
Olde Golden Christmas Parades 2018 @ Downtown Golden
Dec 1 @ 10:30 am

Olde Golden Christmas ParadeOn Saturdays in December, authentic and historic downtown Golden becomes a festive holiday center with traditional decorations and fun family events! The free Olde Golden Christmas Parade starts at 10:30 a.m. with cowboys on horses, floats, bands, old cars, elves on unicycles, the Grinch in his corvette, and of course, Santa Claus.

The parade winds down Washington Avenue with lots of activities before and after including snappy barbershop quartets, hot cider, Victorian carolers, and antique fire trucks. The parades are presented by the Golden Chamber of Commerce.

Dec
8
Sat
2018
Olde Golden Christmas Parades 2018 @ Downtown Golden
Dec 8 @ 10:30 am

Olde Golden Christmas ParadeOn Saturdays in December, authentic and historic downtown Golden becomes a festive holiday center with traditional decorations and fun family events! The free Olde Golden Christmas Parade starts at 10:30 a.m. with cowboys on horses, floats, bands, old cars, elves on unicycles, the Grinch in his corvette, and of course, Santa Claus.

The parade winds down Washington Avenue with lots of activities before and after including snappy barbershop quartets, hot cider, Victorian carolers, and antique fire trucks. The parades are presented by the Golden Chamber of Commerce.

Dec
15
Sat
2018
Olde Golden Christmas Parades 2018 @ Downtown Golden
Dec 15 @ 10:30 am

Olde Golden Christmas ParadeOn Saturdays in December, authentic and historic downtown Golden becomes a festive holiday center with traditional decorations and fun family events! The free Olde Golden Christmas Parade starts at 10:30 a.m. with cowboys on horses, floats, bands, old cars, elves on unicycles, the Grinch in his corvette, and of course, Santa Claus.

The parade winds down Washington Avenue with lots of activities before and after including snappy barbershop quartets, hot cider, Victorian carolers, and antique fire trucks. The parades are presented by the Golden Chamber of Commerce.

COG Mesa

 Golden has 402 acres of open space
and maintains 253 acres of parks right within the city itself.

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