Calendar

Join your neighbors for Coffee with Councilors the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. in the Golden Community Center Bear Creek South room (1470 10th St.) unless otherwise noted on the calendar. Or if you prefer, join us online from the comfort of your own home (bring your own coffee!).

Bring your thoughts, ideas and questions and let’s have a conversation!

The City of Golden has engaged Keen Independent to create an Arts and Culture Strategic Master Plan, which will serve as a framework for cultivating art, culture, and creativity in Golden. Keen Independent is a national research firm that combines expertise in equity and economics with lived arts and cultural leadership. The study team will conduct extensive stakeholder and community engagement, visit and document Golden’s cultural assets, and assess the City’s needs to complete the plan by August 2023. Learn more on Guiding Golden.

Residents of Golden are cordially invited to participate in a Discovery Meeting on Tuesday, April 18 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Golden Community Center (1470 10th St.) to learn more about the study and provide input through different family-friendly brainstorming activities. Food and beverages will be provided.

The May 6, 2023 Coffee with Councilors is canceled. We invite you to join us instead at the Golden State of the City 2023 address at the Golden Community Center.

Join your neighbors for Coffee with Councilors at 10 a.m. in the Golden Community Center Coal Creek room (1470 10th St.) for a special Coffee with Councilors. This month, Scott Vargo will join as a special guest to discuss the recent Fire Department Cooperative Services Study and Council’s direction to have GFD remain a standalone municipal fire department.

Participants unable to attend in person can also join us online (bring your own coffee!).

Bring your thoughts, ideas and questions and let’s have a conversation!

Join your neighbors for Coffee with Councilors the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. in the Golden Community Center (1470 10th St., Golden, CO).

Or if you prefer, join us online from the comfort of your own home (bring your own coffee!).

This Saturday, join us in welcoming Golden’s new Thriving Communities Director, Sarah Vaine. We’ll learn about Sarah’s background, the job of the Thriving Communities Director, and the key city projects she oversees.

Bring your thoughts, ideas and questions, and let’s have a conversation!

Join your neighbors for Coffee with Councilors the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. in the Golden Community Center Bear Creek South room (1470 10th St.) unless otherwise noted on the calendar. Or if you prefer, join us online from the comfort of your own home (bring your own coffee!).

Bring your thoughts, ideas and questions and let’s have a conversation!

There will be NO Coffee with Councilors on Sept. 2 due to the Labor Day weekend holiday. We look forward to seeing you in October!

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Join your neighbors for Coffee with Councilors the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. in the Golden Community Center Bear Creek South room (1470 10th St.) unless otherwise noted on the calendar. Or if you prefer, join us online from the comfort of your own home (bring your own coffee!).

Bring your thoughts, ideas and questions and let’s have a conversation!

Join your neighbors for Coffee with Councilors the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. in the Golden Community Center Bear Creek South room (1470 10th St.) unless otherwise noted on the calendar. Or if you prefer, join us online from the comfort of your own home (bring your own coffee!).

This month’s event features a discussion with Thriving Communities Director, Sarah Vaine, on Golden’s “Housing for All” affordable housing initiatives and strategies.

Bring your thoughts, ideas and questions and let’s have a conversation!

The Golden Years Reception on October 13 gathered important feedback from older adults in our community, many of whom want to be engaged in the planning of Golden Community Center and The Front Porch activities. We are excited to begin our collaboration to plan these fun opportunities!

City staff will offer several focus group sessions on November 3, 2023, based on feedback received at the reception. These focus groups will be held in a smaller space, more conducive to conversation and listening so everyone can hear and be heard.

Advanced sign-up for these 45-minute sessions is required. To accommodate the room size and allow for better conversation, each group will be limited to 20 people. If a session reaches capacity, we will add additional sessions on the same topic.

Sign up for a focus group here!

Bring yourself, your ideas, and your enthusiasm to shape the future of Recreation Services for older adults in Golden!

Focus group general information:

Date: November 3, 2023

Location: Golden Community Center, 1470 10^th Street

Contact: Angela Kohman, 303-384-8159 or AKohman@CityofGolden.net

9:00 -9:45 a.m. | The Front Porch: Recreation for Older Adults in Golden

• Discussion topics:  role of community recreation, older adult engagement to understand interests, Front Porch operations (including hours), drop-in activities, etc.

10:15 -11:00 a.m. | Programs Inside the Golden Community Center

• Discussion topics: GCC indoor programs and activities for older adults
• Programs Inside the GCC:  water aerobics, pickleball, volleyball, fitness, dance, pottery, crafts, wellness, personal training, water walking, lap swimming, Masters, etc.

11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Programs Outside the GCC

• Discussion topics: GCC outdoor programs and activities for older adults
• Sample topics:  hiking, biking, nature walks, pickleball, sports, multi-generational activities with grandkids, trips: museums, theater, Rockies games, etc.

1:00 -1:45 p.m. | Education Programming: Learning Together

• Discussion topics:  book clubs, travelogues, current events, sustainable home modifications, resource education (wills, taxes), technology support
• Secondary topics:  landscape conversion, residential solar, genealogy, memoir writing, how to downsize, parking app, phone use, sustainable home improvements, sustainable landscape conversions, residential solar, how to downsize, genealogy, memoir writing, etc.

3:00 -3:45 p.m. | Volunteer Opportunities

• Discussion topics: Front Porch, clean a park, program instruction, seniors helping seniors

Join your neighbors for Coffee with Councilors the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. in the Golden Community Center Bear Creek South room (1470 10th St.) unless otherwise noted on the calendar. Or if you prefer, join us online from the comfort of your own home (bring your own coffee!).

This month’s event features a discussion on Creek Management update with Parks and Recreation Director, Tammy Tucker.

Bring your thoughts, ideas and questions and let’s have a conversation!