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The Golden Downtown Development Authority (DDA) staff and board would like to catch up with you at an interactive community input meeting on October 12, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Foothills Art Center. Bring the whole family to play games, enter to win prizes, and experience Foothills Art Center. By simply providing your valued opinion you will be eligible to win gift cards to downtown area merchants.

If you cannot attend the meeting and want to share your thoughts, drop us a line by calling (303) 384.8080 or email us at DDA@cityofgolden.net.

There will be a public meeting on January 10 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for neighbors interested in future plans for the roundabouts on Heritage Road. City Staff will be on hand to answer questions and provide updated information. Concerns will be given to a third party engineering firm for review.

Jefferson County Transportation and Engineering is sponsoring a Public Meeting to discuss the Preliminary Design of proposed improvements on McIntyre Street. The meeting will take place at Drake Junior High School at 12550 W. 52nd Avenue in Arvada from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

The second phase of the McIntyre roadway improvements will include widening of the road to four lanes with a raised center median, adding bike lanes, and placing curb, gutter, sidewalk, and storm sewer from West 52^nd Avenue to West 60^th Avenue. Two new box culverts will be installed where the Farmer’s Highline Canal crosses McIntyre Street. A new bridge will also be installed at the Van Bibber Creek crossing that will include pedestrian access under McIntyre.

Please join us Tuesday, April 11 between 6 and 8 p.m. for the next meeting on the Washington Avenue complete street project. This project will consist of improvements on Washington Avenue between 10^th Street north to Hwy 93. Based on input provided at our January 23 public meeting, we’ve developed several engineering solutions for the corridor to address:

• Safe bike facilities
• Enhanced pedestrian facilities and safety
• Reduced vehicular speeds

The design team has developed several concepts and we’d like your input.

The meeting will be an open house format held at Mitchell Elementary School, 201 N Ruby Drive.

Golden’s newest and highly anticipated public art piece, Rocky Mountain Hummer, will soon welcome visitors as they enter the S. Golden Rd at the Ulysses St roundabout near King Soopers. Metal sculptor, Don Kennell, was selected by the Public Art Commission (PAC) last fall to create a public art piece for this location.

An artist Meet and Greet event will be held on April 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Foothills Art Center located at 809 15th Street, in Golden. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet Kennell and learn about his inspiration and process for creating the Rocky Mountain Hummer sculpture through a short presentation.

The event is free to the public and light refreshments will be provided.

Enjoy a free evening of music on Friday, April 28, 7 p.m., in Bunker Auditorium in the Green Center at Colorado School of Mines. The night kicks off with performances from the concert choir and various guitar ensembles, and ends with a performance from the concert band.

In addition to great music, the night will include a raffle to raise money for the CSM band. Funds raised will go toward purchasing new instruments, repairing and maintaining current instruments in bad shape, section lesson coaches for the band and orchestra, and more.

You can purchase raffle tickets before the concert in the lobby, or ahead of time either on April 22 from 12-3 p.m. at the E-Days Carnival, or from tables set up in the Pedestrian Plaza in front of the Student Recreation Center on campus from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 24-28.  For $1 each ticket, you can win small prizes such as cupcakes from Gold Mine Cupcakes, gift cards from Anthony’s pizza and Woody’s pizza, a Chick-Fil-A gift basket, and much more! You must be present to win these prizes. Also available are $2 tickets (or 3 tickets for $5) for larger prizes including 1) a free night stay and breakfast at the Omni Interlocken Resort and Spa, 2) 3 months of free martial arts classes from Victory Martial Arts in Golden, and 3) an “outdoors basket” including the earth treks climbing passes, free guided mountain tours from Golden Mountain Guides, and 2 free bike rentals from Bentgate Mountaineering. You needn’t be present to win the larger prizes.

Each of these events is open to Mines students, as well as Golden community members.

Experience eclectic music from Europe over the centuries at the Golden Concert Choir on May 6, 2017 at 7 p.m. at Clear Creek Church, 10555 W. 44th Ave.

Come early for a Silent Auction that takes place prior to the event.

Tickets are available at the door or online at www.goldencommunitychoir.org.

Join us for the Explore Golden Rally & Colorado Tourism Office Roadshow Kickoff on Monday, May 8 in celebration of National Travel and Tourism Week (May 7 – 13, 2017).

National Travel and Tourism Week is an annual national tradition that unites communities across the country to acknowledge what travel means to American jobs, economic growth and personal well-being. Visit Golden and the Golden Visitors Center invite you to join the celebration!

Golden is the kickoff location to begin the Colorado Tourism Office’s (CTO) yearly Roadshow. Learn how the CTO’s work benefits the state’s tourism industry and how to get involved in their programs and efforts. During the kickoff, the CTO will honor one of Golden’s very own frontline tourism employees for outstanding work as a tourism representative.

The excitement continues with an Explore Golden Rally to celebrate Colorado Tourism in true Golden fashion! Small bites from Buffalo Rose, Table Mountain Grill & Cantina, Goldmine Cupcakes and Woody’s accompanied by unique Western entertainment and Golden’s favorite cultural attractions will highlight the event.