Good morning, Golden! There’s a lot happening this weekend and beyond. Whether you’re here for food, fun, rocks 🪨, or live music, this Goose has you covered. Let’s get into it!

In today’s issue:

• 🍜 Restaurant Week Reservations

• 🪨 Don’t Take It for Granite—Events at Mines Museum

• 📆 Upcoming Events

• 🎵 Live Music

• 🔎 Around Golden: The Armory – Golden’s Cobblestone Castle

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🍜 Restaurant Week Reservations

Denver Restaurant Week is coming up March 7-16 so book your reservations! Golden’s very own Nosu Ramen is featured, and you can get three tasty courses for $35. Or head south to Morrison and check out The Fort, where they’re serving up "New Foods of The Old West” in an adobe building modeled after Bent’s Fort, a famous Colorado fur trade fort built in 1833.

Denver Restaurant Week will include four price points: $25, $35, $45 and $55 for a multi-course meal. To see the complete list of restaurants and the menus they’re offering, check out the ➡️ Denver Restaurant Week Website.

🪨 Don’t Take It for Granite—Events at Mines Museum

Got a rock, mineral, fossil, or gem that’s got you stumped? Bring it to Mineral ID Day at the Mines Museum, where expert geologists will help you figure out what you’ve been holding onto.

While that rock you found on vacation could be a priceless gem, no appraisals or valuations will be given…but you will leave with some rock-solid knowledge. 💪

This FREE event takes place on Saturday from 1-4pm. To note, there’s a limit of 3 samples per person so choose wisely!

Want more ways to rock? 

💎 Mines Museum’s bi-annual Mineral Sale is happening on Saturday and Sunday. You can shop a massive selection of discounted rocks, minerals, fossils, and other geological finds. The sale is located in GRL 201, just across the hall from the main entrance.

🥂 First Friday at Mines Museum is back, kicking off next Friday evening (see more in the events list below)! Enjoy live music, hands-on activities, and after-hours exhibit access, plus a cash bar.

Mines Museum Location: 1310 Maple Street

(In case you’re wondering, “What’s with all the rock talk?”—the Denver Gem and Mineral Guild’s Gem and Mineral Show is rolling into town this weekend at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.)

📚️ Cannonball’s First Book Club: A Smashing Success

With a thought-provoking book, a great turnout, and lively discussion (actually about the book 😉), Cannonball’s first Book Club has this Goose already looking forward to the next one!

The club kicked things off with Vox by Christina Dalcher, a dystopian novel that had everyone talking—ironically, about a world where talking is severely limited. The conversation was just as engaging as the book itself, with plenty of insights, questions, and interesting perspectives.

If you missed this one, don’t worry—join for the next one! The next book will be Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.

📆 Upcoming Events

TODAY (2/27)

• 🍻 Golden Startup Coffee Happy Hour (2/27 @ 4-6pm) - This relaxed evening event is all about building deeper connections, sharing ideas, and celebrating local innovation over drinks and great conversation.

• 🥾 Trail Volunteer Recruitment Fair with Trail Runner Volunteers (2/27 @ 4:30-7pm) - “Want to take charge of our trails? Then become a crew leader with Trail Runner Volunteers! Head to our Open House on Feb 27 to meet other crew leaders, learn about the work and find out how easy it is to get involved.”

• 🥖 Herbal Focaccia Making Class at Earth Sweet Boutique (2/27 @ 6-8pm) - “During class you will discover new ways to incorporate herbs and infused oils into your baking. The flow of class will include sampling focaccia, preparing & straining an infused oil (to be eaten with the focaccia!), a walkthrough of a recipe, and an interactive portion where folks will get their own focaccia to decorate with herbs, flowers, and vegetables to take home & bake!” Class is $45.

FRIDAY (2/28)

• 🎥 Banff Film Festival (All Weekend @ 7-10pm) - Colorado Mountain Club is hosting the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour in a new location this year. Good thing too because it notoriously sells out early every year. This year it’ll be at the National Western Stockyards Event Center and tickets start at $34.

SATURDAY (3/1)

• 💎 Mineral ID Day at Mines (3/1 @ 1-4pm) - FREE rock identification by expert geologists at the Mines Museum of Earth Sciences.

SUNDAY (3/2)

• 🎭 Final showing of Morning After Grace at Miner’s Alley (3/2 @ 2pm) - Catch the final performance of this “heartfelt, charming comedy by Carey Crim that explores unexpected connections and second chances.”

• 🧑‍🎨 Art at Mines (3/2 @ 1pm) - Performances by Mines Dance, Acapella @ Mines, Mines Ballroom, Mines Majorettes, & Mines Philharmonic Orchestra in Bunker Auditorium in Green Center (924 16th St). Tickets are $10.

FUTURE EVENTS:

• 🎭 Mardi Gras at Buffalo Rose (3/4 @ 6pm) - “Find your dancing shoes, put on your finest purple and gold, mask up and come join all of your closest friends to have a Ragin' Cajun good time while supporting the dozens of local organizations that benefit from Golden Civic Foundation.” Tickets start at $25.

• 🪨 FREE First Friday Night at the Mines Museum (3/7 @ 6-9pm) - “Explore our exhibits after hours, enjoy live performances, engage in interactive activities, and unwind with a drink from our cash bar. This event is FREE and open to all ages!”

• 💃 All Ages Dance Party with Denver Dance Tribe (3/8 @ 7-9pm) - Every month, women come together for a women-only dance party…and rumor has it they’re a blast! This month is for all ages so daughters are welcome!

• 🥐 Taylor Swift Show Brunch at the Buffalo Rose (3/9 @ 10am-2pm) - Due to overwhelming success, a second brunch is scheduled for 3/9. The show is free, but make a brunch reservation to secure your spot! The first show on 2/23 sold out.

• 🏃 Parent Run Club at Unite Fitness (3/9 @ 10:30am-noon) - Join for a 4 mile trail run on South Table Mtn (run pace adjusts to the group) plus a Baby + Me Hike Group for new parents and expecting moms! Childcare is provided for $12.50 per kid.

• ☕️ Golden Startup Coffee (3/12 @ 9-11am) - Hear talks from Provanity Cosmetics (long-wear, bold makeup formulas without over 50 harmful ingredients) and ExoPower (capacitive wireless charging in-motion for industrial robots). FREE at Morris & Mae.

🎵 Live Music

• 2/28 @ 5pm, The Golden Mill - Taylor Frederick

• 2/28 @ 6pm, Over Yonder Brewing - Boneyard Rebellion

• 2/28 @ 6:30pm, Goosetown Station - Elyjah Tribe & Myron Hendley

• 2/28 @ 7pm, Buffalo Rose - Tribute to Prince

• 3/1 @ 5pm, The Golden Mill - Mountain Mardi Gras Madness

• 3/1 @ 6:30pm, Goosetown Station - Blue River Grass Duo w/ Benjie West & Tanner Strickland

• 3/4 @ 6pm, The Buffalo Rose - Fat Tuesday Benefit Concert

🔎 Around Golden: The Armory – Golden’s Cobblestone Castle

Standing at 1301 Arapahoe Street, the Colorado National Guard Armory has been a Golden icon since 1913. Designed by James H. Gow, it was built to house Company A Engineers, a unit made up of 20% Colorado School of Mines students, and later served as headquarters for Mine’s ROTC unit during World Wars I and II.

Constructed from 3,330 wagonloads of stone hauled from Clear Creek and Golden Gate Canyon, the Armory is believed to be the largest cobblestone structure in the U.S., earning a spot in Ripley’s Believe It or Not. Originally, the first floor housed the Golden Post Office and retail shops, while the upper levels served as dormitories, training grounds, and drill space for Company A.

After WWII, the Armory helped ease Golden’s housing shortage by converting into a Colorado School of Mines dormitory. It remained an active armory until 1971, when the State of Colorado sold it to private owners.

Today, the Armory blends history with modern life, housing Café 13 and Connects Workspace—but its castle-like charm and military past continue to make it one of Golden’s most storied landmarks.

Source: Golden History Museum & Park

THANKS!

Thanks for reading The Golden Goose 🪿 today! Get out there, enjoy the sunshine, and maybe even find a new favorite restaurant, rock, or book club. See you around town!