Good morning, Golden! Yesterday was National Puppy Day so this goose would be remiss not to share a photo of our newest intern, Frankie. Now that we’ve gotten our daily dose of cute, let’s dive in!

Today’s issue includes:

• 🙌 City of Golden’s Community Calendar

• 🌟 Golden’s 2025 Best of the Best

• 🍻 Weekly Trivia

• 📆 Upcoming Events

Weather Forecast

🙌 City of Golden’s Community Calendar

Honk if you love a good calendar! 🪿The City of Golden just launched a brand-new Community Calendar 🎉—your one-stop shop for tracking city meetings, events, and even that all-important garbage collection day.

Check it out here 👉 CityOfGolden.gov/Calendar

🌟 Golden’s 2025 Best of the Best

Love your vet? Or maybe you love your electrician (shoutout to Nik!). Gotta favorite brewery or bar you’ve become a regular at?

Show Golden’s businesses some LOVE ❤️ and vote for them 🗳️!

Every year, Colorado Community Media lets community members vote on their town’s favorites. It’s a great way to support your local businesses! Voting closes April 15! …but it takes < 60 seconds to vote so you may as well do it now. 😉

P.S. You can write in your favorites too if they’re not listed!

You can vote here 👉 Golden Best of the Best 2025

🍻 Weekly Trivia

Monday night:

• South Park Themed Trivia at The Golden Mill @ 6:30pm

Tuesday night:

• Atomic Cowboy @ 7:00pm

• The Golden Mill @ 6:30pm

• Mountain Toad Brewing @ 6:30pm

Wednesday night:

• Over Yonder @ 6:00pm

📆 Upcoming Events

TODAY (3/24)

• 🚴 Bike Green Mountain with Colorado Mountain Club (3/24 @ 6pm) - “After work mountain bike ride with a 10 mile loop (descent via box o rox) around green mountain park in Lakewood, conditions permitting...This trip is part of the Monday evening MTB series. Each month will start with an easier MTB on the first Monday. Subsequent Mondays will have progressively more difficult rides until the next month starts and we'll restart over again.” Spots are still available, but you must register to join.

TUESDAY (3/25)

• 📚️ Books & Benders Book Club at Cannonball (3/25 @ 6pm) - Join this free ladies bookclub for a beer and great discussion on Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.

• 🎨 After School Art Club: Spring Sessions (Starts 3/25 OR 3/27 @ 4-5:30pm) - If your little artist (ages 6-12) loves to dabble, glue, paint, and build—this is the place. In this multi-week after school series, kids explore creative thinking through a mix of hands-on projects across a variety of mediums. There are also sessions starting this Thursday. Be sure to register ➡️ here.

WENESDAY (3/26)

• 🏂️ Final Aprés Happy Hour at The Golden Mill (3/26 @ 5-8pm) - Live music and a Yeti Cooler Giveaway! Join for the final Aprés for food and drink specials.

• 💵 Effortless Wealth Workshop at the Golden Rock Shop (3/26 @ 6:15pm) - Release limiting beliefs around money and tap into your inner abundance. Be sure to RSVP ➡️ here.

THURSDAY (3/27)

• 🎨 Home School Art Club: Spring Sessions (Starts 3/27 @ 12:30-2pm) - If your little artist (ages 6-12) loves to dabble, glue, paint, and build—this is the place. In this multi-week series, kids explore creative thinking through a mix of hands-on projects across a variety of mediums. Be sure to register ➡️ here.

• ✂️ Gnarly’s Theater Ribbon Cutting (3/27 @ 4:15pm) - “Join us to celebrate the grand opening of Gnarly’s Theatre, Golden's newest event and entertainment venue!  The celebration will include magic and giveaways in the lobby, and a free magic show to follow the ribbon cutting.”

• 🎭 Miner’s Alley Benefit Show for Golden Pantry & Thrift (3/27 @ 7:30pm) - Come see Miner’s Alley’s newest show, National Bohemian’s, for a good cause! It’s opening weekend. “All box office and bar proceeds will go directly towards GPAT’s mission for this show only!” Tickets are $25 and you can get them ➡️ here.

• 🍻 Golden Startup Happy Hour (3/27 @ 4-5:30pm) - “This relaxed evening event is all about building deeper connections, sharing ideas, and celebrating local innovation over drinks and great conversation.” Event takes place at Morris & Mae Colective.

• 🎵 Music By the Mesa at New Terrain (3/27 @ 6-9pm) - Grab a beer and enjoy the music of the Good for Nothin’ Thunder Boys. It’s the warmest day of the week this week!

• 🎵 DJ Drake at Goosetown Station (3/27 @7-10pm) - “Join us for our new Thursday night EDM 2k-Today-Top 40 shows with DJ Drake!”

FRIDAY (3/28)

• 🚿 DIY Shower Steamer Class at Earth Sweet Boutique (3/28 @ 6pm) - “Enjoy a glass of wine and learn all about how to make your own custom shower steamers at home and leave with 10, ready to use shower steamers!” Make sure to register ➡️ here, as there are only 15 spots.

• 👩‍🎤 That Eighties Band at Buffalo Rose (3/28 @ 8pm) - That Eighties Band will be playing all of your 80's faves...from Bon Jovi to Young MC and Def Leppard and Journey to The Cure. Get your tickets ➡️ here.

• 🪩 Party Bus to INZO at Red Rocks from Goosetown Station (3/28 @ 5:30pm) - Looking for a ride to Red Rocks? Park at Goosetown Station, have a drink, and let them do the driving for you to the show. Advance purchase required. Get your bus tickets ➡️ here.

• 😂 Funny Fridays at Gnarly’s (3/28 @ 7:30pm) - Looking for a laugh? Golden’s newest comedy club (their ribbon cutting is Thursday!) has you covered. Get your tickets ➡️ here.

STURDAY (3/29)

• ✍️ JeffCo Nature Journal Club: Sketchbook Basics (3/29 @ 1-4pm) - “Strengthen your personal connection with the natural world by keeping a sketchbook nature journal. This session will cover journaling fundamentals, basic drawing techniques, and materials.” Registration closes 3/26 so be sure to sign up and learn what to bring ➡️ here.

• 🍇 Grape Escape Wine Tour with Golden Outpost (3/29 @ 2pm) - The ultimate adult field trip! 🍷 Enjoy wine tastings, food pairings, games, giveaways, and live music as you visit six Golden hotspots on this festive rolling adventure. You can find tickets ➡️ here. Future dates: 4/5, 4/12

• 😂 Dad Bod Comedy at Gnarly’s (3/29 @ 7:30pm) - Looking for a laugh? Golden’s newest comedy club (their ribbon cutting is Thursday!) has you covered. Get your tickets ➡️ here.

SUNDAY (3/30)

• 🏃 Parent Run Club at Evolution Physical Therapy (3/30 @ 8:30am) - “We will be running ~4 miles on North Table Mountain trails. All paces are welcome and we will stop at trail junctions to make sure everyone is on the route. Baby + Me Group will hike for an hour on the trails.”

• 💃 Sunday Belly Dance Series at Barrio Baile (3/30 @ 10-11am) - “Join us for a 6-week series that will explore the four fundamental rhythms of classical Raqs Sharqi. In this series, students will learn the traditional movements associated with each rhythm.”

• 🎻 Young Artist Concert (3/30 @ 3-5:30pm) - Listen to the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with 2025 Young Artist Winner, 16 y.o. violinist Li Yuqing. This talented violinist is currently studying at the Manhattan School of Music in NYC. The performance takes place at the Green Center at Mines (924 16th Street). Ticket prices vary. Purchase your ticket ➡️ here.

• 🎸 Golden High School Battle of the Bands at Buffalo Rose (3/30 @ 5pm) - Support the GHS Performing Arts Program with a fun night of student bands and teacher performances. You might just witness the next Blink-182 in the making—after all, they got their start at a Battle of the Bands! Be sure to purchase your tickets in advance ➡️ here.

FUTURE EVENTS:

• 🧗 Colorado Mountain Club presents Reel Rock 19 (4/3 @ 6pm) - Hosted at Green Center at Colorado School of Mines, tickets to this climbing film festival start at $22 for General Admission. Get your tickets ➡️ here.

• 🥖 Herbal Focaccia Take & Bake Class at Earth Sweet Boutique (4/3 @ 6-8pm) - Incorporate herbs and infused oils into your baking. T”he flow of class will include sampling focaccia, preparing & straining an infused oil, 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!” You can get tickets ➡️ here.

• 📓 Test Anxiety + Prep Workshop for Students (4/5 @ 10am-3pm) - “…designed for middle school, high school, and early college students. Learn practical strategies to manage stress, boost confidence, and study smarter — not harder!” Offered as three 1.5-hour evening sessions OR one 5-hour Saturday session (Includes Lunch!) on 4/5.

• 👨‍👩‍👦 Tackling Tough Topics with Teens for Parents & Guardians (4/10 @ 6-8pm) - “Created with parents, guardians, teachers, coaches, mentors, and more in mind, this FREE, 2-hour interactive course will introduce the essential elements of effective communication to build trust and reduce risk for teens.” Offered via Zoom by JeffCo. Register ➡️ here.

• ☕️ Golden Startup Coffee with VIRV, Inc & Time to Play (4/9 @ 9am) - Join this morning meetup to hear two entrepreneurs speak about their companies at Morris & Mae Collective.

• 🐕️ Yappy Hour at Holidaily Brewing (4/11 @ 5-8pm) - Sun Pup Co is celebrating National Pet Day at Holidaily Brewing. Bring your doggos, sip a beer, and shop local pet-friendly vendors! Be sure to RSVP for FREE ➡️ here.

• 🥃 State 38 Cocktail Class (4/12 @ 4-5:30pm) - “Join us for an evening under the still and barrels to learn how to create two signature State 38 cocktails.” Get your tickets ➡️ here.

• 🤠 Western on Washington (4/18 @ 5-11pm) - Join for the downtown pub crawl, dancing, live music, a silent auction, a Cowboy Carter Salute at 8pm, and delicious BBQ. It’s a lil bit country and a lil bit rock n’ roll this year! Event takes place at the Buffalo Rose, and tickets start at $55.

• 👒 Kentucky Derby Hat Making at Golden Outpost (4/19 @ 2pm) - “Your ticketed experience includes a derby hat to decorate, decorations, two mint juleps (cocktail or mocktail), light charcuterie snacks, Derby games, a hatmaster to lead the craft and all the supplies needed to craft your derby hat!” Tickets are limited so be sure to get them ➡️ here.

• 💛 BGOLDN Spring Event at The Golden Mill (4/24 @ 5-8pm) - “Join us for our annual BGOLDN Spring Event on Thursday, April 24 at The Golden Mill! This special giveback day will help feed our neighbors in Golden.”

• ⛑️ Wilderness First Aid for Climbers by Golden Mountain Guides (4/25) - “We identified that climbers face unique challenges when faced with a medical emergency. We often have limited gear, and limited resources. Learn the skills needed to keep yourself and your group safe…Hurry, these spots fill quick!” See a complete list of scheduled courses in the link.

• 🏃 SOAR 5K Run (4/28 @ 8-10am) - Kids run for FREE, and there will be kids events like a 4H drop-in program and face painting. All proceeds go directly to the Welchester PTA, which helps pay for things like field trips, playground equipment, and community events for Golden’s only Title 1 school.

THANKS!

Thanks for being here & see you again on Thursday! 🪿

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