Good Morning, Golden! Grab your sunglasses and your umbrella—Mother Nature’s feeling indecisive this week. This edition is a little lighter on chatter but packed heavy with events: live music, trivia nights, baby goats, blooming gardens, and a classic car or two revving up. Let’s dive in!

In today’s issue:

• 📌 Bulletin Board

• 🍻 Weekly Trivia

• 📆 Events This Week & Upcoming

• 🎵 Live Music

📌 Bulletin Board

🧘 Yoga on the Rocks & 🎥 Film on the Rocks (at Red Rocks) went on sale on April 25th.

🐐 Baby Goat Yoga is coming to Lions Park on 6/22, 7/27, 9/21 @ 8-9am - Worthy of its own announcement. Sign up with Golden Rec Center. $35 residents / $40 non-residents.

Reminders:

🌳 City Feedback for Heart of Golden - Don’t forget to add your feedback on the Heart of Golden project. Place your pins on the map by Wednesday (4/30).

🐈️ Foothills Animal Shelter is in urgent need of donated blankets

🥚 Egg Cartons Needed for BGOLDN food pantry

🍻 Weekly Trivia

• Mon - 90’s Trivia at The Golden Mill @ 6:30pm

• Tues - The Golden Mill @ 6:30pm

• Tues - Buffalo Rose Sky Bar @ 6:30pm

• Tues - Atomic Cowboy @ 7:00pm

• Wed - Over Yonder @ 6:00pm

• Wed - Holidaily @ 6:30pm

• Fri - Movement Climbing Gym @ 6pm

📆 Events This Week & Upcoming

TUESDAY (4/29)

• 🐈 Celebration of Travel Cats at New Terrain Brewing (4/29 @ 5-8pm) - Bring your cat backpack, stroller, or carrier to celebrate TRAVEL CATS with some limited edition cat glassware benefiting Cat Care Society who will be on site with adoptable cats.

• 📚️ Monthly Book Club at Cannonball Brewing (4/29 @ 6pm) - Looking to meet new friends? Ladies, come join the conversation! This month’s book: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

• 🌱 Waterwise Seminar: Preparing for Spring in the Garden (4/29 @ 6: 30pm) - Will dig into the basics of soil prep and irrigation techniques for home gardens followed by a Q&A for all your garden questions. Register for the Zoom ➡️ here.

WEDNESDAY (4/30)

• 💐 The Flower Shack at Mountain Toad Brewing (4/30 @ 3-6pm) - Preorder a Mother’s Day bouquet ($25 or $40) then sip on a beer!

• 🚲️ Biking the Blue Marble Talk with Ted Eliason at New Terrain Brewing (4/30 @ 6pm) - Get your ticket, support a good cause, and learn about a journey of 50,000 miles.

THURSDAY (5/1)

• 🍞 Herbal Sourdough Class at Earth Sweet Boutique (5/1 @ 6pm) - Learn how to make sourdough and understand the different herbs and foods that can be added to your loaves.

FRIDAY (5/2)

• 🍹 Tequila Release at State 38 Distilling (5/2 @ 4-7pm) - Join for the exclusive release of their new tequila, stay for the $8 margaritas.

• 🪨 First Friday Night at Mines Museum (5/2 @ 6pm) - Free entrance, live music, and cash bar.

SATURDAY (5/3)

• 🛶 Outdoor Adventure Expo at The Eddy Hotel (5/3 @ 11am-3pm) - Check out 14 local outdoor vendors.

• 🍻 Barrels & Bottle’s 12 Year Anniversary (5/3) - Live Music at 2pm & 5:30pm, beer releases, and $6 beers all day long!

• 🪴 Patio Pot Workshop (5/3 @ 3pm) - Create a beautiful pot of flowers for your porch or patio. All materials included in price ($86).

• 🐴 Kentucky Derby Watch Party & Derby Games at Golden Outpost (5/3 @ 3pm til close) - Live music, Derby watch party, charity race, & classic cars.

• 🍺 Cinco de Mayo with Dos Equis at The Golden Mill (5/3 @ 3-5pm) - Some free Dos Equis pints, swag, and a chance to win a river tube.

• 🧘 Conscious Connected Breath (CCB) Workshop at Rise Yoga (5/3 @ 3:30pm) - “Includes meditation and journaling focusing on abundance and breaking a limiting mindset.”

• 🎤 Golden Concert Choir Performance (5/3 @ 4pm) - Get tickets to this community choir springtime performance at Calvary Episcopal Church.

• 🚘 Supercruise Classic Cars (5/3 @ 5pm) - Saturday kicks off the start of the monthly classic car show through Golden. May through October.

SUNDAY (5/4) - May the Fourth be with You

• 🏃 Parent Run Club at Evolution Physical Therapy (5/4 @ 10:30am) - Running ~4 miles on North Table Mountain trails while Baby + Me Group will hike for an hour on the trails.

• 🌼 Spring Market at New Terrain Brewing (5/4 @ 11am-5pm) - There will be local vendors “including plants, original artwork & jewelry, pottery, woodworking, apparel & accessories, new & vintage vinyl… and more!”

• 🐶 Dog Grooming Pop Up Event at Coda Brewing (5/4 @ 12-4pm) - A mobile dog grooming truck will be on site.

• 🐶 3rd Annual Paws & Pints at Cannonball Brewing (5/4 @ 12-4pm) - Support Golden Retriever Freedom Rescue & meet other pet-friendly businesses.

Upcoming Events:

• 🎙️ Show Tunes at Golden High School (5/7 @ 7pm) - GHS Choir’s last show of the year. $10 at the door in the GHS Auditorium.

• 💃 Sacred Feminine: Menstruation through Menopause at PranaTonic (5/9 @ 5:30pm) - “Join us for a transformative, experiential workshop exploring the timeless wisdom of Ayurveda.”

• 🎭️ Shakespeare in a Parking Lot (5/10 @ 12pm) - See Romeo & Juliet FREE in the parking lot of JeffCo Library (8485 Kipling St, Arvada, CO).

• 🫖 Crafternoon Tea for Mother’s Day (5/10 @ 2-5pm) - Join Clear Creek Maker Space for a tea party with crafting at Anderson Park Pavilion.

• ☕️ Golden Startup Coffee (5/14 @ 9am-11am) - Share ideas, celebrate local innovation, and just hang out to hear about some of the cool things local entrepreneurs are working on.

• 🐐 Baby Goat Night at New Terrain Brewing (5/14 @ 5-8pm) - Exactly what it sounds like. No kidding around.

• 🐶 Watering Bowl Social at Foothills Animal Shelter (5/14 @ 5:30pm) - Drinks, music, food, shelter tours, and a silent auction. Each ticket provides spay/neuter services, vaccinations, and microchipping for one shelter pet.

• 🍺 Gluten-free Food Festival at Holidaily Brewing (5/17 @ 11am) - 8 gluten-free food vendors. No tickets required.

• ⚔️ Star Wars Family Concerts with Jefferson Symphony Orchestra (5/18 @ 1pm & 4pm) - Come in costume and save $5 to this 55-minute family concert. Located at Mine’s Green Center (924 16th St).

• 🍺 Over Yonder Brewing’s 6th Anniversary (5/30 & 5/31) - Live music & beer releases to celebrate.

🎵 Live Music

Tis the season for patios and live music…and Golden has LOTS this week! 😎

• Wed @ 6pm, Miner’s Saloon - (Performer announced the day of)

• Thurs @ 5pm, The Golden Mill - Howard Dlugash

• Thurs @ 6pm, New Terrain Brewing - Brandywine & The Mighty Fines

• Thurs @ 7pm, Goosetown Station - DJ Drake

• Thurs @ 5pm, The Golden Mill - Burgandy Ties

• Fri @ 5pm, Coda Brewing - Jeff Goodwin

• Fri @ 6:30pm, Goosetown Station - Gabe Mintz & The Sparrows

• Fri @ 7pm, Buffalo Rose - Cash’d Out

• Sat @ 2pm, Barrels & Bottles - Andy Eppler

• Sat @ 5pm, The Golden Mill - Burgandy Ties

• Sat @ 5:30pm, Barrels & Bottles - Kenny Lee Young & Kit Sawyer

• Sat @ 6:30pm, Goosetown Station - Splendid Blend

• Sat @ 6:30pm, Goosetown Station - Jesh Yancey

• Sun @ 12:30pm, The Golden Mill - Burgandy Ties

THANKS!

Thanks for reading! Until next time—stay curious, stay kind, and stay Golden. ✨
(And if you spot something quirky, cool, or community-worthy, hit reply and send it my way!)