Good morning, Golden! Halloween is behind us, the leaves are piling up, and somewhere out there, a neighbor has already put up their Christmas lights. No judgement. Mostly.

This week, we've got plenty of reasons to get out of the house: free museum admission, a talk about the Donut Dollies, trivia nights, and even a community soup potluck. Honestly, soup and neighbors might be all we need right now.

But first, a quick reminder that Election Day is tomorrow (Tuesday). If you haven't cast your ballot, there's still time!

Alright, let's get to it.

IN THIS ISSUE

  • 🎨 Golden Makers Harvest

  • 🗳 Vote by Tuesday at 7pm

  • 🖼 Museum Night Not to Miss

  • 📋 Weekly Trivia

  • 📍 Bulletin Board

  • 📆 This Week in Golden

  • 🚀 Upcoming Events

CREATE

Golden Makers Harvest

Calling all makers, tinkerers, artists, and people who just like making things! Golden Makers Harvest is bringing our community's creative minds together for an evening of hands-on crafts, local goodies, tasty treats, and a little holiday shopping.

Bring the whole family to try free, all-ages make-and-take activities, meet the talented people making things right here in Golden.

📅 When: Saturday, November 14 | 5–8 PM
📍 Where: Foothills Art Center Creative Campus, 809 15th Street
🎟️ Cost: Free! RSVP at goldenmakers.org,

Are you a maker yourself? They're also looking for local artists, inventors, craftspeople, and Golden-based businesses to showcase their work, sell their creations, or lead activities. Stipends are available for those leading hands-on activities. Contact [email protected] by November 8!

IGNORE IF YOU’VE VOTED

Vote by Tuesday at 7pm

I know you’re being hounded with texts, emails, and news about the upcoming election. I get it. I’m exhausted too. So I’ll make this short.

Part of why I created this newsletter was to encourage more civic participation - volunteering, city surveys, and generally getting out and showing up for the community.

One small thing we can do for our community is simply to vote. So find your closest voting location, and let’s get that 39% turnout bumped up. 💪

Jeffco Clerk and Recorder Data as of Saturday

ARTS & CULTURE

Museum Night Not to Miss

Not in Golden, but calendar worthy! This Saturday is Free Night at the Museums in Denver. More than a dozen of the city’s best museums and cultural institutions will stay open late from 5–10 p.m. and admission is FREE. Take this as your nudge for a cheap date night! 😉

Check out the list of museums:

  • Black American West Museum

  • Center for Colorado Women's History

  • Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus

  • Clyfford Still Museum

  • Counterterrorism Education Learn Lab (CELL)

  • Denver Art Museum

  • Freyer - Newman Center at Denver Botanic Gardens

  • Denver Museum of Nature & Science

  • Dinosaur Ridge

  • Forney Museum of Transportation

  • Colorado History Museum (formerly History Colorado Center)

  • The Kirkland at the Denver Art Museum

  • Molly Brown House Museum

  • Morrison Natural History Museum

  • Museo de las Americas

  • Museum for Black Girls

  • Museum of Contemporary Art Denver

  • Wings Over the Rockies

Also, the Denver Aquarium is doing a Dog Day on December 5th. “Tickets will be live soon and they will most certainly sell out quickly.”

BRAINS & BEERS

Weekly Trivia

In keeping with semi-regular updates on Trivia, here’s what’s goin’ on around town!

AROUND THE CITY

Bulletin Board

📍 Register for the 2026 Golden Great Turkey Chase - Event takes place Thursday, 11/26 @ 8:30am in Parfet Park. “Glittens” included with registration. The race is 3 miles.

📍 Community Wildfire Protection Plan Open House on Nov 9th - “The City of Golden is updating its Community Wildfire Protection Plan, and this is your opportunity for input…The open house will be on Monday, November 9, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Golden Community Center, 1470 10th St., Golden. The event is free and open to the public with no registration required.”

📍 Gently Used Kids Bikes Needed - “Got some nice gently used kids bikes to share for Christmas? The non-profit Golden Optimists Bicycle Recycle Program needs donations of children's bikes (not rusty, paint pretty good, most parts) - Strider to 24 inch wheel size, everything in between. Volunteers will refurbish them for local Christmas programs for families.” Find drop off hours on their website.

City of Golden Calendar

REMINDERS

📍 Yard Waste Collection THIS Week - Happens only twice a year. Gather those extra branches, leaves, and weeds and get them ready for pick up. Happening Nov 2-6.

📍 Volunteers Needed at BGOLDN’s Food Pantry - “Our Fresh Food Pantry is seeing more and more visitors each day. We need your support to keep our shelves stocked! Consider organizing a food drive for GOLDN. Gather your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers and/or faith community.”

📍 Scam Alert: Malicious Actors Impersonating City of Golden Employees - “Scammers will send emails that appear to be from a City employee, requesting additional funds for City-related projects. The City of Golden does not request payment through cryptocurrency, wire transfers, peer-to-peer payment apps, or personalized payment links.”

PLAN YOUR WEEK

📆 This week in Golden

MONDAY

November 2

  • 4-5pm · Foothills Art Center, Creative Campus
    🎨 Art 101 - “Art 101 is for beginners and artists getting back to their art after a time away. Join artist John Passaro as we explore the basics of creation in an ongoing exciting month-to-month journey. Everyone is welcome.”

TUESDAY

November 3

WEDNESDAY

November 4

  • 8:15am-4:30pm · Mount Vernon Canyon Club
    🏢 Golden Business Summit - “Join us for a day-long retreat for professional development to evolve your business -- and sustain the leaders behind it.”

  • 3:30pm · Beck Venture Center
    ⛏ Startup Forum: Biology and the New Frontier of Mining - “Join us for a conversation with Liz Dennett, Ph.D. on the new frontier of mining where her company, Endolith, is changing the industry with biology assisted extraction. This conversation will dig deep on new technology in the next frontier of mining!”

  • 5-8pm · New Terrain Brewing
    🪵 Sunset Campfires w/ Caramelized Beers & S’mores - “Free entry. Free caramelization. Free s’mores. Just buy the beer like you normally would and get this fun bonus!”

  • 5:30pm · Foothills Art Center, Creative Campus
    ✍ Contemplative Memoir - “No life is ordinary. No life is without miracles and magic, great loss and great love. And probably no life is more crucial for our children to understand then ours, because they share more than our genetics, they share our spiritual DNA.”

  • 6pm · Golden History Museum
    🍩 Donut Dollies Talk - “Through pictures coupled with humorous and heartbreaking stories, Terre will talk about her very personal experience during her tour of duty. She also addresses her return to the US, re-entry into ‘normal life’ and, as with other veterans from Vietnam, a less than welcoming reception.”

THURSDAY

November 5

  • 6pm · Earth Sweet Boutique
    💄 Custom Lip Balm Formulating Class - “Learn to formulate with Emily's easy recipes and create custom lip balms. Make different lip balms for different lip conditions from dry, chapped lips to light summer formulas.”

SATURDAY

November 7

  • 1-4pm · Mines Museum
    💎 Mineral ID Day - “Got a mystery mineral, a cool fossil, or a something from outer space? Bring it to the Mines Museum of Earth Science for our LAST Mineral Identification Day of the year!” Limit 3 specimens per person.

  • 3pm · Holidaily Brewing
    🍺 Holidaily’s Monthly Brewery Tour - “Join us for a behind the scenes tour of Holidaily Brewing Company!”

  • 5-10pm · Multiple Denver Museums
    🖼 Free Night at the Museums - “Experience Denver’s top museums like never before! More than a dozen of the city’s best museums and cultural institutions will stay open late from 5–10 p.m. and admission is free.”

SUNDAY

November 8

  • 12-4pm · PranaTonic
    📿 Mala Making Workshop - “Discover the art of Mala creation and connect with your inner peace.”

  • 3pm · Cannonball Brewing
    🍜 SOUP There It Is! - “Join us for a special community potluck…Make your favorite soup to share and bring a big appetite! Bowls and utensils will be provided! We will have plenty of space and power for Crock-Pots. Special Guest: @thefriendlyfocaccia will be selling delicious bread to go with your soup! Don't miss out!”

  • 4pm · The Buffalo Rose
    💃 Sunday Swing with The Flatirons Jazz Orchestra - “Swing Dance Lessons kick off the evening—perfect for beginners and seasoned dancers alike. Live Music & Swing Dancing follow, with The Flatirons Jazz Big Band keeping the floor jumping!”

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

🚀 Upcoming Events

THANKS!

Thanks & have a great week!

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