Jeffco Crew #004 - A Norse Beerfest, Ice Cream Galore and Magic Shows

Derek

Derek

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Jeffco Crew #004 - A Norse Beerfest, Ice Cream Galore and Magic Shows

Good morning, and welcome to the 4th edition of Jeffco Crew!

Lookin' pretty pleasant this week!

🧠 Tips from ya'll

Don't tell my wife but there's a new Heaven Creamery location in Arvada. Aaaaand a new soft-serve joint, Power Cone. Starting Wednesday a 4mi stretch of road on Lookout Mountain will be closed at night. A weirdly fascinating look at how 32k road signs in the area are maintained. By the way, avoid 38th and Wads like the plague. The one-stop source of truth for Jeffco Library events focused on young kiddos. And eggs are in short supply, so the Arvada folks are sharing egg sightings in their sub-reddit.

👆 Thanks to readers Hannah, Kelly, Sean, and Nicky this week.

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👹 UllrGrass Festival, 11 Years & Counting

UllrGrass returns for it's eleventh year, a diverse lineup of bluegrass, newgrass, funk and jamband artists announced in September of the prior year. The evening shows on Friday and Saturday night will take place in Parfet Park under heated tents. The UllrGrass Beer Festival takes place on Sunday from Noon-4pm in the same park. Details here - get tickets here.

🗓️ Upcoming Things to Do

This is a work in progress, and your feedback or ideas are appreciated!

As a reminder, I've pulled out pub trivia, bingo and similar recurring events into a dedicated page.
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Particularly kid or family friendly events are highlighted in green.

––– Tuesday 1/28 –––

5 - 9pm / Mountain Toad Brewing - 💦 Hot Sauna & Cold Plunge via Nomadic Fire Mobile Sauna, grab a beer and rejuvinate - book your relax here.

6 - 9pm / Over Yonder Brewing Co - 🎻 Open Bluegrass Pick, if you join in you get half off your first drink.

7:30pm / Gnarly's (Golden) - 🪄 Trickster Tuesday Magic Showcase, a family-friendly magic show featuring a lineup of skilled magicians.

––– Wednesday 1/29 –––

4 - 8pm / Mountain Toad Brewing (Golden) - 🎶 Live music from Chrispy

5:30pm / Green Mountain (Golden) - 🏃 Golden Train Runners do "Green & Green", 5/6 miles on Green Mountain then Green Mountain Brewery after

5:30pm / Colorado Tap House (Arvada) - 🎶 Live music from Josh Blackburn

5:45 - 6:45pm / Connects Workspace (Golden) - 🙋‍♀️ GWiB’s Table Talks, a casual "show and tell" format gathering for Golden Women in Business (and interested non-members)

6pm / The Woodcellar (Evergreen) - 🎶 Live hip hop, with Lauren Gale

6pm / The Bluegrass Lounge (Arvada) - 🎶 Live music, with Will Whalen

––– Thursday 1/30 –––

5:45pm / Runners Roost (Lakewood) - 🏃 HOKA Demo Run Club, you can demo shoes for a test run around Belmar Park (2.5-5 miles) with snacks to follow

6pm / Resolute Brewing Tap & Cellar (Arvada) - 🏃 Run Club, hosted by the Candelas Run Club, runners get a buck off your beers all night.

6 - 9pm / New Terrain Brewing Co. (Golden) - 🎶 Live music with members of Brandywine and the Mighty Fines and Elle Michelle’s Grateful Holler

6pm / The Bluegrass Olde Town (Arvada) - 🎶 Live music from Taylor Frederick

6pm / Runners Roost (Golden) - 🏃 Run Club, all skill levels can join to run and enjoy great conversations, snacks and a beverage. They have a GroupMe chat too.

6 - 9pm / The Golden Hotel (Golden) - 🎶 Live music with Todd Sheaffer (of Railroad Earth) & Chris Thompson (of CORAL CREEK)

6:30pm / Little Bear Saloon (Evergreen) - 🎶 Live music with Jon Lundberg

8pm / The Woodcellar (Evergreen) - 🎶 Live music with Alibi

7 - 8:30pm / Clear Creek Makerspace (Wheat Ridge) - 🤖 Maker's Meetup focused on electronics, robotics and other technologies - recently a special focus on ESP32 and Arduino projects. You don't need a project started to attend.

––– Friday 1/31 –––

3pm - all weekend / Mestizo Brew Cantina (Wheat Ridge) - 🎉 2 Year Anniversary Party, through Sunday with happy hours, live music, a piñata for the kiddos and trivia on Sunday

6pm / The Bluegrass Olde Town (Arvada) - 🎶 Live music from Wilson Clark

6:30pm / Lakewood Cultural Center (Lakewood) - 🎭 Comedy Fundraiser, feat. Rocky LaPorte and drinks, hors d'oeuvres, as well as an enticing silent auction - grab tickets.

7pm / Rockabillies (Arvada) - 🎶 Live music from honky-tonk band Poudre Valley Playboys

7pm / Buffalo Rose (Golden) - 🎶 Live music with Forever Dangerous, commemorating Michael Jackson - grab tickets here.

7pm / Gnarly's Theater (Golden) - 🤣 Funny Friday, a comedy show feat. Chris "crazy legs" Fonseca

7:30pm / Little Bear Saloon (Evergreen) - 🎶 Live music from Absolute Silence

8pm / Cactus Jack's Saloon (Evergreen) - 🎶 Live music with alt-country, southern rock, and blues rhythms band Ignatious Reilly

8pm / The Woodcellar (Evergreen) - 🎶 Live music with the Dechen Hawk Group

10pm / Ballmer Peak Distillery (Lakewood) - 🥃 60's Party, an after-hours party, the first of 5 decade-themed events - tickets here for the late-night crew

––– Saturday 2/01 –––

10am - 12pm / Foothills Art Center (Golden) - 🖼️ February Collage Workshop, a 2-class (Feb 1st & 15th) workshop on themes of Memory and Nostalgia where you will create a unique and personal artwork

10am - 4pm / Foothills Art Center (Golden) - 🖼️ Hot Art: Basic Encaustic Techniques, a 2 day (Sunday as well) deep dive on encaustic techniques, no experience necessary

10am - 12pm / Lakewood Methodist (Lakewood) - 🌿 Winter Seed Sowing Workshop, fun & free for the whole family. RSVP and more details here.
11am / Lakewood Cultural Center (Lakewood) - 🎻 Lakewood Symphony: Family Participation Concert, an interactive family-friendly performance - get the deets then get the tix.

11am - 1pm / Olde Town Arvada (Arvada) - 🍫 A Chocolate Affair, a tasty fundraiser to fight child abuse for us chocolate lovers.

11am - 2pm / Charles Whitlock Recreation Center (Lakewood) - 💪 PossAbilities Expo, feat. a wide variety of resources and services for different abilities - lot of details here

12pm - close / WestFax Brewing (Lakewood) - ☠️ RIP Dry January Liter Day, bring or buy a stein and get liter pours all day to celebrate last month's sobriety.

12:30 - 3:30pm / Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park (Lakewood) - 🛹 Skateboard Decorating Class, for 8-15yr olds and led by a professional mural artist - check it out
1pm / Miners Alley (Golden) - 🎭 The Adventures of Juan Bobo, a family friendly, English & Spanish theatrical experience for all ages. Shows through March 1st.

1pm - close / The Golden Mill (Golden) - 🎿 Banquet on the Slopes, get your skis or board tuned & check out a YoColorado x Coors Banquet collab

3 - 6pm / Colorado Tap House (Arvada) - 🥃 Smoke Your Own Old Fashioned with Breckenridge Brewery out on the patio.

4 - 6pm / Old 121 Brewhouse (Lakewood) - 🎶 Live music with Matt Hynes

6pm / The Bluegrass Olde Town (Arvada) - 🎶 Live music from Taylor Frederick

6pm / The Bluegrass Candelas (Arvada) - 🎶 Live music with Tony Rosario

7pm / Buffalo Rose (Golden) - 🎶 Live music with Just A Girl (Stones & Beatles covers) & Stone Beat Invasion (No Doubt tribute band) - grab tickets here.

7pm / Teller's Taproom (Lakewood) - 🎶 Live music with Alibi

7 - 10pm / Silver Vines Winery (Arvada) - 🎶 Live music with Tyler Glasgow

8pm / The Woodcellar (Evergreen) - 🎶 Live music with drummer/badass Mike Dooley's "Dooley Noted"

––– Sunday 2/02 –––

1 - 6pm / Landlocked Ales (Lakewood) - 🍪 Girl Scout Cookie & Beer Pairing, you can try their curated pairing or choose your own, brave soul.

3pm / School of Mines Green Center (Golden) - 📯 Jefferson Symphony Orchestra's Poetry in Music, feat. principal French horn Alicia Watson - grab your tickets.

6pm / The Bluegrass Olde Town (Arvada) - 🎶 Live music, w/ Chrispy, a one man live looping band.

6pm / Abejas (Golden) - 🍷 Spanish Wine Dinner, a 4-course celebration of Spanish Cuisine and Wine.

🏚️ Pocket Change

Some fun real estate finds in Jeffco that the Crew can all go in on together.

$8m+ in Conifer, "only" 265 acres to play with.

⛰️ Mountain Crash Pads

Hunting down "eccentric" cabins in the area that don't break the bank.

$300k for a tiny cabin w/ room to expand on .71 acre lot...

That's a wrap

As always, don't hesitate to reply to these emails with suggestions, tips or requests.

Derek

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