Jeffco Crew #083- Spooks, Book Clubs & Web Hacks

I'm currently rebuilding Jeffco Crew's website and email because it's time for an upgrade! That's partly the reason I missed sending the newsletter last week!

I hope everyone has their costumes ready because there sure are a lot of costume friendly events this weekend.

And to comment on some news that isn't necessarily relevant to curating local events, but is more in the vein of "keep your neighbors safe", this week has been a very significant one with regards to web security and vulnerabilities. It's a good time to think about reviewing your password security, updating all your devices to the latest operating systems and spreading the word to friends and family to do the same. I've sent this particular list of recommendations to my people.

Happy week-before-Halloween-that-everyone-treats-like-Halloween!

Okay, let's get into it.

🗓️ Upcoming Things to Do

Send me feedback, events or ideas.

📍 Note: Family-friendly or kid-focused stuff is in blue boxes!

Friday 10/23

All weekend / Akihabara (Westminster) - 🎃 Hallow Freak'n Ween, get your Halloween game on at the arcade all weekend (21+ after 9pm)

9am / Jeffco Fairgrounds (Golden) - 📚 Whale of a Used Book Sale, dig through up to 90,000 books, CDs, DVDs and records through Sunday, $5 with kids free and Sunday's $12 Bag Day

5pm / Avalanche Harley-Davidson (Golden) - 🎨 Witches Night Out Paint Party, paint a Halloween masterpiece with free appetizers and raffles

5pm / Foothills Art Center – Creative Campus (Golden) - 🎨 Creative Campus Fall 2026 Open House, tour the classroom campus and meet the instructors

5pm / Odyssey Beerwerks (Arvada) - 🪴 Aquarius Gardens Plant Pop-Up, pick up houseplants with a pint until 8pm

5:30pm / Barrels & Bottles Brewery (Golden) - 🎸 Jay Martin, sip a brewery pint during his 5:30-8:30pm set

6pm / Center for the Arts Evergreen (Evergreen) - 🎃 Art Bar: Stained Glass Pumpkins, assemble your own glass pumpkin from pre-cut pieces

6pm / Dirty Dogs Roadhouse (Golden) - 🎸 Night Wolf, kick off ladies night with a live band and drink specials

6:30pm / Goosetown Station (Golden) - 🎸 Dear Creedence, rock out to a Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute

7pm / Arvada United Methodist Church (Arvada) - 🎶 Double Trouble: The Dark Side of the Evergreen Chorale, hear spooky choral John Williams and Whitacre, or catch it Sunday 3pm at Evergreen Lutheran Church

7pm / Colorado Dance Arts (Lakewood) - 🎭 A Voice In The Dark: A Salem Story, see the Salem witch trials through a teenager's eyes

7pm / Downtown Littleton (Littleton) - 👻 Haunts of Littleton, take a spooky evening tour through historic downtown, Friday or Saturday

7pm / Marmalade Lounge (Arvada) - 🎃 Halloween Drag Show w/ Talia Tucker and Lulu Krystals, get spooky with a Halloween drag spectacular

7:30pm / Evergreen Players (Evergreen) - 🧛 Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors, laugh at a spooky stage spoof of the classic

8pm / The Alley (Littleton) - 🎤 Trouble Bound, start the weekend with a full live band set of outlaw country

8pm / The Woodcellar (Evergreen) - 🎹 Julian Young Organ Trio, groove to soulful jazz organ

Saturday 10/24

9am / Grow Girl Organics (Arvada) - 🎃 Fall Harvest Festival & Chili Cook-off, paint and bowl pumpkins, run gunny sack races, sip fresh-pressed apple cider and taste the chili cook-off at this Arvada farm

11am / Avalanche Harley-Davidson (Golden) - 🎃 Hogoween Open House, join the costume contest, pumpkin patch and free chili bar lunch

1pm / Dirty Dogs Roadhouse (Golden) - 🎸 The Rambling Band: An Allman Brothers Tribute, jam to southern rock classics on the indoor stage

1pm / Talnua Distillery (Arvada) - 🎃 Halloween Flash Day Party, get a spooky flash tattoo ($50-$150) from Rembrandt & Rose, then paint pumpkins and sip Halloween cocktails in costume

3pm / SomePlace Else Brewery (Arvada) - 🐶 Howl-O-Ween, enter your pup in the doggy costume contest, with $5 first pints for humans in costume and a live DJ

5pm / Cannonball Creek Brewing Co. (Golden) - 🎃 Halloween Party w/ Hybrid Moments: Misfits Tribute Band, costume up for horror punk at 6pm and the costume contest prizes at 8pm

6pm / Center for the Arts Evergreen (Evergreen) - 🏺 Clay Date: Hand Building Create & Sip, pinch, coil and slab-build while you sip

6:30pm / Ballmer Peak Distillery (Lakewood) - 👠 Rocky Horror Drag Show & Picture Show Screening, catch the 6:30pm drag show, then do the Time Warp at the 8:30pm movie, fishnets encouraged

7pm / La Dolce Vita (Arvada) - 🎸 Spirit Ridge, shout out song requests at this free two-year anniversary with bassist Aaron Johnson

7pm / Odyssey Beerwerks Brewery & Taproom (Arvada) - 😂 Rotating Tap Comedy, laugh at comics with Netflix, HBO and Comedy Central credits

7pm / Silver Vines Winery (Arvada) - 🎸 Stan & Michelle, sip wine to a live acoustic-style duo set

7:30pm / Mint & Serif (Lakewood) - 🎃 Spellbound: Surrender to the Rhythm, costume up for an all-gender Halloween dance party with hits from every decade

8pm / The Alley (Littleton) - 🎶 Valerie Vampola, spend Saturday night on Main Street with a live local act

8pm / The Woodcellar (Evergreen) - 🤘 Break Signals: See You In Hell EP Release Party, rock out at the new EP's release night

Sunday 10/25

10am / Green Mountain Beer Company (Lakewood) - 🎃 Halloween Drag Brunch w/ Talia and CoCo, dress up for a $10 21+ brunch show

12pm / Freedom Street Social (Arvada) - 🧶 Craft Fair, shop free handmade goods from local artists

1pm / Arvada Balsam Temporary Library (Arvada) - 🎲 Dungeons & Dragons for Adults, learn the game and build a character, no experience needed

2pm / Landlocked Ales (Lakewood) - 🍂 Autumn Market, shop local fall goods at the brewery

3pm / The Golden Mill (Golden) - 🎸 Lauren Joy, chill to Boulder-based neo-soul and indie pop with guitar, keys and electronic beats

5:30pm / Buffalo Rose (Golden) - 🎤 Trash & Metal Gaga, rock out to a Garbage tribute and heavy metal Lady Gaga covers and enter the "Little Monsters" costume contest

7:30pm / Alderfer/Three Sisters Park (Evergreen) - 🌕 Full Moon Night Hike, hike under the full moon with a Jeffco Open Space ranger

Monday 10/26

5:30pm / Conifer Library (Conifer) - 🧠 Dyslexia for a Day Simulation, try hands-on reading, writing and math simulations with JeffcoKID

Tuesday 10/27

6pm / Barquentine Brewing Company (Edgewater) - 📚 ACOTAR 6 Book Release Party and Bingo Night, play ACOTAR-themed bingo for prizes and celebrate A Court of Splintered Harmony

6pm / Center for the Arts Evergreen (Evergreen) - 🌺 Art Bar: Dancing Poppies, paint bold, swaying poppies inspired by Jessica Mahan

6pm / Holidaily Brewing Golden Taproom (Golden) - 👗 Fall Clothing Swap & Mixer, swap gently used clothes and gear for free, with a costume contest and tarot readings

6pm / Marmalade Lounge (Arvada) - 📚 Book Club, discuss Weyward by Emilia Hart with $2 off drinks

6:30pm / Landlocked Ales (Lakewood) - 📚 Book Club w/ Wandering Book Co, talk the monthly pick over a pint

Wednesday 10/28

4pm / Foothills Art Center (Golden) - 🧵 Make or Mend: Felting Holes, learn to felt over holes in your favorite wool

5pm / Denver Beer Co. (Arvada) - 🧟 Olde Town Zombie Bar Crawl: 28 Pints Later, pick Hunters or Zombies and hunt for antidote clues across Olde Town (21+)

5:30pm / Colorado Tap House (Arvada) - 🎸 Jason Lee, sip a pint during an acoustic guitar and piano set

5:30pm / Golden History Museum (Golden) - 🎨 Public Art Tour & Location Charrette Open House, tour two new Colorado 150th public art pieces, then pitch spots for the next ones, free with no registration

6pm / Marmalade Lounge (Arvada) - 🦇 Records from the Crypt: A Bring Your Own Vinyl Night Special, spin doom metal, darkwave and goth records with DJ Dad Jeans and DJ Silver Fox

See ya next week!