Jeffco Crew #045 - Crafting, Kid Camps & The Polar Express

The holidays are upon us!

Lots of holiday-themed events this week heading into Thanksgiving.

A quick note for parents, since most Jeffco schools are out next week there are lots of kid-focused activities around the foothills that might be worth your attention.

I'd suggest reviewing the well-organized Jeffco Library site, as I only grab a few events from a pretty well-stocked list, in particular for next week.

Also, my birthday is next Thursday, one of the years in which it falls directly on the turkey day itself. I grew up loving this holiday because my friends were always available for birthday festivities, even during those years we'd be coming home from college or even the cities we'd moved to after college.

Related, due to the holiday and my birthday there won't be a newsletter next week.

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday, and if you're traveling I hope that it goes really smoothly. Fingers crossed!

Let's get into it.

🗓️ Upcoming Things to Do

Send me feedback, events or ideas.

Thursday 11/20

6pm / Evergreen Brewery (Evergreen) - 🎬 Wax & Movie Day, enjoy films and brews

6pm / New Terrain Brewing (Golden) - 🎵 Taarka, enjoy Colorado folk sounds

6pm / Colorado Tap House (Arvada) - 🎨 Crafting on Tap: Holiday Wreaths, make festive decorations

6pm / Etta Jeanne (Golden) - 🎵 Jacks of Hearts, dynamic duo bringing great vibes

7pm / Cannonball Creek (Golden) - 🎤 Cannonball Comedy, free show with local comedians

7pm / Buffalo Rose (Golden) - 🎵 In The Stone, tribute to Earth Wind & Fire

7pm / Resolute Brewing Tap & Cellar (Arvada) - 😂 Rotating Tap Comedy Night, enjoy the laughs

8:30pm / Snowpack Pizzeria (Conifer) - 🎤 Comedy Night w/ Matt Cobos, get ready to laugh

Friday 11/21

10am - 2pm / Center for the Arts Evergreen (Evergreen) - 🔥 Burn & Flow: Pyrography with Watercolor, wood burning art workshop

12pm - 7pm / Foothills Art Center (Golden) - 🎨 50th Holiday Art Market Member Preview, exclusive first look at local art. Note non-members can shop the next day, until market closes in December.

4pm / Landlocked Ales (Lakewood) - 😂 Rotating Tap Comedy Show, enjoy free laughs

5pm / Colorado Tap House (Arvada) - ⛷️ Ski and Board Tune On Tap, get ready for shredding season

5:30pm / Sky Bar Stage (Golden) - 🎸 Maya Ogea, folk-rock songwriter performs

6:30pm / 6 and 40 Brewery (Lakewood) - 🎸 Scarlet and her guitar, 90's grunge to folk music

7pm / Gnarly's (Golden) - 🛹 BlueCar Skate Video Premier, catch killer lines and gnarly tricks

7:30pm / Little Bear Saloon (Evergreen) - 🎸 Dead Phish Orchestra, Grateful Dead & Phish tribute fusion

7:30pm (runs through 12/28) / Town Hall Arts Center (Littleton) - 🎭 Annie, classic musical about Little Orphan Annie

8pm / The Alley (Littleton) - 🎵 John Weeks Band, catch a blues, funk, rock group from Denver

8pm / The Woodcellar (Evergreen) - 🎸 Dave A'Bear's "A Very Jerry Band", Grateful Dead tribute music

Saturday 11/22

10am / Snowpack Taproom (Conifer) - 🧘 Saturday Morning Yoga, stretch and relax

10am / Freedom Street Social (Arvada) - 🐰 Bunny Yoga with Arvada Goat Yoga, hop into relaxation

10am / Evergreen Brewery (Evergreen) - 🎉 10th Anniversary Party, celebrate a decade of craft beer in the foothills

1pm / Golden Library (Golden) - 🎨 Learn Pen Drawing Fundamentals with Michael Gatlin from Foothills Art Center, hands-on workshop for adults

1pm / Lakewood Library (Lakewood) - 🌲 Build A Tree Workshop, get ready for the annual tree contest

1pm / Conifer Library (Conifer) - 📚 Book Page Wreaths, upcycle books into festive holiday wreaths

2 - 5pm / 6 and 40 Brewery (Lakewood) - 🧸 Tie Blanket Making for Children's Hospital, craft for the community

6pm / Freedom Street Social (Arvada) - 🎸 Howard Dlugash, high-country folk-rock

7pm / Etta Jeanne (Golden) - 🎧 Captain Insano DJ Set, funk-soul vibes on the patio

7:30pm / Odyssey Beerwerks (Arvada) - 🤣 Free Live Comedy Night, catch some laughs

8pm / The Alley (Littleton) - 🎵 Thomas Dow, enjoy soulful, folk and blues

8pm / The Woodcellar (Evergreen) - 🎸 The Wrecklunds live music, electric sound reminiscent of late '60s/'70s

8pm / Buffalo Rose (Golden) - 🎸 Petty Nicks Experience, tribute to Tom Petty & Stevie Nicks

Sunday 11/23

1pm / Little Bear Live (Evergreen) - 🎸 The Chris King Band, country & classic rock mix for all ages

3pm / Bethany Lutheran Church (Cherry Hills Village) - 🎼 2025-2026 Masterworks Concert Series Fall Concert, featuring Mahler's Symphony No. 5 Adagietto

3pm / The Golden Mill (Golden) - 🎸 Shawn Nelson, country and americana

6pm / Buffalo Rose (Golden) - 🌈 Crazy Diamond & Stuck In Traffic, tributes to Pink Floyd & Traffic

Monday 11/24

2pm / Columbine Library (Littleton) - 🎨 Thanksgiving Break Fun: Create It, stretch your imagination with fun activities

3 - 5pm / Bear Creek Lake Park - Visitor Center Classroom (Lakewood) - 🦃 Turkey Talk, discover wild turkey habits and calls

6pm / The Bluegrass Olde Town (Arvada) - 🎵 Second Gear, catch the bluegrass band

Tuesday 11/25

5pm / Colorado Tap House (Arvada) - 🔥 Nomadic Fire Mobile Sauna, chill in a mobile sauna

6pm / The Bluegrass Olde Town (Arvada) - 🎵 Wilson Clark, catch some country music live

6pm / Etta Jeanne (Golden) - 🌸 Thanksgiving Centerpiece Flower Arranging Workshop, create a holiday masterpiece

6pm / New Terrain Brewing (Golden) - 🎸 The Gnarbillys Thanksgiving Eve Throwdown, local rock band

6:30pm / Little Bear Live (Evergreen) - 🎸 Mark Gerganoff, classic rock covers from Beatles to Eagles