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GOLDEN HISTORY MUSEUM

09Jan

Golden History Center captures the colorful past of this unique community. Discovery place of Tyrannosaurus Rex, home to an American saint, location of the largest single-site brewery on Earth—Golden, Colorado is truly a one-of-a-kind city. Begin your Golden adventure at the Golden History Center, exploring their dynamic exhibits, engaging programs, and amazing collections. Get up close with the gruesome tools from one of the city’s first dentists, marvel at the beauty of the Coors porcelain collection, and listen to music played on one of the finest instrument collections on the Front Range.

Today’s Golden History Center is the starting place for exploring Golden’s unique history through exhibits, lectures, programs, and events. As is true with the best museums, it continues to evolve and mature. They are constantly on the lookout for Golden stories and Golden-related artifacts.

The Golden History Center features a variety of changing exhibits about Golden’s past. It also boasts one of the finest collections of Coors Porcelain in the country, fun Jolly Rancher memorabilia and a wealth of artifacts that tell the story of Golden from its founding to present day. The museum will now be open on most national holidays.

The Golden History Center is part of Golden History Museums, which also includes the Astor House Museum and the Clear Creek History Park.

MILLERCOORS BREWERY

09Jan

MillerCoors LLC might keep the “Miller” portion of its name, but the company’s ownership ultimately will likely all fall under the “Coors” umbrella through a pending merger of the world’s two largest brewers.

London-based SABMiller PLC, which includes Miller High Life, Pilsner Urquell and Foster’s among its brands, has accepted the latest purchase offer from Leuven, Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, the maker of Budweiser, Corona, Beck’s and other beers. That pending sale, announced Tuesday, is valued at around $106 billion.

The transaction would be among the world’s largest corporate mergers. The two companies together have 224,000 employees in more than 100 countries, with that head count likely to be reduced as the merged company cuts costs.

The enlarged Anheuser-Busch InBev could control up to 31% of the global beer market — if antitrust regulators allow the sale to proceed without any changes.

However, it is expected that neither the U.S. Department of Justice nor the Federal Trade Commission would approve the merger without requiring SABMiller to sell its 58% share of Chicago-based MillerCoors, said Scott Hansen, an antitrust attorney at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, a Milwaukee law firm.

FOOTHILLS ART CENTER

09Jan

Foothills Art Center in Golden is a private non-profit organization founded in 1968 by a group of Golden artists. The mission of Foothills Art Center is to engage and inspire diverse audiences through the exhibition and interpretation of local, regional, and national visual arts. The Foothills Art Center offers classes for all ages and abilities, lectures, seminars, and tours.

Foothills Art Center was created for, and is devoted to, the mission of leading and inspiring the community through art, education and cultural excellence. Dedicated to exhibiting both traditional and contemporary artworks in all mediums, they not only create a home for Colorado artists, but also feature artists from across the nation and globe. The Center is committed to delivering engaging exhibitions and diverse educational programs in their unique historic environment, creating a memorable visitor experience.

The center is housed in two architectural gems—an 1872 renovated Gothic church and a Victorian mansion—both works of art themselves and official members on the United States National Registry of Historic Buildings.

American Mountaineering Center

09Jan

American Mountaineering Center came to life after a $4.3 million dollar renovation to what used to be the Golden Highscool. The AMC is the nation’s premiere facility for research, education, and information about the mountain environment. Support for the project has come from club members, the outdoor industry, and local foundations, including the Golden Civic Foundation, and the Golden Urban Renewal Authority.

The 47,000 square-foot Center houses the world-renowned American Alpine Club Library, the state of the art American Mountaineering Museum, an interactive student laboratory for educating students and other visitors, meeting space for conferenes and symposia and an indoor climbing wall. It is also home to the three owning organizations, as well as the Colorado Trail Foundation

The American Mountaineering Center is a focal point for mountaineering-related issues in the United States. Already the Center has hosted a meeting of the International Mountain Protection Commission, an international conference on managing human waste in the wild, a ground-breaking panel discussion on high altitude guiding, a symposium on adventure photography by Bill Hatcher, Ace Kvale, and Kevin Powell, the best of the Mountain film in Telluride as well as lectures and slide shows by many world-renowned climbers.