Happy New Year 2025!

Friends of the Gilpin County Community Center is now in its fifth year of providing support to programs and activities at the Center. We formed in 2020 to help reopen the Center after the pandemic shutdowns. Since then, we’ve participated in and sponsored dozens of activities and events. These range from fair and winter arts festival sponsorships to outreach activities …

Come Help us Haunt the Community Center!

Friday, October 25th, is the annual Spooky Stroll at the Gilpin County Community Center. The event is a partnership between the Center and Gilpin School to raise funds for the school’s clubs and activities. The festivities start at 5 p.m. and run until 8 p.m. There’ll be lots of candy, goodies, and a chance to stroll through the haunted forest! …

Why a Dance?

We’re excited to offer a dance on September 28th from 5:30 to 9 p.m. to celebrate the re-opening of the Gilpin County Community Center now that the roof replacement is nearly finished. The dance idea is something our member Marilyn Ashmore came up with earlier this year. We wanted to celebrate the continued operation of the Center and, most important—to …

Reopening Plans Moving Ahead

As most of you know, Gilpin County has finalized its 2021 budget and is making plans for the mill levy money that is now dedicated to reopening our Community Center. In addition, the county is working on reopening plans for the Community Center and has sent out a press release with some details, which you can download and read at …