🌱 Patch AM: What an Arvada adviser wants you to know about new crypto risks

Coffee in hand, Arvada? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What an Arvada adviser wants you to know about new crypto risks
• Why critics say the Arvada Center outshined Denver galleries this year

Also on today's calendar: Live @ The Rose - Ten Years Gone & Invincible and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Colder; morning snow flurries, with a high of 33 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 38, low: 20.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 45 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Advisers caution investors about risks of crypto, private credit (finance-commerce.com) — An Arvada-based financial planner is warning that new federal moves to expand access to crypto and private credit in retirement accounts could expose everyday investors to risks they don’t fully understand. With more complex ETFs and private-asset funds expected in 2026, local savers are urged to be cautious about chasing higher returns without expert guidance.
   

• The best Denver art exhibits of 2025 (including four you can still see) (denverpost.com) — One of 2025’s standout regional art shows was a deep-dive solo exhibit by painter Melissa Furness at the Arvada Center, praised for spotlighting a Colorado artist when other galleries did not. The broader roundup surveys major Denver-area exhibits, from Indigenous-focused installations to international retrospectives, giving Arvada art lovers ideas for what to see nearby.
   

📸 Around Arvada

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Arvada

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Saturday December 27

• Live @ The Rose - Ten Years Gone & Invincible
  Buffalo Rose , 1119 Washington Ave , Golden
  7:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Preschool Time
  Standley Lake Library , 8485 Kipling Street , Arvada
  9:15 am
• Toddler Time
  Standley Lake Library , 8485 Kipling Street , Arvada
  10:15 am
• Family Time
  Standley Lake Library , 8485 Kipling Street , Arvada
  11:15 am
• Teen & Tween Winter Break: Harry Potter Movie Marathon
  Standley Lake Library , 8485 Kipling Street , Arvada
  12:00 pm
• Kid’s Club
  Standley Lake Library , 8485 Kipling Street , Arvada
  4:00 pm
• Adult Learn-to-Sew Club
  Standley Lake Library , 8485 Kipling Street , Arvada
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• New Years Eve w/ Dog Log (Phish Tribute)
  New Terrain Brewing Company , 16401 Table Mountain Pkwy , Golden
  6:00 pm

Friday January 2

• Live @ The Rose - Disco Revue
  Buffalo Rose 1119 Washington Avenue Golden, CO 80401
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Live @ The Rose - Wash Park Band
  Buffalo Rose , 1119 Washington Ave , Golden
  7:00 pm

Sunday January 4

• Jason Eady & King Margo
  Buffalo Rose , 1119 Washington Ave , Golden
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Live @ The Rose - Citizen Dan
  Buffalo Rose , 1119 Washington Ave , Golden
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• (Please read)
  (Stolen car)!! City-(Arvada) Car- (White Lexus SUV) My mothers car was stolen last night around 3:24 am in Arvada, Colorado next to stanger soccer… (Nextdoor Club Crest South)
• Mother in law lost her only car key, it's a Honda Accord probably a 1996...
  Any idea on how to get a new key and how much? It wasn't a fob... (Nextdoor Secrest)

• Crusoe posted a job opening for Inventory Control Coordinator, 2nd Shift in Arvada. Apply here.
• Insight Global posted a job opening for TIG Pipe Welder - Sr. 2nd Shift in Arvada. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Arvada here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wheat Ridge

• 'Christmas miracle': Anonymous donor at animal hospital covers emergency room costs (wkrg.com)

Golden

• 2025 Retrospective: January (goldentoday.com)
• The Pox (goldentoday.com)
• Let's Have a Fire Truck (goldentoday.com)

Ok Arvada! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I haven’t the foggiest.
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