Carry On
Reusable book bags and other eco-friendly options, the Aurora Public Library, 330-739-6600 or
Reduce your carbon Bigfootprint.
Two bucks buys a sturdy bag made from 100 percent recycled materials and produced by Colorado company Crider. Besides carrying library books, the bags accommodate groceries, etc., and reduce plastic bag waste. Save a little gas money by logging onto the library’s website to download e-books, find magazine and news articles, plus free movies and TV shows, all available with an Aurora Public Library card. Not an Aurora resident? Check with your local library for similar deals.
Trinidad’s Trains
“Train Tracks through Trinidad” exhibit on railroads in local culture, art and history, A.R. Mitchell Memorial Museum, 150 E. Main St., Trinidad; 719-846-4224
All Aboard!
Photographs and paintings of trains star in this exhibit on southwest Colorado’s rail history. The centerpiece features the Shirley and Patrick Donachy collection of historic train photos — the Denver and Rio Grande, the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, the Colorado and Southern, and the Colorado and Wyoming lines. Local artist John Graber made some of the luminous paintings in the show.
Cooking Mama
Mother’s: A Neighborhood Bistro, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, 414 E. Main St., Buena Vista; 719-395-4443
Comfort food.
In a culinary milieu dominated by burgers and prime rib, this cozy mom- and-daughter-owned bistro offers a twist on the usual fare. Here, “Mother’s Gourmet Mac & Pesto” means noodles dressed in a robust tomato/romano dry sauce, and the cheese sandwich is a brie panini with fig jam. The reasonable prices are in the $5 to $12 range, plus a decent wine and beer list. Nonalcoholic options include matcha lemonade and iced ginger peach tea.
