AfricAid’s 2009 Kisa Film Festival, 4 p.m. today, Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli, 900 Auraria Parkway; free
Hear tell.
About a dozen Colorado residents created short films about their ties to Africa for this event, which supports education projects for girls in Africa. Topics range from an interracial marriage to a child’s account of her role in helping illuminate a remote village. African items, books and jewelry will be offered too.
Sack time
Saxsy stuff bags, $16 each, online at saxy
Snowmass mom bags it.
Snowmass resident Stephanie Heinecken’s Saxsy Stuff reusable shopping bags are pretty and scrunch to fit into a purse or diaper bag. The bags are 100 percent cotton, machine-washable, and capable of carrying up to 30 pounds each.
$1 road trip
Today and Monday, Greyhound bus service on U.S. 40 between Denver and Salt Lake City
Go round and round.
The promotion celebrating the return of the Denver-to-Salt Lake Greyhound bus means it costs just a dollar to ride anywhere between Denver and Salt Lake City. Conventional pricing ($94.50 one way) resumes on Tuesday. Bus stops include Idaho Springs, Winter Park/Fraser, Granby, Hot Sulphur Springs, Kremmling, Steamboat Springs, Milner, Hayden and Craig.
