Best bets this weekend include the BANFF Mountain Film Festival and the 11th Street Station St. Patrick’s Day Carnival.
The BANFF Mountain Film Festival World Tour returns to Durango this weekend. The festival kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday at the Community Concert Hall and will continue Saturday night. The festival will feature award-winning adventure, environmental, exploration and mountain culture films from around the world.
Each night will show different films, and festival-goers will have a chance to win prizes, gift cards, classes and adventure trips by participating in the raffle and silent auction.
The festival is sponsored by the San Juan Citizens Alliance, Rocky Mountain Wild and local businesses. Proceeds from the festival will benefit San Juan Citizens Alliance and Rocky Mountain Wild and go toward keeping Wolf Creek Pass wild.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and films start at 7 p.m. each night. Tickets are $15 for one day and $25 for two days. They can be purchased online at www.durangoconcerts.tix.com.
11th Street Station is teaming up with 92.9 The Point to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at 11th Street Station, 1101 Main Ave. The carnival will host games for adults and children with prizes.
Each of the food trucks at the station will feature St. Patrick’s Day-themed specials. Rounding out the carnival will be the Car Bomb Time Trials, with the top three finishers winning prizes.
This family-friendly event is free and open to the public.
Midge Kirk & Terri Helm present HER-Story, 10 a.m., Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park St., Cortez.
MUMVI – International Multidisciplinary Dance Film Festival on Tour, 8 p.m., $10, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave.
“The Music Man,” 7 p.m., $5-$10, Montezuma-Cortez High School, 418 South Sligo St., Cortez, https://bit.ly/2IX11bU.
Studio & turns 9, 6 p.m., Studio &, 1027 Main Ave.
Annual Book & Author Event, 11 a.m., catered salad buffet with program, $45 per person (program only $20 per person), Vallecito Room at Fort Lewis College.
Watercolors, a spring ballet, 7 p.m., $8-$16, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., https://bit.ly/2HqvBIF.
Laugh Therapy Stand-Up Comedy March Showcase with Kate McLachlan, 8 p.m., $10, The Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave.
Kyle Cease: Comedy Meets Transformation, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., $93-$148, Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive, https://bit.ly/2TICnQt.
Traditional Irish Music Jam Session, 12:30 p.m., The Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave.
Durango Bach Festival, 2 p.m., $5-$20, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 910 East Third Ave., https://bit.ly/2TxXpSA.
iAM MUSIC Institute’s Original Music Student Showcase, 4 p.m., The Indigo Room, 1315 Main Ave., No. 207.
