• “One day at a time” in Terlingua: Anyone who has a desire to stop drinking or remain sober is welcome to attend our Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Terlingua Thursdays at 7:30 pm (Closed Discussion) at the Big Bend Baptist Church (just north of the Terlingua Post Office, on HWY 118). Literature is available in our local library. Carpooling may be available to Alpine AA (Wednesdays) and Al-Anon (Thursdays) meetings. Contact phone numbers are posted on the church doors. AA is not affiliated with any religious organization but is grateful to the Big Bend Church (north of the post office) for allowing us to meet there.
• Big Bend Chamber Music offers several spring concerts. At 6 pm on March 6 at St. James Episcopal Church in Alpine, a newly-formed guitar trio featuring Steve Bennack, Victor Chong, and Justin Rodriguez will perform solo and ensemble pieces from both the classical and modern guitar repertoire
Steven Bennack has been part of the Sul Ross music faculty for 17 years. Victor Chong, a native of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez who earned an associate degree in music from El Paso Community college, currently teaches guitar and is working on his bachelor’s and master’s degrees with Bennack. Justin Rodriguez, also from El Paso, is pursuing an degree in music education with Bennack and plans to teach guitar professionally.
Bennack is well known in the Big Bend for his skill as a guitarist and as a double bass player and pianist in classical music, jazz, rock, musical theater, country and blues.
Chong has studied with Eric Slavin and has developed a wide repertoire in guitar works from Brazil, Paraguay, Spain, Mexico, Germany and the U. S.
In addition to guitar, Rodriguez plays several instruments and also sings bass/baritone with the Sul Ross Choir.
The 45-minute program will feature trio, duet and solo works for classical guitar from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras as well as works from the 20th Century, with an emphasis on Latin American composers.
The free concert is followed by a reception with the artists. St. James is located at N. 6th St. and Ave. A in Alpine.
On April 10 at 6 pm at St. James, Sul Ross music faculty members Heather Ainsworth Dobbins and Christopher Dobbins will join pianist Carol Wallace in an evening of bassoon, trombone and piano chamber music.
And closing out the concert season at 6 pm May 1 at St. James is jazz ensemble Nova Camp featuring Carol Wallace, keyboards; Ron Steinman, drums; Steve Bennack, double bass and guitar; and Kendall Craig, vocals, in a concert of jazz standards.
All concerts are free and those at St. James are followed by a reception with the artists. While every effort is made to adhere to announced performances, programs and dates are subject to change; local media will have any changes the week of the concert.
• Senior Circle Stretch and Flex: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10 am, First United Methodist Church in Alpine. For more information call (432) 837-0254.
• Tae Bo: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 1:30 pm at Alpine Public Library. 6:15 pm at Crossroads Baptist Fellowship. All fitness levels welcome. For more information call (432) 294-5034.
• Yarn Arts meets every Friday morning from 10 am to noon in the community room of the Alpine Public Library. We welcome anyone interested in yarn arts (spinning, knitting, crocheting, weaving, et al.) at all participation levels from listening to personal projects to group activities. Experienced yarn artists are available to answer questions and offer advice on your personal projects as requested. And, as always, last Fridays are FO (finished object) show and tell days! Please join us.
• Come to the Alpine Farmers Market on Historic Murphy Street. Get fresh vegetables all year round, plus baked goods, crafts and more from over fifteen regular vendors. Also, we have a secure child play area with chalkboards, sand box, and toys. Every Saturday year round, rain or shine, 9 until noon in the courtyard of the Hotel Ritchey (corner of 5th St. and Murphy St.). New vendors always welcome; call Deb or Mark at 432-837-0118. Like the Alpine Farmers Market on Facebook.
• Terlingua Farmers Market is held in the Community Garden in the Terlingua Ghost Town every Saturday through March, from 10 am - 2 pm. Area vendors sell locally-grown plants and produce, homegrown herbs and spices, quilts, clothing, food, art and music. New vendors with locally made or grown products are always welcome. For more information contact Shannon (432) 371-3196, [email protected] or Zoey (432) 371-2172, [email protected]. Think community, buy local!
• Terlingua Tanz will play for “The Most Civilized Breakfast in West Texas” (Sunday Brunch) March 8 & 22, 11 am to 1 pm, at the Starlight Theater in the Terlingua Ghost Town. Enjoy tangos from South America, Klezmer from Eastern Europe, waltzes from Mexico, Norway and elsewhere. (Remember to jump your clocks ahead one hour on Saturday night, March 7.)
• Sunday, March 8 at 3 pm in the Studio Theater at Sul Ross State Univerisity in Alpine: Raven Thrasher’s Graduate Lecture Recital on African-American Spirituals.
• Weekly HOOPDANCE classes, every Monday from 5:30-6:30 pm at the Granada Theater, 207 E. Holland Avenue in downtown Alpine are open to anyone age 14 and older interested in hooping. Each class will offer a great workout, as well as hooping instruction for hoopers of all ages and interest levels, from total beginners to the experienced. $12 drop-in, or $10 per class if you buy a package of six classes. For more information and updates, please visit www.farouthooping.com, or contact certified hoopdance instructor Marlys: [email protected] or 432.386.0479. (Please note: No hoopdance classes March 9 & 16. Classes resume March 23. )
Get down and meet new friends at our Alpine hooping jams, every Monday evening from 6:45-8 pm at the Granada Theater on E. Holland Avenue in downtown Alpine. FREE, informal gatherings for hoopers of all skill levels. Get together and enjoy grooving in the hoop: all are welcome and encouraged to join. Bring your hoop, plenty of water to drink, and come dressed to dance and sweat. Children are welcome but must be supervised by their parent or caretaker at all times.
• Busy Bee Quilters, every Tuesday 1-4 pm, The Sunshine House on E. Sul Ross Ave. in Alpine. For more information call (432) 837-5640.
• Family Story Time at the Alpine Public Library, every Tuesday 3-3:45 pm.
• Library Lizards at the Alpine Public Library, every Tuesday, 4:30 – 5:30 pm, for first- and second-graders.
• Electronics Recycling in South County March 11-12 Get ready for the Spring Electronics Recycling Event in Study Butte, March 11, 10 am to 4 pm, and March 12, 9 am to noon. The City of Alpine has opened up the event to all county residents. BBCA (Big Bend Citizens Alliance) will have volunteers staffing the trailer, which will be at the Community Center Parking Lot. Thanks to our County Commissioner, Hugh Garrett, for making this happen, as well as the City of Alpine.
• Electronics Recycling: Wednesday, March 11 through Friday, March 13 from 9 am until 6 pm, and Saturday, March 14 9 am – 3 pm at the Old Fire Station on 8th Street in Alpine, between Holland Avenue and West Avenue E. For a list of acceptable items call (432) 294-3183 or email [email protected].
• Thursday, March 12 at 7:30 pm at the Espino Center on the campus of Sul Ross State Univeristy in Alpine: The Wind Ensemble and Concert Choir Concert, featuring saxophonist Todd Oxford.
• TEDx video presentations and discussion. Thursday, March 19, 6-8 pm, Alpine Public Library.
• Everyone knows that you can’t go home again, but would you want to, really? Perhaps not if the home you finally return to after years of traveling is crazily out of kilter, to say the least. That is Avery Sutton’s situation in Last Minute Low Budget Productions’ (LMLB) “37 Postcards” by Michael McKeever. The play will be staged at the new Cinnabar Theater on Hwy 118 in Terlingua on the last two weekends in March.
LMLB has always had a wide reach in South County, drawing talent from all over, including particularly Big Bend National Park, but this is the first time for them to stage an all-NPS show. Director Joe Sirotnak has cast the entire show from park residents. In addition to utilizing the wealth of thespian talent in the park, this casting facilitates rehearsal without commuting to Terlingua.
The traditional opening gala is set for Friday, March 20, at 7 pm, curtain at 8. Subsequent evening performances run March 21, 22, 27, and 28 with a 2 pm matinee on Saturday, March 28. Plan to visit the Cinnabar for this hilarious comedy; come once, come often.
• The Nature Conservancy’s Davis Mountains Preserve will be open for hiking, biking, equestrian, picnics, photography, birding and other outdoor activities from Friday, March 20 at 8 am until Sunday, March 22 at 4 pm.
The Davis Mountains Preserve is located approximately 25 miles northwest of Ft. Davis on Hwy 118 (about 10 miles past McDonald Observatory and about 1/4 mile past the Lawrence E. Wood Picnic Area). Guests will be required to sign in and out at the McIvor Conservation Center. Camping is only allowed in designated areas and only on Open Weekends. Important Reminders: -Only high clearance street legal vehicles will be allowed past the McIvor Conservation Center.
-Only camp stoves are allowed and ground fires are prohibited.
-Restrooms are available at the McIvor Conservation Center.
-Guests should bring their own food and drinks and plan to take their trash home with them.
-Hikers should bring their own binoculars, cameras, sunscreen, hats, appropriate footwear, and plenty of water to drink.
-Firearms and any technology that disrupts quiet enjoyment are not permitted on the preserve.
-For safety reasons, children must be supervised by their parents or other designated adults.
-No pets of any kind are permitted on the preserve, other than service animals for assistance.
Madera Canyon Trail, also located in the Davis Mountains Preserve, adjacent to the Lawrence E. Wood Picnic Area, is open to the public year-round from dawn to dusk. We respectfully request that hikers sign in at the trail head kiosk prior to departing upon the trail.
Reservations are not required at this time. For more information, contact Deirdre Hisler at [email protected] or call (432) 426-2390. To learn more about the Davis Mountains Preserve and other Texas lands The Nature Conservancy works to protect, visit www.nature.org/texas.
To find out about Open Day events at other Conservancy preserves across Texas visit our events page.
For more information visit http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/texas/events/davis-mountains-preserve-2015-events-schedule.xml.
• Alpine Public Library presents and ongoing series of FREE travel talks: Local Residents share stories and pictures from journeys abroad. Take a monthly tour from the comfort of Alpine. Hosted by Jim Glendinning and other area travelers. Join us the fourth Friday of each month at 7 pm in the AEP Multipurpose Room at Alpine Public Library. Friday, March 27: The USA and Canada by RV: Our Journey, with Barry Zavah. For more information, visit the library at 805 W Ave E or call (432) 837-5752.
• Earth and Fire Imports/Gallery is proud to bring back for our premier Spring showing, original oil paintings by Copper Love. Her work covers over four decades of painting in the Big Bend area, mostly in the Big Bend National Park.
Come meet and greet Copper on Saturday, March 28 at our wine and refreshment reception from 4-7 pm. Her show will be featured from March 28 through April 13. We are located in the Terlingua Ghost town, open seven days a week, 9am-7pm.
• Russell Lee Photographs at the Museum of the Big Bend at Sul Ross State University in Alpine. February 10- March 29. Kurt Lange and the Art of Bootmaking, Museum of the Big Bend at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, February 10- March 29.
• Embrace the beauty of the Chihuahuan Desert by surrounding yourself in it at the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center. Enjoy over three miles of hiking trails, a 20-acre botanical garden, and cactus and succulent greenhouse with over 200 species of cactus native to the Chihuahuan Desert. For more information 432.364.2499, at [email protected] , or visit our website: www.cdri.org. The Nature Center is open year-round, Monday-Saturday, 9 to 5, located four miles south of Fort Davis, on HWY 118.
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