Big
Bend:
August
August 1, 8, 15—MIDLAND: Summer Sunday Lawn Concerts
Enjoy a one-hour concert every Sunday. Museum of the Southwest. www.museumsw.org
432/683-2882 Big Bend Country
August 5-7—FORT DAVIS: Chuparrosa Workshop This is a three-day hummingbird
workshop. Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center. www.cdri.org 432/364-2499 Big
Bend Country
August 5-7—MIDLAND: Rock the Desert 2010 Christian outdoor festival
features music, speakers, vendors and inflatable games. Hours are 4 to
10 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Saturday. 2000 N. FM 1788 near Midland International Airport. www.rockthedesert.com
432/697-4548 Big Bend Country
August 6—DEL RIO: First Friday Art Walk. 7-10 pm. Make every First
Friday special. Come visit all of our participating galleries, Del Rio
Council of the Arts Firehouse Gallery, 120 E. Garfield; Lee-Bunch Studio
Gallery, 100 W. Greenwood St. (above Del Rio Loan Co.); Casa De La Cultura,
302 Cantu St. @ Brown Plaza. Big Bend Country
August 7—MIDLAND: Fall Victory Gardens Learn how to can Spring Victory
Garden vegetables and what crops to plant for a fall harvest. Hours are
9 a.m. to noon. CAF Airpower Museum, 9600 Wright Drive. www.airpowermuseum.org
432/567-3010 Big Bend Country
August 14—EL PASO: Junior Ranger Hike Kids can be more active in
the outdoors and learn about the plants and animals of the Chihuahuan
Desert. Hours are 9 a.m. to noon. Franklin Mountains State Park. 915/566-6441
Big Bend Country
August 15—SAN ELIZARIO: Mission Trail Art Market More than 50 professional
artisans from across the region present quality arts & crafts. Enjoy
the food concessions and entertainment. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. www.MissionTrailArtMarket.com
915/594-8424
Big Bend Country
August 21—EL PASO: Ranger Talk “Nature Myths” Enjoy a
fun and educational talk about nature myths. Begins at 11 a.m. Franklin
Mountains State Park. 915/566-6441 Big Bend Country
August 21-22—VAN HORN: Mountain View Golf Tournament Mountain View
Golf Course. 432/283-2628 Big Bend Country
August 28—FORT DAVIS: Top of Texas: Mount Livermore Join this guided
hike to the top of Mount Livermore. Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center. www.cdri.org
432/364-2499 Big Bend Country
September
September 2-19—ODESSA: Southwest Shakespeare Festival
Featuring the plays “King Lear” by William Shakespeare, “Night
Sky” by Susan Yankowitz and “The Miracle Worker” by William
Gibson. Globe Theatre. www.globesw.org 432/580-3177 Big Bend Country
September 3—DEL RIO: First Friday Art Walk. 7pm-10 pm. Make every
First Friday special. Come visit all of our participating galleries, Del
Rio Council of the Arts Firehouse Gallery, 120 E. Garfield; Lee-Bunch
Studio Gallery, 100 W. Greenwood St. (above Del Rio Loan Co.); Casa De
La Cultura, 302 Cantu St. @ Brown Plaza - Big Bend Country
September 3-4—MIDLAND: Summer Mummers The mummers perform their
2010 melodrama. Yucca Theatre. www.summermummers.com 432/682-2544 Big
Bend Country
September 3-5—MARFA: Marfa Lights Festival Includes music, street
dance, entertainment, arts &crafts vendors and more. Parade is Saturday
morning on Main Street. Historic Courthouse Square. www.marfacc.com Big
Bend Country
September 4—EL PASO: Chopin Music Festival Featuring Claire Huangci,
winner of the U.S. Chopin Competition. Chamizal National Memorial Theatre.
www.elpaso-chopin.com 915/584-1595 or 915/533-0348 Big Bend Country
September 4—FORT DAVIS: Top of Texas Hike Series: Emory Peak Full-day
hike is nine miles round trip. Big Bend National Park. www.cdri.org 432/364-2499
Big Bend Country
September 4-6—ALPINE: Big Bend Balloon Bash See more than 20 colorful
balloons dance across the Davis Mountains each morning. Sunday evening’s
Fire Glow and Concert at Buck Stadium features balloon pilots “playing”
their burners in an outdoor concert. Sierra La Rana on Hwy. 118. www.bigbendballoonbash.com
432/837-7486 Big Bend Country
September 10-12—MIDLAND: SeptemberFest Features arts & crafts,
all-day entertainment and a kids’ area. Museum of the Southwest.
www.museumsw.org 432/683-2882 Big Bend Country
September 10-12—PECOS: Diez y Seis de Septiembre Festival Includes
vendors, live music and more. 600 E. 3rd St. 432/445-2309 Big Bend Country
September 10-18—ODESSA: Permian Basin Fair & Exposition Features
food booths, vendors, art, entertainment, farming and ranching. Ector
County Coliseum Grounds, 42nd Street at Andrews Hwy. www.permianbasinfair.com
432/550-3232 Big Bend Country
September 11—FORT STOCKTON: Championship Bull Riding Pecos County
Coliseum. 432/336-2264 Big Bend Country
September 11—MONAHANS: Desert Reflections Car Show Judged show features
old-model cars, music and more. Hill Park. www.monahans.org 432/943-2187
Big Bend Country
September 11—PECOS: Diez y Seis de Septiembre Parade Begins at 10
a.m. Reeves County Sheriff’s Posse Barn. 432/445-2309 Big Bend Country
September 16-19—ALPINE: Shooting West Texas Photography Symposium
Ten professional photographers explain techniques and show their work.
The event also features portfolio reviews by Texas magazine editors, workshops,
field trips, lectures and a photo contest. Sul Ross State University.
www.shootingwesttexas.org 432/837-5535 Big Bend Country
September 19—SAN ELIZARIO: Mission Trail Art Market Features more
than 50 artisans from across the region. www.missiontrailartmarket.com
915/594-8424 Big Bend Country
September 25—DEL RIO: Oktoberfest Enjoy German food and beer, plus
music by the Seven Flying Dutchmen. Whitehead Memorial Museum, 1308 Main
St. http://whiteheadmuseum.org 830/774-7568 Big Bend Country
September 25—FORT DAVIS: Butterfly Count Chihuahuan Desert Nature
Center. www.cdri.org 432/364-2499 Big Bend Country
September 25-26—ODESSA: Permian Basin Intertribal Powwow Features
arts & crafts, jewelry, dance, song, and drumming showcasing Native
American culture. Odessa College Sports Center. 432/889-2693 Big Bend
Country
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