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Tomorrow (TUESDAY), Alpine’s officials will host a workshop and city council meeting.
The workshop starts Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 4:00 p.m. and will focus on the city’s budget and determining necessary amendments to it.
Afterwards, the council meets and is set to receive updates on tourism and the library. According to an agenda for the meeting, council members will also receive a presentation on the test work the Census Bureau is doing in the coming months.
For a copy of the agenda, head to www.cityofalpine.com.
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This weekend, Art Walk returns to Alpine, and will transform the town into a living gallery full of art, music and community.
This year’s featured artist for the event is Yosdy Valdivia, who is known for her evocative paintings and dreamlike landscapes.
In a KVLF interview, John Davis said that this year will see some slight changes to Art Walk.
DAVIS1: “Well, we’re having to move things around this year. Instead of having our indoor artist at kishmish, we’re going to be in the old Porter’s grocery store. We’re calling it Tin Street Plaza now, nobody knows it but that’s what we’re calling it. And Yosdy will have a nice display there, along with about 20 other artists, and then we’ll have our Sul Ross student art exhibit there also.” (0:24)
Davis said the Alpine Public Library will be holding their silent auction in the old garden center building next to the old Porter’s grocery story.
For the event, Valdivia created a work called, “Dos Amigos” – it’s featured prominently as part of this year’s Art Walk. Valdivida told KVLF, the work is a bit different from the themes she normally explores in her art.
VALDIVIA1: “But at this time, I’m working on the collection, Exploring West Texas, and I painted something completely different from what I do. And I got really a lot of interest in, you know, like cowboys, cowgirls, fashion mainly. (0:17)
The two day event is Friday, Nov. 21 and Saturday, Nov. 22.
For more information on this year’s Art Walk, head to artwalkalpine.com/
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West Texas-based City Bank is giving away $60,000 to nonprofits in the Permian Basin, the south plains and in the El Paso and Far West Texas areas.
City Bank will award 30 local nonprofits anywhere between $500 to $7,000 to help the groups carry out their missions.
Some of the area nonprofits you can cast a vote for include the Alpine Public Library, the Alpine Humane Society, and the West Texas Food Bank which serves local foodbanks across the region.
You can cast your vote at city.bank/about/our-company/community-rewards.
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Later this week (THURSDAY), the Friends of Jeff Davis County Library will hold an author talk with Hank Ewert on his book, Let the Music Speak: Tracking the Sounds that Changed Everything, 1945-1950.
The event will be Thursday, Nov. 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the Jeff Davis County Library.
Ewert’s book traces the sound and development of American popular music and its roots at the end of and after World War II.
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At the end of the week, the Big Bend Border Enforcement Security Task Force will host the inaugural Badges and Bogeys golf scramble.
The event is a fundraiser for the Blue and Brown Santa. The group is looking for three-person scramble teams to compete in the tournament. Registration is $225 per team and includes dinner and two drink tickets. The top team will win a cash prize, and there will be prizes for the person who hits the longest drive and the person who gets closest to the hole.
The scramble is Friday, Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. at the Alpine Country Club.
For more information, contact Tony Arcadi at 315-640-0060.
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Next month, the city of Alpine holds their annual hometown Christmas parade.
This year’s event is Saturday, Dec. 13.
If you’re interested in being part of the parade, the lineup begins between 5 and 5:30 at city hall and there’s no registration required, just get in line.
The parade kicks off at 6 p.m. and will head down Holland Ave, turn on 2nd street and end at the Visitor’s Center.
This year’s parade will also celebrate Alpine Police Chief Darrell Losoya, who’s retiring after decades of public service with the city.
At the end of the parade, there will be music from the Big Bend Community Band, refreshments, pictures with Santa, and float winners will be announced.
You can also listen to the parade on KVLF.
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