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Send your community events to kara.gerbert@alpineavalanche. com June 14 Terlingua Elementary Artist Cohort, 6 p.m.

On Monday, June 17 from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., the Alpine Cowboys will host Read & Play; a free program for children at Kokernot Field. Limited spots are available. Your child will be assigned to a baseball player to read their book(s) in the stands at Kokernot. After 20 minutes of reading, players and children will go on the field to play catch. Sign up online through our Facebook page or go by Ellyson Abstract.

What is the best part of Matt Merrit’s job? His answer is short, yet poignant: “It’s the reward of seeing joy in people,” he said. Merritt is a rodeo entertainer and clown, and he returns to the West of the Pecos Rodeo, set for 8 p.m.

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Thanks to funding from the Horizon Foundation, a West Texas Water Research Center will soon be established at Sul Ross State University (SRSU) in Alpine. The Horizon Foundation has committed a $125,000 per year challenge grant over the next three years to help launch the new center, which will be incubated at the university’s Borderlands Research Institute (BRI).

Gagosian in Basel, Switzerland began exhibiting a series of works by Donald Judd on June 10. The exhibit will run until September 7.

Unless you are lucky enough to have a vegetable garden of your own, you’d be hard-pressed to find produce that tastes fresher or lasts longer than what your local farmers market has to offer, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. In addition to accessing delicious food, shopping at a local farmers market can also be a good way to support local agriculture and keep your dollars in the local economy.