MARFA — The Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute (CDRI) invites you to an evening with Dr. Chris Ritzi at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at the Crowley Theater in Marfa, Texas.
As CDRI’s guest lecturer for the spring installment of the Roger Conant Distinguished Guest Lecturer Program, Ritzi, professor of biology at Sul Ross State University, will discuss the tamarisk, or salt cedar, beetle.
Whether he’s talking with children at CDRI’s Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! Day, working in the field with graduate students or delivering a lecture on insects, Ritzi informs and entertains his audience with fascinating talks. Beth Nobles, editor of Nature Book Guide, described Ritzi this way: “He’s one of those speakers that’s beyond fantastic. He inspires wonder.”
Special treats will be served before the program, and a reception afterward will offer light beverages and hors d’oeuvres. Admission is free. Please call 432-364-2499 for information.
