FORT DAVIS — Get ready for a fun-filled evening at the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute’s annual BBQ & Auction fundraiser on Saturday, August 9.
The event aims to introduce new attendees to the CDRI site while strengthening existing friendships. It also helps generate operating funds for programs throughout the upcoming year and supports CDRI’s educational initiatives for children in the Texas Education Agency’s Region 18 service area.
Tickets are priced at $35. Attendees can look forward to a silent auction at 4 p.m. with live music by Rick Ruiz and a Few Too Many, followed by a live auction led by Martin Stringer at 5 p.m., and a delicious barbecue dinner catered by Sanchez BBQ at 6 p.m.
Tickets must be purchased in advance at www.cdri.org. They will go off-sale as soon as they are sold out.
CDRI will be closed to the public for the entire day on August 9 to set up for the event. Gates will open at 3:45 p.m., with the silent auction starting off the fun. CDRI is located at 43869 St. Hwy. 118, Fort Davis, Texas (4 miles southeast of Fort Davis on Hwy. 118). Call 432-364-2499 for additional information.