9 a.m. Monday
Commissioners Courtroom
County Courthouse
500 North Loraine St.
City Council
10 a.m. Tuesday
Council chamber, city hall
300 N. Loraine St.
Midland Head for the Cure 5K
The fourth annual Midland Head for the Cure 5K Run & Walk is set for 9 a.m. Saturday at Midland College.
The race fee is $42. Kids Fun Run ($25) and Virtual Registrations ($32) are available. Register at www.headforthecure.org/midland.
Hops and Props
The Hops and Props fundraiser is coming back for the 14th year at the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) High Sky hanger.
The event will be from 7 to 10:30 p.m. on April 9 at 9600 Wright Drive.
General admission tickets are $50 at the door and will include unlimited beer samples, appetizers and a commemorative glass. Designated driver (non-drinking) tickets are $20 and will include appetizers, soft drinks and water.
Redneck Roundup Car and Truck Show
Redneck Metal Buildings is hosting its second annual Redneck Round Up Car and Truck Show on Saturday. The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 2931 I-20 North Service Road, Stanton.
Officials expect 400 cars are expected to register and participate.
RockHounds home opener
The Midland RockHounds will have its home opener at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Momentum Bank Ballpark. The first home series will be Tuesday through Saturday.
The RockHounds are the Double-A affiliate of the Oakland A’s.
Midland County Republican Women
The Midland County Republican Women will meet at 11:30 Wednesday at Midland County Club.
Chuck DeVore, the vice president of national initiatives and the policy director for the Election Protection Project at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, is the featured speaker. Also speaking will be Wayne Christian and Sarah Stogner, candidates for the Railroad Commission, and Dawn Buckingham and Tim Westley, candidates for Texas land commissioner.
Tickets for non-members without reservations are $40.
City’s Easter Eggstravaganza
The seventh-annual Easter Egg Eggstravaganza will take place on April 14 at the MLK Jr. Community Center.
Kids 12-years-old and younger are invited to participate in the egg hunt.
The event will start at 4 p.m. with The Negro Professional Business Women’s Club giving away hot dogs. Five-dollar pictures with the Easter Bunny are slated to be from 5 to 7 p.m. The proceeds will benefit the proceeds benefit the Midland Municipal Employee Scholarship Fund, according to the city spokesperson. And finally, the egg hunt will start at 6 p.m. with the youngest group.
Bicycles have been donated and will be given away within each age group.
Here are the egg hunt age groups: 3 years and under, 4-5 years, 6-8 years, 9-10 years, 11-12 years
Events
Arts of the Heart Spring Sale, Saturday, 907 W. Wadley Ave.
Daddy’s Dyin’ Who’s Got the Will? by the Mavericks Players, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Monday, April 15-16; 2:30 p.m. Sunday; 409 Veterans Airpark Lane. Call 432-260-0044 for reservations.
Head for the Cure 5K, 9 a.m. Saturday, Midland College.
Basin Book Festival, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Museum of the Southwest.
Midland Children’s Business Fair, 10 a.m. Saturday, 2908 N Lamesa Road.
Crawfish Cookoff special guest Stalekracker, noon to midnight Saturday, The Tailgate.
Purple Piano – The One Man Tribute to Prince, 7 p.m. Saturday, The Ector Theatre.
High Sky Wing Hops and Props 2022, 7 p.m. Saturday, High Sky Wing.
Tchaikovsky Four, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center.
MSS Benefit Dinner, 7 p.m. Monday, Opal’s Table.
Pink the Basin luncheon featuring Leanne Morgan, Tuesday, Horseshoe Pavilion.
Authors @ the Ector – Kathy Valentine (The Go-Go’s), 7 p.m. Thursday, The Ector Theatre.
Midland Market Spring Spectacular, April 15-16, Horseshoe.
3rd Saturdays in the Garden, 10 a.m. April 16, West Texas Food Bank.
Easter Egg Hunt, 11 a.m. April 16, Lion’s Club Park.
Aladdin and the Magic Carpet, 7:30 p.m. April 16, Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center.
Midland’s Largest Easter Egg Hunt, 2:30 p.m. April 17, 100 N Colorado St.
2022 State of Midland, 11 a.m. April 20, Horseshoe.
Foreigner, 8 p.m. April 20, Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center.
9th annual Bustin’ for Badges Clay Shoot Fundraiser, April 21-22, Windwalker Farms Sporting Clays.
Taste of the Permian Basin, 6:30 p.m. April 21, Horseshoe Pavilion.
Golf FORE the Green, 7:30 a.m. April 22, Nueva Vista Golf Course.
Downtown Art Tour, 6 p.m. April 22, Odessa Marriott.
Jerry Hart and Flatland, 7 p.m. April 22, The Destination Midland.
The Bachelor Live on Stage official tour, 7:30 p.m. April 22, Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center.
SHARE Autism Walk, 9:30 a.m. April 23, Grande Communications Stadium.
Where the Wild Things Run 5k Beer Run, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. April 23, Sibley Nature Center.
Northside Lions Club 29th annual We Serve Breakfast, 7-10 a.m. April 30, Midland Park Mall.
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