Join the Copper CowBelles for the 2011 Annual Denim & Pearls dinner, dance and silent auction Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Flame Convention Center.

Kick up your heels to the western music of the Delk Band.

Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner served at 6:30. The dance starts at 7:30 p.m.and ends at 11:30.

This year the event will feature a brisket dinner cooked and served by Laureate Beta. The Silent Auction will be held from 7-9 p.m. Past silent auction items have included western prints and furniture, wildlife décor, iron work, numerous handmade crafts and gift baskets. Special this year will be a frame "Shoofly" print auctioned by the scholarship committee.

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Tickets may be purchased at Western Bank, Aunt Judy's Attic, Farm Bureau Insurance, Legacy Home & Gifts, and Coldwell Banker Enchantment Realty.

Seating is limited. Because of a no-host bar, no one younger than 21 years of age will be admitted.

Proceeds from the event help fund beef education and promotion, the Copper CowBelle scholarship given to local agricultural student, El Refugio Domestic Violence Shelter, agricultural-related school functions and area 4-H programs.

For more information, call Kim at 575-574-2629.