FORT WORTH, Texas — Exciting things are happening in Fort Worth! See the briefs below for up-to-the-minute information about the City of Cowboys and Culture.
Fort Worth Herd Trail Boss Kristin Jaworski Receives Prestigious Western Heritage Trail Boss Award
Fort Worth Herd Trail Boss Kristin Jaworski was recently awarded the prestigious 2010 Western Heritage Trail Boss Award from Score a Goal in the Classroom, a community organization dedicated to educating this generation of students to develop a grand appreciation of Fort Worth’s rich Western heritage and its values. Jaworski was selected because of her terrific passion and conscientious service to the Fort Worth community in preserving and celebrating the city’s legendary Western heritage, history, and customs.
The award was presented at a ceremony on January 16 which also honored Kit Moncrief as the winner of the 2010 Fort Worth Cowtown Legend Award. For more information about Score a Goal in the Classroom, visit
www.scoreagoal.org.
NBA All-Star Celebration Set for Billy Bob’s Texas on Friday, February 12
Make plans now to attend the NBA All-Star Celebration at Billy Bob’s Texas on Friday, February 12. Known as the world’s largest honky tonk, Billy Bob’s Texas is the ideal location for the biggest NBA All-Star Celebration. The NBA All-Star Game will be played at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on Sunday, February 14.
Events at Billy Bob’s will include pool tournaments, NBA merchandise giveaways, NBA staff and player appearances, and more. The evening culminates with Miranda Lambert in concert. Winner of the Academy of Country Music’s Top New Female Vocalist in 2005, Album of the Year in 2008, and nominated for a Grammy award this year, Lambert is scheduled to take the Billy Bob’s stage at 10:30 p.m. For tickets or more information, visit
www.billybobstexas.com.
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Presents Georgia O’Keeffe and the Faraway: Nature and Image
Through a partnership with the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, N.M., the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame will open a groundbreaking exhibition about one of the most famous artists of the 20th century, 1991 Honoree Georgia O’Keeffe. This exhibit is scheduled to open February 12, 2010 and will be on display through September 6, 2010.
O’Keeffe’s connection to the American West and her reputation at the forefront of American Modernism are essential to the premise of this exhibition and pertinent to her induction into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame. She identified herself with the ideals of the West – rugged individuality, fierce courage and a quest for the untamed. Nowhere is this more evident than through her arduous camping trips to paint the landscape of northern New Mexico, a place she romantically referred to as “the far away.”
The 3,000-square-foot exhibit, housed in the lower gallery of the Museum, will include several of O'Keeffe's paintings on loan from museums and private collectors from around the country. Also included will be her camping gear, which has never before been displayed to the public; numerous sketches made by the artist while camping and hiking in northern New Mexico; a few key pieces of her clothing, including the black hat which is familiar to many fans of O'Keeffe; and multiple photographs taken of her while camping as well as others that document her affinity with the West. For more information, visit
www.cowgirl.net.
Texas World Dirt Track Championship Set for February 25-26 at Texas Motor Speedway’s Dirt Track
Entries for the upcoming Texas World Dirt Track Championship are beginning to fill quickly as nearly 80 drivers are preregistered for the three-day event set for Feb. 25-27 at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track.
The Texas World Dirt Track Championship, one of the largest dirt track events in the country, features SUPR Late Models, Modified and Limited Modified divisions and is expected to draw more than 300 competitors. Last year the Texas World Dirt Track Championship attracted 397 entries for the three divisions, establishing a new record for the event.
The action begins with practice Thursday, Feb. 25, and is followed by qualifying and heats for the Modifieds and Limited Modifieds on Friday, Feb. 26. The weekend concludes with feature races for the Modifieds, Limited Modifieds and SUPR Late Models on Saturday, Feb. 27. For a Texas World Dirt Track Championship registration form, visit
www.texasmotorspeedway.com. Media interested in covering this event can RSVP by calling (817) 215- 8520 or e-mailing
pr@texasmotorspeedway.com.
Fort Worth Welcomes Cowtown Celtic Festival October 2-3, 2010
The Southwest Celtic Music Association, presenters of the nationally acclaimed North Texas Irish Festival (NTIF), held in Dallas each March, has announced plans to hold the first annual Cowtown Celtic Festival (CCF) in the historic Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth in October 2010.
Drawing on 28 years of experience, the SCMA is confident that the Cowtown Celtic Festival will grow to the size and success of the Dallas based counterpart. With a broader focus on all of the Celtic nations, including Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany, the Isle of Man and the lesser known Galicia, visitors to the Cowtown Festival will find a vast range of music, dance, crafts, culture and history from all parts of Western Europe.
There will be four stages featuring local and national musicians, dance, cultural workshops, storytelling and children’s activities as well as a variety of delicious international food and drink, cultural crafts, and high quality ethnic vendors.
The festival will run from 10:30 am to 9:00 pm on Saturday, October 2 and from 11:30 am to 7:30 pm on Sunday, October 3 in the Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, Texas. Ticket prices will be released in early 2010 and posted online at
www.scmatx.org. More information is available at
www.cowtownceltic.org.
Upcoming Fort Worth Events
Mark your calendar for these exciting upcoming events:
• “Edward S. Curtis: The North American Indian,” through May 16, Amon Carter Museum,
www.cartermuseum.org • “European Masterpieces from Texas Homes, Past and Present” through March 21, Kimbell Art Museum,
www.kimbellart.org • “Focus: Garner Eide Einarsson,” through February 14, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth,
www.themodern.org • “Freedom Now: Tamarind Lithography Workshop,” through May 17, Amon Carter Museum,
www.cartermuseum.org • Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo, through February 7, Will Rogers Memorial Center,
www.fwssr.com • Cliburn Concerts presents “Marc-Andre Hamelin,” February 2, Bass Performance Hall,
www.cliburn.org • Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents “Chopin & Schumann,” February 5-7, Bass Performance Hall,
www.fwsymphony.org • Jubilee Theatre presents “From the Mississippi Delta,” February 5-28, Jubilee Theatre,
www.jubileetheatre.org • Fort Worth Classic Guitar Society presents “Pepe Romero,” February 13, Ed Landreth Auditorium, Texas Christian University,
www.guitarsociety.org • “Andy Warhol: The Last Decade,” February 14-May 16, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth,
www.themodern.org • Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents “Some Enchanted Evening,” February 19-21, Bass Performance Hall,
www.fwsymphony.org • Cliburn Concerts at the Modern presents “Ursula Oppens,” February 20, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth,
www.cliburn.org • “Focus: Gabriel Acevedo Valarde,” February 21-April 4, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth,
www.themodern.org • Performing Arts Fort Worth presents “Band of the Irish Guards/Royal Regiment of Scotland,” February 22, Bass Performance Hall,
www.basshall.com • Performing Arts Fort Worth presents “Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons,” February 23, Bass Performance Hall,
www.basshall.com • Performing Arts Fort Worth presents “TAO: The Martial Art of Drumming,” February 24, Bass Performance Hall
www.basshall.com • Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents “Dvorak Cello Concerto,” February 26-28, Bass Performance Hall,
www.fwsymphony.org • Showbiz National Talent Competition, February 26-28, Will Rogers Memorial Center,
www.showbiztalent.com • Butterflies in the Garden, February 27-April 6, Fort Worth Botanic Garden,
www.fwbg.org
About the Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official destination marketing organization of the 17th-largest city in the United States. The organization is dedicated to promoting Fort Worth as a premier business and leisure destination, with thriving centers of culture and commerce. For more information, visit
www.fortworth.com.
