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Word from the CVBs Kick Up Your Heels this January in Fort Worth
Kick up your heels in the City of Cowboys and Culture! Whether you’re looking for a truly western weekend or a cultural vacation, Fort Worth offers a variety of activities for the entire family. January begins with the 112th Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. This legendary annual event, held at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum, is the oldest continuously running livestock show in the nation. The show highlights over 22,000 animals and activities, including professional bull riding, live rodeo, carnival rides, livestock appreciation day, Best of Mexico Celebración, horsemanship clinics and more. A complete schedule and ticket information can be found at www.fwssr.com. While you’re in the cultural district, stop by the Kimbell Art Museum this month for its exciting exhibit, “Picturing the Bible: The Earliest Christian Art.” A spectacular display of many of the greatest treasures of early Christianity from around the world, “Picturing the Bible” draws upon recent research and new discoveries to tell the story of how the earliest Christians first gave visual expression to their religious beliefs. The exhibit runs through March 30, 2008. For more information, visit www.kimbellart.org. Hit a high note with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. January concerts include “Barbie at the Symphony” on January 5; “Rhapsody on Paganini, January 11-13, and “Play: A Video Game Symphony,” January 19. Congratulations and best wishes to the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra on their upcoming performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City January 26-27. For more information, visit www.fwsymphony.org. For other information, visit www.fortworth.com, call 800-433-5747, or stop by one of our Visitor Information Centers. Explore the Grapevine Wine Trail
Looking for a unique way to spend an afternoon? Come explore the Grapevine Wine Trail! Grapevine is the North Texas hub of the Texas wine industry. This urban wine trail, featuring nine wine-tasting rooms, is a unique experience, not found in many urban locations across the country. Most of the wine tasting rooms are located in Historic Downtown Grapevine, making it very easy to leisurely stroll between venues. Grapevine has a long history and connection to the wine industry. Grapevine got its name from the wild Mustang Grapes that were abundant when settlers first arrived more than 160 years ago. With soil conditions and a climate favorable to growing grapes, the “Grape Vine Prairie” was a natural vineyard. Today, Texas is now the fifth largest wine-producing state in the nation. And in addition to the wine tasting rooms, Grapevine is home to the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association. In Grapevine, you can sample and purchase some of the finest wines produced in Texas. At several of the wineries, you can even create your own bottle of wine, from blending and bottling to labeling. Wine tasting rooms in Grapevine include Cross Timbers Winery and Tasting Room, 805 North Main Street, 817-488-6789. D'Vine Winery, 409 S. Main St., 817-329-1011. Delaney Vineyards & Winery, 2000 Champagne Blvd. (Hwy 121 at Glade Road), 817-481-5668. Farina’s Winery, 420 S. Main St., 817-329-7882. Homestead Winery and Tasting Room, 211 E. Worth St., 817-251-9463. La Bodega Winery and Tasting Room (Three Locations), Terminal A, Gate 15 DFW International Airport, 972-574-1440; Terminal D, Gate D14 in the South Village, 972-973-WINE, and 416 E. College St., 817-481-9463. La Buena Vida Vineyards-Grapevine, 416 E. College St., 817-481-9463. Su Vino Winery and Tasting Room, 120 S. Main St., Suite 40, 817-424-0123. Come to Grapevine and savor all that these wine-tasting rooms have to offer. Come and spend the day, enjoy the shops, the art galleries and many restaurants, in addition to the wine tasting rooms that comprise Historic Downtown Grapevine. For complete information, visit GrapevineTexasUSA.com or call 817-410-3185. A Few of Fun Central’s January Offerings Done with decking the halls? Do you need time to unwind from the hectic holidays? Take a leisurely stroll through The Upstairs Art Gallery, where for 40 years they have been showing the work of Arlington area artists - providing visitors with a wide variety of art. With a unique collection of paintings, pottery and jewelry, the gallery opened in 1968 and offers an array of art classes for kids, teenagers and adults! Since the weather outside is frightful, but warmth is so delightful, try a show at the Planetarium at the University of Texas Arlington! You’ll be safe from the cold in the largest planetarium in the Metroplex, featuring a 60 foot domed roof. Equipped with the latest 3-D, digital animation using the Digistar 3 system, become immersed in the wondrous and palatial solar system without leaving earth! After gazing at the stars in the sky, come see stars of the stage at Theatre Arlington! Theatre Arlington has been giving guests evenings of entertainment for 35 years now, and they aren’t slowing down. Set in 1939 Hollywood, Moonlight and Magnolias runs January 11 through February 3. This story of screenwriters locked up in a room until they come out with a hit is Gone with the Wind-gone mad! January is frosty, but your heart will be warmed with all of the exciting events happening in FUN Central, Arlington, Texas! For more information call 800-433-5374 or visit our web site at www.arlington.org where we’re all about FUN! Glen Rose: Going to the Dogs
The Somervell County Expo Center in Glen Rose is home to a number of large equestrian events, but in January it goes to the dogs. The Nolan River AKC Dog Show takes place January 4th through the 6th. This is one of the largest events of this type in the state of Texas. The event will consist of an AKC dog show and obedience trial at the Somervell County Expo Center. More than 2,000 dogs of all breeds, ages and sizes from all over the Southwest will compete for conformation and obedience championship titles. The event is free to the general public. Hunters and jumpers take center stage January 24th through 27th and again January 31st through February 3rd featuring some of the most athletic horses in the southwest competing in various jumping events. This program is also free to the public. For other events at the Somervell County Expo Center, call 254-897-4509 or www.glenroseexpo.org. For more information on Glen Rose and the surrounding area, contact the Glen Rose Convention and Visitors Bureau at 1-888-346-6282 or check out their website at www.glenrosetexas.net. Come see why Glen Rose was named America’s Dream Town in 2004. GRAND PRAIRIE JANUARY 2008 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
January 1-31 Simulcast Racing, Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie. Simulcast racing is available seven days a week in the Post Time Pavilion, the Las Vegas-style racebook and sportsbar. Smoke-free simulcast available on Saturdays and Sundays on the second level of the Grand Stand. (Call for exact dates) Admission fee. Call 972.263.RACE. January 4 Paramount Laser Spectacular, NOKIA Theatre at Grand Prairie. For tickets, call 214.373.8000 or 972.647.5700 or www.Ticketmaster.com. For information visit www.NOKIAtheatreDFW.com. January 7-9 Chinese New Year Spectacular, NOKIA Theatre at Grand Prairie. For tickets, call 214.373.8000 or 972.647.5700 or www.Ticketmaster.com. For information visit www.NOKIAtheatreDFW.com. January 13 Art Garfunkel, NOKIA Theatre at Grand Prairie. For tickets, call 214.373.8000 or 972.647.5700 or www.Ticketmaster.com. For information visit www.NOKIAtheatreDFW.com. January 19 Jeff Dunham, NOKIA Theatre at Grand Prairie. For tickets, call 214.373.8000 or 972.647.5700 or www.Ticketmaster.com. For information visit www.NOKIAtheatreDFW.com. January 20 The Whispers, NOKIA Theatre at Grand Prairie. For tickets, call 214.373.8000 or 972.647.5700 or or www.Ticketmaster.com. For information visit www.NOKIAtheatreDFW.com. Please note: All dates, times and events are subject to change. Denton Takes Horsing Around Seriously!
Guided tours now offered every first Saturday in Denton The Horse Country Tour of North Texas is now available as a guided tour, meandering through beautiful Denton County, but with the added benefit of knowledgeable, enthusiastic and fun escorts on each tour. The tours will be available on the first Saturday of every month, beginning Saturday, February 2, 2008. Each tour will begin at 9:00 am and will conclude at 1:00 pm. Located just northeast of Fort Worth, the horse country region extends through Denton County to the Red River at the Oklahoma State line. Known as "Horse Country USA", the area is populated with more than 300 farms and ranches, many of which are breeding and training facilities. The horse population exceeds 25,000 and includes many different breeds from Quarter Horses to Thoroughbreds and from Paints to Andalusians. The tour takes visitors among farms specializing in a variety of disciplines including halter horses, pleasure horses, cutting horses, reining, hunter-jumpers, and more. Lovely country roads wind along miles of pipe and rail fencing, beautiful pastures, impressive barns and, of course, lots and lots of horses. The Saturday tour will originate at the Denton County Historical Park at the corner of Carroll and Mulberry, near the Bayless-Selby House Museum in Downtown Denton, just off the Courthouse Square. It will depart at 9 a.m., include visits to several ranches, then return to the Courthouse Square by 1 p.m. when guests will be released on the Square to enjoy lunch on their own. The number of tickets for each tour will be limited to a maximum of 50 people. Tickets will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Tickets are $25 and should be purchased in advance at the Denton Convention & Visitor Bureau office, 414 Carroll Blvd. in Denton or by calling 940-382-7895. Day of tour tickets will be available on a stand-by basis only, but will cost $30 and will be available with cash payment only. Convention & Visitor Bureau Director Kim Phillips stated that the tour's popularity is the impetus behind making the Horse Country Tour a static Denton attraction. "Having the Horse Country Tour available year-round, at a set-time where people can extend their stay in a hotel, or plan a trip especially to go on the tour is going to answer a long-time demand of our visitors. That demand is to have the opportunity to experience the richer version of the Horse Country Tour - richer being with one of our expert, fun guides." For a Horse Country brochure or to get details about participating on one of the Horse Country guided tours, please call the Denton Convention & Visitor Bureau toll free at 888-381-1818 or visit online at www.discoverdenton.com or www.horsecountrytours.com. Welcome to Horse Country of North Texas! Current
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