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Word from the CVBs Two Museums Celebrate the Cowboy
The new IMAX film coming to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History will put the legend of the cowboy into a proper international context. The film Ride Around the World will debut on May 27th and continue until October 1, 2006. This important film begins with the story of the cowboy in Morocco and Spain, then travels to Argentina, Chile and Mexico, and ends the saga in Texas. The global history and culture of the cowboy is frequently unrecognized. The old Saturday afternoon “B movies” certainly never reflected a world perspective about the silver screen heroes, and television over the past decades, has also failed to dramatize international cowboy traditions. The film comes at a time when people around the world are identifying common roots and traditions that tie together their many cultures, regions, nations, and religions. In addition to the film will also be a new exhibit at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame featuring artifacts from the many different horse cultures shown in the film. The exhibit, “Ride: A Global Adventure,” will include saddles, spurs, clothing and other items from horse cultures around the world. It also opens on May 27th. You will be able to see firsthand the wonderful variety of designs for equestrian gear from North Africa, Spain, South America, Mexico, and Texas. The IMAX film and the exhibit are good examples of the collaboration between the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History and the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. Fort Worth is fortunate to have museums that are recognized for their quality and variety of art, history and science. It’s no wonder that Fort Worth is considered the “Museum Capital of the Southwest.” For more information about the film and exhibit, call the Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau at 817-336-8791 or contact either museum. Shop, Eat, and Relax at The Shoppes at Brownstone Village By Diane Brandon, Vice President Communications, Marketing & Research, Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau FUN CENTRAL Arlington, Texas is pleased to welcome The Shoppes at Brownstone Village. Located at 2408 West Abram Street, Brownstone Village is a great place to find something for everyone on your list and spend a little time on yourself. The Shoppes at Brownstone Village feature over 100 boutique shops and a full service salon. Boccacio Café, a gourmet Italian bistro, is now open for lunch and dinner. Stop in for delicious Italian fare including sandwiches, salads, soups, specialty pastas and Italian entrees, such as Veal Lemonciello and Lobster and Salmon Pomodoro. In addition to Boccacio Café, enjoy The Boardwalk Winery and Marketplace. Featuring a boutique winery, luxury foods, specialty coffees and many other tasty items, the Winery offers a fun and unique wine tasting party for you and a few friends or larger groups. Boutique shopping and casual dining at The Shoppes at Brownstone Village is a great getaway for an hour or for an evening. For more information, call 817-275-8990 or visit www.brownstonevillage.com. FUN CENTRAL vacation packages are now available. Our packages are a great value and have terrific add-on options. To purchase your FUNtastic Family Package today, visit www.arlington.org and click on the green box in the upper right hand corner or call 1-866-656-FUNN (3866). Celebrate the Beginning of Summer in Grapevine You deserve a break, but with rising gas prices and a busy schedule, getting away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life can be difficult. Until now. Your retreat awaits you in Grapevine, where you can get away, without traveling far. Nine winery tasting rooms, first-class hotel rooms, a thriving arts and music scene, world-class shopping, an excursion train, over 81 holes of golf and more than 200 restaurants are in your own backyard. Grapevine is the ideal location for your summer vacation. Start summer early and hit the slopes in May during the 22nd Annual Main Street Days May 19, 20 & 21. This year’s outdoor adventure includes a snow tubing hill, snow play area, scuba diving, BMX stunts, a catch and release fishing tank, bungee jumping, live music on six stages, including the sounds of Charlie Robinson, savory food, thrilling carnival rides, and a whole lot more. Visit www.grapevinetexasusa.com/mainstreet to purchase tickets. Don’t miss the Gaylord Texan’s, “Don’t Mess with Texas Music,” Memorial Day Festival May 26-28. The Memorial Day Festival kicks off SummerFest 2006 with a 3-day concert celebrating the best of Texas music. For the next three months the resort will be filled with the sounds of up and coming Texas artists. The grand finale of will be the opening of Glass Cactus, an entertainment complex sitting on the shore of Lake Grapevine. There are 81 holes of golf within 10-15 minutes of every hotel in the city. Grapevine’s extensive trail system includes over 20 miles of hiking and biking trails. Visit beautiful Lake Grapevine where you experience some of the best Bass fishing in North Texas, or rent a boat or jet ski at Just-for-Fun. For more information regarding accommodations, attractions, or any of Grapevine’s upcoming events, please contact the Grapevine Convention and Visitors Bureau at 800-457-6338 or 817-410-3185 or visit our web site at www.grapevinetexasusa.com. Grand Prairie, Right in the Middle of Dallas/Fort Worth During May, we celebrate National Tourism Month. What better place to be than in Grand Prairie, where a whole lot of fun awaits the entire family. May offers 20 days of live Thoroughbred horse racing, Wednesdays through Sundays, for racing fans. Ford Express Stakes is May 5. May 6 features the Kentucky Derby with a simulcast of "The Run for the Roses" from Churchill Downs, contests, and the Jose Cuervo Cinco De Mayo Celebration. May 13 is Walmac Lone Star Derby and two Texas Stallion Stakes. May 14, Mom may find a diamond in the main track at the Diamond Dig. May 20 is the Preakness Stakes live via simulcast from Pimlico, Margarita Madness presented by Jose Cuervo, and Connecting Terms Stakes. May 14, 21 and 28 are Senior Citizens Days; Friday nights feature Party in the Park and Saturday evenings feature "True Music" Saturday Celebrations with live music. May 29 offers several Grade III races and Memorial Day activities If golf is your game, Grand Prairie offers Tangle Ridge Golf Course, rated among the "Top 15 in the State" by Texas Golfer and Avid Golfer Magazines for 2006, and "Top 15 in the State" by Dallas Morning News. Newly renovated, 27-hole Prairie Lakes Golf Course was rated "#1 Hidden Gem" by Avid Golfer Magazine. For more golf, visit Riverside or Sunset Golf Courses or practice your driving at Practice, Practice. In Louis Tussaud's Palace of Wax, come face to face with lifelike figures from Hollywood, horrors, the Old West, history, childhood fantasy and the life of Christ. Ripley's showcases eye-popping galleries displaying the most beautiful, bizarre and fascinating oddities from around the world. The shores of Joe Pool Lake beckon outdoorsmen. Lynn Creek Park offers picnic sites, beaches, driving range and a full service marina. Loyd Park offers campsites, hiking trails, off-road bike and equestrian trails, boat docks and a softball field. Coming in June, 8 new cabins and a meeting hall will be available for rent. Do you like to shop? Traders Village is always bustling with activity. More than 3,000 vendors offer their wares every Saturday and Sunday. Special events for May include: May 6, Dia del Nino. May 13-14, 10th Annual Cajun Fest with authentic Cajun music, crawfish and fun. NOKIA Theatre offers entertainment for the entire family. May 2, "Benise" entertains. The hall will be packed for Rob Zombie with La Cuna Coil on May 5. The kids will enjoy Barney Live!, The Let's Go Tour May 6 and 7. May 8 features James Blunt. May 11, Rush Limbaugh educates the audience. May 13 The New Cars/Blondie rock the house. May 20 KEM with Urban Mystic and Alegra is scheduled. Round out the day or relax for an afternoon at The Winery in Grand Prairie and participate in the fine art of custom winemaking by producing your own, individually handcrafted wine. Getaway to Granbury for FunBy Charlie McIlvain, CTP, Director, Granbury Convention & Visitors Bureau It’s not difficult to come up with a reason to visit Granbury. In fact, there are many reasons why you should Getaway to Granbury in May. Live theater venues with music of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s at Granbury Live, 10 more great shows at the Historic Granbury Opera House, riverboat cruises on the Star of Lake Granbury, or shopping on the historic square are all great reasons to visit Granbury. Celebrating special events will enhance any Granbury visit. There is something for everyone in May beginning with “A Month of Sundays.” These historic preservation events begin Sunday, May 7, with “Old Fashion Tradesmen’s Day,” demonstrating frontier skills, an antique show, and musicians strolling the grounds of Tarleton’s Langdon Center. Learn how moms dressed between 1880 and 1940 during the “Afternoon Tea & Vintage Style Show on May 14, with a special Mother’s Day Tea and vintage clothing style show at the Merry Heart Tearoom, located on the Square. Stroll through Granbury’s Historic Cemetery on May 21, as you experience character reenactments of General Granbury and Jesse James. May 28 will be a special day with “A View from the Top,” as visitors tour Hood County’s most prominent landmark, Comanche Peak. The Peak is rarely open to the public. Highlights include history and tales of Comanche Indian, Black Star, plus a tour of two restored 1800s cabins. Visitors to Granbury will have an opportunity to review and purchase numerous pieces of art during the Art Walk and Sale May 19-21, by viewing exhibitions of artist’s works throughout the city. Cruisin’ Granbury May 27-29, is a great way to complete your Granbury visit. Don’t miss the many restored vintage cars as they move down the streets of Granbury, former home of the Great Race. There are so many things to see and do in May that it is impossible to see everything in one day or one visit. Plan to enhance your Granbury experience with a few overnights in one of our charming bed and breakfast inns or hotels. Call the Granbury Convention & Visitors Bureau at 800-950-2212, ext. 56. Granbury - Your not so faraway getaway! A New Music Season in Glen Rose
Warm County Heart Theatre is kicking off a new season in Glen Rose with sh ows every Friday and Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. and a Saturday matinee at 1 p.m. Featuring a Branson style music show, Warm Country Heart has become a popular attraction in downtown Glen Rose. Shows pay tribute to the masters including Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer, and Boots Randolph. Warm Country Heart has received rave review for their music including a review in the Austin Chronicle that said, “No matter what category of music is pigeonholed into, it is always a pleasure to listen to a group as tight as t his one. Their enjoyment of the music is infectious from the first note.” Warm Country Heart has also received rave reviews in Texas Highways and Granbury Showcase Magazine. In addition to their regular scheduled show, Warm Country Heart also offers special performances and bookings outside of the theater. They also offer special group rates for 20 people or more. For additional information on shows call 254-898-2065 or 1-888-240-3053. Information is also available on the worldwide web at www.warmcountryhearttheatre.com. Warm Country Heart Theatre is located in downtown Glen Rose, across from the Somervell County Courthouse on Barnard Street. Another popular attraction opening for the 2006 season is the pool at Oakdale Park. The pool officially opens for the summer with Splash Day and free swimming on May 5. From May 6 on, the Oakdale Park will be open and regular admission charges will apply. Glen Rose was voted “America’s Dream Town” in 2004 and is also the “Dinosaur Capital of Texas.” With more than 25 bed & breakfasts, cabins, campgrounds, etc., Glen Rose provides a perfect escape for a weekend or a week. The area also has abundant hills and rivers for camping, hiking or a canoe trip. Fossil Rim Wildlife Center and Dinosaur Valley State Park are just two of the area's popular attractions. Only a quick one hour trip from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Glen Rose offers an oasis from a hectic work week. For more information on Glen Rose contact the Glen Rose Convention and Visitors Bureau at 254-897-3081 or 1-888-346-6282. Glen Rose information can also be found at www.glentorsetexas.net. New Driving Tour in North Texas is Packed with Horsepower
Three North Texas cities have come together to present a driving tour that is packed with horsepower. For the first time, equine enthusiasts and visitors to the Dallas/Fort Worth area can hit the trail and see what is behind the scenes using the North Texas Horse Country Driving Tour brochure as a guide The Denton Convention & Visitor Bureau, Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau and Pilot Point Main Street Program developed a self-guided tour itinerary that links the three cities with one common factor - the equine industry. Denton County is populated with more than 300 horse farms and ranches. There are more than 25,000 horses in the county and sales during 2004 topped $20 million. Overall, Denton County sales and fees income for the horse industry was more than $52.5 million. The horse industry represents the number one economic impact in agriculture for Denton County. North Texas Horse Country visitors can begin their tour at any of the outstanding museums celebrating Western heritage in the heart of Fort Worth's Cultural District. Visitors then wind through Sundance Square to the Stockyards National Historic District and forge north to Denton County and Pilot Point for up close views of working horse farms and ranches. Visitors are welcome to get out of their cars and step into some of the visitor-friendly facilities that breed, train and sell horses. (Visitors are strongly encouraged to use common courtesy and enter only the gates that have signs welcoming visitors.) Tour brochures are available at each city's Visitor Information Centers, by request and at the various Texas Travel Information Centers. To request a brochure, call 888-381-1818 or visit www.discoverdenton.com. Current
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