Once again, for the 18th year in a row, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth has won the National Research Corporation Consumer Choice Award for Best Hospital. That’s something we’re quite proud of. Because it’s you in the community who voted us the best. Once or twice might be a fluke. But 18 years in a row proves we really know what we’re doing. Just goes to show you that when you put the community first, they return the favor.
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Life on the Ranch We offer you a brief but beautiful tour of five famous ranches in West Texas and close to Fort Worth. Saddle up and enjoy the ride. by Gail Bennison
44Most Beautiful Women in Fort Worth 2014
To outsiders, Fort Worth, Texas, is all about big hair and big accents. But we know better. From Betty Buckley to Kelly Clarkson, Panther City raises women big on beauty, big on talent and big on giving back to their community. by Jenni Hanley
67College and Private School Guide Your guide to the area’s private schools and public and private colleges
Escapes Volunteer Vacations: Maybe it’s time to make your vacation count for more than self-serving recreation and spend those precious weeks changing the world. by Kyle Whitecotton
Be Well Bouncing Back After a Baby by Jessica Llanes
Culture The latest book and music reviews as well as a look at the exhibits happening at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art and the permanent public art that visitors will see while attending the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo
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102 In Other Words On With the Show by Trey Chapman 104
Up Close Kay Gay: National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Inductee and Woman Behind the Palomino Flag Girls by Jocelyn Tatum
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Snapshots Behind the ropes and on the red carpet, the photos of the personalities and parties that have everyone talking
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fwevents From the mustsee live concert to the highly esteemed art exhibit, a month of events worth checking out
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fwdish Culinary ventures in and around town
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Dish Listings The most sought-after restaurant guide to navigate the area’s diverse dining options
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Goodwill Angel Unaware, The Junior League of Fort Worth and Waggin’ Tails work to improve local lives.
Where is This? How well do you know Fort Worth? Can you guess where this photo was taken based on the clues?
Hometown Heroes
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Charlie & James Powell
Co-Chairs, United Way of Tarrant County
Some dads and their boys bond over baseball. Others shoot the breeze together in the great outdoors. But it’s time spent giving back to the community that’s connecting this father-son team — as well as earning them Hometown Hero honors for the pioneering work they’re performing for a local nonprofit and its mission of providing a better way of life for locals in need.
“James and I are honored to be the first father-son co-chairs in the 91-year history of the United Way of Tarrant County,” said Charlie, who balances his altruistic duties with his longtime role as Bank of Texas president. A United Way volunteer with several years’ service already under his belt, James is assistant counsel for the North Central Texas Council of Governments. Together, the valiant pair is generating a synergy that truly packs a one-two punch.
“As campaign co-chairs, my dad and I bring a cross-generational approach that combines our abilities to communicate the United Way mission in a way that resonates with potential supporters of all ages,” James explained.
Although they each bring a different — but equally effective — approach to the table, both men, they readily declare, are humbled by the heroic recognition.
“We are just doing our part like so many other volunteers,” Charlie said, “supporting organizations throughout this community to help others.”
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ain’t my first rodeo
I wonder just how many funnel cakes I have consumed over the years whIle walkIng the mIdway at the fort worth stock show and rodeo. Too many to admit.
But that wasn’t even my favorite part of our ritual visit. While I enjoyed viewing the livestock and always looked forward to the carnival rides, it was the rodeo that made the biggest impression, especially the bull riding. As a girl, I remember being mesmerized as I watched the riders being bucked and thrown by raging bulls and wondered how they were able to walk away in one piece.
In honor of the FWSSR and what it means to our city, this issue, including our cover, celebrates our Western heritage and culture. Running from Jan. 17 – Feb. 8, this year’s event hopes to bring in attendance of more than 1.16 million visitors, breaking previous years’ records.
In our main story (Life on the Ranch, page 54), writer Gail Bennison takes readers on a tour of five famous working ranches in the area. From the historic ranch headquarters in Parker County belonging to the Moncrief family to the multigenerational Bonds Ranch that runs cattle in 13 U.S. states and Canada, Bennison portrays how these working ranches require strong, smart men and women who make it happen “day-inday-out, year-end-year-out, generation after generation.”
Steve Swenson, president of Swenson Land & Cattle Co., summed it up best when he said in the story: “Ranching is a business, but it’s also a way of life. You won’t find better people than ranchers. They’re smart, and they know their business. It’s not a hobby. We have to make money doing it.”
While Fort Worth embraces its recogni-
tion as a city of cowboys, let’s not forget about our cultural gifts as well. With all the action happening in the barns, arenas and midway, it can be easy to miss the collection of public art that flanks the grounds of the Show. Contributing Editor Alison Rich points out some of the vibrant artwork on permanent display in various locations around the Will Rogers Memorial Complex. (Stock Images, page 32) From bronze sculptures to ceramic tile murals, visitors should take the time to experience the Western art.
Another fan favorite at the Rodeo is the Palomino Flag Girl team that kicks off each night with an explosion of sparkle. We caught up with Kay Gay (Up Close, page 104), the woman behind the Palomino Flag Girls, who not only was a barrel racer and Flag Girl in the past, but also is one of the 212 women who have been inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame for her significant part in preserving Texas rodeo history.
At 75 years old, Gay organizes the Flag Girl auditions, picks the perfect horses from her ranch in Terrell, trains the women to ride and designs the glamorous Flag Girl costumes, brand new each year for nearly four decades. She’s tough, dedicated to perpetuating Western tradition and embodies everything you think a Texas woman should.
I know this Texas woman will be heading over to Will Rogers in the next few weeks, and it’s not just for the funnel cake. Until next month…happy trails!
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directors spray gleaves, ed woolf food editor judie byrd food critic courtney dabney contributing editor alison rich feature writers gail bennison, courtney dabney , jenni hanley , jessica llanes, jennifer retter, jocelyn tatum, kyle whitecotton contributing columnist
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A Deeper Look
I would like to comment on this article. Your story was good to a point but not as in depth as I had hoped. I am a psychotherapist and have been working with foster children/youth since 1993. I have had clients (foster children) that have been beaten by a parent because a dish was not clean enough. I have had clients that we set on fire because siblings got angry at them and wanted to "get back" at them. Some of my clients have been abandoned by their parents. A few of my clients have been psychotic and their parents did not have the skills to help their children. Some parents can't support the kids, and they end up in foster care. There are millions of reasons why children end up in foster care. There are trust and anger issues at the very least to cope with. Coping skills. Sessions are always used addressing concerns the children/youth have. The article could have been so much more than what it was, and foster care can take a lot of time and effort to write about. But you got off to a good start. —Sherryl
In Memory
The tribute that you gave to my father (See In Memory Of, Dec. 2013, page 54) has touched every one of our hearts. I gathered all eight grandchildren and my mom around her computer on Thanksgiving and surprised them with your article. We all, of course, cried, hugged and celebrated my father together. It was an emotional week but one more step in accepting that even though Dad isn’t here with us physically, he has left a powerful impression on each one of us. We have our own unique memories of Dad. You gave us an amazing gift we will cherish. Kathy Suder
Best of Fort Worth
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Best Fort Worth Magazine ever! Trent Cole
Love seeing Fort Worth (See Where is This?, Dec. 2013, page 256) through Brian Luenser eyes/Lens!!! Kelly Jo Stafford
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Jocelyn Tatum visited with Kay Gay for this month’s Up Close feature on page 104. Kay is the woman behind the Palomino Flag Girls and has been inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. Jocelyn writes about how at 75 years old, Kay loves everything about Fort Worth’s Western heritage, friendliness and the respect for cowboy traditions.
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Gail Bennison gets an exclusive look at famous working ranches in the area. From the historic ranch headquarters for the Moncrief family in Parker County to the Swenson Ranches that have evolved over five generations and 150 years of development, Gail offers a tour of five famous ranches close to Fort Worth. See her story on page 54.
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Regular contributor Jessica Llanes takes a look at some local places moms can turn to in order to bounce back after having a baby. Jessica says, “For new mothers ready to get back in shape this year, Fort Worth has several options to help them keep their fitness resolutions.” Turn to page 28 for the best places specializing in prenatal and postpartum fitness.
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Our Most Beautiful Women in Fort Worth feature is one of the most anticipated stories of the year. Jenni Hanley got to know each of the girls and tells us about what makes them beautiful not only on the outside but also on the inside. Many of the girls are involved with organizations that greatly give back to the community. To see Fort Worth’s most beautiful as nominated and voted on by our readers, turn to page 44.
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Travel writer Kyle Whitecotton talks this month about making your vacation count for more than self-serving recreation by spending your off-time changing the world. Voluntourism is a concept that allows you to see the world while also leaving your mark on it. From field research projects that improve and protect wildlife to building homes in Chile, Kyle provides some stellar suggestions on page 24.
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In addition to providing a delicious dish review this month (See Tried and True in North Side, page 136) and an update about La Madeleine’s new wine offerings, Courtney Dabney dabbled in style with a feature about beautiful mantlescapes on page 40. Check it out for ideas on how to jazz up your mantle at home.
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Behind the Scenes
Live on location at the Most Beautiful Women in Fort Worth photo shoot, the Lemongrass Artistic Team helped our Most Beautiful Women shine during their photo shoots. Senior Stylist Kelley Upton and Stylist Taylor Coleman did the ladies’ hair, and Gina Williams worked her magic with makeup. They did an excellent job of allowing each girl’s individual style to shine through.
The ladies at Lemongrass share what they wanted to accomplish at the shoot:
“We wanted the ladies’ hair and makeup to reflect their natural beauty and style, so we just added a touch of glam. Loose, polished waves are trending this fall, and we thought that was a perfect way to polish their look without looking too formal. We achieved this look by using a wand iron to curl the hair in sections. To create the volume, we applied AVEDA's Pure Abundance Hair Potion, which thickens hair by 17 percent, on the crown area of the scalp before backcombing. All looks were finished with AVEDA's Control Force, which provides firm, movable hold without being sticky.
We did everyday wearable looks for the ladies’ make up. So remember that less is more! Bronzer is still an important piece of makeup that needs to be worn in the winter and fall as well. Our favorite is AVEDA's Amazonia and Peach Lights Face Accents. These both will give a warm glow to the skin without looking dark or orange. For the lips, two looks are trending this season. When wearing a neutral eye, make the lips pop with AVEDA's Cherry Bud lip color. Or tone the lips down when wearing a dark, smoky eye. Our favorite for that is AVEDA's lip glaze, Sutra, because it still provides shimmer.
Setting the Social Scene
Our online Social Datebook is the definitive overview of the Fort Worth charity scene. If you have an event that you would like listed and fits the criteria, please send details to Diane Ayres, associate publisher, at dstow@fwtexas.com. An event must draw more than 30,000 people or have at least 140 paid guests and benefit a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
We asked our readers if they kept last year’s resolutions and what they planned to change for this year. readers’ poll
Only 20% of our readers kept last year’s resolutions.
18% resolved to quit smoking
47% resolved to lose weight/ start working out
9% resolved to drink less alcohol
15% resolved to travel more often
4% resolved to watch less television/spend more time outdoors
5% resolved to work fewer hours
2% resolved to never make any more resolutions
Which would our readers rather give up for a week? Car or cell phone.
Car 66% Cell Phone
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Bella Plaza features 12 commercial pad sites that are mixed-use office and retail space. The pad sites are offered in a range of sizes from 0.5 to 1.75 acres, so you can design and construct the perfect building to match your business needs.
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on the shopping Block
It seems the recessionary waters are finally receding. Instead of halting development — à la the dog days of the Great Recession, when companies left and right put the skids on expansion plans Trademark Property is posturing for some big-time growth. Cowtowners will be the lucky beneficiaries.
The Fort Worth-based company — whose portfolio includes such heavy-hitting hotspots as Alliance Town Center and Waterside, a 66-acre mixed-use development at Bryant Irvin Road and Arborlawn Drive that’s slated for completion next year — announced expansion plans for WestBend, a mixed-use infill project off University Drive that currently houses delish restaurant trio Smashburger, Zoe’s and Silver Fox. (And also is the reason why our pants are fitting a bit too snugly this post-holiday season.)
On the drawing board: A new four-story office/retail building, with freestanding retail spaces factored into the swoon-worthy design. While there’s no official word on would-be
tenants, we have our collective fingers crossed that a few newbies to the Fort Worth market will set up shop. Oh, and for those of you power shoppers needing to regroup and refuel after a marathon buying spree, Trademark’s got you covered. The developer also will be slotting in Trinity Trail-side eateries, public spaces and more. (What exactly that “more” is, we’ll just have to wait and see.)
Just in case you’re wondering, WestBend is conveniently sited just across the street from University Park Village, the city’s only “outdoor lifestyle retail center” — which is corporate parlance for an open-air shopping plaza housing all manner of heavily traversed retail and restaurant haunts.
Construction workers are set to descend on WestBend sometime during the first quarter of this year, with the grand opening slated for spring 2015 — a fitting time of year for a project that features a slew of new shopping and dining options installed right alongside one of our city’s most lovely (and, if you ask us, most underutilized) natural resources.
stock show syndicate
| by courtney dabney |
When you stroll the aisles in this year’s stock show barns and admire the fluffy coats of the animals on display, you might stop to wonder who foots the bill to bring that animal to show?
It costs a lot to raise and exhibit an animal at the Stock Show. It takes a lot of time, feed and veterinary care to produce prize-winning livestock like those. Many of the young men and women busily blowing, brushing and tending those animals are members of a local 4-H or FFA programs.
When Don Weeks and Frank Neve attended the 1979 Fort Worth Stock Show, they realized that the prices being paid for the livestock owned and exhibited by 4-H and FFA youth fell below market price. They were going for a song. The hours of hard work these future ranchers were devoting to raising such impeccable
specimens were just not being fairly rewarded. That was an injustice the two businessmen knew they could remedy.
In 1980, Weeks and Neve, along with a small group of Fort Worth businessmen, founded the Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate.
4-H and FFA members gain valuable experience raising their animals, but they also count on the sale of that livestock to provide the dollars needed to further their education. The Syndicate helps meet that need by means of the James M. Norman Scholarship Fund, as well as their numerous fund-raising efforts, and by generously committing to pay fairly for their purchases at the Sale of Champions, which is held the last Saturday of the Stock Show each year. The Syndicate has put their money where their mouth is for the past 34 years and has agreed to paying top dollar for the animals purchased, rather than merely cleaning out the bargain basement, at the annual sale. Their efforts and generosity have paid
off. They have awarded thousands in scholarships to FFA and 4-H participants who are interested in earning an agricultural or life sciences degree at a Texas college. So far, the Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate has raised more than $26.5 million for the youth exhibitors of the Fort Worth Stock Show and has provided more than $500,000 in scholarships to worthy recipients. Today the Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate is the largest single financial supporter of the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. For more information or to get involved, go to fwsyndicate. towerdigital.us.
reVint boutique
Foch Street just welcomed a funky new neighbor.
ReVint Boutique has filled in the vacancy left by Bess & Evie’s. This new harbinger of style will reinvent your wardrobe with classy vintage and re-sale items.
Co-owners
Jeanne Cutsinger and Eleza Abdul opened in mid-December. Expect luxury gifts, cowboy boots and the perfect vintage find to polish your outfit. They will be showcasing big name fashion houses like Chanel, Hermes, Gucci, Prada & Louis Vuitton — just to name a few. There is plenty to sift through and explore. All items are previously owned and expertly authenticated. Cutsinger says, “We prefer the term ‘previously loved.’”
Cutsinger is putting her previous merchandising background to good use and says, “We are excited about
the neighborhood; it is young, fun and trendy. Everyone is looking to stand out from the crowd, and our store always promises something original, unexpected and interesting.”
ReVint offers a 90-day consignment on luxury items in excellent condition, as well as a layaway plan to make those bigger ticket items more accessible. “From stylish scarves and ties to shoes and jewelry, you can be sure when you walk into a party ... you will be the only one wearing these fashions,” says Cutsinger. Courtney Dabney
tacos on the circle
Rusty Taco is the latest addition to Bluebonnet Circle and is located in the former Tiff and Andi’s spot. It has the perfect recipe to success: authentic tacos, cold beer, refreshing margaritas and a great patio. They are open for breakfast too, in case you are craving a taco on your way to work. We are most excited about trying the Fried Chicken Taco with house-made jalapeño ranch dressing, coleslaw and cilantro. The TCU crowd will eat this up. FWTX Staff
Waggin’ Tails
| by danielle webster |
Today strong laws protect children, and there are shelters for endangered women, but can we really say we know what’s going on with people and their pets? As much as we love them, there are still a lot of animal abuse cases happening out there. The Humane Society of North Texas (HSNT) is doing its best to ensure animals’ legal, moral and ethical consideration and protection — just as we do with humans — starting from the beginning: adoption. Earlier this month, the HSNT opened up the Waggin’ Tails Adoption Center in Benbrook.
Waggin’ Tails is dedicated to finding good homes for animals in need. It is an adoption center meant to be a temporary house so that animals can feel more at home before finding a forever home. The center provides for animals that are abandoned, injured and mistreated.
When the animals we want to adopt are happier and healthier, we as adoptees are able to bond and connect easier with them instead of randomly selecting one. It’s all about location, and no one wants to pick an animal based on its mobility in a small, overcrowded cage. Not only is the environment better, but potential parents for animals must undergo a screening before adoption can be finalized. They take great pride in making sure each animal finds the best home. The animals are given their first round of initial treatment against parasites, immunized against diseases and microchipped before going home.
Through the website, you can review the animals that are available and then follow on to the adoption process list of requirements. HSNT also provides foster homes for animals before being fully adopted. If you’re interested in fostering a pet, there is also a link available to find more information. Although the center is now open, it is still in the process of getting up to speed. If you would like to help donate to the shelter, there are still plenty of things that need work.
Visit the site for more details on how you can contribute supplies, proVide monetary donations, or eVen sponsor at hsnt.org/waggintails.php.
Cowgirl Up
Rodeo Girls, a new realiTy Television show on a&e ThaT premiered in early deCember, follows five female barrel racers into the competitive world of the pro-rodeo circuit. But of course it’s so much more than that. There is plenty of
drama captured while the girls aren’t on horseback.
One of the women of Rodeo Girls is Jessica Holmberg of Weatherford. Holmberg has been training horses since she was a kid and barrel racing since the age of 9. Not only was she a National
High School Rodeo qualifier, she has also ranked in the Top 15 Open and Youth Barrel Racing standings and broke the record at the Trails End arena in Olympia, Wash.
Anthony Lucia, a professional trick roper from Weatherford, is also a part of the show, and it was hinted early in the series that he might have a romantic interest in Holmberg.
To watch an episode of Rodeo Girls, tune in to A&E on Thursdays at 10 p.m.
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Making a Splash
The TCU men’s swimming and diving Team made hisTory in november when They defeaTed smU. It was the Frogs first victory over the Mustangs in dual meet since the program’s inception.
Swimmers Anthony McMurry, Adam Szilagyi and Sebastian Arispe are also attempting to make history. They are all in contention for breaking a swim record from 1993. For 20 years, Ron Forrest has held seven records that he set while on the TCU team, but it appears that will soon change. FWTX Staff
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The public art collection flanking the grounds of the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show is a grand entry in its own right.
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volunteer vacations
Maybe it’s time to make your vacation count for more than self-serving recreation and spend those precious weeks changing the world.
| by Kyle whitecotton |
It goes without saying that one’s vacation time is often in limited supply and therefore a treasured occasion to break away from the norms of everyday life. We pack our bags and head somewhere warmer like our favorite beach resort or somewhere colder like the slopes of a snow-covered mountain. Every once in awhile, we take that bucket list excursion to Europe or South America and see those places that caught our attention on the Travel Channel. But what do we really gain from such ventures, other than a new photo album for our Facebook account, a few too many room service receipts or a couple of interesting anecdotes to recap an otherwise standard vacation? The idea of spending
Many volunteer vacations give travelers an opportunity to protect wildlife and improve habitats in some
the world's most fascinating locations.
your vacation time serving a greater cause has many names, but voluntourism seems to best capture the heart of the matter. It’s based on the desire to see the sites, embark on an adventure and experience new cultures while lending a hand and leaving your mark on the world. You’ll still get your pictures, your anecdotes and your sunburn, but you’ll also spend your time making a difference. This crazy idea becomes a not-so-crazy reality when you consider the well-established organizations ready to make voluntourism the focus of your next vacation.
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One such organization is Globe Aware, based out of Dallas. Globe Aware focuses on promoting global awareness and sustainability around the world while putting the emphasis on meeting the distinctive needs of host communities. Volunteer vacationers might help construct
wells and water systems in Ghana or help preserve native elephant habitat in Thailand or provide in-home care to impoverished children living in Cuzco, Peru. In addition to their particular project, volunteers are given an unparalleled opportunity to bond with the people and live the culture in ways a typical tourist excursion would never provide. As you learn to cook local cuisine and interact with the locals, you’ll occasionally stop to consider who is benefitting more from the experience. And whether you’re a solo traveler, a family with children or a large corporate group looking to make a difference, Globe Aware provides safe opportunities to create change.
Want to take a vacation while making a difference in the global environment? Join the Earthwatch Institute and take part in field research projects that improve and protect wildlife and habitat in the world’s most fascinating locations. Earthwatch has been supporting scientific research for four decades through tax-deductible donations and adventurous volunteers from all
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walks of life. Capture and handle koalas in Australia or take soil samples in Manitoba as you assist experienced staff studying the influences of climate change throughout the world. Study humpback whales off the coast of Norway, sharks in Belize or sea turtles in the Bahamas as you help scientists study the condition of our oceans’ health. Or investigate the archeological significance of burial cairns and rock art in Mongolia or the Khmer Empire in Ban Non Wat, Thailand. With the right organization, you can take a vacation while also being a good steward of the earth.
College students from any institution and any academic major can join the University of Minnesota’s Learning Abroad Center and earn college credit while making a difference in the world. Classroom and experiential learning are enhanced by international development opportunities through internships and projects with nonprofit organizations in places like Ecuador, India and Kenya. Imagine a study-abroad opportunity where you give of yourself
rather than simply receive a few extra marks on your transcript.
High school and college students can also take part in any of United Planet’s short-term volunteer opportunities, ranging from one to 12 weeks, perfect for those empty summers between the semesters. United Planet is a global non-profit focused on building respectful relationships while addressing global challenges. Work in orphanages in Romania or Tanzania; provide healthcare in Ecuador or Peru; volunteer at a women’s shelter in Chile or a counseling center for victims of abuse in Katmandu; build homes in Chile or plant seeds in Ecuador. Yes, you can even spend your spring break volunteering and return to school with far more interesting stories than your classmates who went to Cancun. Teachers, listen up. WorldTeach is a non-profit organization that works to
meet the education needs of developing countries by delivering quality teachers who share a passion for both travel and service. Since 1986, this Harvard University-based organization has been placing teachers in all corners of the globe, including Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia and South America. WorldTeach offers year, semester and summer programs and provides loads of training and professional development while giving volunteer educators the ability to choose their destination. So next summer, rather than passing the summer months poolside, you could teach English in Costa Rica, life skills in Morocco or computer skills in Namibia. Each of these programs is a nine- to 10-week commitment, costing less than $4,000 for training, insurance and housing.
So rethink that Disneyland vacation and take the family on a life-changing adventure that will foster a much stronger sense of what it means to break away from the ordinary. Allow yourself the opportunity to grow and give back and dare to see what higher purpose that passport might serve this year.
Volunteers are given the opportunity to bond with the people and live the culture in ways a typical trip might never provide.
Many teachers take the opportunity to become volunteer educators over the summer months.
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Bouncing Back after a Baby
For new mothers ready to get back in shape this year, Fort Worth has several options to help them keep their fitness resolutions.
| by Jessica llanes |
‟A s soon as the doctor clears you to exercise, don’t delay. The biggest hurdle for women is not getting in there right away,” explains Janelle Perry Elmore of The Pilates Center. They offer private, customizable workouts for post-pregnancy clients, emphasizing abdominal wall rebuilding and core strength.
“If you can start a program even six months before pregnancy, it’s night and day how fast the weight comes off afterward,” says Robin Thomas of Inursha Fitness. They provide personal training for pregnant and postpartum women.
Smart Barre offers a total body workout fusing ballet, Pilates and yoga safe for pregnant women, as well as classes where moms bring their babies.
“It’s the hardest thing for new mothers to step away and take an hour for themselves,” explains owner and mother Allison Poston. “Doing these exercises got my core strength back. It was essential to getting rid of back pain and increasing my
energy level.”
Urban Yoga’s Mommy & Me class for mom and baby focuses on inner alignment and strengthening pelvic floor muscles. Their Nia practice, which incorporates yoga, martial arts and dance, is also very popular among pregnant and postpartum women.
“For each hour I can spend on the mat, it’s going to translate into so many more hours of connection with my children,” says owner Brook Barrow.
Low-impact exercises like walking and yoga often can begin two weeks following delivery, says Dr. Noushin Firouzbakht, an OB/GYN with Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth. With doctor approval, unrestricted exercise usually can resume after six weeks unless there are complications.
“When you start your exercise earlier than recommended, you could actually cause a lot of bleeding, which can lead to anemia,” she explains. Instead, she advises patients to start slowly and set realistic fitness goals. “You should allow your body 10 to 12 weeks to recover.”
Prenatal and Mommy & Me Yoga offered weekly. Individual dropins are $15, privates start at $75, and packages are available.
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525 Bailey Ave.
Mon.-Sat. 5 a.m – 8 p.m., personal training by appointment
Personal trainers who specialize in prenatal and postpartum fitness are available, as well as a certified nutritionist. Sessions range from $40 to $100.
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3911 Camp Bowie Blvd. at 6080 S. Hulen St., Ste. 320 Mon.-Thur. 6 a.m – 8 p.m., Fri. 6 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Sat. 8:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. Mom & Baby classes offered weekly; staff is knowledgeable in exercise physiology for pregnant women. Classes are $19 with class packs and monthly passes available. Private lessons start at $65.
moms in training teamintraining.org/ntx/moms Saturday mornings, January to March
This flexible program for moms raises money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Participants of all fitness levels train with other moms for 10 weeks to run or walk a 5K or 10K. Moms can train with their babies and agree to raise $750 in donations.
Allison Poston, Smart Barre owner and founder, makes a new mom and baby feel welcome in class.
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the dark Arts
| by Jennifer retter |
quite automatically “bad guy.”
“The images of these bad guys captivated so many people,” said Lawton, who will give a talk on the “bad boys” of the art world at the museum on March 6.
The Amon CArter museum fills its hAllowed hAlls with AmeriCAn greAts, from pAintings of rugged Cowboys to Color!, the popular photography exhibition wrapping up in this month.
Every once in awhile, though, the museum doesn’t shy away from darker material, such as the works of José Guadalupe Posada, known for his prints of calaveras, the artistic representation of skulls.
“People are often familiar with the calaveras from Day of the Dead but don’t know Posada,” museum curator Rebecca Lawton said. “Though he didn’t invent calaveras, he elevated the art form for the 20th century.”
spooky sights Climb up to the second floor of the museum and make a
left. When you’re confronted with white walls holding frames of what look like skeletons, you’ve found ¡Hombre! The exhibition (fittingly, given the subject material) was timed for release to coincide with the 100-year anniversary of Posada’s death in 1913.
Peer closer at the prints of the calaveras to see the delicate intricacy of a story forming. From print to print, Posada depicts robbers, murderers, prison inmates and other evil figures. The images ran alongside newsprint on the stories and served as a bridge for citizens who could not read or could only read a bit; simply look at the menacing skeletal man stomping on
posada’s legacy A short video clip in the ¡Hombre! Gallery starts off with the general statement that defines Posada’s career: His works are so great that he may one day be forgotten. And yet, his prints will live on.
“He shows that in death, we’re all alive,” Lawton said. “Death is the great leveler. In death, we’re all the same.”
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A visual menagerie of textures and tints, the public art collection flanking the grounds of the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show is a grand entry in its own right.
| by alison rich |
With all the hooveS and hooPla
hitting
the ground at the SouthweStern exPoSition and liveStocK Show thiS month and next, it’s easy to get swept away by the pageantry. And rightly so. From farmraised beasts to fresh-air feasts, Stock Show visitors can expect no shortage of sense-stimulating fun during the 23-day run, set this year for Jan. 17–Feb. 8. But quietly laced into this spirited spectacle is a perpetual collection of public artworks — many long since assembled, others newly minted — that gives resonant voice to our city’s cowboys-plus-culture personality.
On permanent display in various locations around the Will Rogers Memorial Complex (WRMC), the community-based compositions are as multifaceted as the city in which they reside. From the
vibrant assemblage of ceramic tile murals — some dating as far back as the 1930s — to three burly bronze sculptures spanning the 20th century and a modern-day limestone piece that was recently relocated from downtown and re-installed on the front lawn of the Fort Worth Community Arts Center (FWCAC), the free-to-see gallery is the ideal counterpoint for Cowtown’s once-yearly event that tips its 10-gallon to all things agricultural.
The works include eight ceramic tile murals fashioned by artist Kenneth Gale. Of those, one frieze festoons the Will Rogers Coliseum, while the other accents the auditorium. Gale created both of them in 1937. He produced six other works — aka, the historic barn murals — in 1948. Artisan Mike Mandel is the creative force behind the Western heritage murals on the Will Rogers Equestrian Facility and the Western Heritage Parking Garage; those pieces joined the mosaic mix in 2012. Jack Bryant’s bronze sculptures, Midnight (1984) and John Justin and Baby Blue (1996), and Electra Waggoner Biggs’ bronze sculpture, Riding into the Sunset (1942), stand sentry as robust tributes to Fort Worth’s equine connection. Last but surely not least, Hats, an installation of five limestone sculptures by artist Cameron Schoepp, was moved from downtown’s General Worth Square this past September and now sits pretty at the FWCAC, located just a hop, skip and a boot-scoot away from the WRMC on nearby Gendy Street.
going underground with Kathy Suder
| by gail Bennison |
PhotograPher Kathy Sherman Suder gained international acclaim in 2004 for her Poetic, oversized color close-ups of men boxing. Now, the Fort Worth native returns with an intimate sonnet to urban transit. The culmination of more than six years of photographing people riding the subways of London, New York and Tokyo, UNDERGROUND, Photographs by Kathy Sherman Suder, an exhibition of 12 oversized works at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art from March 15 to Aug. 17, reflects a symphony of performance. The exhibition is accompanied by the artist’s new book, UNDERGROUND: London, New York, Tokyo.
“There’s something compelling to me about the subway in much the same way I am fascinated by the intense physical interaction of boxing,” Suder says. “There is a democratic sub-culture in the underground. In their brief commute, people who might otherwise cross the street to avoid each other are pressed tightly together, sharing subway straps, forced to acknowledge strangers and share the same journey. If only we could travel through life in that same spirit.”
For Suder, the exhibition is a homecoming. “It’s an honor to have this exhibition take place at the Amon Carter Museum, which has one of
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the finest collections of American photography in the United States, and it’s particularly meaningful to me to be returning to Fort Worth, my hometown,” she said.
Walker Evans, Bruce Davidson and other respected photographers have made the subway their subject, capturing the fleeting, jumbled, anonymous parade of characters in the underground. Suder’s project has been to transform their approach of passive observer into one of fellow traveler, she explains. “Rather than hiding my camera, I come out shooting, provoking a response—whether it be amusement, surprise or hostility. Often shooting at very close range, I break the unspoken rule of underground life that, despite our physical closeness, we ignore each other’s presence.”
Said John Rohrbach, senior curator of photographs at the Amon Carter Museum and curator of the exhibition: “In airplanes, buses, and trains, we face the backs of other chairs and look out windows to the passing street, land and sky. But on subways, we look inward and at each other, engaging with the humanity that surrounds and shifts before us. Suder conveys this interaction with expertise, delivering a mix of classes, races, ages and cultures as the trains pass from one neighborhood to the next. She uses the natural light of the subway to emphasize the bright color and graffiti aesthetic of life today, trying to be part of the interaction as much as record it.”
Suder explains her approach by quoting the famous photojournalist Robert Capa, who once said, “If your pictures aren’t good, you’re not close enough.” She wanted to ensure that not only did she get close enough, but by printing the images 50 X 72 inches, she invited viewers to step inside the cacophonous moving highway of life, where there’s nowhere to turn away or hide.
But there also are scenes of joy, love and quiet solitude among Suder’s photographs. Visit the show and see for yourself.
Underground: Photographs by Kathy Sherman Suder
Amon Carter Museum of American Art March 15, 2014 – Aug. 17, 2014
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a taste of life on the ranch
Anyone who is part of a hardworking ranch family knows the importance of mealtime. And Alisa Davis, Aledo mom and ranch wife, loves rustling up hearty, tasty dinners for her cattleman husband and three busy teenagers. Good thing she has plenty of her mother’s and grandmother’s recipes to fall back on. Many of her Texas-style dishes include dove, wild turkey, venison and other game the family hunts. Many of the vegetables come from the family garden.
“It’s not fancy cooking,” says Davis. “Usually, I’m aiming to cook large meals fast. I don’t have or use many kitchen gadgets, but I do have an electric pressure cooker that I use often,” she explains. Sixteen-yearold twins Oakland and Treva hunt with dad, Jeff (college brother, Pate, is away attending the Air Force Academy in Colorado), and so there is always a good supply of deer meat available to cook this way.
Here is a typical stick-to-your-ribs spread you might find on the Davis dinner table: Venison Roast with Carrots, Mixed Fresh Squash, Alisa Davis’s grandmother’s Buttermilk Biscuits, and for dessert, Texas Pear Pie. Davis’s uncomplicated macaroni and cheese recipe saves the day many times when the kids come in hungry from throwing hay, mending fences or helping with myriad other chores. You can get this recipe at fwtx.com.
Venison roast yield: 6 servings
• 1, 5-pound rump of shoulder venison roast
• ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon dried rosemary
• 2 teaspoons seasoned salt
• 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
• 1 – 2 teaspoons each, salt and pepper or to taste
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 – 4 ribs celery, chopped
• ½ cup beef broth
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 large bunch carrots, washed and trimmed
• 2 pounds new potatoes, washed but not peeled
Place roast in a flat dish and coat with Worcestershire sauce and sprinkle with dried rosemary, seasoned salt,
granulated garlic, and salt and pepper. Marinate overnight or at least 20 minutes. Heat oil in a skillet and brown meat on all sides.
Place roast in pressure cooker. Add onion, celery, beef broth and butter (the pressure cooker seals in moisture so only a small amount of liquid is needed). Cook on high 40 minutes. Release pressure and remove lid. Sprinkle another teaspoon salt and dash of pepper over meat. Add carrots and potatoes. Return lid and cook on low 10 minutes. Remove roast and vegetables to serving platter.
mixed fresh squash yield: 6 servings
• 6 large squash (Davis likes to use zucchini and yellow crookneck.)
• 1 onion
• 1 tablespoon butter
• Salt and pepper to taste
Trim squash and place in a large skillet. Add onion and sprinkle with salt and
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A Venison Roast may not be super fancy but is sure to stick to the ribs and impress at any table.
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pepper. Cook, covered, on medium heat until tender.
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DAvis’s Recipe foR
ButteRmilk Biscuits
Yield: About 1 dozen biscuits
“Use a hot oven so the biscuits will be good and brown.”
• 2 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 ¼ cups buttermilk
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
Preheat oven to 425º. Swirl a little vegetable oil (about 3 tablespoons) to coat the bottom of 2, 9-inch cake pans. (You can use a 9 x 12-inch baking pan, but using 2 smaller
pans makes for more browned edges, which the Davis family likes.)
Stir together dry ingredients and then stir in buttermilk and oil. Mixture will be very sticky. Flour your hands so that when you roll a spoonful of dough, it won’t stick to them. Drop balls of dough into pans and turn them over in the oil – this helps them brown. Bake 15 –20 minutes or until golden brown on the outside.
AlisA’s texAs peAR pie
Yield: 1 pie
• 10 – 12 pears such as Comice or Barlett, peeled and sliced
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ¼ cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• Pinch of nutmeg
• Pastry dough for double-crust pie
• 1 tablespoon butter
Preheat oven to 375º. Place pears in a saucepan and add salt and water. Cook over medium heat until pears are soft. In a large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Drain water from pears and add pears to sugar mixture; toss to mix well.
Line a glass pie pan with pastry dough. Prick bottom and sides of dough with a fork and dab with half the butter. Fill with pear mixture and top with remaining butter. Cover with top crust and pinch edges together. Make several small slits in the top crust to release steam.
Bake until crust is golden brown, about 15 minutes.
Alisa's Pear Pie is a family favorite, and because it takes no time to prepare, she is able to spend more time with family.
Hearth and Home
When the last of the Christmas decorations are all neatly stored away, you are left with a bare mantelpiece that is just brimming with possibilities.
| by courtney dabney |
It’s a new year. Why not spend a little time rethinking the frame around that flickering fireplace? Two local designers walk you through the process of assembling the right pieces.
since wrare opened in 2011, it has become the go-to place for those in search of funky statement pieces with a rustic, vintage and reclaimed feel. The store is packed with unique and whimsical conversation starters.
Doug Pleskovitch, along with partner Adrian Wright of Wright At Home, curates the ever-changing and eclectic menagerie.
In this mantlescape, Adrian Wright and his team, including Pleskovitch and design assistant Anthony Marcus Black, chose to make a bold statement with these giant marquee letters burning brightly.
Fresh cream moldings pop against the raffia-colored walls in this 30s-era home. “The monochromatic arrangement highlights its nostalgic appeal. Black can be a bold accent color used to shift your focus, but in this case, it reads as a neutral and simply disappears,” Pleskovitch says.
Pleskovitch says, “Scale and proportion are what makes this design work. People are often afraid of incorporating large scale pieces, but we filled every inch of space here. Don’t be afraid to go all the way to the front of the mantle and fill up the space.”
“Asymmetry is a personal preference, and layering items is what makes it work,” he says. “Think of it as a single unit of artwork, created by layering items in front of one another. By overlapping elements, you allow the eye to move across the space, creating one overall composition. The design reads as one big thing, rather than a bunch of little things placed together.”
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Karen ChidiaC is both owner and Creative direCtor of house of holland interior design based in southlaKe.
Karen is currently a design consultant with Frost Interiors in Dallas. She knows that a well-thought-out design is not only functional, but also focused.
In this mantlescape, Chidiac fearlessly confronts a bold and elaborate cast stone fireplace. “You will notice that one of the books I chose to include front and center was on Hearst Castle, which is what I think this regal mantle evokes. It is a grand and dominant feature in the room.”
The seasonless composition actually seems to embrace a favorite painting by artist Dario Campanile of red pomegranates.
“The painting is based in tradition, yet it’s quirky and unexpected, which sums up my design philosophy. I anchored both corners with tall elements. The antique clay olive jar and the burnished metal and glass lantern both make a statement in terms of size, and they help to frame the artwork without fighting for your attention,” says Chidiac.
“The height and scale of the end pieces are crucial to balance the weight of this stone mantle, but they were intended to recede. Everything surrounding the painting is a complement to it, not a distraction from it,” she says.
Chidiac says, “I added blue-and-white porcelain pieces to lighten up the design and repeated the color scheme on both sides to provide balance, not formal symmetry which would be identical on either side but rather flow and cohesion.”
Chidiac always tries to include a mixture of both feminine and masculine into her design, which appeals to her varied clientele.
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To outsiders, Fort Worth, Texas, is all about big hair and big accents. But we know better. This year’s nominees for Fort Worth’s Most Beautiful are no different. With so many women nominated by their peers, narrowing the list down to 20 for reader voting was a 10-gallon-sized task. So hats off to all of our 10 finalists, crowned based on both inner and outer beauty, along with thousands of reader votes. The common thread? They’re all leaving Cowtown a more poised, happier, more compassionate and—naturally— more beautiful place each and every day.
AMY WALTON
Age 26
Designer and Blogger at The Blissful Bee
Amy Walton has never been one to sit back and let the world happen around her. From DIY projects around the house to photography and writing, the 26-year-old Houston native has always chosen to keep busy with new projects involving the things she loves; luckily for the rest of us, one of those things happens to be helping others.
A graphic designer and Web developer by trade, Walton turned her passion for interior design into a successful blog called The Blissful Bee, through which she helps readers create beautiful homes on a tight budget. “While it might not sound like much,” she shares, “I very much enjoy connecting with my readers and helping them create their own happy home.”
For Walton, that happy home includes her husband, to whom she looks for humor and support and with whom she first began building a life in Fort Worth. “Ever since we moved here, it has felt like home,” she adds. And it’s no wonder. The small town/big city feel of Cowtown means there are always plenty of activities to satisfy her outgoing nature, but it’s cozy enough to tip your hat to the folks you care about most.
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CLAIRE BLOXOM-ARMSTRONG
Age 31
Public Relations & Social Media
Manager at Concussion
If Claire Bloxom-Armstrong had a mantra, it would be this: “A woman’s most beautiful outfit is her charisma; prettiest accessory is her smile; and best pair of heels is her confidence.” Boy, is she wearing those heels.
At 31, Bloxom-Armstrong has achieved a lifetime’s worth of good work and good deeds. She found a career that doesn’t feel like work, and she serves the public relations industry both locally and nationally. She actively supports Fort Worth Young Life, the Buckets and Boots Foundation, Communities in Schools, the American Heart Association and the Child Study Center—among others. And she lives and breathes Fort Worth, for its cowboys, its performing arts, its museums, its lack of pretension and, of course, its people.
When she’s not working or serving, BloxomArmstrong loves to travel, sip Pinot Noir and coach her fantasy football team (though not necessarily all at the same time). She also says 2013 has been the best year of her life. So what—after getting married, honeymooning in Antigua and becoming a homeowner this year—is she looking forward to most in 2014? Calm. And being the most loving, supportive and encouraging wife, daughter, sister and aunt she can be.
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AUDRA WINTER
Age 26
Leasing Agent for Lincoln Property
To Audra Winter, a beautiful person is someone who really stands for something and who makes everyone else feel more loved and happier while doing so. She lives up to this standard every day, whether she’s roaming a flea market with her husband and two dogs, meeting friends for two-stepping at Billy Bob’s or being the world’s best aunt to her niece and six nephews. Along the way, she teaches them a little about courage—something she’s very passionate about (along with country music, of course).
“In a world that seems to care less and less all the time, it is very important to stand for something and just try to do more good,” she says. One of the things she stands for is giving back, which is why she donates monthly to Lincoln Charities, providing for families who suffer catastrophic events such as a house fire or death of a spouse.
Good looks and good heart aside, Winter considers her best feature to be goofiness. “I think it makes everything in life and in relationships more fun and more meaningful when you can laugh at yourself,” she shares. We couldn’t agree more.
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ANDREA WILSON
Age 36
VP, Strategy Director and Luxury Practice
Lead for iProspect
As a child, Andrea Wilson wanted to be Wonder Woman: a smart, beautiful superhero who worked for the CIA, had a great wardrobe and was admired by all. Today, you might say she’s met that goal. Except for the whole CIA thing.
Wilson lives in Fort Worth with her husband and two children, whom she hugs no less than 20 times per day. She works for a global digital advertising agency, cheers on the Horned Frogs any chance she gets and isn’t afraid to dive into an ocean full of great white sharks. But what truly makes her a superhero is her drop-everything, non-glory-seeking generosity.
In addition to serving as a mentor for the UNT Professional Leadership Program, Wilson supports Union Gospel Mission, the Cook Children’s Neuroblastoma program, the Warm Place and, of course, TCU athletics. And she asks for nothing in return. To her, beauty means giving something you have to benefit others (whether it’s time, advice, entertainment, money or all of the above) “simply because it makes others happy.”
At the end of the day, Wilson leaves Fort Worth better than it was before. That’s a superhero we can get behind.
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KAI STANSBERRY
Age 39
Nonprofit Executive
Kai Stansberry is the change she wishes to see in the world.
As an executive in the nonprofit field, she has spent her entire career working tirelessly to fight homelessness, promote mental health awareness, support community development and educate about heart health. She spends as much time as possible with her daughter, Lia, and also loves rollerblading, surfing, biking and writing. And she wakes up every morning challenging herself to be the best person she can be.
But it hasn’t all been smooth sailing. At 31, Stansberry lost the most influential person in her life—her father—to cancer. She admits to being thrown off balance but has truly taken his lessons to heart: Live her best life with relentless drive and tenacity and do her part to change the world.
“I believe the bumps and bruises we experience in life can help others heal, while at the same time adding beautiful layers to our own life tapestry,” she says. “That’s true beauty.”
Capital Campaign Manager, Meals On Wheels, Inc., of Tarrant County
It has been said that if you find a job you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. Well, AnnMaree Harrison has done exactly that—and she is passionate about a job that provides not only for her, but also for others.
As capital campaign manager for Meals on Wheels in Tarrant County, Harrison helps provide hot meals—as well as a friend and support system—to those who need it most. And she does it because she loves her community.
“I truly believe it is a privilege to live in Fort Worth, and I want to do whatever I can for it,” she shares. So far, that means feeding the hungry, mentoring students at underprivileged schools and inspiring young girls to be “strong, smart and bold” through her involvement with Girls Inc., Women of Influence.
But Harrison also believes in balance, which leaves her time for working out, hosting Sunday dinners, traveling and spending time with her husband. So what is she looking forward to most about 2014? Reaching her goal of providing 1,500,000 meals for those who are homebound. Oh, and motherhood.
Events Manager for the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
If there’s one thing that epitomizes Grace Beck, it’s a love of learning. From the top of a Mayan temple to the top of the Golden Gate Bridge and back, she can’t get enough of new longitudes and latitudes—along with the people in them.
“We gain AND give from interacting with one another,” she shares, detailing her passion for building relationships at home and abroad. And she doesn’t discriminate. To her, beauty is all about embracing your uniqueness, knowing that there’s no one out there exactly like you.
So what makes Beck unique? In addition to her love for rainbow sprinkles, yoga and great patios, she is extremely giving. Every year at Christmas, she helps feed the homeless at her church, a tradition she has held dear for 27 years. And she always slows down to hold the door for strangers.
For someone who seems to have a lot of things figured out already, Beck is most excited about what she doesn’t know. “I jump out of bed with a smile on [my] face and head out to see what the world has to teach me,” she says. That’s a lesson worth learning.
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Monica BalBo
age 28
AVP of Business Development at Pinnacle Bank
Despite being voted one of the 10 most beautiful women in Fort Worth, Monica Balbo is very good at seeing beauty in other people. It started at a young age—sympathizing with kindhearted Belle from Beauty and the Beast as she saw through a monster the way no one else in town could. Today, she finds it in her friends, her family, her garden and the city she’s known since birth.
She prides Fort Worth for its sense of community, and she loves connecting with neighbors— whether that means cheering on her alma mater (go Frogs!), volunteering or just giving directions to a stranger. Success, she believes, is all about the determination to overcome obstacles by doing our best. And while she’s achieved plenty of that in her own right, she also pays it forward. By serving on the Make-A-Wish Foundation Regional Council and the Wish Upon a Par golf committee, she’s empowering children to overcome life-threatening diagnoses—a true game changer.
According to Balbo, beauty comes from the inside out, and a simple smile can make anyone’s day better. Lucky for us, that’s one of her best features.
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SARA WEST
Age 23
U.S. Marine Corporal Crewmaster on C-130s; model for The Campbell Agency
As both a U.S. Marine and a model, Sara West has learned to appreciate different kinds of beauty. But stunning sunsets and flawless faces aside, she believes kind words and courageous actions are the most rare—and most valuable—form of beauty. Influenced most by her grandfather, also a Marine, she recalls fond memories of his telling stories while showing her his scars and bullet wounds.
Descended from Cherokee Indians, West prides herself on her adventurousness. “I love to spend time in nature,” she says, “camping, hunting, surviving without the luxuries we are used to.” A typical weekend includes skeet-shooting, singing at church, baking homemade apple dumplings, drinking beer with the guys and, in typical Fort Worth fashion, two-stepping.
And she still finds time to give back. In addition to walking in runway shows to benefit charity, she has volunteered with the Special Olympics and Toys for Tots—not to mention how much she gives by simply putting on her uniform every morning. If her goal each day is to benefit those around her, then she’s successful—whether she’s donning Marine fatigues or an Oscar de la Renta gown.
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LYNN
ALEXANDER
Age 31
Attorney at Brown Dean
For many little girls, looking up to Miss America on the silver screen is something of a rite of passage. But for pageant-queen-turned-lawyer Lynn Alexander, beauty pageants have always been about much more than hand waving and high heels.
Alexander began baton twirling at the age of 3, when she (very precociously) learned important life lessons about being honest, working hard and owning your faults. Today, that kind of work ethic undoubtedly helps her succeed in a fast-paced law career, and she thanks her coach for teaching her how to carry herself with confidence.
“She not only taught me how to walk, talk and act like a lady,” she says of coach Vicki Ray, “but she taught me that no one was going to hand me anything on a silver platter, so I better get out there and fight for what I want.” And what she wants is to share her story, time and talent with others. Growing up, Alexander was insecure. But through her involvement with SafeHaven of Tarrant County and the Miss Fort Worth Scholarship Organization, she passes on the lessons from her pageant days by teaching girls that there’s more to beauty than being “the pretty one.”
Cattle ranches and ranchers dominate the public’s idea of Texas in literature, movies and imaginations. It requires strong, smart men and women who make it happen day-in-day-out, year-end-year-out, generation after generation. It is their business, make no mistake, but it also is their life.
We offer you a brief but beautiful tour of five famous ranches in West Texas and close to Fort Worth. Saddle up and enjoy the ride.
| by Gail Bennison | photography by Jason Kindig |
Moncrief Ranch Parker County Ranch headquarters for the Moncrief family is the historic Parker County ranch bought in 1954. The family, known for its oil and gas fortune, also runs ranch operations near Gunnison, Colo., and Lysite, Wyo.
The ranches are basically cowcalf operations, says Moncrief Ranch’s longtime ranch manager, Ted Harter. “The cattle numbers depend on available water,” he said. “We run a mixed herd of cows, and then when conditions are good, we expand with all our stocker cattle.”
Charlie Moncrief and his wife, Kit, run a Quarter horse operation at the Moncrief Ranch, which is home to NCHA Futurity Champion Royal Fletch and AQHA and NRCHA World Champion Mr Playinstylish. Both stallions are now standing at the 6666 Ranch.
Also on the ranch, you will find Grevy’s Zebras, Nubian Asses and Scimitar Oryx, to name a few of the beautiful exotics being protected on this ranch. Some are currently endangered in the wild.
The historical aspects of Moncrief Ranch are plentiful and important to the family. What is sometimes called “The Rock House” was built in 1933 by former Texas Gov. W. Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel, who was famous for his enthusiasm for music, specifically, Bob Wills and also the Light Crust Doughboys. The restored house has become a sanctuary for Moncrief
family gatherings for many years.
The Moncrief family has done a lot of restoration work on an old barn and the old Milburn cabin, which was built around 1880. Some of the Milburn descendants visited recently. The Martin Ranch is one of the divisions of the Moncrief Ranch. Broadway star Mary Martin’s family lived there. Cynthia Ann Parker’s uncle, John Parker, is buried in an unmarked grave near the old Baker Cemetery on the Martin division.
A marker on the ranch designates Parsons Station. The rail line was built through the area in the 1880s. The rail stop featured cattle pens for loading livestock. The train that made the trip from Weatherford to Cleburne was known as “Old Nancy Hanks.” The completion of what would become State Hwy. 171 led to the decline of Old Nancy’s route. A few relics remain.
A little pug-mix dog named Hope is also part of the history of Moncrief Ranch. Hope was found in July 2012 wandering the ranch with her muzzle taped shut, her tongue protruding and swollen. She had been
stabbed multiple times. Hope’s abuse became an international story; and her spirit inspired Kit, their daughters, Gloria and Adelaide, and six other women to start a new foundation called Saving Hope. The little dog, now healthy and happy, enjoyed being a star in the ranch photo shoot.
“The most important thing about the ranch to us is that it’s a fully operational cattle ranch,” Charlie said. “We take a lot of pride in that. Also, we’re very conscious of the wildlife management end of it, not just inside the exotic game fence, but managing the entire property and overall habitat out here. Preserving the history is very important. Our job is being good stewards of the land and keeping the ranch as it has been for hundreds of years.”
Bonds Ranch Saginaw
Travel a few miles north of Fort Worth and you’ll find Bonds Ranch, a family ranching business in its third generation. Bonds run cattle in 13 states, 26 counties in Texas alone, and in Canada. At the headquarters ranch in Saginaw, the focus is on weaned calves from different ranches. They run anywhere from 150 to 200 Brangus and Angus crossbreds, depending on the drought situation.
P.R. (Bob) Bonds founded Bonds Ranch 80 years ago. In 1933, he purchased 5,000 acres of the Mary Hicks Ranch located in Hicks, Texas, and started what is now known as Bonds Ranch, as a 150 Hereford cowcalf operation. Bob Bonds died when his son Pete was only two years old, and Pete’s mother, Betty, and their ranch foreman, Pete Burnett, cousin to the famed rancher Samuel Burk Burnett, raised him and be-
came his role model.
Today, Pete Bonds manages the ranch with Jo, his wife, who also runs her own dance studio business. Pete and Jo have three daughters: Missy Bonds, April Bonds and Bonnie Anderson.
Missy works closely with her dad and has been the ranch’s assistant general manager and export program manager for almost a decade. She has developed and implemented a non-hormone treated cattle program, which allows the ranch to qualify its cattle for export and expand into markets in the European Union, South Korea and Japan. Missy continues to promote American beef and educate producers and consumers in the United States and worldwide. She is the youngest female to be elected to the board of directors for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. Missy recently was honored with the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame’s Mitzi Lucas Award.
April is in charge of the ranch’s strategic planning.
Bonnie and her husband Clint Anderson, along with their daughters Kaycee and Larkin and son Ace, split their time between their yearling operations in Texas and Colorado.
The three sisters also run cattle together.
“The hardest part of the ranching business is Mother Nature,” Missy says. “She’s either working for you or working against you, and she seems to work against you more times than not. And finding employees who are willing to work as hard as you do is another problem,” she said. “One guy who works for us says that daddy’s the best boss he’s ever had, that he only makes you work half days and he doesn’t care which 12 hours of the day you work,” Missy said, laughing. “The half days aren’t the bad days. It’s when you have to put in full days. You have to love this business because it’s a lot of hard work.”
Pete Bonds is the current president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and well respected in this industry. “Ranching is a business and needs to be treated as a business,” Pete said. “Our daughters know
The historical aspects of Moncrief Ranch are plentiful (as seen on these two pages). The Moncrief family has invested a lot of effort into restoration.
they need to work hard and understand the business to make sure they take it past the third generation.” As to the current state of the cattle industry, Pete said that the stocker business is normally always good, but the cowcalf side is going to be in the driver’s seat for the next several years. “With the price of steers now, if you can’t make money raising calves, you’d better quit,” he said.
R.A. Brown Ranch
Throckmorton
A family ranching business since 1895, the R.A. Brown Ranch has prospered for four generations, with the fifth and sixth in the saddle to move it forward. Brown Ranch has consistently produced some of the most superior cattle and Quarter horses in the industry and is known best for its robust breeding bulls sold for almost 40 years in the annual second Wednesday of October production sales. Five breeds make up the cowherd: Angus, Red Angus, SimAngus, Simmental and Hotlander, a composite breed developed on the ranch in the late 1980s.
R.A. Brown Ranch developed through merging Brown, Thomas and Donnell family ranchland, some dating back to 1876. The Brown part was established by R.H. Brown, operator of a livestock commission company in the Fort Worth Stockyards in 1903. His son, R.A. “Rob” Brown Sr.,
managed the ranch and also helped organize the American Quarter Horse Association. He is a member of the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame, and his son, R.A. “Rob” Brown Jr., served as AQHA president and also has been inducted into the Quarter Horse Hall of Fame.
Through a recent planned succession, Rob and his wife Peggy, both of whom are legends in the ranching industry, turned the reins over to their four children and families: daughter Betsy and her husband, Jody Bellah; son Rob A. and his wife, Talley; daughter Marianne and her husband, Todd McCartney; and son Donnell and his wife, Kelli. There are 17 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren coming along in the family operation. As part of the succession plan, the Browns divided the cattle through a complete dispersal sale in October. Buyers came from 40 states and two countries.
“What I’m most proud of on this ranch is my four children and their spouses,” says Rob Brown. “They all love agriculture, and they’ve done a great job learning about the cattle business. They did the land separation themselves and helped one another get what was best for their wants and needs. It’s been a real blessing for our family to be able to do this.”
Today, Pete Bonds manages the ranch with Jo, his wife, who also runs her own dance studio business. Pete and Jo have three daughters: Missy Bonds, April Bonds and Bonnie Anderson.
Through
a recent planned succession, Rob Brown and his wife Peggy turned the reins over to their four children and families: daughter Betsy and her husband, Jody Bellah; son Rob A. and his wife, Talley; daughter Marianne and her husband, Todd McCartney; and son Donnell and his wife, Kelli.
All photos except portrait were taken by Kelli Brown.
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“Being able to hand the ranch down to the next generation in the way Mom and Dad have done keeps the ranch in the family and the family in the ranch,” Donnell says. “In this day and time in agriculture, it’s difficult enough to have your kids want to do this. What my parents have done is spend the last 20 years preparing for this time,” he said.
The thing that sets Brown Ranch apart in terms of cattle breeding is cutting edge genetics, says Kelli Brown, Donnell’s wife. “We use the old and the new,” Kelli said. “We’re very proud of the fact that we use modern technology, whether it’s embryo transfer or genetic selection, to breed better beef and make a better steak for you to eat. But at the same time, we live in a part of the world that’s very rich in ranching heritage here in the heart of Texas. Cattle are still worked horseback. Our horses are a necessary tool.”
Though recognized as a working family ranch, the Brown family gives much recognition to their employees who work daily with them to reach the ranch’s goals.
Saunders Twin V Ranch Weatherford
Six generations of Saunders men have raised cattle in Texas since 1850, beginning with Thomas B. Saunders I, who drove a herd of cattle from Mississippi and started the first Saunders cattle ranch near Gonzales. He and his wife raised 12 children and after the Civil War settled on a ranch in
Bexar County, which later was known as Saunders, Bexar County.
Two of Tom B.’s sons, William David Harris Saunders and George Washington Saunders, were trail drivers. George helped organize the Union City Stockyards in San Antonio and operated a livestock commission company there.
The Fort Worth family history began in 1902 when William’s son, Thomas B. Saunders II, became the first cattle dealer on the Fort Worth Stockyards.
The fourth generation, Thomas B. Saunders III, worked on his father’s ranches and for the T.B. Saunders Commission Companies in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. In 1930, he reorganized the business into a cattle clearinghouse. He was one of the founders of the National Cutting Horse Association and was inducted into the National Cutting Horse Hall of Fame. Tom B. III bought the Weatherford ranchland and established the
Saunders Twin V Ranch in Weatherford is a family business, which is primarily a cow-calf and a yearling operation. Their family history began in 1902 when Thomas B. Saunders II became the first cattle dealer in the Fort Worth Stockyards.
Twin V livestock brand in 1934, the year that Tom B. IV was born.
Tom B. IV was 12 when he went to work for his daddy at the Fort Worth Stockyards. It was there that he learned his work ethic, as well as tradition of service to the cattle industry. He and his wife, Ann, moved to the Twin V in 1958 and raised three children there.
Sixth generation Thomas B. V. is known as Thomas. He and his wife, Lynn Hay, have two daughters, Madalynn and Leslie. Both girls majored in agriculture in college.
Tom B. and Ann’s second child, Ann Catherine Williams, and her husband, Perry, have one son, Jordan, who graduated with an agriculture and equine degree.
The youngest, Amy Elizabeth Haydon, is married to Joel Haydon. They have two girls, Mamie Cate, who is in grade school, and Caroline, who is in junior high.
All live on the ranch, and all contribute to the family business, which primarily is a cow-calf and a yearling operation.
“Raising cattle is all I’ve ever wanted to do,” Tom B. says. “But the cattle business is hard. I think every Saunders’ generation has been broke at least once in his lifetime and had to rebuild.”
Tom B. IV has been a director of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association for decades and has served as a trustee of the TSCRA Foundation and on its board of trustees. He also served as a director of the Fort Worth Stock Show for 37 years and currently serves as an honorary vice president.
In addition to working cattle, Thomas has spent his life starting colts and finishing them as welltrained horses to use on the Saunders’ ranches. He supplied horses for the movie sets of The Alamo, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, and Secondhand Lions, where he was a stand-in for actor Robert Duvall. He also trained Tommy Lee Jones’ polo ponies. Thomas serves on the Fort Worth Stock Show Ranch Rodeo Horse Committee and as ranch rodeo stock contractor for numerous ranch rodeos.
His greatest joy is working with his family at the Twin V. Ranch.
Saunders Park on Marine Creek in North Fort Worth was dedicated in 1981 to commemorate the contributions of the Saunders family.
Swenson Land & Cattle Company Stamford
Swenson Ranches hold a significant place in Texas history, including a cattle and horse breeding program that has evolved over five generations and 150 years of development.
In 1854, Svante Magnus Swenson, the first Swedish immigrant to Texas and founder of Swenson Ranches, purchased large land tracts of unsettled wilderness in the rolling plains of West Texas. In 1882 when
the government started imposing taxes, Svante enlisted his two sons Eric P. and Swen A. to find a way for the land to pay for itself.
By the early 1900s, ranch operations compromised almost 500,000 acres in four separate units, referred to as Flat Top, Throckmorton, Tongue River, and Spur Ranches, the last two of which have been sold. The venture was incorporated under the name of Swenson Land and Cattle Co. Inc. in 1926.
Originally, the brothers ranched with native Texas Longhorns, which were branded with an SMS in honor of their father. The brand has become one of the most recognizable in the cattle industry. Later, purebred Hereford and Shorthorn cattle upgraded the native stock, and ultimately, selective breeding produced an entire herd of Herefords.
In 1930, Swenson Ranch initiated the Texas Cowboy Reunion, a part rodeo and part homecoming, which features a traditional rodeo with 700 to 800 contestants each July. Stamford is renowned for this annual event.
In 1978, the company was partitioned into four separate family-owned corporations. Today’s SMS is owned by Bruce, Perry and Rod Swenson and their children, all direct descendants of Svante Magnus Swenson. The ranch consists of The Flat Top near Stamford and a portion of the Throckmorton units, with the ownership headed by fifth generation, Steve Swenson, president of Swenson Land & Cattle Co., and a family board.
Today, the ranch produces Hereford cross and black baldy cattle and
horses that are bred for ranch work. About 60 head of saddle horses and 40 brood mares make up the ranch’s horse operation. Some of the older mares’ bloodlines go back to the 1870s when the ranch provided Army remount horses in World War I.
Mother Nature can be a big problem for ranchers. To handle the severe drought of 2011, Swenson sent two-thirds of the herd out of Texas. “We’re really lucky we found some pasture lands in Nebraska for our cows, even though it’s not a great place for people. And we’re very lucky to have a good cowboy group and a ranch manager like Dennis Braden, who is a TCU ranch management graduate, to handle these situations. We’re starting to move some of the herd back now,” he said.
Steve says they’re working on getting the sixth generation involved. Swenson and his wife have no children, but he does have two brothers, three sisters, and three cousins, all of whom are active owners and smart business people, he said.
“Ranching is a business, but it’s also a way of life. You won’t find better people than ranchers. They’re smart and they know their business. It’s not a hobby. We have to make money doing it,” Steve said.
Today the Swenson Land and Cattle Company produces quality Hereford cross and black baldy cattle and horses. Some of the older mares' bloodlines go back to the 1870s.
Opposite of Traditional
On the outside, the Modern in Mira Vista home project is international in flavor and linear in design. Step inside, and the design is radial with no straight lines.
| by Paul K. Harral |
Construction is well under way on the Fort Worth, Texas Modern in Mira Vista home project. But it’s already old hat to the design team working on the house at the home office of Cantoni design on Alpha Road in Dallas.
Design consultant Nicole George has been working with owner and architect Wail Majeed for more than three years on a plan for the home. Scott Bonds, the company’s director of kitchen design, was involved early as well. The builder on the project is Joe Ragon, president of Bezcon general contractors.
The 8,000-square-foot house is under construction at 6805 St. Andrews Court in Mira Vista. It sits on a bluff overlooking the golf course amid a sea of more traditional houses. It will be noticed.
“Modern and traditional designs are essentially at opposite ends of the spectrum,” says Michael Wilkov, the founder and CEO of Cantoni. The company launched in 1984 in a strip shopping center in Dallas and focused from the start on modern interior design.
“Clean and sleek lines often characterize modern design with an emphasis on basic shapes, forms and functionality,” Wilkov said. “Color palettes can range from neutral to bold and bright. In contrast, traditional furnishings usually reflect 18th century English, 19th century neoclassic and French country styles.”
A unique aspect of this project is that the client involved is also the architect of the home, changing somewhat the typical design company-client dynamic.
“The exterior facade of the house is international, linear and blocked, but when you open the doors, you enter into a magnificent radial plan where there are no straight lines to be found,” George said.
“When I began the design process with Mr. Majeed, it
was our mutual goal to continue his architectural concept in the interior layout. We wanted the furniture to be comfortable and reflect the unique style of the home’s interior architecture.”
They’ve already selected the color palette even though the house was only roughly framed out in late fall. The overall color is white with bright accents in each room, she says.
“For example, the formal living areas boast bright red accents while the family living areas feature hues of yellow and mandarin,” George said. That carried throughout and into the private quarters, including the children’s rooms. “Mr. Majeed’s son selected navy blue, and his daughter chose rose pink,” she said.
Cantoni is providing indoor and outdoor furniture, art and accessories as well as a custom kitchen and custom cabinetry from Bontempi Cucine, which is exclusive to the company, she said. Final furnishings, art and accessory selections are still in the works.
Bonds says the color palette is carried through the kitchen area as well.
“We chose to combine the Zero and Wave collections from Bontempi Cucine in pure white high-gloss lacquer finishes to create a one-of-a-kind kitchen for this unconventional space,” he said. Cantoni also teamed with Miele to use that company’s limited edition Brilliant White collection of white glass appliances.
Wilkov says the company has done projects throughout the Metroplex and looks forward to many more in Fort Worth. This project, he said, is a great way to showcase the versatility of his firm from kitchen and cabinet design to customized indoor and outdoor furnishings.
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2014 School Guide
Each year, thousands of parents and students begin their hunt for the perfect school. Filling out application after application, setting up interviews and making multiple visits to schools can be a daunting task. Where will my child excel academically, grow personally and truly enjoy learning?
Whether you’re seeking a school for a specific teaching methodology or prefer that your child learn in a religious environment at a school that shares your family’s vision, the search can seem daunting. Things can get especially tricky if you are enrolling more than one child into private school or college—one size doesn’t fit all, and it’s difficult to find just the right match. Extensive research is often required, and critical questions
will arise regarding tuition costs, test assessments, personal interviews and the application process, among others. When it comes down to it, choosing a school for your child is no easy task, to say the least.
On the following pages, you will find a comprehensive list of private schools, colleges and graduate programs in the area. From fine arts academies and faith-based schools, to Montessori academies and schools focused on accelerated learning for the gifted and talented, the 2014 School Guide gives parents an in-depth look at each school, including accreditation, student-to-teacher ratio, cost of tuition and teacher requirements.
We hope you will find this quick reference to the area’s schools and colleges helpful as you explore the possibilities of your child’s education.
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Rice University
/ 713.348.7423 / rice.edu
St. Edward’s University austin / 512.448.8400 / stedwards.edu
St. Mary’s University
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Sam Houston State University huntsville / 866.BeaRK aT / shsu.edu
Schreiner University Kerrville / 1.800.343.4919 / schreiner.edu
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University Georgetown / 1.800.252.3166 / southwestern.edu
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Sul Ross State University alpine / 1.888.722.SRSU / sulross.edu
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, online / 254.968.9000 / tarleton.edu
Tarrant County College Fort Worth, arlington, hurst / 817.515.8223 / tccd.edu
Texas A&M University college Station / 979.845.3211 / tamu.edu
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From the Texas-inspired legends of America’s Western films to the Texas-sized ambitions of America’s next generation of leaders, TCU’s College of Communication cultivates a learning experience based on tradition, research, fundamentals, and a commitment to innovation and excellence.
The Department of Film, Television and Digital Media is home to the Gwendolyn P. Tandy Memorial Film Library, a collection of more than 20,000 movies and television programs including classic Westerns like The Searchers. KTCU 88.7 FM provides a major-market radio station learning experience. Students from across the nation are attracted to state-of-the-art resources including HD studios, deluxe sound stages, video and audio editing suites, and a new degree in Sports Broadcasting.
The Department of Communication Studies offers consulting and mediation services to the North Texas business, legal and educational communities. The department conducts a competitive public speaking contest, the Wisdom Award, and the new TCU Debate Team has successfully competed in parliamentary debates. The Master’s level programs consistently rank among the top universities in the nation in research productivity.
The Schieffer School of Journalism’s 2,300-square-foot Convergence Center immerses students in a multimedia hub where HD telecasts, live radio, print and full Web operations converge in the TCU360.com news gateway. The new student advertising agency, Roxo, provides hands-on experience and applies classroom learning to real-life client challenges. The Schieffer School, the College of Communication, and Extended Education will partner with the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers to offer the Certified Public Communicator program in summer 2013.
As a student, Horned Frog parent, client, or partner, you can join TCU’s College of Communication’s tradition and commitment to innovation and excellence. Call Yvette Wilhite-Hanshaw, 817.257.7275, for details on College programs today. Become part of the learning. Become part of the legacy.
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Angelo State University
San angelo / 325.942.2169 / angelo.edu/dept/ grad_school
Baylor Law School
Waco / 1.800.BaYloRU or 254.710.3588 / baylor. edu/law
Baylor University
Waco / 1.800.BaYloRU or 254.710.3588 / baylor. edu/graduate
Dallas Baptist University Dallas / 214.333.5242 / dbu.edu/graduate
DeVry University-Keller
Management Fort Worth / 817.810.9114 / devry.edu
Hardin-Simmons University abilene / 325.670.1000 / hsutx.edu
Howard Payne University Brownwood / 800.880.4HPU / hputx.edu
Houston Baptist University houston /
/ hbu.edu/GRaD
Lamar University Beaumont / 409.880.8888 / beacardinal.com
LeTourneau University longview / 1.800.759.8811 / letu.edu
Midwestern State University Wichita Falls / 940.397.4352 / mwsu.edu
Our Lady of the Lake University San antonio, houston, harlingen / 210.434.671 / ollusa.edu
Prairie View A&M University Prairie View / 936.261.1000 / pvamu.edu
Rice University houston / 713.348.4002 / graduate.rice.edu
St. Edward’s University austin / 512.488.8600 / stedwards.edu
St. Mary’s University Graduate School San antonio / 210.436.3101 / stmarytx.edu/grad
St. Mary's University School of Law San antonio / 210.436.3523 / stmarytx.edu/law
Sam Houston State University huntsville / 936.294.1971 / shsu.edu/graduate
/ smu.edu/graduate
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Fort Worth / 1.877.Go.SWBTS / swbts.edu
F. Austin State University Nacogdoches / 936.468.2807 / sfasu.edu/ admissions
Sul Ross State University alpine / 1.888.722.SRSU / sulross.edu
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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, online / 254.968.9104/ tarleton.edu/graduate
Texas A&M University college Station / 979.845.3211 / tamu.edu
Texas A&M School of Law Fort Worth / 817.212.4144 / law.tamu.edu
Texas Christian University Fort Worth / 817.257.7000 / graduate.tcu.edu
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshal School of Law houston / 713.313.4455 / tsulaw.edu
Texas State University San marcos / 512.245.2581 / www.gradcollege. txstate.edu
Texas Tech University lubbock / 806.742.2787 / www.depts.ttu.edu/ gradschool/
Texas Tech University School of Law lubbock / 806.742.3791 / law.ttu.edu
/ txwes.edu
Texas Woman’s
Denton / 940.898.2000 / twu.edu
University of Dallas Irving / 972.721.5000 / udallas.edu
University of Houston Law Center houston / 713.743.2100 / law.uh.edu
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Belton /
/ umhb.edu
University of North Texas Denton / 940.565.2383 / graduateschool.unt.edu
UNT Health Science Center Fort Worth / 817.735.2000 / unthsc.edu
University of Texas-Arlington arlington / 817.272.2688 / uta.edu/grad
University of Texas at austin austin / 512.471.3434 / utexas.edu
University of Texas School of Law austin / 512.471-5151 / utexas.edu/law
University of Texas at El Paso el Paso / 915.747.5000 / utep.edu
University of the Incarnate Word San antonio / 1.800.749.WoRD / uiw.edu
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Jamie was a single mom ready to start dating again. She was nervous because she had never tried a dating service before and wasn’t sure what to expect. As she walked into Great Expectations to learn more about the membership options she had high hopes, and after learning about all of the benefits she knew that this was the direction her social life needed.
After a few weeks of being a member she came across Joe’s profile. Something about his smile made Jamie’s heart melt. She decided to select Joe to meet. A few days later Joe responded with a yes and the pair started communicating. They emailed and talked on the phone for a few days before meeting for dinner on a Thursday night. Joe got to the restaurant early and when Jamie walked in Joe went to shake her hand, but Jamie threw her arms around him and gave him a huge hug instead.
“I thought maybe I was too forward, but Joe later told me that with that first hug he knew I was special,” said Jamie.
After the first date Jamie couldn’t stop thinking about him, Joe had stolen her heart. The couple hasn’t been a part since. Both Jamie and Joe feel incredibly lucky to have found each other and believe it was all in God’s plan for them to meet. “I have never been so happy in my entire life. I owe it all to Great Expectations!” said Jamie. Great Expectations is a local matchmaking and dating service catering to serious singles looking for
long-term love. Here locally for over 20 years and nationally for just under 40, Great Expectations has mastered the technique of making love connections between two people.
So what sets Great Expectations apart from other dating services? First, every potential member must qualify for a membership. “Making the decision to join a dating service can be scary and exciting all at the same time and we realize that,” said Taylor Shelton, Director of Fort Worth’s Great Expectations. “We do our best to put all of our clients at ease by not only learning about them as a person, but putting them in a safe dating environment. We conduct background checks on each member who joins our program.”
Second, all photos are taken by the in house photographer. “This is another way we put our members at ease. They know that when they look at a profile the person that they’re seeing in the picture will look the same when they meet them in person. There is no room for misrepresentation with our service.” said Taylor.
“I have never been so happy in my entire life. I owe it all to Great Expectations!”
Great Expectations also offers member only events. Events include everything from speed dating, to happy hours, Rangers baseball games, pot luck dinners, wine tastings, and holiday parties. “Events are a great way to meet other members because we try to create an atmosphere of friends just hanging out,” said Layla, Fort Worth’s Event Coordinator. Take John and Karen for example. The couple met at
a wine tasting event where Karen boldly approached John. Even after the event was over, the pair continued to spend the day together. Their first date was to a Rangers baseball game over Memorial Day weekend. After just over a year of dating John proposed to Karen.
“We were on a scenic snowmobile adventure in Winter Park, CO. when John got down on one knee 11,000 feet up on a mountain. It was a surprise and completely romantic,” said Karen. The couple recently married in June 2013. But the number one thing that sets Great Expectations apart is the personal service the members receive.
“We were on a scenic snowmobile adventure in Winter Park, CO. when John got down on one knee 11,000 feet up on a mountain. It was a surprise and completely romantic.”
Great Expectations allows you to search profiles on your own, but you will also work with a matchmaker to maximize your experience. “I have members call me and tell me about someone who has caught their eye but they want to get my opinion on them before they select them. Many times, I’ll call the person for the member and tell them about the interested member before a selection has ever happened.” said Taylor. “I feel that reading a person’s profile can only go so far, so if I can step in and help make a match happen then I do.”
Now that you know why Great Expectations is your best dating service option, let your 2014 New Year’s Resolution be to find that special someone with the help and guidance of Taylor and her team. Call to set up your free consultation at 817-332-8009 or visit us online at www.GreatExpectationsFTW.com. And just in case you need one more reason to join… “I want to commend all of the GE staff for their persistent and patient professionalism, concrete commitment and their forever friendly attitudes. I especially want to praise Layla, Julie, Taylor, Jules and Lauren for all of their personal help which has resulted in my being able to discover my possible soul mate, and definitely a sweet lady who has already given me faith, love and hope again as I begin to court her. We have lots in common! It happened quickly for me after I told God and GE that I was ready to have a serious and long-lasting relationship which may lead to marriage. My prayer was answered in dramatic fashion. Thanks so much, GE!” —Larry
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Let’s rodeo
Grand Entry Gala introduces the Stock Show season in Fort Worth and provides funds for community programs.
| by Paul K. harral |
Junior League of fort
Worth President MicheLLe MarLoW figures the more than eight-decades-old organization will put $250,000 into community projects it supports and funds this year.
That money has to come from somewhere, and the League is hoping that a big chunk will come from its second Grand Entry Gala, a preview event to the annual Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.
“Last year was a great success, and this year it’s going to be even better. It’s down in the arena,” says League Sustaining Member and Adviser Martha Williams.
“It’s a really fun party and a great way to kick off the Stock Show.”
There’s a long-standing relationship between the League and the Stock Show. Junior Leaguers began selling programs
at the rodeo in 1957, with part of the sales price going to support the myriad programs it funds in the city. This year’s Gala is scheduled for Jan. 11. The 118th edition of the Stock Show runs Jan. 17–Feb. 8.
Jerri and W.R. “Bob” Watt are the honorees. Watt was the sixth president in the history of the Stock Show and served from 1977 until his retirement in 2010.
“The Junior League of Fort Worth has had an active and important role in our Stock Show for five decades,” Watt said. “Having these young ladies on hand and assisting with the show has significantly contributed to our success.”
Both he and his wife said they felt privileged to be the
honorary chairs of the event, but Watt also recognized others for the show’s success.
“This is a nice honor,” he said, “but it is only appropriate to share this with a vast number of people responsible for the Stock Show’s success.”
The idea for the Grand Entry Gala was born three years ago when Marlow was assigned the task of researching a possible new fund-raising event.
“After looking at other leagues and surveying our membership, it was apparent that a gala was warranted,” she said. “With our long tradition and love for the Stock Show, it was an easy decision that this would be the perfect fit.”
Unlike many events held in the arena that last only eight seconds, the Galas are a full evening of boot scooting and boogie. The inaugural event raised more than $190,000 that the League used to fund projects such as the Alliance for Children,
The Junior League of Fort Worth made a $75,000 commitment to the nonprofit Opening Doors for Women in Need, which allowed the non-profit to break ground on a second transitional home for women.
Photo courtesy Junior League of Fort Worth
Junior League of Fort Worth members join together on two Saturdays a year to promote voluntarism and the Junior League mission throughout Tarrant County in a Day of Giving.
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“We were truly honored that our community embraced the Grand Entry Gala the way they did,” Marlow said. “I am hopeful to see continued growth and success of the Grand Entry Gala each year.”
So, too, are the folk at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
Stock Show President Brad Barnes says the organization is proud of its relationship with the Junior League. “The Junior League volunteers are always exploring ways to improve their community by directing resources to positively impact the well-being of children and families,” he said, and the Grand Entry Gala is a “fantastic way to involve the community, celebrate the Stock Show season and raise needed funds for their worthy causes.”
And this year’s celebration honors a family that has given greatly to the show.
“The Watt name is synonymous with
the legendary Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo,” says Barnes. “Bob, and his father before him, laid the foundation for what this Show is today. I am proud to call Bob Watt a mentor, but, more importantly, a true friend.”
If your image of a Junior Leaguer doesn’t necessarily include a rodeo arena, you are missing the point.
“It’s a Fort Worth thing,” says Williams. “You’ve got Junior League volunteers who are involved in many aspects of the community. I can’t imagine us not being involved in the Stock Show.”
Marlow agrees. “Our members love it and have embraced our partnership with the Stock Show. A large part has to do with the women who have come before us and have left us with such tradition and love for this signature event that takes place each year in our wonderful city,” she said.
The Junior League of Fort Worth was founded in 1929 on the eve of the Great Depression when 10 women formed a Junior Service League to benefit the city. By the next year, the organization had grown to 63 members and was admitted to the Association of Junior Leagues of America. Today, the Junior League of Fort Worth has more than 1,800 members. Last year it granted $230,000 in funding requests.
The president gets to pick the theme for the year, and Marlow picked “Our League. Our City.”
It’s more than a theme, she says. “It is a declaration to Fort Worth and our citizens that whatever is needed, the Junior League will be there,” she said.
The Junior League is a founding partner of Leadership Fort Worth, and Marlow is an alumna of that program. One theme LFW stresses is becoming a trustee of the community. She sees that reflected in the League and its programs.
She feels blessed by being president of the League this year. “I have met friends of a lifetime, have grown to have even more respect and love for our city and our schools, and, most of all, it is teaching my four boys true life lessons of being a servant leader,” she said.
Both Marlow and Williams point with pride to the Junior League’s growing involvement in Fort Worth’s public schools.
“Because of successful fundraisers like the Grand Entry Gala, we are able to make significant community impacts,” Marlow said. “I am so proud that our provisional new — members will be mentoring, inspiring, nurturing, tutoring and supporting the children and their families in the Fort Worth ISD.”
The program is called Junior M.I.N.T.S. note those are the first letters of the list of involvements she mentioned above. The League is providing more than 4,000 volunteer hours and focusing on mentoring, reading buddies, special events and campus support at three school campuses, the district says. In all, 83 provisionals will spend 50 hours each over the school year. The three campuses involved are Western Hills Primary, Western Hills Elementary and Eastern Hills Elementary.
“They inundated the public schools this fall, and, so far, it has been a true success,” Marlow said. Added Williams, “The League is doing so much with the public schools now. It’s very exciting.”
The Junior League’s first Grand Entry Gala in 2013 drew a crowd in Western dress to the floor in the rodeo arena. Photo courtesy Junior League of Fort Worth
The Grand Entry at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo features a parade of horses and flags. Photo courtesy Junior League of Fort Worth
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The Crowne Plaza InvITaTIonal aT ColonIal seT a new fundraIsIng reCord by raIsIng $7.8 mIllIon ThIs year, which it donated to nearly 100 local charities. Birdies for Charity brought in more than $5.8 million by having 30 local nonprofit organizations collect pledges from individuals and corporations for each birdie made during the tournament.
This year there was a matching fund of $200,000 from Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Colonial Country Club and other supporting companies that help jump start pledge efforts.
“It’s very rewarding to create such a positive impact on our community. A lot of volunteer, sponsors, donors and Fort Worth citizens made it possible to raise these charity dollars all year long,” said 2013 Colonial Club President Vance Minter in a recent press release. Over the last 20 years, the tournament has helped more than 150 organizations totaling $61 million. Donations given are geared toward organizations that benefit disabled, special needs or low-income children, as well as programs/services for abused, neglected and at-risk children, cultural programs for underserved students and college scholarships. FWTX Staff
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home for angel
Everybody knows that infants and children die, but they do not like to think about it — or talk about it.
| by Paul K. harral |
Connie Koehler and Terri Weinman KnoW children die. And they do want to talk about it. Koehler is a nurse and Weinman is a neonatologist, and they’ve seen it firsthand. What they want to talk about is the lack of resources to help the dying child — and the family — through the experience.
They intend to change that in Fort Worth by establishing the state’s first in-patient
hospice and respite care center for medically fragile children from birth through the teens. There are only three similar programs in the United States. Koehler, the founder, named it Angel Unaware, after the 1953 book by Dale Evans Rogers, wife of cowboy star Roy Rogers, about the death of a daughter from complications of Down syndrome. Koehler first read the book when she was around 10 years old.
It has been a career-long passion for both women. “These children have a right to have the end of their lives in an environment where they will be cared for and their pain will be treated, and they can feel they are in a home environment,” says Weinman, the medical director. And their caregivers — generally their parents — deserve some way to have a break from their unrelenting responsibilities.
They have an organization but no home. The plan is to build a freestanding facility, and both women vow that it will be built. Changes in reimbursement and treatment protocols in the Affordable Health Care Act make such facilities more financially feasible now.
Koehler spent most of her nursing career in adult hospice care where there often were calls for hospice care for a child. “We either shied away from it because we didn’t feel we were adequately prepared for this child or we took them on and did a really abysmal job of caring for them,” she says. The needs, she says, are different from adult patients and require different training. And there is a need to treat
Angel Unaware turned to HKS, a worldwide architectural firm that has been designing healthcare facilities for more than four decades for concept illustrations.
the whole family.
“In the small children world, they understand more than you think they do. My experience with children who are dying is that they hide a lot of their feeling from their parents because they feel like they have to take care of their parents,” says Weinman.
Koehler and Weinman met by chance or, they think, by providence. Koehler and her husband, Bill — he’s a former provost at TCU and a former president of the Fort Worth ISD School Board — were at dinner when they bumped into Dr. David Turbeville, a Fort Worth neonatologist who is in practice with Weinman. Koehler told him she was trying to found Angel Unaware. “He didn’t say another word. He just reached in his pocket and pulled out a business card, flipped it over and wrote ‘Dr. Terri Weinman’ and a phone number on it, and said, ‘Here’s your medical director,’ ” Koehler said.
Both women realize they face a monumental task in raising the money for a freestanding facility, but there is a fallback position.
“We have to get started. We’re there. We have to do this,” Koehler said. “So I’ll go back to what David Turbeville said to me two years ago: ‘Just go to a strip shopping center and open your doors and do a pediatric home-care hospice.’ I get it. I think that’s OK, but it really does not meet our mission.” Ultimately, that requires a freestanding facility. But a strip center may be a place to start.
Dr. Terri Weinman, D.O., (left) and Connie Koehler at an awareness luncheon for Angel Unaware in November.
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Post-Christmas Reflection
| by heywood | illustration by Charles Marsh |
I love the holIday season. It’s the only time of the year when more than four family members in one room doesn’t necessarily mean there’s going to be an intervention. Most everybody looks forward to taking several days off, but according to a recent article, there is a downside. It’s called post-holiday blues. Researchers claim that when you let go of stress during vacations or holidays, it’s even more difficult to handle when you’re confronted with it again. They brilliantly refer to it as “vacation hangover.” And you thought it was the eggnog.
Now although the post-stress in your life is actually the same you were dealing with before the holidays, each new year does present new problems. We’re looking at yet another potential government shutdown in the middle of January. Everybody’s worried that the sequester could cause huge cuts in defense spending. Big deal. Frankly, I think the federal government’s defense is just fine. What they need to concentrate on is improving the offense. Their quarterback hasn’t had a very good year.
But unfortunately, while trying to let go of stress, a number of adults still spend their holidays reflecting on Christmas past and revising their bucket list for the future. This can be equally stressful. However, there is one thing on my list that just doesn’t seem that appealing anymore. I’ve decided I’m only going to swim with the dolphins the day after they go barhopping with me.
But rather than reminisce and get all melancholy, why not just forget all that for a while and reflect back on what the holidays are all about. For starters, I think it might help if I share some little known facts about the Yuletide season that you might find interesting, as well as uplifting.
1) In the summer of 350 A.D., Pope Julius I proclaimed Dec. 25 the official celebration date for the birthday of Christ. Within a week, the local Walmart and Target began displaying Christmas decorations.
2) Jingle Bells, written in 1857 by James
Pierpont, was originally intended for Thanksgiving. Following dinner, the head of the household would sing it over and over until the relatives finally left.
3) Mistletoe is from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning “little dung twig” because the plant spreads through bird droppings. But that’s not why some people won’t stand under it. They believe it’s a gateway drug to marriage.
4) No one is entirely sure what “wassailing” means. However, some historians are convinced that it’s a forerunner of “twerking.”
5) Humphrey Bogart and Sir Isaac Newton were both born on Christmas day. And despite what you may have heard, Newton actually discovered gravity at a bar in Casablanca. It was right after Bogie said, “Here’s looking at you, kid,” then accidentally dropped his Appletini on Sir Isaac’s head.
6) In 1907, Oklahoma became the last U.S. state to declare Christmas a legal holiday. They celebrated by having a gi-
ant Christmas tree lighting in the middle of Oklahoma City. The lights came on five years later when the state finally got electricity.
Also, don’t forget that the holiday season is about giving, not only to your family, but also to others that affect your everyday life. That’s why I’ve provided a list of some of those people that you may have overlooked this year and may want to remember next year.
They might include the mailman, the babysitter, the housekeeper, the full-time nanny, the country club staff, the personal trainer, the hairstylist, that new Pilates instructor, and the people that know about you and that new Pilates instructor. Especially that last group.
Yes, when it comes to taking care of those who matter at Christmas, sometimes all you really need is $5 million.
Have fun this post-holiday season and remember: Always wassail responsibly.
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On With the Show
Way back yOnder in 1894 SOmeWhere in the FOrt WOrth StOckyardS, a meeting took place between Charles McFarland, a local rancher, and Charles French, manager of the Fort Worth Stockyards. This meeting was a discussion about how local ranchers could display their cattle or livestock to basically draw attention to their ranches and their stock.
What derived from this meeting was the first-ever area Fort Worth Stock Show in 1896. The events opened with the firstever Stock Show parade, which was held around the Marine Creek area until 1908 when it moved to the Cowtown Coliseum, which was constructed for this event in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Ranchers would display their livestock in hopes that packers would purchase them or they would forge future business relationships.
The rest, as they say, is history, y’all. My family has been involved in the Stock Show for four generations. It's my favorite Fort Worth event. Well wait… what I meant to say is that it’s my favorite all-time event. And I attend a lot of events. There is nothing like opening day of the Stock Show. There is a smell in the air. There are all kinds of fancy trucks, trailers, RVs, fantastic world-class livestock, awesome cowboys and cowgirls and lots
of boots on the ground for this worldclass event. This year the opening date is Friday, Jan. 17. It begins with the Best of the West Invitational Ranch Rodeo event. Real ranchers only participate in this event, and it’s fun for all ages to watch.
The first days of the FWSSR are packed with fun. The Stock Show parade is on the morning of Jan. 18, which has a staggering attendance of 450,000 to 600,000 annually. It's an amazing parade, which my family rides in every year. On Jan. 19, we have the Mexico Celebración. Then the next day, we have the Cowboys of Color Rodeo. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 21 and 22, we have the Crazy Bulls Night Out. This event is so exciting if you love crazy happenings. This year there is a brand new event on Thursday, Jan. 23, called the Fort Worth Super Shoot Out. Top contenders from some of the elite rodeos will complete for a one-night prize of $100,000. To finish out the week, the original rodeo kicks off with a bang and then runs through Saturday, Feb. 8.
The livestock changes out every few days, so you will need to go online to fwssr.com to get the correct dates for the livestock shows and sales. If you have never attended one of the youth stock shows, you need to see these kids in action. The 2014 Sale of Champions, which is supported by the Stock Show Syndicate, will be a banner year, I’m sure. It would be great if we could get the grand champion steer to $500,000 this year. If you’ve got the dough, come on out and bid on some champions to help kids.
Be sure you eat a corny dog and some cotton candy. There's just so much to see and do that you need to earn your cowboy hat by getting down there and having fun. Look for the CF Brand and wave, smile and say “hello.”
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Extraordinary personalities shaping Fort Worth
Kay Gay
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Inductee and Woman Behind the Palomino Flag Girls
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Dallas-native Kay Gay Doesn’t Go to beD DreaminG about penthouses, lapDoGs, hiGh-rises anD tennis matches. Nope. She dreams of the Wild West, cowgirls, cowboys, their hats, boots, bucking bulls and broncos, rhinestone-studded satin shirts, barrel racing and Fort Worth’s beloved Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum.
“I love anything Western. My house looks like a museum filled with cowboy memorabilia…there is so much color there for your lifestyle, [and] by color, I mean action,” Gay said. “Our bucking stock and our bulls aren’t like little dogs that sit on your lap.”
She and husband Neal have produced and centered their lives around Texas rodeos for 54 years.
Which is why she is one of the 212 women inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame for her significant part in preserving Texas rodeo history. The Museum honored Gay in 2010 for the many cowboy hats she wears — as a professional, a champion and competitor, as well as a trailblazer and pioneer.
“The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame honors and celebrates women, past and present, whose lives exemplify the courage, resilience, and independence that helped shape the American West…Kay Gay is an important part of Texas rodeo history. From scheduling long-haul truckers for rodeo stock to serving as secretary to keeping time, she has filled most roles within the rodeo arena,” according to the Cowgirl Museum website.
Not only was Gay a barrel racer and dazzling Palomino Flag Girl in her past, she’s now the woman behind the Flag Girls. I’m sure you’ve seen them. It’s the explosion of sparkling, stunning ladies springing out of the chutes to kick off the rodeo each night. She calls it the “bling, bling” of the rodeo and has designed the glamorous FlagGirl costumes, new each year for 35 years. She also organizes the auditions and cherry-picks the perfect horses from hundreds that live on her 5,000-acre partially owned and partially
leased ranch in Terrell.
She’s trained women how to ride, young boys how to buck and raised three bullriding boys herself. When they presented her with three strong horseback-riding granddaughters, she trained them too, of course.
“The whole family is still involved in rodeo. My youngest son has taken over [our] rodeo business. Our oldest son works at [our] ranch. Our middle son works for another rodeo producer and does announcing for them. Both [granddaughters] will be Flag Girls this year…they are wearing some of the costumes I wore when I used to carry the flag,” she said. “It does make you proud to see the tradition go on.”
At 75 years old, Gay still doesn’t know how she got mixed up east of Fort Worth. She loves everything about Fort Worth’s Western heritage, friendliness and the respect for cowboy traditions. She said most people don’t feel any nostalgia for the Western life, but Fort Worth holds on tight whether they’re “rodeo or not.”
“The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo is our No. 1 deal. It’s a huge production. People don’t realize what all goes into it. Everybody in Fort Worth seems to like that sort of thing,” she said.
She named Fort Worth her beloved “winter home,” spending the rodeo season living in a rented house off Montgomery Street or working in the coliseum with her Palomino Flag Girls.
“That building has so much nostalgia, and it gives you a feeling of warmth. It’s old, but well kept and clean. There are pictures of the old cowgirls on the walls. The lights make my costumes show up good. It’s a piece of history right there. Just thinking of all the people that have been there brings stars to the eyes,” she said. “Fort Worth should be very proud of it.”
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The Scene Steeplechase Club
The Steeplechase Club presented the 2013 Steeplechase Debutantes, Golden Debutantes and its 100th Anniversary at its 97th Annual Ball Nov. 9 at Ridglea Country Club. Photos by Sharon Corcoran
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(1) Miss Allie Hayden Jennings, Miss Katherine Lanier Maddox, Miss Claudia Megan Felton, Miss Virginia Peterson Andrews, Miss Margaret Lillian Albritton (2) Colin McConnell, Peggy Donnelly & Michael McConnell (3) Philip Thomas, Anna Belle Price &
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The Scene Bragan Gala Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Randy Galloway was honored as the recipient of the 2013 Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. The gala was held Nov. 13 at the Renaissance Worthington Fort Worth Hotel. Photos by Bob Haynes
Who WaS Seen (1) Chris Lewis, Randy Galloway, Tom Grieve (2) Tom & Kathy Grieve (3) Mike Napoli, Dave Roberts, Michael Davidson (4) Gina Wood, Janeen Galloway, Jennifer Giddens
The Scene Patrons of the First Fete of Fall
On Sept. 5, Paul Dorman hosted Patrons of the First Fete of Fall benefit to support the Barrett Martin Havran Little Steps Big Futures Program of BBBS. The soiree on the grounds of his estate was the kickoff of the week long of events leading up to the Sept. 12 Fete at Neiman Marcus. Photos by James Verheyen
Who WaS Seen (1) Brad Alford, Doug Cook, Joy Ann & Bob Havran (2) Mellisa & David Goodroe (3) Sally Coers, Paul Dorman (4) Scott & Carole Murray, Ladye Ann & Jack Miller
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The Scene Top Attorneys
The 2013 Fort Worth, Texas magazine Top Attorney party took place at the Fort Worth Club. Honored guests were voted as top in their respective specialties by their peers. Photos by Spray Gleaves
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An Artist Christmas Campfire USA 29th annual An Artist Christmas was held at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel. The juried art exhibition and auction featured 75 original works of art from artists across the country. Guests enjoyed gourmet seated dinner and dancing as well as live and silent auctions. Photos by Sara Mitchell
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MedTalk Knowledge from the Experts in Orthopedic Surgery
Step Up to USMD for Total Knee Replacement
Q: Who are candidates for a total knee replacement?
a : t he typical candidates are people over the age of 55 who have severe knee arthritis, who are experiencing significant pain and whose symptoms are starting to affect their everyday life.
Q: What is the difference between a total knee and a partial knee replacement?
a : A total knee replaces all three main compartments of the knee, while a partial knee only replaces one of those three compartments.
Q: How do you know when it’s time to consider a total knee?
a : When you start to make decisions in your regular life because of how your knee feels and you stop doing normal, everyday things that make you happy (like having lunch with friends or going to a ballgame, for example), then it’s a reasonable next step to consider a total knee replacement.
Q: What types of implants are used, and how long do they last?
a : t here are around five large-scale implant manufacturers, and their implants all are quite similar because they use a familiar baseline design that has been very successful over the
past 10 to 15 years. m ost of the implants are made of titanium with a cobalt-chrome coating and a polyethylene liner and typically last about 20 years.
Q: What is the recovery time and rehabilitation involved in a total knee?
a : After surgery, patients normally stay in the hospital for two-and-a-half to three days,
although they generally walk the same day as surgery. After they leave the hospital, they start outpatient physical therapy and typically reach full recovery at about three months, where they’re walking normally without any assistive devices and getting back to their everyday activities.
Q: Why do you like operating at USMD Hospital at Fort Worth?
a : i like operating at US m D Hospital at Fort Worth because the staff is extremely kind and compassionate and also very competent and efficient. Also, USMD at Fort Worth is a surgical hospital that does not admit patients for management of chronic disease, so our patients aren’t exposed to other sick patients. this helps minimize the risk of contamination and problems after surgery.
Michael Boothby, M.D.
Regain Your Game with Sports Fracture Surgery
Q: What is a fracture?
a : A fracture is simply a break in a bone.
Q: What are the main sports fractures you see?
a : We see a lot of distal radius fractures (commonly called wrist fractures), which involve falling on an outstretched hand. We also see a
lot of ankle fractures. t he ankle is made up of three bones: the end of the tibia, the end of the fibula and the talus. With ankle fractures, the most common part of the ankle that’s broken is the fibula.
Q: What surgical procedures are used to treat these types of fractures?
a : t he simplest surgical procedure we use is a closed reduction, where we take the position of the bone that’s in a bad spot and manually move it to a better position. A bit more invasive is percutaneous pinning, which involves using pins through the skin to hold the bone in a better position and give it some extra stability. We also perform an external fixator, and that involves putting large pins into the bone and using bars to help hold the pins in place. Finally, the most invasive surgery we use is open reduction internal fixation, where we make an incision in the skin, dissect all the way down to the bone, and insert
plates and screws to hold the fracture in place.
Q: What are normal recovery times for fractures?
a : i n general, fractures take six weeks to heal. But no matter if they’re treated surgically or nonsurgically, the patient’s individual biology will determine how long it will take the fracture to heal.
Q: What are the benefits of using USMD Hospital at Fort Worth?
a : USmD Hospital at Fort Worth has an excellent staff that is highly trained and specialized and that provides superior, quality care to its patients. t he hospital also provides a patient experience that is better than any i’ve ever been around — they treat patients like humans, not just from a medical standpoint.
Todd Moore, D.O. Southwest Orthopedic Associates
4441 Bryant Irvin Rd. N. Fort Worth, TX 76107
sworthopedic.com 888.444.USMD
Get Surgical Relief from Spinal Stenosis at USMD
Q: What is cervical spinal stenosis?
a : Cervical spinal stenosis is the narrowing of the spinal canal in the neck region that compresses the spinal cord or nerve roots exiting out of the
canal and typically down the arms. t his can result in neck pain, arm pain, numbness, tingling, electrical shocks, weakness, gait abnormali-
ties, difficulty with coordination, balance issues, breathing abnormalities or paralysis.
Q: Who gets spinal stenosis?
a : there is a genetic predisposition for a degenerative process causing stenosis that is unavoidable. t his does not always play a large component, however, and many causes are preventable, including repetitive chronic injury, such as contact sports and heavy manual labor. Herniated discs from acute injury are also common causes. rarely, tumors or major accidents can cause severe neurologic issues. Smoking and other nicotine usage, as well as diabetes, are well-documented to increase the risks of stenosis and decrease the efficacy of treatment; thus, it is prudent to minimize the effects of these on your lifestyle.
Q: What are the treatments used for spinal stenosis?
a : For new or acute disc herniations, rest and anti-inflammatory medications result in improvement in many situations by allowing the body time to heal itself. if this does not work after two weeks or so, or if the condition is long-standing, physical therapy and sometimes steroid injections are indicated. if these treatments fail, or if the nerves or spinal cord are significantly injured,
surgery is performed to remove the pressure from the nerves or cord. t his is frequently a straightforward day surgery procedure using a small incision called an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Some surgical patients may be candidates for a cervical artificial disc replacement (AD r ), which allows us to avoid fusion and minimize potential breakdown of other levels by maintaining normal motion of the spine.
Q: Why do you prefer doing surgery at USMD Hospital at Fort Worth?
a : i need my patients to be happy and comfortable to ensure minimal risk and rapid recovery. the hospital provides one of the lowest infection rates in town; an exceptional anesthesia, nursing and rehabilitation staff and responds well to feedback of surgeons and patients.
Jason C. Tinley, M.D. DFW Center for Spinal Disorders
4441 Bryant Irvin Road N. Fort Worth, Texas 76107 dfwspinecenter.com 888.444.USMD
Rotator Cuff Surgery Can Repair Your Tear
Q: What is the rotator cuff?
a : the rotator cuff is a group of tendons through which four muscles combine to form a “cuff” over the upper end of the arm. The rotator cuff helps to lift and rotate the arm and to stabilize the ball of the shoulder within the joint.
Q: What causes a rotator cuff tear and what symptoms are usually present?
a : rotator cuff injuries can be the result of overuse, degeneration, or a single traumatic injury, such as a fall. m any times, individuals do not recall a distinct injury. typically, you feel pain in the shoulder that may radiate down the arm. Weakness or difficulty lifting the arm may also be present.
Q: How can these injuries be treated and when is surgery necessary?
a : rotator cuff strains, tendinosis and partial thickness rotator cuff tears can often be treated with nonsurgical treatment consisting of anti-inflammatory medication, physical therapy and/or injections. Surgery is an option if symptoms do not improve with these nonsurgical measures. Full thickness rotator cuff tears will not necessarily heal without surgery but symptoms may improve. Many full thickness tears in active individuals require surgery.
Q: What does surgery involve?
a : t he type of repair depends on the type of tear. A partial tear may only require a debridement. A full thickness tear requires a repair of the tendon, frequently by placing anchors in the bone and repairing the tendon to bone. This
can usually be done arthroscopically or through a mini open repair.
Q: What is the recovery time from these procedures?
a : All rotator cuff tears are not the same. Recovery times vary significantly depending on many factors, including the size of the tear and the quality of the tissue that was repaired. rehabilitation is a very important part of the post-surgical treatment of these tears. the goal is to regain motion and to strengthen the muscles. Complete rehabilitation may take several months.
Q: Why do you like performing surgery at USMD Hospital at Fort Worth?
a : USMD is a patient-centered facility. They provide a high-quality environment throughout the whole process of surgery and recovery.
Tracy Rukab Munford, M.D.
Texas Health Care, PLLC 6100 Harris Parkway, Ste. 320 Fort Worth, Texas 76132 txhealthcare.com 888.444.USMD
The joint replacement surgery team at USMD Fort Worth – including an all-physician anesthesiology team – maintains a 99% infection-free rate and a 99% patient satisfaction rate. Let our outstanding orthopedic surgeons get you back to feeling like yourself.
the doctor-patient relationship is one of life’s most important partnerships, and choosing the right specialist can make all the difference. To help narrow your search for a neurosurgical or orthopedic specialist, the following doctors want to tell you more about themselves, their specialties and how partnering with them will improve the quality of your life.
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SPECIALTY: Knee and shoulder surgery, with specialty in arthroscopic shoulder surgery, and joint and cartilage restoration. EDUCATION: Indiana University, B.A., zoology, 1971; Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, M.D., 1975; Akron City Hospital and Akron Children’s Hospital, internship and residency, 1976–1981. AWARDS/ HONORS: Alpha Epsilon Delta – pre-medicine honor society; 2005 Distinguished Singing Hoosiers Alumni Service Award. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery; International Cartilage Repair Society; Arthroscopy Association of North America; International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine; Texas Medical Association; Texas Medical Foundation; Texas Orthopedic Society; Tarrant Medical Society; American Physicians Fellowship for Medicine in Israel. GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Raising and having a wonderful, loving family. GREATEST
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Attending medical school in Mexico without knowing any Spanish when I went down to start school, then graduating from the school, which had a 75 percent attrition rate. INNOVATIVE INVOLVEMENTS: I have been involved in cartilage and joint restoration since 1998 and have been part of developing new innovative techniques with discussions with surgeons from around the world. FREE ADVICE: Your best investment is always in yourself. Be self-reliant and trust in yourself. Become educated and mentored in your chosen field and then go out and make something of yourself.
SPECIALTY: Shoulder, hip and knee arthroscopy, reconstruction and replacement. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS: New Mexico State University; University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Texas Orthopedic Association, American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, Tarrant County Medical Society, Alamo Orthopedic Society. GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Finding the proper balance between God, family and work. By keeping God first and family second, work has taken care of itself and has not only been productive but pleasurable as well. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: As a young surgeon, you believe the talent and skill is of your own making. With experience and maturity, I now realize that I am simply the
hands of the greatest healer, God. INNOVATIONS: We are always looking to take what we do well and do it even better. From smaller incisions to less-invasive procedures to employing new technology including the use of computers, we are always working towards perfection. ADVICE: Do not be afraid to ask questions including what your treatment options are, as well as the risks versus benefits of the procedure or treatment. PATIENT CARE: We truly enjoy taking care of and helping our patients, and our goal is to treat everyone as if they are family.
SPECIALTY: Custom Joint Replacement of the Knee and Hip, General Orthopedics, Surgery for Peripheral Neuropathy and Total Joint Replacements. EDUCATION: Undergraduate and Medical School, St. Louis University; Orthopedic Residency, Washington University/Barnes Hospital. MEMBERSHIPS: American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, Texas Orthopedic Association, Tarrant County Medical Society, Southern Medical Association, Southern Orthopedic Association, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, American Association of Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Surgeons. ACHIEVEMENTS: Bollinger feels his greatest personal achievements are being a husband and father. His greatest professional achievement is becoming Chief of Staff at Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth. He is also proud to be a nationally recognized expert and instructor of custom total knee and hip replacements. INNOVATIONS: His practice provides
custom knee replacements based on pre-op CT scans of the knee to make patient specific replacements, thereby allowing replacements for younger patients. IN THE COMMUNITY: Bollinger is pleased to support the arts in North Central Texas, in particular, Texas Ballet Theater, which performs at Bass Hall and the AT&T Performing Arts Center Margot & Bill Winspear Opera House in Dallas. FREE ADVICE: “Never be afraid to seek a second opinion.” WHAT SETS HIM APART: The ability to offer customizable total knee and hip replacements in addition to conventional joint replacements, thereby offering patients a greater range of choices in their treatment.
FOCUS: Cervical and Lumbar Spine Surgery. EDUCATION:
Tinley – M.D., Medical College of Georgia; Fellowship, HH Bohlman Spinal Surgery Fellowship, Cleveland, Ohio. Shah – M.D., Texas A&M College of Medicine, College Station, Texas; Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Fellowship, Stanford University PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS: Tinley – Cervical Spine Research Society, North American Spine Society, Tarrant County Medical Society, Texas Orthopedic Association, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Shah – North American Spine Society, International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association.
INNOVATIONS: Performing minimally invasive spine surgery whenever possible with a focus on the least amount of post-operative pain and soft tissue damage with all efforts concentrating on minimizing risk and the need for further procedures. CHARITABLE WORK:
Medical missions in Central and South America. FREE ADVICE: The highest rates of back and neck pain, with or without neurological problems in the extremities, are in smokers and obese individuals. Minimize your risk factors with a proper diet and exercise and avoidance of nicotine. PATIENT CARE: Only approximately 10 percent of our patients end up requiring surgery. We manage spine problems by pinpointing the culprit and using a multidisciplinary approach to improvement.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
4441 Bryant Irvin Road N. • Fort Worth, Texas 76107 817.916.4685 • Fax 817.769.3718 southwestspine@gmail.com southwestspinesurgery.com Offices in Fort Worth, Burleson, Weatherford and Las Colinas
Robert Myles, M.D., FAAOS Institute of Spinal Disorders
(formerly Texas Orthopedic and Spine Associates)
SPECIALTY: Board certified orthopedic spinal surgeon. EDUCATION: Undergraduate, University of California, Riverside; M.D., Medical School at University of California, Irvine; Internship and Residency, Tulane University; Spine Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine at Houston. PATIENT CARE: Dr. Myles treats his patients like family. More than 90 percent of Myles’ patients never need surgery, but for those who do, he has created and patented a surgical device that helps to improve minimally invasive surgery (MIS). MIS decreases blood loss, muscle damage, infection rate, recovery time and overall pain. AFFILIATIONS: Founder of the Institute of Spinal Disorders. INNOVATIONS: With his pioneering spirit and genuine sincerity to find a better way for spine patients to receive the right mix of treatment
solutions, Myles is developing an integrated delivery system for stateof-the-art operative and non-operative spine care. By bringing together a comprehensive approach to spine care for the community, Myles can make patient’s back and neck pain history. FREE ADVICE: Living with pain is not living. If a patient will seek treatment in the first few critical weeks after back problems begin, they can often avoid a cycle of pain and have more choices for treatment without the need for surgery.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
2008 L. Don Dodson Drive, Ste. 110 • Bedford, Texas 76021 817.288.0084 instituteofspinaldisorders.com
SPECIALTY: Spine Team Texas is a comprehensive spine center treating the full spectrum of spine disorders, from simple sprains and strains to the most complex spine surgeries. EDUCATION: Boardcertified in orthopedic surgery and in neurosurgery. AWARDS/ HONORS: U.S. News & World Report “Top Docs” in neurosurgery; Fort Worth, Texas “Top Docs”; Dallas Business Journal “Healthcare Heroes – Physician Award” and “Best Places to Work”; Becker’s Spine Review “Top 104 Spine Surgery Centers To Know” and 2013 “Annual Spine Leadership Award” (David Rothbart, M.D.). PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: The ability to help patients return to a better quality of life — enjoying their families, children and grandchildren (again) after years of back or neck pain. INNOVATIONS: First in the world to implant a unique cervical disc (November 2005 at Texas Health Southlake). Currently offer the MILD ® procedure for qualifying
patients suffering with back pain from spinal stenosis. Our surgeons utilize the innovative O-ARM image-guidance technology at Texas Health Southlake that allows for more precision and safety than ever before. PICTURED: (left to right) Juan Bartolomei, M.D., neurosurgeon; David Rothbart, M.D., neurosurgeon; Leonard Kibuule, M.D., orthopedic spine surgeon.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
10840 Texas Health Trail, Ste. 240 • Fort Worth, Texas 76244
1545 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 100 • Southlake, Texas 76092
Other site location in Rockwall 817.442.9300 • Fax 817.416.0108
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Things to do in January
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The King of Rock ’n’ Roll is alive and kicking at Bass Hall in this hip-twisting tribute to the iconic singer and his multifaceted life. Photo credit: On Stage Entertainment.
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MuseuMs
Color! American Photography Transformed, Through Jan 5
Featuring 75 key works, this is the first survey of American color photography from the medium’s earliest days to the present. Free. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
Curious George: Let’s Get Curious!, Through Jan 5
Letting curiosity and inquiry be their guides, visitors explore familiar buildings and locales from the Curious George book series and television show. $0–$14. Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. 1600 Gendy St. fwmuseum.org. 817.255.9300.
México Inside Out: Themes In Art Since 1990, Through Jan 5
This is one of the largest and most ambitious exhibitions in more than 10 years to examine contemporary art of central Mexico and Mexico City from the 1990s to today. $0–$10. The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. 3200 Darnell St. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
Hotel Texas: An Art Exhibit For The President And Mrs. John F. Kennedy, Through Jan 12
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Amon Carter will exhibit the works of art installed in the president’s suite at the Hotel Texas during his fateful trip in 1963. Free. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
Selections From The Permanent Collection, Through Feb 8
The Modern maintains one of the foremost collections of modern and contemporary international art in the central United States. On view now on the first floor, important examples of Abstract Expressionism, Color Field painting, Pop art and Minimalism as well as new acquisitions by Sol LeWitt and Jenny Holzer. $0–$10. The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. 3200 Darnell St. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
Penguins, Through Feb 9
Except for the sounds of the rookeries, the expansion and contraction of the ice and the howl of the wind, Antarctica is very much like the soundless photographs presented in this exhibition. Painter, naturalist and photographer J.J. L’Heureux turns her camera to the emperor penguins and their adaptations to the cold and wind of the continent. $0–$14. Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. 1600 Gendy St. fwmuseum.org. 817.255.9300. The Age Of Picasso And Matisse: Modern
Masters From The Art Institute Of Chicago, Through Feb 16
Nearly 100 of the Art Institute’s most outstanding masterpieces will be on view to tell the story of European art in the first half of the 20th century through the collection of one of the world’s best encyclopedic museums. $0–$18. Kimbell Art Museum. 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd. kimbellart.org. 817.332.8451.
John Albok’s Neighborhood, Through Feb 23
John Albok (1894–1982) emigrated from Hungary to New York City in 1921 and was a tailor by trade. This exhibit features stunning photographs Albok captured of his neighborhood and surrounding areas. Free. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
Hombre! Prints By Jose Guadalupe Posada, Through April 6
This exhibition commemorates the 100th anniversary of the death of José Guadalupe Posada, one of the key figures in the development of
modern Mexican printmaking. Free. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. cartermuseum.org. 817.738.1933.
Hanskaska: The Shirt Wearers The Plains Indian Art Of Cathy A. Smith, Through April 27 2013 Hall of Fame Honoree and Emmy-winning costume designer and artist Cathy A. Smith was commissioned in January 1996 to re-create the material culture of 12 historically important Plains Indian leaders for a private museum in Santa Fe, N.M. The collection consists of the regalia, clothing and accouterments of each personage as determined from historical photographs, paintings and informants, both living and historically researched. Free. National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. 1720 Gendy St. cowgirl.net. 817.336.4475.
In The Moment At The Modern: A Program For People With Memory Loss, Fourth Wednesdays
Designed for people with memory loss and their caregivers, the monthly program enables participants to experience works of art at the Modern
thanks the Athena Society of Burleson for their financial support to our programs and services for Johnson County cancer patients, Careity Breast Care Center, and the Pediatric Palliative Care program.
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through intimate conversations with docents and thoughtful projects designed by the museum’s education staff. 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., with space for up 20 participants at both times. Free. Includes admission to the galleries and all materials. The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. 3200 Darnell St. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
Leonard’s Department Store Museum
Visitors can view displays featuring hundreds of vintage items from the iconic downtown retail giant. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Monday–Saturday. Free. Fort Worth Screen Printing Building. 200 Carroll St. 817.336.9111. fwscreen.com.
Galleries
Gallery Reception For January, Jan 10
Reception for art exhibits opening at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center. 6–9 p.m. Free and open to the public. 1300 Gendy St. fwcac.org. 817.298.3021.
Scottie Parsons, Jan 12–Feb 9
Select works from the estate of acclaimed Texas artist Scottie Parsons (1925–2011) will be on display. Her paintings employ simple visual elements to address notions of space, time and the sublime via color interaction and subtle texture and layering. Free. William Campbell Contemporary Art. 4935 Byers Ave. williamcampbellcontemporaryart. com. 817.737.9566.
Carol Ivey, Through Jan 25
Fort Worth resident and award-winning painter
Carol Ivey displays an array of eye-catching works. Ivey has shown at institutions including the Albuquerque Museum, the Amarillo Museum of Art, the Aspen Art Museum and the Laguna Gloria Art Museum (now the Austin Museum of Art). Her work is included in many private collections as well as the corporate collections of Frito-Lay, Texas Instruments and Baylor All Saints Medical Center-Fort Worth. Artspace111. 111 Hampton St. artspace111.com. 817.692.3228.
Films
First Sunday Film Club
This series showcases the Fort Worth Library’s large and vibrant media collection. 2 p.m. Free. Fort Worth Central Library, Tandy Hall. 500 W. 3rd St. fortworthlibrary.org. 817.392.7323.
Family Film Series, Second Saturdays
Stop by the Central Library for a family-friendly flick on the second Saturday of every month. Check website for details on titles and descriptions. 1 p.m. Free. Fort Worth Central Library. Youth Center Discovery Theatre. 500 W. 3rd St. fortworthlibrary.org. 817.392.7745.
Films At The Modern
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth offers a variety of events and programs on films. Check the website for details on titles, times, tickets and descriptions. 3200 Darnell St. themodern.org/ films.html. 817.738.9215.
Magnolia At The Modern
Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series featuring critically acclaimed films shown weekly on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Check the website for titles and times, as well as for info on
other film-related happenings. Tickets: $8.50. The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. 3200 Darnell St. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
Omni Theater And Noble Planetarium
Check the museum website for times and dates. fwmuseum.org/calendar. Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. 1600 Gendy St. fwmuseum. org. 817.255.9300.
music
Levinson & Friends: Strings With Flair, Jan 4
Artistic director Gary Levinson will be joined by violinist Felix Olschofka, associate professor of violin at the University of North Texas; violist Michael Klotz of the Amernet Quartet; cellist Carter Enyeart, former Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth co-artistic director; and Eugene Levinson, double bass. 2 p.m. $5–$28. Presented by the Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth at the Modern Art Museum. 3200 Darnell St. chambermusicfw.org. 817.877.3003.
Sci-Fi Spectacular, Jan 4
George Takei beams down on Bass Hall to narrate a concert experience that is, quite literally, out of this world. Channel your inner geek and rock out to music from Star Trek, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Close Encounters and more. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $29–$80. Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Bass Performance Hall. 4th and Calhoun streets. fwsymphony.org. 817.665.6000.
An Evening Of Prokofiev, Jan 10–12
Join FWSO composer-in-residence Donnacha Dennehy for a performance of Crane, a singlemovement symphonic work composed in 2009. The program will continue with the violin melodies of Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 and close with his monumental Symphony No. 7. Crane: Jan. 10, 7:30 p.m.; Violin Concerto No. 2: Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m.; Symphony No. 7: Jan. 12, 2 p.m. Tickets: $11–$80. Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Bass Performance Hall. 4th and Calhoun streets. fwsymphony.org. 817.665.6000.
Elvis Lives! Jan 16
An unforgettable live musical journey across Elvis’ life, featuring finalists from Elvis Presley Enterprises’ annual worldwide Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest, each representing the rock ’n’ roll king during different stages in his illustrious career. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $22–$71.50. Performing Arts Fort Worth. Bass Performance Hall. 4th and Calhoun streets. basshall.com. 817.665.6000.
Ray Benson Of Asleep At The Wheel, With Milkdrive, Jan 16
Asleep at the Wheel frontman Ray Benson performs material from his first solo album in more than 10 years, A Little Peace, which features a highly personal collection of songs. Austin-based string band MilkDrive also takes the stage, jamming out a medley of distinctive acoustic tunes. 8 p.m. Tickets: $29.70. Performing Arts Fort Worth. McDavid Studio. 301 E. 5th St. basshall.com. 817.212.4280.
Blue Man Group, Jan 17–19
Blue Man Group returns for a weekend of encore performances of its high-octane explosion of comedy, music and technology. Jan. 17: 7:30 p.m.;
Jan. 18: 12 p.m., 4 p.m., 8 p.m.; Jan. 19: 1:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. See website for ticket prices. Performing Arts Fort Worth. Bass Performance Hall. 4th and Calhoun streets. basshall.com. 817.665.6000.
Cliburn Concert Series Featuring Olga Kern, Jan 23–24
Pianist Olga Kern launched her career with her gold-medal performance at the 11th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2001. She returns to Fort Worth to open the auditorium of the new Renzo Piano Pavilion at the Kimbell Art Museum for this special two-night show. 7:30 p.m. For ticket info: 817.212.4280. Kimbell Art Museum. 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd. cliburn.org. 817.738.6536.
Caminos Del Inka – The Hidden Music, Jan 25
The brainchild of FWSO musical director Miguel Harth-Bedoya, the show is a multimedia spectacle celebrating the music of Latin America. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $19–$65. Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Bass Performance Hall. 4th and Calhoun streets. fwsymphony.org. 817.665.6000.
In The Mood, Jan 29
America’s premier big band review celebrates the Greatest Generation and the 1940s through song, swing dance and music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, The Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra and more. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $22–$71.50. Bass Performance Hall. 4th and Calhoun streets. basshall. com. 817.665.6000.
Schumann Symphony No. 4, Jan 31–Feb 2 Journey with the FWSO to the islands and mainland of Greece from Nikos Skalkottas’ Greek Dances. Then return to Texas for the symphony’s premiere performance of Saint-Saen’s Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor with violinist Will Hagen. Cap it off with Schumann’s Symphony No. 4. Jan. 31: Greek Dances, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 1: Violin Concerto No. 3: 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 2: Symphony No. 4, 2 p.m. Tickets: $11–$80. Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Bass Performance Hall. 4th and Calhoun streets. fwsymphony.org. 817.665.6000.
Tish Hinojosa, Jan 31
The Texan singer-songwriter will be showcasing material from her forthcoming CD, After The Fair, as well as performing audience favorites. 8 p.m. Tickets: $22. Performing Arts Fort Worth. McDavid Studio. 301 E. 5th St. basshall.com. 817.212.4280.
Cowboy Music And Family Fun, Every Sunday
Round up the herd and join in for a Western-style music concert on the steps of the historic Livestock Exchange Building in the Fort Worth Stockyards. 2 p.m. Free. Historic Livestock Exchange Building. 131 E. Exchange Ave. cowtownopry.org. 817.521.4969.
Billy Bob’s Texas
Fort Worth Stockyards. 2520 Rodeo Plaza. billybobstexas.com. 817.624.7117. (Ticket prices general admission/reserved.) Friday and Saturday concerts at 10:30 p.m. unless noted otherwise.
JAN 3 / Josh Abbott Band, $15/$25
JAN 4 / Josh Abbott Band, $15/$25
fwevents january
JAN 10 / Aaron Watson, $12/$16
JAN 11 / Styx, $20/$35/$45
JAN 18 / Whiskey Myers, $12/$16
JAN 24 / Granger Smith featuring Earl Dibbles
Jr. and Mike & The Moonies, 9 p.m., Honky Tonk Stage
JAN 25 / Ryan Bingham, $18/$25/$25
JAN 31 / Josh Weathers Band – Farewell Show, $10/$20
Verizon Theatre
Verizon Theatre, 1001 Performance Place. Grand Prairie. verizontheatre.com. 972.854.5050.
JAN 29 / @ Western Kentucky, 7 p.m. Dallas Stars stars.nhl.com. See website for ticket prices.
JAN 2 / Canadiens, 7:30 p.m.
JAN 4 / Red Wings, 7 p.m.
JAN 6 / @ Islanders, 6 p.m.
JAN 9 / @ Devils, 6 p.m.
JAN 10 / @ Rangers, 6 p.m.
JAN 12 / Islanders, 5 p.m.
JAN 14 / Oilers, 7:30 p.m.
JAN 16 / Bruins, 7:30 p.m.
JAN 18 / @ Wild, 8 p.m.
JAN 20 / @ Predators 7 p.m.
JAN 21 / Wild, 7 p.m.
JAN 23 / Maple Leafs, 7 p.m.
JAN 25 / Penguins, 7 p.m.
JAN 27 / Avalanche, 7:30 p.m.
JAN 30 / Devils, 7:30 p.m.
Stage and theater
Shen Yun, Jan 5–6
Escape to the distant lands and ancient legends of a culture long lost through ethnic and folk dancing that brings to life 5,000 years of Chinese civilization through classical Chinese dance and music. Tremendous athleticism, thunderous battle drums and masterful vocalists are all set to animated backdrops that transport viewers to another world. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $55–$165. Southern USA Falun Dafa Association. Bass Performance Hall. 4th and Calhoun streets. basshall.com. 817.665.6000. Bad Boys Of Broadway: In Concert, Jan 10–12
Featuring talent direct from Broadway, it features your favorite villainous songs from a repertoire of shows that include The Phantom of the Opera, Les
Misérables, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar and many more. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. See website for tickets. Casa Mañana. 3101 W. Lancaster Ave. casamanana.org. 817.332.2272.
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal. Amphibian Stage Productions and Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. $10–$18. Modern Art Museum. 3200 Darnell St. 817.923.3012.
Enchanted April, Jan 17–Feb 2
When two frustrated London housewives decide to rent a villa in Italy for a holiday away from their bleak marriages, they recruit two very different English women to share the cost and the experience. There, all four rediscover themselves in ways that they could never have expected. Thursday 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. See website for tickets. Theatre Arlington. 316 W. Main St., Arlington. theatrearlington.org. 817.275.7661.
The Mountaintop, Feb 7–March 2
Winner of the distinguished Olivier Award for Best New Play, The Mountaintop is a vivid and bold reimagining of the last night in the historic life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. See website for times and tickets. Jubilee Theatre. 506 Main St. jubileetheatre.org. 817.338.4411.
Youth Dance Festival, Jan 25
$10. 6 p.m. Ballet Frontier of Texas. Scott Theatre. 1300 Gendy St. balletfrontier.org. 817.852.6887.
Dance Theater Of Harlem, Jan 26
In its fourth decade, the troupe has grown into a multicultural dance institution with an extraordinary legacy of providing opportunities for creative expression and artistic excellence that continues to set standards in the performing arts arena. 7 p.m. Tickets: $16.50–$77. Performing Arts Fort Worth. Bass Performance Hall. 4th and Calhoun streets. basshall.com. 817.665.6000.
Comedy
Four Day Weekend, Friday And Saturday, Ongoing
This popular Fort Worth-based improvisational comedy troupe performs skits and songs based on audience suggestions. 18 and up, $20. 312 Houston St. fourdayweekend.com. 817.226.4329.
Hyena’s Comedy Night Club, Ongoing
Various performances each week in downtown Fort Worth, ranging from local to national stars. 425 Commerce St. hyenascomedynightclub.com. 817.877.5233.
olga Kern, Jan 23-24, the Kimbell art museum: Cliburn gold medalist Olga Kern will tickle the ivories for a two-night performance at the Kimbell Art Museum’s new Renzo Piano Pavilion.
The Barfield Collection
fwevents january
first outdoor skating rink. Complete with real ice, Panther Island offers public skating, Santa Claus appearances, seasonal music and fun for all ages. 11 a.m.–11 p.m. $8–$10. Coyote Drive-In. 223 N.E. 4th St. trinityrivervision.org/pantherislandice. 817.698.0700.
Dutch Oven Cooking, Jan 11
1-4 p.m. Stop by Log Cabin Village for a Dutch oven cooking demonstration by the Prairie Dogs (aka, the Lone Star Dutch Oven Society). Cost is regular Village admission. No reservations required. Tue.–Fri. 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Sat. and Sun.
Rustle up some fun at Cowtown’s legendary annual event. $5–$10. General admission tickets provide access to all livestock events, educational programs, commercial exhibits and carnival/midway. 8 a.m.–8 p.m. fwssr.com. 817.877.2400.
Brit Agriculture College Day, Jan 25
Held in conjunction with the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, this one-day event will feature 10 colleges and universities to help explain their degrees in agriculture to students interested in agricultural careers. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 1700 University Drive. brit.org. 817.332.4441.
Martin House Brewery Tour, Saturdays
Admission includes a souvenir pint glass, guided brewery tour and three complimentary pints. $10. 2–5 p.m. Martin House Brewery. 220 S. Sylvania Ave., Ste. 209. 817.222.0177.
Revolver Brewery Tour, Saturdays
Noon–3 p.m. Great beer, fresh country air, picnic tables, a band, barbecue or fajitas, corn bag toss and an informative tour of the brewery. Admission is $10 and includes a Revolver Brewing pint glass. Food vendors will be on site. Revolver Brewery. 5650 Matlock Road, Granbury. revolverbrewing.com. 817.736.8034.
150 Years Of Fort Worth Satellite Exhibit, Ongoing
Open daily from 9 a.m.–8 p.m. The exhibit traces the city’s development, from its beginning as a frontier outpost, through its rowdy youth as a cattle town, to present day. Created by the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, in cooperation with City Center Development Co. Free. Historic Fire Station No. 1. Second and Com-
merce streets. fwmuseum.org. 817.871.7686.
Brit Tours, Ongoing
Learn about Botanical Research Institute of Texas’ history, present and future, research programs, herbarium, libraries, educational programs and its sustainable building. Thursdays 1:30 p.m., first Saturday of the month 10:30 a.m. Free. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 1700 University Drive. brit.org. 817.332.4441.
Cattle Baron Mansions, Ongoing Tour the Ball-Eddleman-McFarland House and Thistle Hill mansion and stand where the famous cattle barons stood when livestock was king and ranching ruled the Southwest. Wed.–Fri., hourly, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sun., hourly, 1 p.m.–3 p.m. Tickets: $15/adults, $7.50/children 12 and under. Ball-Eddleman-McFarland House, 1110 Penn St. Historic Fort Worth. historicfortworth.org. 817.332.5875.
Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Ongoing Open daily from dawn until dusk. A peaceful haven nestled in the heart of Fort Worth’s Cultural District, the Garden is home to more than 2,500 species of native and exotic plants that flourish in its 23 specialty gardens. Free. Admission fees apply to Conservatory and Japanese Gardens. 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd. fwbg.org. 817.871.7686.
Fort Worth Herd Cattle Drive, Ongoing
The world’s only twice daily cattle drive. Historic Fort Worth Stockyards on East Exchange Avenue in front of the Fort Worth Livestock Exchange Building. 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Fort Worth Nature Center And Refuge, Ongoing
The 3,621-acre refuge is one of the largest cityowned nature centers in the United States with more than 20 miles of hiking trails. The center provides a variety of regular and special programs. Check website for details. Refuge: Open daily from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Hardwicke Interpretive Center: 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. daily. Admission: $2–$5. 9601 Fossil Ridge Road. fwnaturecenter.org. 817.392.7410.
Fort Worth Water Gardens, Ongoing
Designed by famed architect Philip Johnson, the 5-acre downtown park features a peaceful oasis of fountains and pools. 10 a.m.–10 p.m. daily. 1502 Commerce St. Free. 817.871.5700.
Fort Worth Zoo, Ongoing
Open daily at 10 a.m. The oldest zoo in Texas, the Fort Worth Zoo was founded in 1909 and has grown into a nationally ranked facility, housing nearly 7,000 native and exotic animals. Tickets: adults (13+), $12; children (3–12), $9 (2 and under free); seniors (65+), $9. Wednesdays: halfprice. 1989 Colonial Parkway. fortworthzoo.org. 817.759.7555.
Granbury Ghosts And Legends Tour, Fridays–Saturdays
Hour-long walking excursion around Granbury’s historic downtown square guided by actors dressed in Civil War-era attire. 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. $7–$10. 116 W. Bridge St. granburytours. com. 817.559.0849.
Hiking: Horseshoe Trail At Grapevine Lake, Ongoing
The first portion of the hike (approximately 1.5 miles) consists of an old paved park road now open only to foot and bike traffic. Several dirt loop path options are available along the paved path that offer short side trips down to the water’s edge. Sunday–Saturday 6 a.m.–9 p.m. Free. West Northwest Highway and South Main Street. Horseshoe Trail is located on the west side of Oak Grove Park at Grapevine Lake. 817.410.3000.
Log Cabin Village, Ongoing
Step back in time to the 1800s at Log Cabin Village, a living history museum devoted to the preservation of Texas’ pioneer heritage. Tue.–Fri. 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 1–5 p.m. Tickets: $4–$5. Log Cabin Village. 2100 Log Cabin Village Lane. logcabinvillage.org. 817.392.5881.
Rahr & Sons Brewery Tour, Ongoing Wednesdays, 5–7:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 1–3 p.m. There is a $10 tour admission fee for anyone over 18, but a tour of the brewery and a Rahr & Sons pint glass that holds up to three free beer samples are no charge. Rahr Brewery. 701 Galveston Ave. rahrbrewing.com. 817.810.9266.
River Legacy Living Science Center, Ongoing
The 12,000-square-foot nature center offers interactive exhibits, terrariums, aquariums, nature trails and Saturday events. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Saturday. 703 N.W. Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington. Free. riverlegacy.org. 817.860.6752.
Southside Urban Market, Ongoing Saturdays 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Their mission is to foster relations among a diverse group of people, promote local artisans, encourage eco-friendly food production and promote healthy living. Southside Fort Worth on the corner of South Main and East Daggett. southsideurbanmarket.com.
Stockyards Championship Rodeo, Ongoing Rodeo action Friday and Saturday night, yearround at historic Cowtown Coliseum, 121 E. Exchange Ave. 8 p.m. Tickets: $15-$20. Stockyards Walking Tours, Saturdays Wrangler Walking Tour: Historical facts, culture and stories of the Stockyards. 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m. Tickets: $6–$8. Available in Spanish, French, German, Japanese and English. Stockyards Station, 130 E. Exchange Ave. stockyardsstation.com.
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Culinary ventures in and around town
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Make sure to try the L.U.S.T. Burger when you visit The Bearded Lady. It's a half-pound beef patty that is stuffed with poblanos and feta, topped with avocado, caramelized onions and a curry aioli, and served on warm
brioche.
134 Review: The Bearded Lady / 136 Review: El Rancho Grande
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southside Gastropub
The Bearded Lady has established itself as a quirky neighborhood pub done right, but its enviable craft beer list and inventive menu make it worth a visit for anyone in the Metroplex.
| by Jessica llanes | photography by Jason kindig |
Aplayful mascot with a Goldilocks beard and lipstick pout Greets patrons at the otherwise unassuminG bearded lady tavern, a relatively new addition to the burgeoning Southside food scene.
Housed in a restored Craftsman bungalow, The Bearded Lady reflects the personality that Magnolia locals have come to expect while offering a refreshing take on the neighborhood gastropub.
Co-owners Eric Clayton and Shannon Osbakken preserved the brick fireplace and dark wood interior to create a relaxed and cozy ambiance, with eclectic and irreverent embellishments that keep the décor from being drab. Plus, their large patio is dog-friendly.
The energetic atmosphere attracts a diverse clientele—not just 20-somethings—for lunch, happy hours and late-night brews and bites. They also serve a Sunday brunch starting at noon.
Beer enthusiasts will enjoy the extensive, rotating craft beer selection, including 30 craft beers on tap and more than 120 cans and bottles from Texas and around the U.S., as well as
large format offerings and imports. Their friendly staff is also happy to recommend brew and food pairings.
The menu is compact but far from standard fare, including several options for herbivores. Mini brat corn dogs are a popular choice, but a first-timer would be wise to order the Tamarind Beer Glazed Pork Wings ($9). These tangy, smoky-sweet pork shank bites are so fall-off-the-bone tender, you may forget chicken wings ever existed.
Another winner is the Fried Cactus Strips ($7), a stack of tender strips encased in a golden and citrusy beer batter, dusted with
Co-owners Shannon Osbakken and Eric Clayton created a relaxed environment at The Bearded Lady by preserving the dark wood interior.
location: 1229 7th Ave. at West Magnolia, Fort Worth for info call: 817.349.9832
price range: $-$$
hours: Mon.-Thurs. 4:00
p.m.-2:00 a.m., Fri.-Sun. 12:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m.
what we like: The environment was eclectic and drew a diverse crowd. The food is excellent, and the beer list is extensive.
what we don't: There wasn't anything to complain about on our visit.
our recomendation: A must is the L.U.S.T. Burger. Vegetarians can even sub the beef patty for a house-made veggie patty.
Parmesan and served with a spicy buttermilk Ranch. For the main event, the headliner has to be the Bearded L.U.S.T. Burger ($11). A half-pound beef (or house-made veggie) patty is stuffed with poblanos and feta, topped with avocado, caramelized onions and a curry aioli, and served on warm brioche. Or pair a brew with The Brat Pack ($10), mini beer brats served three ways: Texasstyle with chili and cheese on brioche, traditional with sautéed onions and spicy mustard on an herb roll, and nontraditional with sauerkraut and cinnamon apples on pumpernickel.
tried and true in north side
Juanita and Herculano Falcon first opened the doors to El Rancho Grande in 1948. The restaurant then moved to its current location in 1979, where the family has continued serving a satisfied crowd ever since.
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trip to El rancho GrandE holds fEw surprisEs. The menu does not change seasonally nor does it ride the tides of what is new and next. They have been serving up the same Tex-Mex dishes for decades, using family recipes that made them a local draw. If it ain’t broke...don’t fix it. The masa-based corn chips are as crispy (and greasy) as ever, served along with a flavorful homemade salsa. The menu will simply have to wait!
A taste of many favorites can be found on the Sampler Appetizer ($10.05). While it is not an overly attractive presentation, it is a sizable feast featuring four cream cheese stuffed jalapeños deep fried in a crusty batter, four slightly spicy tamales cut up for sharing, a few cheese nachos on the side, and a cup of chili con queso. The queso is dressed with a spoonful of taco meat in the center. It is a standard but tasty combination.
The Beef Enchilada Dinner ($9.99) is a spicy house specialty. The plate comes with rice and beans. Be warned: All plates are served piping hot, but they are fairly priced. Two enchiladas are covered in melting cheese with chili con carne spooned over the top. The beans were bland, but the rice was fluffy and fresh. This plate holds plenty of grease and spice, so keep your TUMS handy.
The Margarita Pie ($3.85) needs an update. This one would be better with maybe a touch of salt to cut the sweetness of the lime filling.
The interior is interesting with many levels and textures including exposed brick, original tin ceilings, stucco walls in bold mint greens and tangerine oranges. The wooden pergolas, warm lighting from lanterns and Mexican textiles hanging as art add to the appeal of this tried-and-true classic.
location: 1400 N. Main St. for info call: 817.624.9206
price range: $-$$
hours: Mon.-Thur. 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 11a.m.10p.m., Sun. closed what we like: Reliable TexMex dishes are served the same way they have been for decades.
what we don't: The beans were bland, and the Margarita Pie needed salt to cut the sweetness of the lime filling.
our recomendation: Order the Beef Enchilada Dinner with double rice.
| by courtney dabney | photography by Jason Kindig |
Tamarind Beer Glazed Pork Wings are fall-off-the-bone tender.
Crispy beef tacos are served in standard Tex-Mex fashion at El Rancho Grande mexican restaurant.
The flavors of Fort Worth. Get a sneak peek of upcoming food coverage in the magazine as well as special web-only recipes from Judie Byrd, plus an inside view from Russell Kirkpatrick of what it’s like planning the 2014 Fort Worth Food and Wine Festival. Get the latest reviews, food news and recipes, plus advance word on the tastiest deals in town.See more at: fwtx.com/blogs/ bon-appetit
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The Upper Crusts
Ranging from ultra thin to über thick, these palate-pleasing pizza casings will have you hankering for (at least!) a second slice.
| by Alison Rich |
When it comes to pizza, a good crust is an absolute must. But while the basic recipe — flour, salt, water, yeast — sounds simple enough, engineering an optimum topping support system is no small task. Thankfully, when it comes to ooey-gooey, crunchy-chewy goodness, our fair city offers up a full plate of tasty options. Here, we toss up the lowdown on six local doughs.
Campisi’s: campisis.us
A true testament to the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” axiom, family-owned Campisi’s has been serving up its signature oval-shaped shell since 1946. The bottom line: A cracker-thin crust that corrals its contents with aplomb.
Cane Rosso: ilcanerosso.com
The Southside’s newest entrant in the eatery realm (it debuts this month), Cane Rosso uses dough that’s prepped over two days using “double zero” Italian flour and fired in its 900-degree wood-burning oven for one minute. The bottom line: A thinly built Neopolitan nosh that’s as bona fide as they come.
Fireside Pies: firesidepies.com
The sizzling So7 corridor joins the foundation fray with a pizza base that’s baked in a wood-fired brick oven. The bottom line: A prolific pie liner that’s charmingly rustic and fantastically crisp.
Mellow Mushroom: mellowmushroom.com
Drizzled with garlic butter, dusted with cornmeal and dotted with Parmesan cheese, ’Shroom’s substantial crust has been known to send noshers into a heightened state of food euphoria. The bottom line: A hungerbusting crust you can sink your teeth into.
Taverna: tavernabylombardi.com
After crowd-watching and Square-hopping in downtown Cowtown, head your hoofs over to Taverna for its trademark incarnation of the traditional brick-oven pizza. The bottom line: An authentically Italian creation sporting a slender profile.
Uno: unos.com
Home of the “Chicago Original Deep Dish Pizza,” when you’re craving a talledged treat, this Windy City native is, well, numero uno. The bottom line: Rich and pastry-like deep-dish doozy that gives new meaning to the term “pizza pie.”
“I have used Teresa for the last 20 years for my events. I can always count on Teresa and her well trained staff to make sure the party goes well.” – Michael Thomson at Michaels Cuisine ❋
“I will not host a party without Teresa’s staff! It just makes all the difference.”
– Becky Haskin
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“Teresa’s staff are miracle workers! From serving to cleaning up, Teresa will make your event.” – Feastivities
Wines With an Accent
La Madeleine’s new signature wine collection is the perfect complement to their classic French fare.
| by Courtney Dabney |
Some may recall that La Madeleine used to offer their own branded wine selections but had gotten away from that in recent years. In early November, the chain began selling its own collection of French countryside wines once again. These beautifully labeled blends will be permanent additions to the café beverage list.
They include one white wine, one red and may be joined by a rosé in the near future. “We are all very excited to introduce these wines,” says Susan Dederen, director of culinary operations for la Madeleine Country French Café. “I think they offer our guests a more authentic accompaniment to their meal. They are the type of French table wines that you would typically find served in any bistro or cafe.”
The la Madeleine Chardonnay-Viognier is mostly blended from chardonnay grapes.
The red wine is their la Madeleine Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot. Dederen says, “It is heavier on the cabernet grape. It’s a nice fullbodied red that stands up well to food.” Both selections come from the Pays d’Oc region in the South of France. The Mediterranean climate of this coastal region leaves its mark on every bottle.
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american Arlington/Mid-Cities
Babe’s Chicken Dinner House 230 N. Center St., 817.801.0300. Lunch Hours 11am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; Dinner Hours 5pm-9pm Mon.-Fri; All Day 11am-9pm Sat. and Sun. $
Ellerbe Fine Foods 1501 W. Magnolia Ave., Fort Worth, 817.926.3663. Closed Sun.-Mon.; 11am-2pm and 5:30pm-9pm, Tues.-Thu.; 11am2pm and 5:30-10pm, Fri.; 5:30pm-10pm, Sat. $$-$$$
Fred’s Texas Cafe 915 Currie St., 817.332.0083. 10:30am-midnight Tue.-Sat.; 10:30am-9pm Sun. Closed Mon. 2730 Western Center, 817.232.0111. Mon.-Sat. 10:30am-midnight Mon.-Sat.; Noon-9pm, Sun. $$ Little Red Wasp 808 Main St., 817.877.3111. 11am - midnight Mon.-Fri.; 10am - midnight Sat. & Sun. $$-$$$
MAX's Wine Dive 2708 W. Freeway, 817.877.8843. Other location: 1304 E. Copeland Rd., Arlington, 817.543.0544. 4pm-11pm Mon.Thu.; 11am-midnight Fri.; 9am-midnight Sat.; 9am-10pm Sun. $$
Montgomery Street Café 2421 W. 7th St., 817.870.1100. 6am-2pm Mon.-Fri.; 7am-noon Sat. $ Old Neighborhood Grill 1633 Park Place Ave., 817.923.2282. 7am-9pm Mon.-Sat. $ Ol’ South Pancake House 1509 S. University Dr., 817.336.0311. Open 24 hours. $ Paris Coffee Shop 700 W. Magnolia, 817.335.2041. 6am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; Breakfast Only 6am-11am Sat. $
Park Hill Cafe 2974 Park Hill Dr., 817.921.5660. Lunch Hours 10am-2:30pm Mon.-Sat.; Dinner Hours 6pm-9pm; Brunch 10am-1pm Sun. $-$$ Pop’s Safari Room 2929 Morton St., 817.877.0916. 9am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 9am-midnight Fri.-Sat.; closed Sun. $$-$$$
The Live Oak Music Hall & Lounge 1311 Lipscomb St., 817.926.0968. 4pm-2am Mon.-Fri.; 11am-2am Sat.-Sun. Sunday Brunch 11am-3pm. $$
The Rose Garden Tea Room 7200 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.731.7673. 11:30am-3:30pm Mon-Sat.; 12pm-3:30pm Sun. $ Twin Creeks Café 3400 W. Loop 820 S. (inside Frank Kent Honda), 817.696.4360. 7:30am-4pm
My Lan 4015 E. Belknap St., 817.222.1471. 9am9pm Mon.-Sun. Closed Wed. $ Pappa Chang Asian Bistro 8th St. and Pennsylvania Ave., 817.348.9888. Buffet 11am-2:30pm Sun.-Fri.; 10:30am-9:30pm Sun.-Thu.; 10:30am10pm Fri.-Sat. $
Chapps 2045 N. Hwy. 360, 817.649.3000. Other locations: 153 Southwest Plaza (1-20 & Little Road), 817.483.8008. 2596 E. Arkansas, 817.460.2097. 11am-9pm daily. $ Chop House Burgers 1700 W. Park Row Drive, Ste. 116, 817.459.3700. 11am-9pm Mon.-Sat. $ Tom's Burgers & Grill 1530 N. Cooper St., 817.459.9000. 6am-10pm Mon.-Sat.; 6am-9pm Sun. $-$$
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Dutch’s 3009 S. University Dr., 817.927.5522. 11am-9pm Sun.-Wed.; 11am-10pm Thu.-Sat. $ The Great Outdoors 3204 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.877.4400. 9am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; 10am-8pm Sun. $
Kincaid’s 4901 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.732.2881. Other location: 4825 Overton Ridge Blvd., 817.370.6400. 11am-8pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am-3pm Sun. $ the love shack 110 E. Exchange Ave., 817.740.8812.; 3505 Bluebonnet Circle, 817.348.9654. 11:30am-10pm Sun.-Wed.; 11:30am-11pm Thu.; 11:30am-1am Fri.-Sat. $ M & O Station Grill 200 Carroll St., 817.882.8020. 11am-5pm Sun.-Wed.; 11am-9pm Mon.-Sat. $
Mckinley’s Fine Bakery & Cafe 1616 S. University Dr., 817.332.3242. 8am-6:30pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am-5pm Sun. $ Panera Bread 1700 S. University Dr., 817.870.1959. Other location: 1804 Precinct Line Rd., 817.605.0766; 1409 N. Collins, Arlington, 817.548.8726; 2140 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. S. 817.416.5566 6:30am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; 7am-8pm Sun. $
Breadhaus 700 W. Dallas Rd., 817.488.5223. 9am-6pm Tues.-Fri.; 9am-4pm Sat. $$ Main Street Bread Baking Company 316 Main St., 817.424.4333. 6:30am-6:30pm daily. $
The Snooty Pig 4010 William D. Tate, 817.283.3800. 7am-2pm Mon.-Sat.; 8am-2pm Sun. $
Elegant Cakery 535 Nolen Drive, 817.488.7580. 9am-6pm Tue.-Fri.; 9am-5pm Sat. $-$$ Weinburger’s Deli 3 Village Circle, Westlake, 817.491.9119. Other location: 611 Main St., Grapevine, 817.416.5574. 8:30am-7pm Mon.Sat.; 11am-3pm Sun. $ eclectic arlinGton
The Melting Pot 4000 Five Points Blvd., Ste. 119, 817.469.1444. 5pm-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.; 3:30pm-11pm Sat.; 3pm-9pm Sun. $$-$$$ Burleson Wine Down 124 S. Scott Street. 817.447.9122. 11am-9pm Wed-Sat. $$ Fort WortH
Café Modern 3200 Darnell, 817.738.9215. Lunch: 11am-2:30pm Tue.-Fri.; 11am-3pm Sat & Sun. $$
Kimbell Art Museum 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.332.8451, ext. 251. For reservations call 817.332.8541 ext. 277. Lunch 11:30am-2pm Tue.-Thu. & Sat.; noon-2pm Fri. & Sun.; Dinner 5:30pm-7:30pm Fri. $$
Pizzeria Uno Chicago Grill 300 Houston St., 817.885.8667. 11am-11pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-midnight Fri. & Sat. $
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el aSaderO
1535 N. Main St. 817.626.3399 elasadero.com
Before you dive into the complimentary basket of addictive chips (which are crusty Old Original style) and a bowl of hot sauce, be warned. The hot sauce has a kick. The famous muy caliente concoction is homemade and full of both heat and spice, but once your tongue gets adjusted to it, you will find yourself shoveling chips in your mouth at an embarrassing rate, with crumbs flying in every direction.
The snug footprint is sprinkled with booths and tables, a full bar and the textured walls are painted in mustard yellow, fire engine red and avocado green. El Asadero draws a varied patronage from all over town. The packed house was a melting pot of North Side locals and West Siders in-the-know. Brightly painted Mexican pottery and curios provide tasteful decoration.
So, if you are tired of the same old Mexican dishes and are so bored that you have started mixing your beans and rice together because it all tastes the same anyway, it's time for a trip to El Asadero to refresh your memory of what true Mexican should taste like.
Chipotle 3050 S. Hulen St., 817.735.8355. Other locations: 3000 W. 7th St., 817.348.8530. 4484 Bryant Irvin Rd., 817.735.4506. 1312 W. Pipeline Rd., 817.595.3875. 3010 E. Southlake Blvd., 817.748.4745. 11am-10pm daily. $
Dos Gringos 1015 S. University Dr., 817.338.9393. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ El Asadero 1535 N. Main St., 817.626.3399. 11am10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-midnight Fri.-Sat. $-$$ El Fenix 6391 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.732.5584. 11am-10pm daily. $
El Rancho Grande 1400 N. Main St., 817.624.9206. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am10pm Fri.-Sat. $-$$
Esperanza’s Mexican Bakery & Cafe 2122 N. Main St., 817.626.5770. Bakery and Cafe: 6 am-7pm daily. Other location: 1601 Park Place Ave., 817.923.1992. 6:30am-9pm Mon.-Thurs.; 6:30am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 6:30am-5pm Sun. $ Fernandez Cafe 4220 W. Vickery Blvd., 817.377.2652. 6:30am-2pm daily. $ Fiesta 3233 Hemphill St., 817.923.6941. 11am9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $
Hacienda San Miguel 2948 Crockett St., 817.386.9923. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11ammidnight Fri. & Sat. $-$$
Joe T. Garcia’s 2201 N. Commerce, 817.626.4356. Cash only. 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-10pm Mon.Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-10pm Sun. $$ La Familia 841 Foch St., 817.870.2002. 11am10pm Tues.-Fri.; 8am-10pm Sat. Closed Sun.-Mon. $
La Playa Maya 6209 Sunset Dr., 817.738.3329. Other locations: 1540 N. Main St., 817.624.8411. 3200 Hemphill St., 817.924.0698. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.; 10am-11pm Sat.; 10am-10pm Sun. $ Los Molcajetes 4320 Western Center Blvd., 817.306.9000. 11am-9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am10pm Fri.; 8am-10pm Sat.; 8am-9pm Sun. $ Los Vaqueros 2629 N. Main St., 817.624.1511.
Other Location: 3105 Cockrell Ave., 817.769.3070.11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11 am10pm, Fri.-Sat.; 10:30am-9pm Sun. Other location: Crown Valley Golf Club, 29 Crown Road, Weatherford. 817.441.2300 $ Mambo’s 1010 Houston St. in the Park Central Hotel, 817.336.3124. 11am- 2pm Tues.-Fri.; 4pm10pm Wed.-Sat. $
Mi Cocina 509 Main St., 817.877.3600. Other location: 4601 W. Freeway (I-30 and Hulen), 817.569.1444. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat. $
The Original 4713 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.738.6226. 11am-9pm Tue.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $ Paco & John 1116 8th Ave., 817.810.0032. 7:30am10:30am & 11am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 10am-2pm Sat. $$
Pappasito’s Cantina 2704 W. Freeway, 817.877.5546. Other location: 321 W. Road to Six Flags, Arlington, 817.795.3535. 11am-10pm Sun.Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$ all locations Pulidos 2900 Pulido St., 817.732.7571. Other location: 5051 Hwy. 377 S., 817.732.7871. 11am9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $ Revolver Taco Lounge 2822 W. 7th St., 817.820.0122. 11am-10pm Tue.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat.; closed Sun.-Mon. $$ Rio Mambo 6125 SW Loop 820, 817.423.3124. 1302 S. Main St., Weatherford. 817.598.5944. 11am-9:30pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-10:30pm Fri.Sat. $$
Salsa Fuego 3520 Alta Mere Drive, 817.560.7888. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat.; closed Sun. $
Salsa Limon 929 University Drive, 817.820.0680. 4200 S. Freeway, #1099, 817.921.4807. 10am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 10am-2am Fri.; 10am-3am Sat.; 10am-midnight Sun. $
Fish City Grill 2750 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 130, 817.748.0456. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $-$$
Truluck’s Seafood, Steak & Crab House 1420 Plaza Pl., 817.912.0500. 5pm-10pm Sun.Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$$ WilloW Park
Fish Creek 4899 E. I-20., 817.441.1746. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.; noon-10pm Sat. $$
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Fort Worth
Blue Mesa Bar & Grill 600 S. University Dr., 817.332.6372. Other Location: 1586 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake, 817.416.0055. Fort Worth: 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 9am-10pm Sun. $$
Ruth’s Chris 813 Main St., 817.348.0080. 5pm-10 pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 4pm-9pm Sun. $$$
Silver Fox Steakhouse 1651 S. University Dr., 817.332.9060. Other location: 1235 William D. Tate, Grapevine, 817.329.6995. 4pm-10pm Mon.-Sat. $$$ Granbury
Buffalo Gap Steakhouse And Cantina 1470 Hwy. 377, 817.573.4471.11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat. $$ Grapevine/Southlake/ Colleyville
Old Hickory Steakhouse Restaurant Gaylord Texan Hotel & Convention Center, 1501 Gaylord Trail, 817.778.2215 (after 5pm, 817.778.2280). Nightly, 4:30pm-10pm. $$$$
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Dr. and Mrs. Larry E. Reaves*
Kathleen and Jim Reeves
Jean and John Roach
Robertson & Robertson CPAs
Ruth and Doug Roper
Andrew and Jenny Rosell
Gwen and Barry Rubin
Patricia and Win Ryan
Douglas and Robin Sanders
Lynny and Eddie Sankary
Julie and Joel Sawyer
Marisa Gibson Selkirk
Scott Sherman Family
Susie and Gary Silman
Peggy and Bill Sims
Christy and Jason Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sterling
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Stevener
Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Stucker
Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Stupfel
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Sykes
David and Margaret Sykes
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Thompson III
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly R. Thompson
Sandra and Rice Tilley
Jerre W. and J. David Tracy*
Jean and Bill Tucker
Dr. David and Priscilla Turbeville
Dr. and Mrs. William J. Van Wyk
Deanna and Phillip W. Walker
Terry and Carol Walsh
Dr. and Mrs. Michael C. Walter
Paula and Joe H. White Sr.
Jo and Whit Whitfield
Donna and Bryan Whitworth
Karen and Tom Williams
Aubra and Stephen Wilson
Carolyn and Herschel Winn
Kimbell and Mitch Wynne
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall R. Young Sr.
Prize & Auction Sapphire Jewel
a maggie film
The Academy of Golf Dynamics
Anthony Luciano
Artspace111: Dennis Blagg
Artspace111: Sarah Green
Artspace111: Pat Gabriel
Bachendorf’s Dallas’ Finest Designer Jeweler
The Barfield Collection
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin J. Berning Jr.
Bistro Louise Catering
Kari Breen The Art of Photography
Christine Brenner and Christopher Castelli
Dr. and Mrs. Steve L. Brotherton
Sam and Janis Brous
The Capital Grille
Cattlemen’s Steak House
Classic Wine Storage & Services
Cruises Etc. Travel
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse
Doggie Diggs LLC
Dos Carolinas
Dow Art Galleries
Randy Eckard
Eddie V’s Prime Seafood - Fort Worth
Ellerbe Fine Foods
The Fifth Avenue Club
The Fort Worth Club
Grace
Gucci
Haltom’s Jewelers
Henson-McAlister Master Picture Framers
Justin Boot Company
Olivia and Jeff Kearney
Kubes Jewelers
Lanny’s Alta Cocina Mexicana
Lawrence’s
Leggiadro
Lockheed Martin
Luskey’s/Ryon’s Western Stores, LP
Mira Vista Country Club
Sam Moser, Fox News Channel
MYRA Designs
Neiman Marcus Fort Worth and Sophia Cashmere
Original Mexican Eats Café
P.S. The Letter
Park Place Motorcars Fort Worth
Karen Rainwater
Reata Restaurant
Ridglea Watch & Jewelry
Roger Williams Automall
Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek and Rosewood Crescent Hotel
Royer & Schutts, Inc.
Kelley and Bill Royer
The St. Regis Aspen Resort
Kathryn Schutts
Shady Oaks Country Club
Stanley Eisenman Fine Shoes
Stephanie Kantis
Texas Ballet Theater
Texas Rangers Baseball Club
Valentino
The Varsity - Fort Worth
William Barry Distinctive Apparel
In-Kind Sapphire Jewel
Ben E. Keith Beverages
Bistro Louise Catering
Gittings
Grace
Anne Green
Haynsworth Photography
Kari Breen The Art of Photography
Kay’s Hallmark Shop
King’s Liquors
Lewis Label Products
Locations Photography
Warren H. Prescott
Propel Group, Inc.
The Renaissance Worthington Fort Worth Hotel
Rhea-Engert Photography
Smiley’s Studio
Cherub Angel and Topaz Gem
Carol J. and R. Denny Alexander Foundation
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Brillhart
The Strength of a Diamond,
Milburn’s Portrait Art
Paula and Robert Brockway
Debby and Chip Brown
Mrs. Bett Bratton Bulmer
Teresa and Curtis Carter
Beth and Craig Collins*
Community Trust Bank – Home Town Heroes
Juleigh and Arlie Davenport
Shirley and John Dean
Dubose Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ebeier
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Fleischer
Cornelia C. Friedman
Mr. and Mrs. John Goff
Joy Ann Havran
José and Jeannette Iglesias
Leslie and Dan Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. George LeBus
Martha V. Leonard Fund of the Community Foundation of North Texas
Patricia C. Massad*
Lenore B. McClister
Betty Jo Pate*
Kelsey and Gary Patterson
The Gary Patterson Foundation
Janna S. Poland
Sarah C. Ray
Marilyn and Jack Rubin
Mr. and Mrs. Travis Sanders
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Schwarz
Lynda L. Shropshire
Mrs. J. Daryl Spence
Cook Children’s Charity Golf Classic
Colonial Country Club and Crowne Plaza
Hotels & Resorts
Complete Listing
ACE American Insurance Co.
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss
Amon G. Carter Foundation
Cash America International, Inc.
Central Market
Chambers Family Foundation
Colonial Country Club
Susie and Lee Finley/Brand FX Body Company
First Trust Portfolios L.P.
FKP Architects, Inc.
Frost
Frost Financial Management Group
GM Financial
The Hartford
Virginia Hobbs Charitable Trust
Horizon Mud Company
Jetta Operating Company, Inc.
Law Offices of Henry B. Paup P.C.
Linbeck
Dan E. Lowrance
Luther King Capital Management
Dr. Steve Palko
Robert L. Patton Jr.
Richard Polson, DDS/Craniofacial Pain
Associates
Quorum International
Royer & Schutts
Ski Hi Enterprises, Ltd.
Strong Oil & Gas, Ltd.
Tarrant Concrete Company
Shirley and Wes Turner
TXI
Walsh Holdings, Ltd.
Direct Contributions to Cook Children’s in
Honor of the Charity Golf Classic
Nick and Lou Martin Fund
UNT Health Science Center
Charity Classic Underwriters
Susie and Lee Finley/Brand FX Body Company
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Havran
The Morris Foundation
Texas Health Resources
Charity Classic Prize Donors
American Airlines
Bachendorf’s Dallas’ Finest Designer Jeweler
Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts
Double Diamond Resorts
Park Place Motorcars Fort Worth
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley R. Turner
The Jewel 2013 Sponsors
Bob and Mary Louise Albritton
All Saints’ Episcopal School
Vicki and Rick Andrews
Mr. and Mrs. L. Kevin Avondet
Suzanne Bahan
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Bailey III
Bakutis, McCully & Sawyer
Karen Barlow
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Barnard
Mr. and Mrs. Gus S. Bates
Ann and Bill Biggs
Julia and David Bloxom
Dr. and Mrs. William F. Bonnell
Dr. and Mrs. Victor J. Boschini Jr.
Ms. Edith Boswell
Mr. and Mrs. G. Thomas Boswell
Brants Realtors, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brockway
Buffalo West Restaurant & Bar
Lori Chaney
Lu Jo and Mac Churchill
Clear Fork Royalty
Dr. and Mrs. William Coleman
Community Trust Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Cook
Cook Children’s Health Care System
Cook Children’s Health Care System Board of Trustees
Cook Children’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Cook Children’s Physician Network
Mrs. Byron E. Cooper
Esther and Will A. Courtney
Mr. and Mrs. D.J. Craine
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas B. Davidson
Mr. and Mrs. Homer F. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Davis
Sylvia and R.E. Dodson
Paul Dorman
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Walker Dyess
Mrs. Cass O. Edwards II
Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Ewin
First Grandmothers’ Club
Fort Worth Country Day
Fort Worth Heart
Fowlkes, Norman & Associates
Frank Kent Cadillac
Frank Kent Honda
The French Knot
Dr. and Mrs. Jimmy Friedman
Eric and Michele Hahnfeld
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hart
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley H. Hickman
Marsha and Larry Hilcher
Hill Royalty
Mr. and Mrs. Reese Hillard
Mr. and Mrs. L. Allen Hodges III
Holland Johns & Penny L.L.P.
Dee and Tom Holmes
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howard
Teresa and Jim Hubbard
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hughes Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Brodie Hyde III
The Hyde Family
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Jameson
Jerrel James Salon
Joe T. Garcia’s
Leslie and Dan Johnson
Matt and Kim Johnson
The Junior League of Fort Worth, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kaufmann
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kelly III
Kimbell Art Museum
Mr. and Mrs. J. Luther King Jr.
Mason D. King
Dr. and Mrs. Gene M. Kouri
Dr. and Mrs. Kelly Kunkel
Jayne Landers-Boyles
Sunnie LeBlanc
Lentz Landscape Lighting
Marty Leonard
Mrs. Richard C. Loughridge
Margaret Lowdon
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Luskey
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lydick
Mr. and Mrs. G. Emerson Maddox
Dr. and Mrs. Scott Marlow
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Matthews
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Matthews
Pat and Clyde S. McCall Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Mark McCurdy
McDonald Sanders Law Firm
Buffalo West Restaurant & Bar
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Merrifield Sr.
Dr. Evelyn and Mr. Rick Merrill
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Milan
Montessori Children’s House and School
Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Mooring III
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton H. Morris
Nolan Catholic High School
Bill and Alann Nolan
Northern Trust
Dr. and Mrs. James R. Osborn
Pace Fund
Pappagallo Classiques
Paul Ray & Company
Tom and Betsy Price
Radiology Associates of North Texas
Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Reeb Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Russell Reid
Sheila Jane and Randy R. Reynolds
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Robertson
Sanders Travel Centre
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Sankary
Julie and Joel Sawyer
Dr. and Mrs. Gregory B. Scheideman
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Schell
Heidi and Philip Schutts
Marisa Gibson Selkirk
Smart Barre
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Steele III
Mr. and Mrs. David Randall Stepp
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Stevener
Dr. and Mrs. Michael L. Stoltz
Melanie and Vincent Tam
Cleo and David Tapp
TCS & Starquest Expeditions
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Terry
Texas Health Resources Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson
Tiffany Circle Society of Women Leaders
Tom Thumb
Jerre W. and J. David Tracy
Trinity Valley School
Tutorial Association of Fort Worth
USMD
Village Homes
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wade
Mr. and Mrs. Gary G. Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Walsh
Williams Trew Sotheby’s International Realty
Helen and Gene Willingham
The Woman’s Board of Cook Children’s Medical Center
Your Pet Staff
Each month we will present our readers with an obscure detail shot from somewhere in fort worth, courtesy of photographer brian luenser. We will provide the clues, and you will have the opportunity to guess where the shot was taken at fwtx.com/articles/where The following month, we will include the full photo as well as a new obscure detail shot. Here are this month’s clues:
1. This is the city’s oldest existing painted mural.
2. It refers to the 1974 building occupant and noted work clothing manufacturer.
3. The single feather was added to the mural by the original artist’s sister, who was also a well-known local painter. reveal from last month
St. Ignatius, 1206 Throckmorton St.
SERVICE
that’s set in stone
Waguih Guirguis makes no bones about it: He is one meticulous man. The owner of two local jewelry stores, Guirguis takes great pains to procure and present a product lineup of the utmost quality. So it just makes sense that Guirguis extends that same due diligence to his automotive purchases.
“I’m very picky, and I look for that same attention to service and detail in my car-buying experience,” Guirguis said. “That’s why the only dealership I’ll buy my cars from is Park Place Motorcars Grapevine.”
The crown jewels currently parked in his garage include a Mercedes-Benz S-Class and a GL. “I like the Mercedes-Benz for the comfort, safety and prestige,” he said. “They have all the options you need from a car and truly are one of the best vehicles made.”
Guirguis drives the S-Class for business during the week and switches over to the seven-seat GL on the weekends, when family time takes center stage. “It’s got plenty of room for passengers and is so comfortable for long road trips,” Guirguis said. “Plus it’s very safe, which gives me peace of mind.”
What also gives him peace of mind is the honesty and integrity he experiences when working with Park Place. “I always know that I’m going to be treated fairly,” Guirguis said. “Whatever they tell me, I trust them. I know they’re always going to give me an honest deal.”
