Texas' first professional cricket team unveils new name and team roster

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The first professional cricket team in Texas now has a team name and a talented roster of players.

This is the state's first professional cricket team in Major League Cricket (MLC), which is the first professional cricket league in the U.S. So many firsts.

Get ready to cheer for: Texas Super Kings. That's the name. Go Kings go!

They also hired a coach and nine players, following the first MLC draft which took place on Sunday, March 19 in Houston at the Space Center and telecast live across the globe.

At this event, six MLC teams — representing Texas, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington D.C. — selected nine domestic cricketers.

Texas' team will be led by coach Stephen Fleming, a former captain of the New Zealand national cricket team and head coach of Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings. He played in the historic first Twenty20 International of the world as captain of the New Zealand team in 2005.

The Texas Super Kings also announced their partnership with Chennai Super Kings, an Indian Premier League franchise cricket team based in Chennai, India who will bring operational expertise and help lead the Texas team to championships.

The Texas Super Kings' roster features these top domestic cricketers:

Round 1: Rusty Theron
Round 2: Calvin Savage
Round 3: Lahiru Milantha
Round 4: Milind Kumar
Round 5: Sami Aslam
Round 6: Cameron Stevenson
Round 7: Cody Chetty
Round 8: Zia Shahzad
Round 9: Saiteja Mukkamalla

Super Kings' co-owner Anurag Jain notes in a statement that cricket is popular around the globe, and now it's time to make it popular in the U.S.

“Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world with a global fan base of around 2.5 billion followers, but there has not been an opportunity for the sport to grow in the U.S.,” Jain says. “We look forward to having a professional team in Texas for the passionate local cricket community to root for and to introduce the sport to new fans across the country.”

Jain, a partner with Perot Jain and chairman of Access Healthcare; and Ross Perot Jr., chairman of the Perot Group, were among the cricket enthusiasts and investors in a $44 million funding round that will help MLC build facilities across the country.

The MLC inaugural season begins July 13, 2023 at the first professional cricket stadium in the U.S., Grand Prairie Stadium, in Grand Prairie.

The 2023 season will feature 19 matches to be played over 18 days, building up to the first MLC championship final to take place on July 30. The stadium will have a permanent capacity of 7,200 and will feature 1,000 club and premium seats, with the ability to expand to a capacity of over 15,000 for major events, including matches at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2024, to be co-hosted by the United States and the West Indies.

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TX Whiskey presents Limited-Edition Baseball Bottle Release & Movie Night

To celebrate MLB Opening Day, TX Whiskey is launching a limited-edition Baseball Bottle of the TX Blended Whiskey. Former Texas Rangers pitcher Derek Holland will be on-site for a meet & greet, and complimentary bottle engraving by Airstyle Art will be available with bottle purchase. There will also be a screening A League of Their Own to commemorate Women’s History Month. Food trucks will be selling on-site.

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These are the 11 best things to do in Fort Worth this weekend

Weekend Event Planner

This weekend across Fort Worth features a nice mixture of big and small events. On the larger side are a golf showcase, a dance production, shopping for funky items, and a St. Patrick's Day celebration. More intimate will be a local theater production, a trio of concerts, an opera competition, shows by a traveling comedian, and a symphony concert.

Below are the best ways to spend your precious free time this weekend. Want more options? Lucky for you, we have a much longer list of the city's best events.

Friday, March 17

11th Annual DFW Golf Show
The DFW Golf Show is a three-day event that will feature dozens of vendors, interactive games, golf fittings, and entertainment for the whole family. Visitors will be able to see World Long Drive Champion and former UNT golfer Kyle Berkshire, US Women’s Open champion and Dallas-Fort Worth local Brittany Lang, golf comedy group Country Club Adjacent, and more. The event takes place through Sunday at Esports Stadium Arlington.

Jubilee Theatre presents Bread N’ Gravy: The Songs and Life of Ethel Waters
Bread N’ Gravy: The Songs and Life of Ethel Waters is a staged reading performed in collaboration with Jubilee Theatre and The Modern Museum of Fort Worth. The play, written by Frank Cullen and Donald McNeilly, tells the story of American singer Ethel Waters and her many contributions to jazz and blues genres. Along the way, audiences will learn more about Waters’ life through song and performance theater. There will be four performances through Sunday at the Modern.

Ben Rector in concert
Singer-songwriter Ben Rector has been releasing music since 2007, and had a nice run in the mid-2010s with a trio of albums charting high on the Billboard 200 and Folk charts. The pandemic might have slowed his progress a bit, as 2022's The Joy of Music is his first album of new songs in four years. He'll play at Will Rogers Auditorium as part of his Old Friends Acoustic Tour, joined by Stephen Day and Jordy Searcy.

Texas Ballet Theater presents "Modern Masterpieces"
Texas Ballet Theater presents "Modern Masterpieces," featuring three different pieces. In Bartok, playful motifs and intriguing backdrops set the stage for a ravishing neoclassical ballet. In Image, the arc of Marilyn Monroe’s tragic life, from Hollywood ingénue to iconic starlet, is captured in this one-woman performance. Imbue is modern and minimalistic, a dramatic piece that celebrates human growth and transformation. There will be four performances through Sunday at Bass Performance Hall.

Cody Canada & The Departed in concert
The music of Cody Canada & The Departed blurs the lines between hard-edged country, rock & roll, and all the gritty sounds in between. The band has released four albums in their career, most recently 2022's Soul Gravy 2022. They'll play at Billy Bob's Texas.

Saturday, March 18

The 15th Annual Funky Finds Spring Fling
The 15th Annual Funky Finds Spring Fling features the sweetest batch of handmade and vintage items, showcasing the funkiest finds in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The event also will include a charitable raffle and other fundraising, which will benefit child advocates CASA of Tarrant County and Saving Hope Animal Rescue. The event takes place on Saturday and Sunday at Will Rogers Memorial Center.

Fort Worth Stockyards presents Cowtown Goes Green
Fort Worth's largest and most family-friendly St. Patrick’s Day celebration will feature an entire day of Irish-Western fun in the Fort Worth Stockyards. The event includes festive food & drink, live music, armadillo races, lawn games, pony rides, Old West gunfight shows, cloggers & dance troops, cattle drives, a special matinee Stockyards Championship Rodeo at 1:30 pm, and an Irish-Western parade at 4 pm.

Fort Worth Opera presents The McCammon Voice Competition
After a five-year hiatus, the Fort Worth Opera will present the return of The McCammon Voice Competition. Over 500 hopeful singers have applied to the competition, which seeks to foster the talent of young opera singers. Ten gifted finalists will perform for judges and the audience at W. E. Scott Theatre at Arts Fort Worth.

John Crist: The Emotional Support Tour
John Crist is a fast-rising stand-up comedian who's widely known for viral videos like Honest Football Coach, Every Parent at Disney, Brands that need to be Cancelled, and more, although Crist would still tell you that his live show is better than any of his videos. He'll perform twice on Saturday at Will Rogers Auditorium.

Mark Chesnutt in concert with Casey Chesnutt
It will be a family affair at Billy Bob's Texas on Saturday as longtime country star Mark Chesnutt headlines, with his son Casey serving as the opening act. Mark was among the wave of male country vocalists who rose to fame in the early 1990s, scoring eight No. 1 hits in as many years, including "Brother Jukebox," "I'll Think of Something," and "It's a Little Too Late." Casey is just getting started, having released two EPs, most recently 2021's Down Mexico Way.

Sunday, March 19

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Texas Ballet Theater presents "Modern Masterpieces" at Bass Performance Hall, March 17-19.

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents "From Despair to Hope: Messiaen and Mozart"
Messiaen wrote the first sketches Quatuor pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the End of Time") as a prisoner in Germany during World War II for himself and fellow musician prisoners, who premiered the work at the camp. Pianist Robert Spano and musicians of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra will bring to life the anguished voices of the birds of Messiaen's best-known work as well as Brahms' transformative Trio in E-flat Major for Piano, Violin and Horn. The concert will be at Kimbell Art Museum.

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These are the 10 best things to do in Fort Worth this weekend

Weekend Event Planner

Two very different kinds of sports headline this weekend across Fort Worth, with talented athletes hoping to claim a title. Other choices include two comedians, screenings of an Oscar-nominated movie, a quartet of concerts, and the openings of two new art exhibitions.

Below are the best ways to spend your precious free time this weekend. Want more options? Lucky for you, we have a much longer list of the city's best events.

Thursday, March 9

American Athletic Conference Basketball Championships
It's March Madness time and Dickies Arena is once again playing host to the championship tournaments for the American Athletic Conference. The women's tournament has been going on all week and will crown a champion on Thursday night, following day one of the men's tournament. The men's tournament will then have multiple games on Friday and Saturday before crowning a champion on Sunday.

The American Western Weekend
The American Western Weekend is a one-of kind celebration of the sports and spirit of the American West, featuring rodeo's greatest athletes in the ultimate high-stakes showdown. The event, taking place through Saturday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, will also feature post-event concerts by big-name artists, including Maren Morris, Sheryl Crow, Darius Rucker, and Cody Johnson.

Amphibian Stage Productions presents Baron Vaughn
Baron Vaughn is known for an act as energetic as it is intelligent, with finely-crafted ramblings that shoot off into pop culture references. He was a series regular on Netflix’s Grace & Frankie and was also the voice of "Tom Servo" in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return. He's also made a documentary called Fatherless for the Fusion network. He'll perform three times through Saturday at Amphibian Stage.

Friday, March 10

Magnolia at the Modern: Close
Leo and Remi are two 13-year-old best friends whose seemingly unbreakable bond is suddenly, tragically torn apart. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Lukas Dhont's second film is an emotionally transformative and unforgettable portrait of the intersection of friendship and love, identity and independence, and heartbreak and healing. There will be seven screenings through Sunday at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents "Gil Shaham Plays Tchaikovsky: Mahler and Tchaikovsky"
The Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto remains one of the finest gems in the repertoire, and there is perhaps no better interpreter of this work than superstar violinist Gil Shaham. Audiences will thrill to the sweeping lyricism of the first two movements and the reckless abandon of the finale before the orchestra confronts Mahler’s epic Symphony No. 1. There will be three performances through Sunday at Bass Performance Hall.

Improv Arlington presents Donnell Rawlings
Donnell Rawlings got his big break on Chappelle’s Show, with both Dave Chappelle and Neal Brennan leaning on his comedic skills. He's gone on to become a force both on and off the stage as a comedian, actor, and podcaster, recently co-starring in the HBO series, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. He'll perform five times through Sunday at Improv Arlington.

Hayes Carll in concert
Texas musician Hayes Carll has been plugging away on the country music circuit for over 20 years. His debut album, Flowers & Liquor, came out in 2002, and he reached his heights with his 2011 album, KMAG YOYO, which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Country charts. He'll play at Billy Bob's Texas in support of his latest album, 2021's You Get It All.

Giovannie and the Hired Guns in concert
Giovannie and the Hired Guns is a rock band out of Stephenville, led by frontman Giovannie Yanez, and has been impressing fans and critics since 2017 with a hard-hitting sound and emotionally raw storytelling. They'll play at Billy Bob's Texas in support of their 2022 album, Tejano Punk Boyz.

Saturday, March 11

The Damn Quails in concert
In the early-to-mid 2010s, the Damn Quails were a rising Red Dirt country group. But a fight with their record label and other issues led them to go on an indefinite hiatus in 2016. Against the odds, the group - led by Gabe Marshall and Bryon White - made a comeback in 2022 with a new album, Clouding Up Your City. They'll play at Billy Bob's Texas

Sunday, March 12

Amon Carter Museum of American Art openings
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art will open two new exhibitions on Sunday."Emancipation: The Unfinished Project of Liberation" visualizes Black freedom, agency, and the legacy of the Civil War in 2023 and beyond, featuring newly commissioned and recent works by Sadie Barnette, Alfred Conteh, Maya Freelon, Hugh Hayden, Letitia Huckaby, Jeffrey Meris, and Sable Elyse Smith. Christina Fernandez: "Multiple Exposures"is the first extensive survey of work by the Los Angeles-based artist who has spent decades in a rich exploration of migration, labor, gender, her Mexican-American identity, and the unique capacities of the photographic medium itself. Both exhibitions will remain on display through July 9.

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The American Western Weekend will take place at Globe Life Field in Arlington through March 11.

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These are the 11 best things to do in Fort Worth this weekend

Weekend Event Planner

A first-time music festival will be the dominating force in and around Fort Worth this weekend, with artists, music industry insiders, and fans taking over the city's various venues. Other choices include a visit from a big rock band, a symphonic tribute to Motown, a local production of a Broadway musical, monster trucks, a dance performance, and more.

Below are the best ways to spend your precious free time this weekend. Want more options? Lucky for you, we have a much longer list of the city's best events.

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Ray Wylie Hubbard will be one of the performers during the Fort Worth Music Festival & Conference, going on through March 4.

Thursday, March 2

Fort Worth Music Festival & Conference at the Stockyards
The inaugural Fort Worth Music Festival & Conference at the Stockyards is a new music networking conference for aspiring agents, managers, promoters, and emerging local Texas-based artists. Taking place at Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall and other venues through Saturday, the event includes panel discussions, keynote speakers, workshops, and live performances by a variety of local and regional artists. Performers include Radney Foster, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Josh Weathers, Prophets & Outlaws, Max Stalling, Stoney LaRue, and more. (See the full lineup here.)

Friday, March 3

Magnolia at the Modern: One Fine Morning
Sandra, a young mother who raises her daughter alone, pays regular visits to her sick father. While she and her family fight tooth and nail to get him the care he requires, Sandra reconnects with Clément, a friend she hasn't seen in a while. Although he is in a relationship, the two begin a passionate affair. The film, which is in French with English subtitles, will screen six times through Sunday at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

Muse in concert
English rock band Muse are veterans of the music industry, having released their first album in 1999. They've been popular in their native country from the jump, but didn't cross over for real in the United States until 2006's Black Holes and Revelations. They still have yet to have a true blue hit on this side of the pond, but they clearly have their fair share of fans as their albums consistently sell well. They'll play at Dickies Arena.

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents "Dancing in the Street: The Music of Motown"
From 1961 to 1971, Motown Records had more than 100 hits in the top 10. That kind of success didn't come by accident - founder Berry Gordy Jr. had a true knack for identifying soul artists with a mainstream pop appeal who would flip the music world on its head. This concert, conducted by William Waldrop, will feature hits by Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops, Michael Jackson, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, and more. There will be three performances through Sunday at Bass Performance Hall.

Improv Arlington presents Guy Torry
Guy Torry is an actor and comedian who's had roles in movies like American History X, Pearl Harbor, and Runaway Jury. His television credits include The Tonight Show, Def Comedy Jam, Jimmy Kimmel, and Late Night with Craig Ferguson. His comedy has been described as dash of Chris Rock, shavings of Richard Pryor, a scoop of Lenny Bruce, and some spice of George Carlin. He'll perform five times through Sunday at Improv Arlington.

Treaty Oak Revival in concert
Treaty Oak Revival is an up-and-coming country band out of West Texas, forming in Midland in 2019. After putting out a couple of singles in 2020, they put out their debut album, No Vacancy, in 2021. That release was well-received, and now they're making their first headlining appearance in Fort Worth as part of the Fort Worth Music Festival at Billy Bob's Texas.

Saturday, March 4

Casa Mañana presents Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Before she was hit-maker Carole King, she was Carole Klein, a spunky, young songwriter from Brooklyn with a unique voice. From the chart-topping hits she wrote for the biggest acts in music to her own life-changing, trailblazing success with Tapestry, Beautiful takes audiences back to where it all began – and takes them on the ride of a lifetime. The production, running through March 12 at Casa Mañana, features classics like “You’ve Got a Friend,” ”One Fine Day,” “Natural Woman,” and more.

Monster Jam
Monster Jam drivers are trained, world-class male and female athletes who have mastered not only the physical strength and mental stamina needed to compete, but the vital dexterity to control 12,000-pound machines capable of doing backflips, vertical two-wheel skills and racing at speeds up to 70 miles-per-hour to produce jaw-dropping, live motorsports action seen around the world. The event takes place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

Dallas Black Dance Theatre presents Dancing Beyond Borders
DBDT: Encore! takes its talents to Fort Worth with Dancing Beyond Borders, pushing the lines of contemporary modern dance. Choreographer Jess Hendricks brings the dancers to the brink of physical exhaustion in the dance Shedding Skin. The work will singe the emotions of the audience as the dancers move through the strenuous and athletic work. The performance will be at W. E. Scott Theatre at Arts Fort Worth.

Mike Ryan in concert
Bringing a close to the Fort Worth Music Festival & Conference, singer Mike Ryan will make his return to Billy Bob's Texas after a seven-year absence. The San Antonio native, as evidenced by his performance at the festival, is a favorite all around Texas. And, for the first time in five years, he has new music to showcase, as he released his fourth album, Longcut, in 2022.

Sunday, March 5

Silversun Pickups in concert
It's no rest for the weary at Tannahill's Tavern & Music Hall, as it will host alt-rock band Silversun Pickups just a day after the Fort Worth Music Festival ends. The L.A.-based band has been a mainstay on the alternative charts since their debut in 2006, landing top 10 hits like "Lazy Eye," "Panic Switch," and "The Hit." They're on tour in support of their latest album, 2022's Physical Thrills.

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These are the 10 best things to do in Fort Worth this weekend

Weekend Event Planner

This weekend around Fort Worth will be full of dualities. There will be two different renowned classical music performers, two events full of beauty, screenings of a movie about a long professional partnership, two comedians, two country music concerts, and racers competing on two wheels (motorcycles, that is).

Below are the best ways to spend your precious free time this weekend. Want more options? Lucky for you, we have a much longer list of the city's best events.

Thursday, February 23

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The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra will present A Gala Evening with Yo-Yo Ma at Bass Performance Hall on February 25.

The Cliburn presents Timo Andres
Timo Andres is an American composer and pianist who has written works commissioned by such major cultural institutions as the Boston Symphony, Carnegie Hall, and Los Angeles Philharmonic. He was also a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2016. As a pianist, he’s played with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, as well as the North Carolina, New World, and Albany Symphonies, and at Lincoln Center, Wigmore Hall, Phillips Collection, and (le) Poisson Rouge. He'll play at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

Friday, February 24

Fort Worth Botanic Garden presents "World of Orchids"
The indoor exhibit "World of Orchids" will showcase the largest family of flowering plants in the world, which has approximately 30,000 species and grows on every continent except Antarctica. Some orchids are terrestrial (ground-dwelling) and grow in temperate and boreal regions. Many orchid species are epiphytic, which means they grow on other plants but derive moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water or from debris accumulating around them. The exhibit will be on display at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden through April 9.

Magnolia at the Modern: Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb
Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb is a charming documentary that focuses on the remarkable 50-year relationship between two literary legends, writer Robert Caro and his longtime editor Robert Gottlieb. Now 86, Caro is working to complete the final volume of his masterwork, The Years of Lyndon Johnson; Gottlieb, 90, waits to edit it. The task of finishing their life's work looms before them. The film will screen seven times through Sunday at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

Improv Arlington presents Eddie Griffin
A popular comedian-turned-actor who started his career on-stage as a dare, funnyman Eddie Griffin has built an ever-growing fan base since jumping onto the comedy scene in 1990. He has a long filmography, including appearances in The Meteor Man, Undercover Brother, and A Star is Born. He'll perform four times - twice on Friday and twice on Saturday - at Improv Arlington.

Hyena's presents John Wesley Austin
John Wesley Austin has been working the comedy club circuit for over 20 years. He shoots off one-liners about real-life topics and his analytical, down-home approach exhilarates fans by relating to them with a unique, hilarious perspective on life. He also picks up the guitar and treats the crowd to parodies of familiar country songs, and some of his hysterical originals, too. He'll perform four times - twice on Friday and twice on Saturday - at Hyena's in downtown Fort Worth.

Dylan Scott in concert
Country singer Dylan Scott has been offering country fans something a little different since his debut in 2013. Incorporating elements of pop and even rap, he's made a name for himself with hit songs like "My Girl," "Hooked," "Nobody," and "New Truck." Scott will play at Billy Bob's Texas in support of his 2022 album, Livin' My Best Life.

Saturday, February 25

Monster Energy AMA Supercross
The Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship season features some of the most talented athletes the sport has ever seen. Three Supercross champions will be competing for another title – two-time defending Supercross World Champion and ESPY award winning Eli Tomac, two-time world champion Cooper Webb, and 2018 world champion Jason Anderson. The race will take place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

Arlington Museum of Art presents Eat Your Art Out
The Arlington Museum of Art is partnering with confectionary artists from throughout the region to present the fifth annual Eat Your Art Out. More than a dozen sweet masterpieces will be on display throughout the museum's galleries from participating bakeries like Bronwen Cakes (Dallas), Buttermilk Sky Pies (Arlington), Sugarlicious (Lancaster), Sweet Kate Bakes (Mansfield), and Marcona Kitchen (Arlington). The decadent event is the AMA's largest fundraiser of the year.

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents A Gala Evening with Yo-Yo Ma
For one night only, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra will showcase the ultimate artistic mastery of Yo-Yo Ma, one of classical music's best-recognized figures and ambassadors. Ma will perform composer Edward Elgar's final great offering, the Cello Concerto. To open the special evening, Robert Spano will conduct another English masterpiece, Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 2, "A London Symphony." The concert will be at Bass Performance Hall.

Tyler Farr in concert
Country singer Tyler Farr started his career as a songwriter, with artists like Cole Swindell and Joe Nichols recording songs of his. He went out on his own in 2012 and had a string of hits in the early 2010s, including "Redneck Crazy," "Whiskey in my Water," and "A Guy Walks Into a Bar" - we're sensing a theme here. Although he's only released two albums, most recently 2015's Suffer in Peace, his most recent release was the 2020 EP Only Truck in Town. He'll play at Billy Bob's Texas.

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'Yellowstone' stars to greet fans at Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

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Yellowstone fans, get your comfy shoes ready - there'll be a long line for this one. Cole Hauser a.k.a. "Rip Wheeler" on Yellowstone, and Taylor Sheridan, the show's co-creator, executive producer, and director of the series, will meet fans and sign autographs at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.

The event will take place from 4:30-6:30 pm only on Friday, February 3. Location is the 6666 Ranch booth near the south end of Aisle 700 in the Amon G. Carter, Jr. Exhibits Hall.

According to a February 2 announcement from FWSSR, "fans will have the opportunity to snag an autograph as well as purchase some distinctive Yellowstone and 6666 Ranch merchandise while also enjoying all the features the Stock Show offers."

The event is free to attend (with paid Stock Show admission) and open to the public.

It's the second year in a row for Hauser to appear at FWSSR; in 2022, he and fellow cast mates drew huge crowds.

Sheridan, a Paschal High School graduate, is no stranger to Fort Worth; he lives in a ranch near Weatherford and filmed 1883, the prequel to Yellowstone, in and around Fort Worth. Currently, another spinoff, 1883: The Bass Reeves Story, is filming in North Texas.

The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo is winding up its 2023 run on Saturday, February 4.

Heart health advocates raise over $800,000 at red-letter Fort Worth luncheon

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What: Tarrant County Go Red for Women Luncheon benefiting American Heart Association

Where: Worthington Renaissance Hotel

The 411: The American Heart Association's annual Go Red for Women Luncheon is always one of the most anticipated fundraising luncheons of spring in Fort Worth. Nearly 1,200 patrons - decked out in red, of course - filled the Worthington's ballroom on March 3 to join the fight against cardiovascular disease.

Co-chairs leading the charge were Jennifer Chavez (Chief Nursing Officer at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth) and Becky Tucker (Senior Vice President of Channel Integration at Texas Health).

"Her Story is Our Story" was the theme of the 2023 luncheon, which raises awareness of heart disease in women - and guests heard the message repeatedly that it could happen to any woman they know or love.

While patrons dined on a heart-healthy lunch, emcee Morgan Young of WFAA facilitated a number of performances and presentations, including a spoken word performance by local artist Alicia Azahar and a choral rendition of "Stand By Me" by the Word of Truth choir from Texas Christian University.

Featured survivor Sheena Fannin shared her scary but inspirational experience with heart disease, and a memorable keynote address was given was Bean Gill, an entrepreneur and an inclusion and diversity expert. Joni Nash led an "Open Your Heart" moment that allowed patrons to raise their paddles and contribute directly to the cause. Entire tables were challenged to give, for a chance to receive a champagne toast and gift cards to Woodhouse Spa.

There was fun outside the ballroom, too. Fabulous silent auction items filled long tables in the foyer. During a pre-luncheon champagne reception, musicians from the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra serenaded guests, who were greeted by tiara-wearing Texas pageant title-holders, such as Miss Corpus Christi Sharity Brent and Miss Southeast Texas Meaghan Co.

Guests had the chance to take part in free health screenings, lip-print readings, hands-only CPR demonstrations, and more activations.

In total, the luncheon raised more than $800,000 toward the American Heart Association's lifesaving research, education, and health impact initiatives for women.

Who: More than 1,200 participants, survivors, organizers, patrons, and supporters including Brooke Berryman, Lindsey Lyons, Lisa Cobb, Kristin Jaworski, Nicole Maucere, Mary Robinson, Anita Rigues, Hannah Kopriva, Tracy WIlliams, Amanda Stallings,Nancey Murphy, Monika Mathur, Sherry Decker, Abbey Dudek, Jim Austin, and many more.

Tarrant County Go Red for Women luncheon 2023

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Lisa Cobb, Kristin Jaworski, Nicole Maucere

Fort Worth Symphony's 2023 Concerts in the Garden series brings Beatles, Star Wars, and Pat Green

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The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra will offer 11 concerts as part of the 2023 Concerts In The Garden Summer Music Festival, taking place May 26 through June 11 at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden.

The earlier dates for this year's season mean that the series will not include the traditional Fourth of July concerts. Instead, the orchestra will presents Patriotic Pops on Saturday, May 27, featuring favorite patriotic songs and marches in their first-ever Memorial Day celebration. The concert will also include a brand new drone fireworks display.

The season will kick off with Windborne’s The Music of Queen on May 26, where the FWSO, under conductor Brett Havens, will welcome singer MiG Ayesa and a full rock band to capture Queen's distinct sound.

After the Patriotic Pops concert, the Memorial Day weekend slate will be wrapped up with The Music of Harry Potter on May 27, where the orchestra will conjure favorite tunes from the eight films in the Harry Potter series that took young witches and wizards to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The weekend of June 1-4 will be mostly orchestra-free. Preservation Hall Jazz Band will perform by themselves on June 1, celebrating 60 years of making great music in New Orleans and around the world. They'll be followed by Radio Highway Performs The Music of The Eagles on June 2, delivering many of the classic band's biggest hits.

The orchestra makes a return on June 3 with Chicago Nights starring Jason Scheff, highlighting the longtime vocalist/bassist for Chicago singing the group's songs. Finally, Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to The Beatles will take the stage without accompaniment to presents more than two dozen Beatles tunes performed exactly as they were originally recorded.

That visit to the '60s will be followed a flashback to the '70s with The Music of Led Zeppelin on June 8. A full band and orchestra playing Led Zeppelin’s hits. Then it's on to the '80s with REWIND: The Music of the '80s on June 9, as the orchestra tackles the greatest songs of the decade from artists like George Michael, Mister Mister, Kool & The Gang, Joan Jett, The Cure, and more.

June 10 will bring a visit to a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars, in which the orchestra will play selections from several Star Wars films. The series will come to a close on June 11 with a solo performance by Texas country music legend Pat Green, playing songs from throughout his long career.

Tickets for the series go on sale for VIPs and subscribers on March 27, followed by Botanic Garden VIP and Members on March 28. The general public will finally get their shot on March 29.

Lawn tickets are $28, with children 10 and under admitted free if accompanied by a paid adult. Reserved seating at round tables of 4 is $40-$79, with a 20 percent discount for children 10 and under in price levels B and C.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.fwsymphony.org or by calling the FWSO Box Office at 817-655-6000. Advanced parking is also available.

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