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In February, It Will Be… Time for Fun in the Fort!
Happy February, friends of the Fort! I love this month and all that it celebrates, from Valentine’s Day to crawfish boils, Mardi Gras and marathons, AND Black History Month… February is a month filled with a lot to commemorate. Read along to see this month’s list of family fun events!
Tails and Taters Crawfish at Landmark Bar and Kitchen
February 6, 2021 at 12 pm (every Saturday of February)
Join Landmark Bar and Kitchen every Saturday throughout the month of February as they boil up mud bugs every Saturday! Once a month they will spice it up a bit and offer peel and eat JUMBO shrimp, and the fan favorite Snow Crab legs. Come join the fun and check out their flavored butters! Cajun, Lemon Pepper, and Spicy, are sure to add that flavor blast!
PetSmart Adoption Event at Montgomery Plaza
February 6 & 7, 2021 at 10 am – 3 pm
It is the season of falling in love! The Humane Society of North Texas adoption trailer will be at the PetSmart in Montgomery Plaza Saturday & Sunday, from 10 am – 3 pm full of fluffers looking for their forever homes. Stop by and adopt your new best friend!
left to right: Chef Tiffany Derry; Chef Marcus Samuelsson; Chef Chris Williams
Photos courtesy of Central Market
Virtual Cooking School Classes at Central Market
Wednesday, February 10, 6:30 – 8 pm: Chef Chris Williams
Friday, February 19, 6 – 7 pm: Chef Marcus Samuelsson
Thursday, February 25, 6:30 – 8 pm: Chef Tiffany Derry
To celebrate Black History Month, Central Market is hosting a series of three Virtual Cooking School classes featuring three notable Black chefs. For prices and to register, please visit https://centralmarket.com/digital-cooking-classes-black-history-month-2021/
Mardi Gras Walk Parade at Race Street Rollick
February 13, 2021 at 11 am – 5 pm
Join the fun at Race Street Rollick for a Mardi Gras Walking Parade! The event is free and will have a variety of vendors, live music, costume contest, street performers, and much more! Family and pet friendly!
Valentines Afternoon Tea at Fort Worth Botanic Garden
February 13, 2021 at 12 pm – 1:15 pm
Rock Springs Cafe presents a romantic afternoon tea experience featuring 3 courses of tea accompanied with sweet and savory tea treats.
To book your tickets please Call: 817-366-1100 or Email: Info@RockSpringsCafe.net
BUGS & Kisses with The Creature Teacher at Play Street Ft. Worth
February 13, 2021 at 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
The Creature Teacher is coming to Play Street and bringing some of their favorite bugs! You never know what exciting creatures she will surprise you with! Find more information and reserve your spot here: BUGS & Kisses with The Creature Teacher — PSM Fort Worth (playstreetmuseum.com)
Photo courtesy of Ballet Frontier
Ballet Frontier Presents Swan Lake
Friday, February 13th at 7:30 p.m. and February 14th at 2:00 p.m.
Ballet Frontier brings the iconic and hauntingly beautiful classical ballet Swan Lake to Fort Worth this Valentine’s Day at I.M. Terrell Performing Arts Center. Due to COVID-19, this production is one of the few professional ballet performances this spring. Tickets start at $25 and are available now at balletfrontier.org.
2021 Panther City 5K, 10K, Half & Full Marathon
February 20, 2021 at 5 am – 21, 2021 at 2 pm
Panther City will host the 5K and 10K on February 20th of 2021. The next day on February 21st they will host the Full Marathon and Half Marathon distance on the Trinity Trail System. The Trinity Trail System is easily accessible to runners, spectators, volunteers, and medical personnel. Due to the current CDC and the State of Texas guidelines, they have decided to make this a two-day event and cap each respective race distance to avoid overcrowding the trail. Find more information and reserve your place here: Panther City 5K, 10K, Half & Full Marathon (athlete360.com)
A Night of Black Excellence at Fort Worth Opera
February 21, 2021 at 2 p.m.
“Fort Worth Opera’s celebration of Black History Month is long overdue and appropriate in this time. We are overjoyed to have a line-up of A+, international Black classical and non-classical artists, living both locally in the DFW metroplex and throughout the county. It is my distinct joy and pleasure to introduce, many for the first time, this roster of Black Excellence.”
Find more information and purchase tickets here: A Night of Black Excellence | Fort Worth Opera (fwopera.org)
Wishing you all a wonder and safe month of February. Spread some love this season and I hope to you see you around the Fort!
Gretta Hendricks is a multidisciplinary creative who has been a chocolatier, baker, birth-doula, performance artist, and freelance writer, although her favorite job to-date has been becoming a first-time mama to her beautiful rainbow baby, Ofelia, born in January of 2020. Gretta has enjoyed writing for as long as she can remember and is passionately interested in the ways she can both learn and share from the art of storytelling. Alongside her husband and daughter, she loves living in and exploring Fort Worth as well as pouring into her church and local community.
