Saddle up for quality entertainment in Fort Worth
What to do
Here is a sampling of events, museums and happenings from Wednesday through Friday of next week for those making the trip to the Fort Worth Bowl:
Game-related events
What: Fort Worth Kickoff Luncheon
Who: Speakers are bowl team coaches and Barry Switzer, former Oklahoma and Dallas Cowboys coach
When: Noon Thursday
Where: Fort Worth Convention Center
Tickets: $25 by calling (817) 810-0012
What: Downtown pep rally for both teams, sponsored by the Fort Worth Bowl
Time: 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Thursday
Where: Sundance Square, at parking lot on Main Street between Third and Fourth streets
Fort Worth's Stockyards area offers a variety of Western activities, in addition to bars, shops and restaurants. Those include cattle drives at 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. daily, a historical museum and the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Who: Coach Mark Mangino will address the crowd at 6:30 p.m.
What: “Get Ready for a Bowl Game Party,” sponsored by KU Alumni Association
When: 7 p.m.-11 p.m. Thursday
Where: Fox & Hound Pub & Grille, Sundance Square, 604 Maine St.
What: Pre-game tailgate party, sponsored by KU Alumni Association
When: 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Friday
Where: East side of Amon G. Carter Stadium
Cost: $15 for adults, $8 for children, including barbecue dinner
What: Fort Worth Bowl
Who: Kansas University vs. Houston
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Where: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Texas Christian University
Tickets: $15 to $40 by calling (817) 257-7967 or visiting www.fwbowl.com
Museums
Amon Carter Museum (Western art)
3501 Camp Bowie Blvd.
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday
(817) 738-1933
Kimbell Art Museum
3333 Camp Bowie Blvd.
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; noon-8 p.m. Friday
(817) 332-8451
Modern Art Museum
3200 Darnell St.
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday
(866) 824-5566
National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame
1720 Gendy St.
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday
(817) 336-4475
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
1501 Montgomery St.
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesday
and Thursday; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday
(888) 255-9300
Other attractions
Stockyards National Historic District
In area of intersection of north Maine Street and east Exchange Avenue
Daily cattle drives at 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
(817) 624-4741
Fort Worth Zoo
1989 Colonial Parkway
10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily
(817) 759-7555
Theater & Music
“Auntie Explains X-Mas”
8 p.m. Thursday and Friday
Jubilee Theatre
506 Maine St.
(817) 338-4411
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
7 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday
Casa Manana Theatre
3101 West Lancaster Ave.
(817) 332-2272
* Miranda Lambert concert
10:30 p.m. Friday
Billy Bob’s Texas
2520 Rodeo Plaza
(817) 624-7117