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Friday, December 29th – New Year’s Eve, Sunday, December 31st
What’s Up New Year’s Eve
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald
Grammy-Award-winning singer Carmen Bradford, a household name to many and one of the greatest jazz vocalists alive today, joins the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra to ring in the New Year. GRAMMY and Emmy Award-winning conductor Lee Musiker leads this singin’, swingin’ celebration of the “First Lady of Song,” Ella Fitzgerald.
Sunday, December 31st 7:30pm
Bass Performance Hall
Link: http://www.fwsymphony.org/concerts/concerts.asp?concert=562
Randy Rogers Band at Billy Bob’s Texas
Sunday, December 31st
Link: http://billybobstexas.com/music/randy-rogers-band-2
New Year’s Eve in Sundance Square
Sundance Square kicks off the celebration and countdown to New Year’s Eve beginning at 10:30 p.m. in the Sundance Square Plaza. Entertainment for the evening will be the Hunter Sullivan Band performing on the plaza stage. Adult beverages will be sold.
Link: https://sundancesquare.com/
Ricki Derek’s 10th Annual New Year’s Eve Ring-A-Ding at Scat Jazz Lounge
Sunday, December 31st
Link: https://buy.ticketstothecity.com/purchase.php?date_id=26113
Landmark Fort Worth New Year’s Party
Sunday, December 31st
Link: https://www.landmarkfw.com/new-years-eve
Texas Republic New Year’s Bash
Link: https://www.texasrepublicfw.com/events
New Year’s Eve with Dixie Rex Band at Fred’s Texas Café
Sunday, December 31st
Link: http://fredstexascafe.com/?event=dixie-rex
New Year’s Eve at The Reservoir
Sunday, December 31st 9:00pm – 2:00am
Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/882218511952815/
New Year’s Eve with Uncle Lucius at Lola’s Saloon
Sunday, December 31st 7:00pm – 2:00am
Link: https://www.lolassaloon.com/event/1588564-uncle-lucius-fort-worth/
NYE ’18 at Magnolia Motor Lounge with
Chris Watson Band / Michael Lee & the Wartime Limousine
Complimentary champagne toast included with ticket.
Link: https://www.magnoliamotorlounge.com/calendar
New Year’s Eve at Shipping & Receiving
Sunday, December 31st 4:00pm
Link: https://www.shippingandreceiving.bar/event/1617432-new-years-eve-shipping-fort-worth/
New Year’s Eve PARTY TIME at Martin House Brewery
Sunday, December 31st 6:00pm-9:00pm
Link: http://martinhousebrewing.com/Events/new-years-eve/
JR Brow and Dustin Ybarra NY Eve at Hyena’s Comedy Club
Sunday, December 31st 8:00pm & 10:30pm
Link: http://www.hyenascomedynightclub.com/fort-worth.html#showtimes
Androgynous: Dead Flowers covers The Replacements NYE Party!
Sunday, December 31st 9:00pm
Link: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/24898849305869059
Bar Louie New Year’s Eve Party
Sunday, December 31st
Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kiss-off-2017-nye-party-at-bar-louie-fort-worth-tickets-40911824368
Alley Cat’s New Year’s Eve Party Family Friendly
Sunday, December 31st
Family: 6:30pm-10:00pm
Countdown Party: 11:00pm – 2:00am
Link: https://app.locbox.com/promotions/56509-ring-in-the-new-year-in-style-alley-cats-entertainment?channel=external_web
Division Brewing New Year’s Eve Party & 2 Year Anniversary
Sunday, December 31st 4:00pm – 12midnight
Link: https://divisionbrewing.com/
Poo Year’s Eve Party with Poo Live Crew
Sunday, December 31st
Link: http://fatdaddyslive.com/
Gary Owen DFW New Year’s Eve Takeover
Sunday, December 31st 7:00pm
Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie.
Link: http://www.verizontheatre.com/events/detail/342751
Frank & Liza at The Granbury Theatre Company
December 30th & 31st
Link: http://granburytheatrecompany.org/concert/frank-liza/
New Year’s Weekend Elvis Style with The Blackwood Quartet and Doug Church
Texas Opry Theatre, Weatherford
Saturday, December 30th 3:00pm
Link: https://texasoprytheater.com/
Email your New Year’s Eve events to Events@whatsupfortworth.com
What’s Up Holiday Happenings
Enchant Christmas at Globe Life Park in Arlington Final Weekend-Don’t Miss It!
A world of Christmas wonder awaits at Enchant. Surrounded by millions of dazzling lights, the memories you make at Enchant will last well beyond the holiday season. Whether you’re navigating through the world’s largest light maze, gliding around the ice-skating pond, waltzing through the Christmas marketplace, or sharing hot cocoa with your loved ones, you’ll find enchantment around every corner.
Link: https://enchantchristmas.com/
An Act of God at Stage West Theatre FINAL WEEKEND
Through December 31st
Link: http://stagewest.org/season/act-god
Starlight Symphony & Holiday Entertainment at Crockett Row
Through December 31st
Link: http://crockettrow.com/event/starlight-symphony-2/
Panther Island Ice
Panther Island Ice will up the cool factor in Fort Worth this holiday season. Located at Coyote Drive-In, Fort Worth’s only outdoor skating rink brings a winter wonderland of fun and excitement. The ice rink will operate seven days a week through January 15, 2018.
Through January 15th
Link: http://pantherislandice.com/
Ice & Lone Star Christmas at The Gaylord Texan
Through January 1st
Link: https://www.grapevinetexasusa.com/christmas-capital-of-texas/ice-lone-star-christmas/
Holiday in the Park at Six Flags over Texas
Through January 7th
Link: https://www.sixflags.com/overtexas/special-events/holiday-in-the-park
Grapevine Town Square Gazebo Holiday Light Show Spectacular
Through January 7th
Link: https://www.grapevinetexasusa.com/event/light-show-spectacular/20526/
Magical Winter Lights at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie
Through – January 7th
Link: http://www.magicalwinterlights.com/dfw/
The Modern Lights at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
A MUST-SEE Holiday Experience
Through January 6th
Link: http://www.themodern.org/exhibition/upcoming/The-Modern-Lights/3863
Prairie Lights in Grand Prairie
Through December 31st
Link: https://prairielights.org/hours-and-admission/
Merry Christmas Charley Brown Exhibit at Tower Gallery (Grapevine)
Through January 18th
Link: https://www.grapevinetexasusa.com/event/merry-christmas-charlie-brown-exhibition/20573/
Email your Holiday events to Events@whatsupfortworth.com
What’s Up Live Theatre
An Act of God at Stage West Theatre FINAL WEEKEND
Direct from the pearly gates, and flanked by His ever-faithful and devoted archangels, the Almighty Himself is back to set the record straight and answer the deepest questions plaguing humanity since Creation. In this hilarious, no holds barred, irreverent, and critically acclaimed new play, God takes the stage to deliver a new and improved set of Commandments that are sure to have audiences rolling in their seats with side-splitting glee while providing angel-food for thought.
Through December 31st
Link: http://stagewest.org/season/act-god
Fort Worth Community Arts Center December THEATRE PERFORMANCES
December 2017.
Link: http://www.fwcac.com/?artists/theatre
Dismay in a Manger at Texas Star Dinner Theatre (Grapevine) FINAL WEEKEND
Every Friday & Saturday Night thru December 30th
Link: http://www.texasstardinnertheater.com/
What’s Up The Arts
2018 CLIBURN FESTIVAL: The Music of Russia
5 Concerts in 4 Days
February 22–25, 2018 • The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
A celebration of the 60th Anniversary of Van Cliburn’s historic International Tchaikovsky Competition victory
Sixty years ago, a 23-year-old Texan went to Moscow at the height of the Cold War and came back an American hero and an international icon. The impact of Van Cliburn’s victory at the First International Tchaikovsky Competition cannot be overstated; he disregarded boundaries and brought the world together through excellent music and his signature warmth.
Honor Van Cliburn through the music that he so dearly loved this February at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
Link: https://www.cliburn.org/cliburn-concerts/2018-festival/
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald
Grammy-Award-winning singer Carmen Bradford, a household name to many and one of the greatest jazz vocalists alive today, joins the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra to ring in the New Year. GRAMMY and Emmy Award-winning conductor Lee Musiker leads this singin’, swingin’ celebration of the “First Lady of Song,” Ella Fitzgerald.
Sunday, December 31st 7:30pm
Bass Performance Hall
Link: http://www.fwsymphony.org/concerts/concerts.asp?concert=562
The Modern Lights at The Modern
For the first time in its history, the Modern will be illuminated with a spectacular array of festive lights in celebration of the holiday season and in honor of the Museum’s 125th Anniversary. Not only will passersby be treated to a stunning display, visitors and families will be invited to enjoy nightly viewing opportunities with extended museum hours for a “must-see” holiday experience.
Museum open extended hours until 8 pm on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Fridays in December. Lights will be illuminated, nightly, from 5 pm to midnight.
Through January 6th
Link: http://www.themodern.org/exhibition/upcoming/The-Modern-Lights/3863
TCC Fall Fine Arts & Visual Arts Events
• Southeast Campus: Fort Worth Art Collectives, 1990-2015: Studio 4- Through Jan 5th
Link: http://sites.tccd.edu/tccbuzz/2017/09/29/tcc-announces-fall-fine-arts-and-visual-arts-events-2/
Kimbell Art Museum: Casanova: The Seduction of Europe
Casanova: The Seduction of Europe explores the 18th century across Europe through the eyes of one of its most colorful characters, Giacomo Casanova (1725–1798). Renowned in modern times for his amorous pursuits, Casanova lived not only in Italy, but in France and England, and his travels took him to the Ottoman Empire and to meet Catherine the Great in Saint Petersburg. Bringing together paintings, sculpture, works on paper, furnishings, porcelains, silver and period costume, Casanova will bring this world to life. Following its display in Fort Worth, the exhibition will be on view at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. This exhibition is organized by the Kimbell Art Museum, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. It is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
Through December 31, 2017
Louis I. Kahn Building
Link: https://www.kimbellart.org/exhibition/casanova-seduction-europe
Duets 2.0 at Fort Works Art Final Weekend
Fort Works Art announces DUETS 2.0, a reemergence of 2016’s exhibition Duets A Comparison of Realities, showcasing 7 sets of artists working in similar mediums, themes, or styles in an effort to take the audience through an exploration of comparative works. DUETS 2.0 is a mixed-media juxtaposition that highlights artists from all over the country whose work has been featured in Hi Fructose, Juxtapoz, VICE, and more.
Through December 30th
Link: https://www.fortworksart.com/new-page-71/
Magnolia at The Modern: Lady Bird
Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series featuring critically acclaimed films. Tickets are $9; $7 for Modern members; $6 for Reel People.
Lady Bird: December 29th – 31st
A California nurse (Laurie Metcalf) works tirelessly to keep her family afloat after her husband loses his job. She also maintains a turbulent bond with a teenage daughter (Saoirse Ronan) who is just like her – loving, strong-willed, and deeply opinionated.
Link: http://www.themodern.org/films
Ways of Looking William Campbell Contemporary Art
An exhibition of New Works by Robert McAn
Through January 20th
Link: http://www.williamcampbellcontemporaryart.com/index.html
Salvador Dali at Arlington Museum of Art
Dali was always much more than one of Surrealism’s leading figures. A virtuoso, gifted with dazzling skills and technique, Dali was a painter, designer, sculptor, writer and set designer as well as a master engraver who could produce equally outstanding work in dry point, etching, woodcut or lithography. The exhibition’s pieces de resistance are the illustrations of Dante’s The Divine Comedy, for which each of the lithographs presented required as many as 35 colors. There are a total of 100 pieces included in this exhibition.
Through January 21st
Link: http://arlingtonmuseum.org/exhibitions/salvador-dali/
Current Exhibitions at The Amon Carter Museum of American Art
• Wild Spaces, Open Seasons: Hunting and Fishing in American Art
• Inspiration, Memory, and Design in Art (themed tour)
• Permanent Collection Tours
• Gabriel Dawe: Plexus no. 34
Link: http://www.cartermuseum.org/exhibitions/current
Fort Worth Community Arts Center December GALLERY EXHIBITS
December 2017
Link: http://www.fwcac.com/?exhibitions
What’s Up SPORTS
Goodyear Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium
USC Trojans vs. Ohio State Buckeyes
Friday, December 29th 7:30pm
Link: http://attstadium.com/events/cotton-bowl-2017
Dallas Stars host St. Louis Blues
Friday, December 29th 7:30pm
Link: https://www.nhl.com/stars/schedule/2017-12-01/CT
(Men’s BB) TCU Horned Frogs host Oklahoma Sooners
Saturday, December 30th 1:00pm
Walsh Court at Schollmaier Arena
Link: http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/tcu-m-baskbl-sched.html
What’s Up Live Music
FRIDAY
99.5 The Wolf presents Eli Young Band at Billy Bob’s Texas!
Link: http://billybobstexas.com/music/eli-young-band-2
Matt Tedder Trio & Good Grief at Magnolia Motor Lounge
Link: http://www.magnoliamotorlounge.com/calendar
Glenn McLaughlin Duo at Shaw’s Patio
Link: http://shawspatio.com/music/glenn-mclaughlin-duo/
Luke McGlathery Trio at Fred’s Texas Café
Link: http://fredstexascafe.com/?event=luke-mcglathery-trio
Mike Ryan Concert at Texas Republic
Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mike-ryan-concert-tickets-41150976679?aff=efbeventtix
DJ Pauly D at Landmark Fort Worth
Link: https://www.landmarkfw.com/events
Grant Braudrick at Hop Fusion Ale Works
Live Music with Grant Braudrick
Laleh Rezaie will be here from South Barber Shop & Beer. Cheers to beer and a fresh cut!
Link: http://hopfusionaleworks.com/taproom-events/
Pablo & the Hemphill 7 | Sage Mode Wrex | Neptune Locals at Main at Southsid (M-A-S-S)
Link: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/24898849305634575
Reed Southall Band at Lola’s Saloon
Link: https://www.lolassaloon.com/event/1601235-read-southall-band-fort-worth/
Roxy Roca at Scat Jazz Lounge
Link: http://scatjazzlounge.com/calendar.php
Natural Change at Button’s Food & Music for the Soul
Link: https://buttonsrestaurants.com/calendar/natural-change-76/
Devin Leigh at Grease Monkey (Arlington)
Link: http://shawspatio.com/music/1707-2/
Incognito’s at Fat Daddy’s LIVE (Mansfield)
Link: http://fatdaddyslive.com/
Henry the Archer, Big Red Ants, and The Delzells at Division Brewing (Arlington)
Link: https://divisionbrewing.com/
SATURDAY
Robert Earl Keen at Bass Performance Hall
Link: https://www.basshall.com/tickets–events/calendar/
The Toadies at Billy Bob’s Texas
Link: http://billybobstexas.com/music/toadies-3
Oil Boom | Siberian Traps | Majik Taylor at Main at Southside (M-A-S-S)
Link: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/24898849305635634
The Blaze Band featuring Mark Scroggins at Button’s Food & Music for the Soul
Link: https://buttonsrestaurants.com/calendar/the-blaze-band-featuring-mark-scroggins/
Justin Cole Band at Lola’s Saloon
Link: https://www.lolassaloon.com/event/1576344-judson-cole-band-fort-worth/
Sheran Keyton & the Joe Rogers Trio at Scat Jazz Lounge
Link: http://scatjazzlounge.com/calendar.php
GOST at The Rail Club
Link: http://therailclub.com/event/gost/
Ryan Tharp Band / Reed Brothers at Magnolia Motor Lounge
Link: https://www.magnoliamotorlounge.com/calendar
The Burnett’s at Shaw’s Patio
Link: http://shawspatio.com/music/1707-2/
Vincent Neil Emerson and The Old Sould at Fred’s Texas Café
Link: http://fredstexascafe.com/?event=vincent-neil-emerson-5
Clayton Gardner at Grease Monkey (Arlington)
Link: http://greasemonkeyburgers.com/events/
Windbreakers at Fat Daddy’s LIVE (Mansfield)
Link: http://fatdaddyslive.com/
New Year’s Weekend Elvis Style with The Blackwood Quartet and Doug Church
Texas Opry Theatre, Weatherford
Saturday, December 30th 3:00pm
Link: https://texasoprytheater.com/
Frank & Liza at The Granbury Theatre Company
Saturday and Sunday, December 30th & 31st
Link: http://granburytheatrecompany.org/concert/frank-liza/
SUNDAY
Randy Rogers Band at Billy Bob’s Texas
Link: http://billybobstexas.com/music/randy-rogers-band-2
New Year’s Eve with Dixie Rex Band at Fred’s Texas Café
Link: http://fredstexascafe.com/?event=dixie-rex
NYE ’18 at Magnolia Motor Lounge with
Chris Watson Band / Michael Lee & the Wartime Limousine
Link: https://www.magnoliamotorlounge.com/calendar
Androgynous: Dead Flowers covers The Replacements NYE Party!
Link: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/24898849305869059
New Year’s Eve with Uncle Lucius at Lola’s Saloon
Link: https://www.lolassaloon.com/event/1588564-uncle-lucius-fort-worth/
Tone Sommers at Button’s Food & Music for the Soul
Sunday, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Link: https://buttonsrestaurants.com/calendar/tone-sommers-37/
Ricki Derek’s 10th Annual New Year’s Eve Ring-A-Ding at Scat Jazz Lounge
Link: https://buy.ticketstothecity.com/purchase.php?date_id=26113
Frank & Liza at The Granbury Theatre Company
Saturday and Sunday, December 30th & 31st
Link: http://granburytheatrecompany.org/concert/frank-liza/
What’s Up Comedy
Four Day Weekend at Sundance Square
Friday & Saturday 7:30pm & 10:00pm
Link: http://fourdayweekend.com/see-a-show
Daryl Felsberg at Hyenas Comedy Club
Thursday 8:30pm FREE Show:
Friday – 8:30pm, 10:30pm / Saturday – 8:00pm, 10:30pm
Link: http://www.hyenascomedynightclub.com/fort-worth.html
JR Brow and Dustin Ybarra NY Eve at Hyena’s Comedy Club
Sunday, December 31st 8:00pm & 10:30pm
Link: http://www.hyenascomedynightclub.com/fort-worth.html#showtimes
What’s Up Big Events
Enchant Christmas at Globe Life Park in Arlington FINAL WEEKEND
A world of Christmas wonder awaits at Enchant. Surrounded by millions of dazzling lights, the memories you make at Enchant will last well beyond the holiday season. Whether you’re navigating through the world’s largest light maze, gliding around the ice-skating pond, waltzing through the Christmas marketplace, or sharing hot cocoa with your loved ones, you’ll find enchantment around every corner.
Through December 31st
Link: https://enchantchristmas.com/
Panther Island Ice
Panther Island Ice will up the cool factor in Fort Worth this holiday season. Located at Coyote Drive-In, Fort Worth’s only outdoor skating rink brings a winter wonderland of fun and excitement. The ice rink will operate seven days a week through January 15, 2018.
Through January 15th
Link: http://pantherislandice.com/
Original Fort Worth Gun Show
Texas Room – Amon G Carter Jr Exhibit Hall
Saturday, December 30th 9am – 5pm
Sunday, December 31st 10am – 4pm
$10 General Admission, $14 Weekend Pass
Link: https://gunshowtrader.com/gun-shows/original-ft-worth-gun-show/
Greg’s picks for this weekend:
1) New Year’s Eve at Billy Bob’s Texas
2) Fort Worth Symphony NY Eve
3) Cotton Bowl game at AT&T Stadium
4) Sundance Square NY Eve
What’s Up SAVE THE DATES
February 22-25, 2018: 2018 CLIBURN FESTIVAL: The Music of Russia
5 Concerts in 4 Days
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
A celebration of the 60th Anniversary of Van Cliburn’s historic International Tchaikovsky Competition victory.
Honor Van Cliburn through the music that he so dearly loved this February at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
Link: https://www.cliburn.org/cliburn-concerts/2018-festival/
January 8-10, 2018: SHEN YUN at Bass Performance Hall
Link: http://www.shenyun.com/fort-worth/bass-performance-hall
Jan 12-Feb 3, 2018: 2018 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo
Tickets On Sale Now!
Link: http://fwssr.com/
January 19th – 21st: DJANGO REINHARDT FESTIVAL at Arts Fifth Ave.
Link: http://www.artsfifthavenue.org/events.html
January 25th: Taste of APEX Arts League Southlake
Taste of Theater, Tastings, Music, and The Arts
Link: https://apexartsleague.com/
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Email your event to What’s Up Fort Worth, events@whatsupfortworth.com.