Educational Opportunities Comes with New Season
At the Log Cabin Village at 2100 Log Cabin Village Lane, Fort Worth, at fully restored, authentic 19th-century log cabins, Timber Tales Preschool Story time will be held Sept. 15th from 10-11 a.m. Admission is $3 for children. Reservations are required by calling 817-871-6769. A Harvest Homecoming will be held Sept. 30th from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free this day only.
For more information, go to logcabinvillage.org.
At the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, 1720 Gendy Street in Fort Worth you can go on a scavenger hunt, ride a bronc, see cowgirl movies, and get your picture taken in a movie poster. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Fri., Sat., and 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $8 and $7 for kids 3-12.
For information, call 817-336-4475 or go to cowgirl.net.
Check out the Oscar E. Monnig Meteorite Gallery at Texas Christian University in the Sid Richardson Building, 2950 W. Bowie Street, Fort Worth, and see a large collection of meteorites while touching a piece of Mars. The exhibit is free and hours are 1-4 p.m. Tues.-Fri. and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
For details, call 817-257-MARS or access monnigmuseum.tcu.edu.
At the Artisan Center Theater at Belaire Plaza, 420 E. Pipeline Road in Hurst you can view the movie “Cheaper By the Dozen” Sept. 8-30. Admission is $11 for students; $8 ages 12 and younger; $9 for all ages Monday and Thursday. Reservations are recommended. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Monday and Thursday through Saturday, and 3 p.m. Saturday. For reservations call 817-284-1200. The website is artisanct.com.
At the Dallas Children’s Theater’s Rosewood Center for Family Arts, 5938 Skillman Street kids can see “If You Give a Pig a Party” Sept. 22-Oct. 22. Admission is $16 for youth and $14 for students. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, and 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Enjoy the musical based on the book by Laura Numeroff. For the schedule call 214-740-0051 or go to dct.org.
On Sept. 23rd get ready to “make a splash” with author and storyteller Brian “Fox” Ellis at the River Legacy Living Science Center. The event is free and open to the public. The center is located at 703 Northwest Green Oaks Boulevard at Cooper Street in Arlington. For information, call 817-860-6752 or see riverlegacy.org.
The Casa Manana Theatre at 3101 W. Lancaster in Fort Worth will present “Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.” Sept. 29-Oct. 15. Admission is $12-$15.00 and show times are 7 p.m. Friday, 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, and 2:00 p.m. Sunday. Children learn educational fundamentals through songs and music in this 1970s production that is now also available on CD. For additional information, call 817-332-2272 or go to casamanana.org.
At the Cowtown Cattlepen Maze, 145 E. Exchange Avenue in Fort Worth in the Fort Worth Stockyards you can run through a human-size maze and race time or friends. Admission is $2.25-$4.25 and hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. For all the details call 817-624-6666 or go to cowtowncattlepenmaze.com.
