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Welcome to a new year, a fresh start, and a whole lot of fun happening right here in Cowtown! There is sure to be something appealing to each member of your household in this roundup of events, meetings, performances, and other shows compiled by the Fort Worth Moms Blog (FWMB) — from story times to stock shows. These and more await you in January 2019, so keep scrolling, read up, and plan your month!
January 3
Sid’s Story Time — 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. // Bring your child to the Sid Richardson Museum for story time. A fun gallery activity will follow this FREE event (no registration required) for kids ages three through eight — and an adult companion.
January 5
Sights and Sounds of Eric Carle: Art Expression — 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. // Enjoy the sights and sounds of Eric Carle at the east regional Fort Worth Public Library with a special theater production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Create your own animal collage in this special story time with mixed-up chameleons, blue horses, and wild animals.
Hanson String Theory — 7:30 p.m. // After a sold-out world tour celebrating 25 years, Hanson marks its 26th birthday with a musical experience unlike any other. Hanson string theory at the Bass Performance Hall is a musical manifesto with new and career-spanning works from Hanson, arranged by David Campbell.
January 8
NICU Parent Club — 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. // Current and past NICU parents come together and talk about their experiences. Open to former and current Cook Children’s NICU families, this event includes lunch and childcare. Required RSVP (with parent names and number/ages of children) to [email protected].
January 9
TCOBCO Membership Meeting — 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. // Tarrant County Breastfeeding Coalition’s first meeting of 2019 is open to lactation professionals, birth workers, healthcare professionals, parents who are nursing/pumping, and people who support nursing/pumping parents.
January 12
Tarrant County Public Choice Schools Fair 2019 — 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. // Come to the TCC South campus and explore high quality pre-K through grade 12 Fort Worth public school options for your student!
January 18–21
Jurassic Quest — Times vary daily. // Jurassic Quest is America’s largest and most realistic dinosaur event . . . and it’s coming to Dallas Fair Park! Guests walk through the cretaceous, jurassic, and triassic periods and experience what it was like to be among living, breathing dinosaurs. And yes, some of the dinosaurs will be walking around too! Your little dino enthusiast will NOT want to miss this one!
January 18–February 9
Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo — Times vary daily. // You’ve got to plan a day (or two, or three) at THE iconic event in all of Cowtown. There is fun for the whole family, from interactive events to live music, and from great food to shopping.
January 19
Side-by-Side with the Fort Worth Youth Orchestra — 2:00 p.m. // Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO) associate conductor Alejandro Gómez Guillén leads the two ensembles in the annual side-by-side concert at Bass Performance Hall.
January 25–26
Daddy Daughter Dance: The Greatest Showman — Times vary daily. // Dads, dazzle your daughter with a spectacle of song, dance, and fun. Catering to a wide variety of ages, you’ll be invited to eat circus food, snap a photo in the middle of the P.T. Barnum tent, and treat yourself to some tasty desserts!
January 30
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show — 7:00 p.m. // The timeless classic comes off the page and onto the stage at Bass Performance Hall! Created by Jonathan Rockefeller, the critically-acclaimed production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show features a menagerie of 75 lovable puppets, faithfully adapting four of Eric Carle’s stories: Brown Bear, Brown Bear; 10 Little Rubber Ducks; The Very Lonely Firefly; and of course, the star of the show — The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
