Calendar: Balancing, chamber music and Steinway
New museum exhibit is a balancing act
Balancing Act, a new children’s exhibit opened in conjunction with the new Fort Worth Museum of Science and History and through May 9, 2010.
The interactive exhibit, designed and developed by the Museum of Science and History, focuses on the physical nature of balance and the body systems that work together to achieve that balance. Through a variety of challenge activities, such as balance beams, bridges and boogie boards, you can get into the act and test your sense of balance in a fun, playful environment.
Demonstrating balance-related concepts is just one goal of the 1,200-square-foot exhibit, according to Kit Goolsby, vice president of education at the Museum of Science and History.
“For most of us, balance is something that happens almost subconsciously,” Goolsby said. “We sit, walk, run and play without thinking about it. Through this exhibit, we hope children and adults alike will gain greater confidence in their ability to improve their own balance.”
Balancing Act was created by the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History for the Youth Museum Exhibit Collaborative, a consortium of eight leading youth museums. After its debut in Fort Worth, the exhibition will travel to the other YMEC museums in North America: Boston, Houston, Quebec, Memphis, St. Paul and San Jose.
Little Gym of Fort Worth Southwest is the presenting sponsor of the exhibition at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.
“The educational message of Balancing Act is directly in line with what Little Gym is all about – giving children their best foundation for success by building motor skills in a fun and nurturing environment,” said Brette Corder, owner of Little Gym.
www.fortworthmuseum.org
LSFS announces competition winners
The Lone Star Film Society announced the competition winners from the 2009 Lone Star International Film Festival Fort Worth in Sundance Square. The films were selected by an eclectic group of jurors with backgrounds in the film and art communities.
“These awards are the culmination of an incredible festival that yielded our highest attendance ever,” said Dennis Bishop, LSFS director. “The community support we received throughout the festival was astounding. We are very thankful for each sponsor and those that made such generous donations. The tireless dedication of our staff, interns, volunteers and board must also be applauded. Their commitment helped make this event an overwhelming success. This year has helped to elevate our festival, and is a powerful springboard as we plan for the 2010 Lone Star International Film Festival.”
Categories & Winners:
Narrative Feature Competition
Grand Jury Prize Winner: Spooner
Special Jury Mention for Best Ensemble Performance: Melody Sisk and Maggie Ross, Modern Love is Automatic
Documentary Feature Competition
Grand Jury Prize Winner: Garbage Dreams
Special Jury Mention: Petition
Short Form Competition
Grand Jury Prize Winner: Sparks
Special Jury Mention: Captain Coulier
Foreign Language Feature Competition
Grand Jury Prize Winner: Petition
Special Jury Mention: Distance
Animation Competition
Grand Jury Prize Winner: Skylight
The festival also honored Kris Kristofferson with the inaugural Stephen Bruton Award and Horton Foote with the Life Achievement Award. The Commitment to Texas Award was given to John Schrimpf of Panavision Inc. in Dallas.
www.lsiff.com
Chamber music for 2010
The Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth will present the annual Mostly Mozart New Year Celebration Concert on Jan. 2 with featured pianist, Adam Golka. This concert will be held in the auditorium of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, located in the museum district at 3200 Darnell Street. The concert will begin at 2 p.m.
CMSFW discovered Adam Golka as a child genius when at age 15 he began his studies with Jose Fegahli at Texas Christian University. Now at age 22, he has been described as “a rising star on track to becoming his generation’s most exciting pianist.” He has appeared with major orchestras in the United States, Europe and Asia. His solo and chamber music concerts have been performed in Carnegie Hall, The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and various acclaimed music festivals.
Works featured on this concert are:
String Quartet in D Major, K. 499 “Hoffmeister” Mozart
Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478 Mozart
String Trio in B-Flat Major, D. 581 Schubert
Piano Trio in E Flat Major, No. 2, D. 929 Schubert
Violinist and Artistic Director, Robert Davidovici, will be joined on this concert by Swang Lin, violin, Misha Galaganov, viola, and Jesus Castro-Balbi, cello.
www.ChamberMusicSocietyofFortWorth.com
Tickling the ivories in Southlake
The Steinway Hall dealership of Dallas/Fort Worth/Plano has opened a 2009 holiday showroom inside Anderson’s Furniture & Design Gallery in Southlake.
The Steinway Piano Showroom of Southlake will showcase new and used pianos from The Family of Steinway Design Pianos, all available for purchase now and through early 2010."Anderson's Furniture & Design Gallery is an ideal setting for Steinway pianos," said Casey D. Saliba, vice president of sales and marketing. "Their standard of excellence reflects the quality of our pianos and creates a convenient location for our customers who live in the area."
To mark the opening of their northeast Tarrant County showroom, Anderson's will host "Pianos Playing, a Holiday Celebration," on Dec. 11, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event is free to the public and will feature John Solomons, associate professor of piano at the University of Texas at Arlington and a tow drive benefiting Santa’s Helpers.
www.steinwaydfw.com.
