IT'S TIME AGAIN!!
 
We are offering all the Records Management Knowledge Area workshops in Fort Worth in July, August and September.  Please mark your calendar and register ASAP.  Seating is limited and filling up fast!   
 
Remember...you don't have to be a Federal Employee to attend these classes.
 
National Archives and Records Administration - Southwest Region is Presenting:  
 
"KA2, Creating and Maintaining Agency Business Information" on July 10-11 and September 11-12  
 
"KA3, Records Scheduling" on August 6-7 and September 17-18  
 
"KA4, Records Schedule Implementation" on July 12-13 and August 13-14  
 
"KA5, Asset and Risk Management" on August 8-9 and September 19-20  
 
"KA6, Records Management Program Development" on August 10 and September 21 
 
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Attractions While in Fort Worth:

Amon Carter Museum
As one of the great museums of American art, the Amon Carter opened its doors in 2001 to a new facility described by the museum's famed architect, Philip Johnson, as "by far the best building plan we have ever done*." Central to this expansion is the addition of almost 20,000-square-feet of new gallery space, enabling four times more art to be on view. With one of the largest and most important collections of American photography, as well as holdings of iconic American paintings and sculpture, the new Amon Carter Museum building provides a magnificent showcase for its collection.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing 
Department of the Treasury
Western Currency Facility Public Tour Facility & Visitor Center
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) produces the nation's currency, or banknotes, in only two cities: Washington, D.C. and Fort Worth. A public tour and visitor center will be constructed at the Fort Worth facility to give the general public an opportunity to observe the manufacturing of U.S. paper currency. The tour facility is designed to accommodate 1,000 visitors per day.

Fort Worth Botanic Garden
The 109-acre botanical garden, with more than 2,500 types of exotic and native plants, features a tropical plant conservatory, rose and Japanese gardens, open areas and walkways. It includes 21 world-renowned specialty gardens. More than 700,000 people visit the gardens each year.
Fort Worth Cats Baseball Club
The Cats are an independent minor league team playing at the recreated LaGrave Field in Fort Worth. In 2005, the Cats were the champions of the Central Baseball League. Enjoy exciting baseball up close and personal. 
Fort Worth Herd
Each morning in the Historic Stockyards 15 Texas longhorn cattle are rounded up from their corral and driven by cowhands in authentic dress down Exchange Avenue to the delight of tourists and locals alike. The cowhands give visitors presentations on the vital role the cattle industry played in the growth and prosperity of the city and serve as goodwill ambassadors throughout the day. The herd is driven back at 4 p.m. The daily cattle drives are the only known municipal program of its kind in the world and is aimed at raising awareness of the rich heritage of the city fondly remembered as Cowtown.
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
In addition to permanent and visiting exhibits, the museum contains the Noble Planetarium and Omni Theater, an 80-foot-high, domed space with a tilted screen and 72 speakers driven by 19,000 watts of power. Popular museum programs include a summer school for kids, as well as a dinosaur bone dig on the grounds.
Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge
This urban retreat, complete with hiking, horse trails and a visitor's center, is the largest municipally owned facility of its kind in the nation with 3,500 acres of sanctuary and 20 miles of trails.
Fort Worth Stockyards
International visitors are drawn to the Old West feel of the Historic Stockyards District's brick streets and restored buildings. The district boasts rodeos, western events, restaurants, retail outlets and much more. Some western attractions include the Tarantula Train, White Elephant Saloon, Stockyards Station and Cowtown Coliseum.
Fort Worth Zoo
The Fort Worth Zoo, considered one of the top attractions in the country, is Fort Worth's most popular tourist attraction, with more than 1.2 million visitors annually. The zoo is home to more than 5,000 exotic animals. Annual family events include Boo at the Zoo!, a Halloween treat, and Zoobilee of Lights, an enchanting holiday wonderland. Interactive education programs are offered for preschoolers to teenagers during the school year and summer months.
Intermodal Transportation Center (ITC)
ITC brings together all forms of public transportation * commuter rail, regional train service, buses, taxis * for visitors and residents of Fort Worth. The 31,000-square-foot facility is designed to echo the city's past and blends with the surrounding downtown buildings. The ITC houses the Trinity Railway Express (rail from Dallas to Fort Worth), Amtrak, The T bus service, and taxis.
Japanese Gardens
Part of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, the Japanese Gardens were constructed form an old gravel pit used to build the streets of old Fort Worth. Its retaining walls were made from left over red granite used to build the Tarrant County Court House in 1894. Today it has seven different crossings, three main pools filled with fish, a meditation garden, tea house, pagoda and moon deck. The huge, entrance gate was designed by well-known Fort Worth architect Albert Komatsu. The most recent addition to the gardens is the Mikoshi, which is a guided, portable shrine that was donated by Sister City Nagaoka, Japan.
Kimbell Art Museum
Designed by architect Luis I. Kahn, the Kimbell is not only America's best small museum, but also a beautiful work of architecture. The Kimbell has achieved world status for the quality and scope of its collection and its original exhibitions.
Log Cabin Village
The Log Cabin Village is a living history museum devoted to the preservation of Texas heritage. Six log houses, dating back to the mid 1800s, were selected from the North Texas region, moved to the present site, and restored in the 1950s. The Village was then donated to the City of Fort Worth, and it opened to the public in 1966. Today, each of the historical structures, furnished with authentic artifacts, provides a vivid look at life in the nineteenth century North Texas frontier. Each log house displays different aspects of pioneer life. The exhibits include a water-powered gristmill, a one-room schoolhouse, a blacksmith shop, an herb garden, and several log home settings. Historical interpreters, who are City of Fort Worth staff and volunteers, depict the lifestyle of the pioneers who settled in the area in the mid to late 1800s.
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Designed by world-renowned architect Tadao Ando, the new Modern is the second-largest contemporary art museum in America, next to New York's MoMA. Hailed as one of the most significant architectural projects in the nation, the design embodies the pure, unadorned elements of a modern work of art, with massive planar walls of concrete and immense cantilevered cast-concrete roofs. The new Modern offers 53,000 square feet of exhibit space and 11 naturally landscaped acres, including a 1.5-acre reflecting pond.
Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall
The Bass Performance Hall, called the "last great performance hall built in the 20th century," serves as a permanent home to performing arts organizations in Fort Worth. The $60 million, 2,000 seat, art-deco auditorium houses the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Worth-Dallas Ballet, the Fort Worth Opera and the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
The only museum in the world dedicated to honoring and documenting the distinguished women of the American West includes three permanent galleries, traveling exhibits, a multi-purpose theater, a research library, a retail store, and the Cowgirl Hall of Fame. The $21 million, 33,000-square-foot museum designed by David Schwarz honors women from a wide range of backgrounds, including Georgia O'Keeffe, Dale Evans, Patsy Cline, Sacajawea, Willa Cather, and Annie Oakley.
Sid Richardson Collection of Western Art
This exhibit includes the largest single collection of works by Frederic Remington and Charles Russell, considered by many to be the finest of the western artists.
Six Flags Over Texas
Six Flags, one of the country's most popular theme parks, is located just 10 miles from Fort Worth in Arlington. Visitors of all ages enjoy a wide range of roller coasters and kiddie rides, as well as an array of concerts and shows.
Sundance Square
Sundance Square, named after the famed Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, is a 16-block area of buildings that date from the turn of the century and have been beautifully restored to provide a wonderful architectural view of the past. Sundance Square is full of excitement with a vibrant mix of restaurants, shopping, theater, arts, movies, music and more. Texas Monthly has called downtown Fort Worth the most exciting downtown in the state.
Texas Ballet Theater 
Texas Ballet Theater is the premier resident professional Ballet Company of North Texas. Under the direction of artistic director Ben Stevenson, O.B.E., the ballet brings unprecedented talent, beauty and artistic expression to the stages of Fort Worth's Bass Performance Hall, Dallas' Music Hall at Fair Park and the historic Majestic Theatre in downtown Dallas. Texas Ballet Theater will become the resident ballet company for the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts when it opens in 2009. 
Texas Rangers
In Arlington, baseball's Texas Rangers are enjoying winning seasons at their turn-of-the-century style Rangers Ballpark. The ballpark can seat more than 50,000 spectators and features a Legends of the Game museum.
Trinity Railway Express (TRE)
Visitors traveling between Fort Worth and Dallas now find this 35-mile trip between two of Texas' largest cities as easy as stepping onto a train. The TRE ride from "Cowtown" to "Big D" takes about one hour. Two locations in downtown Fort Worth provide passenger service: the new ITC and the historic T&P Station. Public transportation is available upon arrival at the ITC to shuttle visitors throughout the city.
Bill Fellers, CRM
Director,  Records Management Program
National Archives and Records Administration - Southwest Region
501 West Felix, Building One
P.O. Box 6216
Fort Worth, TX 76115
Phone: 817-831-5918
Fax: 817-334-5511
Cell: 281-841-8519
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