IT'S TIME AGAIN!!
 
We are offering all the Records Management Knowledge Area workshops in
Fort Worth during September, 2008.  Start or complete your NARA RM
Certification Today!  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" September
9-10  
 
"KA3, Records Scheduling" September 11-12  
 
"KA4, Records Schedule Implementation" September 15-16  
 
"KA5, Asset and Risk Management" on September 17-18  
 
"KA6, Records Management Program Development" September 19 
 
Visit this e-mail address for more information.  
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Or Contact John Garza at 817-831-5919.
 
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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