9/25/2008 12:00:00 AM
Press Release
MÚSICARTE DE FORT WORTH – A CELEBRATION OF THE AMERICAS!
Learn Latin when Main Street Comes Alive with the Music
and Art of the Americas
FORT WORTH, Texas— Expect street closures in downtown Fort Worth starting at 6
a.m. Thursday, Oct. 2 and get ready to feast the senses on sights, sounds and
flavors of Latin America in Músicarte de Fort Worth 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday
and Saturday, Oct. 3-4 in Sundance
Square.
Main St. will be closed
between 2nd and 5th streets starting at 6 a.m. Thursday,
Oct. 2 for set-up and staging of the event, a celebration of the Americas; 3rd
Street will be closed between Houston and Commerce streets beginning at 6 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 3; 4th Street will be closed between Houston and
Commerce streets beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3. All streets will reopen at
6 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 5.
Free admission is the passport to fine
food and wine, music and dance, and the work of juried fine artists at Músicarte
de Fort Worth. Eat and drink, then browse and buy works of art in a street
scene that pulses with Latin music and dance.
Músicarte de Fort Worth is produced by the
Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Downtown Fort
Worth’s business and cultural community and is coordinated by the same team
that produces MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival.
It’s your chance to learn Latin--Latin
cuisine, Latin dance, Latin art and the many variations on the theme of Latin
music at Músicarte de Fort Worth.
Opportunities for coverage include:
Learn
Latin art
Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School art
teacher and painter Maria Patino
makes her art show debut as an exhibitor at Músicarte de Fort Worth
and will let that be a lesson for her students. Patino, who this
spring supervised youth curators of the Art on Tour exhibit of work shown and
purchased at MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival, encourages her art students to
go to area festivals to study art and artists there. This is the first
time she'll be among the exhibitors she hopes will inspire her students. Preview all the artists exhibiting at http://www.musicartefw.com/Artists/Artists-Gallery.aspx.
Learn Latin music
Salsa is hot, but Latin music runs the
gamut from jazz to rock and folk music. Preview the entertainment line-up,
including headliners Tito Puente, Jr.,
Grupo Fantasma, and North Texas favorites like Latin Express, Latin Breed
and Grupo Sueño at http://www.musicartefw.com/Entertainment.aspx.
Learn
Latin dance
So you think you can dance? Watch and learn
Latin steps like salsa and tango at Músicarte de Fort Worth.
Learn
Latin cuisine
The great chefs at Ocho Rios Jamaican and Caribbean Grill and Cantina
Laredo will serve up good tastes for Músicarte de Fort Worth, preparing familiar
as well as unexpected pleasures for a public hungry for Latin fare.
Músicarte de Fort Worth is produced by the
Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, which is dedicated to creating,
promoting and enhancing economic opportunity and prosperity for the Fort Worth
Hispanic business community, in collaboration with Downtown Fort Worth
Initiatives, Inc., and the team that produces MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts
Festival. Sponsors include Sundance Square, Coors Distributing Company, State
Farm Insurance, American Airlines, the Star-Telegram, D Magazine, Univision and
TeleFutura, Coca Cola Bottling Company of North Texas, The T, Downtown Fort
Worth Initiatives, Inc., Devon Energy, Green Mountain Energy, General Motors,
and DFW Professional Musicians Association. Hotel sponsor is Courtyard by Marriott/Blackstone
Hotel.
8/13/2008 12:00:00 AM
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COVERAGE
MEDIA: LEARN LATIN VIA MÚSICARTE DE FORT WORTH
Explore unexpected pleasures of Latin cuisine, music, art and dance
FORT WORTH, Texas—Músicarte de Fort Worth invites media to learn Latin, whether in the unexpected pleasures of Latin cuisine, classic Latin dance steps, or the many variations on the theme of Latin music revealed in interviews with those who’ll make downtown’s newest event sizzle.
Músicarte de Fort Worth celebrates the Americas from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Oct. 3-4 on Main Street in Sundance Square. Admission is free. Live music and dance will share the spotlight with fine food and wine and exhibits by juried fine artists from across the Americas, all in Fort Worth’s central business district.
The festival is produced by the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Downtown Fort Worth’s business and cultural community and is coordinated by the team that produces MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival. Músicarte de Fort Worth will welcome thousands back to Main Street in downtown Fort Worth, this time with a Latin beat and flavor, and benefits scholarship programs of the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Opportunities for coverage include:
Learn Latin music
Salsa is hot, but Latin music runs the gamut from jazz to rock and folk music. Interview members of Fort Worth’s Latin Express, your guides to all the variations on the theme of Latin music. Contact Diane Wolfe at 817-577-1779 or dianewolfepr@sbcglobal.net to schedule interviews or in-studio appearances by Latin Express, musical ambassadors of Músicarte de Fort Worth, then hear it all at the festival. Headliners include Tito Puente Jr. and Grupo Fantasma as well as Latin Express.
Learn Latin dance
So you think you can dance? You could learn Latin classics like the tango and merengue at Músicarte de Fort Worth, but why wait? Media can preview dance instruction, one of Músicarte de Fort Worth’s main attractions, in a private lesson with instructors Jim LeMay and Grace Forester. To schedule interviews or in-studio appearances by the duo, contact Diane Wolfe at 817-577-1779 or dianewolfepr@sbcglobal.net.
Learn Latin art
Watch the Artists Gallery at www.MusicarteFW.com for the latest on who’s showing at Músicarte de Fort Worth. Contact Diane Wolfe at 817-577-1779 or dianewolfepr@sbcglobal.net to schedule interviews with the artists of Fort Worth’s newest art festival.
Feast the senses on sights, sounds and flavors of Latin America in Músicarte de Fort Worth 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Oct. 3-4 in Sundance Square. Free admission is a passport to fine food and wine, music and dance, and the work of juried fine artists at Músicarte de Fort Worth. Eat and drink, then browse and buy works of art in a street scene that pulses with Latin music and dance. Visit MúsicarteFW.com for more information.
Músicarte de Fort Worth is produced by the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, which is dedicated to creating, promoting and enhancing economic opportunity and prosperity for the Fort Worth Hispanic business community, in collaboration with Downtown Fort Worth Initiatives, Inc., and the team that produces MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival. Sponsors include Sundance Square, Coors Distributing Company, State Farm Insurance, American Airlines, the Star-Telegram, D Magazine, Univision and TeleFutura, Coca Cola Bottling Company of North Texas, The T, Downtown Fort Worth Initiatives, Inc., Devon Energy, Green Mountain Energy, General Motors, and DFW Professional Musicians Association. Hotel sponsor is Courtyard by Marriott/Blackstone Hotel.
Creating, Promoting and Enhancing Economic Opportunity and Prosperity for the Fort Worth Hispanic Business Community.