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Group Activities for Medicine Hat, Canada Exchange 
Gary Parramore, ED

 

Dallas Members: Please let us know if you have a membership, passes, or discount admission to any of the events that we could use to help reduce costs. Event cost listed is for Dallas members; all fees are paid for our ambassadors. Events are free unless otherwise noted.

Monday, February 19th – Arrival and Potluck Dessert Party
• 11:55 am - Meet ambassadors at Love Field (Southwest Flight 20 from Houston )
• 7:30-9:30pm – Potluck Dessert Welcome party at Perez/Rose home 
   - Free – All Invited - bring a dessert and notify Paula Rose if you’re coming

Tuesday, February 20th – Tour of Horse Country north of Denton
• 9:00am – Drive to Horse Ranch north of Denton
• 10:30am – Tour of Horse Ranch led by trainer / owner
• 12:30pm – Homestyle Barbecue at Clark’s Outpost in Tioga 
   - $12 per Dallas person 
• 2:00pm – Return to Dallas area

Wednesday, February 21st – Fort Worth day
• 9:00am – Sundance Square, Sid Richardson
• 11:30am – Ft. Worth Stockyard’s cattle drive and sightseeing
• 1:00pm - Lunch at Joe T. Garcia’s
   - $11 per Dallas person 
• 2:30pm – Cowgirl Hall of Fame
   - $4 per Dallas person to Cowgirl Hall of Fame (or twofer on KERA member card) 

Thursday, February 22nd – Arboretum and Dallas Museum of Art
• 1:30pm – Tour of Dallas Arboretum
   - $7 if not member (Twofers for members)
• 6:00pm – Dallas Museum of Art 
   - Free admission to museum
   - Free concert by N’awlins Gumbo Kings in Atrium (probably crowded)
   - Dinner on your own - Museum has restaurant but may be crowded
• 9:00pm – Reunion Tower
   - Night view of Dallas and beverage or snack (ambassadors paid; about $10 for drink)

 

Friday, February 23rd – Arts District and Small Group Dinners
• 10:00am – Trammel Crow Asian Museum 
• 11:00am – Guided Tour of Nasher Sculpture Garden
   - $7.00 for Dallas Seniors 
• 12:30 – Lunch at Nieman’s Cafeteria in Downtown Dallas
   - Around $10 per Dallas person
• 6:30pm – Small group dinners in members' homes

Saturday, February 24th – Kennedy Memorial and Cattle Drive Sculpture
• 10:00am – Tour of Sixth Floor Museum (or twofer on KERA member card) 
   - $9.00 per Dallas person
• 11:30am – Visit and take pictures at Cattle Drive Sculpture

Sunday, February 25th – Farewell Party
• 6:30pm – Farewell party at Blue Mesa Mexican restaurant in Plano
   - $19.50 per Dallas person 

Monday, February 26th – Departure from DFW Airport at 6:15pm (AA flight 641)

Addresses:

Clark’s Outpost – Tuesday Barbecue lunch

101 Highway 377 at Gene Autry Drive, Tioga, Texas

www.clarksoutpost.com 

800 932-5051

 

Sid Richardson Museum

309 Main St., Fort Worth

www.sidrmuseum.org 

817 332-6554  

 

Joe T. Garcia’s restaurant – Wednesday Mexican lunch

2201 Commerce St., Fort Worth

www.joets.com

817 626-4356  

 

Cowgirl Hall of Fame

1720 Gendy Street, Fort Worth

www.cowgirl.net 

817 336-4475

 

Dallas Arboretum

8525 Garland Rd., Dallas

www.dallasarboretum.org

214 515-6500  

 

Dallas Museum of Art

1717 N. Harwood St., Dallas

www.dm-art.org

214 922-1200  

 

Trammel Crow Asian Museum

2010 Flora Street, Dallas

www.crowcollection.org

214 979-6430  

 

Nieman’s Cafeteria – Friday lunch

1618 Main Street , Dallas

www.niemanmarcus.com

214 741-6911 x2049  

 

Sixth Floor Museum

411 Elm Street , Dallas

www.jfk.org 

214 747-6660  

 

Blue Mesa Grill, Plano

8200 N. Dallas Parkway

www.bluemesagrill.com

 214 387-4407

Friendship Force of Dallas, P. O. Box 551151, Dallas, TX 75355

Phone and fax: 214-553-4547 

E-mail: friendshipforcedallas@yahoo.com

Friendship Force International: www.thefriendshipforce.org

 

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