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Friends of Tandy Hills Natural Area Present
The 3rd Annual Fort Worth Prairie Fest
Saturday, April 26, 2008, 11 AM - 8 PM
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An outdoor festival to celebrate our connection to the natural world through Music, Art, Dance, Environmental Stewardship & Wildflower Tours. Free and Open to the Public!
Prairie Fest is About
- Park & Prairie Preservation: Tandy Hills Natural Area - Best place in D/FW to see wildflowers!
- Organics
- Green Building
- Clean Energy: We are Solar Powered by Exeltech and the first local festival to be Solar Powered.
- Sustainable Living Products & Services
- Native Plant Gardening: Get free advice!
- Recycling - Composting - Conservation
- Hybrid Vehicles: Latest models on display!
- Music - Arts - Dance: Entertainment Galore for ALL ages!
Entertainment
Guest Speakers
- Jarid Manos, Founder and CEO, Great Plains Restoration Council
- John Snowden, Owner and Native Plant Expert, Bluestem Nursery
- Elizabeth Samudio, Owner and Native Landscape Expert, Elizabeth Anna's Old World Garden
Wildflower Walks
Take a complimentary stroll through Tandy Hills Natural Area with native plant experts from the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge. Come witness and learn about the beauty of nature untouched by the human hand. Wildflower Walks will begin at 12:00 noon at the Nature Center's booth and continue on the half hour until 4:30 p.m.
En Plein Air Event
Witness the beauty of Tandy Hills Natural Area and possibly take a memory of it home with you as it is captured on paper at a special artistic gathering with these Fort Worth artists throughout the day:
Learn more about En Plein Air here.
Food & Beverage
Exhibitors
Check out these ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS BUSINESSES at Prairie Fest this year! The list is growing daily, so be sure to revisit frequently.
Stage Schedule
(subject to change)
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Big Prairie Stage |
Little Prairie Stage |
| 11 am - 12:15 pm |
Ackermans
(music)
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| 12:15 - 12:30 pm |
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Mimi Kayl-Vaughn
(modern dance)
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| 12:30 - 12:45 |
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John Snowden
Bluestem Farms |
| 12:45 - 2:00 pm |
Trigger Fish
(music)
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| 2:00 - 2:15 pm |
Footprints
(dance/music/poetry) |
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| 2:15 - 3:00 pm |
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Kerri Arrista
(music)
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| 3:00 - 3:15 pm |
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Elizabeth Samudio
Elizabeth Anna's
Old World Garden |
| 3:15 - 4:30 pm |
Blackland River Devils
(music)
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| 4:30 - 4:45 pm |
Kathleen Hicks
Fort Worth District 8
Council Member
Dr Camille Rodriguez
FW ISD Board Member |
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| 4:45 - 5:00 pm |
Footprints
(dance/music/poetry) |
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| 5:00 - 5:45 pm |
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Walking Contradictions
(music)
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| 5:45 - 6:00 pm |
Jarid Manos
Great Plains
Restoration Council |
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| 6:00 - 7:30 pm |
Brave Combo
(music)
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Prairie Fest is
Solar Powered by
Our Sponsors
Ellis & Marshall
Tom Huckabee Photography
Jim Marshall
The Old Home
Supply House
Go Green Taxi
will offer pedicab rides from your car to the fest for a tip to the driver. Rides begin at 12:30 pm. Call for pickup at:
817-412-9196
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