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Outreach specialist Kailee Strain introduces Boba, the eastern indigo snake, to Charlotte Smith, 3, on May 30, 2024, at the Fort Worth Zoo Exploration and Learning Center grand opening. (Camilo Diaz | Fort Worth Report)
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Happy Thursday, What do you get when two pianists, a flutist, clarinet player and bassist walk into a zoo? A Cliburn concert, of course.The idea came to Cliburn President and CEO Jacques Marquis after a successful performance of “Polar Express” in the park.“We’re doing concerts in the classroom … and we have a piano that we bring everywhere,” he said.The Cliburn is already equipped to take concerts on the road, so the brainstorming turned to potential partners.For Marquis, the Fort Worth Zoo immediately came to mind.“I love ‘The Carnival of the Animals’ … it’s very virtuosic, and suddenly being at the zoo made perfect sense,” Marquis said. “And the zoo will bring animals during the concert.”It won’t be a giraffe or elephant, I’m told, but there’s only one way to find out which animal ambassadors will be at hand: You have to attend.Listen to “The Carnival of the Animals” at the zooWhat: Cliburn Family ConcertWhen: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sept. 14Where: Fort Worth Zoo, 1989 Colonial Parkway, Fort WorthAdmission: $20 each or $75 for four; tickets include zoo admissionSing along to Kane Brown and Cole SwindellThe country crooners will travel to North Texas for a stop on Brown’s In The Air Tour.What: Kane Brown concertWhen: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14Where: Globe Life Field, 734 Stadium Drive, ArlingtonAdmission: Tickets start at $35.50.Drink in the local wine at GrapeFest The family-friendly four-day event calls itself the largest wine festival in the Southwest. What: 38th annual GrapeFestWhen: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sept. 12; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sept. 13-14; and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 15Where: Main Street, GrapevineAdmission: Free Thursday and before 5 p.m. Friday, $5-$10 for a single day or $20 for a weekend passHead to the Stockyards for a Hispanic Heritage paradeHispanic Heritage month spans Sept. 15-Oct. 15, and the Stockyards start the celebrations with a parade followed by a two-hour charrería program presented by México en la Sangre.What: Hispanic Heritage parade and México en la Sangre showWhen: 11:30 a.m. parade and 2 p.m. show Sept. 15Where: East Exchange Avenue and Cowtown Coliseum, 121 E. Exchange Ave., Fort WorthAdmission: The parade is free. Tickets for the show are $15-$35. Celebrate National Literacy Month with a festival devoted to booksThe Dock Bookshop is bringing back the Trinity River Book Festival for a second year. The family-friendly event starts with their Run-To-Read Race and continues with author panels, games for kids and a marketplace.What: Trinity River Book FestivalWhen: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 14Where: Trinity River Pavilion 1, 2301 W. 7th St., Fort WorthAdmission: FreeMarcheta Fornoff covers arts and culture for the Fort Worth Report. Reach her at marcheta.fornoff@fortworthreport.org. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board. Read more about our editorial independence policy here.