The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents a delightful mix of Czech favorites featuring music by Dvorák and Bartók Oct. 26-28 at Bass Performance Hall. Dvorák's breathtaking music is infused with the folk songs and dances of his Bohemian heritage. His patriotic Husitska Overture resounds with the fervor of Czech nationalism.

The museums of the Fort Worth Cultural District are proud to announce the second annual Day in the District on September 29, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 5p.m.

The Kimbell Art Museum announces Picturing the Bible: The Earliest Christian Art, a landmark exhibition of the earliest works of art illustrating the Old and New Testaments that will be on view from November 18, 2007, to March 30, 2008.

In August, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra will launch one of its most ambitious projects to date: a three-year "Mahler Cycle," exploring the life and works of 20th century composer Gustav Mahler. Under the umbrella of the annual Great Performances Festival, the FWSO will be the first major orchestra in Texas to undertake such a monumental task in just three years.

The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director Miguel Harth-Bedoya, will make its first appearance in New York City at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, January 26th, 2008. The program will be highlighted by the world premiere of a new work for cello and orchestra by renowned composer Osvaldo Golijov. The new piece, commissioned by Mr. and Mrs. Sid R. Bass, features cellist Alban Gerhardt.

Fort Worth Opera conductor Asher Fisch will sign copies of the Melba recording of Der Ring des Nibelungen prior to the Friday, August 17, performance of Wagner’s Flying Dutchman at McCaw Hall.

Fort Worth Opera announced that it will continue the festival format for the 2008 Season in Bass Hall and that it will add a fourth production to be performed at the Scott Theatre, a small, 481-seat theatre located in the Arts District of Fort Worth. Fort Worth Opera revamped its format in 2007, from a fall/winter schedule to a four-week festival held in May-June.

The Amon Carter Museum will present Chimneys and Towers: Charles Demuth’s Late Paintings of Lancaster, an intimate exhibition of the work of one of American’s greatest modernists, from August 18–October 14. Between 1927 and 1933, Charles Demuth (1883–1935) created a series of paintings depicting industrial sites in his hometown of Lancaster, Penn. Today, this landmark body of work represents one of America’s most influential artistic achievements.

Join Conductor Jeffrey Pollock and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra for another round with the essence of international style, Pink Martini, April 12-15 at Bass Performance Hall. This cosmopolitan ensemble brought the house down two years ago with their eclectic blend of classical, jazz, Latin, Parisian lounge and Japanese film noir, and we've heard pleas to bring them back ever since.

Join Music Director Miguel Harth-Bedoya and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra for a world premiere event April 20-22 at Bass Performance Hall! Concertmaster Michael Shih will perform the newly commissioned Violin Concert written by FWSO composer-in-residence Kevin Puts. One of Rossini's finest overtures, the Overture to Semiramide, opens the concert.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected Nortel Government Solutions, a U.S. company wholly owned by Nortel, to provide support services for its Engineering and Construction Support Office in Fort Worth, Texas.