http://www.connectingfortworth.com A Fort Worth city guide Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:58:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en GREEN LIVING CAN SAVE YOUR FAMILY $7,000 PER YEAR New Book Offers 85 Ways to Save Money, Get Healthy and Protect Your Future GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Launching on April 1, Green, American Style: Becoming Earth-Friendly and Reaping the Benefits (978-0-8010-1334-8, $14.99, April 2010) by Anna M. Clark is ... http://www.connectingfortworth.com/dallas-author-anna-clark-releases-green-american-style-becoming-earth-friendly-and-reaping-the-benefits/ Billy Bob's Texas 01/01/2010 thru 03/13/2010 Billy Bob's Texas 2520 Rodeo 817 624-7117 Jan 1 - Johnny Cooper Jan 2 - Jack Ingram Jan 8 - Willie Nelson Jan 9 - Hayes Carll Jan 15 - Brandon Jenkins Jan 16 - Aaron Watson,(This concert will raise needed funds for Fort Worth's Directions Home project, aiding the homeless initiative) Jan 22 ... http://www.connectingfortworth.com/billy-bobs-texas/ Conducting the census is a huge undertaking. Hundreds of thousands of census takers are needed nationwide to help locate households and conduct brief personal interviews with residents. The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting temporary, part-time census takers for the 2010 Census. These short-term jobs offer good pay, flexible hours, paid training ... http://www.connectingfortworth.com/apply-for-a-temporary-job-with-the-us-census/ Public Notice Notice is hereby given that the Fort Worth City Council began the FY 2010 Budget process on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009, with the receipt of the proposed budget.  Public Hearings on the proposed budget will be held in the Council Chamber, Fort Worth City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton, Fort Worth, ... http://www.connectingfortworth.com/fort-worth-budget-2010/ The Fort Worth Nature Center will celebrate the completion of improvement projects with a grand re-opening of the visitor center 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, July 4. The Nature Center and Refuge has seen a few major changes and improvements over the past several months.  While the 3,621-acre refuge remained ... http://www.connectingfortworth.com/fort-worth-nature-center-and-refuge-hardwicke-interpretive-center-grand-re-opening/ Storm Drains Are Not for Grass Clippings and Leaves They may be small, but they add up. Grass clippings and leaves blown into the street during yard maintenance don’t just disappear, they end up in the nearest creek. When it rains, anything in the street washes into storm drains that lead to area ... http://www.connectingfortworth.com/storm-drains-are-not-for-grass-clippings-and-leaves/ Mayfest 05/01/2009 thru 05/03/2009 Trinity Park 817-332-1055 Family festival featuring food, arts, crafts and live performances held on the banks of the Trinity River. http://www.fortworthgov.org http://www.connectingfortworth.com/mayfest/ Casa Manana Presents "A Year With Frog & Toad" 05/01/2009 thru 05/17/2009 Casa Manana Theater 817 332-2272 The Tony Award-nominated adaptation of the beloved Arnold Lobel classic stories where cheery Frog and grumphy Toad leap off the page to the stage just in time for blossoming, bird-chirping spring. http://www.casamanana.org http://www.connectingfortworth.com/casa-manana-presents-a-year-with-frog-toad/ Fort Worth Opera Presents "Cinderella" 04/26/2009 thru 05/09/2009 Bass Performance Hall 1-877-396-7372 First performed in Rome in 1817, Rossini’s Cinderella is based on the well-known fairy tale. It came right on the heels of his triumphant The Barber of Seville. Written in the short span of three weeks (with help from a collaborator), it ... http://www.connectingfortworth.com/fort-worth-opera-presents-cinderella/ Fort Worth Opera Presents " Carmen" 04/25/2009 thru 05/08/2009 Bass Performance Hall 1-877-396-7372 Carmen is a sensual woman whose hobby is collecting the hearts of men. She turns her charms on an upstanding soldier, Don José, who gives up his family, career and reputation for Carmen’s amorous charms. When Carmen becomes bored with Don ... http://www.connectingfortworth.com/fort-worth-opera-presents-carmen/