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Fort Worth on Rainey
10:00AM – 11:30PM
Hang out with the musicians, culinary artists, filmmakers and innovators who call Fort Worth home. Experience the future of air travel. Ride with Mayor Betsy Price and meet Chef Tim Love. Hip Hop Happy Hour with Lou Charles. Music from DJ Sober, Danni & Kris, Abraham Alexander, DJ Jason Fairies of Neon Indian and more. Hourly whiskey mixology. Film and travel meet-ups. Hot salsa challenges.
Firestone & Robertson: The Whiskey Trifecta of Terroir, Taste Training and Tending Thirst
Friday, March 8: 2:00PM, 3:00PM and 6:00PM
Join the Head Distiller, Whiskey Scientist and Master Mixologist of Texas’ largest artisanal whiskey brand for a three-part course showcasing how their unique approach to environmental exploration, sensory science and flavor fusion is taking whiskey to new horizons. Experience and taste how their innovative methods are pushing boundaries and changing the status quo.
Fort Worth in Flight
10:00AM-6:00PM
Discover the next level of aviation with Fort Worth-based Bell and Lockheed Martin. Experience lightning-fast speed in Lockheed’s F-35 cockpit demonstrator. Be among the first to experience Bell’s Future Flight Controls. Your input will help shape the future of aviation! Presented by Visit Fort Worth.
Spice it up with Chef Tim Love
11:30AM-1:00PM & 3:30PM-5:00PM
Take home a custom spice you mix up with Chef Tim Love at this Fort Worth Spice Station. Do you know your paprika from your turmeric? Find out from the Texas chef behind Lonesome Dove Western Bistro and Woodshed Smokehouse. After you’ve mixed the perfect spice combo, enjoy three tasting stations from the renowned chef. Presented by Visit Fort Worth.
Lee Abbamonte: Travel Meet-up
5:30PM
Calling all wanderlusters! Meet travel personality and entrepreneur Lee Abbamonte, the youngest person to visit every country in the world including the North and South Poles. Lee has visited all 193 UN member states and 321 countries. Lee is featured regularly on ESPN, NBC, FOX, CNN, BBC, the Travel Channel and more. Get travel tips from Lee while enjoying free drinks, music and more from Visit Fort Worth.
#FemaleFilmmakerFriday Meet-up
7:00PM
Join the Fort Worth Film Commission in celebrating International Woman’s Day and #FemaleFilmmakerFriday at SXSW! Meet some of the women filmmakers and creatives who call Fort Worth home. Be among the first to see the mental health awareness short film collaboration from Fort Worth photographer/filmmaker RAMBO, woman-owned-and-operated M2G Ventures and Red Productions. All are welcome!