Just to wrap up on some of the goings-on in central Fort Worth this weekend:

Friday, 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM – Near Southside
Arts Goggle

The biggest Arts Goggle yet, featuring 54 venues and over 120 artists. A free arts & music festival, Arts Goggle takes place all over the Near Southside – Magnolia Village, South Main Village, Park Place, Pennsylvania, Fairmount, Vickery, and more. Pedicabs and a trolley bus will allow you to enjoy the event without the need to drive. Chadra Mezza & Grill will be hosting a free wine tasting. The complete Arts Goggle program & map is available here

Live music includes:

Blue Beats – 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM – 1612 Park Place

Fort Worth National Band – 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM – TMA|CHL Architecture, 814 Pennsylvania

Ginny Mac – 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM – Robert W. Kelly Architect, 126 South Main

Usual Suspects – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM – Gallery Art Cafe, 609 South Jennings

Darth Vato – 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM – between JJ Robb & Chat Room Pub, 1200 block of Magnolia

Fairmount Music Collective – 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM – J. D. Moore Building, Oleander & Henderson

Venues include:

1208 W. Magnolia
1223 Washington
Alpha Cleanse
Arts Fifth Avenue
Callahan Engineering
Chadra Mezza & Grill
Circa
Cut
DMS Architecture
Esperanza’s
Fifth Avenue Eyewear
Finn MacCool’s
Gallery Art Cafe
Hatch Financial Services, LLC
Hattie May Inn
Herringbone Home
HHS Gallery
Jason Needham State Farm
J. Frank Thompson
J. D. Moore Building
Jennings Street Yarns
JJ Robb
J&N Automotive
Jo Dufo Gallery
Julie Lazarus
Landers Machine Shop Gallery
Letterpress Graphics
Lili’s Bistro
Linda Broiles Studio
Magnolia Avenue Salon
Old Neighborhood Grill
Oleander Place Townhomes
Panther City Bicycles
Park Place Pharmacy
Quarles Window Center
Rahr & Sons Brewery
Robert W. Kelly Architects
Sawyer Lofts
Scarborough Specialties
Schmedel Custom Furniture
Spiral Diner
Sundance Scooters
Tarrant County Aids Interfaith
Texana Townhomes
The Chat Room Pub
The Fairmount
The Neighborhood Library
The Salon Upstairs
The Wild Bunch
TMA|CHL Architecture
Tracy Autem Photography
Urban Green Build
William T. Fitzgerald
Yucatan Taco Stand

Saturday, 8:00 AM – Near Southside
Joe’s Run

The 12th annual Joe’s Run is this Saturday. The benefit run/walk starts at 8:00 AM at 929 Hemphill in the Near Southside, and benefits Samaritan House. This year, Joe’s Run has added a 10k to their existing 5k route. The 5k runs down Hemphill, Magnolia, 8th Avenue, Pennsylvania, South Main, and Terrell, while the 10k goes through Fairmount and Ryan Place along Hemphill, Page, Alston, Jefferson, Washington, Richmond, College, Jessamine, Adams, and Elizabeth, before hitting 8th Avenue to follow the 5k route.

For more information, or to register online, visit the Joe’s Run web site

Saturday – Cultural District, Stockyards/Mercado, TCU/Berry Street, Downtown, Historic Handley
FWADA Spring Gallery Night

Come take a stroll through participating galleries, museums, retail businesses, and area restaurants, and enjoy the many artists featured during this community event. For more information, visit the FWADA’s Spring Gallery Night web site.

In addition, my pal Steve at West & Clear has news of Race for Wishes, The Piano Lesson at the Jubilee Theater, Texas Ballet Theater presenting “Cleopatra”, and his own personal Arts Goggle news.