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Fort Worth Opera Symposium in partnership with The Sixth Floor Museum: Civil Rights in Modern America

I.M. Terrell High School Auditorium 1411 I.M. Terrell Cir., Fort Worth, TX, United States

Recent national events have brought to light the issue of deep civil unrest facing America’s minority populations, proving that the topic of race relations is still at the forefront of both social and media consciousness. Through a curated conversation led by noted Fort Worth Star Telegram columnist and community activist Bob Ray Sanders, this complicated …

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Moments & Memories: Reflecting on November 22, 1963

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

This special program on the anniversary of President Kennedy’s death offered an exclusive look at rarely seen films, photographs and new oral history recordings from our collection. Lead by our associate curator Stephen Fagin, this program focused on how recent acquisitions helped the Museum continue to build a more complete story of that fateful day. Audience members …

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Special Anniversary Concert

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

In memory of President John F. Kennedy, Gathering for Music: A Community Response to Violence was a chamber music concert that raised money for The Stewpot shelter for the homeless. Performers included Dallas Symphony performers Sarah Kienle on viola, Shu Lee and Bruce Wittrig on violin, and Nan Zhang on cello. The program featured Barber Adagio for …

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Portraits: History Lived – Exhibit closed

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

A collaboration between The Dallas Morning News, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza and several eyewitnesses to history Dallas 1963, Portraits: History Lived was a series of current photographs of people who witnessed some part of the Kennedys’ 1963 visit to Dallas, the assassination of the president or its aftermath. In commemoration of the 52nd anniversary of the …

Fort Worth Opera Symposium in partnership with The Sixth Floor Museum: Cuba and Immigration

TCC Trinity River Campus, Energy Auditorium 300 Trinity Campus Cir., Fort Worth, TX, United States

With the recent restoration of ties between Cuba and America and the steps being taken toward removing the five-decade embargo against the Latin country, Fort Worth Opera hosted a conversation evaluating JFK’s decision to enforce the blockade, its economic impact during the past 50 years, why both President Bush and President Obama made strides to …

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Sign of the Times: Opening Reception and Lecture with Curator Hal Wert

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

Dr. Hal Wert, curator of the temporary exhibit, Sign of the Times: The Great American Political Poster 1844-2012, explored the stories behind the posters and the intriguing political messages that have changed throughout the years. The project was supported in part by an award from Mid-America Arts Alliance, The National Endowment for the Arts, Texas …

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Fort Worth Opera Symposium in partnership with The Sixth Floor Museum: Covering Tragedy: Journalism In A Changing World

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

The Fort Worth Opera Festival presented the world premiere of the opera JFK in April 2016.  A special symposia, presented in partnership with The Sixth Floor Museum, explored different topics related to President Kennedy's administration. Covering Tragedy: Journalism in a Changing World was presented in partnership with North Texas public broadcast KERA and explored the evolution of media …

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JFK-LBJ: Transition of Power

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza and The Dallas Theater Center partnered to present programming for the Dallas premiere of the play, All the Way, winner of a 2014 Tony Award®.  This panel discussion compared Presidents Kennedy and Johnson and showcased firsthand accounts from November 22, 1963 from the perspective of politics, presidential security …

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