First Fridays at the Modern
Spring 2009

The first Friday of each month, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and Café Modern team up to bring you live music and cocktails from 5 to 8 pm. Bring your friends to enjoy diverse live performances, cocktail selections, and the opportunity to dine in Café Modern by night. A docent-led, 20-minute spotlight tour of the galleries is available at 6:30 pm. The tour is free for Modern members and Star-Telegram Press Pass Holders.

Make your reservations for dinner now. Dinner will be served from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Enjoy Café Modern favorites and featured specials created by Executive Chef Dena Peterson. For reservations, call 817.840.2174.

June 5
Christopher McGuire and Friends
Returning by popular demand, classical guitar maestro and Fort Worth Classic Guitar Society’s Artistic Director Christopher McGuire, accompanied by jazz and classical pianist Steve Harlos and acoustic bassist George Anderson, brings cool rhythms to classic jazz standards. As part of the Fort Worth Classic Guitar Society’s “Café Casual Concerts,” their Art House After Hours performance will appeal to music lovers with everything from Bach to the Beatles and Sambas to Seguidillas!
Special cocktail: June Bug

July 3
The Swingmasters Revue
Sumter Bruton’s guitar and Michael H. Price at the keyboard provide some good old American jazz/blues fireworks.
Special cocktail: Roman Candle

August 7
Saint Frinatra
Veteran jazz man Brian Sharp and pals run the gamut of the greats—Miles, Monk, and Duke—but always harken back to the Sinatra-style lounge scene that is their true inspiration.
Special cocktail: Cool Fool