Special Events and Tour Information

National Stereoscopic Association Convention, Irving in 2005 July 13-18, 2005

 

Please register for these tours and events on the General Registration form.

 

 

 Large Format 3D Film Festival

 

On Wednesday, July 13, registered convention participants can attend a free screening of several Large Format 3D films to kick off The World’s First Large Format 3D Film Festival. Free transportation will be provided, but please indicate if you need a ride on the registration form so we can reserve enough buses.

The planned films are: Aliens of the Deep, Ocean Wonderland 3D,
NASCAR, A Better Mousetrap, Paint Misbehavin and Falling in Love Again.

(Program subject to change)

 

The presentation for registered convention attendees will be on Wednesday, July 13, from 10am to 1pm.  This is a great reason to get to the convention early and take part in this first of its kind event.

 

 

DeGolyer Library Reception at Southern Methodist University

The DeGolyer Library will be hosting a special event for Stereo Card collectors on Thursday, July 14, at 6pm.

The library has an excellent collection of stereocards and will be presenting the exhibit: 'Two x Two: the Stereograph Collections of Banks McLaurin, Jr. and Robin Stanford’.

Mrs. Stanford will be there to say a few words about her collection and to discuss the exhibit. 

Light hors d'oeuvres will be served.

 

 

Dallas and Fort Worth area tour
(Monday, July 18,  9am to 5:30pm)

November 22, l963.... a date that lives in the memory of millions around the world.  Dealey Plaza, the triple underpass, The Texas Schoolbook Depository-----these places are part of the history of John F. Kennedy.  For well over a quarter of a century hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world have come and milled around the grassy knoll and stood on the corner of Elm and Houston street to look up at the sixth floor corner window where Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly fired the shot that killed the thirty-fifth President of the United States. Our guide will shed light on the events of that day and discuss the different theories about what happened, the location of the witnesses and what they said.

We will see part of the motorcade route, see the Rooming house where Oswald lived, the Texas Theater where Oswald was arrested, and the site

where officer Tippet was shot.

We will visit The Sixth Floor Museum which features nearly 400 historic photographs, six
documentary films, and audio cassette tour and a range of artifacts and interpretive displays to document the life and, times, death and legacy of President John F. Kennedy and analyzes Kennedy’s lasting impact on American culture.

 

FORT WORTH CITY TOUR & SHOPPING

On our way to Fort Worth our guide will prepare you for what you will be seeing while guests are having their box lunches.  She will tell tales of yesteryear when over a century ago millions of Texas longhorns were driven to the Kansas rail heads along the Chisholm trail, stories of roundups and Indian lore.

We will drive through Sundance Square, the restored old city with its brick streets and architecture of the old west, shops and galleries of western art and gifts. Sundance Square was named after the infamous outlaw, the Sundance Kid.

 

Step out into the Water Gardens.  Designed by nationally known architect, Philip Johnson the water gardens

are designed to combine water, greenery and concrete.  A spot used many times in the movies (such as Logan’s Run), it surprises even the most sophisticated visitor.

We’ll go to the stockyards area which shows the authentic heritage of the Old West. This is the home of the Cattleman’s Exchange, where cattle auctions are still held. We will stop in the Stockyards Hotel. . . . a moment in history that time forgot.  Its walls are filled with stories of a rough and tumble age of real life pioneers and cowboys.  Next door is Booger Reds Saloon, named after the famous broncobuster, it carries on the time honored tradition of a western watering hole. 

For those who like to shop, right up the street is the Stockyard Station Market.  Without destroying the architectural integrity of the original structure the Market offers visitors an opportunity to experience the Old West—in an authentic but modern setting.  The Market houses more than 20 new shops from the King Ranch Saddle shop to the Olde West Country Store.

Longhorn cattle drive at Fort Worth Stockyards

The "Fort Worth Herd" numbers 15 longhorn cattle – steers actually, not cows. A handful of them will be chosen each day to participate in the drive, which will leave just before lunch from the herd's pen in the Stockyards. The cattle travel from the Stockyards along the Trinity River to the pasture, where they graze for a few hours before returning to the Stockyards, between 4 and 4:30 p.m.

The city's cowboys, dressed in turn-of-the-century garb with period saddles and equipment, will explain Fort Worth's history and answer questions from the public.

 

The whole tour should last about 9 hours.