Stage West & Novaria host March 4 Near Southside Morning Meet-Up

Name: Stage West & Novaria host March 4 Near Southside Morning Meet-Up
Start: 2026-03-04T13:00:00-06:00
Location: Stage West

Schedule

Wed, 04 Mar, 2026 at 01:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Stage West | Fort Worth, TX

Join us Wednesday, March 4 at 8 am for our Near Southside Morning Meet-Up! This event will be hosted by Stage West and Novaria and sponsored by Watermark Power Solutions.
REGISTER TO ATTEND: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/hhaxck2
Near Southside, Inc. Morning Meet-Ups occur on Wednesday at 8 a.m. at various member-business locations throughout the Near Southside district. Attendance is open to Near Southside, Inc. members and their guests. There is no fee to attend this free event however registration is required.
Each Morning Meet-Up includes complimentary coffee and community updates from NSI President Mike Brennan and NSI Cultural Director Megan Henderson. Afterwards, each guest is given an opportunity to make an introduction to the room, offering valuable face-time with the entire group before we disburse for more casual networking. Attendance regularly exceeds 120 guests and hosting is a great way to showcase your business. Contact [email protected] to learn more about becoming a member or hosting an event.
ABOUT OUR HOST: The Novaria Group is a cohesive family of companies that consistently delivers optimum performance and sustainable growth within the aerospace and defense market. Their 24 subsidiaries are located across the United States, and they are organized in three divisions: Fastener Technologies, Engineered Products, and Surface Solutions. Novaria’s CEO, Bryan Perkins, established our headquarters in Fort Worth when we were founded in 2011. The Novaria motto is “A Sum Made Greater.”
Stage West is a highly-respected regional theatre operating under an S.P.T. agreement with Actors’ Equity Association, the professional union of theatrical actors and stage managers in the United States. Founded in 1979, the organization's mission is to entertain, inspire, and challenge through great live theatre and to offer exceptional low-cost and/or free educational outreach services to the community at large. Stage West's staff works daily to broaden and intensify the theatrical experience for our patrons with consistently excellent acting, directing, and plays. Meticulous attention to creative detail, customer service, and a willingness to step outside of the box with new, thought-provoking material has led to consistent critical and audience-based praise for Stage West. Through all of this, the company nurtures the artistic growth of area actors, directors, designers, and playwrights by providing meaty material and a safe environment in which to explore.
Over the theatre's history, 265 shows, including 244 plays and 21 musicals, have been produced by the group. Stage West's typical season is comprised of a wide range of works including new, classic, and contemporary plays that reflect the national conversation and the human experience today.

In addition to on-stage offerings, Stage West also operates the Lobby Cafe which offers an assortment of delicious appetizers, sandwiches, salads, and hot meals for 90 minutes before each performance. Reservations are highly advised. While in the cafe, audiences are likely to dine next to creative team members who also frequent the restaurant before shows. Additionally, the Lobby Cafe walls display a new set of artists for each play as an added visual treat.
Finally, Stage West is home to a wide variety of educational opportunities from weekly classes, to summer camps, to writing festivals for K-12 students and adults.
Stage West is a theatre for the whole community where diversity is celebrated and a shared humanity embraced.
ABOUT OUR SPONSOR:
Watermark Power Solutions owner Noé Neaves is a longtime Near Southside member and former board director. For the last 15 years, Watermark Power has helped customers of all sizes negotiate the best possible electricity rates with their group of top energy providers. Watermark's partnerships with major energy providers allow them to serve any client - from small, single-site customers to large corporations. Importantly, Watermark can leverage these relationships to negotiate better pricing and terms for their clients than they could have locked in by trying to set up the contract on their own. Noé encourages you to see Watermark Power Solutions as a partner that you can lean on to help guide and manage this important piece of your business expenses. Near Southside members are invited to contact Noé (email: [email protected]) any time to discuss getting a quote for your new or existing business. Save your energy, let Watermark do the work for you!
ABOUT NEAR SOUTHSIDE MEMBERSHIP: Near Southside, Inc. (NSI) is a private, member-funded, 501(c)4 non-profit redevelopment organization created in 1996 by a group of dedicated community leaders. For more than two decades members of NSI have continued to guide the district's revitalization through their participation. Your dues provide the critical financial support for our organization's ongoing work. NSI initiates marketing and redevelopment programs to create a vibrant urban village where people live, work, and play within an inviting and diverse community in Fort Worth's Near Southside. In addition to the important promotional and development work facilitated by Near Southside, Inc., members receive a wide range of benefits, including:
*ADVOCACY
*BOARD SERVICE
*COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP
*DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
*DISCOUNTS
*MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT
*NETWORKING
*PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
*SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
*VISIBILITY
Learn more about membership here: www.nearsouthsidefw.org/become-a-member
If you are not a Near Southside, Inc. member but would like to attend, we invite you to register as a guest.
Follow this link to register for the event: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/hhaxck2