Virginia Beach’s 3rd Atlantic Coast Kite Festival (3rd Atlantic Coast Kite Festival)
An AKA Sanctioned Kite Festival
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Date & Location:
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04/07/2007
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On the beach at 17th Street
Virginia Beach, VA US
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Activities:
| Fun Fly | | Fun For All Ages | | Kitemaking Competition | | Kids Kitemaking | | Workshops | |
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Description:
Spectators, avid kite flyers, and novices of all ages are invited to the 3rd Annual Atlantic Coast Kite Festival at the Virginia Beach oceanfront on Saturday, April 7, 2007, from 10:00am-5:30pm. All activities will be held on the beach and in the park at 17th Street.
Highlights include:
•Workshops for ages 6-14 on kite building and kite flying led by Archie Stewart, of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Stewart, utilizing hands-on, interactive teaching, combines both the academics and pleasures of kiting. He encourages students to “teambuild” as they work together to create their own kites. Archie Stewart is a member of the American Kitefliers Association (AKA) and, as a sport kite competitor, won the ’99-’00 Eastern League Championship in individual precision flight and pairs ballet. His workshops will be open to a limited number of students.
•Kite demonstrations and activities presented by the Richmond Air Force kite club from Richmond, Virginia. Demonstrations will be in dual line ballet and precision, multi-line ballet and precision, multiple kite flying by one person, and stacked kite flying. Expert kite fliers from the club will be on hand to help novices learn the fundamentals of kite flying.
•Kite vendors with an assortment of kites and equipment for sale.
•An open-fly area on the beach where participants of all ages may fly their kites.
The Atlantic Coast Kite Festival is free and open to the public. There is a nominal charge for participating in the kite building workshop
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For additional information contact:
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Directions:
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I64 to Virginia Beach, take 264 East toward Virginia Beach. At the end of the expressway take a right on Atlantic Ave to 17th Street. Look for lots of kites.
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Comments:
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This event is sponsored by The City of Virginia Beach, Oceanfront Inn, Jackite, Inc. and Richmond Air Force! With over 500 participants last year this event is gain momentum. Kites flyers from Florida to New York and as far as Denmark will attend. Some highlights are stacks of Revs and dual line kites, large single lines, and Archie Stewart organizing the Kite workshops. Food is provided for breakfast, lunch and a party afterwards sponsored by Jackite.
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