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Kite Fest at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge

March 8, 2008

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Kite Fest is a free family event held each year at the Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge near Eureka Springs on the fourth Saturday in March. Bring your kite and fly it or buy one there. This event includes vendors, contests, and fun activities. 

The 2008 Kite Fest will be held on Saturday, March 22, 10 AM - 4 PM with a theme or “Art With An Altitude.”  While admission to the kite festival is free, regular admission prices apply for those wishing to tour the refuge. The annual event is one of the refuge’s most attended days of the year. Proceeds help finance the rescue of and sanctuary for the tigers, lions, cougars, leopards and other animals housed there.

Attendees are encouraged to bring their own kites. Kaleidokites’ experts will assist children in kite making and flying. A donation to the refuge is requested for kite making assistance. Kaleidokites has donated and Turpentine Creek will raffle off a Japanese fighting “Rokkaku” kite and a smaller tiger kite, with proceeds going to benefit the animals.

“Kite-making is a ‘green’ sport. It gets kids away from the TV and video games and it’s wind-fueled,” explained Kaleidokites co-owner Steve Rogers. He added, “It’s a great photo-op event, too. These aren’t just your mega-store mass-produced kites. These are works of art!”

Kite aficionados are expected to attend from the Kansas City Kite Club, Tulsa Wind Riders and other area clubs. Several world-class kites worth over a thousand dollars apiece will be featured.

For more information contact Kaleidokites at 479.253.6596 or kaleidokites@hotmail.com.

Posted by Terri Chadick | Filed Under Blog 

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