2008 Events We usually fly starting about noonish and end about darkish. Unless we want to put the lights on and fly in the dark... These are the upcoming events: Maps of the local Flying Fields are here! 2008 2008 2008 01/01/08 SHARK - NEW YEARS DAY FLY Eleanor Tinsley Park Allen Parkway/Memorial Drive - Downtown Houston 01/12-13 2nd Great Texas Kite Club Fun Fly Rockport Beach Park kite circle Dano e~mail is best -- wickedrevs56@yahoo.com / cell 361 -442-4608 01/19 SHARK Annual Meeting Starfire Grill - Clear Lake (6PM) 02/01-03 SPI Kite Fest (FF, DM) Bill & Susie Doan at B & S Kites at 956-761-1248 for information. www.pirates.dwebz.net bskites@hotmail.com 02/16 SHARK FunFly (FF) The Spillway 03/02 79th Annual Zilker Park Kite Festival (SLC/KM/FF/DM)   Austin,TX (2100 Barton Springs Rd.) C: Dorsey & Bunnie Twidwell Home:(512)339-0412 512-471-9117 bunnie@austin.rr.com Click here for Festival webpage. 03/15 SHARK FunFly (FF) Sylvan Beach 03/29 7th Annual SHARK Fighter Kite Classic (and FF) NKM event - Fighter kite competition - The Spillway April is National Kite Month We will participate in other kite month activities as they arise 04/12-13 NKM Event Bayou Park, 1801 Gulf Fwy, La Marque, TX 77568 04/19 SHARK FunFly (FF) Hutsell Elementary 05/17 SHARK FunFly (FF) Sylvan Beach 05/23-05/26 Junction Kitemakers Retreat (KM/FF/DM) Junction, TX (Texas Tech Extension Campus...2 Miles south of I-10 & Hwy 83) C: Judy Kingery (325)692-5927 Judyabilene@aol.com http://windweavers.tripod.com/junction-retreat.htm 06/07 Audrey's Day at the Beach Down Syndrome Association of San Antonio 9AM –dusk Rockport Beach Park This is the fourth year of this event; it has grown vastly each year, started with about 19 families and last year had over 50. The main purpose is for the families of Downs kids to get a day just to enjoy the beach, sky, winds, kites, kayaks, food and fun on the water. Dano Wright co-ordinates kite functions and acts as "air traffic controller" contact him for more info as needed Dano Wright dano@windsongkite.com 361-442-4608 Jackie Schockley 800-568-6185 fax 361-729-9659 06/21 SHARK FunFly (FF) The Spillway 07/04 July 4th SYLVAN BEACH 07/19 SHARK FunFly (FF) Fighter Kite Build! At the Sweet Mesquite on 5750 Woodway Dr Ste 162, Houston 08/16 SHARK FunFly (FF) Bayou Park, 1801 Gulf Fwy, La Marque, TX 77568 09/20 SHARK FunFly (FF) Sylvan Beach (Steve's Sausage Fly-in) 9/22-27 31st Annual American Kitefliers Association Grand Nationals & Convention. Gettysburg, PA 10/12 23rd Annual One Sky One World Fly Eleanor Tinsley Park (depending on wind) Allen Parkway/Memorial Drive - Downtown Houston One Sky One World Website c: 303-571-1744 jpa@earthnet.net 10/18 SHARK FunFly (FF) Night Fly at Stewart Beach - Galveston - start at 4PM? 11/03-11/04 South Padre Island Kite Festival (SKC/SLC/DM/FF) South Padre Island, TX (the flats) C: Guy Blatnik Home: 956-761-7028 Cell: 956-299-0731 GuyBlatnik@kiteshop.com 11/22 (date moved) SHARK FunFly (FF)  East Beach - Galveston 11/22-11/30 15th Annual DBBB (FF/DM) Galveston, TX. (at East Beach) (Pre-event at San Luis Pass on the west end of the Island) C: Charles "AJ" Jackson 832-250-3773 action967@msn.com http://deadbirdbuggybash.com/ 12/20 SHARK FunFly (FF) Sylvan Beach (or maybe somewhere else - stay tuned) 2009 2009 2009 01/01 SHARK - NEW YEARS DAY FLY Eleanor Tinsley Park Allen Parkway/Memorial Drive - Downtown Houston Sport Kite Competition = (SKC) Single Line Competition = (SLC) Fun Festival (Fun flying for all) = (FF) Kite Making = (KM) Demonstrations = (DM)   Events with a yellow background = additions after the inital calendar was posted . You can also visit Troy Gunn's unofficial AKA Region 8 Calendar If you would like to suggest a location for any of the upcoming SHARK Fun Fly's, tell someone!