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New England Kiting Events
Please note: Unless otherwise indicated the events listed below are not sponsored nor organized by Kites Over New England. KONE members may participate, but that does not constitute KONE sponsorship. Please contact the event organizer for more info. Contact info at bottom of listings.
Kite Events for 2008. Check back often.
July 3, PJP, Kites & Movies, 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Contact: Greg at 781-925-3277
July 4, Hatherly Golf Club, 3:00 to 6:30 pm
Kite making, demos and BBQ
Contact: Greg at 781-925-3277
July 12,13 Brenton Point Kite Festival
Newport RI Kyle Lemieux Jamestown Kites 401-257-5322I
July 19 ConnetiKiters Night Fly @ Savin Rock
West Haven, CT Richard Bromley
July 19, Swansea, Friends of Ocean Bluff Family Day
Sand castle contest, kayak trials, scavenger hunt,
kite making, demo field, free hot dogs, chips and drinks.
Contact: Tim at 508-678-7000
July 19 2nd Annual Ralph J Pecchia Memorial Kite & Picnic Day- Brenton Point, newport RI
Jul 19,20 Waterford World's Fair
Waterford ME Ralph Reed/John Martin
Aug 2,3 Asbury Park Kite Festival
Asbury Park, NJ Beatrix Pelton
August 2 & 3, Salem Maritime Festival
Kite making, re-enactments, entertainment
Contact: Greg at 781-925-3277
Aug 9,10 BASKC @ Millennium Park
W. Roxbury MA Greg Lamoureux
Aug 10 Christmas in August Kite Fly & Pot Luck
Harkness Park, Waterford, CT Richard Bromley
Aug 23 Revere Beach Festival- Seafood MegaFly
contact: Greg at 781-925-3277
August. 30, Pop Goes the Summer, Falmouth
Kite making, concert, fireworks
Contact: Greg at 781-925-3277
Sep 6 Ontario Winds Fall Fort Fly
Fort Ontario, Oswego, NY Thom Shanken
Sep 6 Capriccio Festival of Kites,
Ogunquit Beach Maine Tony Heeschen
Sept. 13, Chelsea Kite Festival
Contact: Greg at 781-925-3277
Sep 13,14 New York Kite Festival
Rockaway Beach (Queens), NY Beatrix Pelton
Sept. 14. Kidsfest at Wollaston Beach
Contact: Greg at 781-925-3277
Sep 20 2nd Cherry Valley Kite Festival
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These are some of the events happening 2008.
Please contact a person near you or the contact person for the event,
for information about start times and weather changes, or with offers
to help.
Most events are free and open to the public.
Some places charge to park. Check for time and date changes.
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to email any contact person, please remove (kite)at and replace it
with an @ sign
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Ralph Reed, 978-937-8290 rreed3(kite)at comcast.net MA
Greg Lamoureux 781-925-3277 info(kite)at seasidekites.com MA
Gary Quinton 781-595-7687 gquinton(kite)at verizon.net MA
John Ruggiero 781-631-1438 johnruggiero(kite)at verizon.net MA
Don McCasland 617-696-0562 japankite(kite)at iwon.com MA
Glenn Davison davisong(kite)at comcast.net MA
Archie Stewart 617-529-1814 IKITE_2(kite)at comcast.net MA
Forrest Cary 401-789-4503 Forrest-Cary(kite)at cox.net RI
Gary Engvall 401-942-3606 gengvall(kite)at cox.net RI
Tony Heeschen 207-310-8853 theesch(kite)at maine.rr.com ME
Richard Bromley 203-288-1582 arembe(kite)at comcast.net CT
Ron Graziano 203-881-9315 rlgrazia(kite)at adelphia.net CT
Paul Carpenter 802-862-2961 Paul.Carpenter(kite)at att.net VT
Jeremy Johannesen 518-872-0990 nykiters(kite)at yahoo.com NY
Charles Stewart 646 249-9165 carlosst_11369(kite)at yahoo.com NY
Kurtis Jones 201-489-7186 oparadis(kite)at verizon.net NJ
Rosanna Rosanova 845-628-8245 ro(kite)at njskc.com NY
Thom Shanken shanken(kite)at verizon.net NY
Beatrix Pelton 732 822 4884 bfpelton (kite)at yahoo.com
Marc Conklin 804-763-1012 commissioner@easternleague.net
There is a Kite Fly in Burlington VT every 3rd Sunday all year.
Contact Paul Carpenter for times and directions and to check if any one
else is going to be there.
Local Kite Clubs:
http://www.connectikiters.org ConnetiKiters CtK
http://www.kone.org Kites Over New England KONE
http://www.nyke.org New York Kite Enthusiasts NYKE
http://mainekites.com Maine Nor'easters Kite Nor
http://www.aka.kite.org American Kite Association AKA
www.easternleague.net Eastern League Sport Kite
Association ELSKA
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