New England Kite Calendar
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*Please note: Unless otherwise indicated all events listed below are not sponsored nor organized by Kites Over New England. KONE members may participate, but that does not constitute KONE sponsorship. In most cases the event sponsor is listed as the contact for the event. Please contact the event organizer for more info. Contact info at bottom of listings.* KONE has a monthly fly the first Saturday of every month at Nahant beach. A PDF version of Ralph Reed’s Kite Calendar is listed below or can be downloaded here: Kite events 2011 7-6-11.pdf
A PDF version of Ralph Reed’s Kite Calendar can be downloaded here: Kite events 2011 7-6-11.pdf
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.
Here is a list of some upcoming kites events.
Do you know of any more that should be listed?
Kite Events for 2011
Nahant Flies are Tide Dependent
July 9 Nor'easters Monthly Fly, Bug Light Park,
South Portland ME Tony Heeschen
July 9-10 Newport Kite Festival
Newport RI Glenn Davison
July 9 Kite Day at Cape Cod MFA Route 6a
Dennis, MA Archie Stewart
July 16 Fly kites with Joan and Stella at Bug Light
South Portland ME Ralph Reed
July 23 ConnectiKITERS Night Fly, Savin Rock
West Haven, CT Richard Bromley
July 23 Alzheimer's Association Memory Ride
Devens MA Ralph Reed Please come and fly
July 29-31 Fly Pittsburgh at Sunset Point
Presque Isle State Park Erie, PA Ted Shaw
August 6 KONE Monthly Kite Fly @ Nahant Beach
Lynn MA Gary Quinton
August 6 Salem Maritime Festival
Salem MA Greg Lamoureux
August 7 3rd Kites in the Park festival
Pageant Field Quincy MA Greg Lamoureux
August 10-14 Dieppe International Kite Festival,
Dieppe New Brunswick Canada
August 13 5th Annual Wenham Council on Aging Kite Day 2011
Birch Plains Field, Beverly, MA Archie Stewart
August 14 Christmas in August Kite Fly
Harkness State Park, Waterford, CT Richard Bromley
August 20 ConnectiKITERS Night Fly, Savin Rock
West Haven, CT Richard Bromley
August 21 Pigs Can Fly at Colt Park - Potluck
Bristol RI Ralph Reed
Sept 3 KONE Monthly Kite Fly @ Nahant Beach
Lynn MA Gary Quinton
Sept 3-5 Stampede/Balloon and Kite Festival
Antelope Island, Utah
Sept 5 Stacked Kite Mega Fly @ Nahant Causeway
Lynn MA Ralph Reed
Sept 10 Capriccio Festival of Kites,
Ogunquit Beach ME Tony Heeschen
Sept 11 Harkness Day @ Harkness State Park
Waterford, CT Richard Bromley
Sept 11 9/11 Memorial Fly @ Liberty State Park
Jersey City, NJ Kurtis Jones
Sept 22-25 SUNFEST Kite Festival
Ocean City MD
Sept 26/Oct 2 AKA Convention
Wildwood NJ
Oct 1 Walk to End Alzheimer's @ Harkness State Park
Waterford, CT Richard Bromley / Ralph Reed
Oct 1 KONE Monthly Kite Fly @ Nahant Beach
Lynn MA Gary Quinton
Oct 2 Short Beach Fly
Stratford, CT Richard Bromley
Oct 9 One Sky One World
A sky near you
Nov 5 KONE Monthly Kite Fly @ Nahant Beach
Lynn MA Gary Quinton
Nov 5-6 Jeanne and Mike's Wedding
Greater Lowell Area
Nov 12 Holiday Kite Fly on Hampton Beach,
Hampton NH Ralph Reed
Nov 13 Veterans Day Fly @ Hammonasset State Park
Madison, CT Richard Bromley
Nov 13 Veterans Day Kite Fly
PJPII Park Dorchester MA Ralph Reed
Dec 3 KONE Monthly Kite Fly @ Nahant Beach
Lynn MA Gary Quinton
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These are some of the events happening 2011.
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 dmccasland(kite)at bluehill.org MA
Glenn Davison davisong(kite)at comcast.net MA
Archie Stewart 617-529-1814 IKITE_2(kite)at comcast.net MA
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
Jeremy Johannesen 518-872-0990 nykiters(kite)at yahoo.com NY
Charles Stewart 646 249-9165 carlosst_11369 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
Ted Shaw dancer (kite)at kitestrings.net NY
Beatrix Pelton 732 822 4884 bpelton (kite)at skyfestivals.com
Marc Conklin 804-763-1012 commissioner@easternleague.net
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
http://lists.nekite.org/mailman/listinfo/nekite NEkite
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