With this issue the Drachen Foundation resumes publication of a bimonthly newsletter, to be e-mailed on the first Thursday of odd-numbered months. We hope you will find it a useful update about the ways in which Drachen is currently serving the kite community.
Calendar
1/2 - DF 2006 grantee Peter Boekelheide leaves for China to begin kite survey
1/14 - Kites by Street, Lockhart, Skinner, and Fabre displayed at Franklin Institute, Philadelphia for Ben Franklin Birthday Bash, celebrating Franklin’s tercentenary.
1/15 - Skinner tiles model & Fujino engineers miniature kite for “Divide Light” component of Paper in Flight project
1/28 - KAP Program, 2-5 pm, Miller Community Center, Seattle, free and open to the public. KAP demonstration and lecture; reception for winner of Young Explorer Field Experience competition.
2/1 - The first article about DF archive items appears in Kitelife, a bimonthly online magazine
2/10 - DF Touring Exhibit Surf the Wind opens at Catawba Science Center, Hickory, North Carolina.
2/14 - Skinner, Fujino, and videographer Matthew Stubbs travel to Pasir Gudang to photo document Malaysian kite culture and conduct a conservation assessment of kite collections.
2/15 - DF Touring Exhibits Kites to Kitty Hawk and Mini Kites: World on a Thread open at SW Michigan College, Dowagiac, Michigan.
2/15-17 - The Kite Rider and The Kite Fighters projects piloted with fourth & fifth grade reading group students at Roxhill Elementary, Seattle.
Featured Archive Item: The Blue Hill Box Kite
Is a replicate Blue Hill Box kite part of the DF Archive? No. It hangs at the Museum of Science, Boston. But the DF Archive contributed crucially to the kite’s construction, and the experience of Chuck Donaldson illustrates how kite makers can benefit from Drachen’s archive. Read more.
New at DF Online Store & DF Website
The single most exciting addition to Drachen’s store? Efficiency with quick turnaround, and secure online shopping. And DF Board members Dave Lang and Scott Skinner both invite reaction to their new postings on the DF website..Read more
News for Educators
Drachen has begun to make lessons about kites for K-12 students available on its website. Lessons are keyed to kite templates (free download) or to inexpensive DF kite kits. Read more.
DF Board & Staff Notes
Which board members met recently with “aeronautical legend” Dr. Paul MacCready, Jr.? What have other board and staff members been up to? Read more.