Windless Kite Festival

[John Barresi]

This is the 11th year of this unique event, held in the Long Beach School Gym on Washington St and 4th St SE.

Scheduled Performances

Saturday 1-14, 2012:

• 10 – 11:30 am Demonstration Show
  
• 2 – 3:30 pm Indoor Ballet Competition
  
• 3:30 – 5 pm Free Flying & Lessons for all ages
  

Sunday 1-15, 2012:

• 11 – 12 pm Hot Trick Shoot Out
  
• 12 –1:30 pm Demonstration Show
  
• 1:30 – 2:30 pm Grand Finale
  

Performances are synchronized to music and often include costumes. Not only will Connor Doran of “America’s Got Talent” be here but winners of American Kite Association competition, also John and Takako Barresi of Team iQuad, Spence "Watty Watson, and Penny Lingenfelter will bring group story telling with kites and often-new flying objects appear.

More information - http://kitefestival.com/windless-kite-festival-2/

[Cyphert]

im so excited. indoors and out this will be a fun weekend! i have a nice cabin on the beach for me and 3 or 4 others

[Wayne Dowler]

Headed up this afternoon!! Weatherman is saying that the conditions on the beach are better than those in the valley??!! Might lend itself to some outdoor action!! But whatever, plenty of indoor flying to be had!!!

[Wayne Dowler]

OK, thought I needed to get this out before I forgot things!! (keep the "old" jokes quiet!!) Anyway, I just wanted to comment on how much fun was had by all of my friends, this weekend!! Really helps to keep the winter blues away!! Hanging out with good friends seems to do it for me!!

Anyhow, I really wanted to comment on the trying out of a new idea - a single line kite only competition!!! Every one that I talked to had nothing but rave reviews on it!! It had always been a drawback to only have a single contest for all the fliers! Everyone was flying different types of kites, and some felt that the single line fliers didn't really have a chance in an open competition!! Trying a single line only contest meant that all the fliers were on an even playing field, and the judges only had to compare one type of kite and how it was flown, compared to trying to see how different types related against each other!! It was "the bomb"!! I had so much fun doing it!!

And I hope it is an idea that catches on!!

[Cyphert]

for those looking for pics from this event they can be found on at http://www.mtpstudios.com/kites it was such an amazing weekend i could not be happier!

[Tmadz]

Terrific pics. lots to see. I especially love decorating the walls of the gymnasium with kites. Nothing will put you in the mood more.

All of the contestants/exhibitions deserve a huge round of applause.