SPI Kite Fest 2010

[kytgrl]

Plans are rapidly being made for the 2010 SPI Kite Fest sponsored by B & S Kites. Mark your calendars. It's not on Superbowl weekend. It's the weekend before that, January 30-31. You might as well mark January 29th too, because there's several activities going on that Friday. Some of these activities you need to get advanced tickets for, so act fast. One of the events is an indoor kite-flying exhibition. If you've never seen this, you've got to check it out. It's truly amazing and beautiful. Here's the latest info on the special activities, including the banquet/auction.

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10th Annual SPI Kite Fest
Sat & Sun - Jan. 30th & 31st, 2010
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Rev Clinic - Fri. Jan. 29th - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. - On the Flats
There will be a Rev Clinic again this year organized and conducted by John Barresi and the iQuad group (David Hathaway, Barry Poulter, Steve DeRooy,
JD Fabich and the new Mrs. John B). Cost for the all-day clinic is $50 for individuals or $80 for couples or parent/child. Registration this year will be done by B&S Kites, so if you are interested, contact Susie via email at [e-mail]. The attached pdf (compiled by John) explains what the clinic is all about. The clinic is limited to around 16 participants, so if you are interested, please get in touch with us right away.

Kite-Making Class - Fri. Jan. 29th - 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. - Isla Grand Beach Resort There will be a kite-making class on a No-Sew Siamese Snake Kite, conducted by the Vogels of Grinnell, Iowa. The kite will be constructed with light weight plastic and matchstick bamboo reeds - may be decorated with permanent markers or left plain white. It's finished length is approx. 5'
and it flies extremely well in light to medium winds. All materials are furnished and there is no fee for this class. Class size is limited to 20 participants, so make sure to get on the list early - just email Susie at [e-mail].

Indoor Kite Exhibition - Fri. Jan. 29th - 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
This year there will be an Indoor Kite Exhibition on Friday night.
It will be held in Port Isabel at the Boys & Girls Club from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets for this event are $5 each and are limited to 100 - so if you are interested in attending, please get your name on the list and we will hold them for you until you can pick them up. Also, if you are an indoor flier and would like to perform, please let us know.
~~~ Note: All proceeds from the sale of these tickets goes directly to the Boys & Girls Club for use of the gym! The Boys & Girls Club will also be operating their indoor concession for the evening as well.

Saturday Night Banquet & Live Auction - Sat. Jan. 30th - 6:30 until we finish. The Saturday night banquet & live auction will be held again this year at the Isla Grand Beach Resort. Dinner will be the Mexican Buffet served with water, coffee or ice tea. Tickets are $15 per person which includes tax & gratuity. A cash bar is also provided. If you would like banquet tickets this year, please
let us know and we will hold them for you until you can pick them up.

Please email us as soon as possible so that you won't get left out on any of these special festivities that you want to be a part of.

Thanks so much - hope to see you at all the kite fest activities in January!!!!
Here's hoping for sunshine and smiles!

Bill & Susie
B&S Kites

[kytgrl]

Hope everyone is getting their plans made for the 2010 SPI Kite Fest, January 30-31. The new event added to this is the indoor kite fly which will be Friday night, Jan. 29, which will be at the Boys & Girls club in Port Isabel.

For some entertainment, I've uploaded some pics of some SPIKE members giving indoor flying a try. It's on youtube at:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1kSG3LYEx0

Make sure you get ahold of B&S Kites for tickets to the indoor fly, reservations for the Rev Clinic if you're interested, or reservations to make kites with the Vogel on Friday afternoon. Also reserve your banquet tickets for Sat. night.

Donna

[kytgrl]

Hope everyone is getting ready for this week. It's time!!! It's here!!! We're going to go fly kites!!! The SPI Kite Fest is this weekend.

Thursday night we will have our kiter gathering at the Padre Island Brewing Company upstairs starting at 7 p.m. Come say hello to everyone if you're on the Island that evening. We moved this event to Thursday due to the indoor fly on Friday evening. Hope y'all will be able to attend that. If you have never seen indoor kite flying, you've got to check that out. Tickets are sold out already for the event.

Looking forward to seeing everyone through this coming week. The 10th annual festival is going to be a biggie :-)

Donna