2010 SPECIAL EVENTS
Family Flightfest Saturday March 20 & Sunday March 21 10:00 – 5:00 EAA AirVenture Museum A full weekend of family activities guaranteed to cure those mid-winter blues. Family Flightfest provides exciting interactive activities for kids of all ages. Try your hand at modeling, paper airplanes, aviation art, pedal planes, simulators and more! All activities are included in regular museum admission. EAA members are free. www.airventuremuseum.org
EAA AirVenture Museum Aviation History Workshop Series Tuesday March 23, 2010 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Women in Flight- Dr. Peggy Chabrian The EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is hosting a series of free community history workshops for history enthusiasts, teachers, researchers, students, and the general public. These workshops will discuss the human elements of the story of flight in America, and how flight has impacted the nation's social, political, and economic history. Dr. Peggy Chabrian, president and founder of Women in Aviation International, speaks about female pioneer pilots such as Amelia Earhart and the on the history of airline flight attendants. The speaker series is supported through a grant from the Wisconsin Humanities Council.
EAA AirVenture Museum Aviation History Workshop Series Thursday April 22, 2010 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The Business of Flight: Aviation Innovation and Entrepreneurship Joseph J. Corn The EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is hosting a series of free community history workshops for history enthusiasts, teachers, researchers, students, and the general public. These workshops will discuss the human elements of the story of flight in America, and how flight has impacted the nation's social, political, and economic history. Joseph J. Corn, Stanford University professor and social and cultural historian, discusses explorations of the past, present, and future of the commercial air industry with break out session on developing educational resources about the business of flight. The speaker series is supported through a grant from the Wisconsin Humanities Council.
Pioneer Airport Opening Saturday May 1 & Sunday May 2 Pioneer Airport The new flying season opens at Pioneer Airport, with vintage aircraft activities, plus Young Eagles flights. More than 50 vintage airplanes are displayed in seven period hangers designed to take you back to aviation’s “Golden Age” of the 1920’s and 30’s. The unique recreation will take you back to a time when the magic of flying astounded and charmed the whole world. Admission to Pioneer Airport is included with regular museum admission. www.pioneerairport.org
Exploring Space Week May 3 - May 7, 2010 9:45 – 1:15 EAA AirVenture Museum This week is especially designed to introduce students in grades 3 – 8 to the science and wonder of space exploration. Exciting and educational space related activities take place each day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, prices, and to make reservations for your class - call 920-426-6880 or e-mail museum@eaa.org Houston We May Have an Omelet drop	Rocket Car Launch
EAA AirVenture Museum Aviation History Workshop Series Wednesday May 19, 2010 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Artisans and Aircraft Jeffrey Pickron The EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is hosting a series of free community history workshops for history enthusiasts, teachers, researchers, students, and the general public. These workshops will discuss the human elements of the story of flight in America, and how flight has impacted the nation's social, political, and economic history. Jeffrey Pickron, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh historian, digs into the often unsung and untold stories about the craftsmen who have and continue to build airplanes. The speaker series is supported through a grant from the Wisconsin Humanities Council.
EAA AirVenture Museum Aviation History Workshop Series Thursday June 17, 2010 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Winged Defense: The History of American Air Power Henry M. Holden The EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is hosting a series of free community history workshops for history enthusiasts, teachers, researchers, students, and the general public. These workshops will discuss the human elements of the story of flight in America, and how flight has impacted the nation's social, political, and economic history. Henry M. Holden, aviation historian and author, explores the aviation aspects of United States military history centered on the career of Wisconsinite Billy Mitchell (1879–1936), who was a strident advocate for air power. The speaker series is supported through a grant from the Wisconsin Humanities Council.