Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site &
Silver Dart Centennial Aviation Week
Sunday, August 16 – Sunday, August 23
Sunday, August 16 le dimanche 16 août
Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site of Canada, 2 – 4pm /Lieu historique national du Canada Alexander-Graham-Bell, 14 h – 16 h
Legacy of the Silver Dart Presentation
Présentation sur le Silver Dart
Model Airplane Display with George Haliburton
Exposition de modèles d’avions avec George Haliburton
Tetrahedral Kite Making Workshop – Registration at museum front desk. Space limited.
Atelier de cerfs-volants tétraédriques
Children’s Activities – face painting, tetrahedral party hat decorating, mini-rocket launch
Activités des enfants – peinture de visages, fabriquez et décorez votre
propre chapeau de fête tétraédrique, décorez et lancez une fusée
Celtic music with fiddler Rachel Davis and pianist Susan MacLean.
Musique celtic avec Rachel Davis au violin et Susan MacLean à l’orgue
électronique
10pm
Star Party on the Roof with the Royal Astronomical Society. A telescope will be set up and local astronomer Tim Donovan will take guests on a guided tour of the night sky, explaining various constellations and other objects in space.
Monday, August 17/le lundi 17 août – Sunday, August 23/le dimanche 23 août
Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site of Canada/Lieu historique national du Canada Alexander-Graham-Bell
The Silver Dart Legacy,10:30am/Les legs du Silver Dart 11 h
Children’s Aviation Activity, 11am /Activité d’aviation pour enfants,11 h
Guided Tour 1pm/Visite guide 1 h 30
Kite-making Workshop, 2pm /Construction de cerfs-volants, 14 h
Experiments, 3 :30pm /Expériences, 15 h 30
Afternoon Garden Social, 3 :30pm /Rendez-vous social au jardin,15 h 30
Star Party with local astronomer, Tim Donovan, 10pm (Mon. – Wed. only)
Tuesday, August 18
Kite Fly 2pm – 4pm, Bell Bay Golf Club
Expert kite makers and flyers from across North America will fill the sky with color and shapes of all kinds as they catch the winds over beautiful Bell Bay Golf Club. Admission is free. Refreshments and canteen services available.
Star Party with local astronomer, Tim Donovan, 10pm, Roof of the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site of Canada
Wednesday, August 19
Star Party with local astronomer, Tim Donovan, 10pm, Roof of the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site of Canada
Thursday, August 22 – Saturday, August 22
Free movies under the stars each evening on the roof of the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site of Canada, Dusk approx. 9:30pm. Bring a blanket or chair for your viewing pleasure.
Thursday – “The Aviator”
Friday – “Apollo 13”
Saturday – “SpaceBalls”



