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2009 Listing of Member Organization Events

This page outlines a basic listing of upcoming events within our Member Organizations for 2009.  If you have any specific inquiries that cannot be answered by this listing or the linked web site, please contact us at info@nsaviation.ca.

Throughout the Year

  • Greenwood Mall (Greenwood, NS)
    - 14 Wing Greenwood opened its first Centennial of Flight public display in the Greenwood Mall.  Different displays will be rotated in the case through the year.

  • Greenwood Military Aviation Museum (Greenwood, NS)
    - A rotating display of artifacts relating to the Centennial of Powered Flight in Canada will be on exhibit throughout the year.
    www.greenwood100years.com

January

  • During the Month
    Greenwood, NS

    - 14 Wing unveils Centennial of Flight Poster
    - Essay Contest Commences

    Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Halifax, NS)
    - "Flight Dreams" Art Exhibit
    www.artgalleryofnovascotia.ca/en/home/exhibitions/flight/


    Colchester Historical Society Museum & Archives (Truro, NS)
    - "Wings over Colchester": The History of Aviation in Colchester Exhibit
  • 19th
    Annapolis Mess (Greenwood, NS)
    - This is a charitable bingo night organized by the Greenwood Centennial of Flight Committee.
  • 22nd
    Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Halifax, NS)
    - Film Screenings: "Rosies of the North" and "Biography: Amelia Earhart"
February
  • During the Month
    Greenwood, NS

    - Roll-out of the Anson Restoration Project
    - Unveil Anson and CP-140 Tail Art

    Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Halifax, NS)
    - "Flight Dreams" Art Exhibit
    www.artgalleryofnovascotia.ca/en/home/exhibitions/flight/


    Colchester Historical Society Museum & Archives (Truro, NS)
    - "Wings over Colchester": The History of Aviation in Colchester Exhibit
  • 2nd
    Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (Halifax, NS)
    - Industrial Heritage Nova Scotia Monthly Lecture Series: "The Silver Dart" by Brian Cuthbertson
  • 8th
    Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Halifax, NS)
    - Lecture Presentation: "Alexander Graham Bell and the 'Silver Dart' Legacy"
  • 16th
    Annapolis Mess (Greenwood, NS)
    - This is a charitable bingo night organized by the Greenwood Centennial of Flight Committee.
  • 20th to 23rd
    Baddeck, NS
    - Flight of the Silver Dart Centennial Celebration
    www.flightofthesilverdart.ca
  • 22nd
    Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Halifax, NS)
    - Film Screening: "Mabel Bell's Aerial Experiment"
    - Lecture Presentation: "First in Flight: The Achievements of the Aerial Experiment Association"
    - Tour of "Flight Dreams" exhibit
    - Studio Daze: "Art About the Dart"
  • 23rd
    All Across Canada
    - National Aviation Day!
  • 26th to 28th
    14 Wing (Greenwood, NS)
    - Winter Carnival (Vintage Wings Theme)
  • 27th
    Shearwater Aviation Museum (Shearwater, NS)
    - Centennial of Flight Cake & Coffee Celebration
March
  • During the Month
    Greenwood, NS

    - Aviation Art Night

    Colchester Historical Society Museum & Archives (Truro, NS)
    - "Wings over Colchester": The History of Aviation in Colchester Exhibit
  • 2nd
    Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (Halifax, NS)
    - Industrial Heritage Nova Scotia Monthly Lecture Series:
      "Reach for the Sky - The Aerial Experiment Association" by Judith Tulloch
  • 16th
    Annapolis Mess (Greenwood, NS)
    - This is a charitable bingo night organized by the Greenwood Centennial of Flight Committee.
  • 31st
    Annapolis Mess (Greenwood, NS)
    - Air Force Anniversary Mess Dinner
April
  • During the Month
    Greenwood, NS

    - Greenwood 10km (ZXK) "Century of Flight" Run
  • 1st to 9th
    Colchester Historical Society Museum & Archives (Truro, NS)

    - "Wings over Colchester": The History of Aviation in Colchester Exhibit
  • 4th to 5th
    Shearwater Aviation Museum (Shearwater, NS)
    - Season Opening Weekend
    - 11th Annual Spring Hobby Show
  • 17th to 19th
    Greenwood Military Aviation Museum (Greenwood, NS)
    - Bennett Aviation Art Weekend
  • 25th to 27th
    Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site (Baddeck, NS)
    - Innovation Symposium
  • 30th
    Shearwater Aviation Museum (Shearwater, NS)
    - Opening Reception for "Visual Art Takes Flight" art exhibit

May
  • Date TBA
    Annapolis Mess (Greenwood, NS)
    - This is a charitable bingo night organized by the Greenwood Centennial of Flight Committee.
  • 1st to 31st
    Shearwater Aviation Museum (Shearwater, NS)
    - "Visual Art Takes Flight" art exhibit featuring visual artists and their creations interpreting the theme of flight
  • 20th
    14 Wing (Greenwood, NS)
    - Snowbirds Aerial Demonstration
  • 20th to 22nd
    Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site (Baddeck, NS)
    - Innovation Symposium
  • 22nd
    Greenwood Military Aviation Museum (Greenwood, NS)
    "Night at the Museum"
  • 23rd
    Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum (Enfield, NS)
    - Industrial Heritage Nova Scotia Spring Field Trip
  • 23rd to 24th
    14 Wing (Greenwood, NS)
    - "Future Flyers" Weekend
  • 24th to 25th
    Coastal Inn Concorde (Dartmouth, NS)
    - Air Force Association of Canada (Atlantic Group) Annual Conference
  • 30th
    Downtown (Kentville, NS)
    - Apple Blossom Grand Parade
June
  • During the Month
    Greenwood, NS

    - Commonwealth Graves Ceremony
    - 14 AF Triathlon - CoF Edition

    Shearwater Aviation Museum (Shearwater, NS)
    - Fairey Firefly FR-I Engine Run-ups
  • 14th to 20th
    Baddeck, NS
    - Youth in Aviation Week Activities
    - Silver Dart Centennial Air Show
    - Silver Dart Aviators Ball
July
  • During the Month
    Baddeck, NS

    - "Aerial Experiment Association Comes Alive in Baddeck" Community Activities
  • 1st to 8th
    Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, NS)
    - Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo 2009
  • 1st to 19th
    Greenwood Military Aviation Museum (Greenwood, NS)
    - Canadian Aviation Artists Association Centennial Collection Show
  • 20th to 31st
    Shearwater Aviation Museum (Shearwater, NS)
    - Canadian Aviation Artists Association Centennial Collection Show
August
  • During the Month
    Baddeck, NS

    - "Aerial Experiment Association Comes Alive in Baddeck" Community Activities
    - "Silver Dart Cup" Bras d'Or Yacht Club Annual Regatta
  • 1st to 10th
    Shearwater Aviation Museum (Shearwater, NS)
    - Canadian Aviation Artists Association Centennial Collection Show
  • 14th to 16th
    14 Wing (Greenwood, NS)
    - "Silver Dart" Weekend
  • 16th to 22nd
    Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site (Baddeck, NS)
    - "Silver Dart" Centennial Aviation Week
    - Simulators & SkyHawks
    - Aviation Day (August 16)
    - Alexander Graham Bell Program
September
  • During the Month
    Greenwood, NS

    - Battle of Britain Parade
    - Wing Welcome and Centennial of Flight Golf Tournament
  • 1st to 15th
    Greenwood Military Aviation Museum (Greenwood, NS)
    - Canadian Aviation Artists Association Centennial Collection Show
  • 9th
    Hartlen Point Forces Golf Club (Eastern Passage, NS)
    - Shearwater Aviation Museum Foundation Charity Golf Tournament 2009
  • 9th to 11th
    Cunard Centre (Halifax, NS)
    - DEFSEC Atlantic 2009
    www.defsecatlantic.ca
  • 12th and 13th
    Yarmouth Airport (Yarmouth, NS)
    - Nova Scotia International Air Show 2009
    www.nsairshow.ca
  • 17th to 19th
    Baddeck, NS
    - International Kite Makers Workshop
    - Bell Kite Festival
    - Harvest Home Picnic
October
  • 1st to 3rd
    Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site (Baddeck, NS)
    - "Building on the Spirit of the Silver Dart" Annual Innovation Conference
November
  • During the Month
    Greenwood, NS

    - Remembrance Day Celebrations
  • 18th to 20th
    Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site (Baddeck, NS)
    - Innovation Symposium
December
  • During the Month
    Greenwood, NS

    - Wrap-Up Christmas Concert
  • 31st
    Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site (Baddeck, NS)
    - Salute to the Silver Dart Centennial: Wrap-up & Thank You Reception