Northwest Art and Air Festival
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The Northwest Art and Air Festival is an annual festival established in Albany, Oregon, by Albany Parks and Recreation and the Albany Visitors Association, which celebrates local art and Western aeronautics.
The Northwest Art and Air Festival was conceived in August 2000, and is financially sponsored by a local aerospace alloy manufacturing company, ATI Wah Chang.
Locations include Timber Linn Park and the Albany Municipal Airport.
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[edit] Art
Over 70 artists from Oregon showcase their work.
Art includes, but is not limited to the display of,
- Ceramics
- Wood Furniture
- Jewelry
- Lotions
- Painting
- Photography
- Pottery
- Rugs
- Soaps
- Toys
- Woodworks
Music is performed on two stages with notable acts appearing in the Oregon Amphitheater on Saturday night. Past acts include Joan Baez, Los Lobos, Johnny Rivers, Christopher Cross, and others.
[edit] Air
The Albany Municipal Airport hosts a variety of events:
- On display from the U.S. Army is a Blackhawk helicopter.
- Local pilots instruct children from ages 8 through 17 on the basics of flight through a 20-minute instruction session called Young Eagles, which ends in a 20 minute planeride over the Willamette Valley.
- Airplane and helicopter flights are offered.
- Radio controlled airplanes are put out for display.
- Ultralights, experimental aircraft and small jet planes are present and flying.
[edit] Balloons
A signature production of the Northwest Art and Air Festival is said to be its "Night Glow" balloon lighting. At Timber Linn Park, at dusk, balloons ignight their engines -- this illuminates the balloon itself, like a giant night-light. The show is coordinated to music.
In the early morning on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, at least forty balloons are launched. Spectators are allowed to get close to the balloons as they fill and get ready to launch. Rides are available for a fee.
