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| Vol. 17, No. 5 | Oct. 2, 1997 |
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| Vol. 17, No. 5 | Oct. 2, 1997 |
Children of all ages are invited to spend this Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Hot Air Balloon and Family Fair, a day featuring hot air balloons, crafts, health booths, food and entertainment.
Benefiting the College of Health and Nursing Sciences and the American Lung Association of Delaware, the festival will be held from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Delaware Field House. A balloon "glow" will begin at approximately 7 p.m.
The day begins with pilot briefing at 6 a.m., followed by a launch of several hot air balloons (Paradise Star, Color the Sky, Smile High,
Dream Chaser, just to name a few) at 7:20 a.m. Beverages, muffins and bagels will be available for early-rising viewers.
A sunset flight is also scheduled to begin between approximately 4-4:30 p.m.
Admission is free to UD students with ID, $5 for adults over 18 and $1 for children. Parking around the Field House is plentiful and free.
The day will provide several photo opportunities, so those attending are encouraged to bring cameras. For younger children, a music and puppet review featuring children's entertainer Lois Young will be in the Delaware Field House at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; Sandy Lewis will offer his unique brand of storytelling at 10:30 a.m., 1 and 2:30 p.m.; and Tuesday, a comedy of movement by the UD Professional Theatre Training Program, will be performed at noon.
Weather permitting, tethered balloon rides will be available for $5 outside the Field House, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Also scheduled are videos and a demonstration of ballooning.
Other activities include craft vendors of all kinds and a volleyball invitational with matches at 10 a.m., noon, 3 and 5 p.m. Kids also can have fun meeting barnyard friends at Old McDonald's Farm, sponsored by the Division of Special Programs, the College of Health and Nursing Sciences and the Animal Science Club of the College of Agricultural Sciences.
Although the craft vendors close at 6 p.m., food will be available until 7 p.m., and everyone is encouraged to stay for the grand finale, the hot air balloon glow, with set-up beginning at approximately 7 p.m. As darkness descends, the balloons are inflated once more. They are tethered to the ground because of Federal Aviation Administration regulations, and then lit up from the inside like huge, multi-colored globes.
The hot air balloon festival will help support research in the College of Health and Nursing Sciences and its degree programs-health and exercise sciences, medical technology, nursing and nutrition and dietetics-and raise awareness of important health issues.
