Wednesday, August 3, 1:15pm-2:15pm
Sterling Scholars Presentation – ASTRONOMY IN THE OZARKS with Dr. Debra Burris, PhD Astrophysics
FREE ($10 donation suggested)
Kitchen astronomy! No special tools required. Navigate the night sky without needing telescope and learn how to identify the seasonal patterns from our vantage point in the Ozarks as we move through the year.
Debra Burris, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Physics at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) where she teaches courses with an astrophysics emphasis. She earned her degree from the University of Oklahoma (OU) in 1998, where her research interests were Stellar Nucleosynthesis, Cosmochronology, and Spectroscopy. She is a member of the American Astronomical Society and has written scientific articles for the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and the Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science.
Call 501-844-4440 for more information or visit our facebook page: FFB Community Education Center
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Saturday, August 13, 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Community Education Center Fundraiser – CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE Beach Party!
Support the Fairfield Bay Community Education Center with a fun-filled indoor Beach Party!
6:30pm – 9:30pm at the FFB Conference Center, 110 Lost Creek Parkway, Fairfield Bay
Event Tickets are $20 ($25 at door)and are available at the Education Center and the Conference Center
There will be beach food, a silent auction, a 50/50 raffle, games, a pay as you go bar and LIVE MUSIC!
Call 501-844-4440 for more information or visit our facebook page: FFB Community Education Center
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Wednesday, October 5, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Sterling Scholars Presentation – WOMEN IN AVIATION, the NINETY-NINES, Carol Foy, World Speed Record Holder
Wednesday October 5 FREE ($10 donation for ALS suggested)
1:00pm – 1:45pm presentation
2:00-2:30pm panel discussion
In December 2008, after 18 months of planning, pilots Carol Foy and Carol Ann Garratt set out from Florida’s Orlando International Airport in a small, single engine airplane and flew westbound around the world. Garratt, who flew around the world in 2003 and again in 2008 with Foy, wanted to raise awareness and donations for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). They arrived back in Orlando 8 days, 12 hours and 20 minutes later.
The 2008 flight was certified as the U.S. record by the National Aeronautics Association and as the International Record by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale. Carol Foy’s lecture will not only look at the inspiration and logistics of the trip, but also what it is like to share a small cockpit to 158 hours, leaving the plane only 8 times.
Following her presentation, Carol will join a panel of local female pilots, who will share their stories of piloting their own planes over the last 60 years. Several of the women are members of Amelia Earhart’s organization of female pilots – the Ninety-Nines. This group was formed in 1929 when Amelia announced an organizational meeting of female pilots at her home in New York – 99 women attended.
Call 501-844-4440 for more information or visit our facebook page: FFB Community Education Center
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Dr. Catherine Swift, DirectorFairfield Bay Community Education Center130 Village Lane, Suite 5EPO box 1400Fairfield Bay, AR 72088501-884-4440Hours of Operation: Tues-Wed-Thurs 9:00 am – 4:00 pm