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The National Park Service operates two interpretive centers, the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center and Aviation Trail Visitor Center and the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center. These facilities provide an orientation to all park units and exhibits on the Wright brothers and Paul Laurence Dunbar. The restored Wright Cycle Company building is open to the public with exhibits on the Wright brothers’ bicycle business, and the Huffman Prairie Flying Field has self-guided facilities. Exhibits and visitor services are also at the Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial and Carillon Historical Park.
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Movie Nights - @ Wright-Dunbar
Interpretive Center
7:00pm
Tuesday,
June 14, 2005
2001: A Space Odyssey
Rated G.
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
October Sky
Rated PG.
Tuesday, August 9, 2005
The Tuskegee Airmen
Not Rated.
For more information, call (937) 225-7705.
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Centennial
of Practical Flight Celebration
Sunday
through Saturday, October 2-8, 2005 at Huffman Prairie
Flying Field
Come explore the Wright brothers' first flying field
in Dayton as we celebrate the Centennial of Practical
Flight with a full week of activities and events.
For more information, call (937) 225-7705
or (937) 425-0008.
Remembering
the Wright Brothers
Tuesday,
October 4, 2005 at The Engineers Club of Dayton 7:00pm
A panel of speakers from France and Kitty Hawk, North
Carolina will share family remembrances and remarks
regarding the Wright brothers.
For more information, call (937) 228-2148.
Vince
Russo: The History of Materials Research at Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base
Thursday,
October 13, 2005 at The Engineers Club of Dayton 7:00pm
Mr. Russo will recount the ongoing legacy of Dayton
area research and development in advanced aerospace
materials dating since 1917.
For more information, call (937) 228-2148.
Saturdays
in December
An Old-Fashioned Holiday Celebration
December
3, 10 & 17, 2005 at Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center
10:00am - 3:00pm
Come prepare for the holiday season and learn about
the traditions of Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa.
For more information, call (937) 225-7705.
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Wright-Dunbar
Neighborhood Walking Tours
May
28 –September 5, 2005
Daily at 10:00am
"A Community's Heritage"
Join the staff of Dayton Aviation Heritage National
Historical Park for ranger-led walking tours of the
historic Wright-Dunbar Village. Visitors are advised
to carry water on hot days.
Ranger Talks
Memorial Day through Labor Day
Daily at 2:00pm
From the Wright brothers to Paul Laurence Dunbar, rangers
will present a variety of topics.
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Huffman
Prairie Flying Field Walking Tours
May
30 –September 5, 2005
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays through Saturdays* 10:30am
During the
ranger-led walking tours, visitors will learn about
the site where the Wright brothers developed the world's
first practical airplane and their School of Aviation.
Visitors are advised to carry water on hot days.
*Tours subject to cancellation if required by Wright-Patterson
AFB. Call (937) 425-0008 for field closures.
Huffman
Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center Talks
May
30 –September 5, 2005
Daily at 1:30pm at the Wright Memorial
Discover the
past and present, as rangers discuss the memorial,
the development of the air base and various topics.
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