Schedule of Events

11:00 am

• Welcome - Peter C. Dent, President, LDVHI
  Leonardo da Vinci - portrayed by George Miller at the Baum School of Art
• Writing Contest Award Announcements by Steven Walker, Lehigh Valley Writers Guild
• Presentation of Writing Contest Awards by Author Jean Fritz and Author/Illustrator Hudson Talbott

11:30 am to 1:30 pm

• Leonardo's Horse Book signing by Jean Fritz and Hudson Talbott - Baum School of Art

1:00 pm and 3:00 pm

• Kit's Kaboodle interactive theatre - Allentown Art Museum

12:00 noon to 3:00 pm

• Bocce Demonstration by John Richetta, Tempo Italiano - Hamilton Street

12:00 noon and 2:00 pm

• Birds of Prey Demonstrations by Trexler Lehigh County Game Preserve - Fifth Street

Mini Electric Vehicle Races sponsored by Agere Systems

• 11:30 am to 1:00 pm - Elementary School
• 1:00   pm to 2:30 pm - Middle School
• 2:30   pm to 4:00 pm - High School

Ongoing Events

Culinary Arts

• The fine art of cooking was enjoyed with demonstrations by Author/Chef Sharon Sanders and an Italian Chef from Vinci, Italy. Demonstrations alternated on the hour beginning at noon.

Architecture

• Grace Montessori School: Ever wonder what makes a bridge stand?
• ZR properties: Ever wonder how dropping a water balloon can determine the height of a building?

Entertainment

• George Miller, Artistic Director, Theatre Outlet, as Leonardo da Vinci
• Cambiata: Renaissance music, Lehigh County Historical Society, lawn
• MunOpCo: strolling musicians
• Recordant Recorder Choir: strolling musicians
• Allentown Central Catholic School High School Madrigal Singers: Lehigh County Historical Society, lawn

Environmental Science

• Allentown Recycling Bureau: Ever wonder what a used soda bottle can become? The possibilities were endless!
• Discovery Center of Science: Ever wonder what scientific principles you can discover with water and a plastic bottle? Make a spinning tornado, a fountain pump or a Cartesian diver - in a bottle...
• Wildlands Conservancy: Ever wonder how to make a boat that will float? Many constructed their own designs and tested them out.

Flight and Rocketry

• Blake Shuttle - Parkland School District: Ever wonder what a real rocket ship can do? Tours were held in the Blake shuttle, a ¼ size version of the real space shuttle Challenger
• Civil Air Patrol: Ever wonder how to make a water rocket? Many built their own water rockets and watched them soar.
• Nanette Sawyer, Science Teacher: Ever wonder what kinds of machines Leonardo designed? Many used 21st century materials to construct catapults inspired by Leonardo.
• Young Eagles: Ever wonder how a plane flies? From Leonardo's ideas to modern jets, many explored the theory of flight.

Musical Arts

• Allentown Symphony: Ever wonder what instrument Leonardo designed? Many made and played their own harp.
• Martin Guitar: Ever wonder how a guitar makes its sound? Many explored sound production with a guitar builder and player.

Robotics

• Kinetic Street Art with Frank Lee: Ever wonder how remote controls work? You could have watched a remote control "pod" in action.

Visual Arts

• Allentown Art Museum: Ever wonder how an artist makes a medallion or a self-portrait? You could have tried your hand with a variety of materials and projects to see what you could create.
• Baum School of Art: Ever wonder what kind of machine you could invent? Experiments with simple materials were made to develop your own Leonardo-like sculpture/machine.
• Kathy Burke: Ever drawn on the sidewalk with chalk? Masterpieces were created for all to see!
• Interactive Portraits with Susan Konuit: Ever wonder who those people are in famous paintings? Many donned costumes and stepped into a masterpiece.